Say it Isn't So

By xox sweet n sexy xox

.:This story is being written by the two of us, and we're each writing our own chapters so there will be some difference in writing styles. We will each sign off at the bottom so you know who is writing what chapters:.

Disclaimer: Sadly, we don't own Gilmore Girls. Too bad because if we did…Tristan would be back and sweeping Rory off her feet ;)

Rated PG (this might change)

Summary: Rory is with Logan and happy as ever until someone unexpectedly shows up and turns her world upside down. Can u guess who that person is? Yeah…of course this is a Trory hehe. And by the way, this is a really twisty story (at least that's what we plan on it being).

A/N:

kiwifruit03: yes, but since our fic is slightly AU, we've decided that Dean and Rory never had sex
me-against-tha-world: yeah. Reviews are great. I certainly will check out your story :)
Chubs88: you'll see ;)
Sooty7Sweep: My best friend (Sexy) is obsessed with musicals and stuff hehe. Beauty and the Beast was mostly her idea :)
mar0506: Thanks!
Drez: I hope you like it. I'm really excited too, and I'm the one writing it lol
Annie: I hope I didn't leave you hanging for too long ;)
Smile1: Thanks!
Blondiegrl: I'm glad you love it
Lonnie: Ok so…Tristan is the product of his mother and father, but his father dies so his mother remarries. His mother marries Logan's dad (who already has Logan from his previous marriage). Logan and his father move into Tristan's house. This also shows how Tristan keeps the DuGrey name and Logan is a Huntzburger. I hope that's a clear enough explanation :)
four51: I know! Crazy twist, huh
Amanda: yes, it's weird but funny and cute lol
Aphi72: Yeah. Beauty and the Beast was my best friend's idea (Sexy). We're also not quite sure how we're going to break them up. Plus, surprises are fun hehe
Cheese Maiden: well since this is a trory, Rory is going to end up with Tristan. How we bring that about…well…you'll just have to wait and see ;)
Fallen Heart: Yeah. We thought it would be kinda cool to make them sorta related. :)

Thanks for the reviews guys! They're much appreciated :) And now…onto the next chapter you've all been waiting for:

Chapter 3

::Go Away Little Boy::

Inside, Rory was panicking. She was shocked out of her mind. She just couldn't believe that Tristan, her evil tormentor of the Chilton hallways, was standing right in front of her. Rory told herself to take a deep breath and to remain calm. She composed herself, and with surprising finesse and skill, she countered, "Well look who it is. Bible Boy!"

Tristan just smirked down at Rory and was about to say something. However, Logan turned the corner into the hallway, interrupting Tristan and Rory.

"Looks like you've found Tristan, my stepbrother," Logan directed at Rory. "Tristan, this is Rory, my girlfriend."

"Yeah, uh, we went to Chilton together," Tristan replied awkwardly.

"Oh! Then, Rory, I'm sure you know all about Tristan's relations with women," Logan smirked.

Rory nodded as all her old memories flooded her mind. This was going to be one hell of a spring break and not in the good sense. Rory was dreading the cocky remarks that Tristan would throw at her, granted that he hadn't changed from their high school years. But that didn't seem promising, as Logan had just described Tristan.

"Well, um…I actually need to get back to work. I was headed to the library to get some books," Tristan excused himself.

"Oh yeah! I need to call my mom!" Rory remembered.

"Alright. I'll show you back to your room, Ace, in case you've gotten lost. After all, this is an enormous house and even I get lost sometimes," Logan offered. "Plus, I want to say 'hi' to the lovely Lorelai since she is the parent of my beloved girlfriend and thank her for raising my little Ace into the perfect woman she is," Logan smiled.

With that, the trio went to their specified destinations, leaving the tension-filled hallway. Though the only people who were aware of said tension were Rory and Tristan.

Tristan thought to himself as he traversed the hallways toward the house's library. Ace? What kind of nickname is Ace? I can't believe that after all these years of trying to forget her she can just pop back into my life like that…and she's with Logan, too! She's trampling all over my heart, which still has bruises from the last time, and she doesn't even know it! How does she do that? And how did she end up with Logan anyway? I mean Logan of all people! He accuses me of being a player when he himself is liable to act the same way. But she will always be my Mary.

As soon as Rory reached her room, she pulled out her cell phone and speed dialed her mother.

"Fruit of my loins! Where have you been? Why haven't you called? I've been sitting by the phone. Just waiting and waiting for you to call! I was afraid someone kidnapped you or robbed you and left you for dead along the side of the highway! " Lorelai dramatically sobbed into the phone.

