I Need You

A/N: I know…I've been throwing a lot of stories out, without seemingly paying attention to the other ones I've already put out… I guess it's a bad habit I'm starting to form. I still have a whole bunch of ideas for fics, so this habit won't be stopping anytime soon, but not to worry, I plan on updating all my fics sooner or later, so… Anyway, I already have the main events of this whole story planned out, it's just a matter of writing all the chapters. Rory did leave for Washington during the summer (Sophomore year, right?), and Tristan did break into that safe, but instead of being sent to military school, his parents just sent him to live with his grandfather. Rory and Tristan are only friends at this point, all the stuff at Chilton happened (him calling her 'Mary', the P.J. Harvey thing, and so on), but they became friends. I'll work that in later, too. I might work Jess into the story somehow in later chapters, but don't worry, this fic will definitely be a TRORY. Lorelai is pregnant with Chris' child (sorry JavaJunkie fans!!), so there is no Sherry. They remarried a couple days before Rory left for Washington, think a day or two after Sookie's and Jackson's wedding. Chris currently has a house in Hartford, but Lorelai still has the house in Stars Hollow (they switch which house they stay at from time to time). And I think that's it concerning background information… Anyway, here is the first chapter, review after you're done!

Chapter 1: Reunion

Rory Gilmore took a step off of the airplane, automatically searching for the head of blonde hair among the crowd.

"Rory!" She looks behind her, her eyes landing on a boy her age as well as an aged man, whom she knew was his grandfather.

"Tristan!" She ran up to him, giving him a tight hug, a result of being away from her best friend for so long.

"Hey, don't I get a kiss?" he asked as she pulled away.

She looked at him a moment before standing up on her toes, giving him a kiss on his nose. "Hey! No fair! I was thinking a kiss on my lips!" he whined playfully like a little kid.

"Well, at least your nose is happy!" She gave him a wink before turning and walking to where his grandfather was standing. He chuckled lightly to himself before catching up to them.

"So, how was Washington, Rory?"

"It was good. I liked it."

"Well, Tristan here has not been able to stop talking about you ever since you left."

"Really…?" she questions while eyeing Tristan playfully.

"So, do you think that you two will be getting together anytime soon?"

"Grandfather!"

"Relax boy, I'm just trying to figure out the girl's interest in you."

Rory chuckled slightly at the pair. She loved how they were around each other. "No, I don't think so. We're just friends, besides," Rory brought her hand up to mess up his hair, "I've seen too many of his faults already." She laughed as he glared at her jokingly. "Anyway, thank you for coming to pick me up."

"Not a problem, my dear." Janlan (I don't really know the name of Tristan's grandfather, so I'm just going to use the name I've seen other writers use in their fics) replied, while pulling Rory into a hug. "What is your mother up to anyway?" he asked as they began to make their way out of the airport.

"She's just been really busy at the Inn. She would have found someway to pick me up anyhow, but she's in the 'mood swing' stage of the pregnancy, so I didn't want to whine to her."

"That's right, she's pregnant! It slipped my mind! How is she doing?"

"She's as funny as ever…when she is in a good mood, that is. When I was talking to her on the phone the last day I was in Washington, she kept on whining about the fact that she couldn't reach her toes and how she felt completely fat."

"Well, how is that funny?" Tristan questioned, joining the conversation.

"It's funny because she is only two months pregnant (I don't know if I have the time frame right, so just pretend I'm right, or correct me). She is hardly showing and she can still reach her feet perfectly fine."

"Then why is she complaining?"

Rory inwardly laughed at how Janlan was still unaware of her mom's personality. "She just likes to overdo everything, embellish stuff so that she'll have something to laugh about later."

A knowing nod was all that she got from Janlan. "I remember Tristan's grandmother act the same way when she was pregnant; although, she wasn't quite as…creative as your mother."

The three settled into a comfortable silence as they drove to Stars Hollow.