7. Turn of events
Summary: Rory and Jess go to a reunion and meet Tristan, who brings up some strange feelings. It is a Literati though.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of this, just writing a story and borrowing them for a while
A/N: Since I made you wait so long for the last chapter, here is the next one, in record time.
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Tristan picked up Rory at 7 p.m. sharp. He was amazed at how beautiful she looked, but decided no to mention it. He took her to a restaurant, where they started to talk.
Tristan: 'So, how are you holding up?'
Rory: 'I'm fine, thanks. Jess and I talked about things and although we haven't worked everything out yet, I'm sure we're headed in the right direction.'
She didn't really feel like telling Tristan about the fight she had just had with Jess. She didn't want him to feel bad about it.
Rory: 'And how are you doing?'
Tristan thought about it for a minute. He didn't really know how he was doing. He had convinced himself he didn't really care about seeing Gabriela with Jess the other day, but now he wasn't so sure of that anymore.
Tristan: 'I don't know. I'm not sure how I'm feeling. I thought I wouldn't care this much. I mean, it's not like our relationship was very serious. I like her, a lot, but it never occurred to me I could be hurt by her.'
Rory: 'Tristan, it's perfectly normal to feel hurt. You love her, don't you? Then you should be hurt. It would be wrong if you weren't.'
Tristan thought about it some more. Here he was, on a date, well ok, not really a date, but having dinner in a restaurant none the less, with Rory. The girl he had wanted for longer than he could even remember. And all he kept thinking of was seeing Gabriela naked in Jess arms.He should be concentrating on getting Rory.
Rory: 'Tristan? Are you ok?'
Tristan: 'Ehm, yeah.I guess so. I was just thinking about what you just said.'
Rory: 'You love her a lot don't you?'
Tristan: 'You know what? I think I do.'
And to his own amazement he was telling the truth. He did love Gabriela. Seeing Rory had temporarily made him go back to high school. He had wanted her badly then. She was the one girl he couldn't have, so he wanted her even more. And even now he thought she was very attractive. But for some reason, he didn't feel like he wanted to take her innocence away anymore. Her naïve character at first had attracted him, but now he was developing a conscience. He just wanted her to be happy. And he just wanted to be with Gabriela. He was now sure he loved her with all his heart. It had taken a lot for him to realize that, but now he knew, and he was going to act on it.
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After Tristan had left to go pick up Rory, Gabriela quickly got dressed, wrote a short note and followed him. When she got to Stars Hollow, she saw the look Tristan gave Rory and she felt her blood boil. She had to solve this, tonight, the sooner the better. But first, she was going to talk to Jess.
Gabriela: 'Jess, can we talk for a sec.What the heck happened to your hair?'
Jess: 'Don't start ok. And I do not think we need to talk. There is nothing to say. I think you agree that what happened between us was a mistake. You played me. I don't know why, but I get the feeling you were purposely trying to break Rory and me up. If I didn't know better I would say this is all a scheme Tristan made up. But he wouldn't use his own girlfriend for that.'
Gabriela; 'I'm not his girlfriend.'
Jess: 'Tell that to someone who is stupid enough to listen.'
Gabriela: 'Look, anyway, that is not what I wanted to talk to you about. I want to warn you.'
Jess: 'Warn me? About what? Is this another one of your schemes?'
Gabriela: 'Just listen to me Jess. I am doing you a great favor by telling you this, ok. You need to forget about Rory, you are just going to get hurt.'
Jess: 'Really? And why is that?'
Gabriela: 'Do you know where she is right now?'
Jess: 'What do you mean?'
Gabriela: 'She's out with Tristan.'
Jess' face darkened, but he was sure not to let Gabriela know he was taken aback by this new piece of information.
Jess: 'So? She can have male friends.'
Gabriela: 'Fine.But remember I warned you. It's not my fault anymore if you get hurt.'
Gabriela turned around and left. For a moment Jess thought he heard a more than just a warning for a broken heart in Gabriela's voice, but he reasoned it was just his imagination. He decided to just go to bed, so he could have an early start in the morning.
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Rory had just been dropped off at her house by Tristan. She went inside, still thinking about the conversation she had had with him. Tristan had confessed to her that he loved Gabriela, but that he had never really shown it to her. She had told him he had to show it, otherwise he might loose her forever.
This had also made her think about herself. Her own relationship with Jess. She was very sure she loved Jess. She wanted to make up with him. And she didn't want to wait until the next morning to do so. She made up her mind to go see him. But before she could leave the house again, she heard a noise in the house. There had to be someone else in there.
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When Tristan got home, he went looking for Gabriela. He couldn't find her, so he figured she must have gone out. He went to his room to think the evening over. When he was about to go lie on his bed, he saw a note on his pillow. He picked it up and started reading it, his fear growing with every line he read.
