Disclaimer: Not mine. Do you really think if I owned Gilmore Girls I'd be writing fanfiction?

Thanks for all the reviews! I think I decided on Paris, Venice, Rome, Santorini, and Dusseldorf as the cities they visit. Well read on.

I woke up and stared at the ceiling for a while. I thought about all I'd been through with Tristan, the daily banters, the PJ Harvey tickets, the formal, Romeo and Juliet. I smiled through it all. Except I frowned at the last memory I had of him. I always wondered what he meant by his last line" I'd kiss you but your boyfriend's watching."

I turned over, dismissing the thought and looked at the clock. It was 10:23. Late enough for me to wake mom up. I heard the sink running. Maybe she already was awake.

"Hi hun"

"Hi mom"

"Sleep well?"

"Yah, you're up early?"

"Yep. I can't make this trip unbelievable if I'm sleeping right?"

"Your right. I'm going to get up so we can get going" I hopped out of bed in my pink cake pajamas and walked to the bathroom. I splashed my face with water, and walked into the room.

Mom was sitting on her bed, bouncing up and down. "You are so impatient"

"Yep, I was hoping you would get that DNA from me so we could be impatient together!"

I grabbed some jeans and a T-shirt that read" I like to read, so what?"

I went to the bathroom and took a quick shower and changed into my clothes for the day. I walked through the threshold to the bathroom and started talking.

"So what's on the agenda?"

"I dunno. You were suppose to plan all this. But I got to choose one destination. And I picked Dusseldorf."

"Your right. So I guess we should visit the Crown Jewels, and see the Shakespeare theater and maybe we can see Windsor castle"

"Oo! The crown Jewels! And the Shakespeare theater sounds so boring but I guess I'll go for you. And what's so special about Windsor Castle?"

"They have a doll collection there."

"Well what are we standing here for? Let's go! I want to see the dolls!"

"I knew you would." I chuckled.

We left the room. And headed to a bus stop that headed to the Windsor Castle.

We got on and sat down near the front. It was red and double decker. The ride was short and uneventful. We got off and walked up to the castle. We were really lucky a tour was starting in 5 minutes.

The took us through the castle slowly explaining everything there was to see. And the history of everything too. Mom was constantly tapping her foot waiting to see the dolls. I on the other hand thought everything was very interesting. We got to the doll section about 20 minutes later.

"Finally!" Mom gasped.

"It's been less than half an hour!"

"That's forever!"

"No it isn't!"

We looked over the porcelain dolls. All very fair in color. With dark red lips and pink cheeks. Their hair ranged from black to brown to red to blonde. Some of them had their hair tied back in buns. Others had their locks French braided and some were free and long. There dresses were all puffy and fancy.

"I want a dress like that!" Mom pointed to a doll with a lavender satin dress on that was A-line style and the bodice was covered in white beads.

"Maybe I'll get you one if you're good."

"Please pretty please with a cherry on top"

"I said maybe"

"Ok!" We scurried off after the tour group and finished up the tour. Our last stop was the dungeon. "

"They lock people up in here?"

"They used to" I replied.

"Well Emily probably has one where she keeps al her old maids"

"I doubt it"

"But she's Emily!"

"Ok maybe she does!" I laughed.

We finished the tour and left. We hopped onto the bus.

"Where to next?"

"Tower of London."

"What's there?"

"The Crown Jewels"

"Jewelry! Let's Go!"

"We're going!"

We hopped off the bus. In front of the Tower of London and we walked in.

"Sparkly!" Mom ran over to the window. There were diamonds and Emeralds and Rubies ad Sapphires and Opals and every other gem known to man.

"It must hurt to wear all of that!" I shrieked.

"I would love to have that much jewelry!"

"Well your ears would touch the ground and you neck would be hunched over."

"I'd still do it!"

"Whatever."

We left the building after about an hour of oogling and eyeing all the amazing gems. I saw the blonde hair again and I was really thinking he was stalking me or something. I wanted to go up to him and scream in his face. But I wouldn't do it. I shook my head and

We caught the bus again.

We hopped off at the Shakespeare Theater and looked around. There was a large stage and I hopped on. Mom did too.

"Romeo Romeo, where art thou Romeo. Refuse they father and Deny they name." Mom preformed.

"Mom stop! You're a bad actor!"

"Your insulting your own mother!"

"I guess so"

Mom was prancing around the stage. "I'm going to look around ok?"

"Fine!"

I walked down a hall ad wandered around a bit. I saw the alleged "Tristan" sitting on a bench with a blonde.

I walked up to him, I didn't think I had the courage to talk to him after how we left things but I did it anyways. This trip was about finding a new me and taking chances and this is what I was going to do. I felt this new confidence as I marched up to him.

"Are you like stalking me or something? I saw you at the airport and like everywhere else!"

"What are you talking about?" He turned around to look at me.

"Mary?"

"You still haven't learned my name!"

"Well I prefer Mary over Rory anyday"

"Well are you stalking me?"

"You wish. We just happen to show up in the same place."

"I would never wish that Tristan Dugrey was stalking me. Ever."

"That hurts Mare. Right here" he tapped his heart with his finger.

"Still back to your old ways?" I eyed the blonde.

"What? Oh Katie."

"You know her name? That's a first."

"I know Summer's name. And it's hard to forget someone who lives in your house's name."

"She lives with you?"

"Well she's my little sister so yah why wouldn't she?"

"Your sister?"

"Yep my name is Katie." She interjected "And I'm only 7 minutes younger!"

"Twins?"

"Yep"

"I haven't seen you around Chilton."

"I don't go there. I go to boarding school and am going to Yale in the fall."

"So am I"

"I thought you were Harvard bound, Mary."

"I was but I chose Yale over Harvard. Closer to home you know."

"We could be roomies!"

"Do you like books and 80's and 90's rock music?"

"Yep and who doesn't!"

"I think we'll get along just fine. You could become a new Jess."

"Who's jess?"

"Old boyfriend, who's now like my best friend." (Oh by the way. Jess and Rory did date for a while but they broke up to become friends. And he never left.)

Tristan winced at the word boyfriend. I found that odd.

"You dumped bagboy?"

"No he dumped me after he found me cheating on him with Jess."

"Look who's changed."

"I know don't you love it. I plan on getting a tattoo while I'm here."

"Really?"

"Yes. Me and my mom are getting matching ones."

"Seriously with your mom?" Katie didn't know about my relationship to my mom.

"She's my best best friend."

"Interesting."

"I know."

"Marco!" I heard my mom call.

"Polo!" I yelled back. Katie looked at me and then broke out laughing.

Mom rushed over.

"You were right!" Mom stated as she saw Tristan.

"Yep, I knew it was him."

"Well we got to go." Mom said pointedly at me.

"Let me get Katie's number and then we'll leave."

I handed Katie my phone and she starting pressing buttons.

"Why wouldn't you want my number Mare?"

"Because I'm not a slut and plus you would make a crude comment about it"

Mom started tapping her foot. "Mom stop that now or I'll take a sharpie to all you shoes!"

"You wouldn't dare!"

"Oh I would." I challenged back.

Katie handed back my phone and I said goodbye to her and Tristan. I turned around and mom and I left for the hotel.

"You like him don't you?" Mom asked.

"I do not!" I said quickly, blushing.

"You like her don't you?"

"I love her, but she doesn't realize that."

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