AN: Ok i got many reviews for the last chapter, so now I'm updating. On the same day. Thanks so much again for the wonderful reviews, and I'm trying to keep all of you happy. I'm just going to answer some of the questions though. Sorry, but this chapter isn't with the party yet, but I'm thinking the next one or the one after that will be. This is deffinately a Rogan and there will be no love triangles or Rory ending up with Austin again. Also, Tristan will end up with somebody, I'm just not saying who yet. Their names will soon be revealed, but prolonging it will keep you guys either interested or annoyed... let's hope for the first. On with the story!
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Both Rory and Tristan had heard Louise's question to Logan. Rory looked eager to hear the answer, but both knew that eavesdropping was wrong. Tristan grabbed Rory's hand and stealthy left their booth and walked pass the other's six quickly in time to hear Logan say, "Well the thing is…" but he quickly stopped.

"What is it?" Colin asked looking at Logan who was staring at two very anxious people stuck behind a mother and a baby carriage. The two were covering their faces with the hands that weren't holding on to each other.

"Is that who I think it is?" Stephanie asked.

"Oh it's our friends!" Madeline squealed. "Hey Rory! Tristan! Come sit over here!" she exclaimed.

"Way to be subtle love," Finn said to her as they watched the two visibly sigh and turn to the group with obvious fake smiles. "Hi guys…" Rory said.

"Hey what are you two doing in Hartford, don't you live in Stars Hollow?" Logan said annoyed that Rory was holding Tristan's hand just like she had been holding his earlier.

"Yeah we do, we just had a couple appointments here," Tristan said guarded.

"Oh really, like what?" Louise asked prying.

"Uhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm," Rory stalled.

"Don't hurt yourself love," Finn said trying to lighten up the awkward situation for the two.

"Rory needs to buy new underwear!" Tristan spit out. Rory sent Tristan a bewildered look.

"Yeah and Tristan here needs some jock straps," Rory said smirking at Tristan. Tristan pinched her butt from behind their backs and Rory squeaked. The six just looked at them with weird looks on their faces. "What kind of relationship do they have exactly?" Colin wondered.

Logan started feeling angry, a few minutes ago she was holding his hand and now she was taking Tristan to watch her in underwear. Just another Marissa, don't get caught up.

"We can help with that Rory, we're girls," Stephanie said knowing they were lying.

"I know it's just that… Tristan has to choose what he likes for me and it'll be awkward with other people around," Rory said lying and blushing at the same time.

Logan was turning red with anger. "What the fuck is with you two!" He screamed turning heads in the café.

"Logan don't make such a scene!" Steph said trying to calm him down. She saw the hurt in his eyes and knew that he was truly pissed and it wouldn't turn pretty.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about," Rory said with tears welling up in her eyes as images of Dean's aggressiveness flashing through her mind.

"Listen you guys, we really have to go," Tristan said knowing he had to get Rory out of there before she had a mental break down.

"No don't fucking go anywhere until you tell us , YOUR FRIENDS, what the fuck you two are trying to pull?" Logan spat.

At this point Rory's tears were flowing freely. Half the reason of her tears was Logan's words were reminding her so much of Dean, and how he talked to her. The other half of the reason was because she felt like she was losing the bond she had just newly formed with Logan. She admitted to herself before, "You like him Rory," but his words were threatening his leaving, just like Austin.

The group looked at Rory with sympathy in their eyes, they didn't know why she was crying, but they all knew Logan was being an ass to her and Tristan.

Tristan had to protect Rory from this hurt, "Logan just lay off, can't you see what you're doing?" giving a side glance to Rory. "Just please you'll all find out soon but just please don't put Rory through hell because of it!" Tristan said.

"Tristan, can we go?" Rory asked with a soft voice, tears still running down her cheeks.

"Yea come on babe," Tristan replied wrapping his arm around her shoulder as she leaned closer into him letting out her sobs. The two walked out of the café leave 6 very guilty people, one especially guilty.

"What the hell was that Logan!" Louise screamed. Rory had stuck up for her when she was about to cry, and she felt horrible for not sticking up for Rory.

"What!" spat Logan back at her.

"Oh you know what you did mate, that was just wrong, you made Rory love cry," Finn said remembering how Rory tried to cheer them all up earlier that day.

Logan just sat back looking defeated with his 5 friends glaring at him. "I don't know what got into me," mumbled Logan.

"I do," Stephanie replied, "you were jealous about Tristan and Rory going out to get intimate apparel together." With this said, all 5 looked over to Logan with raised eyebrows. "Am I right?"

