TITLE: The Rich and Famous

DISCLAIMER: Well before I coulda said Chad, but now that he's maerried, well, now he's Sophia's. So now, I own nothing but my computer, this story, and the following people: Alex, Ryan, Charlie, Brett.

SUMMARY: Rory gets discovered by a film caster and meets some familiar people as a result.

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'Rise and shine!' Lorelai shouted jumping on Rory's bed the next morning. Rory didn't budge.

'WAKE UP! SLEEPING TIME IS OOOOOOVEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR!' Lorelai yelled.

'Mm, go away.' Rory mumbled into her comforter.

'But you have a movie set to get too!'

'Crap, what time is it?' Rory asked now very much awake.

'8:30, why?'

'I have to be there in an hour!' Rory freaked and bolted out of her bed and into the bathroom in frenzy. 20 minutes later she was out of the bathroom and flipping through the contents in her closet.

'Mom, I have nothing to wear!'

'Of course you do!' Lorelai said appearing.

'Umm wear this and hmm…this!' Lorelai said throwing her a nice yet casual skirt and a nice tissue tee (a/n. a tissue tee is a t-shirt that is very thin fabric. You can find them pretty much everywhere).

'Still cant get the concept of that in my head.' Rory said. Lorelai could look at over 100 articles of clothing and within a minute she'd have a perfect ensemble picked out.

'So Rory, what's happening today? I mean when will I become famous?' Lorelai asked excitedly as Rory put on her clothes.

'I read the script today and decide if I want to do it. They also have to do a screen test to make sure my love interest and I have chemistry. So really, in the end, they decide whether they want me or not. I just say whether I'm willing to do the movie or not.'

'Sounds mean and torturous.'

'I have a feeling it will be.' Rory breathed and finished her outfit with a touch of makeup.

'Do you need me to come with you? Because I'm more then—'

'I'll be fine mom. If there are any cute guys I'll be sure to tell you.'

'Oh, promise?'

'Yes, now I need to get going.' Rory hugged Lorelai quickly before she left Stars Hollow to go to a secluded part of Hartford. About 34 minutes later with her car clock reading 9:26 and her watch reading 9:27, she arrived at the building. Studio 42, she noticed was printed on the side of the building as Rory hurried to be on time.

'Can I help you?' a young man asked once she was inside the building.

'Yea, I'm here to try out for the role of um…the female part.'

'There are 5 credited female roles.'

'Oh, well then umm…' she trailed off.

'What's your name?'

'Rory Gilmore.' She said breathing deeply.

'Excuse me, what?' the man asked eyes wide.

'Rory Gilmore. A man asked me—'

'No, I know who you are…well I've heard of you. You're the one who they think would be the perfect person for BETH.'

'Uhh I guess.' Rory said shrugging.

'Well follow me.' He said. He lead her to a big open room where there was a large construction team building what looked like the set—or many sets.

'Mr. Owens! I have your catch.' The man told another man. The other man turned around and smiled. It was the guy from the plane.

'Miss. Gilmore, welcome.' He said cheerfully. Was this the same man she had met yesterday?

'Uhh thanks.'

'So here, read.' He said shoving her a packet of paper—the script, to read.

'Uhh thanks.' She said awkwardly and started to read. It was a short scene they let her read but it intrigued her to no extent of what this movie was about. She looked up at the waiting faces.

'I have a feeling this movie is going to have thriller theme's in it.' Rory said.

'Ahh, yes. Rory, I'm Ryan Combs, the director.' It was the man who greeted her at the door. She shook his hand.

'Are you willing to do this movie? You will be a big role, generous pay…'

'Yea, I think I will, but don't I have to do a screen test?'

'Smart I see. Charlie is our camera man. He will bring you to our reading room and there we will do the screen test.' Rory nodded and followed another man. The building was huge.

'Just wait here.' the man said stopping in a plain room. Ryan walked in.

'Oh, where's our SEAN?' he asked a man passing.

'Just coming now, sir.' A young man came around the corner and stopped at the door.

'Ryan, is there another screen test?' he asked sounding tired.

'Just try this one. We have a feeling.' He rolled his eyes. That's what they said every time. He walked into the room completely and took a copy of the script he and Rory would be reading.

'Hi, I'm Alex.' The guy introduced himself to Rory.

'Rory. So you play Sean, right?' Rory asked.

'Yup, and you're the girl my buddy likes, Beth.'

'Are you two ready?'

'Ready as pie.' Rory said. Everyone looked at her funny.

'Never mind.' They all nodded.

'Sean, we're rolling.'

SEAN: teasing Alright, Beth…where are you? Come on out and play with me!

BETH: taunting Don't be so sure you want to say that, I mean, you being here. Doesn't that mean that you believe Dan? Isn't that what your trying to prove? That Dan is crazy?

