Pairing: Tristan & Rory.

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own any of them. The characters belong to Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions and Hofflund/Polone in association with Warner Bros. Television.

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Chapter Two - Alive

Present time, 9:10 pm

"What are you doing here?" Tristan asked in a resigned voice. Rory looked into Tristan's eyes. They were so full of life. They were full of something she wanted to feel.

"I don't know," Rory whispered, before reaching out and pulling Tristan towards her.

Tristan's mouth opened in surprise, but no words came out. He looked at Rory, his eyes questioning what she was thinking. But instead, he found himself staring into cold, icy blue eyes, ones that didn't belong to the Rory he knew. Before he could say anything, Rory pulled Tristan into a kiss. It took him a moment before he reacted, and began to kiss Rory back.

His arms found their way around Rory's small waist, and his hands rested on the small of her back. He heard her let out a deep sigh, as he deepened the kiss. Rory's hands tugged at the bottom of Tristan's shirt, as the sense of urgency for him to be even closer to her grew. Tristan responded back, wrapping his arms even tighter around Rory.

Slowly Tristan began to pull away, regretfully ending what could be said was the best kiss he'd ever experienced. Breathless, he rested his forehead on hers, as his eyes probed into hers again. This time, the warmth in her eyes was back. The cold, empty stare was gone. Her eyes looked alive.

"What are you doing here?" Tristan repeated, only this time his voice was softer.

Rory broke away from Tristan's gaze, and wriggled away from Tristan's tight grip. She walked inside Tristan's house, and through the foyer into the family room. She walked towards the window, and looked out.

"Dean broke up with me," she said softly.

"Why?" Tristan wondered aloud. He knew that if had Rory, he'd never break up with her - twice. Rory slowly turned around to face Tristan.

"Because of you," she replied.

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So what did Tristan do to cause the break up of Rory and Dean? And sorry for the shortness of this chapter. I promise the next ones will be longer!