Don't own Gilmore Girls, kay, only Naomi and her mom and her dad.

Chapter 3: Dance Marathon/First Day of School

It was the next morning, Lorelei, Rory, and Naomi had dressed up and were making their way to the gym were the dance marathon was going to be. Rory and Naomi were still half asleep as they had their examinations and finally went to Luke's stand.

"Naomi, are you still asleep?" Jess asked laughing as his friend didn't respond to anything really.

"Jess come here," Naomi gestured as Jess came to stand beside her and she grabbed onto his neck and leaned on him.

"Naomi come on the marathon is about to start, get some coffee and get on the dance floor," Jess said as he dragged Naomi to Luke's stand.

"Ok, ok. Jess promise to catch me if I fall, because I don't think I can stand that much longer," Naomi requested.

"Yeah, yeah, drink the coffee," Jess replied. Finally Naomi woke up; she and Jess were swing dancing like crazy. It was the 23rd hour and the only couples left were Kirk and his date, Lorelei and Rory, and Jess and Naomi.

"Hey, Na you ok? We can quit if you want," Jess asked his practically dead to the world friend.

"I'm fine, we are going to go all the way to the 24th hour," she insisted.

"If you can't take it anymore just tell me. Remember this is the first time we are in this Dance Marathon, so it's ok if we don't win," Jess tried to persuade Naomi.

"No, I'm fine, but since you really want to quit ok," Naomi decided as she led Jess off the dance floor to the bleachers to lean on him as they both fell asleep. They were awaken to the chicken dance since Lorelei and Rory won the marathon for the first time and were celebrating.

"Can we go home now please, Aunt Lore," Naomi asked as Lorelei and Rory made their way to her and Jess who was still asleep.

"Yeah mom I need to catch up on my sleep for school," Rory drawled from lack of sleep.

"Ok, ok you party poopers, we'll go home. Hey is Jess ok there?" Lorelei asked starting to inspect the teenager.

"He'll be ok watch this, it'll be funny," Naomi said as she suddenly got up, leaving nothing for Jess to lean on and he fell into the seat and still stayed asleep. Lorelei, Rory, and Naomi were laughing like crazy when Luke came over to see what the commotion was about.

"Why don't you guys just go home already, isn't tomorrow Naomi's first day of school with Jess?" Luke said as he pushed them out of the gym.

THE NEXT DAY

"Are you sure that the school isn't run by evil aliens?" asked a nervous Naomi as Jess walked her up the school, Lorelei had already registered her.

"Yes I'm pretty sure, don't worry about it, I'll be there, alright," Jess assured her.

"Ok."

CHILTON

Rory was trying, yet again, to open her locker. As stubborn as she was the locker was just as unruly and wouldn't open. Then an arm came out of no where and banged on the locker and it opened like nothing. Rory turned to thank the person only to be met by eyes she thought she would never see.

"Tristan?" Rory asked in awe.

"How ya doin' Mary?" Tristan returned, gazing at Rory.

"I'm fine, what are you doing here? Weren't you at military school?"

"So you didn't miss me Mary? I'm really hurt."

"No it's just that….. What are you doing here Tristan? Answer me."

"My grandfather convinced my father that I had spent enough time being disciplined and needed to come back already. So you did miss me," Tristan countered.

"Tristan not right now, I'm going to be late for class," Rory replied absently making her way to class.

"Then can we talk later?" Tristan asked keeping in step with her.

"Yeah, how about tomorrow? Meet me by my locker," Rory answered, running to her class.

"Tomorrow it is, it was great seeing you again Mary," Tristan agreed as he made his way to his class.

BACK AT THE HOUSE

Rory came walking into the house and she was practically singing and dancing.

Naomi looked up from the book she was reading and asked, "Did Santa Claus come early?"

"I guess he did, Naomi do you remember me telling you about that guy that was a good friend of mine but his dad sent him to military school because his friends got him in trouble?"

"No, I don't think you ever told me about him, what's his name?" Naomi asked getting interested.

"His name is Tristan DuGrey," Rory said dreamily.

"Wait a minute, does he have baby blue eyes, dirt blond hair, and this smirk that is just annoying," Naomi returned suddenly getting excited.

"Yeah, you know him Naomi?"

"Know him? Rory I could give you blackmail on this guy I know him so well," Naomi informed Rory.

"How do you know Tristan?" Rory asked almost suspiciously.

"You remember that summer Jess was telling you about that we met and became good friends, well there was this other guy, Tristan, who also became a good friend of ours. Jess said that after I….moved, Tristan's parents suddenly picked up one day and moved also so he wasn't able to keep in touch with him," Naomi explained as she put her coat on and headed for the door.

"Oh, where are you going Naomi?" Rory asked.

"I'm going to go tell Jess, and we are probably going to go to school with you tomorrow, since we have a day off for faculty meetings," Naomi said as she walked out the door.

"Ok," Rory said a little surprised to say the least.