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Chapter 5: Wait
Rory leaned on the glass, watching the plane fly away in the cloudy grey sky. Her love was gone; away; out of site.
But she had done enough sobbing. Rory wiped the tears away and started walking toward the exit.
She needed to go home, maybe sleep for a while, and get up refreshed. John had told her that he would have a brake in 6 months, and could come back home for a little bit. But right now, six months seemed like forever. How could she wait that long to see him? She would die. He was her blood, her every thought, and know he was stripped from her.
Once she reached outside, the rain started to pour down, and Rory did nothing about it. She just started to walk to her car, letting the little raindrops drip on her. She swore, the clouds were crying for her, and for John.
¤ Home ¤
"Hey Mom," Rory greeted as she come in the door and headed for the living room.
"Hi, sweets, how did everything go?"
"He left."
Lorelai nodded her head and put her arm around her daughter. "You look like you need some coffee."
Rory smiled a bit. She knew her mom was just trying to cheer her up, and she respected that, so Rory took her up on that request: "Sure, Mom."
"Well, let's go to Luke's."
¤ Luke's Diner ¤
The couple entered the diner. When Luke saw the sad faces, he knew exactly what day it was, it was Monday morning. "Rory, what do you want? I can make you anything."
"Just coffee, Luke, I have to go to school soon."
Luke nods, "Okay, but when you come back, I will make you anything, anything you want."
Rory nods awkwardly and starts to drink the coffee that Luke had set in front of her. Lorelai starts to talk about how coffee could always make you feel better, and rambling on, and on, and on. But Rory wasn't listening to her, really. So Lorelai got the hint and stopped talking, and just drank her coffee she had to argue with Luke to get.
Rory glances at her watch and it reads 7 o'clock. "Mom, I'm going to go."
"Are you sure you want to go to school today, I mean, you could stay home, and-."
"No, I have a test with Mrs. Coldwell, so I don't want to miss that."
Lorelai gives her a testy look, but gives in. "Okay, hon."
"Thanks."
Rory gets up from her seat and walks out of the door to the bus stop.
The bus ride was very stuffy, but thank God she was coming off it now. There it was. The place she dreaded coming to about the 2nd day of school. Rory looked down while she walked toward the school, and up to her locker.
He wasn't there. Well, of course he wasn't, and he wasn't going to be there for the rest of the year... well, at least when he was in the military, and she knew this. Rory hastily got the books out that she needed, and put some of the books back in if she didn't need them.
This was it. The first day she had to face without her one person she had to rely on. She was completely alone in this school now, and she didn't like the thought of that. So she pushed that thought out of her head and tried to focus on the highlights of her day.
That was until one person leaned on the locker next to hers.
"You're not surrounded by the regular guy you usually are," came out of her mouth.
"Paris, please," Rory pleaded. She wanted everyone to leave her alone today.
"Oh, don't mind me, I just thought I would say that I know what has happened, and I want to say how deeply sorry I am that you have to go through all this," Paris said sarcastically and smirked.
Rory looked at her disappointingly as tears sprang to her eyes. How could someone be this mean? And how can they have no respect for the other people that had no right to be treated like this? These questions were roaming Rory's head as he bit her lip, shook her head and walked toward her first period class. Yup, this was going to be a long day.
One person was spending his time watching this little chat with Paris, and watching Rory walk away, almost crying. And that was the one person that had loved Rory since their kiss at Madeline's party almost a year ago: Tristan.
¤ After school, at Stars Hollow ¤
"Mom?" Rory asked as she entered the house. She didn't get an answer so she figured that her mother was at the diner, having some coffee.
Once at Luke's, Rory opened the door and saw her mom bickering with Luke. Rory strolled over the stools next to Lorelai, and sat down.
"Hey Hon, how was school?" Lorelai asked as she put her hand around Rory's shoulders.
Rory moaned and said, "I need coffee."
"Coming right up," Luke yelled from the kitchen.
"That bad huh?" Lorelai asked her.
Rory nodded.
"Um, Rory?" Lorelai asked in a favor-ish tone.
"Yes, Mom?" Rory said in the very same noise-frame.
"Your grandmother called today."
"Well? What did she say?"
"They are having a party tonight."
Rory looked flustered, "On Monday?"
"That's what I said, but then that little two word line got me a lecture in a tone I did not like."
Rory looked down. "Are we going?"
"Only if you are up to it."
Rory thought for a second. On one hand, she wanted to go out and not hover over this. On the other, she wanted to stay and wallow a bit more. "I think we should go," came her reply.
"Are you sure Rory? I mean, you just broke up with-."
"We did not break up," Rory corrected.
"Okay, okay, you didn't break up... but are you really, really sure?"
"Mom, I am positive."
¤ The Elder Gilmore Residence ¤
Rory was in the kitchen, on a stool, her elbows on the table, holding her nose right under her eyes, her eyes being closed.
Then Rory felt someone sit right by her.
"Hey," the person said.
Rory opened her eyes to a familiar blonde haired, blue eyed guy. "Oh, hey Tristan."
"I, uh, heard what happened... with John."
Rory nodded her head.
"Hey, do you want to go out and get some coffee... maybe?"
Rory looked in his blue eyes and saw that they were genuine. Then she smiled up at him and answered, "Sure."
A/N: Wow, long chapter, almost 4 pages... well anyways, please review and tell me something I could do... I think I should start the next chapter off by saying, "So that's how Rory Gilmore and Tristan DuGrey became best friends." And have it be like 2 or 3 months after this chapter... what do you guys think?
