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On with Chapter 10.

Kelly was the first to be eliminated from the competition. Tristan couldn't believe what was happening. This meant that Dean would have a chance to undo his nominations. He knew that this last hand was crucial if he wanted Dean out of the house.

He sat there and waited as Paris dealt the last hand.

Tristan's turn came first this time. In his hand he held a 10 and a J. He knew that the only thing that could beat that was a face card and an A and that asking for another card was out of the question so he stayed with what he had. The chances that he'd lose were pretty slim.

Dean held a 4 and a 5.

"Hit me." He told Paris as she dealt him another 4. He couldn't believe how much his cards sucked.

"Hit me again." This time Paris gave him a K. With a hand of 23 Dean was out of the game.

Sighs of relief were heard from Tristan as well as from Jess. Tristan knew that it was his lucky day. If Dean would have won there wasn't a doubt that he would have taken himself off the nomination block, which would have forced Tristan to nominate someone else.

"Congratulations again Tristan. You have won the competition. In about an hour everyone will meet up in the living room so that we you can tell the others of your decision. If you look under the table you will find a box containing the "Eviction Immunity Necklace". At the meeting this afternoon you will place the necklace around the neck of the person you wish to save, unless you decide to do nothing and leave things as they are.

The rest of the houseguests surrounded Tristan to congratulate him on yet another win. Everyone that is, except for Dean, who sat on the sidelines and watched. He was sending Tristan glares that would have killed him if looks could kill.

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"So Ror, what are you going to do? Have you decided who you're gonna vote to evict?" Lane asked Rory as she entered the Library bedroom where Rory sat reading.

"I have no idea Lane. This is like a huge thing. I mean Dean was my first ever boyfriend and we were friends for a long time but we haven't really spoken to each other since our last break-up at my grandma's party." Rory replied a little unsure.

She'd been thinking about her vote ever since the Immunity competition and she had no idea what she was going to do.

"What about you Lane? Any idea who you'll vote to evict?" Rory asked her friend.

"I think I'm going to vote for Dean to stay. I mean, I know the guy and stuff and I think he should stay. Plus we've never had any problems and we're pretty much friends." Lane responded in all honesty.

"I just don't know what to do Lane." Rory said as she let herself fall on her bed.

"Ror, that guy Tristan, do you know who he is? He kind of looks familiar." She had been toying with the thought ever since their first day in the house. She knew that she had seen the guy before and she was pretty sure that Rory knew who he was. After all they were from the same town and they were best friends so they pretty much knew the same people, except for Yale people of course.

"Remember, Tristan who used to call me Mary at Chilton, well they're one and the same." Rory said as she looked at Lane.

"You mean, THE Tristan who played Romeo and was sent to Military school and who you haven't seen since? The same guy who almost fought with Dean at that Chilton dance? The same Tristan that you kissed at a party once?" Questions kept on coming out of Lane's mouth. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Yes that Tristan. The one I kissed the night I brought you to Madeline's party after Dean's and mine's break up. He's the one and only."

"You kissed Tristan? The Accountant." Came Dean's voice as soon as Rory was finished answering Lane's question.

"Umm… well… yeah kind of. That was a long time ago anyway, and we weren't together then. So it shouldn't really matter to you anyway." Rory replied.

"Were you listening to out conversation Dean?" Lane asked a little annoyed that he'd butt into their conversation.

"No, I was just passing by. Did you enjoy kissing him Rory? Was he all you thought he would be? Let me guess. He dumped you when he found out you wouldn't sleep with him right? That's what happened?" Dean spit out at Rory.

"Get out Dean, you're a jerk. I can't believe I ever loved you." Rory said as she walked out of the room and right into Jess who was going out to the back yard.

"Hey Ror, what's going on? You don't look too happy." He said as soon as he saw her face.

"Its just Dean being a jerk again." She said, as she looked him in the eye. She knew that out of everyone he'd understand that.

"Come with me Ror." He replied as he led her to the HOH room. Once there he just walked in as Rory looked at him with confusion on her face. She didn't understand why he would walk into the HOH room without knocking. What would Tristan say about that?

"Hey Jess, what's up?" Tristan greeted Jess before seeing that Rory was with him.

"Hey Tristan, I think we need to talk to Rory here. She's kind of having problems with Dean." Jess told Tristan as he sat on one of the blow-up chairs.

"What's going on you two? You guys sound like you've been friends forever." Rory said as she eyed the guys who sat before her.

"Here's the deal Ror. Jess and I have been talking for some time now. We've made a deal to stick together and get Dean out of the house. As you well know we both hate the guy so we thought we could get that to work for us." Tristan explained to her.

"I see, so you guys have an alliance of some kind?" Rory asked Jess.

