Chapter 3- The Possibilities of a Friendship and a Relationship Arise
Weird title I know, but hey I'm weird! I'm so sorry for the wait, what has it been though like a week? Yeah I know it's been a while! I can't believe all of the positive response this has gotten and I want to thank you guys so much for reading it, whether you believe it or not it means a lot to me to hear back from you guys lol! MWA MWA MWA MWA to the reviewers you rock my world! Anyways here is the (hopefully) long anticipated chapter! On with the show!
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Tristan hadn't heard from Felicity yet. She had already been in Hartford for a while and this (considering it was the Monday after she got back) was definitely her first day at Chilton. He hadn't been able to concentrate all day long, it had taken him almost twice the usual amount of time it took to do weights, etc. His sister was in the school, which he had once gone to, where all of his supposed friends were, but most importantly where the girl who he dreamt about every night resided. He couldn't help but wonder if Felicity would meet Rory, what would she think of Rory? And what if she found out that Rory was the 'mystery girl?' He couldn't think about it very long, it pained him.
Meanwhile Rory and Felicity were just getting out of their last class. It had turned out that they had every class except History together.
Rory thought Felicity was great, she was spirited and wasn't just some stupid rich Chilton bimbo. This girl was sweet and sincere; she was smart and she in ways she was so much like her. They both read constantly, and had found that out at an early stage. They both shared the fact that Pride and Prejudice was their favorite book. The one real thing though that she absolutely adored about Felicity was that she knew how to smile, and it wasn't just any smile, it was a warm smile, the kind that could brighten up your day. Rory noticed smiles all the time and well the majority of Chilton didn't smile, they didn't know how to smile, and the rest that did smile, they weren't really smiling. At least they didn't smile around each other. There was something in Felicities smile, just a little hint behind the creases of her mouth that reminded Rory so vividly of Tristan. She had seen Tristan smirk too many times to count, but she had only seen him truly smile a select few times, in fact the only time that she could remember was when they were sitting at the piano together. His smile had radiated warmth and caring. And Felicities smile, well Rory didn't know what it was about it but there was something that reminded her so much of Tristan's smile. Felicity on the whole reminded her of Tristan in a way, just a girl version, but this was the version of Tristan he kept hidden, that he rarely ever brought into view.
The first person that Felicity had spoken to had been Rory. Rory had been so open and seemed so different from the average cold, heartless Chiltonite. She seemed to have depth, to have spunk and to be kind. Already Felicity hoped that Rory would become one her closest friends. Rory was definitely a special person, different from the average person that Felicity knew. It's too bad that Rory was most likely not the mystery girl, there was a slim chance that she was but either way Felicity hoped that Rory would help her find the mystery girl. Just as Felicity was breaking a smile at something Rory had said she saw a very unpleasant sight heading towards her.
"Felicity," said Paris with a very stought upper lip.
"Paris Gellar, I knew I would run into you sometime," Felicity responded with ice in her tone.
"Well it was inevitable, I didn't know that you would be attending Chilton this year."
"I wasn't planning on it."
"Well good luck," Paris said then nodded her head towards Rory and said, "Rory."
"Captain Gellar," Rory said mockingly.
Paris gave her a glare that would most likely have killed the average person, except Rory had grown used to them. Then Paris swung her bag higher on her shoulder and took off at an extremely rapid walk, as straight as a stick.
Both Felicity and Rory came close to collapsing laughing. When they were able to catch their breath, Rory asked, "How do you know Paris?"
"My parents are Hartford socialites, we know everyone, and my brother had mentioned Paris' coldness a few times before."
Rory's heart flicked in her chest, had she heard her right? Yes she had, Felicity had said brother, how strange it was that Felicity reminded her so much of Tristan, could it be possible that.no it couldn't be, thought Rory. The huge wave of hope and joy that had washed over her now settled down. "Oh," she responded simply.
Felicity looked up at her strangely, Rory's face had lit up all of a sudden but then she had turned dark, she had almost let go of her posture and with sad eyes had given her such a simple reply. "Hey do you want to come over today? I was wondering if you could help me study?"
Rory brightened up, she couldn't turn in to some sad monster, it was Felicities first day and she wanted this to turn into a great friendship, "Sure," she said cheerfully, "I just have to call my mom."
