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Chapter Nine: Facing Up

On Friday morning Rory woke up with a feeling of dread in her stomach, today was the day she was going to have to go to school and have everybody whisper about her, and give her funny looks. Today was the day people were going to know that she Rory Gilmore had started going out with the infamous Tristan DuGrey, and she was about to cop the full blow of her decision. Tristan had rung last night to offer her a lift to school.

"We should go together."

"It's to far for you to come all the way here just to go back again, besides I'm just going to go about my day like I normally would."

"Ok, but if you change your mind call me."

"I will, bye."

Rory hoped off her bus and moved up the steps and into the school building. She reached her locker and opened it, before she could reach for any books she felt a pair of arms incircle her waist. "Why don't we kick off today with a little bit of a show" he whispered very close to her ear.

"Oh Tristan no, I hate to be the centre of attention and you know it."

"Come on it'll be fun, live a little."

Before she could protest, he had spun her around so she was facing him and had his lips on top of hers. She tried to fight him off but, she gave up wrapping her arms around his neck. His hands were all over her back and up and down her sides, Tristan was purposefully putting on a show making a show out of the kiss, purposefully making it look really sleezy, and she was a willing victim, she couldn't help but be. Rory dragged up enough will power to drag her mouth from his, "stop it your making a show of us," she hissed.

"That was kind of the point," he whispered back.

Rory finally worked up the nerve to take a look around at the other people in the hall, she peeked out over Tristan's shoulder. Almost everybody was looking at them, some trying not to and some right out staring. Rory groaned, "What have you done?"

"I was showing people what I want to be doing and never stopping."

She smiled up at him, "hurry up and get your books were going to be late for study hall."

"yeah and I can just imagine the notes that are going to be floating around."

Rory collected her books, and her and Tristan made their way to the study hall that they shared. They sat next to each other across the aisle. Rory kept her head down taking notes out of books and studying. When she did glance up, she noticed two piece's of paper on her desk both folded into little squares. She opened the first one,

What's going on with you and Tristan?
Louise

The second one read,

Keep your paws off him!!!

Rory folded both the notes up and passed them on to Tristan, he read them and smiled at her. "Don't worry about it," he whispered across the aisle.

After study hall, Tristan and Rory went their seperate ways.

At lunch time Rory was putting her books away when she was blessed or cursed by a visit from Paris. "What's this I hear about you and Tristan making out in the halls this morning, I thought that you were just friends."

"Well, maybe I was wrong about that."

"So what are you then?"

"Well Paris not that it is your business but were going out."

"I can't believe this" she said spinning on her heel and walking off down the hall.

Rory watched her walk away and turned back to her locker. She got her most recent book out of her locker and headed off to the library. She was involved deeply in the book when she felt someone sit down next to her, she knew who it was but continued on reading. She felt his soft lips graze across her neck they kissed their way slowly and softly up towards her ear,she wasn't reading anymore but hoped he hadn't noticed when they reached her ear and gently nibbled on her ear lobe she pulled her head back, "stop it," she said without turning to look at him.

He laughed "you were ignoring me."

"And is this you normal way of getting people's attention?"

"Well all girls."

"But not anymore?"

"But not anymore" he agreed.

She finally looked at him and smiled, "glad to here it."

"you should be I wouldn't say that for just anybody."

At his last words Rory thought of what her mother had said on Monday Night. She heard her mothers voice, "Tristan knew that he liked you for a long time you could see it when he looked at you. I think Tristan knew when you kissed at the piano. He was always really of jealous of you and Dean even when you did Romeo and Juliet." Rory pushed the thoughts away, Tristan's lips were on her neck again. She smiled and tilted her head to give him better access. He kissed up her neck, along her jawline until his lips were on her cheek and she turned into him so he could kiss her lips he kissed her softly and then pulled away, "The bell is about to go."

As Rory was walking to her locker after her last class she was pushed to the side by someone, for cing her stop walking she looked over and realised it was Angela, one of Tristan's many admirers. Before Rory could say anything she spoke, "I saw you in the hall this morning with Tristan."

"And...."

"And if you know what's good for you, you'll stay away from him."

Before Rory could reply, Angela turned on her heel and stalked off. Rory shook her head in disbelief and continued on to her locker. When she got there she saw Tristan leaning against it. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"Nothing" Rory lied.

Tristan looked at her but didn't say anything. Rory retrieved her bag and tried to shrug off the memory of her encounter with Angela. "Do you want to come over to my place tonight to have a movie night with me and my mum?"

"Sure"

"Well do you want to swing past your place to tell your parents."

"No need they won't even notice i'm not there."

"Ok then let's go."

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AN: I am so sorry it has taken me thhis long to post another chapter, I have been really busy of late. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, because I enjoyed writing it. Please, please, please, please, please review. Does it sound like i'm begging well I am. So please review good or bad. Any suggestions are also welcomed and appreciated thankyou to all of you have reviewed already I truly appreaciate it.