Dear Tristan,
Just as you I always get what I want, and this time is not going to be any different. Problem is you don't know what I want. Well, I can tell you, but that wouldn't be any fun. All I want is a little love. But who shall give that to me? I don't know, but I do hope it is a special someone. But to get this someone, someone else has to go. And going is what I'm going to make sure she does. So don't come looking for me tonight my dear. I will seek you out, after the deed is done. And then we will go to the place you'll fear. And I will show you what happened. The place won't be ours anymore. It will be hers, forever, you'll see.
Gabriela.
Tristan couldn't believe what he was reading. What did all this mean? Gabriela sounded like a lunatic. It wasn't the first time she had left him such a strange message.The last time she did, he ended up finding her in her bathroom on the floor having taken an overdoses off pills. He got her to the hospital just in time. What if she was planning on doing that again? But why? Everything was going well for her.What was it she wanted? And why did someone, a woman, have to go away for this?
And then it struck him.Gabriela wanted him. She had tried to make that clear to him by making love to him right before he left to pick up Rory, but he hadn't paid any attention to it, figuring Gabriela was always in the mood for sex. But now he remembered the act, she had this odd look in her eyes and she made love to him slowly, like she was trying to mark every part of his body. Like she was trying to keep him with her.
But if she wanted him.Then the one who had to go was.Rory.Tristan suddenly lost it. He knew Gabriela was capable of a lot. He needed to make sure Rory was ok. And then he needed to find Gabriela. He picked up the phone and dialed Rory's number. Nobody picked up.He dialed Jess' number.
Jess: 'Grrr.Hello.'
Tristan: 'Jess, it's Tristan.'
Jess: 'Man.What do you want? Why are you waking me up? You and I don't have anything to talk about if I recall..'
Tristan: 'It's Rory.'
Jess was suddenly wide awake. Did this guy actually call him to tell him how he had made her his?
Jess: 'I don't want to hear it.'
Tristan: 'No man. You don't understand. I need you to check up on her.'
Jess: 'Why, what did you do to her? Did you hurt her? Cause if you did, I swear I'm going to kill you.'
Tristan: 'No, I don't know. I need you to check up on her. I've been trying to call her, but I can't reach her.'
Even before Tristan had finished his last sentence Jess was already getting dressed and heading out the door. He ran as fast as he could to Rory's house. He found the door open.
Jess: 'Rory? Are you here? Hello?'
Jess ran to her room, but she wasn't there. He checked the bathroom, but she wasn't there either. She was nowhere in the house.He took out his cell and called Tristan back.
Tristan: 'Jess? Did you find her?'
Jess: 'No, she's not here. Where is she man? What did you do to her?'
Tristan: 'Look, Jess, I need you to stay calm. Don't freak out on me. Stay there, I'm coming over.'
Jess: 'What?'
Tristan: 'I think Gabriela took Rory.'
Jess: 'What? Why? No, never mind, I'm going to call the police.'
Tristan: 'Jess, no.You can't do that. You don't know what she is capable of. We have no time for that.'
Jess: 'Then how will we find her?'
Tristan: 'I think I know where she might have taken Rory.'
And with that Tristan hung up the phone and left for Stars Hollow.
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Rory sat tied up in the car seat next to Gabriela. She didn't know what was going on, but she was scared.
Rory: 'What are you doing? Where are you taking me? Why do I have to be tied up?'
Gabriela: 'Just shut up, ok. You will find out soon enough.'
Rory: 'I don't understand. Why are you abducting me?'
Gabriela: 'You really are a naïve little thing. I don't know what Tristan sees in you. Or Jess.'
Rory: 'What are you talking about? Tristan loves you.'
Gabriela slapped Rory in the face, causing the car to slip off the road for a moment.
Gabriela: 'Don't tell me what Tristan feels. I don't want to hear anything you have to say about him, understood? You are a nuisance and I am going to take care you won't be any longer. Tristan is mine, and since I always get what I want I also get him, forever. I will take care of you.And Tristan will thank me. And we will be together. I will show him the great lengths I will go to to have him.'
Rory didn't know what Gabriela meant by that, but she decided it was safest to just keep her mouth shut. She didn't want to be hit again and she definitely didn't want to cause an accident. The way Gabriela was speeding, an accident would surely be the end of it for the both of them.
She studied Gabriela's face for a moment. She looked like she was possessed. Rory had never seen anyone look so calm, yet appear so frightened and mad at the same time. Had she not been extremely afraid herself, she would have enjoyed observing and analyzing the facial expressions of the girl next to her.
After about half an hour of driving, Gabriela brought the car to a stop. She got out of the car and opened the passenger side door. She lifted a gun towards Rory's head and motioned for her to get out. She told her to move up to the railing by the end of the cliff.
