AN: Well I'm pleased to finally introduce the final chapter of "For You I open My Eyes". Whew! It's been a long time coming but I've really enjoyed writing this and I'm amazed at he responses and support I've received. Special thanks have to go to:

Love23, Karah06, Kat86, Mongoose, smartmonkey101, nk-number1actress, i die without you and flyleaf2114

as well as any of th regulars I've forgotten to mention, you guys have been awesome and the reason that I kept updating and finally finished this - God I feel like I'm making an acceptance speech at the Oscars "This is for you Mum!". Anyway, I hope you all like the final chapter ; p

Disclaimer: I haven't owned GG since I started writin this...and nothing's changed ; p


Tristan walked slowly across the Yale campus, the sun hitting his tousled blonde hair so to passers-by it looked as though he had a halo.

"Tris!" He turned when he heard his voice called, a smile spreading across his face when he saw who had cried out.

"Liz, how are you?"

She smiled up at him, he swore she hadn't grown since eighth grade, but she was still as cute with her big blue eyes that had fadcinated him once, enhralled him...until those others, those ones he saw at night when he closed his eyes.

"I'm good…I was hoping I'd see you around campus"

Tristan shrugged.

"You're mom said you're studying…what was it? Professional Communications?"

Liz nodded enthusiastically as she linked her arm through his. He looked down at her again, once, granted it was a long time ago, she had fit so well beside him…when had that all gone wrong? In final year some time…early in the year.

"Are you still with Justin?" Tristan asked and Liz giggled.

"Of course silly…he's very much in love. He's moving here next semester…he wants to go back and finish high school, get into a college, impress my parents enough, you know"

Tristan smiled, Liz and Justin had gotten together not long after they had broken up, they'd gone out for a while before she and Tristan had gotten together, and eventually resumed it when they broke up.

"Listen," She began, "We're having a small party tonight, at the dorm…you should come, just dinner and drinks" She looked up at him beseechingly and he shrugged.

"Sure, sounds good"

She grinned and looked around, waving at a guy in the distance.

"Well, Justin's waiting, he's come for the weekend…I'll see you tonight?"

"Sure,"


He slowly sauntered back to his own dormitory. It had been good to see Liz, things had been…awkward when they first broke up, mostly because he couldn't explain why. It was as though, overnight in final year, he'd fallen out of love with her, as though someone else had pushed their way into his heart and had no intentions of leaving. Some of the liht that had surrounded her in his eyes had just faded. He let himself into the room he was sharing with a guy from California, new money, his father was some bigwig movie producer.

"Hey Matt," Tristan greeted him as he entered.

The brunette turned, his green eyes sparkling in the bright room.

"Hey man…you coming to that kegger tonight?"

Tristan shook his head.

"Nah I just ran into my ex, she's having a party"

"And you're actually going?"

Tristan laughed.

"Yeah of course, we're cool now. It was just a high school romance"

"Okay but if you get bored…"

"Yeah, yeah, there's a kegger"

He flopped back onto his bed.

He was in his first semester of International Law. After he'd broken up with Liz in final year he'd knuckled down, actually started working at high school, and even given Paris a run for her money. It was as though something he couldn't see, couldn't hear was driving him.


That night he dressed in a pair of dark jeans ad a white shirt, tousling his hair and remembering to grab his wallet and cell phone. Liz lived across campus but it was still only a half-hour walk. Liz lived in a sorority. He wasn't surprised, she was the sorority kind of girl. She'd come out of her shell over the past year, wasn't as quiet as she had been, wasn't as meek. He liked it in her, the newfound fiery side.

A giggling blond answered the door and let him in, showing him through to a parlour where about thirty people stood. Liz saw him and made her way over with Summer.

"Look who came," Liz said, gesturing to Summer.

Summer smiled at Tristan.

"How you doing DuGrey?"

"Pretty well Summer…what are you doing these days?"

She held up herring finger.

"Engaged…after I won Miss. Connecticut I met Jason…he's around here somewhere"

Tristan chuckled on the inside, that sounded like the Summer he knew. She reached up and hugged him.

"You know you'll always be the first guy I loved though?" She purred in his ear.

"Keep telling yourself that Summer," He whispered with a laugh.

She smiled and headed back to her fiancée. Liz grinned.

"How awesome is that? I'm going to be her Maid of Honour!"

"Congratulations"

Justin appeared at her side.

"DuGrey"

"Bellevue…how you doing? You looking after my girl?"

Justin smirked.

"You're girl?"

"Okay, okay…are you looking after my former girl?" Tristan pressed on,

Liz laughed and swatted his arm.

"Of course he is," She said happily and she nuzzled Justin's neck. "Oh Tristan…Louise is coming as well"

"Louise Grant? What's she doing at Yale?"

Liz shrugged.

"She's got some boyfriend or something who studies here"

Tristan was standing by the door to the parlor with a beer when he heard his name being called. He turned for the second time that day.

"Hey man, what're you doing here?"

Tristan grinned at his classmate.

"Hey Jay, I know the hostess…what're you doing here? Shouldn't you be studying for that exam? You don't have my natural abilities"

Jay pretended to glare at him. The two had met in class and had become firm friends, they even stayed in the same college.

