The next story will be written by someone who is not me. I will make sure she keeps the people as I had them in mind. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Oh and my email isn't working so if you have emailed me lately sorry.

Title: Jade and Angel
Chapter 9: Secrets never stay hidden





Jade
I looked at the writing on the paper in front of me. It was concocted of gibberish I had thought of while sitting here. A loud knock on my door pulled me from my thoughts. Who is it? I asked while stuffing my book into my desk and locking the drawer.

Open the door. Annette yelled and began pounding on my door. Right this instant. Walking to the door I pulled it open. You got Janlen's grandson suspended? How dare you do such a thing. She raised her hand. Moving swiftly I went through the open door and ran down the stairs. You will be going to a party on Friday at the Gilmore's. You will find Tristan and apologize to him.

I opened the front door and left. Taking Annette's cell phone out of my pocket, I scrolled through her list of numbers until I found the Dugray's. Dialing the number I got into my car and started the engine. Hello Dugray residence. Who is speaking? That is the most high-pitched voice I have ever heard.

Sighing I looked at Eric pulling into the driveway. May I please speak to Tristan if he is there?

Isn't that Annette's phone?

Yeah I took it from her pocket when she was scolding me. Eric shook his head and went inside.

The high-pitched voice at the other end of the line died away and was replaced by Tristan's voice. Who is this?

Sighing again I pulled out of the driveway and towards the road. It's Ang-, I quickly cut myself off, Jade. I need to talk to you. Why am I doing this? I don't need to apologize. Do I?

A couple seconds pass before he replies. I turn onto the highway towards Stars Hollow.

Well apparently Annette has been talking to your grandfather, who has been talking to you." I push the gas petal down.

"Ah. You are supposed to apologize at the Gilmore's party."

"Whatever."

"Are you driving?"

I hung up the phone and pulled over to the side of the road. Leaning back against the chair I sighed and closed my eyes.

"Miss? Excuse me, Miss?"

Waking up I look at an officer? "Oh shit." The roof of my car was down and it's raining. "What?" That came out a lot more aggravated sounding then I intended it to be.

"Well, I was just trying to tell you that you were getting wet. You shouldn't sleep out here." No shit Sherlock. I look at his name tag. Mariano? I look at it again. Nope Maroney. What a weird last name. Looking back at the officers face I notice how young he looks.

"Kinda young aren't you?" I ask trying to turn my vehicle on.

He stares at me making me feel uncomfortable. "I'm 20. This is my first day." He seems proud. It looks like he's waiting for a fucking applause.

I sigh and look in my rearview-mirror. Oh shit. Tristan's car pulls over behind mine. "Hey, officer?" I can see Tristan getting out of his car and walking towards mine. "It's Monday right?"

The officer looks at me funny. "No it's", he glances at his watch, "ten twenty-five on Tuesday. Why?" I start to bang my head on the steering wheel while repeating fuck over and over again.

"You are going to kill your brain cells by doing that."

I look up at Tristan. "Well at least I'll loose some calories too." I try to turn on my car again. It makes this weird chocking sound. "Shit." I say after I remember why I pulled over in the first place. "Can you drive me home? I'm out of gas."

"Sure." They both reply. I would end up taking the ride with Tristan. I would sit in the back and poke him the whole ride there. When we got there I would invite him in but feel awkward. Annette would tell me that the doctor's office called and they wanted me down there.

Tristan
I watch as a little girl walks haltingly towards Jade. She looks like a younger version of Jade but has dark brown or black hair. "Mum. Up." She raises her arms and Jade picks her up. So this is Juliet. Juliet is her daughter?

"Right know?"

"Yes, and give me my cell phone back." I notice the person who I assume is Annette look at me. "Who are you?"

"Tristan Dugray."

"Oh, how wonderful. I've been waiting to meet you." Jade coughs. I glance over and notice the little girl staring at me.

"Oh. Tristan this is Juliet my-"

"Her little sister." Annette says coming down the stairs. "My name is Annette." She holds her hand out and I give it a shake.

"Hey, Tristan?"

"Huh?"

"Would you mind giving me a ride to the doctors office?"

"Nonsense. You will not burden Tristan with such outrageous requests." Annette glares at Jade.

Jade looks at her. "If looks could kill, you would be laughing at my dead body by now."

"Who?" Juliet says pointing at me. "Dad?" She says looking hopeful.

Jade puts her down. "No honey. That's Tristan."

"Tistin." She runs up to me and points at me. "Tistin." She raises her arms. "Up." I look at Jade unsure of weather or not I should pick her up. She nods her head slightly.

I bend down and pick her up. "How old are you?"

Juliet holds up all her fingers. "One."

I laugh. "Hey, I can drive you to the doctors office."

She would reluctantly agree. I would wait for her in my car with Juliet. Jade would come out crying and tell me to drive her home. She would ask me to wait for her in the
driveway. Jade would come out with a suitcase and say she was going to stay with me until the week is over.


Jade/Angel
Fuck. "All week?"

"Yes. So you can't stay at my house."

"Please." I wipe my eyes. "I can't stay with Annette and Eric. They won't understand. You can't fuck me anyway so don't worry about that."

"What? That's not what I meant. Why not?"

"I have HIV." He recoils in shock. "I was just diagnosed." We both go silent. It's awkward so I look at Juliet sleeping in the back seat. "She's so beautiful. Tristan?"

"What?" He looks at me.

"Promise me that you won't tell anyone that I have HIV."

"I promise, but secrets never stay hidden forever."

"Thanks for the info Yoda."

Tristan and I would end up agreeing that although his parents were going to be gone all week I would spend the night on his sofa in his room. Juliet would sleep on the carpeted floor next to me. On Friday Tristan and Rory would disappear from the party at Rory's grandparents house. Only to be found by me in her room having sex. Rory would get pregnant and give birth to a girl in nine months. She would be named Lorelai Jane, as in Jane Austen, Gilmore. Lorelai Jane Gilmore would get nicknamed Jane, because of the simple fact that her middle name is Jane. She would have Tristan's blond hair and his attitude. She would become the Queen of Chilton when she was in grade ten. Jane would be enrolled in the middle of grade eight.

I would see Jess in two months. After my real mother found me and brought me in to live with her and her family. We would move to Stars Hollow. I would change my name back to Angel Anderson. A few days after seeing Jess I would get into a plane crash and die.

Jess and Rory would get married in five years. They would have a baby of their own in two years and they would name him Richard Gilmore Mariano after Rory's grandfather who would die in one year from now. Richard Mariano would be nick named Richie. He would be Jess' spitting image with blue eyes. He would have a love for books and a love for school.

Juliet would, unfortunately, get most of Jess' bad traits. She would start smoking at the age thirteen, start drinking at fifteen and get her first tattoo at the age sixteen. She would be the spitting image of me except she would have Jess' hair. Juliet would fall in love at the age seventeen.

But these are different stories, for different times.