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After school Rory was sitting on the steps reading, waiting for Jess. When someone walked up and sat beside her. She turned and found herself facing Tristan. "Hey Mary."
"Hey."
"Um, do you need a ride or something?"
"Nope, my best friend is coming."
"Oh, so I guess I'll see you around five?"
"Okay. Are you sure you know where I live?"
"Positive."
She smiled, "So tell me, Tristan Dugrey, are you really dating Summer Lantry? You know, not to be forward or anything."
Tristan burst into laughter. "Who the hell told you I was dating Summer?"
"Summer."
"Well, I'm not. Occasionally we 'get together', but we're definitely not dating."
"Hm, that's good to know."
"And why is that?"
"Well, now I can have you over with a clear conscience."
"Oh, because you're such a saint." He said sarcastically.
Rory smiled innocently, "What?"
"Even if I was dating her, would it really bother you to have me over?"
She thought about it for a second, "No, not really."
He smirked at the girl sitting beside him, "So, I have to go, but I'll see you tonight?"
"Yeah, tonight."
He ran a hand over her thigh gently, "Can't wait, it'll be...fun." and he walked away without giving her time to say anything.
"Yeah, fun." she said weakly, watching him walk away.
Fifteen minuets later she was still staring at the place
Tristan had been standing, when she felt a hand on her leg. She jumped and screamed slightly. Jess was squatting in front of her, looking up at her with a raised eyebrow and an amused smirk.
"Waiting for someone to appear, Gilmore?"
"Um, no, I just. Tristan, he just..." She trailed off and Jess laughed.
"Ror, I've been sitting here for almost ten minuets trying to get your attention. And Who's Tristan?"
"Um, a guy from school."
"Obviously."
"He's coming over later to help me catch up."
"Catch up?"
"Yes."
"In school?"
"Uh huh."
"As in academic classes?"
"Yeah."
"And that's it?"
"Yes Jess, that's it. Nothing else."
"Good, because you were staring like an idiot."
"Shut up!" she pushed him playfully.
"Come on, I'm supposed to be 'working' so says Uncle Lukey."
"Please, like you ever even do anything."
"I didn't say I did."
Rory smiled and took his out stretched hand, following the dark haired boy to his car.
5:00. THE DINER
"No."
"Yes."
"I will not."
"Please?."
"Rory, no."
"Jess, yes."
"I'll die!"
"Oh, stop being such a drama queen!"
"I'm not, that'll really kill me."
"Only a little! PLEASE!" she held what looked like eggs out to him.
"Rory, you couldn't cook to save your life. If you made something to feed a starving dog and it ate what ever you made, the thing would die of food poisoning, not starvation!"
"Hey, that only happened once, and it was a cat!"
"You actually killed a cat with food poisoning?!"
"On accident, yes. But hasn't everyone?"
"I never have on accident."
"You've killed a cat on purpose?"
"Only four times! And I'm not sure if they actually died. I couldn't see where they went after I lit the fire cracker on their backs."
"Jess, that's horrible!"
"You were the one who did it with me!"
She paused, thinking, "Oh yeah! I remember that! It actually was funny."
Jess rolled his eyes, "Smart. How did you get into that prep school again?"
GILMORE HOME, SAME TIME
Tristan pulled into the driveway and looked up at the house. 'Cute' he said to himself, it was smaller than his own, but it was sweet and personal. His steps were silent a cross the yard. He stepped on the porch and knocked. He waited a few seconds, but didn't hear anyone, so he knocked again. Nothing.
The door was unlocked, so he opened the door and saw that no one was home. Deciding to look around, he stepped farther in, finding it warm and homely. After a short while he decided to look aroun town, figuring that he could find her in under fifteen minuets, given the size of where she lived.
DINER
Rory gasped suddenly, "Tristan!"
"What?" her best friend was looking at her as if she was insane.
"He was coming over at five!"
"Well, pretty boy will live."
"And what if he decides to look for me and gets lost?"
"Ror, have you ever even been to this town? You can get from one side to the other in fifteen minuets flat, if that. Unless he's a complete idiot, he won't get lost."
"Miss Patty!"
"Well, yeah, she could affect how far he gets."
"He'll die if she finds him!"
"It doesn't look like she got to him too bad."
Rory turned and saw the blond walking into the diner, the girl jumped and ran, hugging him. He was surprised, but hugged her back. "Hey Mary, miss me?"
Realizing that she was hugging Tristan, Rory pulled away. "I, well, Miss Patty, she didn't find you, and I'm just relieved you didn't die."
Tristan looked passed her to the counter and saw a short black haired guy looking at them in amusement, "Um, could you tell me what she's talking about, dude?"
