COFFEE

by: Dru

Chapter. 3:

Party

Disclaimer: Own absolutly nothin regarding Gilmore Girls.

Saturday; Madeline's home:

Tristan had just gotten to the party few minutes before, and was talking to some friends, when someone bumped into him and he felt somethin wet on his neck. He turned and saw a black haired guy with green eyes.

"Hey, watch it. See what you did?" he told the other guy, who was holding an empty plastic glass.

"I'm so sorry. But I didn't really notice you and someone bumped into me, and that's kinda why I bumped into you." The black haired guy told him.

"It's just a little spilled french soda. I think her mom's obssesed with all things french." he told Tristan, smiling before walking away.

Tristan thought that guy was really annoying. but then he went and found Madeline, she got him a shirt from her brother. It was a bit big on him, though.

Rory and Lane got there when the party seemed to be in full swing, or well gettin there. They had been delayed by Loralei wanting to get coffee with them before going and then got into an argument with Luke, dragging them into it.

Rory was a bit self-concious about her state of dressed. She felt a bit under-dressed. She just hoped it was worth it. She sat down on a comfy chair that was near the dancefloor and got her book up. She just hoped that Tristan was here already here, or would be here soon.

She hadn't gotten much reading done yet, later on, because she was always being asked by guys if she wanted to dance. She always said 'No'. She just wanted to dance with Tristan really, I mean people wouldn't start talking if they just danced one dance, right? Well, maybe. Damn it. Had she really spent money on clothes she really didn't want to wear in the first place and boots she wasn't really sure about, and then she was just going to sit here and read a book?

Just as she slapped her book shut and looked up, she saw Madeline and Louise coming towards her with some face-splitting smiles.

"Hi, Rory. I'm so glad you came." Madeline told her, as she looked at what Rory was wearing. "Wow. New look?" She asked, grinning.

"Maybe. I'm not sure right now." Rory told her, blushing a bit and playing with the cover of her book. It was a nervous habit.

"Come on, Rory. Dance with us. You're not seriously going to just sit there and read all night? Because I think I saw your friend earlier and she's having a blast." Louise told her, as she picked up Rory's book and read the cover. "Isn't this a movie?" She asked, as Rory took her book back.

"Maybe later, right now I think need something to drink. Could you please watch my... Hey, let go of me. Please? Girls, this is not funny." She told them, when she dropped her book as Madeline & Louise grabbed on her arms and raised her up.

"If you look that hot, you have to back it up with dance moves." Louise told her, as they were dragging her to the middle of the dancefloor.

"I guess I shouldn't have worn this." She tells them, as she looks down at her outfit and then in the direction of her fallen book. They were in the middle of the dancefloor, Louise put her hands on Rory's hips and moved them side to side to the beat.

"See. It's basically that easy." Madeline told her, as another song started. It had been Usher's 'Yeah', but then changed to Lindsey Lohan's 'Rumors'. Talk about a massive change in music.

They started to dance some more, Madeline & Louise started to grind each other with her in the middle. "Am I doing everything right?" She asked for the third time, while they had been dancing.

"Hell, yeah. Look at the guys faces." Louise told her, as Rory looked around the room and saw guys lookin at her. The last one she saw was Tristan, looking at her. He seemed shocked, but had a sly grin on his face.

After that she sat down for awhile and read some, Tristan was going to go over and talk to her but got held up by some friends, then he saw her get up and walk to where the drinks are. He breaks away from his friends, and is on his way to talk to her when he sees the idiot from before comeup to her. He frowns at that, what the hell could that guy say to her?

He watches as the black haired guy and Rory talked, she seemed surprised to see him but like she knew him. And she seemed to like the guy.

"So, what are you doing here? You haven't started Chilton yet, but your already at a Chilton student's party." Rory asked him, smiling as she sipped her drink. She didn't notice Tritsan or his questioning look, because Chris was in the way.

"Well, Madeline is a cousin of mine and my mom thought it be a great way to meet other kids if I went to her party. So, I'm guessing your here, because as you told me, you go to chilton. Do you know Madeline, or you just here with someone?" Chris asked her, both totally unaware of Tristan watching them.

"Well, I actually do know Madeline and I'm here with my friend, Lane. But she doesn't go to Chilton, I just invited her cause I hate going to these things alone." Rory told him, taking another sip of her drink.

