ONE LINE part 5
AUTHOR: ALEX P
RATING: PG
SPOILERS: SEASON 1
GILMORE HOUSE
Rory you're going to miss your bus (Lorelai shouted from the kitchen)
R: I'm coming.
(Rory rushed into the kitchen and struggled to grab a pop tart, while zipping up her skirt)
L: My my, we are running late today aren't we.
R: Hey I didn't sleep well.
L: Too may dreams about a certain fair-haired boy whose name rhymes with…Misten?
R: That's not even a word
L: It's before eight o'clock, give me a break.
R: I'm sorry
L: Sure you don't want a lift to school
R: I'm fine; anyway Tristan's meeting me at the bus stop
L: Oooh, Rory and Tristan sitting in a tree, kiss…
(Rory interrupted her)
R: You are two
L:...ing
R: Bye
CUT TO CHILTON BUS STOP
(Rory stepped of the bus to be greeted by a smiling Tristan)
T: You know I could just pick you up.
R: No, It's so out of your why. Besides I like riding the bus, keeps me in touch with the common folk.
T: Always important, now that you're the queen of Chilton
R: I'm not the queen of Chilton. Who says things like that?
T: Well the king must have a queen…
R: And you think you're the king?
T: If the crown fits
R: I can't believe you just said that.
T: Hey it's true
R: So what if it is. You don't just go around saying it. I swear I'm starting to remember why I never liked you to begin with.
T: Hey, that hurts Mary
R: Yeah well, I think you need to be hurt…you're so obnoxious.
T: That's why you love me.
(Rory rolled her eyes)
T: I'm sorry, okay. It's hard to shake old habits, but that's were you come in; anytime I start acting like a jerk I want you to tell me.
R: Okay then, but it might take up a lot of my time, and then I'll fail out of school, not go to college, end up working at Wal-Mart and it'll be all your fault.
T: I'm willing to risk it.
(Tristan took her hand and they walked on in a comfortable silence until reaching the school entrance)
T: Here we go again
(The bell rang)
R: What's your first class
T: History, you?
R: Biology
T: Well I guess its goodbye then
R: Yeah
T: Bye
R: Bye
(Neither moved)
T: Okay one of us has to go first.
R: I know
(Tristan turned to leave before stopping himself and turning back around)
T: You know we don't have to go to class
R: What do you mean?
T: How about the first annual Du Gray/Gilmore ditch day.
R: Oh No.
T: Why not, come on Mary, live a little.
R: I'm living just fine
T: You can't go through your whole high school experience without missing a class or two. I mean how else are we meant to prepare for college.
R: But…
T: But what, you know they hardly ever chase up attendance and I'll get someone to find out what homework you're missing. You know you want too, a whole day of freedom, just you and me.
(Rory thought for a minute, before relenting)
R: Okay I'm in, but if we get caught, I'm blaming it all on you. You brainwashed me, locked me in your car and tortured me with repeats of Becker.
T: Fine, but this is going to be the best day of your life.
FADE OUT