Title: My So Called Life
Pairings: Rory/Tristan....Lorelai/Luke
Summary: Rory and Lorelais Twisted Life
Rating: PG I believe
Disclaimer: I own nothing except pictures of Milo and Chad all over my wall
Author: Me, Hannah, and Charity
It was very awkward between everyone. Tristan, Jess, and Dean kept shooting daggers through their eyes to the others. It was silent until Lorelai began to speak.
"Well, we were supposed to be having a movie night and well I don't want you guys coming over to ruin that. So you can either stay here and watch the movie with us or leave." Lorelai said as she headed to the living room, coffee in hand.
"I'm in," said Tristan, Dean, Jess, and Rory.
Lorelai sat on the couch, and Rory sat next to her. Tristan, being very athletic from military school, quickly jumped over the back of the couch right next to her. Dean and Jess both were angry, but they sat on the floor in front of the couch. Tristan couldn't help but smirk at seeing how angry Dean and Jess were. Lorelai got up to put in the movie, Willy Wonka of course. As soon as the movie began, Rory began to loosen up and calm down. She wouldn't think for tonight. She would deal with her problems tomorrow. She needed rest. She smiled and leaned back into the couch happily watching the movie. Every once in a while, she became self-conscious of Tristan's shoulder against hers, but tried to ignore that tingling feeling as she went back to the movie.
As soon as the oompa loompas graced the screen, Lorelai was instantly dancing along with them as she had memorized every move. Rory smiled knowing she too knew every move and that they had practiced together many a time. She would have joined in had the room not been filled with boys that right now were a little edgy. Tristan grinned, while Jess stared oddly at her, and Dean sat there expressionless. When it was all sung and done, Lorelai finally took her place beside Rory once more.
She had been trying to lighten the atmosphere. As soon as Tristan launched himself beside Rory a silent battle had begun. The guys barely watched the movie instead they became Mr. Masculinity (thanks Nikki!) and pretended they were not amused by the movie. Tristan was the only guy who seemed to enjoy it. He blotted out the other guys and was just content to sit beside her as her mother paraded around the room to do the oompa loompa.
When the flick was finally over, Rory was at a loss for words. Lorelai decided to take control.
"Wow, that was fun," she yawned," man I'm tired though. Bed time, ya'll. I'm sure Rory will see if you can come out and play tomorrow. "
They all froze, not knowing how to say goodbye to Rory. Dean finally said, "Bye Rory. I, uh, hope to see you soon" he added the double meaning as he walked through the door trying hard not to look back.
"Ya, same here," Jess replied coolly. Being indifferent, but letting Rory see the love in his eyes.
"Lorelai, Rory, I had a fantastic time. Love to do it again. Sorry for all the trouble we caused, I'm probably should have just called. Rory if you want to hang out or catch up, call me."
"Wait," Lorelai stopped him from leaving," are you driving all the way out to Hartford tonight?"
"Yea, it's only about 30 minutes from here."
"That just will not do." Rory stared wide eyed at her mom.
"Stay the night, we have an extra bedroom. You can just call up your parents and tell them."
"I would like that... alot. Rory, you wouldn't mind would you? I don't want to intrude on anything." he emphasized.
"N-No, not at all. We can catch up like you said." She finally regained a part of her speech.
"It's settled then. The bed is made and the complimentary housekeeper is at hand a.k.a. me. So you need anything feel free to ask." she yelled as she maid her way up the stairs, grinning wildly, and singing" I feel good!"
"Coffee?" Rory asked shyly as she went into the kitchen.
Jess and Dean waited outside for Tristan to leave. They stood there for about 10 minutes of complete silence before Jess spoke up.
"What are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same thing" Dean replied.
"I thought you were getting married."
"I thought that you left."
"I was" Dean replied at the same time that Jess said "I did."
"Why aren't you getting married now?" Jess asked.
"That's really none of your business, and you shouldn't be here, you jerk!" Dean said bitterly.
"I'm not the one who dumped her in front of the whole town" Jess snapped.
"I'm not the one who left her without even a real goodbye."
Dean had him there. There was another silence while both of them were thinking.
Dean was indeed jealous of Jess. He thought that he might have had a chance with Rory, but Jess, of course had to come back along with Tristan.
Almost as though Jess was reading his thoughts, he replied, "Where's Tristan? And who is he anyways?"
