A/N: If the date in this chapter confuses you, this goes along with the same timeline as the show, so this is in 2000, because they graduated in 2003.
Tristan walked up to Rory in the hall on Wednesday, she'd ignored him all week. He called, e-mailed, come up to her in the hall, but she always ignored him. Today he prayed she wouldn't. "Rory." Her head snapped up and her stomach dropped, Tristan. He called, e-mailed, even tried to talk to her in the halls, but she just ignored him. "Rory," she started to walk away but he grabbed her arm gently, "Rory, please, listen to me."
She closed her eyes, "What?"
"Please listen to me-"
"Tristan, don't."
"Rory-"
"No, Tristan, you have no idea how much it hurt when I saw you with her. You promised me that you only used her to make me jealous. You swore that you had no feelings for her, so can you imagine my shock and hurt when I see you two in a lip-lock?"
"Rory, she grabbed me. I was slightly drunk and I didn't mean to. Rory, I love you."
Her voice softened "Look, I know you love me. I know. That was never an issue. I never had a doubt of your feelings for me. It's your feelings for her that worry me." she slid her arm from his grasp and turned, walking down the hall quickly. Tristan swore under his breath and hit his head against the locker, wondering what would make her listen to him. Suddenly his head shot up as an idea popped into his head and he set off to find the guys.
NEXT MORNING, CHILTON FACULTY ROOM
"Headmaster Calaway."
"Yes Mrs. Tate?" he asked, turning around.
"Did you schedule an assembly for this afternoon?"
"No. There is one in two weeks, but not today. Why?"
"These are all over the school." she said, handing him a slip of paper that read:
Reminder:
Today, 3/20/00, we will be having an assembly in the Upper Gym at the time we are usually in sixth period. Instead of going to your sixth period, please come to the Upper Gym.
Thank you,
The Chilton staff
The headmaster looked up, "I never scheduled an assembly, and I definitely didn't print these out."
"Then who could have?" she asked.
"Perhaps one of the teachers?"
"I've asked them all. No one did."
"I don't know, a student, maybe. We'll see what it's about this afternoon I suppose." he said, looking down at the paper in his hand.
FIFTH PERIOD
Erin leaned over to Rory, "Have you seen Garrett?"
"No, why?"
"He should be in this class with us." Rory looked around, realizing that Kaleb wasn't there either.
UPPER GYM
"Do you guys have ANY idea how much trouble we could get in for this?" Josh asked, setting up his keyboard.
"A shit load, but hey, we're doing it." Kaleb said, setting down his symbol.
"Any there's no way in hell we're getting away with this, so we're stuck together." Garrett added, running his fingers over the neck of his guitar.
"You guys can bail if you want, but I have to do this." Tristan said, setting up his microphone.
"Look," Devin said, standing up after he plugged in the speakers, "When we were eight, we swore that we'd stick together no matter what. We made a pack that if one of us went down, the rest would go down with him."
"So none of us are gonna bail, no matter what. Rory is like a sister to all of us and we're doing this, no matter what happens. All that matters right now is that Rory and Tristan get back together." Tray said, slapping Tristan on the back.
He nodded distractedly as the bell rang, signaling the end of fifth period. They picked up their instruments and Tristan looked to each of them, he and Devin hit knuckles, "This is it." he said to them as people started to file in.
A/N: Okay, short chapter, I know. I just really wanted to end it here. I'll try to post the next chapter tomorrow, or maybe today. I don't know. Review. Lata darlings!
Tristan walked up to Rory in the hall on Wednesday, she'd ignored him all week. He called, e-mailed, come up to her in the hall, but she always ignored him. Today he prayed she wouldn't. "Rory." Her head snapped up and her stomach dropped, Tristan. He called, e-mailed, even tried to talk to her in the halls, but she just ignored him. "Rory," she started to walk away but he grabbed her arm gently, "Rory, please, listen to me."
She closed her eyes, "What?"
"Please listen to me-"
"Tristan, don't."
"Rory-"
"No, Tristan, you have no idea how much it hurt when I saw you with her. You promised me that you only used her to make me jealous. You swore that you had no feelings for her, so can you imagine my shock and hurt when I see you two in a lip-lock?"
"Rory, she grabbed me. I was slightly drunk and I didn't mean to. Rory, I love you."
Her voice softened "Look, I know you love me. I know. That was never an issue. I never had a doubt of your feelings for me. It's your feelings for her that worry me." she slid her arm from his grasp and turned, walking down the hall quickly. Tristan swore under his breath and hit his head against the locker, wondering what would make her listen to him. Suddenly his head shot up as an idea popped into his head and he set off to find the guys.
NEXT MORNING, CHILTON FACULTY ROOM
"Headmaster Calaway."
"Yes Mrs. Tate?" he asked, turning around.
"Did you schedule an assembly for this afternoon?"
"No. There is one in two weeks, but not today. Why?"
"These are all over the school." she said, handing him a slip of paper that read:
Reminder:
Today, 3/20/00, we will be having an assembly in the Upper Gym at the time we are usually in sixth period. Instead of going to your sixth period, please come to the Upper Gym.
Thank you,
The Chilton staff
The headmaster looked up, "I never scheduled an assembly, and I definitely didn't print these out."
"Then who could have?" she asked.
"Perhaps one of the teachers?"
"I've asked them all. No one did."
"I don't know, a student, maybe. We'll see what it's about this afternoon I suppose." he said, looking down at the paper in his hand.
FIFTH PERIOD
Erin leaned over to Rory, "Have you seen Garrett?"
"No, why?"
"He should be in this class with us." Rory looked around, realizing that Kaleb wasn't there either.
UPPER GYM
"Do you guys have ANY idea how much trouble we could get in for this?" Josh asked, setting up his keyboard.
"A shit load, but hey, we're doing it." Kaleb said, setting down his symbol.
"Any there's no way in hell we're getting away with this, so we're stuck together." Garrett added, running his fingers over the neck of his guitar.
"You guys can bail if you want, but I have to do this." Tristan said, setting up his microphone.
"Look," Devin said, standing up after he plugged in the speakers, "When we were eight, we swore that we'd stick together no matter what. We made a pack that if one of us went down, the rest would go down with him."
"So none of us are gonna bail, no matter what. Rory is like a sister to all of us and we're doing this, no matter what happens. All that matters right now is that Rory and Tristan get back together." Tray said, slapping Tristan on the back.
He nodded distractedly as the bell rang, signaling the end of fifth period. They picked up their instruments and Tristan looked to each of them, he and Devin hit knuckles, "This is it." he said to them as people started to file in.
A/N: Okay, short chapter, I know. I just really wanted to end it here. I'll try to post the next chapter tomorrow, or maybe today. I don't know. Review. Lata darlings!