Rory and I had followed Jess outside the house, Paris was puking her guts out between the bushes. Rory was holding Gellar´s blonde hair back, so it wouldn´t get all messed up from the vomiting…
Here´s what happened…
Jess had taken Paris to a nearby fast food restaurant near Hartford. Apparently, Paris had refused to go in the first place due mostly because the temptation of grease was too much…
Mariano, being the one that doesn´t listen what anybody says no matter what, had persuaded Paris into going inside and trying out a burger and fries…
Next thing that happened, the ambitious girl couldn´t stop eating it, she ordered more and more of it until she got this terrible stomach ache…
Gellar´s body was not accustomed to digest junk food, especially in high quantities, so, yep, you guessed it, she´s throwing it all away into the innocent nature…
Poor shrubs. Tsk, tsk. Bad karma…
Jess: " Hey, are you sure she´s going to be allright? ". Jess and I stood behind them, standing side by side from each other. Mariano, looking quite worried, me, somewhat pissed off.
I´ll leave that up to you to guess the reason behind my irritation…
I had my hands inside my pockets and looked quite bored. This wasn't any kind of unfamiliar scene for me whatsoever. I had witnessed Paris Gellar puking her small intestine out in several occasions. It was always the same, she would eat meat, she would throw it out, she would taste fat, she would puke it out…
Guess her organism wasn´t immune to anything animal related…
The poor girl, I almost felt sorry for her. She was raised in vegetarianism, so…
Old habits die hard…
Rory: " Well… ".
Paris: " You forced me into eating an assassinated, fat, innocent cow, ¿how do you suppose I´m going to feel, you dumbass!? ".
Jess: " I´m sorry, Paris… ".
Paris: " Screw you! ".
Jess: " Paris… ".
Paris: " Just leave me alone, ok!?, leave me alone! ". Paris made her way angrily inside the house.
Rory: " Give her time ". She told Jess quietly, as in trying to offer him some kind of comfort.
Mariano just nodded his head, melancholically and placed his hands inside his jean pockets. Rory went inside the Crap Shack, somebody had to calm the vegetarian down.
Finally, Jess turned to face me…
Jess: " So, I´m surprised to see you at Rory´s… ".
Tristan: " I gave her a ride home ". He raised his eyebrows, looking amazed.
Jess: " No kidding? ".
Tristan: " Affirmative ". I looked down at my shoes, shifting on my feet.
Jess: " You´re telling me that Rory Leigh Gilmore actually refused the ride home with your step brother to go with the Evil One instead? ".
Tristan: " Is it that hard to believe? ". I was looking at him now, amusement dancing in my eyes.
Jess: " The gods must be in love with you ".
Tristan: " The gods, the girls, the mothers, nobody can resist the DuGray charm ". Facetious cockiness kicking in.
Jess: " Yeah, nobody except Rory ".
Tristan: " Geez, Mariano, don´t hate me that much! ". I mocked, faking hurt.
Jess: " I don´t hate you, I just despise you, man ". I chuckled by the playful teasing.
Tristan: " Funny ".
Jess: " Yeah, I thought so ". I wonder if I had that stupid grin when I said those same words to Rory…
God, I hope not…
Tristan: " So, you and Gellar? ". Changing the subject in a not so subtle manner.
Jess: " Nope, but I´m still working on it though ".
Tristan: " You´re not working hard enough ". He was taken aback by this. Jess abnormally blinked twice, very fast.
Jess: " Excuse me? ".
Tristan: " In fact, I think you suck in everything you do ".
Jess: " Thanks, man, I love you too! ". Sarcasm, it always goes back to the sarcasm.
Tristan: " Look, with Gellar, you have to be open, you have to put everything you have to offer in front of her face, otherwise, the girl just won´t notice at all; what I mean with everything, is, your feelings, your best behaviour, your outstanding manner, if you have one, of course… ". He glared at me warningly. I chuckled inwardly. " …you have to impress her, man, be formal with her and most of all, treat her like a lady if you want to get her in the first place ". He frowned at me, narrowing his eyes; perusing me, carefully, suspecting something…
Jess: " How do you know all of this?, were you guys a couple in the past or something? ".
Tristan: " Oh no, no, no, no, no, and thank God we weren´t! ".
Jess: " Hey! ": I didn´t mean to offend him, or her, seriously…
Tristan: " Dude, don´t get me wrong, ok?, Paris Maria Gellar is a great lad and also a rad friend, I know it because I know her, I practically grew up with the veggie, so believe me as I say this, she´s a fab girl… ".
Jess: " So, why wouldn´t you go out with her? ".
Tristan: " Because she´s not my type, ok?, she´s not of the kind I go for… ".
Jess: " Neither is Rory ". He interrupted me. My head snapped up at him.
Tristan: " She is my kind ". Stressing very hard the " is " verb. I looked at Jess, coldly, my voice dry and harsh…
The roles had turned around, his comment had ticked me off…
Jess: " Look, I´m not intending to get into a fight with you, ok?, it´s just that the comment you did about Gellar… ".