"Oh, you mean, the accountant, just a guy that has been in love with Rory since he met her. He teased her but he really liked her all along. He got shipped off to good ol' military school and now he's back. Who knows why........"
"Well, it doesn't look like he's coming outside any time soon, so I'm leaving," Jess said starting to walk away.
"Yeah, me too," Dean said as he walked away as well.
~~~~~~~
Cut to inside house:
Rory was sitting there stirring her coffee quietly. She had been in an uncomfortable silence for a while now.
"So, what was that back there?" Tristan asked breaking the silence. Rory jumped at the sound of his voice because it had been quiet so long.
"I don't really feel like talking about any of that today. Tonight, I'm going to stay calm. I'm not going to think about any of it. I'll worry about it to tomorrow."
"That's ok, I understand."
"So what about you and military school? They actually let you out?" she asked teasingly.
"I was let out on good behavior," he said holding back a smirk. He couldn't hold back anymore when he saw the look she gave him. It was almost as if she was saying 'yeah right Dugrey.' They both started to laugh. "Actually Rory there's this thing called graduation. You might have heard of it before."
"What a coincidence, I had one of those too!" She said jokingly
"Actually" Tristan began "I graduated Valedictorian."
"Really? Me too." Rory responded
"Awww my little Mary beat Paris. I'm so proud of you" he said petting her head.
"Well, I'm proud of you too Trissy" she said smiling.
"Oh aren't you funny"
"I like to think so."
"So what happened with Paris?" Tristan asked curious as to how Rory beat Paris and yet was still alive.
"We became very good friends. She was my best friend at Chilton."
"You're kidding right?" he asked astonished
"Nope"
"wow"
"yeah"
"How did she manage without me?" Tristan asked cockily.
"I see your ego hasn't changed much since you left," she said playfully hitting his shoulder.
"Can't keep your hands off me?" he asked with that famous Dugrey smirk.
Rory rolled her eyes and said, "Paris has a boyfriend as a matter of fact."
"Really?" Tristan asked. He had been shocked in so many ways tonight. "Who?" he finished.
"His name is Jamie. He actually went to Princeton this year."
"Wow"
"My aren't we articulate today" Rory said smiling (I stole that from someone else on this site I think it wuz Susie, hope ya don't mind)
~~~~~
There was another silence.
"Well, I'm going to go get ready for bed. You should really call your parents," Rory told Tristan.
"I'll come back soon when I'm finished and I'll show you to your room."
"ok," Tristan replied. Rory began to walk upstairs. She then stopped and turned around.
"What's wrong?" Tristan asked.
Rory began to look everywhere. "Oh I forgot to find the phone for you." She looked under the couch, in the freezer, and almost everywhere.
"Shouldn't the phone be on the hook?" Tristan asked.
"Ha, US have the phone in the right place," she laughed.
She finally opened the refrigerator and lo and behold there it was.
"Aha! There you are," she said grabbing the phone and holding it up in the air. Tristan began to laugh.
"What's so funny?" she asked.
"You act as though it's common to find your phone in the refrigerator." He said still laughing.
"No silly, finding the phone in the over, freezer, or under the couch is normal. We've only found it in the refrigerator a few times before." The look on her face was so serious it made Tristan laugh even harder, which eventually caused Rory to laugh.
Rory tossed Tristan the phone, "Here, call your parents." He took the phone and smiled as she walked away. He turned on the phone and began to dial his parents' number.
"Hello, Dugrey's residence. Mr. Dugrey speaking"
"Hello father."
"Hello Tristan. Where might you be at this hour?"
"I am at a friend's house. Her mother didn't want me to drive all the way home to Hartford this late at night."
"And who might this friend be?"
"Rory Gilmore" Tristan answered. He knew what was coming.
"Richard Gilmore's granddaughter?"
"Yes, father."
"Well, that's wonderful son, I approve." Tristan rolled his eyes. His parents only cared about wealth and status.
"Ok, well I have to go now"
"Goodnight Son"
"Goodnight Father" he said hanging up the phone. He walked over to the receiver and was about to put the phone down when he heard a voice behind him.
"What are you doing?!!" Rory exclaimed.
"What do you mean?" Tristan asked cautiously.
"You were about the put the phone where it belongs. Lorelai would take your head for that." she said as if it were obvious.
