A/N: Okay here it is!

Nikki: Yes, it is a Trory, these first couple chapters won't have A LOT of Tristan, because it will mostly show Hannah, Lorelai and Rory..Trust me though, later on Major Trory. I am a Trory fan and also Marty/Rory. I am glad you liked it. I wrote it while watching The Cinderella Story.

Disclaimer: Once again, I wish i did, but nope. Don't own it.

Chapter 2:Disappearances and Appearances

7 years have past since the death of her father. Hannah is now 16 going on 17. She practically runs the diner, with the help of Caesar, Lane and her best friend Cooper, who comes to the Diner every afternoon to help her.

Rory was dating Logan and many people thought she would marry him, but she ran into Tristan on day, and they continued to be friends, until Rory found Logan with another girl. Tristan was there to support her, and from one day to the next they were madly in love. They have been married for a year now. Tristan is a lawyer, and Rory is a Journalist. She has written many books, and they both live in the house Luke left Rory.

Lorelai is the same. She hasn't married and hasn't been in a real relationship since she gained custody of Hannah.

Hannah is walking around the Diner taking orders Saturday morning. It was a normal thing to do. She woke up early every morning and went to the diner. She wore a black tank-top that said ' Java Junkie' on it. She had a red Flannel over that. She had regular jeans and a black belt. She walked up to Babbette and Miss Patty, who were sharing the latest Gossip.

" Hello Ladies, What can I get you today?" Hannah asks.

" Oh..Um...well I want...some eggs, and a side of toast" Babbette says

" And for you?" She asks toward Miss Patty.

" The same darling." She says warmly

" Okay it will be right out." Hannah smiles and walks off to the kitchen to give the order to Caesar.

Cooper walked into the Diner and went behind the counter and grabbed a apron. He was pretty tall, Tan, and had brown hair, he had it curly and longish around the ears. He had bluish brownish eyes, and had a great smile. Hannah walked out of the Kitchen and saw him. Her eyes lit up.

" Hey Coop, what are you doing here? You usually come in later." Hannah said.

" Well I thought I would come help you out before the big Soccer game." He said with a huge grin.

" Oh yeah!" She said.

" You gonna be there?" He asks.

" Of course. Why would I miss my best friends Soccer game?" She asks.

" Cause you get bored at these games, and you would rather be watching or playing Baseball." He says.

" Well you come to my Baseball games, and I like cheering you on anyway." She says.

" Okay. Well, lets get working. " He says.

Lorelai walked in right at that moment.

" Hey Han." Lorelai said and then she saw Cooper. " Oh Hey Pooper." She said giggling. Cooper just rolled his eyes.

" Mom! You have known Cooper since I was 12, and you have been calling him

that ever since!." Hannah said. throwing her hands in the air.

Cooper started laughing as well did Lorelai. Lorelai went and put and arm around Cooper.

" He knows it is just tough love." Lorelai said.

" We just need to come up with a nickname for you Lorelai." Cooper said.

" Go sit at the counter, and I will bring you your coffee, come on Coop." Hannah said

Lorelai goes and sits at the counter, and she sits at her stool. Hannah comes over with a mug and she pours some coffee into it.

" Okay so I wake up and go to your room, but your not there. I was scared to death. You are supposed to wake me up before you leave remember Han?" Lorelai sips her coffee.

" I didn't think you wanted me to wake you up at six in the morning. Plus you always know where I am anyway. I come here every morning it hasn't changed." Hannah said.

"Okay, well next time just leave a note." Lorelai takes a big gulp of coffee. "Oh yea. Tristan and Rory are coming for dinner tonight." Lorelai says.

" Really?" Hannah says happily, of course she see's them every morning for breakfast, but she loves when they come over for dinner. She loved Tristan, a lot more than she liked Logan, but of course she hated Logan with a passion.

" Yeah." She says.

" Cool, I Love Tristan so much more than Logan." Hannah says.

