AN: sorry it took so long, I won't bother with excuses. Basically I just haven't felt like writing much so yea. PLEASE REVIEW!
Recap:
"Well, since I had my last final on Friday" she paused "my mom decided that we needed to celebrate. We conned Luke into giving us extra coffee, and then on Saturday night my mom and I had a traditional movie night. Then today we went shopping and I got some really cute stuff, and some stuff the she forced me into buying. It's quite an adventure shopping with her. Oh I'm so excited about summer vacation, I can't wait." Rory said eagerly.
"Uh, ya, Rory" he paused. Uh oh, he sounds really serious, or is he just trying to get me worried, that would be very Tristan Rory thought, he then continued "about summer breakā¦"
"About summer break, you see my dad signed me up, without my knowledge let me add, for some summer program." Rory stayed silent not wanting his next sentence to come. "So I won't be able to come home for break." Tristan finished remorse and sorrow extremely evident in his voice.
After a moment of silence Rory finally spoke "At all?"
"I don't think so." Tristan replied sadly.
"Will I ever get to see you again?" Rory asked quietly, afraid of the answer.
"I'll make sure of it." Tristan said with as much confidence and assurance as he could.
"Good" was all Rory could manage to say.
After minutes of quiet Tristan said he had to go and they said their goodbyes. Rory flopped back onto her bed, deeply saddened by the news she had just received.
Tristan sighed deeply, inwardly cursing his father for doing this. He wanted to see Rory so badly and wasn't sure how much longer he could take it.
Unfortunately for both of them, the summer dragged on. The school year seemed to have gone by faster, which was rare. They continued with the letters and phone calls, which became more frequent. Tristan begged his father to let him quit the summer program or at least come home for the weekend but his father stood firm in the decision he had previously made.
It eventually became August and the new school year was just around the corner. Rory was excited for her senior year but still wished that Tristan could be there with her. She decided not to let his absence bring down her final year at Chilton though; she was going to enjoy it as much as she could.
It was August twenty ninth when Tristan got the call.
"Hello?" Tristan said into the phone
"Hello, son"
"Dad"
"I have some news"
"Yes?" Tristan questioned impatiently
"Since you seem to be doing well and gave little fuss about the summer program, I have arranged for you to return to Chilton for your senior year but you must behave or you will return to where you currently are, is that clear?"
Tristan didn't hear anything after his father said he was returning to Chilton.
"Tristan?"
"Yea?"
"Is that understood?"
"Perfectly" Tristan responded with ease, he was overjoyed.
"Ok well your plane leaves on the second, I expect you to be on it and I will arrange for you to be picked up at the airport."
"Okay"
"Goodbye, see you soon."
"Yeah, see you soon." Tristan responded dreamily, his thoughts on one particular brunette.
Tristan was about to call Rory to tell her the news when he had an even better idea. He headed back to his room and began to plot.
Back in starts hallow Rory was preparing for her final year at Chilton. School was due to start on the fifth and she had just received all the registration info. None of it was really import, it was more for the freshman. She found her locker assignment, the same as the previous year of course. They couldn't change everybody around every year because the locks were directly on the lockers. She looked over her schedule and it seemed correct so she went to find her mother and go to Luke's.
First day of school: Chilton, senior year
Tristan made sure to arrive at school extra early to get everything in its proper place.
When Rory arrived at school she went straight to her locker to put up a few pictures to jazz it up a little. When she opened it there sat a huge cup of coffee. She smiled widely though she was confused to how it could have gotten there. For a split second she wondered if it was him but quickly shook that thought away. As she picked up she noticed a message on the side.
Take it, like you've taken my heart.
Rory blushed, despite the fact that she was reading it to herself and Tristan smirked as he watched her from around the corner. She greedily drank the coffee before the bell sounded and she hurried off to class. She pulled out a notebook and pen as class began. As she opened the notebook an envelope fell out. It was pure white. She opened it up curiously. The cover of the card was completely white and there was a short messaged in bold black writing on the blinding white inside of the card.
This card intentionally left blank
That was all it said. Rory was more than a little confused. She put the card back in the envelope and turned the page of her notebook. There was a typed note.
Check your locker again at break.
Rory then couldn't focus for the rest of the period along with the next one. Tristan had been watching her from afar all day. He wore a hat and sunglasses with his coat collar up, trying to hide from the curios eyes of Chilton. In second period he sat in the back corner avoiding Rory so he wouldn't be noticed quite yet. When the bell finally rang Rory practically ran to her locker. She spun the combination and threw the door open. There was another white envelope. Inside was a note and another sealed envelope. On the note was a poem.
Since
the day I saw you
As my eyes captured you
The picture...stands
still in my view
They say a picture...
Worth a thousand
words
But in front yours
I was speechless
Your
hair...never seen brighter
Your eyes...a gateway to a new
world
Your smile...brings me to cheer
Your lips...when you
speak
Ohh... That makes me weak
I stand
watching
Stealing the moments
That ran so quickly
As you
start waving goodbye
Your eyes met mine
You gave it a smile
For
that moment
My ocean ran dry...
Cause maybe for just a
second
I've crossed your mind
I've searched
for you
Now... I know it's true
I found that someone
In
you...
My soul kept following you
With my heart moving
To
the place you're walking to
Until you vanished...
Until
then...
Your image leaves me not
Thinking of you through the
nights
There is no place I'd rather be
But my room...
Dreaming
about you and me
The beauty in
you
Drives me crazy
As my emotions start to bleed
I wish
they know the way
To land at your heart
With you welcoming
me
Blowing the candles
That can light my life
With you...by
my side
If
fate was that kind...
I am looking forward for the next
time
Praying to have the courage
To hold you so tight
With
your smile inches away from mine
Getting closer...
Until at
last
Not apart...
When she read the first stanza she got a feeling of de ja vu. She then opened the other envelope. It was a picture. On the front was a post-it note in very familiar handwriting.
In case you haven't quite figured it out yet, here is an obvious clue.
She pulled off the post-it and smiled. It was one of the few existing pictures of her and Tristan. They were sitting on the bench in front of the school, both smiling at the other. On the back it read.
You render me speechless, but a picture is worth a thousand words so, it's like I'm rambling on and on.
Rory spun around quickly and bumped into a firm sculpted chest. She looked up to meet a pair of amazing blue eyes. She didn't even get out a hello before his lips descended onto hers but she was more than happy to reply.
"hey" Tristan said when they finally broke apart.
"hey" she whispered back before crushing her lips to his once again. The bell sounded snapping them back to reality and out of their own perfect world. Damn bells. Rory now truly believed they had a conspiracy against her. Tristan grabbed Rory's hand and they walked off to class.
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