Shelter

Flossie

Summary- Two years after leaving Chilton, Tristan comes back to find Rory. She's gone. And the soul reason for Tristan's whole life crumbles away from him.

Spoilers-Nothing after Run Away Little Boy.

Rating- PG

Disclaimer- Hopefully once the papers come in, I will officially own Chad Michael Murray. But thanks to the slow postal service, I've been forced to wait.

Author's Note- im not sure if its anything to you guys, but it's a big thing for me! I finally began chapter 8! Its now a full 47 words long! oh, and my site's looking up! I might actually be getting along nicely with my assistant manager!!...anyway, that's all the news I have.










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Gilmore mansion






"I am so sorry I was the one that had to tell you."


I felt stiff all over; I felt I had been holding my breath all day, somewhere in the back of my mind convinced that by the end of the day, I would be with Rory.

Long since had the cup of tea her grandmother had given me gone cold, and I felt empty again. I hoped never to have to experience that hollow feeling again, never have to know that in my heart life wasn't worth living.

But what her grandmother had told me, it was, so simple. Such a simple thing that happens to so many people around the world had taken Rory.


My Rory.




And what hurt me the most was that she had to go through it with her friends and family, and I wasn't there. She probably didn't think of me once since I left, but sometimes I'd like to think she wondered. Perhaps questioned where I was at that second, what I was doing, and why. I wanted to think I had an impact on her. But now I know that she wouldn't have wasted a single second on me, I feel selfish now for thinking it.






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The day after Rory fell at the restaurant






Rory had first seen the bruise when she was in the shower, it was on her hip. The ugly blackish blue mark was so . . . threatening almost. She flinched when she touched it lightly. Even Rory knew she shouldn't have gotten such a terrible bruise from just falling down.


She had been so scared that night, beneath her dizziness and her blurry eyes she had still thought of Dean, of how she was going to ruin his night for her. Lorelai had thought it was so silly, and that Dean would have understood, but for some reason he hadn't come with her to the hospital that night.




She was eating her breakfast when she noticed the second bruise on her thigh. Then found another on the arm she fell onto the tiles. Then her cheek. Unwrapping a few band-aids from the bathroom cabinet Rory covered each one in a thick layer. They were almost invisible now. No-one would ask questions.



*Just tell everyone they're bug bites, they're just mosquito bites, only mosquito bites . . . *




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English lit. The same day-





"Ms. Gilmore?
Are you going to pay attention in my class or are you going to continue day dreaming?"

"Ms. Gilmore? Answer me."



"Ms. Gilmore?"



Rory slipped of her chair and fell to the floor.


There was a second's silence.










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Chapter 5

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