" We all do." Lorelai smiled.

Just then a man around Lorelai's age walked in. He sat down next to Lorelai.

" Hey." He said.

Lorelai turned to him and her eyes went wide.

" Christopher?" She practically yelled.

" Hey Lore." He smiled.

" What are you doing here?" She asked.

" Well I came to see my daughter, since I hadn't seen her ever seen her in a while. I know I have been moving a lot, and I hadn't given her my address, and I am sorry, but business kept me traveling around the world." He said.

" Yeah. You missed a lot." Lorelai said looking down at her mug. She remembered how upset Rory was when they couldn't find Chris to give her the invitation to her wedding.

" So whats new?" He asked.

" Nothing much." She lied. She hadn't seen Christopher since the whole Sherry thing, Rory had seen him a couple of times, but he still failed to play the dad role.

Hannah walked up to the two.

" What can I get you?" She asks Chris.

" Oh um. Some coffee would be nice." He says not really looking away from Lorelai.

" More coffee Mom?" Hannah asks.

" Of course Hun. After breakfast how about, you and Cooper go hang out, I know you haven't in a long time, and I can call Lane to come help out in the Diner." Lorelai suggested, already knowing the answer.

" Nah, it is okay." She responded and went to go get the coffee cup.

" So..." Christopher said looking at Lorelai. " Who's that?" He asked.

" Oh Um, thats Hannah, she's my...Daughter." Lorelai said.

" I haven't been around much, but I don't remember you having a kid last time I saw you." He says

" Oh, well...See...Hannah was Luke's daughter, but he died in a car accident, and well, I gained custody." Lorelai said looking down. The whole incident that took play seven years ago was a sore part for all of them.

" Oh I see." Chris said. Hannah returned with the coffee pot and a mug. Once she filled the cup up she was about to walk away when Chris stopped her.

" Hannah, I am really sorry about your father." Chris said. Lorelai just put her hand to her face. Hannah just nodded trying to hide the tears.

" Um..Mom, I think I will take you up on that offer." Hannah took off her Flannel and hung it behind the counter. she quickly walked out of the Diner wiping away tears.

" Chris, why did you have to go and do that for?" Lorelai asked.

" I was just trying to be nice." He said.

" It was Hard on all of us, this accident. We try not to bring up the accident, and we just try to remember the good times." Lorelai said wiping a few tears from her eyes.

Just then Cooper came over to her.

" Again?" He asked.

" Again." She confirmed.

" Why does patty have to bring it up." Cooper says annoyed.

" It wasn't patty." Lorelai said bitterly looking over at Chris.

" How long did it take last time?" Cooper asked.

" About a day, but it is so close to the anniversary of his death, she has been thinking about it. I Hope she comes back soon." Lorelai said.

It wasn't the first time Hannah walked out. Whenever someone brought up the accident, she just needed to get away. She would take a walk or something, but on the day of his anniversary, she had her dark day just like Luke. They all did. Lorelai would just stay in bed all day, she wouldn't drink coffee, or eat anything. Rory and Hannah would pack up their car, and just drive. No where in particular, just where ever they ended up. since it was So close to the anniversary, a couple days away, they were afraid that it wasn't just a walk to cool off.

" I'm going after her." Cooper said taking off his apron.

" okay I will wait at home. call me as soon as you hear anything." Lorelai said. Cooper ran out of the diner in search for her.

After a couple of hours of driving all over town he started to worry, it was getting late. He drove toward the bridge where she usually was, but no luck. he could only think of one other place she would go, and he was the only person that knew where it was besides her. He drove as fast as he could to the Dragonfly Inn, and ran to the stables. Sure enough, one of the horses was gone. He quickly hopped on one and rode fast into the woods.

He approached a little stream, and he rode down it a little ways until he found a waterfall that emptied into a little lake. He rode down the hill and jumped off the horse and pulled it next to the other one that stood there.

