Chapter 5- Thanks

~Monday Morning~

Rory looks at her alarm clock.

6:00.

"Crap!" she yelled. She looked over to wake up Tristan, but he was already gone. 'Huh,' she thought.

Rory got up, took a shower and went downstairs.

"Tristan! Why didn't you wake me up?" she asked.

"Well, both me and Luke thought you could sleep in."

"Now why would I need to do that?" but she already knew the answer.

Tristan shrugged.

"Would you people stop treating me like a baby?! I'm fine." She assured but it didn't sound too assuring.

Luke came out of the kitchen. "No," he answered.

"Why?!" Rory asked.

Luke shrugged. "OK," Rory planned. "I'm not hungry so I'm going out. I'll be back in time for the bus."

~~~ 7:30 ~~~

"Okie Dokie. I'm going!" Rory called.

"Uh, no you're not, not to the bus." Tristan said.

"Uh, yeah I am."

"You're going with me, in my car."

"What?" she asked. This decision was out of her hands. She would not win. She shook in frustration. "Fine."

~~~ School ~~~

Rory and Tristan drive up to the schools parking lot. Rory starts to reach for the door handle but Tristan took her hand.

"Wha-."

"Rory?"

"Yeah?"

"Are you ok?" He asked genuinely.

Rory saw the sincerity in his eyes. He looked... well, concerned. "Yeah, I guess."

"You sure?" he saw her look down at her hands, in her lap. But he took his hand and put it under her chin to lift her head to face him. "I care, ya' know."

"I know"

"Good, lets go face Hell."

"After you." She said, they both exited the car.

A/N: Ver short, I know, but a little troryness for ya'll!