Disclaimer: I don't own anything, except maybe some future characters that I might create if I feel like it. It would be kewl if I did own something of the show, especially two certain some ones. Tristan and Jess, damn those two are hot! By the way, I might use some movie-quotes in this fic, but I don't own them, so don't sue me!

AN: The time-frame is a little different. Everything you've seen in the show has happened but at a different time. Rory is still in Chilton when Tristan returns.

Title: Back to Where Is Started

Rating: PG-13, for now anyways.

Summary: Tristan is back from Military School. See what happens. Trory

Chapter 2: Mother-daughter bonding session

The Crapshack:

"So. . . Is there any particular reason why I didn't see you again until we left? And why Bible-Boy was with you when you were returned to me?" Lorelai asked when they got home.

"Nope, nothing. I was just socializing." Rory answered trying to play stupid.

"Right. . . You are a really bad liar."

"I'm not lying." Rory said still playing innocent.

"I can tell when you're lying Rory, you are your mother's daughter. I know when I'm lying and since we're alike I know when you're lying and we both suck terribly at lying." Lorelai said in one breath.

"First: Breath and second: You're right"

"Don't argue with. . ., I'm right? So, you were lying? Stop that please, a daughter shouldn't lie to her mother, especially not about said daughter's whereabouts."

"Yes, I was lying and I'm sorry, it will never happen again."

"Like I said you're your mother's daughter and this lying thing is bound to repeat itself sometime in the future. Anyways, where were you if you were not socializing?"

"I spent the night talking to Tristan, so technically I was socializing."

"You were talking to Tristan? E.T.? Bible-Boy? The guy you claim to despise? And all you did was talk, you didn't do anything else?" Lorelai asked.

"Yes, Tristan, E.T., Bible-Boy and I don't hate him, I merely felt a great dislike for him."

"Felt? As in past tense? And you didn't answer my other questions. Come on, honey, give mommy some information here?"

"Felt, yea, I kind of like him now. What do you mean by anything else?"

"Something that might have caused your lips to be swollen and your hair to be slightly messed up, like I don't know, maybe kissing or a heavy make-out session? Because I'm guessing it wasn't from popsicles."

"Mother!" Rory said while blushing.

"You're blushing! You kissed him didn't you? Oh my god, Rory is in love! Rory is in love! Rory is in love!" Lorelai started chanting.

"I'm not in love and he kissed me first." Rory mumbled the last part.

"What was that mini-me? I didn't quite catch that."

"I didn't say anything." Rory said and started to walk in the direction of her room. Lorelai followed her every move with her eyes before following her to her room.

"Yes, you did. Come on, tell mommy please."

"No"

"Pwetty Pwease?"Lorelai said in baby-talk.

"No" Rory replied while looking for her pyjama's.

"Pwetty Pwease with a chewwy on top?"

"Fine, but please stop being so annoying." Rory sighed in defeat.

"I can't make any guarantees but I'll try."

"I said that he kissed me first."

"Ah. . .Now we're getting somewhere. . . Wait here, don't move. I'm going to get some coffee." Lorelai said already walking to the kitchen. She came back a few minutes later with two mugs of coffee. Meanwhile Rory changed into her pyjama's and went to sit on her bed. Lorelai gave one of the mugs to Rory and sat down too. "Okay, now that's taken care of please give me the details of everything that has happened tonight."

"Well, when I went to find him after you scared the shit out of him, I heard someone playing the piano. And like you, I'm a very curious person, so I followed the sound and as it turns out it was Tristan who was playing the piano. I asked him about military school and if he was coming back to Chilton. He asked me how I was doing and he asked about Dean, so I told him what happened. It was funny, at first he thought that Jess was a girl and that Dean was cheating on me. When I told him that Jess was a guy, he thought that Dean was still the one who cheated. I told him that Dean didn't two-time me and he still couldn't figure it out, eventually after I managed to stop laughing a little I told him that I was the one who cheated."

"Are you serious, he actually though that Dean turned out to be gay?" Lorelai asked starting to laugh uncontrollably.

"Yup, man did he feel stupid when he found out that I was the one who did the double-crossing."

"And knowing you, you made fun of that."

"Of course I did, I wouldn't be a Gilmore if I didn't do that."

"Right on, sister! So. . .What happened after that?" Lorelai asked not feeling satisfied with the amount of details given to her.

"He asked about Jess, I told him that Jess left and that I was over him. Then he asked if I wanted to get over him or under him. . ."

"He actually said that?"

"Yup, he really said that. After he did we had a short banter session when he suddenly started coming closer to me and he eventually backed me against the wall. And the next thing I know he kissed me and surprisingly I kissed him back."

"Why are you so surprised about that?"

"Because I'm not supposed to like him! He tortured all through my sophomore year and half of my junior year!"

"Yeah, but I'm sure you have good memories of him."

"Yeah, of course I do."

"So. . .Maybe you've always liked him a little, but you just didn't want to admit it. Before he left you talked about him a lot, sometimes you talked about him more then about Dean. Let's face it honey, he somehow managed to creep his way into your heart."

"Yeah, he's sneaky like that. But you're right; I guess I did like him all this time." Rory admitted to her mother.

"And the hot and heavy make-out session from tonight only proves that." Lorelai said.

"How do you know we had a hot and heavy make-out session, maybe it was just that one kiss." Rory replied as she started to blush a little.

"Rory, have you looked at Tristan? Have you seen the way he looks? There's no way that there was just one kiss. I mean, come one, do you believe it yourself?"

"Okay, it wasn't just a kiss. . ." Rory said defeated.

"I knew it!" Lorelai exclaimed. "I knew there was a make-out session. Your lips couldn't have been that swollen and your hair couldn't have been that messed up from one single kiss."

"Mother!" Rory said blushing again.

"So. . .Tell me! How was it?" Lorelai asked getting really impatient.

"It was amazing, mom. It was unbelievable!" Rory said getting all dreamy- eyed.

"I'm guessing it's safe to say that I'll be seeing more of E.T. soon?"

"Yeah, I think it's safe to say that and could you please refrain from saying E.T., Bible-Boy or any other nickname when he's in the near vicinity?" Rory asked hopefully.

"I'll try, but you never know. I might slip up." Lorelai said mischievously.

"Could you at least try not to call him by any of those nicknames?"

"I'll try."

"Good. Now I'm going to go to bed."

"And have a hot and sweaty dream about a certain blonde Adonis the minute you close your eyes." Lorelai said getting up from Rory's bed.

"No, now please go away, so I can sleep."

"I get it; I know when I'm not wanted. I'll see you tomorrow, sweet dreams." Lorelai said giving Rory a peck on her forehead. She walked out of the room and closed the door, but stayed there in front of the door for a few minutes. As soon as Rory closed her eyes, she was assaulted by images of Tristan. Rory groaned loudly.

"I totally planted that idea in your head, didn't I?" Lorelai said when she heard the groan.

"Go away mother and let me sleep. I'll see you tomorrow." Rory replied.

"Good night, honey." Lorelai said and walked away from the door to go to her own room to get some much needed sleep.