Title: Maybe Family 20/?

Author: Christen (purplehaysc@netscape.net) and if you want a quick response from meaning during the week email me at (23405@sjamail.net)

Disclaimer: these characters belong to Gilmore Girls except any characters you do not recognize

Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.

Comments: email me all you comments and suggestions. This is my second Gilmore Girls Fan fiction. I also write Friends. So well hope you like it.

Rory was at lunch sitting at table by her self, reading when Paris came up.

"I need to talk to you." Paris said.

"Then talk." Rory said annoyed.

"Where's Tristan?"

"I don't know and personally I don't really care."

"Well you need to find him."

"I don't need to do anything."

"Rory, this is serious you to find Tristan."

"If you want to find Tristan Du Grey, go find him self!" Rory screamed.

Everyone looked at her.

"Sorry, to make you so mad. God, it's not my fault you woke up the wrong side of the bed this morning!" Paris said as she walked off.

Everyone was still looking at her.

She turned and faced them. "Someone here tell me where Tristan Du Grey is!"

"Um… his father came and got him." One kid said.

So he did drop out. Rory thought and now he is not coming back. Rory ran out of the room and to the bathroom trying to fight back tears.

"So is everything set for tomorrow night?" Luke asked Sookie over the phone.

"Yes, just as it was the last time you called me." Sookie said sadly.

"What's wrong?"

"She's hysterical, nuts, crazy…."

"Let me guess you're talking about Lorelai?" He asked sarcastically.

"I'm serious, Luke. I'm really worried about her."

"Sookie, she's always like this, don't worry and tell your husband to stop worrying to. I'm sick of him coming over here."

"This isn't far, Luke."

"It wasn't my idea, Sookie it was Rory's."

"I don't care, I don't like what this is doing to her and if you really loved her you wouldn't like it either."

"Sookie, just make sure everything is good and don't worry about Lorelai, that's my job." Luke said as he hung up the phone.

Rory got off the bus and was shocked to Jess sitting at the bus stop waiting for her. She walked over to him. "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to talk to you. Have you been crying?" He asked worried.

"It doesn't matter Jess. Just let me go home." Rory begged.

"No, I don't think so. Come with me." He said as he dragged her up to his and Luke's apartment and then into his bedroom and closed the door. "What's wrong?"

"Tristan got sent off to Camp again for me." Rory said sadly.

"For you? What would they send him back there for that involved you?" Jess asked confused.

"He dropped out after I made him find out if his family had any dealings in the contest. And so his parents sent him away again."

"You sure?"

"Of course I'm sure Jess!"

"Ok, ok calm down. Take a deep breath." Jess said calmly.

Rory took a deep breath. "Jess, this is all my fault. I can't believe he's really gone." She said starting to cry again.

He held her. "It's ok, Rory. It'll be ok."

"Goodnight, Sookie I'm going home alone." Lorelai said sadly as she started to leave.

"I don't really like that idea." Luke said walking up to her.

"What are you doing here?"

"I could not stay away from you. Now come let me walk you home." He said reaching out his hand.

"Are you real?" Lorelai asked.

Luke laughed. "About as real are you. Now come on, I'm not going to wait forever."

"I'm coming." Lorelai said walking over to him. When she reached for his hand, he was gone. "I knew it was to good to be true." Lorelai said as she left.

Paris walked up to Jess. "I need your help."

"I'm working here if you haven't noticed." Jess said as he pushed past her and started to serve some people their plates

"Didn't you hear me? I need you help."

"Yes, Paris I'm not deaf but like I said I'm busy."

"Ok everyone listen up! Jess here is taking a break if you want some food make it yourself!" She screamed as she pulled Jess outside.

"Quite the take charge type, I like that." Jess said smiling.

"I don't have time for small talk, I want answers." She said.

"And here I thought you came all the way out to Stars Hollow just to see me."

"I wouldn't think of it."

"So what is it that you want?"

"I want you to explain something to me, can you do that?"

"Depends on what you want me to explain."

"I want you to explain to me what's going on with Rory and Tristan because I'm sick and tired of chasing them all around school and not getting an answer."

"Sorry, can't tell you that."

"But you know what's going on?"

"Of course, Rory and I are close if you haven't noticed."

 "Oh." Paris said sadly.

"Yeah she's like a sister to me, not that I'd know what one's like but I'm guessing."

"Oh." Paris said happier.

Rory was walking home from Luke's still upset. She was not sure why the fact that Tristan had left again was hurting her so much. Was it just because she thought it was her fault? She hoped that was all it was. When she got to her house, she was shocked to see Tristan sitting on her front steps. With out even thinking, she ran up to him and hugged him.

When she let go, Tristan was smiling. "So my drive out here was worth it."

"You drove all the way out here? Why?" She asked trying to get a little more into how she normally acted.

"Because a few people, actually most of our school told me that you were pretty upset about me not being there."

"And you couldn't have just called?"

"And miss that welcoming hug you just gave me? Never."

"Very funny." Rory said not wanting think about what she just did.

"So what made you freak out today? I mean I do miss school sometimes."

"I know that, it just… wait where were you?"

"My grandfather pulled me out "talk" to me. But you still didn't answer me."

"I know. Ok you want to really know?" she asked.

"Of course."

"Because I thought you were sent back to the camp because of the contest." She said all at once.

"No, I didn't drop out so they didn't send me back. But I like how you were worried about me. It's nice."

"I wasn't worried about you. Don't confuse what happened today with actual feelings for you."

"Oh I wouldn't dare do that because then that would mean one of us would be accepting the truth and we couldn't do that. Now could we." He said sarcastically.

Rory got up. "You know what I think we're done here. How about you go home."

"I was planning on it." He said as he headed to his car. "Good night, Rory."

"Good night, Tristan." She said as she closed the door to her house.