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Authors Note: Hey sorry I didn't update sooner, I had already started this chapter but lost motivation when I got less reviews for the second chapter than the first which made me think that people didn't like it anymore. Plus I didn't have a lot of time because of school exams and work. But I've decided to update for those who did review, so thanks to: KarahBella, tristian'jess'loganluver, lemonskoo, eternalgorithm, Monkeysbrock, Sea4Shoes, LoVe23, Gilmoregirl7878, cjg6, Lauren, blazergrl17, GGluvr1987, NateBran, gilmoreaddict, smartmonkey101, smile1, Lindz, sara, and princetongirl.
Symptoms of You
Chapter 3: Falling For You
By lunch on Tuesday, word had gotten around that the unofficial "Queen of Chilton" was accompanying the "Right-hand man" to the Winter Formal. The cafeteria was buzzing with excitement awaiting the "King of Chilton's" reaction to this newly found information. Even though Rory and Tristan were not dating, it was expected that they would attend the formal together as they had always done so in the past.
The eight of them were all seated at the usual table chatting amongst themselves.
"My dad's limo is free for Friday night. Is it just us?" Paris questioned, waving her finger indicatively in the circular motion of the table.
"Plus one," Tristan answered.
"No whores allowed…tough luck DuGrey," Logan added chuckling.
"And you're taking…?" Tristan countered, nodding towards Rory.
He had heard the news by now and after the initial shock had worn off, in some pathetic attempt to get back at Rory, he had invited Kirsten. It's not that he was jealous – he wasn't jealous. It was the principle of the matter. The "King" and "Queen" always attended these functions together more importantly he and Rory had always attended them together. Together they were like Anthony and Cleopatra, Heathcliff and Catherine, Noah and Allie, well minus the whole "soul mates" thing.
"That was below the belt even for you Mate," Finn said.
"Yeah, about the only thing of 'substance' you can find below there," Rory retorted spitefully.
"Ouch!" Madeline said at the same time Tristan responded with,
"And you would know this how…Mary?"
"Enough already, save it for a talk show, nobody cares!" Paris interrupted, ending the argument before it escalated.
Rory and Tristan had continued to ignore and avoid each other for the next couple of days, although this task proved to be more difficult than expected considering they shared the same friends. Rory had spent Tuesday night with the girls at Louise's house, and Wednesday and Thursday night with Logan, who she had grown considerably closer to in the absence of Tristan's presence.
On Friday morning, Rory drove to school in her black BMW convertible as she had the previous day. As she went to pull into the vacant parking space, an all too familiar red viper sped up, beating her to it. She glared at the offender, he only smirked in response. He exited the vehicle as a bubbly blonde hopped out of the passenger side, Kirsten.
Kirsten obviously noticed the lack of communication between the two 'best friends' and questioned smiling widely, "Oh are you two having like a fight or something?"
"Ooh she's quick, looks like you got yourself a keeper," Rory instantly retorted to Tristan, gunning her engine as she sped out of the parking lot.
It wasn't like Rory to be such a bitch, but Tristan seemed to bring out the best and worst in her. She didn't want to have to put up with him today, so she skipped school and spent the day with her mom, shopping and pampering in preparation for the dance that evening. It was a pleasant change, considering the two had grown apart over the past year or so. But at least they were both making an effort to get back to where they once were.
A.N: Ok I know it was really short and in no way makes up for the lack of updates, but I promise that the next chapter will be longer and sooner, and definitely worth the wait. So please review, it seriously will make me want to update quicker. Thanks.