Story Title: The Tables have turned Gilmore.

Author: Sancia Chislaine aka Angel Moon Princess

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: I don't own The Gilmore Girls series nor am I in anyway affiliated with the TV show or characters.This disclaimer is meant for the entire story.

Chapter Five:

Rory, Paris, Madeline and Clai sat at a table at Luke's diner. They were talking about the dance that was scheduled for the fifth Friday of the school year at Chilton and Rory had totally zoned out. She thought of the last dance that she attended and remembered the conversation she and Tristan had had when she had tried to buy tickets for her and Dean.

Flashback

Rory walked down the line to where the ticket stand was. She was reading another one of her favorite books oblivious to the world around her.

"And she's reading again," Tristan said as he stepped next to her. "How novel."

"Goodbye Tristan," she said.

"Did you get the novel thing?" he asked. "Because"

"I said goodbye," she interrupted.

"What are you doing here?" he asked following her along the line.

"I like standing in long lines and waiting," Rory replied.

"The guy is supposed to buy the tickets," Tristan said.

"Really? Does any hard-core feminist know of this?"

"So there's no guy?" he asked a small smile on his face.

"No. There's a guy," she replied.

"A cheap guy."

"Well I always liked them that way," she replied sarcastically.

Tristan shook his head. "So who is he?"

"Ha like I'm going to tell you."

Tristan stood there still following her on the line, "Well does he go to this school?"

"No," she said as she stared straight ahead.

"Oh," Tristan sounded fascinated, "Well, okay, I'll confess something to you. I don't have a date."

"Wow 'Mr. I can have them all' doesn't have a date," she said with mock humor in her voice.

Tristan didn't even seem to notice, "I actually thought that maybe you'd like to go with me," he answered coyly.

"You did not," she said.

"I did too," he said.

She glared at him, "You didn't, because you are not that stupid."

"Why thank you," he seemed rather pleased.

"Slimy and weasel like, yes," she told him, "But stupid, no. You'd have to be stupid to think that I would go with you."

Tristan blinked a few times not quite registering what was being said, "Ok fine. I'll take Eleanor then."

"I'll send her a condolence card."

"Mary you'll regret that someday."

End of flashback

The words echoed through Rory's mind, 'You'll regret that someday'. She jolted back into reality though when Jess slammed the menus on the table.

"What can I get you Preppies today?" he asked arrogantly.

"Shut your pie hole diner boy," Rory said with mock humor in her voice, she and Jess were really close, sure dating for a couple of months and breaking up had been awkward at first but they were over it now.

"Rory!" Paris said, she had the hugest crush on Jess and tried as much as possible to come across as being calm when she said, "Um… four coffees please."

"Right."

Paris sighed.

Everyone at the table gagged, no one knew what she saw in him. She would go all weak in the knees for him with just a wave of his dishcloth. It was funny really, Paris actually seemed human when she was around Jess, and she had blown off her home work that afternoon to come to the diner to see him.

"You know Paris you could probably write him a sonnet," Clai said. "I'm sure he would just love that," the sarcasm in his voice as clear as crystal.

Madeline and Rory laughed. "I could picture it already," Madeline pretended to think. "Ah yes. I love you oh my diner boy. The way you wave that dish cloth. I wish that I could be the menu that you hold so gently in your hands"

"Madeline! Shut up! He's coming back," Paris interrupted as Jess came back holding four cups of coffee. Paris fluttered her eyelashes like a Chilton whore which caused everyone to burst out laughing when Jess turned and left with a horrified look on his face.

"You try too hard," Rory said.

"I don't know how to act around him," Paris replied aggravated with the situation.

"I see you've adopted the Chilton whore get up this week," Clai smirked knowing he would strike a nerve.

"I just don't know how to act I tell you! One minute he seems to be interested and then the next he's like a totally different person and he avoids me," Paris said shrugging her shoulders.

"I know what you mean," Rory said.

"What was that Gilmore?" Everyone looked shock.

Rory flushed, she was obviously thinking about Tristan. "I said I know what you mean but not exactly what you mean," she tried to cover up. She had no intention of telling anyone she was referring to her situation with Tristan.

Paris and Madeline knew better but Clai looked at her confused. "I'll never understand girls," he said shaking his head.

"Join the club," Jess said as he pulled a chair and sat next to Rory and Paris.

Paris looked elated, she was turning a deep shade of pink and Clai tried hard not to erupt into laughter. He knew if he did Paris would get back at him later and probably cause him a lot of embarrassment.

"We're talking about the dance at Chilton," Madeline said. "It's in five weeks. I don't know about those two but I already have a dress picked out. Rory are you going to go?"

"Um. I don't really think so. I mean it'll be kind of hard to find Prince Charming in five weeks," Rory laughed all the while knowing that if the one she wanted to go with asked her right there she would say yes.

"What about you Paris?" Madeline asked giving Paris the eye to ask Jess.

"Uh… um… I uh..."

"So that means that you want to go but you haven't found your prince either?" Jess knew she wanted to ask him but he wanted to play with her a little.

"I never said I wanted to go."

"Well that's too bad because I thought maybe you would ask me, I was getting all excited," he feigned seriousness.

"You would go with me?" Paris looked shock, her face had flushed and she started wringing the red napkin in front of her.

"Why wouldn't I?" Jess questioned.

"So you might be interested then?" Paris asked sheepishly.

"What? You think I take a break because Rory and Maddy are here?" Jess pretended to be offended, "I think not."

He eyed Rory and Maddy with a smirk on his face. They both looked back at him knowing that he was joking, they didn't say anything because they knew that he was trying to get Paris to notice that he liked her as well.

"I… uh… um…" Paris stuttered.

"Well that's a no you're not interested then?" Jess asked amused.

"I'm interested," Paris said way too quickly.

"Just as I thought," Jess smirked, "My diner duties call. Ladies and my gentle ass," the last bit referring to Clai, "I will talk to you later."

"Hey don't leave, are you going with me or not?" Paris asked her usual approach in her words.

"I didn't say I wasn't."

Paris almost shot off the chair she was sitting on, her heart beat was way too fast and she was sure that the entire world could hear it, "He's going?" she asked in disbelief.

Everyone at the table smiled. Rory had known for a long time that the feelings between Jess and Paris were mutual but she had chosen to keep it to herself since Paris would have just brushed her off and Jess would have told her to shut her mouth.

"Well our job here is done," Madeline smiled at Rory and Clai.

"Yup," they agreed.

"Well let's get going then," Clai looked at Paris and laughed, "Wasn't someone complaining about home work on the way over here?"

"Oh God I still have home work!" Paris snapped back to reality.

With that everyone took their leave of absence. They waved to Jess who was teasing Luke as usual and everyone but Rory stepped into Clai's car.

"Bye," Rory smiled as she waved them good bye.

They all looked up and in unison they said, "Good bye, see yah tomorrow."

Rory slowly walked down the deserted street thinking about the day's events. All in one day she realized that she missed being the center of attention, she liked Tristan and that she could be all girlie and cry over a guy that doesn't even want to admit that she existed. She knew that he would bring change but this wasn't what she was expecting. She longed for things to go back to the way they were in her sophomore year, just this time she would have done everything in her power to keep his attention. Rory snapped out of her thoughts when she realized she was lusting over Tristan. The Spawn of Satan himself, Lorelai is going to just love this, Rory thought.

A/N: This chapter along with every other before chapter 11 has been revised. If you have read this before nothing has changed except for the fact that I fixed most of the errors. Feel free to review and tell me if you hated it or loved it.