spoilers : none
pairing : you'll find out when you read it.
disclaimer : I don't own them, sadly, because if I did, Tristan would be back!!!
author's note : I don't think I've even gotten go much actual feedback! Thank you guys so much! I know this is a little confusing, but I'm going to try to clear it up. Tell me if it helps any.
Jason ~ I know I came back to work this out with you. But I don't think it will work when I'm
She stopped writing and crumpled up the sheet of paper. It was her fourth sheet of the night. Becca looked around her room. It was good to be back. In the three days she'd been home, it'd been as she'd never left. Except for the phone calls to and from Stars Hollow. She took a deep breath, picked up her pen for the fifth time, and started to write.
I lied before When I said I'd forgotten you Words came spilling out They weren't true
This much isn't different You're still messing with my head Making me believe Things that were never said
I promised myself That things were over, this time for good My head listened My heart misunderstood
Memories cam rushing back You can still do it to me Things haven't changed How can this be
I'm sick of these mind games That you like to play I want to live my life And they just get in the way
I could melt Right under your stare But when I looked again There was nothing there
Is there a gift That you possess Something that makes you better Than all the rest
Just when I thought It was over and done That I'd won the battle But it's only begun
She looked down at the paper. And closed her eyes. When she opened them they were moist. The paper was folded and put in an envelope. She started to write his name on it. But
~ * ~
"I don't think that you're going to win this time."
"Yes I will, look, I've have more of those cards than you!" Lorelai exclaimed.
"Yes, but look, Jess has more cards than you," Rory pointed out.
The boy groaned. ::How did I get stuck with playing Candyland?:: He picked up the dice and rolled.
"AHH!!!" the older woman screamed.
"Jess, you won! You beat Lorelai!" Rory exclaimed, as she gave him a kiss.
"Hurrah," he said dully.
"You beat me? How could you? Did you know there was a universal rule about letting your girlfriend's mother win all boardgames?"
"No."
"Well there is."
"I don't think so."
"I'm going to go look it up with the board game keeper."
"Kirk?"
"Oddly enough, yes."
"You're lying."
"I'm not."
"You are."
"I'm not."
"Do you swear on your coffee?"
"I'm not," she paused, "Yes. I swear I want coffee."
Jess rolled his eyes, "Let's go."
~ * ~
chiahead03 : I never understood your screen name.
absolutezero : and you never will ...
chiahead03 : so when are you coming back?
absolutezero : I'm looking at friday night
chiahead03 : so I won't have to be bored much longer?
absolutezero : so you haven't found another shrink yet?
chiahead03 : nope, you're my one and only
Becca rolled her eyes when she read this. She pressed a button.
There's something about you Something I can't describe Something that I can only wish That were mine
absolutezero : nice profile. rory?
chiahead03 : not really.
absolutezero : there's someone else?
chiahead03 : I don't know yet.
absolutezero : my, we're talkative today
chiahead03 : that's me, always the chatterbox
absolutezero : don't we know it
absolutezero : how's the rory thing going?
chiahead03 : the usual
absolutezero : bad?
chiahead03 : worse.
absolutezero : worse than dean?
chiahead03 : you could say that.
absolutezero : how so?
chiahead03 : it's more confusing
absolutezero : normally I'd ask for details, but I'm heading out. don't do anything stupid while I'm away ...
chiahead03 : yes, mother
absolutezero : you were always my favorite son
absolutezero : bye now!
absolutezero has signed off.
Tristan ran his fingers through his hair and took a deep breath. Could he make up his mind?
~ * ~
Becca picked up the phone and dialed the familiar number.
"Rory?"
"It's me."
"I don't want to play any more," she stated as she began to sob.
"Becca. What's wrong? What don't you want to play?"
"This game."
"What game? I don't think I understand."
"The 'flavor-of-the-week' game."
"Oh, that game. What happened?"
"He happened."
"Jason?"
"Tristan."
"But I thought that you were with ..." Rory's voice trailed off.
"I am. But I keep thinking about him. And how he's still not over you. And ..."
"HE'S WHAT?!?"
"He still likes you."
"HE WHAT? He can't. I've have Jess. Why is this happening. He can't do this to me. You two were so good together."
"I thought he liked me. I let myself fall. Then I found out that he ..."
"Still liked me. And you ran off with Jason."
"Yes," Becca said almost inaudibly.