Mean It's okay though, I mean, he never said how beautiful you were. There's a beautiful girl is in my presence. Why would I pass up an opportunity to fuck her?

Pointedly Because, you're too late. I mean you've always said I'm not real…right?

'Good! Alright, now where's DAN?' Ryan called interrupting the screen test.

'Sick, I'm filling in for him.' a new guy said.

DAN: affectionately Why is it that only I can see you?

BETH: sadly Because if you believe in something so strongly, you'll see it. I'm not a figment of your imagination, but Dan, am I completely real either?

You are too me.

But your friends, they don't see me they way I am. To them, I'm just air.

But they've never seen you like I have.

Embarrassed Dan! I can't believe you just said that!

But it's—

'Very good!' Ryan called once again interrupting them.

'Rory, I extend this role to you. What do you say? Climb on board and be part of this team? We have predictions that this movie will make it to the awards.'

'Wow, umm I'd be delighted too.' Rory said shocked.

'Great, Evan, show Rory to her trailer.' A man nodded and moved Rory along. Behind the building were rows of trailer's. She saw Dan printed on the door of one and then came across one that said Beth.

'We're here. This is your space for the movie, you sleep here, eat with everyone else, and yea, you get the point. Good day.' The man said walking away. Rory opened to door and stepped inside. It was big and nice. She saw a phone and immediately dialed her home.

'Hi you've reached an automated service specially ordered by Lorelai. Thank you for calling the home of a rising movie actress. Yes you got it, my daughter Rory will be the highlight of the movie, the part that will MAKE this movie, the one who—'

'Who will hang up on you if you continue.' Rory said into the phone.

'RORY!' Lorelai yelled into the phone.

'I just wanted to say I got the job and I accepted.'

'Oh Rory, that's great. But what about school.'

'Would you call Paris for me?' Rory asked begging.

'If you let me have your coffee for the next month.' Rory thought about, she wouldn't be living at home for the next 3-4 weeks.

'Alright, deal.' Rory said smiling.

'So are you allowed to come back home today, or are they keeping you there?'

'I can go home tonight, but I need to be back tomorrow morning…early.'

'So tell me…what are the boys like?'

'Well I only met one, who plays a bad guy but he's not bad. He's nice, and the one that plays my love interest I haven't seen yet because he was sick today.'

'Aww man, well when you see him let me know ASAP!'

'Will do.' Someone knocked on her door.

'Hey mom, I have to go, they're beckoning me.'

'Okay, I love you!'

'Love you too.' Rory hung up the phone and answered the door. Alex was standing there.

'Hey.'

'Hi, mind if I come in?' he asked. Rory moved back and allowed him to enter.

'So just wanted to say welcome to the cast. Right now I think all the actors are worshipping you.'

'What? Why?' Rory asked confused.

'Without you, there would have been no movie and for a lot of us, this movie could make or break our future acting careers.'

'So I made your acting career possible?'

'Well yea, I guess. Technically speaking.'

'Well good, I'm glad. So I'm Rory Gilmore.' Rory said sticking out her hand.

'Alex Huntsman.' He said shaking her hand.

'Will they ever test the chemistry between me and Dan?'

'Probably not. One look at him and one look at you and you two will do great chemistry wise. The love scene's will be quite steamy.'

'Uh…what scene's?' Rory asked shaking her head.

'Love scene's, when you have to make out and pretend your having sex and try to make convincing.'

'Uh um what's this movie rated?' Rory asked bewildered.

'We don't know yet, but the producers are thinking R Rated.'

'Oh.' Rory said looking down.

'Hey maybe you two can meet now if you want to…you know get more comfortable with each other?'

'Uh…sure.' Rory said now very quiet. Alex picked up the phone.

'Hey, it's Alex….Yea how ya feeling?..good, hey look man, I don't know if you heard the news or anything but we found ourselves a Beth….yea..so she wants to come over and meet you…why? Because she wasn't warned about the love scene's she'd have to do. I think owens handed her one scene to judge the whole movie on….yea so you feel well enough?….alright we'll be right over.' Alex hung up the pone.

'Ready?' Alex asked.

'Yea.' Rory said following him to the trailer that had DAN printed on the door. They knocked and were told to come in. Alex went in first.

'Man, that's not fair! We had to do screen test's while you sit here and play video games.' Alex complained.

'That sucks.' Rory went in more but still couldn't see him. All she could see was blonde hair sticking up and then a hand run through it. She noticed the shiny silver ring on his left middle finger.

'So where is she?' the guy asked.

'Come on.' Alex said to Rory moving her forward. She saw a young guy under covers with a video game controller in his left hand. Her eyes moved up on him and she saw his piercing blue eyes peering back at her.

'Umm hi.' He said smiling, but she just stared.

'Alex, is she okay?'

