Trapped

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I don't the Gilmore Girls...I don't think I really need to say that but you never know...Oh, and I will still make Buffy references so I don't own Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel the TV series...and you can't make me stop my insane references, because I won't listen...so ha!

Summary: Chloe has moved to Stars Hollow, she goes to Chilton, and has caught the eyes of both Jess and Tristan, who is back from military school. Rory has broken up with Dean, but not officially. She has found that she really is attracted to Jess and Tristan but they aren't paying any attention to her. Jess is now going to Chilton and is Rory's partner for a class project. We ended with Chloe and Tristan about to have dinner with the DuGreys and Rory and Jess going to bed Saturday night.

Author's Note: Ok, I had planed on the whole weekend being one part but figured I would send something out because it's been so long. Don't get mad at me, I blame school (and now my lack of motivation to do this). I plan on finishing this story with 10 parts, so only three more after this. This is Sunday, then I will have the week, the weekend again, and then two part 10s, one for each ending (and possibly a part 11 if there is the demand). Oh, and don't forget: REVIEW!!! Plus I figured how to make italics, bold, and underlined appear (save as HTML) so italics represent thoughts. Oh, plus anything between brackets [] are personal notes that have nothing really to do with the story (you will see what I mean). Oh...anything between //...// means what they are saying over the phone. You'll see...

~~~Tristan's House~~~

Tristan opened the door to the dining room and let Chloe in first before closing the door quietly behind him. He led her to the chair closest the door and went around the table to sit across from her. To Chloe's left was Mr. DuGrey and to her right was Mrs. DuGrey.

A maid brought in four plates on a large tray [like at restaurants]. She placed the tray on an empty side table before putting the plates in front of each occupant of the table. Immediately they all started to silently eat.

Tristan noticed that his father was eating much faster than normal. Mrs. DuGrey saw Tristan's confusion and laughed softly. "He has an important business call in 15 minutes." Tristan nodded and went back to eating.

This is better than I thought. If he can't waste time talking then he can't embarrass Chloe or me or insult her. Tristan thought as he ate his food.

"How are you enjoying yourself, Chloe? I'm sorry that we can't spend more time talking with you, but I have a friend in need of help during her crisis. I do hope Tristan is keeping you occupied." Mrs. DuGrey smiled at her dinner guest.

"I am enjoying my visit immensely. You have a very beautiful house. It can be quite distracting when trying to focus on our homework. But this is definitely helping us on our projects. Thank you so much for letting me stay here." Chloe smiled politely.

"Of course, anytime. It is so nice to see our son happy again." Mrs. DuGrey glared at her glowering husband. "My husband may have other opinions but I would ignore them if I were you. I'm glad to have Tristan back. I hated it when he was sent away. The house was too quiet."

Tristan looked up, shocked. Mrs. DuGrey smiled and Chloe hid a laugh with her hand and a bite of food.

"Mother, you are rarely ever home. And when you are, you are so busy at times I feel you have forgotten I exist. How could the house be anymore quiet than you demanded from me?"

Mrs. DuGrey glared once more at her husband before turning a sad expression at her son. "I never demanded your quiet. In contrast, I rather enjoyed myself when you were playing music or having friends over. It made the house seem more alive."

Tristan was obviously confused. Mr. DuGrey stood up. "It was nice to meet you Chloe. I hope the rest of your stay is enjoyable. Now, if you'll excuse me I have business to attend to." And with that he left.

Mrs. DuGrey shook her head sadly. "We have always disagreed on how to raise you. I felt your father was both too strict and spoiled you too much at the same time. Unfortunately I didn't realize the damage of my unsuccessful attempts to stop him until it was too late. But I'm hoping to do my best now to be a good mother."

Tristan grinned and got up to hug his mother. Chloe smiled but continued to eat. Tristan returned to his seat only to find it had been moved. Yet he only realized that when he tried to sit down and he fell to the floor.

Tristan lifted himself up to see two concerned faces. Yet he knew who had pushed his chair by the twinkle in her eye.

"You think you're funny, don't you Chloe? Well, do remember that I know where you sleep at night." Tristan glared at Chloe. She just smiled and his mother laughed.

"That isn't much of a threat when I know where you sleep as well. And tonight is our last night in the same house until next weekend. If I wished I could get you during the week but you can't because you can't drive. So ha!"

Tristan rolled his eyes. "I'll get back at you sooner or later. Just you wait."

"I'm so scared. Watch me shake in my shoes." Chloe's voice was dripping in sarcasm.

Mrs. DuGrey chuckled. "Let us finish dinner before plans of revenge."

Chloe nodded solemnly. "Wise words. You should follow her advice."

Tristan glared at the two females smiled at each other. "And here I was fearing my parents would be cold and mean. Father did as predicted and I'm starting to think that that is a better attitude than being friendly with my guest."

Both women laughed before eating again. Tristan sighed and ate. Before they knew it, dessert had came and gone.

Mrs. DuGrey stood up from the table. "I shall take my leave now. I hope your projects go well and that I see you again soon and often, Chloe."

"I would love to come back and visit." Chloe grinned.

"Good night. I might see you in the morning but that is only a small chance. Sleep well."

"Good night, Mrs. DuGrey."

"Good night mother."

"Please, call me Nancy."

"Alright. Thank you again."

"Anytime my dear. And thank you!" Nancy DuGrey left the dinning room.

"Your mom likes me." Chloe gloated.

"I know, scary." Tristan returned the grin while offering his hand to help her up.

"Wow, a gentleman. Pinch me, I'm dreaming." Chloe giggled while slowly standing.

"Ok, what do you wish to do now? Our homework is further along than we suspected so I vote we take a break until tomorrow." Tristan opened the door so they could head out into the hall.

"I vote mindless entertainment."

Tristan raised an eyebrow and smirked. "And what pray tell do you mean by that?"

Chloe rolled her eyes. "Get your mind out of the gutter, it's dirty down there. I was hinting more along the lines of a movie."

Tristan chuckled. "As you wish."

So they made their way up to Tristan's entertainment room. Chloe rushed to the DVD section and picked one out. Tristan turned on the TV and had the DVD player open.

Chloe hid the DVD until it was placed in the player and closed it.

"What are we watching?"

"You'll see."

Soon the main menu for The Lord of the Ring came onto the screen.

"Cute."

"I thought so." Chloe grinned before settling on the couch.

Before she knew it, the movie was over and Tristan was asleep. Chloe shrugged before getting two blankets, one for Tristan and one for herself.

No use letting him have all the fun of sleeping on the couch. She chuckled as she settled onto the opposite end and let sleep overcome.