"MOM! Save me! I have been kidnapped…by pirates, and they've taken me captive on their ship. They've sailed me halfway around the world. And now I'm in China, and they let me make a single long distance call. And of course I'd call you, so get over hear and rescue me!" Rory played along.

"China? Nah…I don't want to go there. It's dirty."

"You're not going to save me?" Rory asked.

"No. Why don't you ask your knight in shinning armor to save you? You know…your boyfriend, Logan," Lorelai suggested. "Where is he, by the way?"

"He's here. He wants to say 'hi,'" Rory handed the phone over to Logan.

"Hello, Lorelai," Logan cheerfully greeted. Rory immediately stole the phone back, "You've said your 'hello.' Now give me the phone." Logan grunted, "Fine," and left the room to leave the girls to talk in privacy.

"Mom! You won't believe how HUGE Logan's house is!! He has this enormous library, and it's so beautiful! And I bet it has every single book ever printed!" Rory exclaimed.

"Well, we all know where Rory is going to spend most of her time."

"But…there's a but…Tristan is here," Rory explained.

"Tristan? As in E.T.? Bible Boy? Spawn of Satan??" Lorelai questioned. She was confused as to how Tristan fit into the picture.

"Yeah. That Tristan. I just found out that he and Logan are stepbrothers, and Tristan lives in the West Wing of the house while Logan lives in the East Wing. By the way, I have my own, very spacious, room with a king sized four poster bed!" Rory got off topic. "Okay. Back to Tristan. I don't know what to do, Mom. I mean he still seems like the same person he was at Chilton. He's still cocky, still a player, still has his evil smirk, and I could just feel his need to bother and banter with me. I don't want him here, and I don't want him to ruin my relationship with Logan. But then again, I kind of hope that maybe college has changed him, and just maybe we can start over with a clean slate. I haven't seen him in about four years, and I feel an obligation to be friends with him since he is Logan's stepbrother after all." Lorelai just listened as Rory weighed the pros and cons. Rory laughed, "And…Tristan has every single type of coffee from all over the world, and it's all in his cupboard in the kitchen of the very house I will be residing in for the next week! If I want him to share with me…I'll have to get on his good side, you know. So as you can see, I'm very torn. Got any advice, Mom?" Rory finished off.

"You're torn? How can you be torn? We Gilmore Girls would do anything for coffee. Rory, this is a no-brainer. I can't believe that my only daughter whom I have raised to put coffee above all else has to ask for advice for a subject that shouldn't even have to be discussed!" Lorelai lectured. "Rory, you are going to go talk to Tristan, and you're going to be friends with him. You BETTER be friends with him, and if you're not friends with him, you're going to have a very disappointed mother, and you wouldn't want that now would you?" Lorelai ordered.

"Sir, yes, sir!" Rory mock saluted.

"I'll try my best," Rory sounded sincere.

"No. You will not try. 'Do or do not. There is no try.' Those are the very wise words of Yoda from The Empire Strikes Back. Now go, child, and do your mother proud," Lorelai urged.

"Yes, mother," Rory rolled her eyes, but a small smile played on her lips.

The two women hung up, and Rory left her room in search of Logan. When she couldn't find Logan in his room, she deemed herself thirsty for coffee, and went in search of the kitchen.

After getting lost in many dark hallways on many different floors, Rory finally discovered that the kitchen was just on floor number two, smack dab in the center. The window by the kitchen looked out at a gorgeous view with trees and hills and a few other mansion-sized homes. She quickly located the cupboard with the coffee stash, and as she made her way toward it, another person entered the kitchen. Rory assumed it was Logan and said, "I told you that you'd always find me here."

However, it was not Logan, but Tristan. "What are you talking about, Mary?"

Rory whirled around, surprised. "Oh Tristan! I…I thought you were Logan," Rory stuttered a little self-consciously. "I came in here to get some coffee. I hope you don't mind," Rory nervously explained herself.

"Of course I don't mind, but even if I said I did, that wouldn't stop you," Tristan laughed. "I know how addicted you are to that stuff."

"Yeah," Rory replied, letting herself relax a little bit.

"Why don't you join me in the living room. We can have our coffee and catch up a little on old times. I haven't talked to you in quite awhile," Tristan suggested.

"That'd be great," Rory enthusiastically agreed.

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So another chapter over and a little more Tristan action for you all. Sorry, no evil cliffhangers this time ;)

By the way, if any of you are curious as to the parental arrangement concerning Logan and Tristan, read my comment to Lonnie at the top.

Much love,

Sweet