"Okay, I'll meet you in the parking lot."
The two girls took off to their separate ways in search of their lockers. Rory unloaded all of her books that she didn't need and gathered the new ones that she did need. Then she pulled out her cell phone and pressed one for a few seconds. It immediately called home.
---Loralei/Rory Intercut---
The phone rang for what seemed like a hundred times, then the machine picked up. Loralei's intense voice came screeching into the phone through the message, "I have gone to take over the world.." "Mom!" Rory had said. "Oh fine but its so boring Rory! But anyway since I have an extremely boring daughter so I am here to let you know that we are not here, yeah you shouldn't be calling us we are probably at Luke's getting the elixir of life! Or Rory is at hell, otherwise known as Chilton! And I'm at the inn, which Sookie is burning down, and Michel is talking in his incredibly annoying French accent." "Mom!!!" Rory said. "What? Oh fine shush I'll hurry up! So just leave us a message, or if I was Britney Spears which I am just in disguise I could say beep but I'm not going to." "Mom I thought you hated Britney Spears?" says Rory. "Hush Mini Me, BEEP!"
Rory giggled into the phone and said, "Mom! I'm going to count to three to give you time to get to the phone but if you don't pick up I'll just umm leave a message. 1.2."
"My spawn!" Loralei said answering the phone.
"Your spawn?"
"Yes my spawn you know I did have you."
"I'm aware of the fact."
"See it all started with your father and I."
"Mom I really don't need to hear the details."
"You've never heard them before though!"
"Okay I really don't want to hear the details!"
"You ruin my fun! So what did you call about?"
"There's a new girl named Felicity and I'm going to go over to her house to study and then I'll come home."
"See I really am a horrible mother, you told me you are going to her house, you didn't ask me. Rory ask me!"
"Your not a horrible mother!"
"Oh I'm a horrible horrible cruel mother! And my daughter didn't ask me!"
"Fine mom, may I go to her house?"
"Yay I'm not a horrible mother!"
"Bye mom, oh and we really have to change that message!"
"Adios Mini me!!!!"
---End Intercut---
Rory pocketed her cell phone and walked out into the parking lot. She spotted Felicity putting her stuff away in a blue BMW so she walked over.
"Hey," she said.
"Hey was it okay with your mom?"
"Of course."
"Okay good come on lets go!"
Both girls got into the car and took off towards Felicities house.
(In the Car)
"How do you like Chilton?"
"It's a bit umm."
"Cold, Heartless, like hell.the list goes on if you don't want me to stop."
"No that's pretty much what I think about it."
"Good."
"Oh by the way my room's like totally under-construction because well my parents think that it is out of fashion."
"Oh you have the true Hartford parents."
"In the flesh."
"Where were you before Chilton?"
"I went to another private school for a few years and then five years ago I transferred to a boarding school, and then here I am."
"Did you like boarding school?"
"Not particularly, plus I didn't really have any friends there," said Felicity as she turned into a driveway which had a tremendously huge house in front of it, not quite as big as Rory's grandparents house but big enough. Rory and Felicity got out and grabbed their stuff.
As Felicity and Rory were walking up to the door it suddenly opened revealing a short man in a suit, obviously the butler.
"Good afternoon Miss."
"Herman you can really stop calling me Miss, you've known me my whole life, I'm Felicity."
"I prefer to call you Miss, who is your friend?"
"This is Rory, Rory this is Herman."
"Hi," Rory said.
"Would either of you like anything?" asked Herman.
Felicity looked at Rory, "If you have coffee I would like a big cup please."
"I'll have one too," said Felicity.
"Of course," said Herman walking off.
Rory looked around the house and realized that almost all of the Hartford society people had a similar looking house. This house did look as much like a museum as her grandparents did and well Felicity wasn't kidding when she said that her mother liked to be up on house fashion. The interior of the house might as well have stepped out of House and Home.
"Come on lets go upstairs, we have to use my brother's room though."
"Where's your brother?"
"Oh he's at military school, he's actually my twin."
Rory's heart rate quickened drastically, could it be possible that Tristan was Felicities brother? No it couldn't be because then all of the jocks and popular people would be all over her right now. Everyone would know that she was and of course Felicity would have mentioned it to Rory. But it was odd that Felicity had a brother in military school that was their age. Rory dismissed the thought because it was troubling her and decided to pay attention to what was surrounding her. Then she realized she hadn't replied to Felicity, "Oh," she said softly.
Felicity found it very weird that Rory seemed to change so radically whenever she mentioned Tristan. Oh well though it was nothing. "It's just in here," Felicity said as she opened the door to Tristan's room. Tristan's room was the only room in the house that was completely unlike a museum. It looked lived in even though no one had been living there for well a while. Tristan had put posters up, CD's were still on the tops of tables, there were cases lined with books, and there was a plaid bedspread. Felicity wished her parents would let her do her room like Tristan's. But she knew they wouldn't.
Both Rory and Felicity flung their enormous backpacks that must have weighed about forty pounds each on to the floor. "What should we start with?" asked Rory.
"How about Science?"
"Sure."
The two girls set off to work, both at the exact same rate, working together for a little over three hours. Then the phone rang.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggg
"One second," said Felicity to Rory. Rory stopped working and watched Felicity as she walked over to the phone and picked it up.
---Felicity/Tristan Intercut---
"Hola!" said Felicity.
"Felicity?" asked Tristan.
"Hey!!!"
"What was with the Hola?"
"I am studying Spanish currently!"
"You've already got homework?"
"Yup and tons of it!"
"Typical Chilton, how did you like it?"
"It was okay, almost exactly how you described it, really cold and well harsh. I ran into Paris."
"How is she?"
"Don't you two keep in touch sporadically?"
"Once in a while but how is she?"
"She's good, she's Paris, cold, rude and well harsh!"
"Glad to know she's the same, how's everyone else."
"They're being themselves, I actually have someone over from Chilton right now."
"Really, who?"
"Rory Gilmore. Do you know her?"
Tristan felt like he couldn't breath. His sister had Rory Gilmore over, of all the possible friends, now he would probably go through the rest of his life hearing about Rory. He couldn't respond, the girl he loved was with his sister right now and she had no idea.
"Tristan?" asked Felicity after a few moments of silence.
Tristan took a deep jagged breath and said, "Listen Felicity I have to go, I'll talk to you later." He had at least been able to muster out the breath to say those few words.
"Okay, bye?" said Felicity who was obviously puzzled.
---End Intercut---
Tristan slid down the wall and sat on the floor with his head in his hands crying, Rory, Rory Gilmore, what he would do to see her right now.
(Back to the Dugrey House)
Felicity turned around and Rory who had tried not to listen to the conversation (she couldn't hear Tristan's) noticed the puzzled expression on her friend's face.
"What's up?" Rory asked concerned.
"I'm not sure.well I'm sure it's nothing."
The two girls sat back down and got to work.
Hours later after Rory had left; Felicity was sitting in bed contemplating the day's events. It had been good to make a friend, someone she hoped would become a best friend. Rory was fabulous. But why had Tristan reacted like he had when she had mentioned Rory? Then after thinking about it for a few minutes something sparked and Felicity had it. Rory, Rory Gilmore was the mystery girl. She was everything Tristan had described and more. Why hadn't she realized it immediately?!?!? Felicity smiled, this was going to be interesting, Rory and Tristan would be together, but it would be her little secret for now that she knew. She drifted off to sleep happy but at the same time thinking 'WOW' over and over again.
************************************************************************ REVIEW PLEASE! Thanks! Yeah so this story is SOOOOO much fun to write! She figured out the mystery girl early I know! Well I'm sorry for the lack of Trory action but if you keep reading then know that it will come! It will come, maybe not right this minute but it will come in well a few chapters but I promise this time that Tristan will appear more often! IT'S FUN FUN FUN to write this story so I'll write more of it ASAP! Its exam week though but something should be up by next well actually tune in next Sunday or so and I'll DEFINETLY have something up, you know Tuesday is GG, Wednesday is DC, Thursday is Thanksgiving and well hmm maybe I'll have something up Friday I dunno, anyways I hope you've enjoyed it! I love it when you review, so pick review and press go and away you go!
Love, Peace, and Chicken Grease
-Anna
Weird title I know, but hey I'm weird! I'm so sorry for the wait, what has it been though like a week? Yeah I know it's been a while! I can't believe all of the positive response this has gotten and I want to thank you guys so much for reading it, whether you believe it or not it means a lot to me to hear back from you guys lol! MWA MWA MWA MWA to the reviewers you rock my world! Anyways here is the (hopefully) long anticipated chapter! On with the show!
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Tristan hadn't heard from Felicity yet. She had already been in Hartford for a while and this (considering it was the Monday after she got back) was definitely her first day at Chilton. He hadn't been able to concentrate all day long, it had taken him almost twice the usual amount of time it took to do weights, etc. His sister was in the school, which he had once gone to, where all of his supposed friends were, but most importantly where the girl who he dreamt about every night resided. He couldn't help but wonder if Felicity would meet Rory, what would she think of Rory? And what if she found out that Rory was the 'mystery girl?' He couldn't think about it very long, it pained him.
Meanwhile Rory and Felicity were just getting out of their last class. It had turned out that they had every class except History together.
Rory thought Felicity was great, she was spirited and wasn't just some stupid rich Chilton bimbo. This girl was sweet and sincere; she was smart and she in ways she was so much like her. They both read constantly, and had found that out at an early stage. They both shared the fact that Pride and Prejudice was their favorite book. The one real thing though that she absolutely adored about Felicity was that she knew how to smile, and it wasn't just any smile, it was a warm smile, the kind that could brighten up your day. Rory noticed smiles all the time and well the majority of Chilton didn't smile, they didn't know how to smile, and the rest that did smile, they weren't really smiling. At least they didn't smile around each other. There was something in Felicities smile, just a little hint behind the creases of her mouth that reminded Rory so vividly of Tristan. She had seen Tristan smirk too many times to count, but she had only seen him truly smile a select few times, in fact the only time that she could remember was when they were sitting at the piano together. His smile had radiated warmth and caring. And Felicities smile, well Rory didn't know what it was about it but there was something that reminded her so much of Tristan's smile. Felicity on the whole reminded her of Tristan in a way, just a girl version, but this was the version of Tristan he kept hidden, that he rarely ever brought into view.
The first person that Felicity had spoken to had been Rory. Rory had been so open and seemed so different from the average cold, heartless Chiltonite. She seemed to have depth, to have spunk and to be kind. Already Felicity hoped that Rory would become one her closest friends. Rory was definitely a special person, different from the average person that Felicity knew. It's too bad that Rory was most likely not the mystery girl, there was a slim chance that she was but either way Felicity hoped that Rory would help her find the mystery girl. Just as Felicity was breaking a smile at something Rory had said she saw a very unpleasant sight heading towards her.
"Felicity," said Paris with a very stought upper lip.
"Paris Gellar, I knew I would run into you sometime," Felicity responded with ice in her tone.
"Well it was inevitable, I didn't know that you would be attending Chilton this year."
"I wasn't planning on it."
"Well good luck," Paris said then nodded her head towards Rory and said, "Rory."
"Captain Gellar," Rory said mockingly.
Paris gave her a glare that would most likely have killed the average person, except Rory had grown used to them. Then Paris swung her bag higher on her shoulder and took off at an extremely rapid walk, as straight as a stick.
Both Felicity and Rory came close to collapsing laughing. When they were able to catch their breath, Rory asked, "How do you know Paris?"
"My parents are Hartford socialites, we know everyone, and my brother had mentioned Paris' coldness a few times before."
Rory's heart flicked in her chest, had she heard her right? Yes she had, Felicity had said brother, how strange it was that Felicity reminded her so much of Tristan, could it be possible that.no it couldn't be, thought Rory. The huge wave of hope and joy that had washed over her now settled down. "Oh," she responded simply.
Felicity looked up at her strangely, Rory's face had lit up all of a sudden but then she had turned dark, she had almost let go of her posture and with sad eyes had given her such a simple reply. "Hey do you want to come over today? I was wondering if you could help me study?"
Rory brightened up, she couldn't turn in to some sad monster, it was Felicities first day and she wanted this to turn into a great friendship, "Sure," she said cheerfully, "I just have to call my mom."
"Okay, I'll meet you in the parking lot."
The two girls took off to their separate ways in search of their lockers. Rory unloaded all of her books that she didn't need and gathered the new ones that she did need. Then she pulled out her cell phone and pressed one for a few seconds. It immediately called home.
---Loralei/Rory Intercut---
The phone rang for what seemed like a hundred times, then the machine picked up. Loralei's intense voice came screeching into the phone through the message, "I have gone to take over the world.." "Mom!" Rory had said. "Oh fine but its so boring Rory! But anyway since I have an extremely boring daughter so I am here to let you know that we are not here, yeah you shouldn't be calling us we are probably at Luke's getting the elixir of life! Or Rory is at hell, otherwise known as Chilton! And I'm at the inn, which Sookie is burning down, and Michel is talking in his incredibly annoying French accent." "Mom!!!" Rory said. "What? Oh fine shush I'll hurry up! So just leave us a message, or if I was Britney Spears which I am just in disguise I could say beep but I'm not going to." "Mom I thought you hated Britney Spears?" says Rory. "Hush Mini Me, BEEP!"
Rory giggled into the phone and said, "Mom! I'm going to count to three to give you time to get to the phone but if you don't pick up I'll just umm leave a message. 1.2."
"My spawn!" Loralei said answering the phone.
"Your spawn?"
"Yes my spawn you know I did have you."
"I'm aware of the fact."
"See it all started with your father and I."
"Mom I really don't need to hear the details."
"You've never heard them before though!"
"Okay I really don't want to hear the details!"
"You ruin my fun! So what did you call about?"
"There's a new girl named Felicity and I'm going to go over to her house to study and then I'll come home."
"See I really am a horrible mother, you told me you are going to her house, you didn't ask me. Rory ask me!"
"Your not a horrible mother!"
"Oh I'm a horrible horrible cruel mother! And my daughter didn't ask me!"
"Fine mom, may I go to her house?"
"Yay I'm not a horrible mother!"
"Bye mom, oh and we really have to change that message!"
"Adios Mini me!!!!"
---End Intercut---
Rory pocketed her cell phone and walked out into the parking lot. She spotted Felicity putting her stuff away in a blue BMW so she walked over.
"Hey," she said.
"Hey was it okay with your mom?"
"Of course."
"Okay good come on lets go!"
Both girls got into the car and took off towards Felicities house.
(In the Car)
"How do you like Chilton?"
"It's a bit umm."
"Cold, Heartless, like hell.the list goes on if you don't want me to stop."
"No that's pretty much what I think about it."
"Good."
"Oh by the way my room's like totally under-construction because well my parents think that it is out of fashion."
"Oh you have the true Hartford parents."
"In the flesh."
"Where were you before Chilton?"
"I went to another private school for a few years and then five years ago I transferred to a boarding school, and then here I am."
"Did you like boarding school?"
"Not particularly, plus I didn't really have any friends there," said Felicity as she turned into a driveway which had a tremendously huge house in front of it, not quite as big as Rory's grandparents house but big enough. Rory and Felicity got out and grabbed their stuff.
As Felicity and Rory were walking up to the door it suddenly opened revealing a short man in a suit, obviously the butler.
"Good afternoon Miss."
"Herman you can really stop calling me Miss, you've known me my whole life, I'm Felicity."
"I prefer to call you Miss, who is your friend?"
"This is Rory, Rory this is Herman."
"Hi," Rory said.
"Would either of you like anything?" asked Herman.
Felicity looked at Rory, "If you have coffee I would like a big cup please."
"I'll have one too," said Felicity.
"Of course," said Herman walking off.
Rory looked around the house and realized that almost all of the Hartford society people had a similar looking house. This house did look as much like a museum as her grandparents did and well Felicity wasn't kidding when she said that her mother liked to be up on house fashion. The interior of the house might as well have stepped out of House and Home.
"Come on lets go upstairs, we have to use my brother's room though."
"Where's your brother?"
"Oh he's at military school, he's actually my twin."
Rory's heart rate quickened drastically, could it be possible that Tristan was Felicities brother? No it couldn't be because then all of the jocks and popular people would be all over her right now. Everyone would know that she was and of course Felicity would have mentioned it to Rory. But it was odd that Felicity had a brother in military school that was their age. Rory dismissed the thought because it was troubling her and decided to pay attention to what was surrounding her. Then she realized she hadn't replied to Felicity, "Oh," she said softly.
Felicity found it very weird that Rory seemed to change so radically whenever she mentioned Tristan. Oh well though it was nothing. "It's just in here," Felicity said as she opened the door to Tristan's room. Tristan's room was the only room in the house that was completely unlike a museum. It looked lived in even though no one had been living there for well a while. Tristan had put posters up, CD's were still on the tops of tables, there were cases lined with books, and there was a plaid bedspread. Felicity wished her parents would let her do her room like Tristan's. But she knew they wouldn't.
Both Rory and Felicity flung their enormous backpacks that must have weighed about forty pounds each on to the floor. "What should we start with?" asked Rory.
"How about Science?"
"Sure."
The two girls set off to work, both at the exact same rate, working together for a little over three hours. Then the phone rang.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggg
"One second," said Felicity to Rory. Rory stopped working and watched Felicity as she walked over to the phone and picked it up.
---Felicity/Tristan Intercut---
"Hola!" said Felicity.
"Felicity?" asked Tristan.
"Hey!!!"
"What was with the Hola?"
"I am studying Spanish currently!"
"You've already got homework?"
"Yup and tons of it!"
"Typical Chilton, how did you like it?"
"It was okay, almost exactly how you described it, really cold and well harsh. I ran into Paris."
"How is she?"
"Don't you two keep in touch sporadically?"
"Once in a while but how is she?"
"She's good, she's Paris, cold, rude and well harsh!"
"Glad to know she's the same, how's everyone else."
"They're being themselves, I actually have someone over from Chilton right now."
"Really, who?"
"Rory Gilmore. Do you know her?"
Tristan felt like he couldn't breath. His sister had Rory Gilmore over, of all the possible friends, now he would probably go through the rest of his life hearing about Rory. He couldn't respond, the girl he loved was with his sister right now and she had no idea.
"Tristan?" asked Felicity after a few moments of silence.
Tristan took a deep jagged breath and said, "Listen Felicity I have to go, I'll talk to you later." He had at least been able to muster out the breath to say those few words.
"Okay, bye?" said Felicity who was obviously puzzled.
---End Intercut---
Tristan slid down the wall and sat on the floor with his head in his hands crying, Rory, Rory Gilmore, what he would do to see her right now.
(Back to the Dugrey House)
Felicity turned around and Rory who had tried not to listen to the conversation (she couldn't hear Tristan's) noticed the puzzled expression on her friend's face.
"What's up?" Rory asked concerned.
"I'm not sure.well I'm sure it's nothing."
The two girls sat back down and got to work.
Hours later after Rory had left; Felicity was sitting in bed contemplating the day's events. It had been good to make a friend, someone she hoped would become a best friend. Rory was fabulous. But why had Tristan reacted like he had when she had mentioned Rory? Then after thinking about it for a few minutes something sparked and Felicity had it. Rory, Rory Gilmore was the mystery girl. She was everything Tristan had described and more. Why hadn't she realized it immediately?!?!? Felicity smiled, this was going to be interesting, Rory and Tristan would be together, but it would be her little secret for now that she knew. She drifted off to sleep happy but at the same time thinking 'WOW' over and over again.
************************************************************************ REVIEW PLEASE! Thanks! Yeah so this story is SOOOOO much fun to write! She figured out the mystery girl early I know! Well I'm sorry for the lack of Trory action but if you keep reading then know that it will come! It will come, maybe not right this minute but it will come in well a few chapters but I promise this time that Tristan will appear more often! IT'S FUN FUN FUN to write this story so I'll write more of it ASAP! Its exam week though but something should be up by next well actually tune in next Sunday or so and I'll DEFINETLY have something up, you know Tuesday is GG, Wednesday is DC, Thursday is Thanksgiving and well hmm maybe I'll have something up Friday I dunno, anyways I hope you've enjoyed it! I love it when you review, so pick review and press go and away you go!
Love, Peace, and Chicken Grease
-Anna