I Need You
A/N: This is pretty much a filler chapter, not that much happens; just a little TRORY-ness towards the end. And this chapter kind of sucks, too; maybe I'm just having one of those days where I can't write well…
Chapter 2: Friendship
"Daughter of mine!!"
"Mom!" Rory ran over to her mom, hugging her with all of her night, well, at least as much as she could without pressing into Lorelai's stomach.
"How was Washington?"
"It was great! I had the best time!" Rory exclaimed, hugging her mom once more.
"I see you brought those handsome men with you," she said loudly, purposely drawing them into the conversation.
"Oh. Lorelai, you certainly know how to compliment a gentleman." Lorelai softly chuckled at Janlan. She loved how high-spirited he was.
"Well, I try my hardest." She gave Rory a wink, while Rory just playfully rolled her eyes. "And you…" Lorelai turned her attention to Tristan, "…you did not visit me at all during the summer."
He smirked. "Well, Rory wasn't here, so I had no reason whatsoever to come."
Lorelai gasped, playing along. "Evil child! I shall never talk to you again!" She crossed her arms over her chest, frowning towards him.
"Oh, come on…no need to frown…you know you're my number one girl…well, besides Rory." He turned to Rory, winking at her, causing her to blush.
Lorelai playfully punched him on the arm. "I was lonely…" she frowned again.
"Okay, I'll visit more from now on."
"You're only saying that because Rory is here now."
"No…" Lorelai rose her eyebrows curiously at him. "Okay, yeah." Tristan looked back at Rory, who was now looking at him curiously. "What…I can't be exited to see a friend?" he asked innocently.
She said nothing, just continuing to look at his odd behavior.
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~ 2 weeks have passed, effectively going to the first day at Chilton (their junior year).
It felt good to be back. But, of course, that also meant the heavy work load and annoying and stuck-up classmates were back in her life again, but she didn't care. It was something that took up her time.
She turned the corner, seeing Tristan standing in front of a window. Her eyebrows furrowed together as she came up from behind him, placing her arms around his waist. "What's wrong?"
He relaxed once he figured out it was her. "Nothing."
"Then how come I don't believe you?" she asked while resting her head between his shoulder blades.
"I'm just having a shitty day." He looked down at her hands, placing his over hers, rubbing soft circles on her skin.
"Oh. Is there anything I can do?" Her voice showed concern.
He turned around in her embrace, bringing his arms around her too. He sighed deeply. "No. I just can't wait to get home and sleep."
She smiled up at him, bringing her hand up to run it through his hair. She paused a moment, resting her hand on the back of his neck, peering into his eyes. "Come on, we should get back to class."
"Alright." They walked hand-in-hand with each other to their English class, Tristan smiling slightly at the moment they just had.