'Uh I don't know. Rory, this is Tristan. Tristan, this is Rory.' Rory still just gaped.

'Rory…' he said thinking about the name before his eyes went wide.

'Mary?' he tested.

'I umm, you're Dan?'

'And you're Beth.' He nodded mouth ajar.

'Oh god, why is this happening?' Rory mumbled.

'Do you two know each other?'

'There's a nice amount of history between Tristan and I.' Rory said coming out of her state of shock.

'Oh?' Alex asked raising his eyebrows.

'So Mary, sit down and we'll talk.' Tristan said patting the end of the bed.

'Call me by my real name and I just might.' She said glaring at him. He shrugged.

'Alright Rory, you've got yourself a deal.'

'Alex, you're my witness. He actually does know my name.' Rory said smiling. Alex looked even more confused. Rory sat down and looked at Tristan. He looked really good for being somewhat sick. His eyes were even bluer then she remembered and even more hypnotizing. Tristan did the same. She looked different. Her hair was a little shorter then he remembered and it seemed lighter. She had grown a tad and had matured nicely.

I'll leave you two alone.' Alex said leaving.

'You look good…' Tristan started.

'Yea, you too.' Rory agreed. There was tension between them like you wouldn't believe it.

'I can't believe I'm admitting this but I actually missed you when you left.'' Rory said softly.

'I actually missed you too…and for some odd reason I kinda missed Paris too.'

'Well she grows on you.' Rory said.

'So uhh how have you been?' he asked.

'Good. I spent this summer in Italy.'

'The whole summer?' That would explain her lighter hair.

'Yea.'

'Wow that's cool. I would like to do that sometime.' He said.

'It was an amazing experience.' She agreed. He smiled.

'So how have you been?'

'I'm good.'

'I thought you were sick. You cant be good if your sick.'

'Okay well for the most part, I'm good, today I'm a little less then good but it just got better.' Rory blushed.

'You still do the rosy cheek thing, huh?'

'Never stopped.' She admitted. It was quiet.

'So I hear you didn't really know what you were getting yourself into when you agreed to this movie.'

'Well I kind of did. I just didn't know this job including having pretend sex. I mean every movie you do will have some kissing I'm sure, but I just wasn't expecting to have to be almost naked.'

'I did, and honestly I was worried about who they'd pair me up with.'

'Am I satisfactory for you, your highness?' Rory asked sarcastically.

'More then satisfactory.'

'Glad you approve.'

'So Beth…' he started smirking.

'And that too! Out of all the girls' names in the world, they give me Beth! I don't like the name Beth, it's just so…Beth.'

'Great explanation, Rory. You can ask to get a name change.' Tristan suggested.

'I'll deal with it.'

'You can deal with people calling you Beth for the rest of your life?'

'Okay…maybe not.' Rory frowned. They both laughed and looked at each other.

'You're different.' Rory commented.

'How so?'

'I don't know, you're nicer.'

'I was always nice, I just had the face of a jack ass.' Rory laughed.

'You're different too.'

'Oh?'

'You're eyes aren't sharp anymore.' She tilted her head.

'What?'

'Like you're haunted by something in your past. Whatever it is, it'll be okay.' Rory gave him an confused expression.

'I learned that in military school.' He explained. She nodded and looked down. Something buzzed and Rory looked around and saw Tristan pick up an electronic screen.

'We've got an all cast meeting in fifteen minutes. I should get up.' He said and got up. He picked up a pair of jeans and went into the bathroom. He reemerged wearing jeans. He opened the TUMS bottle and ate two before taking Rory's hand and pulling her up.

'You're a good guy.' she said smiling and before she could help herself she hugged him. He was surprised but hugged her back and then pulled back and looked at her in the eyes.

'My mom is never going to believe this.' She said softly.

'Believe what?'

'That I one, have to act with you, and two, have to pretty much sleep with you.'

'Aww it won't be that bad.' He frowned.

'Well you'll make it good for me I'm sure.' She said before she could help it. Tristan raised his eyebrows and decided not to comment on it. Rory silently thanked him.

'When you're distracted your eyes…they become familiar and lively again.' She looked down. He regretted saying that.

'Come on, we should start walking.' He said. She nodded and they left his trailer together towards the reading room where Rory had just read before. Everyone came in and she was surprised at how large the crew and cast was. Ryan stood up.

'As of now, our cast is now completed. We have found a Beth, and we will start shooting in two days. I suggest staying here at least tomorrow night. Rory we'll need to get your measurements, and if the rest of you haven't done so, you'll need to stay after this meeting.' Ryan kept talking explaining the happenings of the first few days.

A/N: So this whole movie thing is really wrong and I'm sorry about that. Please bear with me with this whole movie set thing. I wont be doing to much of the movie itself, but the next few chapters will be on set and such. Thanks and please review!