"So, why are you here? Did your mom make you go or something?" He asked her, cause he knew how that could be.

"No, my mom would never make me go to one of these things. Maybe my grandmother, but no. No one made me go." Rory told him, smiling but looking around a bit for Tristan but didn't see him since Chris stood in her line of sight.

"But are you maybe looking for someone? Your friend or someone else?" He asked her, because he notticed her looking around.

"No one special, I guess." She told him, because she really didn't want to get into that now.

"So, I saw you dance out there earlier with my cousin ad her best friend since forever. Nice dancing." He told her, as she blushed crimson and looked at her shoes.

"Yeah, umh, that was all Madeline and Louise. I don't really know how to dance like that. They just told me what to do and all that. Anyway, nice meeting you again but I kinda want to go now and find a quiet place to read some more of my book." Rory told him, as she again looked around her and then at him.

"Yeah, sure. Nice to meet you again and enjoy the rest of your book." He told her, as he walked away from her to go talk to Louise.

After that Rory went and picked up her book, and headed to a more secluded room. The room she settled in, was actually the piano room.

"So, who was that guy you were talking to earlier? You seemed to know him. Bumped into me earlier, had to get a shirt from Madeline's brother because of it. Really annoyed me." Tristan told her, when she had only just started reading her book. Yep, she was getting nowhere with that book tonight.

"Well, I met in a bookstore yesterday and we talked. After I almost killed him with a book, well, maybe not killed but a book fell on his head and it was my fault. He's starting Chilton on Monday, and he's Madeline's cousin. Why? Worried someone will steal me away from you?" She asked him, grinning as he sat down beside her on the couch and moving her book to the coffee table in front of them.

"No, just felt the guy was an idiot. But he's far from competition." He told her, as he leaned in to kiss her, smirking. She gladly responded to his kiss, but slightly bit his lower lip and told him ; "Stop smirking. If you're not careful he might become competition." As he looked into her eyes and saw a teasing look in her blue eyes, before she kissed him again.

"You know, you look so HOT tonight." He told her, after a few minutes. Suddenly she grabbed her bag and book, and stood up. He grabbed her wrist and looked in her face. "I've gotta be gettin home, before mom freaks out. Well, more than she usually does in a funny over-active way." Rory told him, as she pointed to the grand-father clock behind him.

"Thought you might've been running away again, Mary." He told her, as he let go of her wrist and also stood up from the couch. She just smiled, rolled her eyes and walked away to go find Lane.

It had been a few minutes since Rory had dragged Lane out of the party, her friend having way too much fun to want to have to go back to Stars Hollow and her overly-strict mother.

Tristan was just talking to his friends about what they always talked about, when someone asked about the 'hot girl' that had been dancing with Madeline and louise. That irked him a bit, but at least they got the 'hot' part right. Someone said her name was like 'Rory' or something.

Then he heard someone ask if she was single. He wanted to say no, that she so wasn't single but someone beat him to the punch. He turned around and saw that it was forever-perky Louise.

"Yes, she's single. Totally. I mean, except if she's with that guy, Dean or whatever his name was..." Louise was telling Tristan's friends, before a very noticeable drunk Paris comes up to them and says ; "No, she's not. She's not single." She told them, a bit slurred.

"Well, then who's she dating?" Louise asked her, usually sober and level-headed friend (or well as level-headed as Paris could be.) who was now looking at Tristan with this way creepy look in her drunk eyes.

"Him, Tristan. She's dating him, she's dating Tristan Dugrey. But you see she's not like the others, she's 'Special'. Isn't she, Tristan?" She asked him, smirking evilly even though she might not have done that sober but who knows with her. Tristan grabbed her arm, forcefully and pulled her out of the room. That just left people talking; Rory Gilmore dating Tristan Dugrey? Wow, how had they managed to keep it a secret for even this long?

To Be Continued...

A/N : well, sorry for like not updating sooner but you know the holidays and stuff. Also, I just couldn't seem to get in a write-y mood. At least not for trory. 8 days 'till ALIAS, ses.4. yay!! also I can't wait for this one channel here (in Iceland) to start showing LOST. :p

But next chapter will be on a Monday, back at Chilton. Don't know how long it's gonna be but it won't be a filler chapter. lol, off course this wasn't one either. Stuff happened, right? Like I said it would. :)

-- Dru