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Stars Hollow Chapter 10
Tristan awoke the next day with a crick in his neck. He looked down at the sleeping figure that he held. Rory opened her eyes to find Tristan staring at her.
"Morning." She twisted around to face him. Tristan glanced at Rory's lips. The close proximity of them was making him nervous. He wanted to close the gap between them, but he feared that in the end it would push Rory away. "Morning." She smiled sweetly. Then she started to giggle.
"What so funny, Missy?"
"I think we've take the meaning of spending the weekend together to a whole new level."
"Should we add the sleeping together into our report for the class?" Rory giggled some more.
"No, Silly." Tristan tightened his hold on Rory. She snuggled closer for warmth.
"We're going to have an interesting day. You'll get to meet everyone Maury, Babette, Sookie, Jackson, Lane, Taylor, Kirk and everyone else."
"Should I be scared?"
"Terrified!" Rory started to get up.
"No, stay."
"I need to get ready."
"Wait."
She sighed. "Fine."
Rory and Tristan stayed on the couch. Lorelai came running down the stairs.
"Up! Up! I need coffee!"
Rory groaned.
"You're a big girl. Go get it yourself." Lorelai pulled the covers off of the two.
"Come with. NOW!" Rory reluctantly got up.
"Let us go get dressed."
Tristan grumbled, "We're up, we're up." The two dressed quickly. Rory, Lorelai, and Tristan walked to town.
Rory and Tristan were sitting at a table, sipping coffee. Luke and Lorelai were bantering easily. They stood up. "Mom, I'm giving him the tour of the town."
"Ooohhhh, that should take about 5.3 seconds."
"No, I'm goint to introduce him to people and show him around the Inn. I'm going to show him the potting shed."
"The significance of a potting shed is?" Tristan asked.
"We lived there for like the first 9 years of my life." Tristan nodded.
"Bye, Mom, Luke
"Bye, you guys. Good luck, Tristan."
"Am I going to need it, Lorelai?"
"Definitely." Rory took hold of Tristan's arm and led him down the street.
"So this is the Independence Inn. My Mom used to work here as a maid when I was little, but now she manages it. That's Michel over there. I would introduce you, but I don't want to subject you to that kind of torture."
"What are you two cretins doing here?"
"Hi to you, too, Michel."
"Your mother has not come to work yet. She does not know the meaning of coming to work on time. She's probably begging for coffee."
"Yep."
"Then I repeat my original question, why are you here?"
"I wanted to show Tristan around."
"Get out of here."
"I'm going to show him the potting shed."
"How lovely. I hope you have fun."
"I will. If you're not careful, I'll bring one of the swans in to see you."
"You wouldn't." Michel shuddered.
"I would, so you better be nice."
"I can't believe your mother told you that." Michel stomped away, growling about swans and cruel children in French. Tristan watched them. "So, that's Michel."
"Yeah. He's so much fun to torture. Now, on to the kitchen."
"Sookie!"
"Hey, Kitty Cat. Where's your Mom?"
"At Luke's."
"Flirting, no doubt."
"Of course. Why can't she see what she's doing?"
"Too naive. Who's your friend?"
"Sookie, this is Tristan DuGray. Tristan, this is my mom's best friend, Sookie St. James."
"Wow, this is the evil boy."
Tristan grinned, "I seem to have quite a reputation around here."
Sookie nodded. "Try this, Kitten. They're blueberry tarts. You just missed Jackson by an hour. He brought the blueberries." Sookie handed Rory a tart and then one to Tristan.
"Is it good?"
"Delicious."
"Delicious how?"
"Sookie, they're heavenly."
"Promise?"
"I would never lie."
"What do you think, Tristan?"
"They're great."
"Just great?" Tristan glanced at Rory. She mouthed, "Wonderous! Amazing!"
"They're wonderous. They're amazing!" Sookie beamed. "Thank you!"
"Well, Sookie, I'm taking Tristan around. We've got to get going."
"Alright. I'll see you later Sweets, Evil Boy." Tristan shook his head as Rory led him out of the kitchen.
They were by a pond now. A small shed came into view.
"That's the potting shed." Rory took him inside.
"My mom hung up a curtain to separate the room. She even hung up the curtains and wallpaper herself. She used to sing and dance with a broom to entertain me. She always told me stories! My mom is so wonderful."
"You love her a lot."
"Yeah. She's amazing."
"I could never be that close with my parents. " Rory took Tristan's hand.
"So this is my potting shed. I love it here."
"It's great, Mar."
