Thank you for reviewing. I'm glad you approve my choice about Love, daisies and troubadours because I hesitated a long time between setting my plot on that episode or on the famous Run, away, little boy. But I finally decided it would be better to rewrite the end of season 1 and perhaps to prevent Rory from getting back with Dean.

Chapter 2

What would he do? Would he be stuck on that day? Would he relive for the rest of his existence that nightmare? But wait, wasn't it a chance given to him to finally win Rory's heart? Couldn't he try all the possible methods to finally conquer her?

Yeah, he had to try. Maybe if he was changing his behaviour, everything would change. But how was he going to do? First he would try to ask her out in a more gentle way. He had to find her before the end of the day and before the arrival of that stupid bagboy. But how? If he remembered well, she was nowhere to be seen on that fatal day.

He was so stupid. She wouldn't go to the cafeteria for lunch as she was desperately trying to avoid her. She would go to the library or to their bench. Perhaps the possessive "their" was exaggerated. It was most of the time her bench, the safe place in Chilton where she would seek for a shelter and where she would read a book. He had seen her so many times on that bench , without having the courage to interrupt her in her reading.

Yeah, that was an hell of an idea. Why hadn't he thought about that ? She would be there. And indeed at the lunchtime, she was sitting there. Totally enraptured by the plot of a Jane Austen's book- obviously one of her favourite author. He had to break that serenity. He was sure that she wouldn't be happy about that. Even far from that feeling. But he had to do it. He had to ask her out. It was a new chance given to him and he didn't want to let it pass.

"Rory, may I?"

"Tristan, the fact that you finally said my proper name doesn't give you all the rights. I'm sorry but I don't want to talk with you. You made my life in Chilton a living hell."

"But I thought everything was going better. I mean I saw you getting along well with Paris, Louise and Madeline."

"Yeah, that's right. But I don't know why some evil guy just showed and told the whole school that he was going with me to a concert and now, everything is just back to the beginning of the year. I should probably thank you for that move. You're such a lier. I would never go to a thing with you. Never. I rather died!"

She was so angry and she hurt him so deeply. In a minute, he forgot all his good resolutions and was back to his normal self. His normal self around her.

"But I could fix that Mare. I could definitely fix that. And by the way, I just told Paris about that concert thing."

"Just Paris. But it was the worse you could do. And you don't even apologize."

"Apologize? I know my move wasn't the more clever but I really thought you had agreed to be my date for tonight."

"And why have you thought that? Did you hear me say yes?"

"No, not technically but you know, I read your mind. I was pretty sure you were going to say yes. "

"You are such a psychologist, Dugrey. Yeah, I was definitely ready to accept your offer. I always dreamt about you and I even had a poster of you in my room..."

"Well, Mary, you know that you could have the real Dugrey in your room. Just if you agree on going to that concert"

He didn't want her to reply. She would react in an aggressive manner. Why was he always acting like a fool around her and making her angry? Why? She was so beautiful; She was everything he wanted. Her wits, her blue eyes, her lips... Oh! Her lips.. he was craving to feel their taste again. And with that thought, he just leaned and kissed her. She was surprised but she didn't resist first. Then..

"Why do you think you are doing? I don't want to be your new conquest. I'm not a flavour of the week" . And with those words, she ran away.

Why on earth did he do that? He was so stupid. She would never forget him He had to apologize and to explain everything to her. He didn't notice while heading to his next class all the whispers of many Chiltonites.

At the end of the day, he was waiting for her against the wall. He was back to the same point than some days before. Not exactly the same point, in fact. She was even more pissed off and he was quite pessimistic about their possible reconciliation. When she arrived, she just passed him ignoring him.

"Rory, please, forgive me. I was out of my mind. I don't know why I kissed you. I was so stupid."

"Tristan, leave me alone. I don't want to speak with you anymore"

"Rory, I'm so sorry. You can't imagine how much. I wish I hadn't have that insane thought but it's just that I don't know how to act around you."

"And kissing me without my agreement is the best way to express it."

Tristan hadn't seen a numerous group of people gathering around them. Neither did he witness the arrival of Bagboy.

"Look, Rory, I'm really sorry about the kissing thing but you weren't that reluctant"

"Rory, why does it mean? Why is he saying that? When did you kiss him?"

Sheet. Bagboy was there. He should have guessed. He was aware of his arrival. Now it would get worse . And he was right. Bagboy was leaving a crying Rory. Before following him, she turned " I hate you Dugrey. You have ruined my entire life. I would never forget you."

That night when he went to bed, he realised how hard it would be to him to conquer her. He was so hurt by the events of the day. Of course, she hadn't pulled him when they kissed. At least, at the beginning. But that good sign hadn't changed the result of the day. She had left, running after that jerk and cursing him. And he had made out with Summer to forget his pain.

"It's a beautiful day" Great, it all begun again. Would he succeed in his project? He wasn't sure at all.