Paige
Chapter 5: Wait
Rory leaned on the glass, watching the plane fly away in the cloudy grey sky. Her love was gone; away; out of site.
But she had done enough sobbing. Rory wiped the tears away and started walking toward the exit.
She needed to go home, maybe sleep for a while, and get up refreshed. John had told her that he would have a brake in 6 months, and could come back home for a little bit. But right now, six months seemed like forever. How could she wait that long to see him? She would die. He was her blood, her every thought, and know he was stripped from her.
Once she reached outside, the rain started to pour down, and Rory did nothing about it. She just started to walk to her car, letting the little raindrops drip on her. She swore, the clouds were crying for her, and for John.
¤ Home ¤
"Hey Mom," Rory greeted as she come in the door and headed for the living room.
"Hi, sweets, how did everything go?"
"He left."
Lorelai nodded her head and put her arm around her daughter. "You look like you need some coffee."
Rory smiled a bit. She knew her mom was just trying to cheer her up, and she respected that, so Rory took her up on that request: "Sure, Mom."
"Well, let's go to Luke's."
¤ Luke's Diner ¤
The couple entered the diner. When Luke saw the sad faces, he knew exactly what day it was, it was Monday morning. "Rory, what do you want? I can make you anything."
"Just coffee, Luke, I have to go to school soon."
Luke nods, "Okay, but when you come back, I will make you anything, anything you want."
Rory nods awkwardly and starts to drink the coffee that Luke had set in front of her. Lorelai starts to talk about how coffee could always make you feel better, and rambling on, and on, and on. But Rory wasn't listening to her, really. So Lorelai got the hint and stopped talking, and just drank her coffee she had to argue with Luke to get.
Rory glances at her watch and it reads 7 o'clock. "Mom, I'm going to go."
"Are you sure you want to go to school today, I mean, you could stay home, and-."
"No, I have a test with Mrs. Coldwell, so I don't want to miss that."
Lorelai gives her a testy look, but gives in. "Okay, hon."
"Thanks."
Rory gets up from her seat and walks out of the door to the bus stop.
The bus ride was very stuffy, but thank God she was coming off it now. There it was. The place she dreaded coming to about the 2nd day of school. Rory looked down while she walked toward the school, and up to her locker.
He wasn't there. Well, of course he wasn't, and he wasn't going to be there for the rest of the year... well, at least when he was in the military, and she knew this. Rory hastily got the books out that she needed, and put some of the books back in if she didn't need them.
This was it. The first day she had to face without her one person she had to rely on. She was completely alone in this school now, and she didn't like the thought of that. So she pushed that thought out of her head and tried to focus on the highlights of her day.
That was until one person leaned on the locker next to hers.
"You're not surrounded by the regular guy you usually are," came out of her mouth.
"Paris, please," Rory pleaded. She wanted everyone to leave her alone today.
"Oh, don't mind me, I just thought I would say that I know what has happened, and I want to say how deeply sorry I am that you have to go through all this," Paris said sarcastically and smirked.
Rory looked at her disappointingly as tears sprang to her eyes. How could someone be this mean? And how can they have no respect for the other people that had no right to be treated like this? These questions were roaming Rory's head as he bit her lip, shook her head and walked toward her first period class. Yup, this was going to be a long day.
One person was spending his time watching this little chat with Paris, and watching Rory walk away, almost crying. And that was the one person that had loved Rory since their kiss at Madeline's party almost a year ago: Tristan.
¤ After school, at Stars Hollow ¤
"Mom?" Rory asked as she entered the house. She didn't get an answer so she figured that her mother was at the diner, having some coffee.
Once at Luke's, Rory opened the door and saw her mom bickering with Luke. Rory strolled over the stools next to Lorelai, and sat down.
"Hey Hon, how was school?" Lorelai asked as she put her hand around Rory's shoulders.
Rory moaned and said, "I need coffee."
"Coming right up," Luke yelled from the kitchen.
"That bad huh?" Lorelai asked her.
Rory nodded.
"Um, Rory?" Lorelai asked in a favor-ish tone.
"Yes, Mom?" Rory said in the very same noise-frame.
"Your grandmother called today."
"Well? What did she say?"
"They are having a party tonight."
Rory looked flustered, "On Monday?"
"That's what I said, but then that little two word line got me a lecture in a tone I did not like."
Rory looked down. "Are we going?"
"Only if you are up to it."
Rory thought for a second. On one hand, she wanted to go out and not hover over this. On the other, she wanted to stay and wallow a bit more. "I think we should go," came her reply.
"Are you sure Rory? I mean, you just broke up with-."
"We did not break up," Rory corrected.
"Okay, okay, you didn't break up... but are you really, really sure?"
"Mom, I am positive."
¤ The Elder Gilmore Residence ¤
Rory was in the kitchen, on a stool, her elbows on the table, holding her nose right under her eyes, her eyes being closed.
Then Rory felt someone sit right by her.
"Hey," the person said.
Rory opened her eyes to a familiar blonde haired, blue eyed guy. "Oh, hey Tristan."
"I, uh, heard what happened... with John."
Rory nodded her head.
"Hey, do you want to go out and get some coffee... maybe?"
Rory looked in his blue eyes and saw that they were genuine. Then she smiled up at him and answered, "Sure."
A/N: Wow, long chapter, almost 4 pages... well anyways, please review and tell me something I could do... I think I should start the next chapter off by saying, "So that's how Rory Gilmore and Tristan DuGrey became best friends." And have it be like 2 or 3 months after this chapter... what do you guys think?
Paige