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All text contained in bold is text taken from the script of Gilmore Girls, which I especially do not own.
Chapter One: Relationship??
The soft purring of a car engine filled the night air as Tristan pulled up in Rory's drive way. Tristan cut the engine and sat back in the car seat. Rory shifted uncomfortably in her seat. Tristan glanced at her, "So I guess I'll see you at school on Monday."
"Right... Monday" Rory agreed.
Rory reached for the handle and opened the door, she was half way out the door before she turned back and quickly kissed him on the cheek, "Bye" she muttered not meeting his eye.
She missed Tristan's small smile as she hurried up to her front door, he watched to make sure she got in ok, before starting the car and driving away into the night.
Rory put her bag down next to the front door; her mother came into the entryway from the lounge room. "Well, well, well, looky what we have here."
"Hi mum"
"So... how was the most hoppin' party of the year?"
"All right."
"So all right that you fell asleep, sounds like great fun."
"Well... you know how it is, all this stuff with Dean and I was reading so I was relaxed and..." Rory rambled.
Lorelai laughed, "I know Rory, its ok."
"Well it's after two, so I might just go to bed."
"Kay me too, night Sweets and watch out for Lane she's on the mattress in your room."
"Night Mum."
Rory entered her bedroom, she skirted the area around Lane on the floor, her breathing was even and she was snoring gently. Rory quickly changed into her pyjama's and crawled beneath the sheets of her bed. Why didn't you just tell her? It was a perfect opportunity. I'll tell her tomorrow, definitely tomorrow.
Lorelai and Rory entered the diner at before school the next morning; Lane had gone home already they were looking for something other then pop tarts to eat. Lorelai flopped dramatically onto one of the seats at the counter, sighing loudly. Luke frowned at her as she started at him, "what are you looking at?"
"I'm waiting."
"For what?"
"Luke that is the dumbest thing I ever heard you say" Lorelai replied.
Luke reached for the coffee pot and raised it in the air questioningly, Lorelai grinned "give that man a prize."
Lorelai frowned as Luke replaced the coffee pot, "You didn't give me a cup yet."
"I know."
Lorelai turned to Rory in horror, "Rory the man is planning on depriving me of my coffee."
Luke looked at Rory, "Luke do you really want a scene?"
Luke poured the coffee into a cup, grumbling all the while. "Thanks" Lorelai replied cheerfully.
Lorelai and Rory carried there coffee's over too a table and sat down. "I can't believe that man was planning on not giving me coffee."
"Unbelievable" Rory replied.
"I know! I mean after what 15 or so years the man thinks he can just not give me coffee, I think he's finally losing it."
Rory half heartedly laughed, "So Mum at this party..."
"15 years have I really known Luke for that long, geez that's scary."
"Yeah it is, now last night..."
"Are you ready to order?" Luke interrupted.
Well at least I tried, Rory thought as her mother gave Luke their order.
Rory was sitting at a table with Paris, Madeline, Louise Tristan and two other guys working on their project on Monday at school. She had avoided Tristan all day, she just didn't know what to say to him."
"I think that the basic structure of the Elizabethan government is relatively sound. The division of power between the monarchy, the privy council and the parliament all seem to work. Agreed?" Paris asked.
"Agreed" Madeline replied.
"Ditto" Louise added.
"Ok, so in establishing our own government, I think duplicating a similar structure would be good, with a few alterations. Queen Elizabeth chose to remain unwed. She took on the burden of leadership all by herself at a time when possibly marrying the Prince of France or the King of Spain would solidify her thrown while expanding her empire. And though it obviously worked for her, and the concept of a woman ruling without man is certainly politically correct these days, I think we need to take a different tact" Louise and Madeline are no longer listening but talking amongst themselves, "I think we need to devise a nation with a truly solidified royal alliance..."
"She does know this is a make belief government right?" Madeline says to Louise.
"You ask her, I'm afraid" Louise replies.
"So in addition to the different political branches, we'll also need a King and Queen. Rory, Tristan, what about you?"
"Us? Tristan says.
"Oh" Rory sneaks a look at Tristan.
"No."
"Yes, no" Rory agrees.
"Why?" Paris asks.
"Because..." Tristan begins
"I just don't want to be queen."
"Me either" Tristan pauses, "King – I don't want to be King."
"What about you? You be queen" Rory says.
"I'm going to be head of parliament, I can't be queen."
"Be both" Rory replies.
"I can't be both."
"Why not? It's our government."
"It's not done that way."
"It can be though, let's vote."
"Rory."
"Henry VIII started a new church when the old one wouldn't allow divorce."
"He also cut off his wife's head. Is he still your role model?"
