Hierarchy by FuNiNdAsUn40
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters created by WB writers. My ideas for this story are like no other I've seen before however, so I am claiming these. I own something. Yipee:o)
Summary: Currently Trory. Rory and Tristan are on opposite sides of the Hartford Social Class. Like the Socs and Greasers, but neither group is inferior. Characters from One Tree Hill. AU.
Backround Info:
The Plaids: Rory, Logan, Finn, Louise, Peyton, Nathan, Hayley, Skylar, Mouth, and Skills.
The Khakis: Tristan, Collin, Marty, Paris, Madeline, Summer, Brooke, Tim, Jake, and Lucas.
Episode 1.03
School is Not a Hierarchy
Previously on Hierarchy:
Sometimes you meet new people, and you wonder why you're not friends with them. Why you stick with the ones that were there before them. But then they do something totally in character, and you think to yourself. 'Oh yah. That's why. You love them. And they love you.'
The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
Alexis Bledel is Rory Hayden
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah
Doo doo doodoo
Chad Michael Murray is Tristan DuGrey
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
But I'm open, you're closed
Matt Czuchry is Logan Huntzberger
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again
Even the best fall down sometimes
Sarah Simmons is Skylar Campbell
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find, you and I collide
Doo doo doodoo
Sophia Bush is Brooke Davis
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Chad Michael Murray is Lucas Scott
I'm quiet, you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know
I'm always on your mind
James Lafferty is Nathan Scott
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find, you and I collide
Don't stop here
Hilarie Burton is Peyton Sawyer
I've lost my place
I'm close behind
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Liza Weil is Paris Gellar
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Bethany Joy Lenz is Hayley James
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Tanc Sade is Finn Thompson
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find, you and I collide
Alan Loayza is Collin Smith
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Bryan Greenburg is Jake Jageilski
You finally find
You and I collide
Shelly Cole is Madeline Lynn
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Lee Norris is Mouth McPhabben
You finally find
You and I collide
Teal Redmann is Louise Grant
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Jacqui Maxwell is Summer Samuels
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Antwon Tanner is Skills
Doo doo doodoo
Doo doo doodoo
Brett Claywell is Tim Smith
Guest Starring Matt Cohen as Max Medina
"You're next assignment will be done in pairs... and I will be assigning them."
Most of the class groaned.
"Come on now," Mr. Medina joked. "I haven't even told you what you're doing yet! I want you to write two essays. The first will be how you percieve the person I assign to you. Their personality, their life. Then you will each spend a day following this person around. After, you will write another essay, but this time on how your opinions of each other changed. Don't worry about telling the truth though, because I will be the only one reading these. So be completely honest."
By this time the complaining had ceased. The profect seemed interestin enough. If only they could pick their own partners...
When the bell rang, Rory left the classroom in a huff. Tristan DuGrey? Tristan DuGrey? Someone up in the clouds was really having fun at her expense.
"Hey!" Louise called, stopping her in the hall. "I've got great news!"
"You and I are switching partners? Even Finn would be better than Tristan," Rory added bitterly.
"No," Louise laughed. "You're in the running for the sophmore's homecoming Queen!"
"Wahoo!" Rory answered sarcastically.
"Come on Rory, it could be great. Every girl wants to be a Queen!" Peyton reasoned, coming up beside them.
"It's all just too superficial for my liking... even Barbie was a puaper," she defended.
Tristan DuGrey. DuGrey, Tristan. Actually, how about just plain old DuGrey? Because Tristan is the type of person who uses his family name to het everthing he wants. Money, power. That's all that matters to him.
And that's not all he uses either. Girls. Woman. He treats them like property. He buys their affection and then tosses them away when he gets bored. It's not right! (not that some of those hussies don't deserve it)
But do you want to know what really bugs me? His cockiness. Tristan thinks the world revolves around him. He refuses to see the flaws in his own character.
On the other hand, he is extremely fun to banter with. He's got a comeback for everything. Keeps me alert on days when I feel like I'm about to fall asleep.
So I guess in some ways he's nice to have around. Not that he isn't still an egostical jerk most of the time.
Tristan found Jake and Lucas in the las row of shelves in the Chilton Library. Coming up behind them, he call out. "Hey guys, whatcha doin?"
The two boys jumped. "Hinding," Jake anwered simply.
"From..."