~~~Luke's~~~

Rory groaned as she lifted herself off the couch. It was 7:05 in the morning. Too early.

While Rory was getting food together after dressing, Jess emerged from his room still half asleep.

"Why are you up so early? If we work too much more we'll be all done. I think we deserve a break." Jess plopped down into a chair, grabbing an apple.

"That nap last night gave me extra energy for today. How about watching a movie before lunch while working a little. At lunch we can plan for later." Rory placed a bowl of cereal in front of Jess before sitting down with hers.

"Good plan. Glad I thought of it."

"So not funny." Rory shook her head.

"I wasn't trying to be." There was a long pause as they ate.

"What movie?" Rory put her bowl in the sink.

"Action, adventure, minimum romance." Jess followed her example as she got the homework out and placed it on the couch.

"That doesn't narrow it down much."

"Look at our options."

Rory looked at the shelf of videos. "Wow. Comedy, historical, educational [slightly redundant], and double wow for only three action movies. Um, we got Matrix, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars."

"No Matrix or Star Wars, too much romance."

Rory rolled her eyes. "Okay, longest action movie it is."

Jess chuckled. "Of course."

Rory placed the movie in the VCR before sitting next to Jess on the couch.

"Okay, on with the torture."

Jess laughed. "Don't be so dramatic. We have to be serious."

"No throwing my words back at me." Rory pretended to pout before smiling. "Okay, let's work."

The time went by fast as the two worked occasionally while enjoying the movie. Once the movie was done, Rory stood up to stretch.

"Food break. I have an idea."

"Scary. Alright, what is your wonderful idea, oh great Rory?"

Rory glared at Jess. "I say we eat something quickly here before driving to Hartford for a real lunch and some fun."

Jess raised an eyebrow. "Sounds good to me. Are we going to call Chloe and Tristan and possibly stop by?"

Rory shrugged. "Possibly. We'll see. Now for a quick snack before we leave."

"Yes, ma'am." Jess smirked.

"Such the comedian. Alright, grab some chips and we're out the door." Rory got her keys and started out the door.

Jess quickly got his coat and a bag of chips before joining Rory going down the stairs.

"Hey Luke, we're off to Hartford. When do you want us back?"

"Um, I don't know. Around 9 or so. Have fun. Drive safe." Luke watched as the two teens left the diner.

Rory unlocked her car and the both of them got in. Soon they were on their way to Hartford.

"You do know how to get around Hartford, don't you?"

Rory rolled her eyes as they left Stars Hollow. "Of course. I can get to school, the mall, and my grandparents. Plus I have a map just in case."

Jess sighed in relief. "Good."

"No pestering the driver."

"Yes, ma'am."

The rest of the ride was in relative silence as they listened to the radio. Before they knew it they had arrived at the mall.

Jess jumped out of the car to stretch. "I'm alive!" He bent down pretending to hug or kiss the ground.

Rory rolled her eyes. "Don't start. Ok, the food court is just inside. I'm hungry so let's go mister."

Jess mock saluted Rory before following her into the mall.

The food court was easy to find so it wasn't long before they both had a piece of pizza of front of them.

"Ok, so we're in Hartford now. What shall we do next? Think the other two need a break to see sunlight?" Jess asked between bites.

"Hmm. I guess we could call. Do you have his number?" Rory asked innocently.

"What?! Why should I have his number? Oh, so not funny." Jess glared at Rory's smirk.