"Thanks. Let's go on to the rest of the town." Tristan followed Rory out into the sunshine.
"That's Doose's Market. Dean works there, so we should probably avoid it. This is Miss Patty's Dance Studio. Miss Patty is quite a flirt and has been married around 7 times. This..."
"Rory, darling, who is this handsome young thing your with?"
"Tristan. He's my partner on a Chilton project."
"You're cute."
Tristan smirked, "I know."
Rory rolled her eyes. "There's that ego."
"He's fiesty, too."
"And arrogant, egotistical, and self-centered."
Tristan hugged her. "You love me anyways."
"Yeah, right." Rory pulled out of his grasp.
"We need to go, Miss Patty."
"Alright." Miss Patty pinched Tristan's butt and he jumped. Rory didn't even look back, " Hand's off, Miss Patty."
"Why, of course!"
Tristan shook his head.
"That's the town gazebo. Here's Al's Pancake World and on the right is Kim's Antiques."
Rory pulled him inside.
"Hello, Mrs. Kim."
"Rory. Lane work now."
"I want her to meet my...uh... friend. Man, that's weird, calling you my friend."
"Fine. Go. Hurry." Rory called out.
"LANE!"
"MARCO!"
"POLO!"
"MARCO!"
"POLO!"
"MARCO!"
"Hey Lane." Lane grinned.
"Hey Rory. Whoa, who's your friend?"
"Tristan."
"Bible Boy?"
Tristan spoke, "The one and only. I have a lot of nick names."
"Yeah. Anyways, Tristan this is Lane Kim. Lane, Tristan." Lane was staring at him.
"Lane, close your mouth."
"Working on it."
"OK. We were taking a tour of Stars Hollow. I'll see you later."
"Bye, Rory. Bible Boy!" Rory led Tristan through the maze to get to the door.
"And lastly, we are back at my house. That is the whole town of Stars Hollow."
"Quirky."
"I know. I love this town."
"I can tell. Now, I need to go fix up the picnic. I saw where I want to take you. I'll be back in an hour."
"OK. I"ll be getting ready." Tristan resisted the urge to kiss her. He just stared at her for a moment. Then he turned and left the Gilmore house. Rory sighed loudly as she went into her room. Tristan was so hard to read. One minute he was being sweet and then next minute he was being... well he was being Tristan.
Stars Hollow Chapter 10
Tristan awoke the next day with a crick in his neck. He looked down at the sleeping figure that he held. Rory opened her eyes to find Tristan staring at her.
"Morning." She twisted around to face him. Tristan glanced at Rory's lips. The close proximity of them was making him nervous. He wanted to close the gap between them, but he feared that in the end it would push Rory away. "Morning." She smiled sweetly. Then she started to giggle.
"What so funny, Missy?"
"I think we've take the meaning of spending the weekend together to a whole new level."
"Should we add the sleeping together into our report for the class?" Rory giggled some more.
"No, Silly." Tristan tightened his hold on Rory. She snuggled closer for warmth.
"We're going to have an interesting day. You'll get to meet everyone Maury, Babette, Sookie, Jackson, Lane, Taylor, Kirk and everyone else."
"Should I be scared?"
"Terrified!" Rory started to get up.
"No, stay."
"I need to get ready."
"Wait."
She sighed. "Fine."
Rory and Tristan stayed on the couch. Lorelai came running down the stairs.
"Up! Up! I need coffee!"
Rory groaned.
"You're a big girl. Go get it yourself." Lorelai pulled the covers off of the two.
"Come with. NOW!" Rory reluctantly got up.
"Let us go get dressed."
Tristan grumbled, "We're up, we're up." The two dressed quickly. Rory, Lorelai, and Tristan walked to town.
Rory and Tristan were sitting at a table, sipping coffee. Luke and Lorelai were bantering easily. They stood up. "Mom, I'm giving him the tour of the town."
"Ooohhhh, that should take about 5.3 seconds."
"No, I'm goint to introduce him to people and show him around the Inn. I'm going to show him the potting shed."
"The significance of a potting shed is?" Tristan asked.
"We lived there for like the first 9 years of my life." Tristan nodded.
"Bye, Mom, Luke
"Bye, you guys. Good luck, Tristan."
"Am I going to need it, Lorelai?"
"Definitely." Rory took hold of Tristan's arm and led him down the street.
"So this is the Independence Inn. My Mom used to work here as a maid when I was little, but now she manages it. That's Michel over there. I would introduce you, but I don't want to subject you to that kind of torture."
"What are you two cretins doing here?"
"Hi to you, too, Michel."