Summary: Rory and Jess go to a reunion and meet Tristan, who brings up some strange feelings. It is a Literati though.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of this, just writing a story and borrowing them for a while
A/N: Since I made you wait so long for the last chapter, here is the next one, in record time.
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Tristan picked up Rory at 7 p.m. sharp. He was amazed at how beautiful she looked, but decided no to mention it. He took her to a restaurant, where they started to talk.
Tristan: 'So, how are you holding up?'
Rory: 'I'm fine, thanks. Jess and I talked about things and although we haven't worked everything out yet, I'm sure we're headed in the right direction.'
She didn't really feel like telling Tristan about the fight she had just had with Jess. She didn't want him to feel bad about it.
Rory: 'And how are you doing?'
Tristan thought about it for a minute. He didn't really know how he was doing. He had convinced himself he didn't really care about seeing Gabriela with Jess the other day, but now he wasn't so sure of that anymore.
Tristan: 'I don't know. I'm not sure how I'm feeling. I thought I wouldn't care this much. I mean, it's not like our relationship was very serious. I like her, a lot, but it never occurred to me I could be hurt by her.'
Rory: 'Tristan, it's perfectly normal to feel hurt. You love her, don't you? Then you should be hurt. It would be wrong if you weren't.'
Tristan thought about it some more. Here he was, on a date, well ok, not really a date, but having dinner in a restaurant none the less, with Rory. The girl he had wanted for longer than he could even remember. And all he kept thinking of was seeing Gabriela naked in Jess arms.He should be concentrating on getting Rory.
Rory: 'Tristan? Are you ok?'
Tristan: 'Ehm, yeah.I guess so. I was just thinking about what you just said.'
Rory: 'You love her a lot don't you?'
Tristan: 'You know what? I think I do.'
And to his own amazement he was telling the truth. He did love Gabriela. Seeing Rory had temporarily made him go back to high school. He had wanted her badly then. She was the one girl he couldn't have, so he wanted her even more. And even now he thought she was very attractive. But for some reason, he didn't feel like he wanted to take her innocence away anymore. Her naïve character at first had attracted him, but now he was developing a conscience. He just wanted her to be happy. And he just wanted to be with Gabriela. He was now sure he loved her with all his heart. It had taken a lot for him to realize that, but now he knew, and he was going to act on it.
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After Tristan had left to go pick up Rory, Gabriela quickly got dressed, wrote a short note and followed him. When she got to Stars Hollow, she saw the look Tristan gave Rory and she felt her blood boil. She had to solve this, tonight, the sooner the better. But first, she was going to talk to Jess.
Gabriela: 'Jess, can we talk for a sec.What the heck happened to your hair?'
Jess: 'Don't start ok. And I do not think we need to talk. There is nothing to say. I think you agree that what happened between us was a mistake. You played me. I don't know why, but I get the feeling you were purposely trying to break Rory and me up. If I didn't know better I would say this is all a scheme Tristan made up. But he wouldn't use his own girlfriend for that.'
Gabriela; 'I'm not his girlfriend.'
Jess: 'Tell that to someone who is stupid enough to listen.'
Gabriela: 'Look, anyway, that is not what I wanted to talk to you about. I want to warn you.'
Jess: 'Warn me? About what? Is this another one of your schemes?'
Gabriela: 'Just listen to me Jess. I am doing you a great favor by telling you this, ok. You need to forget about Rory, you are just going to get hurt.'
Jess: 'Really? And why is that?'
Gabriela: 'Do you know where she is right now?'
Jess: 'What do you mean?'
Gabriela: 'She's out with Tristan.'
Jess' face darkened, but he was sure not to let Gabriela know he was taken aback by this new piece of information.
Jess: 'So? She can have male friends.'
Gabriela: 'Fine.But remember I warned you. It's not my fault anymore if you get hurt.'
Gabriela turned around and left. For a moment Jess thought he heard a more than just a warning for a broken heart in Gabriela's voice, but he reasoned it was just his imagination. He decided to just go to bed, so he could have an early start in the morning.
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Rory had just been dropped off at her house by Tristan. She went inside, still thinking about the conversation she had had with him. Tristan had confessed to her that he loved Gabriela, but that he had never really shown it to her. She had told him he had to show it, otherwise he might loose her forever.
This had also made her think about herself. Her own relationship with Jess. She was very sure she loved Jess. She wanted to make up with him. And she didn't want to wait until the next morning to do so. She made up her mind to go see him. But before she could leave the house again, she heard a noise in the house. There had to be someone else in there.
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When Tristan got home, he went looking for Gabriela. He couldn't find her, so he figured she must have gone out. He went to his room to think the evening over. When he was about to go lie on his bed, he saw a note on his pillow. He picked it up and started reading it, his fear growing with every line he read.