Rory pulled out her cell phone. "Let the fun begin."

~~~Tristan's~~~

The silence of the DuGrey Mansion was broken that Sunday morning by a thud residing from the right wing (when coming in the front door).

"Ow! Gosh, how clumsy can a person get?" Chloe shook her head as she got up off the floor. She headed out in to the hall and knocked on Tristan's door. Another thud meet her ears. "Good one. Glad I'm not the only klutz here."

"Grr. You're not funny, you know that right?" Tristan, too, had to detangle himself from the sheets on the ground. "What time is it?"

"Time for you to get a clock."

"Never realized that 8:15 in the morning is clock buying time."

"You learn things everyday. Now how about we learn the joys of breakfast. I'm starved." Chloe walked back to her room with laughing following her.

By nine o'clock, they were dressed and fed. "Ok, any ideas for what to do today, Chloe?"

"We work some more and spend the afternoon doing something fun."

"Alright, want to work in the garden today?" Tristan led the way to the sunroom where their homework was.

"Sure, why not? We could use some fresh air." Chloe grabbed their bags and followed Tristan outside.

By the time noon came around, both were sick of homework and ready to eat.

"Ugh, I need sustenance. Nutrients. Food!"

"Stop being melodramatic, Chloe. It's only been 3 hours since you last ate."

"Three hours too long. Let's blow this Popsicle stand and get some disgusting fast food."

"You make it sound so appealing."

"Yes well, the smell does peal paint so you are on the right track."

Tristan shook his head and stood up. "Ok driver, let's go."

Chloe had a sheepish grin on her face. "Um, I hope you know someplace to go and how to get there."

Tristan smirked. "Oh, I might." He laughed. "Mall?"

"Lead the way." Chloe held the door open for Tristan and followed him to her car. "Just go like we're going to school but don't turn at the light."

With only a small detour, they finally made it to the food court at the mall.

"Watch it, Rory and Jess are here. Let's surprise them after we eat." Tristan led the way to a table behind a plant.

"I'll get the food. Your crutches will attract their attention." Chloe kept a sharp eye on the other two as she got her and Tristan's pizza.

Tristan grinned as Rory pulled out her phone. "We'll be getting a call soon."

Sure enough, Tristan's cell rang as soon as Rory was done dialing.

"Hello?"

//Hey Tristan. Care to meet us at the Hartford Mall?//

"Sure. Meet at the food court entrance to the mall?"

//Alright. See you in a few. We're already here.//

"See you soon." Tristan smirked as he hung up. "This is too good."

They watched as Rory and Jess moved toward the mall and stationed themselves so they could see in all directions.

Chloe stood up and led the way. Jess had his back to her and Rory was looking down the mall.

"Fancy meeting you here."

Rory jumped and Jess turned around fast.

"Geez, don't do that!" Jess glared.

Tristan chuckled. "I did say we would see you soon. I just so happened to conveniently didn't tell you we could see you from our table across the food court."

Rory rolled her eyes. "Well, now that we're all here, let's be off."

The rest of the day was fairly uneventful. Chloe and Rory dragged the two boys clothes shopping so they could get male opinions.

Rory led the way with Tristan's help while Jess would point out places to go and Chloe walked behind a little.

As dinner approached, Rory asked, "What shall we eat? Hey, Chloe, why are you so far behind?"

Chloe shrugged but there was a mischievous glint in her eye. Rory decided to question her later.

In the end, they decided on eating at Boston Market [which I know is on Main Street but let's just pretend it's at the mall. At least I picked one that is in Connecticut at all!].

"Mmm, sure smells good." Tristan closed his eyes as he took in the aroma of the food at their table.

Chloe rolled her eyes. "Let's ignore them, shall we Rory? I'm thinking I might regret eating with them."

Rory laughed. "I might have to second that thought."

Jess glared at both of them. "I wouldn't say such things if I were you. I remember you saying you planned on staying one last night at the diner."

Rory pretended to think. "I did? How foolish of me. I might just have to take that back."

More light banter was shared as the meal progressed until they were finally full.