"Miss Patty is a lady who's had one too many husbands. Her hands are way too big, know what I mean? I tell you from experience." He smirked at the girl, "But don't worry, Rory would protect you from her, she's been hindered breathless and unable to speak in complete sentences when she's around you." Rory turned crimson and Tristan looked surprised.
"Shutup Jess." she said, walking over to him and hitting him lightly.
"Oh, and be careful, she's abusive."
"Only to evil, mini-flannel man diner boys."
"Hey, don't compare me to him!" both Luke and Jess said at the same time.
Rory laughed and said to Tristan, "Tristan, this is Jess Mariano. Jess, this is Tristan Dugrey." They shook each other's hands and exchanged 'heys'. "Well, Tristan, we should go. Jess, I'll see you later."
"By Ror."
"Bye. Bye Luke!"
"Tell your mother that if she comes in here again and threatens to tell Babbette and Miss Patty that she and I are dating unless I give her coffee, tell her that I'll just laugh."
Jess and Rory looked to each other, smiling, "Okay, I will." Tristan followed her as she walked out of the building.
The two walked in silence until he broke it, "So, boyfriend?"
"Who? Jess?"
"Yeah."
She laughed, "No, definitely not. He's my best friend. Has been for over three years."
"Oh, that's cool."
"Yeah."
GILMORE HOUSE, A FEW HOURS LATER
Rory stood up and stretched, "Well, thanks Tristan. I think I'm mostly caught up."
"Yeah, you are." He stood up too.
"So, I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Well, we do go to the same school."
"And we do have five out of seven classes together."
"So I would say yes."
They walked towards the door and Rory smiled, opening it for him, "Bye." she held her hand out to shake his, but he took it hand kissed the top.
"Bye, Mary." He turned and walked to his car. He waved before pulling out of the driveway and turning left, out of Stars Hollow. Rory watched until she could no longer see the car. A smile lit her face and the back of her hand was warm. Jess walked through the bushes.
"And what was that?"
"Jess, oh, I, he," she stammered, unable to think of what to say.
He laughed at her expense, "Don't worry, it doesn't bother me as long as you don't let him get to you."
"I won't, you taught me how players think and how to stay ahead of them. I'm not about to fall for him."
Jess looked at her strangely, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, why wouldn't I be?"
"Because you're the one who said anything about falling for him, not me."
A/N: Review and tell me if you liked this chapter or number one better. Later my darlings. Muah.
After school Rory was sitting on the steps reading, waiting for Jess. When someone walked up and sat beside her. She turned and found herself facing Tristan. "Hey Mary."
"Hey."
"Um, do you need a ride or something?"
"Nope, my best friend is coming."
"Oh, so I guess I'll see you around five?"
"Okay. Are you sure you know where I live?"
"Positive."
She smiled, "So tell me, Tristan Dugrey, are you really dating Summer Lantry? You know, not to be forward or anything."
Tristan burst into laughter. "Who the hell told you I was dating Summer?"
"Summer."
"Well, I'm not. Occasionally we 'get together', but we're definitely not dating."
"Hm, that's good to know."
"And why is that?"
"Well, now I can have you over with a clear conscience."
"Oh, because you're such a saint." He said sarcastically.
Rory smiled innocently, "What?"
"Even if I was dating her, would it really bother you to have me over?"
She thought about it for a second, "No, not really."
He smirked at the girl sitting beside him, "So, I have to go, but I'll see you tonight?"
"Yeah, tonight."
He ran a hand over her thigh gently, "Can't wait, it'll be...fun." and he walked away without giving her time to say anything.
"Yeah, fun." she said weakly, watching him walk away.
Fifteen minuets later she was still staring at the place
Tristan had been standing, when she felt a hand on her leg. She jumped and screamed slightly. Jess was squatting in front of her, looking up at her with a raised eyebrow and an amused smirk.
"Waiting for someone to appear, Gilmore?"
"Um, no, I just. Tristan, he just..." She trailed off and Jess laughed.
"Ror, I've been sitting here for almost ten minuets trying to get your attention. And Who's Tristan?"
"Um, a guy from school."
"Obviously."
"He's coming over later to help me catch up."
"Catch up?"
"Yes."
"In school?"
"Uh huh."
"As in academic classes?"
"Yeah."
"And that's it?"
"Yes Jess, that's it. Nothing else."
"Good, because you were staring like an idiot."
"Shut up!" she pushed him playfully.
"Come on, I'm supposed to be 'working' so says Uncle Lukey."
"Please, like you ever even do anything."
"I didn't say I did."
Rory smiled and took his out stretched hand, following the dark haired boy to his car.
5:00. THE DINER
"No."
"Yes."
"I will not."
"Please?."
"Rory, no."
"Jess, yes."
"I'll die!"
