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Chapter 2 | Making a scene
Rory couldn't get Tristan's words from that afternoon off her mind, 'Unfinished business'. Rory stared up at her ceiling, she knew exactly what Tristan was referring too, but by his words it made it seem like what had happened between them wasn't over. Rory rolled over onto her side with a sigh, 'you have dean now' Rory reminded herself. 'He loves you, you love him. No one can change that' she said out loud as if it would somehow make her believe the words.
Of course it didn't help much. 'Why did he have to come back?" Rory said, her mind filled with confusion. She'd told Dean things were over with Tristan but were they really. No matter how much she'd tried to convince herself since that morning that things were she couldn't get him out of her mind. When it came to Tristan things were different, he had this, like this invisible pull over her. Over most of the girls in school. It was like, even though they know they shouldn't they still do.
[[ FLASH BACK ]]
Rory pulled away from Tristan suddenly, seeing a familiar face in the doorway in front of her.
"Rory?" Tristan asked confused.
"Dean! Dean wait" Rory called after her boyfriend as he turned away, having caught his girlfriend kissing another guy.
Dean turn and walked fast down the hallway, not quite yet running.
Rory ran after him. "Dean wait! I can explain," she said breathing heavily as she caught hold of his arm.
Dean stopped still and turned around to face Rory who was trying to hold back tears. "You don't need to, I saw you, you made your choice Rory" Dean said sadly, then pulled away for her and continued to wall back down the hallway.
"But I love you" Rory called after him, crying heavily now. Dean faltered slightly, but then continued to walk around the corner, 'she's made her decision' he thought to himself, 'now its time I made mine'.
[[ END FLASH BACK ]]
Rory shook the vision out of her head and then stood up from her bed. She needed something to take her mind off everything. "Coffee!" it came to her suddenly, "Lukes. . . shit! Mum. . ." Rory grabbed her jacket and keys and ran downstairs, pausing for only seconds to check herself in the hall mirror. She'd suddenly realised she was supposed to meet her Mum after school at Luke's.
* * * * * * * * * *
"Sorry" Rory exclaimed to her mother as she walked hurriedly through the door of Luke's to find her mother sitting in her usual spot. "Bad day?" Lorelei asked her daughter, gulping down her 2nd coffee of the afternoon. "Coffee!" called over to Luke who was standing behind the counter, forgetting to be polite. Luke just looked at her, "Please?"
"Another?" Luke offered gesturing at Lorelei's now empty cup. "Yep!" Luke turned back around with a sigh, 'another 2 coffees it is' he thought to himself.
"I cannot believe that guy!" Rory exclaimed once she'd gulped down a mouthful of steaming hot coffee.
"Uh oh, guy? Who?" Lorelei asked, excitedly.
Rory groaned, "Tristan, he's back"
Lorelei looked at her daughter with a sinking feeling. "Oh" was her only response.
* * * * * * * * * *
"You have 45 minutes and then I want you to write up a report on your findings" Rory's Biology teacher said from the front of the classroom.
Rory made her way to the front of the classroom as everyone headed towards their labs with their partners.
"Mrs Jamison?" she asked politely.
"Yes Rory?" Rory was one of her best students and didn't often ask for any help.
"My lab partner has transferred into another Biology class so I just wanted to see if you want me to do this on my own or do you want me to join another group" Rory asked politely.
"Oh yes, I remember now. Actually I've organised a new lab-"
Rory's teacher was cut off by a knock at the door. Rory turned around in time to see Tristan walk in.
"- partner. Tristan, come over here" Mrs Jamison gestured to Tristan who was already walking towards them.
"Tristan this is-"
"Rory" Tristan cut in.
"Ah yes, so I'm guessing you two already know each other" Rory's teacher smiled at the two of them, while Rory was trying not to scream.
"My new lab partner?" she though anxiously, "he can't be, we can't work together, we just . . . "
"Rory would you be able to explain to Tristan today's assignment"
Rory didn't hear the teacher she was to busy freaking out.
"Rory . . . earth to Rory . . .hey Mary" at that Rory's head snapped up and she turned to face Tristan.
"How could you?" she asked fuming.
"How could I what?" Tristan asked feigning innocence, knowing exactly what she meant.