"I have an idea." Tristan announced.

"I'm scared," Chloe responded at the same time that Rory said, "That's a scary thought."  Both girls laughed.

"No comment," came from Jess's direction.

Tristan glared at all sitting at the table. "Fine, be that way. Then no one gets hot fudge sundaes at my house." He stood up and carefully took his tray to the trash.

"You mean a free dessert? That's not nice. If we knew about that, we wouldn't have said anything." Rory commented.

Chloe shrugged. "Fine, be that way. Then I won't drive you home after school any more."

Jess smirked. "I think she has you there, Tristan. You might want to just give in. This is your chance for real human contact. Don't give that up so easily. It's only two sentences."

Rory mock gasped. "And that was more than two sentences. He speaks."

Chloe laughed. "Hey, you stole my line."

Tristan waved his hand dismissively. "Ok, you get the dessert. But no more sarcastic comments directed at me. Aim them at Jess."

"Hey!" Jess retorted.

There was more giggling and laughing followed by two cars driving to Tristan's house. Jeffrey was pleased to see the new guests and was happy to have the cook make four sundaes.

"Just write your orders on the pad of paper. They'll be along shortly after that." He hurried off to find the cook, who was cleaning up from the staff's dinner.

"Ok, follow me. The paper's in the dining room." Tristan led the way as three teens followed, curious.

The paper had a spot at the top for the person's name and then lines for placing the order. "What is this about?" Rory asked.

Tristan shrugged. "There are times when we eat things that can be made individually. The cook likes to make sure everyone gets exactly what they want. And anyone who argues about servants rights and the like will be forced to argue with the staff and that is never pretty."

Rory looked confused. "Why is that?"

"The staff likes to work for us. They say it's better than working at some restaurant or at a hotel. My parents also happen to give them lots of personal time so they can't really complain. They say at times it feels easier to work here then work somewhere else and then have to deal with their own house." Tristan shrugged again and passed out the paper and pencils.

Ten minutes later, all four were happily eating their sundaes. "I got to hand it to you, this is one nice set up. I could get used to this."

"Jess, I can hardly see you living in a mansion like this." Rory stated between spoonfuls.

"I can hardly see any of us living in a mansion. Yes, even you Tristan, even though you do live in one." Chloe said as the others gave her a weird look. "Seriously, none of us have the personality to fit living in such a big house."

Tristan nodded. "True. But every once and a while, people do like to be pampered."

Jess snickered. "I'm sorry I said anything."

"And I'm sorry to say but we need to be heading home." Rory stood up to leave.

"So soon? I feel unloved." Tristan stood to walk them to the door.

Chloe nodded. "You should. We all hate you. We're just here for the free food."

Jess nodded as well. "I second that thought."

Rory rolled her eyes. "It seems sarcasm is a big thing with us."

Tristan chuckled. "As long as we're all used to it."

Rory and Jess left while Chloe started up the stairs to Tristan's wing. "Hey, where are you off to?" Tristan asked.

"Your computer of course. I have to check my email. Then we can do whatever." Chloe bounded up the stairs.

After Internet exploration, both sat down to watch a music video marathon on VH1.

Tristan yawned. "It's late and we have school tomorrow."

"Yes, more commonly known as Hell on earth." Chloe grinned and helped Tristan to his feet. "Of course, there are some good things about it."

Tristan raised an eyebrow. "And what would some of those things be?"

"Not really good things for me, but for you there's Rory." Chloe smirked as she walked toward the door.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

She shrugged. "I'm not blind and you can't fool me. If you don't know what I mean, can you at least tell me what it's like in Egypt?"

"Egypt?" Tristan inquired.

"You know, DeNile. Been there, done that, know the signs and symptoms." Chloe walked down to her room and shut the door behind her.

"I'm in denial?" Tristan was puzzled as he made his way to bed.

