Author: Kimmi

Title: Chapter 18: First picture.

GILMORE HOUSE-Wednesday

Rory just got back from the school. She went straight to her room and crashed herself on the bed. She lied there, staring at the ceiling, thinking how much she miss him, how much she need him, wondering when he will come home, so that she could tell him how much she love him. Rory got up and picked a book from the bookshelves. She went back to the bed and lied on her back. When she opened the book, a picture fell off. She picked it up slowly. It was a picture of her and Tristan.

FLASHBACK

CHILTON

"Mickey my friend…" Tristan said as he slung his arm around Michael's shoulder. Michael is the school cameraman. He was the one who's responsible on everything that involves photography/pictures for the school.

"Since when I've become your friend Tristan" Michael asked.

"It doesn't matter my friend"

"What do you want Tristan"

"See… I told you we were friends. You know me too well"

"Stop calling me 'friend' and get your hands off me…" Michael said, shrugging off Tristan's arm around his shoulder. Tristan lifted his hands up in surrender. "… and don't call me Mickey, my name is Michael"

"Okay… listen Mick—Michael. I need a favour"

"From me?"

"Well yeah… I'm talking to you right now am I?"

"Huh! That's the first. What do you want Tristan?"

"You're the school cameraman right" Tristan asked, as he followed Michael walk down the hallway.

"That's me"

"So… do you mind taking a picture of me and Rory Gilmore?"

"Rory Gilmore?"

"Yeah, Rory Gilmore, the new student"

"For what?"

"For me"

Michael sighed. He knew DuGrey didn't take no for an answer. Besides if he say yes, he would stop following him. "Okay"

"Awesome! Thanks dude"

"Call me that again… no picture"

"Okay, okay"

"So when do you wanna take it?"

"Lunch time"

"Where?"

"I'll tell you later. Thanks Mickey. I owe you one" Tristan said, tapping Michael on the shoulder and walked away.

"I hate that name" Michael muttered.

LUNCH TIME

Rory was sitting on the bench, reading.

"Hey Rory" Tristan said, sitting next to her.

"Hmmm… that was weird…"

"What weird?"

"You called me Rory"

"That's your name isn't it?"

"Yeah… but I was just starting to get used to Mary"

"Rory—"

"Mary is such a beautiful name"

"Ro—"

"Now I kind of missed it"

Tristan groaned as he ran his hand through his hair. "Fine… Mary"

"How many times must I tell you Tristan… my name is Rory" Rory said politely.

"What? But you just—so I—"Tristan stuttered.

Rory looked down on her book and continued her reading, with a smirk plastered on her face. That was when Tristan realized that he just got mock, by Rory Gilmore. He laughed softly. "I can't believe this" Tristan muttered under his breath.

"Believe it DuGrey" Rory said as she started to get up, gathered all her books and put them in her bag pack. Tristan still couldn't believe that he just got mock, by a girl. Tristan DuGrey just got mock by a girl. He stared as she gathered her books, biting her lower lip, holding a laugh. That was the moment he fell for her. Then he noticed that someone was standing behind him. He turned around and saw Michael. Then he remembered the reason he was here.

"Rory wait"

"Are you talking to me?" Rory questioned, innocently.

"Ha ha, very funny Mary"

Rory laughed softly. Oh my god Tristan thought as he stared her face reddened fro holding her laugh earlier. He was falling even more in love with her.

"I was just wondering… maybe we could take a picture together" Tristan said, getting up and put his hands in the pockets.

"Picture?"

"Yeah"

"Together?"

"Yeah"

"You and me?"

"Okay this is my last 'yeah'"

"For what?"

"For uhh… school… collection. Yeah. For school collection"

"School collection?"

"Yeah. So we can put in the year book" Tristan lied.

"Umm… okay"

Tristan let a relieve sigh.

"Let me know when you wanna take it" Rory started to leave.

"Actually… I wanna take it now"

"Oh. Okay… do you have the camera with you?"

"Yeah, Mickey"

"You named your camera Mickey?"

"What? No. This is Mickey" Tristan said, pointing to where Michael was standing. Michael gave him and evil glare. "Uhh… I mean… Michael. Michael here… is the school cameraman. He's the one who's going to take our picture"

"Hi Michael"

"Hi" Michael said, smiling.

"That's a very nice camera" Rory said politely.

"Thanks. So… how long you have been transferred here"

"Almost a month now"

"Oh wow. A month? Okay this might sound crazy but I never seen you before… I mean here in Chilton"

"Well, it doesn't sound crazy for me because I never seen you either"

"Well, the school is big"

"Way too big"

Tristan who was feeling kinda left out and jealous of coarse, interrupt. "Okay, okay, enough with the introduction. Its picture time"

Michael took the picture. Rory sat on the bench with his hands on her lap. Tristan also sat on the bench, very close to where Rory was sitting. He suddenly slung his arm over Rory's shoulder.

"Do you really have to do that?" Rory asked.

"We have to look 'friendly'. Remember… it's for the school"

"Smile" Michael said, they both smile and 'click'.

END FLASHBACK

Our first picture Rory thought.