"Brooke and Summer," Lucas answered. Receiving a questioning look from his cousin he continued on. "They've been chasing after us all day. Something about sexual frustration..."
Tristan laughed. "Then why you hiding man?"
"It's just... kind of a turnoff when someone's too easy, you know?"
"Yah, actually. I do."
From the short time I've known Rory Hayden, there's one thing that is evident. She's special.
Unlike most girls, she doesn't throw herself at my feet. I know, strange huh? So anyways, she seems immune to my charm and alright, I'll just say it... jaw dropping good looks.
She's also smart, careful, and informed, unlike most Hartford socialites. They're all just perky and ditzy, which can be a major turnoff.
Now, before I start to sound like a lovesick puppy, I would like to mention some of her character traits that are unapealing to a fine male specimen like myself. Rory lives in this fantasy world, where bad things don't exist. She's lived such a sheltered life, and sometimes her innocence is frustrating.
But I guess what people say is true. Nobody's perfect. But that doesn't mean they can't be pretty damn close.
"I can't beleive we got paired for this project!" Sky laughed.
"Why?"
"Nathan, come on. We already practically spend every waking moment together. How are our opinions going to change?"
"Yah, I guess you're right," he admitted, cracking a smile.
Sky & Nathan
Freinds 4 Life
Tristan caught up with Rory at lunch. "So I figure I'll go hime with you tomorrow, and then you'll come with me the day after?"
"Yah, I guess," Rory anwered dryly.
"Good.. I know you can't wait to see my bedroom," he added, smirking. He just couldn't help himself.
And so, the conversation ended the way most of theirs had. Rory rolled her eyes and walked away.
"This is your house?" Tristan asked, shocked.
"Yah, why?"
"It's only two doors down from mine!" Tristan stated in astoundment.
"Well, getting to know their neighbors isn't really number one on Hartford socialites' to do lists now is it," Rory stated knowingly.
"Yah... So what are we going to do now," he asked, smirking.
Rory glared. "First, I am going to do my homework," she saiid as she opened the door to her bedroom for him.
He automatically walked over and plopped down on her bed. "Nah, that doesn't sound like fun..." he trailed off and lookes as if he were deep in thought. "How about you go put that pep squad skirt you have on and show me a little cheer?"
"Ha. Ha. Ha. Homework. Now!"
"Ooooh. Bossy. Me like."
Rory laughed despite herself and then opended her book, ignoring him.
It was some time about thirty minutes later she spoke for the first time. "Shoot, I'm gonna be late! We've got to go!"
"Go where?" Tristan grunted, confused.
"The library. I read poetry to little kinds there every Tuesday," she explained as she rushed out the door.
When they got to the library, Rory had Tristan sit in the back while she recited poems for the kids. After about a half hour, there was finally a five minute break.
Tristan sauntered his way to the front. "So, reading poetry to little kids. That's so typical Rory behavior."
"What?"
"Well, its charity, but also totally risk free," Tristan challenged. "Even a caveman could do it."
"Cavemen can't read. Or write for that matter," Rory pointed out.
"You wrote those?" He wasn't going to admit he was impressed.
"Yes."
"Fine. Then if a caveman could write his poems would be better than yours." Tristan smirked.
"Well if you know so much about it smart ass, you try it," she retorted.
"Fine, I will."
"Hey kids! Tristan is gonna recite some poetry for you!" Rory called out. The kids cheered.
Tristan gave her a dirty look before standing up and waiting for all the hyperactive kids to sit down. Then suddenly, he started smirking. "Okay, Ijust made this up so um... here it goes.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
AIDS is contagious
So watch who you screw
Petals are pink
Leaves are green
Sometimes infections
Can't even be seen
So be careful young children
For it's worse than getting knocked up
And I'm sorry if I scared you
By being so abrupt
"Thank you, thank you. You've been a great audience. I'll be here all week!" he finished.
Rory just stared at him in horror.
"NOFX. That's me inside your head," Lucas said, trying to break the ice. They'd barely said anything to each other all afternoon.
"What?"
"NOFX? That's me inside your head," he saing off key. "... It's the lyrics to the" he started to explain.
"I know the song."
"Yah... so, I hear you dated Nathan for a while," Lucas brought up casually.
"Yah. Not one of my proudest moments. Looks like we've go something in common."
"I... didn't date him," Lucas stated, confused.
