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Answer to Trory Addiction challenge by sweetchiqita
Summary: What if Lorelai and Chris did get married and everything went to plan but this time, when they have their first child, it isn't Rory, but another girl. Rory ends up being their second child. As the two girls get older, they both develop into complete opposites. Tristan comes into the picture as the boyfriend of Rory's older sister and Rory can't help but fall for him and detest him at the same time.
Requirements:
- Rory's older sister has to be two years older than Rory
- Tristan must have all his traits in tact
- Tristan and Rory's older sister have to be seniors while Rory is a sophomore
- Don't make Rory's sister a total bitch; she has to have some sort of edge.
Disclaimer: We do not own Gilmore Girls, nor do we intend to, but we do own any original characters.
Feedback: We appreciate any constructive criticism you have to offer.
Pairing: Trory and a mystery couple.
Rating: PG-13 but it may reach R in future chapters.
Life's Endeavours
Chapter 1: As Good As It's Gonna Get
By: Mystic Roses
Rory lay on the bed staring across the room at the reflection of a beautiful girl in the mirror. The flawless skin, the silky chestnut hair and the piercing green eyes. Rory sighed and under her breath she mumbled, "How I wish I could look like that."
"Did you say something Rory?" Elizabeth asked midway through another application of lip-gloss, not taking her eyes off the mirror.
"Oh nothing."
Elizabeth shot Rory an inquisitive look but dismissed it to concentrate on her make up. Rory left her older sister's room, forgetting why she came in the first place. She walked down a short flight of stairs, heading to the second floor where her room is situated. She entered the room, walked up to the vanity mirror, and contemplated on the girl that stood before her.
"This is as good as it's gonna get," she uttered to no one in particular.
While caught up in her contemplation, Rory heard a knock on her door. It was Eleanor, the head maid of the house, informing her of dinner.
Rory turned and smiled, "I'll be right there."
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Gilmore Dining Table
"But mum, you can't make me! What about Lane? Haven't you always said that the most important thing in life is your friends?"
"Uhh... No... I recall I said coffee was."
"But coffee is a friend isn't it?" Rory tried to twist her mother's words to her advantage.
Lorelai looked at Rory weirdly.
"Alright then! One point for you! But my argument about Lane is equivalent to five points so I win!"
"Oh but I can make you o' daughter of mine. Haven't you always said that your dream is getting into Harvard? Chilton is a sacrifice you're going to have to make. It's a crucial stepping stone."
"But they have a weird uniform..." Rory pouted.
"I think the uniform is fine, thank you very much. With some alterations like a hemmed up skirt and two buttons off the blouse..."
Lorelai and Rory finally realised there was someone else sitting at the table.
"And another minor adjustment is getting rid of those stupid blazers. They're puffy and big and ruin the whole outfit."
Rory and Lorelai looked at Elizabeth, looked at each other and then continued their original conversation, ignoring everything Elizabeth had just said.
"How can you make a life altering decision for me when you can't even choose between mint choc chip ice cream or just plain choc chip."
"I'll have you know that there is a big difference between the two. Though it doesn't seem like it by name, there is."
Another witty remark was about to escape the tip of Rory's tongue when suddenly Eleanor interrupted, saying, "Lorelai, Mr. Hayden is on the phone for you."
Instantly the two siblings looked at each other, knowing what was about to come, for it wasn't the first time.
Lorelai politely walked to a nearby room to the phone and then harsh words were exchanged between her and Christopher. Rory and Liz were left sitting, eyes downcast on their food, not bothering to utter a word, for words weren't needed. They already knew what was being said in the next room.
Lorelai hung up the phone and tensely walked back to the dinner table.
"Your father cant--"
"Yes mom, we know, father can't make it again tonight."
This seemed like a regular routine. Something that happened seven o'clock most nights, though there was the rare occasion that he made it to dinner. There was an awkward silence, then Rory suddenly remembered their previous conversation and quickly resumed.
"But mom, what about the coffee? How can you visit Luke if you're not picking me up from school anymore?"
"What makes you think I'm going to give up going to Luke's just because you're going to Chilton?"
"Well besides the fact that Stars Hollow is a whole half hour away from Hartford... I really don't know, mom."
"Rory, Luke is my best friend and--"
"Ha! More like Luke's coffee is your best friend!" said Rory, knowing it wasn't true.
Lorelai ignored Rory's comment and quickly said, "You're going to Chilton on the upcoming Monday and that's the end of this discussion."
Defeated, Rory slumped back in her chair and resumed eating, mumbling incoherently about many ways to kill her mother...
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Rory's Room, Midnight
Creak... Creak...
Rory woke up to the creaking sound and immediately knew who it was. She headed for her window and opened it. She looked to find her sister struggling up a rickety wooden ladder in 3-inch stilettos. Rory, with a grin on her face, had en evil thought in mind: leaving her sister to climb Mt Everest alone. She then reluctantly conceded, "This is my sister."
Rory held out her hand and Liz grabbed it with all her might, almost pulling Rory down in the process. Rory, obviously worn out, pulled her sister, and if not for the ledge, Rory might've fallen out her own window. Liz removed her stilettos, breathed a sigh of relief and headed to her room, not even bothering to say thank you.
Ahem, Rory coughed, waiting for her thank you.
It never came.
Frustrated she didn't get answer, Rory resorted to asking for it. "Liz, aren't you forgetting something?"
Liz checked her bag and pockets and replied, "Umm... No Rory, I've got everything."
"Ooh..." Liz slapped her palm on her forehead as if she just figured it out. "Sorry I can't believe I nearly forgot. I've got to tell you about my date."
"But..." said Rory, trying to get a word in.
"I know that you're probably thinking that he is like all those other losers I've dated, but he isn't. I've made up my mind. I so sure that Tristan. Is. The. One."
"I'm sorry to break it to you but that's what you said about Mike five months ago, before Tristan came along."
"But Rory! Tristan is different. He turned me into a one-man-girl. I've got to admit, in the beginning of the relationship, I was cheating on him but everything changed when he showed me something tonight."
"Let me guess, he showed you his wallet?" Rory chuckled, amused at her own joke.
"No silly! He showed me his secret hideaway. It was this beautiful gazebo in this small town. Ooh ooh and for the first time since we've been going out.. I didn't make out with him."
Rory falsely gasped with her hands cupping her mouth, "No way!"
"Oooh yes way!" said Liz, not catching on to the sarcasm in Rory's voice. "He was just so sweet. Taking all that time to make our five month anniversary special. Throughout the whole relationship I've taken him for granted, but not anymore! I pledge that from now on he'll be my only guy!"
Liz then babbled on with her story, leaving Rory to conceal her laughter while still looking interested.
"...Well that's about it, Rory. But 'til our next update, goodnight."
As Liz walked out the door, Rory suddenly remembered and cried out, "Where's my thank you?"
Rory dismissed the thought and decided to head back to bed, intending to go to sleep. But after half an hour, she was still stared at her ceiling and realised that for the last thirty minutes all she could think about was Chilton.
After making a mental pros and cons list, she arrived at the conclusion that Chilton wouldn't be so bad as long as the lockers don't play up (like in Stars Hollow High) and that there was a quiet place for reading. It would be almost perfect if she could get through the day without coming across the type of people she disliked the most: cocky jerks. Happy with her list, Rory dozed off to sleep with words echoing in her ears.
"Bring it on, Chilton!"
-- chapter finis
Author's Note: OK there are probably a lot of unanswered questions here like how Luke and Lorelai are best friends and all but it should be explained in the near future... oh and to all you Trory lovers out there, Tristan will be appearing very soon, like next chapter kinda soon... :p
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