"Yes we do. I think we should make it a three-way alliance. What do you say Ror? You, me, and Tristan stick together from now on? There's great power in a group of three." Jess suggested to her. It was something he had discussed with Tristan and they had both agreed that bringing Rory into the mix would be a good idea. Little did they both know that both guys had ulterior motive behind wanting to bring Rory aboard.

"Sure guys… that sounds great, let me think about it k?" Rory responded to their proposition.

"Anyway you two, it's time for the Immunity ceremony thing. I have to get everyone to meet in the dining area. Lets go." Tristan announced before gathering the troops.

"Okay people, here's the deal. I'll give you two the chance to say whatever you want to say to convince me to give you Immunity. Kelly if you want to begin." Tristan addressed the rest of the house. It was the first Immunity ceremony and although he already had a good idea as to whether or not he was going to use the necklace he still wanted to hear what the nominees had to say.

"Well, Tristan, all I can say is I respect your decisions and whatever you decide to do is okay with me." What else was she supposed to say? Kelly wasn't the type who'd beg for something and she wasn't about to beg Tristan to save her. If she really wanted to stay she knew she'd find a way to get people to vote for her.

"Whatever, I've got nothing to say. Do what you want." Dean said in an annoyed way. He knew that Tristan hated him and that no matter what he said there was no way he'd give him the necklace.

After listening to the nominees speak, Tristan took a stand in front of the group. Now came the time to announce his decision. The whole thing was kind of a waste; his decisions had been made the minute he'd won the necklace.

"Okay you two, this is the moment of truth. After thinking about it I've decided that using the necklace wasn't really a good idea. I've decided to leave the nominations as is. I hope you guys will understand." He looked at Kelly when he said the last part. She had been really cool with him after the nominations and he hated putting her through all this but he knew that most houseguests would rather keep her in the house than Dean; at least he hoped they'd rather keep her than him.

Once the ceremony was adjourned the guests headed for their rooms to change. They had all had the same idea to put on their swimsuits and head for the hot tub as soon as the ceremony was over. They all needed a little fun before what was to happen the next day. The rest of the night was spent having fun. Nobody mentioned the nominations or the immunity or the next day's eviction. All they did was laugh and talk and have some fun.

All 12 houseguests were sitting in the hot tub, even Dean. For once in the house everyone was getting along. It was as if they were all friends and nobody hated anybody. Unfortunately it all couldn't last, the night eventually came to an end and everyone went to bed. Everything fun has to come to an end.

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Right after lunch the next day Julie's voice was heard over throughout the house.

"Hello houseguests, today's the day. Would you please gather in the living room? So that we can begin."

In the living room the guests saw that a screen had been added to the décor. As soon as everyone was seated Julie appeared on the screen.

"Houseguests, welcome to the first LIVE EVICTION. From now on, I will appear on this screen every time there is an eviction. Here's how this will work. One by one you will go into the diary room and tell us what you're thinking as well as whom you wish to evict from the house. You are not allowed to share anything with your fellow houseguests. As soon as you have all voted I will announce the name of the evicted houseguest. As you all know, there will be only nine votes tonight since the HOH and the two nominees will not be voting. First people to vote will be Lacy. Afterwards it will be Danielle, Brady, Mark, Josh, Lane, Rory, Jess, and Paris. Would our first voter please go to the Diary Room? I'll talk to you all later."

Lacy headed to the Diary room where she closed the door behind her and took a seat in front of the camera. "Well, we've been here for a little over a week and that's not a lot so I don't really know the nominees. Kelly seems to be a great person but she also looks like a great threat. She seams to be a big competitor and that's one thing I don't like. As for Dean, well he seems like a nice guy also and we've had a chance to chat a lot but he's kind of aggressive and jealous. I vote to evict Dean."

After saying everything she had to say she walked back to the group. Voting had been hard but it was now over.

Danielle took her turn in the Diary Room. "This is really hard you guys. Ever since we got in the house I've really gotten to know Kelly and she's pretty cool. We get along really well and we'd probably be good friends on the outside. She's a big competitor and a giant threat to my winning this. When it comes to Dean, well he seems like a big trouble- maker and keeping him in this house when everyone hates him wouldn't be so bad. I vote to evict Kelly."

Brady went in the Diary Room then and sat there in silence for what seemes like an eternity. "What can I say? Kelly's a great person, she's friendly and she makes this house fun. Dean on the other hand has been a real dck. He tries to pick fights and he's possessive. So, I vote to evict Dean."

"Here's the deal guys, Kelly is a great person. She's been friendly with everyone, she listens to people when they have something to say and she's honest. She's also a major threat. As for Dean, he's a jerk. I'm sure he can be a nice guy when he wants to but from what I've seen so far he's aggressive and possessive and jealous. I once said that the first person I'd send out of this house would be Dean. I vote to evict Kelly." Mark said when it was his turn in the Diary Room.

He had remembered his truth or dare question when they had played and he knew that he had told the others he wanted Dean out but evicting Kelly would be a better choice because she was well liked and a major threat to him.