Tristan: " Offended you, I know ". The blank was full in a more placid tone. He nodded. " I apologize for that, I didn´t mean to insult either you or Paris ".
Jess: " Apology accepted ". We both smiled at each other, sincerely…
Rory came out of the house. She immediately braced herself the moment a cold wind greeted her body…
Rory: " Hey, come in, it´s freezing, you guys don´t want your rears to go all popsicle on you, now do you!? ". She grinned.
Teasing girl.
Tristan: " Mary, Mary, Mary, already thinking about my buttock; I must be rubbing some of my sensualism on you, girl! ".
Rory: " Rubbing some hate, you mean ".
Tristan: " Rubbing some love ".
Rory: " Rubbing disgust ".
Tristan: " Rubbing passion ".
Rory: " There´s a thin line between abhorrence and passion, Evil One ".
Jess: " Touché! ". Mariano shout, laughing at our banter which he found entertaining…
Damm, this girl and her wit!.
Tristan: " You know, there are other more delicious things I´d like to rub on you, Mary, especially on some bare parts of your beautiful body hidden from the eye of man… ". Her pretty eyes widened in shock, a red color taking over her entire face, she looked as if she had been in the sun for over an hour…
Rory: " Pervert! ". I knew she was enjoying this. She can´t fool me. Transparency could be the synonym of her name…
Jess: " Yeah, pervert! ". He was looking at me. Finding my conversation with her extremely amusing.
Tristan: " You, shut up ". He chuckled. Rory went back in, I followed suit. Behind me, was still a chuckling Jess strolling close.
I was going up the porch steps when…
Dean: " Where do you two scumbags think you´re going? ". An uptight voice inquired, making me halt in my walking proceedings, Jess almost bumped into me.
Almost.
I turned around, so did Jess. The latter groaned upon seeing a modern version of Frankenstein…
Jess: " Oh no, not you, not the King of the Bags, please! ". He cried with drama. I laughed to myself.
Dean: " Watch it! ". An annoyed Forester warned, looking pretty choleric.
Jess: " What?, my ass or my clock? ". I chuckled deep inside at his retort.
Mariano, I swear to God, one of these days you´ll get your butt kicked for being such a bold jerk…
Dean: " Your life, you dimwit! ". He answered back. Dean was slow, it took him a little to think up that pathetic defensive remark.
Jess: " Uuuuuuh, I´m so offended, you´re so mean, I think I´m going to cry!... ".
Dean: " Jess… ".
Jess: " Please, please, don´t hurt me, Paper Highness, I´m too young to suffer, I haven´t even found true love yet!... ". Mariano´s mockery threw Forester´s mood up the wall...
Dean went to lounge after him...
Just then Paris and Rory walked out the main door. Dean froze in his ground upon seeing her…
Rory: " Dean, ¿what do you think you´re doing? ". Looking at him, untrustfully…
Haha!. You´re busted, man!.
I stepped aside so she could walk further and put my hands inside my pockets with satisfaction.
I smirked inwardly, looking forward in witnessing what was about to come.
Dean: " Rory!,…um,…well,…I,…you see,…I was just,…. I was just talking to Jess here… ". Shameful. Stammering. Shameful...
Jess: " And attempting to attack him violently afterwards ". He added quickly to the statement, glancing over at Rory with raised eyebrows and shaking his head indignantly.
I stifled another hard laugh. This was way too much!.
I wonder if all this repression will cause me an ulcer or gastritis in the near future…
Rory: " So, that´s what you were planning to do!?, go and pick a fight with one of my best friends!? ".
Dean: " No,…Rory, no, of course not! ".
Rory: " Falsehood, listen to yourself, you´re stuttering, you´re lying! ".
Dean: " I´m not!, Rory… ". He goes up the porch steps to reach her, Rory backs away from him. I get in Dean´s way, depriving him the right to get close to her. " Back off! ". He told me intolerantly, shooting me a death glare.
Tristan: " No ". As simple as that.
I was calm, and yet, stubbornly determined to not do the opposite from what I previously uttered.
Dean: " DuGray… ". Prepare yourself to lose your balance, asshole…
Tristan: " You back off ": I gave him, aggressively, a push with both hands. The guy practically flew backwards and landed roughly on the grass in front of the porch steps. I never knew him to be that weak, I mean, come on, I didn´t even push him that hard!, honest to God!.
Jess: " Ouch! ". Mariano mocked and laughed. " Yep, I have no doubt about it now!,… ". He turned to pat my shoulder several times, hard, showing just how proud he was of me… " …you´re definitely the man of the men, DuGray! ". He was grinning. I turned my head around towards him and chuckled…
A sore, hurtful Dean began sitting up, slowly…
Rory: " Get inside ". She spoke low, in a fearful tone, somewhat anticipating that something bad could occur in any moment…
Tristan and Jess: " What? ".
Rory: " Get inside, now! ".
Jess: " Ok ". He instantly did as told and disappeared inside.
I didn´t move though, I held my ground. Staring at her, deeply…
Rory: " Tristan… ".
Tristan: " I´m not going anywhere without you "…
Obstinate.
That´s what I was.
Dean was now standing…