"I'm just saying we have the opportunity to make any kind of government we want here."
"Why won't you be queen?"
"I'll be queen" Madeline says.
"There, make Madeline queen."
"Fine, you're queen, Tristan's king."
"I'll be the lady-in-waiting. The one with the low-cut blue velvet renaissance dress" Louise says.
"Lady-in-waiting is not a political office" Paris tells her.
"No but they get all the sex."
"What?"
"Watch a movie."
"We are talking about government class not the movies. God why can't I get one person to care about this as much as I do?!"
"Ok fine. I'll be the head of the Quarter Sessions court, but I'm still wearing the dress. Happy?" Louise says.
"Out of my mind. Ok, so, I secured us the class room to work tomorrow and Sunday so that by Monday we'll be ready."
"We're working all weekend?" Madeline questions.
"You're kidding" Louise says.
The bell rings. "Take this. It's an outline for the entire system - point of methods, some basic laws and penalties plus some random ideas. Please be ready to discuss it tomorrow 9:00 in the morning, don't be late."
"Wow, she designed the flag" Madeline says.
They all leave the classroom and enter the hall, Paris turns to Rory.
"Question."
"Ok."
"What's up with you and Tristan?"
"What do you mean?"
"You just seem weird around each other."
"Nope, no weirder then usual."
"I disagree."
"You usually do."
"I just think it's strange you didn't want to be queen."
"You know, not all girls want to be queen Paris. Even Barbie ended up being a stewardess."
"Ok, if you say so. Read my manifesto, I want your thoughts."
"First thought - lose the word 'manifesto'."
"Too Cabin-in-the-woods?"
"Don't open your mail."
"Right. How about Doctrine?"
"Better."
"Ok, see you tomorrow."
"Bye."
Rory realizes she forgot her notebook and turns and heads back towards the classroom, She runs into Tristan.
"Uh... you left this" he says and hands her, her notebook.
"Oh yeah I did. Thanks."
"Sure."
They both try to go through the doorway at the same time and back up.
"Well that could have been a potential Marx brother moment" Rory comments.
"You go first."
"Ok."
Rory starts to leave then turns back around. "I think we need to talk."
"About what?"
"Tristan you know what I'm talking about."
"Ok you're right I do."
"Ok..."
"So we had sex... how was it for you?"
"Tristan, god!"
"What?"
"It's just, do you have to be such a jerk, I'm trying to talk to you about something serious."
"Ok, I'm sorry, but... I don't know what to say."
"Me either, god this is hard."
"You thought it would be easy, you lost your virginity to a guy you don't like at a party you didn't really want to be at."
"I don't not like you, god you think I go around sleeping with guys I don't like?"
"So you like me?"
"Oh god! I don't know. I didn't mean for this to happen, god I haven't even told my mum everything's so screwed up, what am I going to do?" Rory was starting to get hysterical.
"Hey it's ok. I didn't mean for this to happen either, we both upset about our respective break ups and it just kind of happened and I'm sure your mum will understand."
Rory took a deep breath to calm herself down, "ok, so what now?"
"I don't know."
"I mean do we just go back to the way things were? I mean it wasn't supposed to be like this. Losing my virginity was supposed to be special and beautiful, not with some random guy."
Tristan was hurt, "so I'm some random guy?"
"No of course not. That's not what I meant." Rory tried to explain, "My mum got pregnant with me when she was 16, she ran away from home and moved to Stars Hollow, I'm supposed to be different I'm not supposed to be having sex when I'm 16."
"Ok."
"It's just that I thought, you know that I'd be in a committed relationship when I had sex for the first time."
"We can try that if you want."
"Try what?"
"A committed relationship."
Rory was shocked "what? Are you asking me out?"
"Rory I really like you, I liked Summer too but not in the same way I like you. I'm not sorry that this happened and if you want to try to work at a committed relationship then im willing."
Rory was shocked, "um... ok."
Tristan smiled at her "ok then."
As they were leaving the classroom, Rory smiled at Tristan and added "by the way, it was great for me."
Tristan stared at her back in shock as she walked down the hallway.
AN: Well, here's the second installment. I was so totally overwhelmed with the amount of reviews for the last chapter. I am so grateful that you all liked it, thank you so much to everyone who reviewed. I hope you all like this chapter as much; I was really feeling the pressure in keeping it up too standard, lol. If anyone is confused by the party seeming to be on a school night, I'm am just going off the show script so I'm sorry if that has caused confusion. I also hope that the relationship between Rory and Tristan doesn't seem too rushed, but that's the way I intended it for reasons that will become apparent later. I hope to get even close to 44 reviews for this chapter, lol, so... please Review.