If looks could kill then Tristan would have dropped dead, "I can't do this" Rory groaned stomping over to her lab . . .
"Cant do what?" Tristan asked, flashing his gorgeous grin. "Can't be my lab partner, because that's all I'm asking. Rory, will you be my lab partner?" Tristan asked sweetly, dropping down on one knee in front of the whole class.
"Tristan" Rory whispered harshly, aware that half the class was staring at the scene Tristan was making.
"I wont get up until you say yes," he said and Rory believed him. He'd pulled stunts like this before.
[[ FLASH BACK ]]
"Rory will play Juliet and . . ." Rory's English teacher, Mr Medina, looked around the room, his eyes coming to a rest on Tristan, "Tristan will play Romeo".
Rory looked over at Tristan who was walking to the front of the room with that annoying smirk on his face.
"Come on Rory, up the front" Mr Medina gestured towards here. Rory stood up with a sigh and walked to the front of the classroom, avoiding the stares of her fellow classmates she began to read.
"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss" Rory took a deep breath as Tristan said his line, and then spoke again.
"Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer" Mr Medina put up his hand to stop Tristan before he said his lines. "Rory, you've read this scene before, can you try putting a bit more feeling into it please, make the scene your, act it" Rory avoided his eyes and looked down at the ground. "Yeah come on Rory, your supposed to love me aren't you?" Rory's head snapped up at the word love. The whole class laughed. Tristan back-pedalled realising his mistake. "Juliet is supposed to love Romeo isn't she?" Tristan took a step closer and delivered his lines. Rory tried to put more feeling into it, tried to make the scene and when Tristan put his arms around her leant into kiss her she nearly let him, forgetting where she was and only thinking of the feeling of her lips on his she pulled back at the last second. "You kiss by the book," Rory said after a long pause, avoiding Tristan's eyes. Tristan smirked, fully aware of the mistake Rory had just allowed herself to make, that she was no longer just acting. [[ END FLASH BACK ]]
Rory rolled her eyes. "Fine, okay whatever, can you get up now?" she asked giving in.
"See what she puts me through?" Tristan said standing up and facing the class.
Chapter 2 | Making a scene
Rory couldn't get Tristan's words from that afternoon off her mind, 'Unfinished business'. Rory stared up at her ceiling, she knew exactly what Tristan was referring too, but by his words it made it seem like what had happened between them wasn't over. Rory rolled over onto her side with a sigh, 'you have dean now' Rory reminded herself. 'He loves you, you love him. No one can change that' she said out loud as if it would somehow make her believe the words.
Of course it didn't help much. 'Why did he have to come back?" Rory said, her mind filled with confusion. She'd told Dean things were over with Tristan but were they really. No matter how much she'd tried to convince herself since that morning that things were she couldn't get him out of her mind. When it came to Tristan things were different, he had this, like this invisible pull over her. Over most of the girls in school. It was like, even though they know they shouldn't they still do.
[[ FLASH BACK ]]
Rory pulled away from Tristan suddenly, seeing a familiar face in the doorway in front of her.
"Rory?" Tristan asked confused.
"Dean! Dean wait" Rory called after her boyfriend as he turned away, having caught his girlfriend kissing another guy.
Dean turn and walked fast down the hallway, not quite yet running.
Rory ran after him. "Dean wait! I can explain," she said breathing heavily as she caught hold of his arm.
Dean stopped still and turned around to face Rory who was trying to hold back tears. "You don't need to, I saw you, you made your choice Rory" Dean said sadly, then pulled away for her and continued to wall back down the hallway.
"But I love you" Rory called after him, crying heavily now. Dean faltered slightly, but then continued to walk around the corner, 'she's made her decision' he thought to himself, 'now its time I made mine'.
[[ END FLASH BACK ]]
Rory shook the vision out of her head and then stood up from her bed. She needed something to take her mind off everything. "Coffee!" it came to her suddenly, "Lukes. . . shit! Mum. . ." Rory grabbed her jacket and keys and ran downstairs, pausing for only seconds to check herself in the hall mirror. She'd suddenly realised she was supposed to meet her Mum after school at Luke's.