He walked over to the stream an saw some clothes laying on a rock. He pushed the clothes the side and sat on the rock. After a couple seconds Hannah raised from the water.

" Hey. How'd you find me?" She asked getting out of the water. She still had her tank top on and some little shorts.

" Well, I am your best friend, and if I remember correctly, we both found this place together." He replied.

" Yeah." She sat down next to him on the rock. She put her head in her hands trying to hold back tears. Cooper put his arms around her and held her close.

" I miss him Coop. I miss him so much. He was my best friend." She cried into his shoulder.

" I know. I know." He whispered. It wasn't the first time he had to witness a break down, and it was not the last.

"...And the worst part is I will never have anybody walk me down the isle, or scare away my first boyfriend, or any of the father roles. I can't go home and say hey dad, or whats up dad. I can't play baseball with him anymore. I miss that. I can't spend a fathers day with anybody. I've had to live with that for seven years. I miss him. I really..." And she broke down crying hysterically.

After 20 minuets of crying she fell asleep. he tried to wake her but no use.

" Come on Hannah at least get onto the horse." He said. She woke up and climbed onto the horse backward so she could lean on Cooper to sleep. Cooper held Hannah close as he rode the horse slowly so he could keep an eye on the following horse Hannah had rode. He rode to the stables and dropped the horses off. He got Hannah off the horse and carried her to his car. He drove carefully back to The Crap Shack. When he pulled up on the drive way he saw Lorelai sitting on the rail hugging herself, he could tell she was worried. He got out of the car, and since she hadn't seen Hannah in the car also she got up from the rail.

" Please tell me you found her." He nodded and went to the passenger side and picked her up and carried her up the steps onto the porch. " Thank you so much Cooper." Lorelai said.

" No Problem, what are best friends for." He says. He wished they would be more than best friends, but he knew she didn't have feelings like that for him. " I am going to take her inside." He said.

" Okay. Chris, Rory and E.T are in there eating, so if you would like you can stay for dinner." She said.

" I should get home." He said. He walked in the house and walked straight up the stairs to her room and placed her in her bed, and tucked her in.

" Sleep well Han." He whispered. He hesitated at first, but then kissed her on her cheek.

He got up and walked back downstairs.

" Hey Coop." Rory said. " Thanks for finding her. We were really getting worried." Cooper could tell by her eyes that she had been crying.

" It's fine Rory. She is my best friend." He replied putting his hand on her shoulder and giving her a supportive squeeze. " I better go. Later." He shook Tristans hand and said. " Later E.T." Tristan smirked.

" Bye Coop." he said shaking his head.

Lorelai was still sitting outside when Cooper walked out.

" Hey." He said sitting on the rail next to her.

" Hey. She up in her room?" She asked.

" Yeah." he said. " You okay?" He asks.

" Yeah. It's hard on Hannah, I mean on all of us. He was such a great father." Lorelai said.

" I've heard. He sounds great. I wish I had a Dad like that. Mine, well mine isn't there." Cooper said.

" yeah. You know what, You and Hannahs relationship reminds me a whole lot of me and Luke's." She said.

" Really? You were best friends?" He questions.

" Yeah. He was always there for me. Always there to help me when I was down.." She says. " And there are a lot of other things that remind me of our relationship." She says looking at her hands trying to hold back tears..

" What others?" he asks

" me and Luke both loved each other but we were too stubborn to admit it." Lorelai says. " And you love Hannah, and she loves you." She replies looking into his eyes.

" Hannah doesn't love me." He whispers.

" She does. And you love her. Don't you?" She questions.

" I Do." He whispers looking back at his hands.

" Don't wait too Long. Or you may not ever get a chance." Lorelai advised getting of the rail and entering the house leaving Cooper to think. He got up and went home to think about what the love of his life's mother had just said to him.

Tbc...

A/N: Sorry for the lack of Tristan and the pint of Chris. GRR...I HATE Chris!!!!!! Don't worry Chris will be outta there in a couple of Chapters.