"I need more coffee." Rory explained, standing up and walking to the coffee machine.
Rory was back within 9 seconds, her eyes wide.
"Rory.... hunny, what's wrong??" Summer asked, jumping up and running to her best friend. Rory was out of it..... less than a minute later, she fainted.... the last thing she heard was Tristan saying her name.

Chapter 5

Rory woke up 10 minutes later in the nurse's office with a splitting headache.
"Rory, baby, what happened?" Tristan asked, worry dripping off his voice.
"I..... I dont..... Paris was.... I can't remember." Rory said, her hand flying to her temples where she was rubbing them. She sat up and Tristan sat down next to her, his arm instantly going around her waist.
"Want me to take you home?" He breathed into her ear. He could feel her shake her head 'no' into his chest.
"Okay.... let's get back to lunch then." Tristan said, getting up and pulling Rory up with him.

"Rory, hunny, are you alright?!" Summer asked, the minute the couple got back to their lunch table.
"Summer, I'm fine....." Rory said, but started shaking a little when she saw Paris out of the corner of her eye, "No, I'm not. Paris, get your ass over here you stupid bitch!" Rory blurted out angrily. Paris walked over with a smug look on her face.
"Wipe that look off your face before I take it off myself." Rory growled at her.
"What's wrong Hayden, think about what I said?" Paris laughed at the tiny girl.
"What'd you say to her?" Tristan barked, anger in his eyes.
"Oh, just that you WILL be mine sweetie, no matter what I have to do to get Rory out of the picture, I'll have you." Paris said, looking dreamily at him.
"To get to Rory, you will have to go through me. You'll never have me. I'll be with Rory til the day I die, and long after. So, unless you want the entire fucking school on your ass, I'd watch what you say to me and MY g/f. Now get out of my sight before I do something I regret." Tristan said, low and steadily, but the anger never leaving his eyes. His grip on Rory was increasing and Rory shaked a little. She had never known Tristan to be so angry, or even so mean. But she wasn't scared...... she felt safe........

Paris had stayed away from the group for a few days, until Friday. Rory was by herself at her locker, something that rarely happened.
"Where's Tristan? Making out with some slut, I bet." Paris said from behind her.
"Tristan's in the office with his mother, Paris." Rory said, not looking up from her locker.
"Oh, I'm sure that's where he is." Paris said sarcastically.
"Whatever Paris. I thought that you've learned by now not to mess with me. I can make your life a living hell..... I WILL make your life a living hell. You're a no body at this school. To everyone here who matters, you're vapor. I don't know why you're wasting your time. You'll never fit in, you'll always be Paris Gellar, the girl who'll never be loved and the girl who no body can stand. Messing with me was the WRONG thing to do. For the next two years, your life will be hell. Everyone here, simply adores me. They worship Tristan. Together, he and I are the most powerful couple in this school. What we say, GOES. Now get out of MY sight before I kick your ass you little rat." Rory said, evenly, pure evil glistened in her eyes. Behind her, Tristan was walking down the hall with his mom.
"Bye Paris! MY boyfriend is waiting. Later darling." Rory said in her natural sweet voice, smiling that sickenly sweet smile, and walking away into the arms of the only boy Paris Gellar would ever want.
"Oh Mary Mary Mary....... you're still just a Mary." Paris whispered into the air, tears filling her eyes, "I'm not going to give up. I'll get to Tristan through Tristan."

The weekend went by fast..... Rory, Tristan, and Shannon DuGrey, Tristan's mother, had all drove up to Boston to see Maxwell DuGrey, Tristan's father. It was actually fun.......

Monday at school, Tristan and Rory were sitting in first hour talking about what they should do after school.
"I need to go to the mall..... you can buy me something pretty!" Rory laughed.
"Aw.... but it's your turn to buy me something pretty!" Tristan smirked
"But hunny, you're pretty all by yourself!" Rory said, cracking up by now. She loved when they joked like this. Something that would never get boring......
"Tristan, can I talk to you?" Paris asked from behind them. Rory glared and Tristan turned around, a cold look in his eye.
"You're not worthy of that. You remind me of some little peasant girl." Tristan said, not smiling, not glaring, just a look that simply said he wasn't caring.
"But baby, I could be your peasant girl." Paris whispered into his ear.
"Never call me 'baby' again, it's a REAL turn off." Tristan said to Paris.
"Tris, baby, what are we doing tonight?" Rory asked, interrupting their conversation.
"Anything you want babe, anything you want." Tristan had said adoringly to Rory.
'How can he be so hateful to me one moment, and seconds later be Rory's knight in shiny armor!' Paris thought to herself, slightly angry with the situation.

"Paris." Summer said, coming up behind the girl.
"Princess." Paris snorted, glaring up at the taller girl.
"Listen, Tristan.... he'll never be yours. Move on. Stop trying to get him. You aren't one of us, you'll never get with one of us. You think you're getting popular by trying to split the cutest couple up? You're just making people hate you more. You don't understand who and what you're dealing with. The DuGrey and Hayden's....... they want their children to be together. It would've been arranged if it hadn't happened naturally....... so stop interfering. You'll just end up getting knocked down." Summer said, never changing her tone and never breaking eye contact.
"You don't know who I am, Summer. You don't know what I'm capable of." Paris said.
"No Gellar, I don't. But you don't know what this city will do to keep Hartford's perfect couple together. They'll get rid of you Gellar, back down while there's still time." Summer said, before leaving.

A/N: I'm losing interest in this story. If someone wants to pick up where I left out, go ahead. Just ask me first. I'm going to start on another story though. I might try to finish this one up first though. I'm not really sure. Sorry guys!