"And now?"
"I don't know."
"Maybe you should talk to him."
"But I can't."
"Why not?"
"You don't understand. This feels so weird. It's never happened before. I don't even think it's allowed to happen."
"What's allowed to happen?"
"Pain."
"Oh Becca. Don't you think I hurt when I saw Jess with Shane? Love is pain. Remember that? You and that movie."
"When did you become so smart?" Becca asked, tears stopping.
"When I started hanging around you."
"Gee, maybe you should hang around me more often."
"I think you can only be so smart before you start to become dumb again."
"You were never dumb. Naïve, yes. But dumb, never."
"Thanks."
"Thank you."
"I'll talk to you later?"
"You can count on it."
Rory hung up the phone. ::He still likes me.::
~ * ~
She walked up the steps to the grey stone mansion and rang the doorbell.
"DuGray residence. To whom are you calling?"
"I am calling Tristan."
"Master DuGray is in the Green Room. Right this way."
She followed him through the corridor and through a set of large oak doors.
"Master DuGray, you have a visitor."
Tristan stood up and turned around. "Rory?" he gasped.
"Tristan."
"I shall leave you two now."
"Thanks Jeeves."
"His name is really Jeeves?"
"No, I just like calling him that."
"Oh."
"So what did I do to deserve this visit?"
"Nothing actually. I wanted to ask you a question."
"And a phone call wouldn't suffice?"
"Not this time."
"So?"
"I...uh...um...I wanted..."
"Spit it out, Rory."
"I wanted to know if it was true."
"If what was true?"
"If you still liked me."
Tristan took a deep breath.
"Yes."
"Oh."
"Is that all?"
"No."
Rory practically threw herself at him. Pressing her lips to his. It took him a minute to respond, but he finally did.
And he was the one that pulled away.
"But you're with Jess."
Rory was speechless. Her eyes started to water. And she fled the room.
"Why does she always do that?"
* { a/n : did I screw it up? Or is it alright? I know, still confusing. Input would be greatly appreciated, especially if you can tell me how to format italizing/bold/non-doublespaces and such. Oh, and the poetry in here belongs to me, so ... I hold it near and dear to my heart. } *
pairing : you'll find out when you read it.
disclaimer : I don't own them, sadly, because if I did, Tristan would be back!!!
author's note : I don't think I've even gotten go much actual feedback! Thank you guys so much! I know this is a little confusing, but I'm going to try to clear it up. Tell me if it helps any.
Jason ~ I know I came back to work this out with you. But I don't think it will work when I'm
She stopped writing and crumpled up the sheet of paper. It was her fourth sheet of the night. Becca looked around her room. It was good to be back. In the three days she'd been home, it'd been as she'd never left. Except for the phone calls to and from Stars Hollow. She took a deep breath, picked up her pen for the fifth time, and started to write.
I lied before When I said I'd forgotten you Words came spilling out They weren't true
This much isn't different You're still messing with my head Making me believe Things that were never said
I promised myself That things were over, this time for good My head listened My heart misunderstood
Memories cam rushing back You can still do it to me Things haven't changed How can this be
I'm sick of these mind games That you like to play I want to live my life And they just get in the way
I could melt Right under your stare But when I looked again There was nothing there
Is there a gift That you possess Something that makes you better Than all the rest
Just when I thought It was over and done That I'd won the battle But it's only begun
She looked down at the paper. And closed her eyes. When she opened them they were moist. The paper was folded and put in an envelope. She started to write his name on it. But
~ * ~
"I don't think that you're going to win this time."
"Yes I will, look, I've have more of those cards than you!" Lorelai exclaimed.
"Yes, but look, Jess has more cards than you," Rory pointed out.
The boy groaned. ::How did I get stuck with playing Candyland?:: He picked up the dice and rolled.
"AHH!!!" the older woman screamed.
"Jess, you won! You beat Lorelai!" Rory exclaimed, as she gave him a kiss.
"Hurrah," he said dully.
"You beat me? How could you? Did you know there was a universal rule about letting your girlfriend's mother win all boardgames?"
"No."
"Well there is."
"I don't think so."
"I'm going to go look it up with the board game keeper."
"Kirk?"
"Oddly enough, yes."
"You're lying."
"I'm not."
"You are."
"I'm not."
"Do you swear on your coffee?"