~~~Luke's~~~

Once Rory and Jess got home they took a walk around town before heading back to the diner.

"Well, that was interesting." Jess sat down on the couch.

Rory nodded. "And now, time for sleep. I'm tired."

Jess chuckled. "It seems we wore you out. How interesting."

"Yes, everything is very interesting. And now I shall take an interest in my bed and the concepts of sleep and rest. You might do well to follow my example."

"Nah, I don't follow crowds." Jess smirked as he went to his room.

Rory snorted. "That's what you think. Last time I checked, you had to sleep too."

"Nope, just made you think that. I'm a robot, only have to plug in and recharge."

"Like the Borg? Now I fear for my life." Rory laughed.

"Good, that's the point."

"And I have a point. Even robots or the Borg have to stop for a moment. Do so now for the sake of my sanity."

Jess smirked. "Only for you."

~~~Author's Notes~~~

I have an ultimatum for you. Do I finish this piece of crap (I'm losing interest and can't seem to make myself work on it) or just scrap it and possibly let someone else take it? The whole thing annoys me, it's so bad. I'm starting to dislike Chloe, she annoys me as well. That one nighttime scene with her and Tristan made me want to puke. So, just cast your vote via review on fanfiction.net or by email. No votes mean no one cares and it goes on permanent hiatus (as in if I ever wish to finish it I might). I'm sorry for making you wait so long for such crap. Oh, I don't own anything I mentioned that I obviously don't own (like VH1). I'm tired, my back/neck hurts, and my current mood would be labeled 'bitch'. Sorry about that. Till next time (if there is a next time).