AN: SO sorry for taking so long to update, but I wasn't sure of how the story was gonna go. Anyways, this chapter is short because I'm still not sure how things are going to happen….

- Begin Chapter 3

Scared of what she will be facing, Rory timidly and quickly stepped out of the car, closing the door quietly while she stood there, twiddling her hands together, looking down to the cement.

"RORY! WHAT are you doing with HIM? I mean, whenever you mention him, you'd say that he's annoying you and all of that. And now? You were sitting THERE in HIS car! I realize that we haven't seen each other that much as we need to but seriously, if you are having a thing with him of ANY KIND, now would be a good time to tell me." Arms were crossed and feet tapped waiting for an answer.

During that time, Tristan had stepped out of his car, intimidated by the person's intensity in their glare. Quickly taking the moment pause, he said, "Hi um...yeah…I'm just gonna go…points at the house…ya know, in the house…and set up…for our project…yeah…I'm gonna go do that…" Holding both his and Rory's backpacks, he walked quickly up the road to the door and went into the Crap Shack.

Now with Tristan gone, Rory asked, "WHAT was with that 'if you are having a thing with him then tell me now' thing? Out of ALL people, I thought you knew better than that!"

Laughing hysterically, Lane laughed. "I couldn't help it! Mama yelled at me earlier so I decided to come visit you before my punishment takes effect. And it just seemed like something interesting to do. So anyway, what's up with you and him anyway? That WAS Tristan right?"

"Yes, that was Tristan. But seriously, that whole moment? Too much like your mom…very scary." Rory pointed out.

"Ah well, let's go in now. Then you can properly introduce me to that blondie in your house." Lane grabbed Rory's arm and they walked into the house.

Inside, Tristan was sitting there on the couch. Hearing the door open, he jumped off. Seeing Lane, he immediately started talking. "I'm not sure what happened out there after I left, but there's nothing going on between us. I mean, that'd be fun to piss of Bag Boy, but not you 'cause I mean, yeah…it's YOU."

Raised eyebrow, Lane asked, "What does that mean?"

Tristan stammered and rambled, "Well…erm…'cause it's YOU…you're Rory's best friend and Henry is your boyfriend. When he talked about you, he's said once that your mom is really strict and all of that and uh…well…it would have been scary if you told your mom that Rory and I were having a thing behind Dean and maybe she's the kind of person who likes Dean and maybe she would've yelled at me or something, I don't know. It would've just been bad to piss you off….and you're not listening…"

Ever since Tristan said Henry had talked about her, Lane was filled with happiness. "Henry has talked about me? Henry Cho? Chilton Henry?"

"Yes?"

"Rory! Did you hear that? Henry talks about me! ME!" Lane giggled. Turning to Tristan with nothing glare-related, she smiled and stuck out her hand. "Hello Tristan. I'm Lane and pleased to meet you."

Shaking the hand, Tristan said, "Nice to meet you to. But alas, Rory and I must work on our project." Slinging his arm over Rory's shoulders, he said, "So, wanna get the fun started now?"

"Trissy, you're so funny. As much as I love you and all of that, we NEED to get started." Rory answered.

"You WHAT!"

Lane, Rory, and Tristan all turned to the door. And there stood Dean, angry at the sight he was seeing and at what he heard.

End of Chapter 3

AN: Yeah, it was LANE. I was going to have Dean but that seemed too quick. So yeah, instead of Dean, it's Lane. :) This is just a filler chapter because I have no idea right now how the whole Rory/Dean is going to go. Plus, gotta plan out how Tristan meets the other Stars Hollowers. In the meantime, PLEASE REVIEW! Love you guys who've reviewed and added me to your favorites! Much love :)

And commenting to FrostLily's review for Chap1, let's just say that everyone in Rory's class can sing, especially Rory and Tristan, k?