"Your mother has not come to work yet. She does not know the meaning of coming to work on time. She's probably begging for coffee."
"Yep."
"Then I repeat my original question, why are you here?"
"I wanted to show Tristan around."
"Get out of here."
"I'm going to show him the potting shed."
"How lovely. I hope you have fun."
"I will. If you're not careful, I'll bring one of the swans in to see you."
"You wouldn't." Michel shuddered.
"I would, so you better be nice."
"I can't believe your mother told you that." Michel stomped away, growling about swans and cruel children in French. Tristan watched them. "So, that's Michel."
"Yeah. He's so much fun to torture. Now, on to the kitchen."
"Sookie!"
"Hey, Kitty Cat. Where's your Mom?"
"At Luke's."
"Flirting, no doubt."
"Of course. Why can't she see what she's doing?"
"Too naive. Who's your friend?"
"Sookie, this is Tristan DuGray. Tristan, this is my mom's best friend, Sookie St. James."
"Wow, this is the evil boy."
Tristan grinned, "I seem to have quite a reputation around here."
Sookie nodded. "Try this, Kitten. They're blueberry tarts. You just missed Jackson by an hour. He brought the blueberries." Sookie handed Rory a tart and then one to Tristan.
"Is it good?"
"Delicious."
"Delicious how?"
"Sookie, they're heavenly."
"Promise?"
"I would never lie."
"What do you think, Tristan?"
"They're great."
"Just great?" Tristan glanced at Rory. She mouthed, "Wonderous! Amazing!"
"They're wonderous. They're amazing!" Sookie beamed. "Thank you!"
"Well, Sookie, I'm taking Tristan around. We've got to get going."
"Alright. I'll see you later Sweets, Evil Boy." Tristan shook his head as Rory led him out of the kitchen.
They were by a pond now. A small shed came into view.
"That's the potting shed." Rory took him inside.
"My mom hung up a curtain to separate the room. She even hung up the curtains and wallpaper herself. She used to sing and dance with a broom to entertain me. She always told me stories! My mom is so wonderful."
"You love her a lot."
"Yeah. She's amazing."
"I could never be that close with my parents. " Rory took Tristan's hand.
"So this is my potting shed. I love it here."
"It's great, Mar."
"Thanks. Let's go on to the rest of the town." Tristan followed Rory out into the sunshine.
"That's Doose's Market. Dean works there, so we should probably avoid it. This is Miss Patty's Dance Studio. Miss Patty is quite a flirt and has been married around 7 times. This..."
"Rory, darling, who is this handsome young thing your with?"
"Tristan. He's my partner on a Chilton project."
"You're cute."
Tristan smirked, "I know."
Rory rolled her eyes. "There's that ego."
"He's fiesty, too."
"And arrogant, egotistical, and self-centered."
Tristan hugged her. "You love me anyways."
"Yeah, right." Rory pulled out of his grasp.
"We need to go, Miss Patty."
"Alright." Miss Patty pinched Tristan's butt and he jumped. Rory didn't even look back, " Hand's off, Miss Patty."
"Why, of course!"
Tristan shook his head.
"That's the town gazebo. Here's Al's Pancake World and on the right is Kim's Antiques."
Rory pulled him inside.
"Hello, Mrs. Kim."
"Rory. Lane work now."
"I want her to meet my...uh... friend. Man, that's weird, calling you my friend."
"Fine. Go. Hurry." Rory called out.
"LANE!"
"MARCO!"
"POLO!"
"MARCO!"
"POLO!"
"MARCO!"
"Hey Lane." Lane grinned.
"Hey Rory. Whoa, who's your friend?"
"Tristan."
"Bible Boy?"
Tristan spoke, "The one and only. I have a lot of nick names."
"Yeah. Anyways, Tristan this is Lane Kim. Lane, Tristan." Lane was staring at him.
"Lane, close your mouth."
"Working on it."
"OK. We were taking a tour of Stars Hollow. I'll see you later."
"Bye, Rory. Bible Boy!" Rory led Tristan through the maze to get to the door.
"And lastly, we are back at my house. That is the whole town of Stars Hollow."
"Quirky."
"I know. I love this town."
"I can tell. Now, I need to go fix up the picnic. I saw where I want to take you. I'll be back in an hour."
"OK. I"ll be getting ready." Tristan resisted the urge to kiss her. He just stared at her for a moment. Then he turned and left the Gilmore house. Rory sighed loudly as she went into her room. Tristan was so hard to read. One minute he was being sweet and then next minute he was being... well he was being Tristan.