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if CMM were mine, would i be spending time here writing? No. Everything
associated with GG is not mine. Any additonal characters/situations/places
are the sole creation of my imagination. !
Feedback : yo, I would love you if you let me know what you think. I'll return the favor if you're also an author !
Thanks : To those who have reviewed and Casti for checking this over and giving me her thoughts.
Also, just so things dont get too confusing, I've made the conscious decision to make this story take place during the winter, (think early december). Having a snow day from school today inspired this chapter :)
Baby, Be Mine
Chapter 07
"Rorrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy" Lorelai sang, coming into Rory's room at what would, by a normal persons standards, way too early to even be awake. But Lorelai had yet to go to bed.
Opening one eye, Rory still managed to glare at her mother. "Mom? Its 3 in the morning, what do you want?"
Lorelai grinned and jumped on the bed, forcing Rory to sit up. "Guess what!"
"What?" came the mumbled response.
"Guess! You get three tries but the first two don't count."
Rory sighed and finally opened the other eye. "Its too early to do this. And I have to get up for school in a few hours, just tell me."
Lorelai pouted but quickly brightened, remembering why she had awoken the youngest Gilmore so early in the morning. "I cant tell you, so if you're not going to guess, I'm just going to have to show you!" She announced, pulling Rory out of the bed.
Groaning in protest, Rory managed to untangle her blanket from around her body before she fell out of bed. Standing, she stretched and followed her mother out to the living room. Lorelai was waiting impatiently, standing in front of the window, her eyes wide with happiness. "Whatwas so important that you had to drag me - Oh, my, God, its snowing!" Rory exclaimed, forgetting all about the prior sleepiness.
Lorelai's smile brightened the entire room. "I know! Now aren't you glad you got up?"
Rory didn't respond, but continued to stare out the window in amazement. The first snow of the year. Winter. The most magical time of the year. "Get dressed!" Lorelai suddenly demanded.
Rory turned to her in confusion. "What?"
"Get dressed! Come on, hurry!" She continued as she headed up the stairs to get dressed herself. Unable to argue with her spontaneous mother, Rory trudged back into her room to do the same.
*****
Tristan awoke long before his alarm went off, his mind fighting off dreams of her. Of Rory.Sighing, he sat up, his eyes traveling to the world outside. The very wet, white world outside. "Great," he mumbled, falling back on his bed. Glancing at the clock, he
realized it was barely four a.m. and rolled over in a vain attempt to get back to sleep. Almost instantly, as he began to drift off, the phone rang. After numerous curse words left his mouth, he grabbed the reciever.
"What?" He muttered, not quite awake yet.
"Tristan!"
Upon hearing that voice, his eyes snapped open, his mind standing at attention. "Rory?"
The girl giggled with excitement. "Yeah. Sorry to call so early, but its snowing and my mom made me get up and well, I started thinking about you and.. I shouldn't have called. Im sorry, I woke you up. I'll let you go back to bed now."
"No, I was awake," Tristan fibbed, not wanting her to feel bad about calling, nor did he want to hang up just yet. "What I'm wondering is just why you're awake at four in the morning. We have school today, you know."
Rory laughed. "I know, but its snowing! My mom woke me up so we could be the first to walk through it. Its a our tradition, with the first snow of the year."
Tristan smiled in spite of being woke up so early. He'd gladly wake up at this time everyday if it meant he could talk to her. "I see. So why are you calling me at this ungodly hour?"
Rory bit her lower lip, debating how to answer that one. She wasn't sure why she had called him. "I missed you," she blurted out before having the chance to think about it.
With those words, Tristan's heart began to flutter a little more. God, if she had any idea what she does to me, Tristan thought. "Missed me, Mary? We just saw each other yesterday."
"I know," Rory admitted, "but we barely got the chance to talk." She paused, talking to whom Tristan presumed was Lorelai in the background. "Listen, I gotta go. I'll see you in school, okay?"
Tristan frowned physically and mentally, "I'll see you before school. I'm picking you up."
"You don't have to, Tristan," Rory objected. "Its so far out of your way and with the snow.."
"Im picking you up, no arguements." Tristan interrupted. "I'll see you in a few hours."
Sighing, she gave in. "Okay. I'll see you later. Goodnight, Tristan."
"Night, Rory."
*****
When Tristan pulled up in front of the Gilmore residence a few hours later, he was surprised to see not Rory run out to meet him, but Lorelai. "Hey, kiddo, come on in. We've been waiting for you."
Tristan gave her a weary look. "We'll be late..."
Lorelai shook her head, smiling. "Nobody's going to be late today. Last minute school closing and there is no way Rory and I are letting you drive back to Hartford with this storm coming in. Now get your butt inside before I have to drag you in there."
Unable to believe his luck, Tristan more than willingly turned off the car and followed Lorelai inside the warm house. Rory was sitting at the kitchen table, decked out in her lannel pajamas, munching on a poptart. She looked up when they entered the room. "Tristan!" She exclaimed, hugging him fiercely.