Peyton laughed. "Yah, I know. I menat that we both think he's an ass."
"Mmm," Lucas agreed.
"Come on, you have to see the humor in this," Tristan said, ending the long, empty silence that had enveloped the car once they left the library fifteen minutes ago.
"I'm sorry if I don't find corruptin Hartford's youth quite as hilarious as you Tristan."
By this time, they had reached the DuGrey mansion. He hopped out of the car and leaned in though the open window.
"So... the homecoming is coming up..."
"Yah, I know," Rory answered, rolling her eyes.
"I'd save you a dance, but then I figured hey, they always make the King and Queen dance together anyways."
"How do you know you're gonna win? How do you know I'm gonna even win for that matter?" Rory challenged.
"You're the Queen, I'm the King. Everybody knows that."
"School is not a hierarchy Tristan."
"Yah, and I'm not a sex god."
Rory just looked at him critically.
"Hey! I may be no Fred Flinstone, but I sure as hell can make your Bedrock!" he joked.
Rory laughed and sped out of his driveway.
"So I heard avout Dugrey's little debacle at the library last night," Logan told her after the final bell.
"How'd you find out about that?"
"My little sister was there, remember?"
"Oh yah." Rory blushed. "You know, it kind of reminded me of you."
"How so?" Logan asked, scowling.
"Come on, you can't possibly deny that you wish you'd though of it sooner."
"Rory, Tirstan DuGrey and I have absolutely nothing in common," Logan stated sternly. "Speak of the devil..."
Rory turned around to see Tristan quickly approaching. "Hey, are you ready to go?" he asked when he reached them.
"Yah, I'll be right there."She mothed a goodbye to Logan, who was staring angrily at Tristan's back as he left before following him.
Hayley sat with Skylar and Nathan in the library after school as they did their homework.
At least, she was doing her homework. Nathan and Sky were just yacking away. Too loudly for a library, she might add.
Why was it that whenever she was around these two she felt like a third wheel? Did everyone see this, or was she just very observative?
"So... you gave a sister."
"Yah," Tristan stated as he watched the little blonde two year old run from the room after getting her hug. "Sometimes its hard for her, our parents always being away and all."
"Yah, well at least your not a love child," Rory consoled, smiling.
Tristan looked up. "You're a..."
"Technically... yes. My mom refused to marry my dad for almost two years."
"Wow," Tristan stated, amazed. "There's alot about you that doesn't meet the eye, Rory Hayden."
She laughed.
"So anyways, I try to spend time with her every other day. I don't want her to turn out to be an attention deprived teenager like... well, you've seen how Summer and Brooke go galavanting around."
"You never seemed to mind before," Rory said, grinning.
"Yah, well... I guess I just want more for her. So... homework?"
Rory nodded and they both collapsed onto the couch and took out their books. "Hey Tristan?"
"Yah?"
"I think we may have just acually had our first real conversation."
Tristan DuGrey. Player, pretty boy, and caring brother. Can they really be the same person?
I've seen a new side of Tristan these past few days. He just kind of puts up this wall of cockiness around everyone to hide his feelings and keep himself from getting hurt in the cold, cruel, world.
But I can see through his act now. And behind that wall, is a great, caring, beautiful person.
You really want the whole truth? Okay, here it goes. I think I may have fallen for Lorelai Leigh Hayden. Surprise.
When the night of the dance came, Rory and Tristan avoided each other for most of the night. As silly as it seems, they were both dead scared the other knew about their essay.
But then, the winners of Homecoming Queen and King were announced, and asked to share a dance out on the floor.
Tristan and Rory ha won, of course. School is a hierarchy, after all.
And dancing out there, though neither would admit it, they got lost in each other.
"So mybe bing Queen isn't that bad afterall?" Tristan asked hopefully.
"Nope. Not bad at all," Rroy mumbled as she buried her head into his shoulder.
The world changes. Things change, people change, opinions change... and feelings change.
This has been a W.B. production. Certain quotes were used from One Tree Hill and Gilmore Girls. Thanks for "watching", and see you next time on Heirarchy! lol
A/N: Jeeze, this took like, forever to type. Hope you enjoyed it. Let me know. I finally just finished fixing my profile, so check it out. And I might be changing my penname, so I'll warn you all first so you don't get confused. And if you're confused about something in the story, don't be afraid to ask.
Till next time, Sarah