'NO!" Logan replied a little too quickly. He realized they all knew already and one of their vows as friend was brutal honesty, "Yes," he admitted. All 5 of them smiled.

"It's about damn time," Colin said, "So what are you going to do about it?"

Logan sighed. He screwed up badly. He wasn't sure why Rory was crying but he knew that he had something to do with it. This was a time to swallow his pride. "I'm going to apologize and then try to win her over."

"We'll help," Louise said. When she first met Rory she didn't want anything to do with her, but now she knew that she would be the one to tame the playboy Logan.

"But first guys, we need to find out both of their last names," Stephanie said. With that, the 6 friends sat formulating a plan to figure them out. Little did they know they already knew their names, and would be seeing them in a whole different light on Saturday.

When Rory and Tristan walked out of the café Tristan guided them to a bench where Rory could calm down. Rory was still sobbing into Tristan's chest while he rubbed small circles on her back and mumbled comforting words to her. When she stopped breathing roughly she looked up at Tristan and asked, "I lost him before I even had him didn't I?"

Tristan looked down at his best friend for years. He knew what she was like when she was hurting, but he also knew that she had to be strong because he had a feeling this was just the beginning of years of much more drama. "You didn't lose him Pinky, I promise," Tristan replied kissing the top of her head. He didn't notice a party of 6 watching him from across the street.

Across the street, the girls at how sweet Tristan was to Rory but Logan looked sadly at them, "I've lost her before I even had a chance," he said to his friends.

"No you didn't mate, it's just going to take a little more work than usual," Finn replied at the group walked back to their cars to go home to their Hartford mansions.

Rory had finally put herself back together and she and Tristan walked to the local dress and suit boutique to look for their outfits. Both of them decided that they wanted blue to bring out their eyes. In the boutique Tristan let Rory try on all the dresses she wanted before choosing his tux, so that he could match with her.

After several dresses, Rory finally decided on a flashy floor length strapless ballroom dress. It had a silk texture and was a sky blue color. It was a little more revealing than Rory usually liked by she knew that she would have to dress to impress these people that were coming. The dress had a very low neck line with two straps that crossed in the back. Other than the two straps, her bare back was exposed. The cloth then started again right above her butt where a very fancy satin tail was attached. At the top of a tail was a series of silver jewels that was holsing the tail to the back of the dress. The front of the dress had a slit reaching mid-thigh chest area had jeweled flowers adorning it.

Tristan decided to match with her. He was wearing a black tux with a matching blue bowtie and cumber bum. He also purchased diamond cufflinks to match the gems on Rory's dress and the jewelry she would be wearing.

The two were about to make their purchase when Rory's cell phone started playing 'Hit Me Baby One More Time'. Rory flipped open her phone and said, "You really went too far on this one mom." Tristan heard Lorelai giggling on the other end and start talking. Rory's face fell.

"You could've told me this earlier mom," Rory said agitated. "Ok fine, bye," Rory said hanging up the phone and sighing.

"What is it?" Tristan asked.

"We have to go shopping more, for a dance dress," Rory said.

"Oh for what?" Tristan said not quite understanding what the big deal was.

"I need a dance dress, so we can dance in front of the nice people," Rory said grimly.

"What do you mean dance Rory?"

"We're not expected to sit in the corner all night, we have to get up on the dance floor and dance for at least 5 songs."

"What! That's so stupid! What's the point of that?" Tristan exclaimed

"So they can show off their wonderful grandchildren," Rory said turning back to the racks and searching for another dress.

Rory and Tristan arrived home after another hour, exhausted from all of their shopping. Rory and Tristan walked into the kitchen to find Lorelai on the phone talking to someone.

"I understand that, Headmaster Dumbledore," Lorelai started but paused. "Oh right, Headmaster Charleston, but should they really be penalized for using their names to try and hide their names?" She paused. "My sentiments exactly. They're good kids, they won't be taking advantage of their prestigious names, swear on the holy bible Father!" At this Rory and Tristan laughed and shook their heads at Lorelai's antics. "Oh not a priest! I'll have to right that down! Goodbye Dumbledore!" Lorelai said as she hung up the phone.

"You two got mommy in trouble," she said glaring Tristan and Rory.

"How so?" Rory said innocently while grabbing the mug of coffee from Lorelai and gulping it down.

"Well first your Sergeant General yells at me for allowing you to go to school with such a uniform and gym uniform, and then starts talking about how you two weaseled your way out of the teachers calling you by your wonderful full names, very sneaky might I add, but I told him," