Title: The Waiting Room
Summary: Tristan comes back to Chilton, creating an awkward situation for Rory and Dean. What event will drive Rory into Tristan's arms?
Pairings: R/D, R/T, L/L
Rating: As of now, PG-13
Genre: Romance/Angst
Spoilers: I suppose up to "Run Away Little Boy"
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Except my cat. But you never really own a cat, do you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE WAITING ROOM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
********************************Chapter One: Inquiries********************************
"Who is she?" Rory Gilmore asked for the millionth time as she followed Jess Mariano around the diner. She narrowly avoided spilling the plate of eggs he held in his hand. Jess swore quietly, righting himself.
"None of your business!" he replied defensively as he attempted to escape the questioning Rory by going into the kitchen.
This wouldn't sway the insistent Gilmore, however. She followed him behind the counter, commenting, "Jess has a GIRLFRIEND!"
"I do not. Leave me alone."
"Lane saw you two at school. Then you're humming love songs. THEN I see you with a girl last night, but you run from me," Rory ticked off the events on her fingers. "You have a girlfriend!"
"Did it occur to you why I was running?"
"Harsh," Rory pouted. "TELL ME!"
"You've had too much coffee," Jess sighed, attempting to yank the cup out of Rory's hands.
"Get your hands off, or I go to Miss Patty," Rory threatened.
Jess paused at this declaration, "You wouldn't."
"I so would. Now tell me about her!"
Jess moaned as he walked back into the diner, but Rory preserved and stayed close to him.
"Get any information yet?" Lorelai Gilmore asked evilly, a mischievous twinkle in her bright blue eyes.
"About to."
"No you're not!" Jess contradicted her.
"Miss Patty."
Jess admitted defeat. "Her name is Jillian."
"Ooh, pretty name," Lorelai nodded.
"Yes, quite," Rory smiled. "I bet she's pretty too!"
"Urgh!" Jess groaned as his uncle walked over. "Get away from me!"
"Harassment commences at 7:15. I win," Luke Danes commented, checking his watch.
"What do you win?" Lorelai asked, puzzled.
"We had a bet going to see how long it would take for you to start interrogating him," Luke smiled.
"WHAT? You knew about this?" Lorelai asked. "You are not supposed to keep things from me."
"Why's that?" Luke asked. "All I am is your dealer."
"I don't know," Lorelai frowned. "You're just not."
"Well, I'd love to stay and find out more about Jillian," Rory said sadly. "But the first day of school must begin. But believe me, Mr.," she said, turning to Jess. "That tonight you will have much to answer to."
"Luke, I'm moving out," Jess said nervously.
"I'm coming with you," Luke replied, just as nervous as he looked at Lorelai's menacing face.
Rory grabbed her backpack, planted a quick kiss on her mother's cheek and walked out of the diner.
"Rory!" Dean called from behind her. She turned around and caught sight of him jogging over.
"Hi," Rory said as Dean leaned over and gave her a quick kiss.
"Sorry I couldn't meet you for breakfast. My sister broke the microwave, there was lots of smoke, and then everything was bad." Dean said.
"That's okay," Rory replied, "But I've got to go catch the bus," she said, looking down at her watch and wincing.
"Okay, I'll see you after school then," Dean replied, walking off. Rory watched him go and turned, heading towards the bus-stop.
The loud noise that filled Chilton's hallways met Rory's ears as soon as she stepped inside. She looked down at the numerous uniform-clad students. Glancing down at her locker assignment, she walked over to the locker and spun the dial. It opened easily, and she sighed in relief.
"Damn, there goes my conversation starter," A voice said next to her. "You always make everything so difficult, Mary."
Rory's eyes widened in shock as she caught sight of Tristan Dugrey. "Tristan?"
"The one and only," Tristan smiled.
"I seriously doubt you're the only Tristan in the world," Rory said, slamming her locker door.
"But I'm the only one right here, right now," Tristan smirked. "So, how've you been, Mary?"
"Legally changing my name to RORY!"
"Touche," Tristan nodded. "Anything else?"
"Rejoicing in the absence of you."
"You wound me."
"I try. So really, what are you doing here?"
"Going to school."
"Maybe a more specific question would help. WHY are you here?"
"To learn."
Rory sighed in frustration. "HOW did you get here?"
"Car."
The bell rang just then, interrupting their banter. "Goodbye, Tristan," Rory said, walking towards her first class.
Tristan followed her. Rory threw him an annoyed look, and he looked down at the paper in his hand. He smiled wickedly, "Hey! What a shock. That's my class too!"