Extremely shocked by her actions, he hugged her slightly. "Hey, Ror. Guess you're stuck with me for the day, huh?" He teased, the ever so present smirk making its debut.
Rory shot him a baleful look, but then broke into a smile. "Ah, you're not as bad as you think you are. Beside's, my mom will probably put you to work. Somebody's gotta pull the sled after all."
Lorelai stood back, watching this exchange, but perked up when the word "sled" was mentioned. "Ooh, thats right! We've got a big strong male species here now, we can go. Goodie, goodie gum drops. C'mon children, what are we waiting for?"
Tristan eyed them, unable to tell if they were for joking or not. "Are you serious?" He asked after a moment.
Rory feigned shock, "Of couse we are. You think we're letting you stay for the fun of it? C'mon Bible-boy, we've got some extra snow gear laying around here somewhere."
Lorelai jumped up and down, clapping her hands happily. "Yay! You go get dressed, young one and I'll get our escort all dolled up." After Rory departed into her room, she turned to their guest. "You don't mind wearing hot pink snowpants do you?"
*****
"Mmm, cocoa" Rory murmured, gulping the scalding hot liquid down. In the eyes of the Gilmore's, hot chocolate was next to godliness. After coffee, that is.
Tristan chuckled and took a sip of his own. "I can't believe you two talked me into this."
Rory looked up at him, her blue eyes twinkling and he felt his heart pang. That was the look he wanted her to give him for the rest of their lives. "It was futile trying to argue with us. We're irresistable."
"Touche. Where'd your mom run off to?" Tristan asked.
Rory wrinkled up her nose and let her eyes wander around the park. "I'm not sure. She'll be back though, can count on that."
Unable to resist, Tristan draped an arm around her shoulders, which she took in a purely friendly way. "Well, instead of just standing here, why don't we do what we came here for?"
Rory dropped her cup into the trash bin and smiled up at him. "Lets go!"
*****
"Are you busy tomorrow?" Tristan asked suddenly as Rory walked him out to his car. The snow storm of that morning had passed over, after dropping a few more inches of the white stuff on them.
Rory stopped for a moment to think and then shook her head. "Not really. I was just planning on spending the day catching up on homework."
Tristan paused before opening the car door. "I can come over and help, if you want of course. I've still got all my notes from last week."
"That would be great," Rory said gratefully and gave him a shy smile.
"Alright. I'll see you tomorrow then." Tristan said, resisting the urge to kiss her right then and there.
Rory grinned and waved. "Bye."
Tristan waved back and without another word, sped off into the winter wonderland.
Well, thats it for this lil chapter. Its not really... anything, just a filler chapter.Things start happening in the next chapter though, keep your eyes peeled for it!
*~* Shay *~*
Feedback : yo, I would love you if you let me know what you think. I'll return the favor if you're also an author !
Thanks : To those who have reviewed and Casti for checking this over and giving me her thoughts.
Also, just so things dont get too confusing, I've made the conscious decision to make this story take place during the winter, (think early december). Having a snow day from school today inspired this chapter :)
Chapter 07
"Rorrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy" Lorelai sang, coming into Rory's room at what would, by a normal persons standards, way too early to even be awake. But Lorelai had yet to go to bed.
Opening one eye, Rory still managed to glare at her mother. "Mom? Its 3 in the morning, what do you want?"
Lorelai grinned and jumped on the bed, forcing Rory to sit up. "Guess what!"
"What?" came the mumbled response.
"Guess! You get three tries but the first two don't count."
Rory sighed and finally opened the other eye. "Its too early to do this. And I have to get up for school in a few hours, just tell me."
Lorelai pouted but quickly brightened, remembering why she had awoken the youngest Gilmore so early in the morning. "I cant tell you, so if you're not going to guess, I'm just going to have to show you!" She announced, pulling Rory out of the bed.
Groaning in protest, Rory managed to untangle her blanket from around her body before she fell out of bed. Standing, she stretched and followed her mother out to the living room. Lorelai was waiting impatiently, standing in front of the window, her eyes wide with happiness. "Whatwas so important that you had to drag me - Oh, my, God, its snowing!" Rory exclaimed, forgetting all about the prior sleepiness.
Lorelai's smile brightened the entire room. "I know! Now aren't you glad you got up?"
Rory didn't respond, but continued to stare out the window in amazement. The first snow of the year. Winter. The most magical time of the year. "Get dressed!" Lorelai suddenly demanded.
Rory turned to her in confusion. "What?"
"Get dressed! Come on, hurry!" She continued as she headed up the stairs to get dressed herself. Unable to argue with her spontaneous mother, Rory trudged back into her room to do the same.
*****
Tristan awoke long before his alarm went off, his mind fighting off dreams of her. Of Rory.Sighing, he sat up, his eyes traveling to the world outside. The very wet, white world outside. "Great," he mumbled, falling back on his bed. Glancing at the clock, he
realized it was barely four a.m. and rolled over in a vain attempt to get back to sleep. Almost instantly, as he began to drift off, the phone rang. After numerous curse words left his mouth, he grabbed the reciever.
"What?" He muttered, not quite awake yet.
"Tristan!"
