All That You Can't Leave Behind

Chapter 2- Clashing Minds

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Author's Note: Hey I hope you liked the first chapter. We will probably update frequently cause it's summer and we get into stories.

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"So, where did those fine specimens come from?" Danielle asked Rory after Tristan, Jess, and Ephram had left.

"Oh, Jess is my ex-boyfriend and Tristan went to Chilton with me," she replied.

"Er, what's Tristan like?" Robin asked.

"Oh, god. Don't tell me you like him? He's cocky, arrogant, annoying, well he was anyways before he got shipped off to military school," Rory told her.

"Robin has a thing for blonde guys," Danielle told Rory.

"I do not!" Robin said. Danielle cocked her head at her with a knowing glance. "Ok, maybe I do."

"So what's the deal with Jess?" Danielle asked.

"Oh he's really cool, you'd like him," Rory said, with a somewhat distant look on her face. Danielle didn't seem to notice.

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The girls had just finished unpacking and were giggling over all the past boyfriends of Danielle.

"-And then there was Matt, he was cool, but that only lasted a month or so, hmmm, yes then there was John, that actually lasted a whole semester--" Robin was telling Rory all the past boyfriends of Danielle when she finally interrupted her.

"Hey, I have had some long term relationships before!" Danielle told them.

"How long might that be, Danielle?" Robin asked.

"Ummm, well it was about half a year, you remember Ryan?" Danielle told her.

"Oh, yeah, Ryan. He was nice," Robin said.

"Yeah, he was," Danielle said.

"Well, enough about boys, how about we go and get something to eat?" Rory said.

"Ah this is my kinda friend!" Danielle said, getting up from her bed and grabbing her coat.

"Anything involving food and Danielle will come," Robin laughed, grabbing her white jacket and putting her messenger hat back on.

"Ok, so do you guys just wanna roam around until we find some place good?" Rory asked, as they exited their dorm.

"Yeah, sure," Danielle said.

The girls walked into town and found a diner right across the street from the Starbucks. They entered the restaurant and found a booth to sit at. Danielle took the seat next to Rory and Robin sat across from the two of them. The waitress soon came to take their order.

"What'll it be?" the waitress asked the three girls.

"Fries and a hot dog for me," Robin announced. "Oh, and Coke, thanks."

"The same for me," Danielle said. "Do you have Dr. Pepper?"

"Yeah, would you like that?"

"Yes, please."

"And how about you?"

"Hamburger and fries and a coffee," Rory told the waitress and she took their menus.

"So, what's it like living in Stars Hollow?" Robin asked Rory.

"Crazy. There's always something to do," she answered as a familiar voice spoke her name from behind Robin.

"What are the odds?" Jess said, Ephram and Tristan in tow.

"I don't know, but apparently great cause you guys are here when we are," Danielle said. Tristan walked over to Rory and Danielle's side of the booth and squeezed in. Robin's face fell.

"There's more room over there near Robin," Rory said, seeing Robin's expression. Robin mouthed 'thanks' to her across the table as Tristan slid in next to her.

"Yeah, I don't think we're gonna fit," Ephram muttered.

"Yeah, I think we're just gonna get our own booth," Jess said, backing up. *There's room on my lap, Jess. * Danielle thought as Jess said that.

"See you guys," Tristan said, following the other two.

"Jess and Tristan like you," Robin said.

"Yeah but I only care about Jess. We were great together until he up and left me in Stars Hollow," Rory said.

"Hmmm, Ephram's kinda cute. Why don't you go for him?" Danielle said, raising her eyebrows.

"Could you be more obvious?" Robin chuckled. "So I take it you like Jess as well?"

"Uh, yeah, he's hott," Danielle said, looking over at the booth they were sitting at.

"Yeah so is Tristan, too bad he's obviously not interested. Why does this always happen to me?" Robin said as the food was placed on the table. They all said thanks and the waitress left to another table.

The girls finished their meals quite quickly due to their hunger and decided to leave. On the way out, they stopped at the boys' table.

"Hey, we're off. Catch ya later," Robin said.

"Bye, guys. I take it we'll see you tomorrow?" Tristan asked.

"If you find us," Danielle said and the girls left the diner.

*****

Danielle, Robin, and Rory walked into their dorm room after going out to dinner.

"I think that I'm going to take a shower," Rory told to two.

"Yeah, I think I am too," Danielle said.

"Alright. Well, I have to set up my speakers and stuff for my laptop so I'll be fine," Robin said to the two as they gathered their towels and toiletries.

"Alright, we'll be back in like a half hour," Rory said.

"Ok, see you!"

Robin got to work. She had brought her newly bought laptop but she also needed to find the right plugs and such to plug in her modem along with the computer and its speakers. She began rummaging through the box to find an extension cord for all of it when she heard a knock on the door.

"Come in, it isn't locked!" she yelled over her Rooney CD, taking one of the speakers out of the box she put it on the desk; she bent down to get the extension cord that was underneath it.

"Hey, Robin right?" she heard a voice say from behind her. Robin turned around and came face to face with Tristan.

"Yup, and what can I do for you?" she said, tossing the extension cord onto her desk.

"Is Rory around?" he asked.

"Naw, she went to take a shower," Robin said.

"Oh, ok. Well just tell her I stopped by," Tristan said, backing up.

"Sure, whatever," Robin said, turning around and bending down again to take out another speaker. She heard the door shut. *Ok, he's so totally not going to come around so I'll get over it and move on to someone else. Plus the little fact that I just met him today makes it a lot easier. * Robin thought.

Rory and Danielle came jaunting into the room about fifteen minutes later, towels and toiletries in hand.

"You'll never guess which admirer stopped by?" Robin said, closing her book.

"Tristan, I'm guessing by your tone," Rory said.

"Bingo. You know I've decided I'm not going to waste my time going after someone who doesn't share the same feelings. I am going to start out on a clean slate and not act like I usually do," Robin concluded.

"You see, Rory. Robin has a tendency to go for the men who aren't exactly reachable. She sets her standards high and then doesn't see the men who like her in front of her very own eyes. She's a bit clueless like that," Danielle explained.

"I am not!" Robin said. "Ok, maybe a little."

"Alright, I'm beat. I'm thinking fresh new start tomorrow with lots of coffee and lots of hott boys!" Danielle said.

"Now that's what I'm talking about," Robin said.

"Ditto," Rory said. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

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