* * * * * * * * * *
"Sorry" Rory exclaimed to her mother as she walked hurriedly through the door of Luke's to find her mother sitting in her usual spot. "Bad day?" Lorelei asked her daughter, gulping down her 2nd coffee of the afternoon. "Coffee!" called over to Luke who was standing behind the counter, forgetting to be polite. Luke just looked at her, "Please?"
"Another?" Luke offered gesturing at Lorelei's now empty cup. "Yep!" Luke turned back around with a sigh, 'another 2 coffees it is' he thought to himself.
"I cannot believe that guy!" Rory exclaimed once she'd gulped down a mouthful of steaming hot coffee.
"Uh oh, guy? Who?" Lorelei asked, excitedly.
Rory groaned, "Tristan, he's back"
Lorelei looked at her daughter with a sinking feeling. "Oh" was her only response.
* * * * * * * * * *
"You have 45 minutes and then I want you to write up a report on your findings" Rory's Biology teacher said from the front of the classroom.
Rory made her way to the front of the classroom as everyone headed towards their labs with their partners.
"Mrs Jamison?" she asked politely.
"Yes Rory?" Rory was one of her best students and didn't often ask for any help.
"My lab partner has transferred into another Biology class so I just wanted to see if you want me to do this on my own or do you want me to join another group" Rory asked politely.
"Oh yes, I remember now. Actually I've organised a new lab-"
Rory's teacher was cut off by a knock at the door. Rory turned around in time to see Tristan walk in.
"- partner. Tristan, come over here" Mrs Jamison gestured to Tristan who was already walking towards them.
"Tristan this is-"
"Rory" Tristan cut in.
"Ah yes, so I'm guessing you two already know each other" Rory's teacher smiled at the two of them, while Rory was trying not to scream.
"My new lab partner?" she though anxiously, "he can't be, we can't work together, we just . . . "
"Rory would you be able to explain to Tristan today's assignment"
Rory didn't hear the teacher she was to busy freaking out.
"Rory . . . earth to Rory . . .hey Mary" at that Rory's head snapped up and she turned to face Tristan.
"How could you?" she asked fuming.
"How could I what?" Tristan asked feigning innocence, knowing exactly what she meant.
If looks could kill then Tristan would have dropped dead, "I can't do this" Rory groaned stomping over to her lab . . .
"Cant do what?" Tristan asked, flashing his gorgeous grin. "Can't be my lab partner, because that's all I'm asking. Rory, will you be my lab partner?" Tristan asked sweetly, dropping down on one knee in front of the whole class.
"Tristan" Rory whispered harshly, aware that half the class was staring at the scene Tristan was making.
"I wont get up until you say yes," he said and Rory believed him. He'd pulled stunts like this before.
[[ FLASH BACK ]]
"Rory will play Juliet and . . ." Rory's English teacher, Mr Medina, looked around the room, his eyes coming to a rest on Tristan, "Tristan will play Romeo".
Rory looked over at Tristan who was walking to the front of the room with that annoying smirk on his face.
"Come on Rory, up the front" Mr Medina gestured towards here. Rory stood up with a sigh and walked to the front of the classroom, avoiding the stares of her fellow classmates she began to read.
"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss" Rory took a deep breath as Tristan said his line, and then spoke again.
"Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer" Mr Medina put up his hand to stop Tristan before he said his lines. "Rory, you've read this scene before, can you try putting a bit more feeling into it please, make the scene your, act it" Rory avoided his eyes and looked down at the ground. "Yeah come on Rory, your supposed to love me aren't you?" Rory's head snapped up at the word love. The whole class laughed. Tristan back-pedalled realising his mistake. "Juliet is supposed to love Romeo isn't she?" Tristan took a step closer and delivered his lines. Rory tried to put more feeling into it, tried to make the scene and when Tristan put his arms around her leant into kiss her she nearly let him, forgetting where she was and only thinking of the feeling of her lips on his she pulled back at the last second. "You kiss by the book," Rory said after a long pause, avoiding Tristan's eyes. Tristan smirked, fully aware of the mistake Rory had just allowed herself to make, that she was no longer just acting. [[ END FLASH BACK ]]
Rory rolled her eyes. "Fine, okay whatever, can you get up now?" she asked giving in.
"See what she puts me through?" Tristan said standing up and facing the class.