Dear Tristan,
Just as you I always get what I want, and this time is not going to be any different. Problem is you don't know what I want. Well, I can tell you, but that wouldn't be any fun. All I want is a little love. But who shall give that to me? I don't know, but I do hope it is a special someone. But to get this someone, someone else has to go. And going is what I'm going to make sure she does. So don't come looking for me tonight my dear. I will seek you out, after the deed is done. And then we will go to the place you'll fear. And I will show you what happened. The place won't be ours anymore. It will be hers, forever, you'll see.
Gabriela.
Tristan couldn't believe what he was reading. What did all this mean? Gabriela sounded like a lunatic. It wasn't the first time she had left him such a strange message.The last time she did, he ended up finding her in her bathroom on the floor having taken an overdoses off pills. He got her to the hospital just in time. What if she was planning on doing that again? But why? Everything was going well for her.What was it she wanted? And why did someone, a woman, have to go away for this?
And then it struck him.Gabriela wanted him. She had tried to make that clear to him by making love to him right before he left to pick up Rory, but he hadn't paid any attention to it, figuring Gabriela was always in the mood for sex. But now he remembered the act, she had this odd look in her eyes and she made love to him slowly, like she was trying to mark every part of his body. Like she was trying to keep him with her.
But if she wanted him.Then the one who had to go was.Rory.Tristan suddenly lost it. He knew Gabriela was capable of a lot. He needed to make sure Rory was ok. And then he needed to find Gabriela. He picked up the phone and dialed Rory's number. Nobody picked up.He dialed Jess' number.
Jess: 'Grrr.Hello.'
Tristan: 'Jess, it's Tristan.'
Jess: 'Man.What do you want? Why are you waking me up? You and I don't have anything to talk about if I recall..'
Tristan: 'It's Rory.'
Jess was suddenly wide awake. Did this guy actually call him to tell him how he had made her his?
Jess: 'I don't want to hear it.'
Tristan: 'No man. You don't understand. I need you to check up on her.'
Jess: 'Why, what did you do to her? Did you hurt her? Cause if you did, I swear I'm going to kill you.'
Tristan: 'No, I don't know. I need you to check up on her. I've been trying to call her, but I can't reach her.'
Even before Tristan had finished his last sentence Jess was already getting dressed and heading out the door. He ran as fast as he could to Rory's house. He found the door open.
Jess: 'Rory? Are you here? Hello?'
Jess ran to her room, but she wasn't there. He checked the bathroom, but she wasn't there either. She was nowhere in the house.He took out his cell and called Tristan back.
Tristan: 'Jess? Did you find her?'
Jess: 'No, she's not here. Where is she man? What did you do to her?'
Tristan: 'Look, Jess, I need you to stay calm. Don't freak out on me. Stay there, I'm coming over.'
Jess: 'What?'
Tristan: 'I think Gabriela took Rory.'
Jess: 'What? Why? No, never mind, I'm going to call the police.'
Tristan: 'Jess, no.You can't do that. You don't know what she is capable of. We have no time for that.'
Jess: 'Then how will we find her?'
Tristan: 'I think I know where she might have taken Rory.'
And with that Tristan hung up the phone and left for Stars Hollow.
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Rory sat tied up in the car seat next to Gabriela. She didn't know what was going on, but she was scared.
Rory: 'What are you doing? Where are you taking me? Why do I have to be tied up?'
Gabriela: 'Just shut up, ok. You will find out soon enough.'
Rory: 'I don't understand. Why are you abducting me?'
Gabriela: 'You really are a naïve little thing. I don't know what Tristan sees in you. Or Jess.'
Rory: 'What are you talking about? Tristan loves you.'
Gabriela slapped Rory in the face, causing the car to slip off the road for a moment.
Gabriela: 'Don't tell me what Tristan feels. I don't want to hear anything you have to say about him, understood? You are a nuisance and I am going to take care you won't be any longer. Tristan is mine, and since I always get what I want I also get him, forever. I will take care of you.And Tristan will thank me. And we will be together. I will show him the great lengths I will go to to have him.'
Rory didn't know what Gabriela meant by that, but she decided it was safest to just keep her mouth shut. She didn't want to be hit again and she definitely didn't want to cause an accident. The way Gabriela was speeding, an accident would surely be the end of it for the both of them.
She studied Gabriela's face for a moment. She looked like she was possessed. Rory had never seen anyone look so calm, yet appear so frightened and mad at the same time. Had she not been extremely afraid herself, she would have enjoyed observing and analyzing the facial expressions of the girl next to her.
After about half an hour of driving, Gabriela brought the car to a stop. She got out of the car and opened the passenger side door. She lifted a gun towards Rory's head and motioned for her to get out. She told her to move up to the railing by the end of the cliff.