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AN: If you see any mistakes in the grammar and the words please tell me. You see, English is my 2nd language so I probably won't spell everything the way it's supposed to be spelled.

LLorelai, RRory, TTristan, LDLuke, LKLane, DDean, PParis

Title: Feelings
Chapter 5: The Kiss
The next day Rory woke up a little again. She rushed to her locker when she arrived at school, quickly opened and put the books she took home yesterday in the locker. She put the ones she needed for her first class in her bag, closed her locker and ran into someone. She trailed her eyes over the person's body past a cup of coffee until she came face to face with Tristan. She looked at him for a second before returning her eyes to the coffee.

T: "Do you always try to bodily harm someone who brings you coffee?"

He gave her the coffee. She sighed when she sniffed the heavenly smell of the black liquid.

R: "Ah...Where have you been all my life?"

T: "Right here in front of you."

R: "I was talking to this heavenly liquid. Thanks by the way."

T: "You're welcome. We should get together for the project again today. That pillow fight killed a lot of time."

Rory threw the now empty cup in the trash can.

T: "You couldn't have finished that coffee already."

R: "But I did. So, same time, same place?"

T: "Sure, want me to give you a ride home?"

R: "Yeah, thanks. You know I like this new you, you're much nicer now."

T: "I'm glad. We should get to class."

R: "Yeah"

They walked to class. Paris burned a whole in Rory's back with her glares when they entered the classroom. Rory sat down in a seat and Tristan said down next to her. The teacher came in a few seconds later. The rest of the day went pretty fast. Tristan was waiting for her at her locker at the end of the day. Rory put her books away and took the ones she needed for homework out of her locker.

R: "Do you mind if we stop at Luke's first?"

T: "No, not at all."

They walked to Tristan's car, got in and drove away. Rory put the CD-player on. She was surprised when she heard 'N Sync coming out of the speakers.

R: "'N Sync?"

T: "Yeah, I forgot to change the CD."

R: "I never figured you for a 'N Sync type."

T: "Well, there lot's of things that you don't know about me."

They arrived at the diner and got out of the car. They entered the diner.

R: "Hey Luke, two coffee please."

LD: "You do know that that stuff can kill you, right."

R: "Coffee can't kill me. It's the elixir of life for me. Without it I would die."

T: "He's right you know that stuff can kill you."

LD: "Thank you, at least someone agrees with me."

R: "You two do know that I get real, real cranky when I don't get my coffee? You've seen it before Luke, remember a few months ago when our coffeemaker stopped working?"

Luke got a terrified expression on his face. He poured the coffee and gave it to them.

LD: "I don't need to experience that again. It scared me for life."

T: "Do they really get that cranky without coffee?"

LD: "Trust me, they do."

R: "Can I have two to go, please?"

LD: "Sure"

Luke gave her the coffee and they left. They went to Rory's house.

R: "I think Luke likes you."

T: "How do you figure that?"

R: "He talked more to you then that talked to Dean. But then again anyone that agrees with him makes him nice in his books."

T: "He didn't like Dean?"

R: "No, Luke is really protective of us. Pretty much anyone that hurts me is evil according to him. We should get to work.

T: "Yeah"

They got the things they needed for the project and went to work. Lorelai came home about an hour later.

L: "Hey, what are you guys working on?"

R: "Our project for school."

L: "I'll you two leave alone for now but in about half an hour I'm gonna need you to entertain me."

R: "Okay."

Lorelai went to the kitchen and Rory and Tristan went back to work on the project. About half an hour later Lorelai came back to the room.

L: "Okay, that's enough work for now. Wanna go to Luke's to get something to eat?"

T: "Sure"

R: "Yup, I need some more coffee anyway."

While they were walking to the diner they ran into Miss Patty.

Miss Patty: "Hello Lorelai, Rory. And who might this cutie be?"

T: "I'm Tristan Dugrey, ma'am."

Miss Patty: "It's nice to meet you. I have to run now, I'll see you later."

R: "Just so you, everyone will know who you are within the next five minutes."

T: "Why's that?"

R: "This is Stars Hollow; you won't find more gossip in any town but here. Miss Patty is on her phone as we speak informing everyone she knows."

T: "Ah...Thanks for the heads up."

R: "No problem."

They walked the rest of the way to the diner. Everyone looked up when the entered. They sat down at a table and ordered something to eat.

T: "Wow, you weren't kidding when you said that everyone would know who I was."

R: "Nope, I wasn't."

Luke brought their food.

L: "How was school today?"

R: "School was school."

T: "Not much interesting going on in that place."

They ate their food and talked a bit.

R: "We should go if we want to work some more on the project."

T: "Yeah"

L: "I'm gonna stay her for a while, I'll see you later."

Rory and Tristan walked back to the house.

R: "Want some coffee?"

T: "Sure"

They went to the kitchen. Rory got the coffee started and they waited for it to be ready.

T: "Do you want to work on the project again tomorrow?"

R: "I can't, we have dinner with my grandparents every Friday. They pay for my tuition to Chilton so it is required that we have dinner every Friday. My mom has tried a lot of timed to get out of it. Rarely is she successful. Coffee's ready."

She got two mugs and poured the coffee. They went to the living room and sat down.

'She looks so beautiful sitting there in the corner of the couch with coffee in her hands.' Tristan thought.

'He's so hot! Why haven't I ever noticed this before?' She thought.

They had worked for a few hours when the packed their stuff.

R: "I had a good time today."

T: "Me too."

Tristan opened the door and turned around. He walked to his car and looked at her.

T: "I'll see you tomorrow at school."

R: "Yeah, tomorrow."

He got in and drove away. She looked at him until she couldn't see him anymore. She closed the door and walked to her bedroom. She changed into her pj's, picked up 'Pride & Prejudice' and layed down on her bed. She started to read.

L: "Honey, I'm home."

R: "I'm in here."

Lorelai walked to Rory's bedroom and sat down next to her.

L: "When did Tristan leave?"

R: "A few minutes ago. It's late, I wanna catch some sleep."

L: "Yeah and dream about Tristan."

R: "Mother!"

L: "I'm just kidding, sweetie."

Lorelai left and Rory went to sleep.

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