Author: I-cant-think-of-a-name-lol

Title: Identity…

Category: One Tree Hill

Crossover: Gilmore Girls

Language: English

Disclaimer: I do not own OTH or Gilmore girls.

Setting: Takes place in a different time then on TV. Both groups of friends are juniors in high school even on the show Rory, Paris and Tristan are 3 years older than Brooke, Lucas, Nathan, Haley, Jake, Peyton etc…

Summary: Every year Chilton does an exchange program with a regular high school in different towns. What happens when Rory and Paris go to Tree Hill High where they see Tristan or as everyone calls him Lucas? AU-WIP

Before

Last year at Chilton:

Tristan: I have to go to military school in North Carolina.

Last year at Tree Hill

Lucas: Hey I'm Lucas and I just moved here from across town.

Present Day

Location: Chilton

"Hello students. As you know every year we do an exchange program for a few of our best and brightest juniors, so you get to know what regular high school is like. You will be going in pairs to select schools around the country." Headmaster Charleston recited. "Now for the pairings, Henry Cho and Matthew McCoy will be going to Los Angeles High School in California. Courtney Bram and Liza Gallagher will be going to Jericho High School on Long Island. Lorelai Gilmore and-"

"Please don't be Paris, Please don't be Paris!" I thought to myself over and over again.

"Paris Geller will be going to Tree Hill High in North Carolina." Headmaster Charleston continued going through about five more pairings. Only a few got the opportunity.

"Rory!" Paris yelled in her usual stern angry/annoyed tone.

"What Paris?"

"If we're going to be stuck doing this together, we might as well get along."

"Wow, normally I'm suggesting that, and your suggesting as little human contact as possible."

"Whatever. So do you agree?"

"Yeah sure, why not." I shrugged.

Location: Tree Hill High

"Hello everyone. Before we start class I have an announcement to make. We will be doing an exchange program where two of our students in this class will get to go to a private school in Connecticut and two of their students will go here. Do we have any volunteers? Oh… the program in a month long, but you will have chances to come back every weekend to see your family and friends." Was how Mr. Greene started his first period class that day.

Two volunteers out of a class of 24. "Okay Miss. Brightstein and Miss. Segal. Meet me after class for details.

1 week later

Location: Plane ride to North Carolina

"Ready Paris?" I asked. We were almost there and Paris was still freaking out. As much as she loved traveling she was scared to death of flying.

"Yeah I think so. I mean I'm good with people… right?"

I thought it was best not to answer.

"RIGHT?" she panicked.

"rightttt." I lied. "So where exactly are we staying?"

"My parents know some people over there. I've never met them, but they're rich. Their names are the Davis's. They have a daughter out age… Brooke, I think her name is."

"Would all passenger's please secure your seatbelts, and make sure your seats and trays are in an upright position. We are about to land. Thank you." A voice called over the intercom system.

"I HATE LANDINGS!" She practically screamed.

2 hours later

"Ready?" Paris asked, staring at the large house in front of them.

"No." Rory replied.

"Ready now?"

"Yeah, let's go." We walked up to the door and rang the bell.

A girl our age answered, she had semi-dark skin… defiantly from tanning, straight brown hair, her smile was huge and exciting.. she was defiantly a cheerleader.

"You must be Paris and Lorelai!" She said with an uppy tone that almost scared them. She wrapped them in a hug… surly Paris was uncomfortable, but Rory was used to this kind of thing!

"You must be Brooke," I said unsure. "I'm Rory, and that's Paris."

"So come on it!" Brooke invited. "I'd like you to meet some of my friends… who will soon be your friends too. That's Nathan and his wife Haley-"

"Wife?" Paris asked.

"yep." Haley answered.

"She just got back from being on tour with Michelle Branch, Jessica Harp, Gavin DeGraw and some other people." Brooke caught herself from saying Chris.

"It's okay you can say his name." Nathan said.

"Okay, Chris Keller." Brooke continued. "And that's Peyton and her boyfriend Jake, and his baby Jennie. And there's someone else in there, he just had to get something."

A guy walked in the room. I studied him for a second. He was familiar… but I couldn't place him. I could tell Paris saw it too. Then it hit me.

"Tristan?" I asked.

"Huh?" Brooke asked confused. "This is Lucas."

"Nice to meet you." He said.

"Nice to meet you too." We responded.

"Why don't I show you to your rooms." Brooke volunteered.

She led us to rooms with connecting doors. They were both huge, larger than my room at Grandmas, which was pretty big. "I'll let you two get settled in."

Brooke left and Paris tuned back into herself. "You saw it too?" She asked hyperly.

"Tristan?"

"Yeah. I don't know who he's trying to fool, but that's Tristan—with a haircut."

"Defiantly."

"I went to school with this guy for 10 years, I think I'd recognize him by now."

"He did say he was going to school in North Carolina." I pointed out

"But this isn't military school."

"True. Strange." After a while I spoke again. "I'm going to go find a place for coffee. Wanna come?"

"Sure." She surprised me with that answer.

"Man, I'm really going to miss Lukes." I thought.

We left our rooms and went back to the living room where everyone was.

"So, where can we get some coffee in this town?' I asked.

"Let me guess, you're not used to small towns?" Peyton guessed. No idea where she got that from.

"No"
"Yes" Paris and I answered simultaneously.

"I am, she's not." I fixed.

"I'll show you guys to Karen's café. I gotta get to work anyway." Haley volunteered.

"Thanks." Paris answered. She was acting so unlike herself.

As we left she started telling us about Tree Hill, and boy was it confusing.

TBC

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