"Oh, stop being such a drama queen!"
"I'm not, that'll really kill me."
"Only a little! PLEASE!" she held what looked like eggs out to him.
"Rory, you couldn't cook to save your life. If you made something to feed a starving dog and it ate what ever you made, the thing would die of food poisoning, not starvation!"
"Hey, that only happened once, and it was a cat!"
"You actually killed a cat with food poisoning?!"
"On accident, yes. But hasn't everyone?"
"I never have on accident."
"You've killed a cat on purpose?"
"Only four times! And I'm not sure if they actually died. I couldn't see where they went after I lit the fire cracker on their backs."
"Jess, that's horrible!"
"You were the one who did it with me!"
She paused, thinking, "Oh yeah! I remember that! It actually was funny."
Jess rolled his eyes, "Smart. How did you get into that prep school again?"
GILMORE HOME, SAME TIME
Tristan pulled into the driveway and looked up at the house. 'Cute' he said to himself, it was smaller than his own, but it was sweet and personal. His steps were silent a cross the yard. He stepped on the porch and knocked. He waited a few seconds, but didn't hear anyone, so he knocked again. Nothing.
The door was unlocked, so he opened the door and saw that no one was home. Deciding to look around, he stepped farther in, finding it warm and homely. After a short while he decided to look aroun town, figuring that he could find her in under fifteen minuets, given the size of where she lived.
DINER
Rory gasped suddenly, "Tristan!"
"What?" her best friend was looking at her as if she was insane.
"He was coming over at five!"
"Well, pretty boy will live."
"And what if he decides to look for me and gets lost?"
"Ror, have you ever even been to this town? You can get from one side to the other in fifteen minuets flat, if that. Unless he's a complete idiot, he won't get lost."
"Miss Patty!"
"Well, yeah, she could affect how far he gets."
"He'll die if she finds him!"
"It doesn't look like she got to him too bad."
Rory turned and saw the blond walking into the diner, the girl jumped and ran, hugging him. He was surprised, but hugged her back. "Hey Mary, miss me?"
Realizing that she was hugging Tristan, Rory pulled away. "I, well, Miss Patty, she didn't find you, and I'm just relieved you didn't die."
Tristan looked passed her to the counter and saw a short black haired guy looking at them in amusement, "Um, could you tell me what she's talking about, dude?"
"Miss Patty is a lady who's had one too many husbands. Her hands are way too big, know what I mean? I tell you from experience." He smirked at the girl, "But don't worry, Rory would protect you from her, she's been hindered breathless and unable to speak in complete sentences when she's around you." Rory turned crimson and Tristan looked surprised.
"Shutup Jess." she said, walking over to him and hitting him lightly.
"Oh, and be careful, she's abusive."
"Only to evil, mini-flannel man diner boys."
"Hey, don't compare me to him!" both Luke and Jess said at the same time.
Rory laughed and said to Tristan, "Tristan, this is Jess Mariano. Jess, this is Tristan Dugrey." They shook each other's hands and exchanged 'heys'. "Well, Tristan, we should go. Jess, I'll see you later."
"By Ror."
"Bye. Bye Luke!"
"Tell your mother that if she comes in here again and threatens to tell Babbette and Miss Patty that she and I are dating unless I give her coffee, tell her that I'll just laugh."
Jess and Rory looked to each other, smiling, "Okay, I will." Tristan followed her as she walked out of the building.
The two walked in silence until he broke it, "So, boyfriend?"
"Who? Jess?"
"Yeah."
She laughed, "No, definitely not. He's my best friend. Has been for over three years."
"Oh, that's cool."
"Yeah."
GILMORE HOUSE, A FEW HOURS LATER
Rory stood up and stretched, "Well, thanks Tristan. I think I'm mostly caught up."
"Yeah, you are." He stood up too.
"So, I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Well, we do go to the same school."
"And we do have five out of seven classes together."
"So I would say yes."
They walked towards the door and Rory smiled, opening it for him, "Bye." she held her hand out to shake his, but he took it hand kissed the top.
"Bye, Mary." He turned and walked to his car. He waved before pulling out of the driveway and turning left, out of Stars Hollow. Rory watched until she could no longer see the car. A smile lit her face and the back of her hand was warm. Jess walked through the bushes.
"And what was that?"
"Jess, oh, I, he," she stammered, unable to think of what to say.
He laughed at her expense, "Don't worry, it doesn't bother me as long as you don't let him get to you."
"I won't, you taught me how players think and how to stay ahead of them. I'm not about to fall for him."
Jess looked at her strangely, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, why wouldn't I be?"
"Because you're the one who said anything about falling for him, not me."
A/N: Review and tell me if you liked this chapter or number one better. Later my darlings. Muah.