Josh finally took his seat in the Diary Room. "I remember back in Chicago when I was a teenager and I used to babysit every Friday night. Dean was this little kid who liked to play baseball and football with my friends and me. He never gave me any trouble whatsoever. Now I look at him and he still looks like the same guy. Sure there's been some trouble in the house but I'm pretty sure he's a nice guy anyway. What can I say about Kelly? Well, in the last week she's one of the houseguests I haven't gotten a chance to really talk to. I vote to evict Kelly."

Once Josh was done Lane finally locked herself up in the Diary Room. "When I first met Kelly I thought she was great. She's really easy to talk to and she's nice to everyone and honest but I've known Dean for a few years and we've never really had any problems. I know he and Rory have a lot of history together and stuff but for now I have to think about myself. I vote to evict Kelly."

Lane knew that Rory probably wouldn't be happy with the way she had voted but keeping Dean in the house would be good for her. She knew that if she was ever stuck and needed someone to team up with Dean would be there.

To Rory it felt like her turn had come way too fast. When she saw Lane walk out of the Diary Room she took a deep breath and headed to vote. Thoughts and ideas had been swimming in her head ever since the nomination. She had made up her mind and changed it so many times it wasn't even funny. There was so much history between her and Dean she didn't know if she could vote him out. All she knew is that her decision would probably change a dozen times in the next three minutes. Nonetheless she took a seat in the big comfy chair and began to speak.

"Dean was for a time the best boyfriend in the world. We got along real well and I really loved him. After everything that has happened since we met our relationship has changed a lot. He's still the same guy I met in Stars Hollow but he's not what I thought he was. He can be really sweet when he wants to but he also has this jealous streak. I just don't know if I can stand to be in the same house with him for another 9 weeks or so. Kelly has been great ever since we walked into this house. She talks to everyone and listens to what we have to say. She kind of reminds me of my mother. She's really funny but not as crazy as her. Sorry mom. So, I vote to evict…ummm…Dean."

In a way she felt bad because she knew the guy and he was a big part of her life but deep down she knew that for the sake of the house and her sanity she had to get rid of him. There was also the thought of her alliance with Jess and Tristan that made her vote the way she did.

Jess walked into the Diary Room without a care in the world. He had known since the beginning who he wanted to see walk out the door and it was apparent to everyone else. "I don't really have anything to say except that Dean's a jerk. I hate the guy and I want him out. I vote to evict Dean."

Nobody could ever imagine the satisfaction that he felt throughout his body when he'd said those words aloud. He'd been waiting forever to vote for him to get out of the house. When he rejoined the houseguests anyone could have read the look on his face.

There was only one vote left to be cast, Paris's. Little did she know how much power she suddenly held. Her vote would decide who'd walk out the door first. So just as everyone had done before her she went to the Diary Room and spoke her mind.

"I guess I'm the last to vote. As you all know I know a few people in this house. Although I don't really know the nominees I have heard a lot about Dean. Rory has told me pretty much everything about their relationship and from what I've heard I don't really like the guy. I know Rory doesn't see him the same way I do but I think he's a possessive jerk. From what Tristan has told me and from what I saw at the Chilton dance my thoughts and assumptions are correct. Now when I look at his fellow nominee I see someone who'd be great to have as a competitor because she'd be a big challenge. Kelly's been nothing but great to everybody in this house, which kind of annoys me sometimes but it's all good. She might be one of my biggest threats. After thinking this through I vote to evict…"

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Sorry guys but the chapter ends here.

Just kidding… I can't do that to you, you've waited too long for this.

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I vote to evict Dean."

With the voting done Paris joined her housemates for the announcement they'd been waiting for.

"Hello again houseguests. Now's the moment you've been waiting for. With a vote of 5 to 4… Kelly… you are safe. Dean, you have been evicted from the Big Brother house. I'll give you a couple of minutes to say goodbye and then you will grab your stuff and walk out the front door."

Rory was the first on her feet when she heard the news that Dean was being evicted. She knew that he was mad just by looking at him. In an effort to be nice she gave him a hug.

"Goodbye Dean. It was nice seeing you again." That was all she could think to say.

The rest of the houseguests walked him to the door and to his bag. Some of them were happy and overjoyed to see him go while others just hated the thought of watching someone walk out the front door.

Without looking back Dean picked up his bag and headed out of the house and into the late afternoon sun.

Okay all you readers I'm going to end this chapter here. There's no cliffhanger this time. After the long wait I couldn't really do that to you guys. In the next chapter we have a whole new HOH and Food competition.

I was gonna keep Dean in the house just for fun but I decided that there would probably be enough trouble and drama and love triangles without him. You never know what might happen in the Big Brother house. Anyway, please review, I'm open to anything you have to say, good or bad. I'll even consider any idea you might have about this whole thing…