"I'm here with my new girlfriend…she's around here somewhere…"

Tristan's eyes widened as Louise Grant appeared next to Jay. She smiled brightly at him.

"Oh hey beautiful," Jay began, "…this is my buddy Tristan…"

"…DuGrey" Louise finished, laughing at Jay's confusion.

"We went to high school together," Tristan explained as he pulled Louise into a hug, "So Jay Gilmore's your new beau?" Tristan asked unnecessarily.

"Going on two weeks now," Louie said proudly, "Our mom's introduced us,"

"Whoa! Two weeks? That must be some kind of record…for both of you"

Louise frowned but Jay just laughed.

"Oh, dude, you've gotta meet someone," Jay said, disappearing.

"Tristan, this I m older sister, Rory" Jay said when he returned.

"Older by like a minute," The girl said.

Tristan looked up into the most amazing blue eyes he'd ever seen and for a moment, his heart stopped beating. But now, they weren't the most brilliant…in his mind's eye he could that other pair…identical but shining for him, only for him. Where is that memory from?

He stared into her eyes…her light, brilliant, blue eyes that seemed to big for her pretty face, waiting for her answer. She reached for his hand and placed it over her heart.

"Do you feel that?" She whispered, her huge eyes focused on him.

He nodded, his eyes down now, unable to meet hers. She didn't say anything else. His mouth was set in a grim line but his eyes softened a little as she let go of his hand and turn the ignition key.

The dreams…they were like dreams these memories. Were they memories? Had it been a dream? From long ago? Is that why sometimes he woke up in a cold sweat thinking Liz was dead, lying somewhere in the woods, bruised and broken? Is that why sometimes he woke up wracked with undeserved guilt and an awful, gut-wrenching loneliness? Why sometimes he daydreamed of a quiet cemetery he'd never been to? How was he remembering this now…when it slipped away like tendrils of smoke as he awoke.

Suddenly he realised that he had been staring at this girl for an age. She laughed nervously and held out her hand to shake.

"Lorelai…" Tristan breathed, still partly in his daze.

The beautiful brunette with the choppy, shoulder-length hair gasped.

"What did you say?"
"Lorelai…" Tristan repeated softly.

Louise and Jay raised their eyebrows.

"Do I know you?" Rory asked, confused by how in hell this gorgeous guy knew her name.

Louise had assured her she'd like him.

"He used to be a real ass, but he turned himself around in final year, started working hard, got into a good college. He's one of those book-worm, study, study, study people…you'll love him!" Louise said, after convincing Jay to introduce the two some day.

Tristan stared into her eyes and suddenly shook his head.

"Uh…no…" He grasped her hand, hoping his wasn't sweating. "…it's just…I guessed Rory would be short for Lorelai…"

She smiled brightly.

"You're right…it's just nobody ever calls me that. Tristan? Right?"

He grinned and nodded as Jay and Louise slowly faded away and it was just the two of them.

"I told you they'd get along," Louise whispered and Jay rolled his eyes.

Tristan couldn't get the stupid grin off his face…being with this girl…with Rory was like being with someone he'd known, someone he'd known well…someone he'd missed while she'd been gone. The feeling, the dream-like memories kept flooding.

They stood together, outside on the verandah, Rory was leaving, she had an early class in the morning. He half-turned to her in the moonlight, only to catch her watching him. She blushed,

"It's strange…" She began, "…this feeling I have…that I know you from somewhere. You know we could have known each other? Jay said you went to Chilton, with Lou…we were going to go to Chilton…" She was babbling, nervous at being caught out watching him. He smiled, he still felt dazed.

I miss you

Why hadn't he ever been able to tell her, to just tell her how he was beginning to feel. Was it because he didn't have to understand it? Perhaps she could have understood it.

"I miss you," He whispered, almost low enough not to be heard.

"What?"

He shook his head, but suddenly something came over him, he became bolder. That was the thing about him, Tristan had never been shy with girls…until it came to feelings. But somehow he thought that this girl…that he could talk to her.

"I…I feel that too. When I saw you…my heart started racing and it was like I was seeing you after a really long time," He blushed as she cocked her head, staring into her eyes.

"I have to go," She whispered, she half-turned to go yet turning stayed, smiling cheekily at him.

"You know what that means don't you?" She asked, he shook his head dumbly.

"Duh Tristan…you're falling in love with me!" She said with a giggle as she leaned into him slowly, kissing his cheek and slipping him a piece of paper.

She flipped her hair behind her ears and smiled brightly before she walked away. He watched her retreating back as he opened the piece of paper.

Lorelai Leigh Gilmore – call me

She'd scrawled her cell number. He crumpled the piece of paper and smiled in the beautiful silence, feeling, for the first time in a year tha his eyes were finally open.

AN: So there it is guys...R&R to let me know what you think...and if you want a sequel! For anybody who is still a little confused - the entire story was a dream. Rory never went to Chilton, nor did Matt. Liz was never murdered. This was wat was going to happen all along and you re all so worried he he he. It's a little disappointing though that some peopl didn't have faith and actually emailed me to tell me they ren't going to read the story. But thank you to everyone who persisted with it!