Disclaimer: I hate these things. I don't own ANYTHING, not even the clothes on my back. Just kidding. Anyway, story inspired by interesting foreign television. I do not own Gilmore Girls. Bells

Pairing:          R/T/J

Plot:                In an alternate universe, where Rory DuGrey is the sister of Tristan DuGrey, their life is shattered when they learned of Rory's adoption and that Lorelei, her biological mother, wants her back. Filled with grief, the DuGreys move to France. Ten years later, Tristan comes back…

Characters:

Rory DuGrey/Gilmore- beautiful adopted sister of Tristan who feels there is something more between her and her brother Tristan DuGrey- handsome brother of Rory, who also feels this "bond"; is NOT a playboy (anymore) p Carmen DuGrey- matriarch of family Edward DuGrey- patriarch of family; famous author and professor

5. Lorelei Gilmore- biological mother of Rory, seeks her back

6. Kevin Gilmore- lowlife brother of Rory

7. Christopher Hayden- deceased biological father of Rory, alcoholic

8. Jess Mariano- rich playboy who falls hard for Rory

9. Sarah Carmichel- fiancé of Tristan, unstable & diabetic

10. Lane Kim- Rory's trusted friend

(The Marianos are incredibly rich, the DuGreys are acceptably rich and the Gilmores are middle-class)

Ch. 1: The Beginning…

            A pale woman with sallow skin lies on the hospital bed with crisp, white linen sheets. She is exhausted and has the right to be, for she just went through ten hours of heavy labor. A nurse is checking her vital signs and notices her patient struggling to say something. She bends down and listens.

            "My baby, where is she?" the woman murmurs quietly, weak with fatigue.

 "Oh, she's safe and sound in the neonatal unit upstairs, Ms. Gilmore," The nurse replied with a smile.

             "That's good. I just wanted to make sure she was okay," the woman whispers slowly. Just then, a lawyer appears in the hospital room, with papers and briefcase in hand. He walks slowly to the bed and starts to open his briefcase. He impatiently waves the nurse away as he takes out a pen and props the woman up.

            "Ms. Gilmore, I have come with some papers and the need for your signature," the man said slowly.

            "What are these for?"

            "Uh," he paused slightly, "insurance matters. I just need your signature here, here, and here." Lorelei tiredly signed the numerous pages, too tired to even look at the document.

            After the signing was complete, the man pulled out his briefcase again and placed the papers in it, promptly leaving.

            Meanwhile, outside waiting in the Hartford Community Hospital's clean halls, a couple was waiting quietly. He was a man in his late twenties and she was a woman in her mid twenties. They were dressed neatly, showing modestly that they had quite a bit of money. Their faces showed eagerness and they kept watching the door to their right. One look told everyone that they were anxious parents awaiting their child. Few knew that this was an adoption, though.

            The man's name was Edward DuGrey and the woman's was Carmen. Hartford's Social Services Department had told them that there was a newborn baby waiting to be adopted at the hospital. It had been the young couple's dream to have two children, a boy and a girl, who would accompany each other through life's difficulties. They hoped that brother and sister would support each other. Sadly, though, after the difficult birth of their son, they found out that Carmen would no longer be able to have children. Because of this, they turned to adoption instead. They had already signed the papers, agreeing that they would take care of the baby and that if the biological parents wanted her back, they would have to give her back. They were here to take the baby girl, no, their baby girl home.

            Once again, the couple peered to their right, and watched in excitement as it opened. They stood up, as fast as a hummingbird's wings could beat, and anxiously peered at the bundle in the nurse's arms. The nurse, smiling, deposited the bundle into Carmen's arms.

            Carmen smiled, looking down at the angelic face in her arms.

            "What's her name?" she asked.

            "Rory," replied the nurse.

            And as if hearing her name, the infant opened her sapphire eyes and smiled.

A/N: I promise it will get more exciting after this chapter. (I think this was the most boring one!)