Upon hearing that voice, his eyes snapped open, his mind standing at attention. "Rory?"
The girl giggled with excitement. "Yeah. Sorry to call so early, but its snowing and my mom made me get up and well, I started thinking about you and.. I shouldn't have called. Im sorry, I woke you up. I'll let you go back to bed now."
"No, I was awake," Tristan fibbed, not wanting her to feel bad about calling, nor did he want to hang up just yet. "What I'm wondering is just why you're awake at four in the morning. We have school today, you know."
Rory laughed. "I know, but its snowing! My mom woke me up so we could be the first to walk through it. Its a our tradition, with the first snow of the year."
Tristan smiled in spite of being woke up so early. He'd gladly wake up at this time everyday if it meant he could talk to her. "I see. So why are you calling me at this ungodly hour?"
Rory bit her lower lip, debating how to answer that one. She wasn't sure why she had called him. "I missed you," she blurted out before having the chance to think about it.
With those words, Tristan's heart began to flutter a little more. God, if she had any idea what she does to me, Tristan thought. "Missed me, Mary? We just saw each other yesterday."
"I know," Rory admitted, "but we barely got the chance to talk." She paused, talking to whom Tristan presumed was Lorelai in the background. "Listen, I gotta go. I'll see you in school, okay?"
Tristan frowned physically and mentally, "I'll see you before school. I'm picking you up."
"You don't have to, Tristan," Rory objected. "Its so far out of your way and with the snow.."
"Im picking you up, no arguements." Tristan interrupted. "I'll see you in a few hours."
Sighing, she gave in. "Okay. I'll see you later. Goodnight, Tristan."
"Night, Rory."
*****
When Tristan pulled up in front of the Gilmore residence a few hours later, he was surprised to see not Rory run out to meet him, but Lorelai. "Hey, kiddo, come on in. We've been waiting for you."
Tristan gave her a weary look. "We'll be late..."
Lorelai shook her head, smiling. "Nobody's going to be late today. Last minute school closing and there is no way Rory and I are letting you drive back to Hartford with this storm coming in. Now get your butt inside before I have to drag you in there."
Unable to believe his luck, Tristan more than willingly turned off the car and followed Lorelai inside the warm house. Rory was sitting at the kitchen table, decked out in her lannel pajamas, munching on a poptart. She looked up when they entered the room. "Tristan!" She exclaimed, hugging him fiercely.
Extremely shocked by her actions, he hugged her slightly. "Hey, Ror. Guess you're stuck with me for the day, huh?" He teased, the ever so present smirk making its debut.
Rory shot him a baleful look, but then broke into a smile. "Ah, you're not as bad as you think you are. Beside's, my mom will probably put you to work. Somebody's gotta pull the sled after all."
Lorelai stood back, watching this exchange, but perked up when the word "sled" was mentioned. "Ooh, thats right! We've got a big strong male species here now, we can go. Goodie, goodie gum drops. C'mon children, what are we waiting for?"
Tristan eyed them, unable to tell if they were for joking or not. "Are you serious?" He asked after a moment.
Rory feigned shock, "Of couse we are. You think we're letting you stay for the fun of it? C'mon Bible-boy, we've got some extra snow gear laying around here somewhere."
Lorelai jumped up and down, clapping her hands happily. "Yay! You go get dressed, young one and I'll get our escort all dolled up." After Rory departed into her room, she turned to their guest. "You don't mind wearing hot pink snowpants do you?"
*****
"Mmm, cocoa" Rory murmured, gulping the scalding hot liquid down. In the eyes of the Gilmore's, hot chocolate was next to godliness. After coffee, that is.
Tristan chuckled and took a sip of his own. "I can't believe you two talked me into this."
Rory looked up at him, her blue eyes twinkling and he felt his heart pang. That was the look he wanted her to give him for the rest of their lives. "It was futile trying to argue with us. We're irresistable."
"Touche. Where'd your mom run off to?" Tristan asked.
Rory wrinkled up her nose and let her eyes wander around the park. "I'm not sure. She'll be back though, can count on that."
Unable to resist, Tristan draped an arm around her shoulders, which she took in a purely friendly way. "Well, instead of just standing here, why don't we do what we came here for?"
Rory dropped her cup into the trash bin and smiled up at him. "Lets go!"
*****
"Are you busy tomorrow?" Tristan asked suddenly as Rory walked him out to his car. The snow storm of that morning had passed over, after dropping a few more inches of the white stuff on them.
Rory stopped for a moment to think and then shook her head. "Not really. I was just planning on spending the day catching up on homework."
Tristan paused before opening the car door. "I can come over and help, if you want of course. I've still got all my notes from last week."
"That would be great," Rory said gratefully and gave him a shy smile.
"Alright. I'll see you tomorrow then." Tristan said, resisting the urge to kiss her right then and there.
Rory grinned and waved. "Bye."
Tristan waved back and without another word, sped off into the winter wonderland.
Well, thats it for this lil chapter. Its not really... anything, just a filler chapter.Things start happening in the next chapter though, keep your eyes peeled for it!
*~* Shay *~*