"Ok, so where do I put it?" he asked.
"Anywhere, except for where it belongs."
"Ok," he said tossing the phone on the couch.
"Good boy," she said
It was very awkward between everyone. Tristan, Jess, and Dean kept shooting daggers through their eyes to the others. It was silent until Lorelai began to speak.
"Well, we were supposed to be having a movie night and well I don't want you guys coming over to ruin that. So you can either stay here and watch the movie with us or leave." Lorelai said as she headed to the living room, coffee in hand.
"I'm in," said Tristan, Dean, Jess, and Rory.
Lorelai sat on the couch, and Rory sat next to her. Tristan, being very athletic from military school, quickly jumped over the back of the couch right next to her. Dean and Jess both were angry, but they sat on the floor in front of the couch. Tristan couldn't help but smirk at seeing how angry Dean and Jess were. Lorelai got up to put in the movie, Willy Wonka of course. As soon as the movie began, Rory began to loosen up and calm down. She wouldn't think for tonight. She would deal with her problems tomorrow. She needed rest. She smiled and leaned back into the couch happily watching the movie. Every once in a while, she became self-conscious of Tristan's shoulder against hers, but tried to ignore that tingling feeling as she went back to the movie.
As soon as the oompa loompas graced the screen, Lorelai was instantly dancing along with them as she had memorized every move. Rory smiled knowing she too knew every move and that they had practiced together many a time. She would have joined in had the room not been filled with boys that right now were a little edgy. Tristan grinned, while Jess stared oddly at her, and Dean sat there expressionless. When it was all sung and done, Lorelai finally took her place beside Rory once more.
She had been trying to lighten the atmosphere. As soon as Tristan launched himself beside Rory a silent battle had begun. The guys barely watched the movie instead they became Mr. Masculinity (thanks Nikki!) and pretended they were not amused by the movie. Tristan was the only guy who seemed to enjoy it. He blotted out the other guys and was just content to sit beside her as her mother paraded around the room to do the oompa loompa.
When the flick was finally over, Rory was at a loss for words. Lorelai decided to take control.
"Wow, that was fun," she yawned," man I'm tired though. Bed time, ya'll. I'm sure Rory will see if you can come out and play tomorrow. "
They all froze, not knowing how to say goodbye to Rory. Dean finally said, "Bye Rory. I, uh, hope to see you soon" he added the double meaning as he walked through the door trying hard not to look back.
"Ya, same here," Jess replied coolly. Being indifferent, but letting Rory see the love in his eyes.
"Lorelai, Rory, I had a fantastic time. Love to do it again. Sorry for all the trouble we caused, I'm probably should have just called. Rory if you want to hang out or catch up, call me."
"Wait," Lorelai stopped him from leaving," are you driving all the way out to Hartford tonight?"
"Yea, it's only about 30 minutes from here."
"That just will not do." Rory stared wide eyed at her mom.
"Stay the night, we have an extra bedroom. You can just call up your parents and tell them."
"I would like that... alot. Rory, you wouldn't mind would you? I don't want to intrude on anything." he emphasized.
"N-No, not at all. We can catch up like you said." She finally regained a part of her speech.
"It's settled then. The bed is made and the complimentary housekeeper is at hand a.k.a. me. So you need anything feel free to ask." she yelled as she maid her way up the stairs, grinning wildly, and singing" I feel good!"
"Coffee?" Rory asked shyly as she went into the kitchen.
Jess and Dean waited outside for Tristan to leave. They stood there for about 10 minutes of complete silence before Jess spoke up.
"What are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same thing" Dean replied.
"I thought you were getting married."
"I thought that you left."
"I was" Dean replied at the same time that Jess said "I did."
"Why aren't you getting married now?" Jess asked.
"That's really none of your business, and you shouldn't be here, you jerk!" Dean said bitterly.
"I'm not the one who dumped her in front of the whole town" Jess snapped.
"I'm not the one who left her without even a real goodbye."
Dean had him there. There was another silence while both of them were thinking.
Dean was indeed jealous of Jess. He thought that he might have had a chance with Rory, but Jess, of course had to come back along with Tristan.
Almost as though Jess was reading his thoughts, he replied, "Where's Tristan? And who is he anyways?"
"Oh, you mean, the accountant, just a guy that has been in love with Rory since he met her. He teased her but he really liked her all along. He got shipped off to good ol' military school and now he's back. Who knows why........"