Summary: Tristan comes back to Chilton, creating an awkward situation for Rory and Dean. What event will drive Rory into Tristan's arms?
Pairings: R/D, R/T, L/L
Rating: As of now, PG-13
Genre: Romance/Angst
Spoilers: I suppose up to "Run Away Little Boy"
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Except my cat. But you never really own a cat, do you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE WAITING ROOM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
********************************Chapter One: Inquiries********************************
"Who is she?" Rory Gilmore asked for the millionth time as she followed Jess Mariano around the diner. She narrowly avoided spilling the plate of eggs he held in his hand. Jess swore quietly, righting himself.
"None of your business!" he replied defensively as he attempted to escape the questioning Rory by going into the kitchen.
This wouldn't sway the insistent Gilmore, however. She followed him behind the counter, commenting, "Jess has a GIRLFRIEND!"
"I do not. Leave me alone."
"Lane saw you two at school. Then you're humming love songs. THEN I see you with a girl last night, but you run from me," Rory ticked off the events on her fingers. "You have a girlfriend!"
"Did it occur to you why I was running?"
"Harsh," Rory pouted. "TELL ME!"
"You've had too much coffee," Jess sighed, attempting to yank the cup out of Rory's hands.
"Get your hands off, or I go to Miss Patty," Rory threatened.
Jess paused at this declaration, "You wouldn't."
"I so would. Now tell me about her!"
Jess moaned as he walked back into the diner, but Rory preserved and stayed close to him.
"Get any information yet?" Lorelai Gilmore asked evilly, a mischievous twinkle in her bright blue eyes.
"About to."
"No you're not!" Jess contradicted her.
"Miss Patty."
Jess admitted defeat. "Her name is Jillian."
"Ooh, pretty name," Lorelai nodded.
"Yes, quite," Rory smiled. "I bet she's pretty too!"
"Urgh!" Jess groaned as his uncle walked over. "Get away from me!"
"Harassment commences at 7:15. I win," Luke Danes commented, checking his watch.
"What do you win?" Lorelai asked, puzzled.
"We had a bet going to see how long it would take for you to start interrogating him," Luke smiled.
"WHAT? You knew about this?" Lorelai asked. "You are not supposed to keep things from me."
"Why's that?" Luke asked. "All I am is your dealer."
"I don't know," Lorelai frowned. "You're just not."
"Well, I'd love to stay and find out more about Jillian," Rory said sadly. "But the first day of school must begin. But believe me, Mr.," she said, turning to Jess. "That tonight you will have much to answer to."
"Luke, I'm moving out," Jess said nervously.
"I'm coming with you," Luke replied, just as nervous as he looked at Lorelai's menacing face.
Rory grabbed her backpack, planted a quick kiss on her mother's cheek and walked out of the diner.
"Rory!" Dean called from behind her. She turned around and caught sight of him jogging over.
"Hi," Rory said as Dean leaned over and gave her a quick kiss.
"Sorry I couldn't meet you for breakfast. My sister broke the microwave, there was lots of smoke, and then everything was bad." Dean said.
"That's okay," Rory replied, "But I've got to go catch the bus," she said, looking down at her watch and wincing.
"Okay, I'll see you after school then," Dean replied, walking off. Rory watched him go and turned, heading towards the bus-stop.
The loud noise that filled Chilton's hallways met Rory's ears as soon as she stepped inside. She looked down at the numerous uniform-clad students. Glancing down at her locker assignment, she walked over to the locker and spun the dial. It opened easily, and she sighed in relief.
"Damn, there goes my conversation starter," A voice said next to her. "You always make everything so difficult, Mary."
Rory's eyes widened in shock as she caught sight of Tristan Dugrey. "Tristan?"
"The one and only," Tristan smiled.
"I seriously doubt you're the only Tristan in the world," Rory said, slamming her locker door.
"But I'm the only one right here, right now," Tristan smirked. "So, how've you been, Mary?"
"Legally changing my name to RORY!"
"Touche," Tristan nodded. "Anything else?"
"Rejoicing in the absence of you."
"You wound me."
"I try. So really, what are you doing here?"
"Going to school."
"Maybe a more specific question would help. WHY are you here?"
"To learn."
Rory sighed in frustration. "HOW did you get here?"
"Car."
The bell rang just then, interrupting their banter. "Goodbye, Tristan," Rory said, walking towards her first class.
Tristan followed her. Rory threw him an annoyed look, and he looked down at the paper in his hand. He smiled wickedly, "Hey! What a shock. That's my class too!"