"I'm not," she paused, "Yes. I swear I want coffee."
Jess rolled his eyes, "Let's go."
~ * ~
chiahead03 : I never understood your screen name.
absolutezero : and you never will ...
chiahead03 : so when are you coming back?
absolutezero : I'm looking at friday night
chiahead03 : so I won't have to be bored much longer?
absolutezero : so you haven't found another shrink yet?
chiahead03 : nope, you're my one and only
Becca rolled her eyes when she read this. She pressed a button.
There's something about you Something I can't describe Something that I can only wish That were mine
absolutezero : nice profile. rory?
chiahead03 : not really.
absolutezero : there's someone else?
chiahead03 : I don't know yet.
absolutezero : my, we're talkative today
chiahead03 : that's me, always the chatterbox
absolutezero : don't we know it
absolutezero : how's the rory thing going?
chiahead03 : the usual
absolutezero : bad?
chiahead03 : worse.
absolutezero : worse than dean?
chiahead03 : you could say that.
absolutezero : how so?
chiahead03 : it's more confusing
absolutezero : normally I'd ask for details, but I'm heading out. don't do anything stupid while I'm away ...
chiahead03 : yes, mother
absolutezero : you were always my favorite son
absolutezero : bye now!
absolutezero has signed off.
Tristan ran his fingers through his hair and took a deep breath. Could he make up his mind?
~ * ~
Becca picked up the phone and dialed the familiar number.
"Rory?"
"It's me."
"I don't want to play any more," she stated as she began to sob.
"Becca. What's wrong? What don't you want to play?"
"This game."
"What game? I don't think I understand."
"The 'flavor-of-the-week' game."
"Oh, that game. What happened?"
"He happened."
"Jason?"
"Tristan."
"But I thought that you were with ..." Rory's voice trailed off.
"I am. But I keep thinking about him. And how he's still not over you. And ..."
"HE'S WHAT?!?"
"He still likes you."
"HE WHAT? He can't. I've have Jess. Why is this happening. He can't do this to me. You two were so good together."
"I thought he liked me. I let myself fall. Then I found out that he ..."
"Still liked me. And you ran off with Jason."
"Yes," Becca said almost inaudibly.
"And now?"
"I don't know."
"Maybe you should talk to him."
"But I can't."
"Why not?"
"You don't understand. This feels so weird. It's never happened before. I don't even think it's allowed to happen."
"What's allowed to happen?"
"Pain."
"Oh Becca. Don't you think I hurt when I saw Jess with Shane? Love is pain. Remember that? You and that movie."
"When did you become so smart?" Becca asked, tears stopping.
"When I started hanging around you."
"Gee, maybe you should hang around me more often."
"I think you can only be so smart before you start to become dumb again."
"You were never dumb. Naïve, yes. But dumb, never."
"Thanks."
"Thank you."
"I'll talk to you later?"
"You can count on it."
Rory hung up the phone. ::He still likes me.::
~ * ~
She walked up the steps to the grey stone mansion and rang the doorbell.
"DuGray residence. To whom are you calling?"
"I am calling Tristan."
"Master DuGray is in the Green Room. Right this way."
She followed him through the corridor and through a set of large oak doors.
"Master DuGray, you have a visitor."
Tristan stood up and turned around. "Rory?" he gasped.
"Tristan."
"I shall leave you two now."
"Thanks Jeeves."
"His name is really Jeeves?"
"No, I just like calling him that."
"Oh."
"So what did I do to deserve this visit?"
"Nothing actually. I wanted to ask you a question."
"And a phone call wouldn't suffice?"
"Not this time."
"So?"
"I...uh...um...I wanted..."
"Spit it out, Rory."
"I wanted to know if it was true."
"If what was true?"
"If you still liked me."
Tristan took a deep breath.
"Yes."
"Oh."
"Is that all?"
"No."
Rory practically threw herself at him. Pressing her lips to his. It took him a minute to respond, but he finally did.
And he was the one that pulled away.
"But you're with Jess."
Rory was speechless. Her eyes started to water. And she fled the room.
"Why does she always do that?"
* { a/n : did I screw it up? Or is it alright? I know, still confusing. Input would be greatly appreciated, especially if you can tell me how to format italizing/bold/non-doublespaces and such. Oh, and the poetry in here belongs to me, so ... I hold it near and dear to my heart. } *