"Well, it doesn't look like he's coming outside any time soon, so I'm leaving," Jess said starting to walk away.
"Yeah, me too," Dean said as he walked away as well.
~~~~~~~
Cut to inside house:
Rory was sitting there stirring her coffee quietly. She had been in an uncomfortable silence for a while now.
"So, what was that back there?" Tristan asked breaking the silence. Rory jumped at the sound of his voice because it had been quiet so long.
"I don't really feel like talking about any of that today. Tonight, I'm going to stay calm. I'm not going to think about any of it. I'll worry about it to tomorrow."
"That's ok, I understand."
"So what about you and military school? They actually let you out?" she asked teasingly.
"I was let out on good behavior," he said holding back a smirk. He couldn't hold back anymore when he saw the look she gave him. It was almost as if she was saying 'yeah right Dugrey.' They both started to laugh. "Actually Rory there's this thing called graduation. You might have heard of it before."
"What a coincidence, I had one of those too!" She said jokingly
"Actually" Tristan began "I graduated Valedictorian."
"Really? Me too." Rory responded
"Awww my little Mary beat Paris. I'm so proud of you" he said petting her head.
"Well, I'm proud of you too Trissy" she said smiling.
"Oh aren't you funny"
"I like to think so."
"So what happened with Paris?" Tristan asked curious as to how Rory beat Paris and yet was still alive.
"We became very good friends. She was my best friend at Chilton."
"You're kidding right?" he asked astonished
"Nope"
"wow"
"yeah"
"How did she manage without me?" Tristan asked cockily.
"I see your ego hasn't changed much since you left," she said playfully hitting his shoulder.
"Can't keep your hands off me?" he asked with that famous Dugrey smirk.
Rory rolled her eyes and said, "Paris has a boyfriend as a matter of fact."
"Really?" Tristan asked. He had been shocked in so many ways tonight. "Who?" he finished.
"His name is Jamie. He actually went to Princeton this year."
"Wow"
"My aren't we articulate today" Rory said smiling (I stole that from someone else on this site I think it wuz Susie, hope ya don't mind)
~~~~~
There was another silence.
"Well, I'm going to go get ready for bed. You should really call your parents," Rory told Tristan.
"I'll come back soon when I'm finished and I'll show you to your room."
"ok," Tristan replied. Rory began to walk upstairs. She then stopped and turned around.
"What's wrong?" Tristan asked.
Rory began to look everywhere. "Oh I forgot to find the phone for you." She looked under the couch, in the freezer, and almost everywhere.
"Shouldn't the phone be on the hook?" Tristan asked.
"Ha, US have the phone in the right place," she laughed.
She finally opened the refrigerator and lo and behold there it was.
"Aha! There you are," she said grabbing the phone and holding it up in the air. Tristan began to laugh.
"What's so funny?" she asked.
"You act as though it's common to find your phone in the refrigerator." He said still laughing.
"No silly, finding the phone in the over, freezer, or under the couch is normal. We've only found it in the refrigerator a few times before." The look on her face was so serious it made Tristan laugh even harder, which eventually caused Rory to laugh.
Rory tossed Tristan the phone, "Here, call your parents." He took the phone and smiled as she walked away. He turned on the phone and began to dial his parents' number.
"Hello, Dugrey's residence. Mr. Dugrey speaking"
"Hello father."
"Hello Tristan. Where might you be at this hour?"
"I am at a friend's house. Her mother didn't want me to drive all the way home to Hartford this late at night."
"And who might this friend be?"
"Rory Gilmore" Tristan answered. He knew what was coming.
"Richard Gilmore's granddaughter?"
"Yes, father."
"Well, that's wonderful son, I approve." Tristan rolled his eyes. His parents only cared about wealth and status.
"Ok, well I have to go now"
"Goodnight Son"
"Goodnight Father" he said hanging up the phone. He walked over to the receiver and was about to put the phone down when he heard a voice behind him.
"What are you doing?!!" Rory exclaimed.
"What do you mean?" Tristan asked cautiously.
"You were about the put the phone where it belongs. Lorelai would take your head for that." she said as if it were obvious.
"Ok, so where do I put it?" he asked.
"Anywhere, except for where it belongs."
"Ok," he said tossing the phone on the couch.
"Good boy," she said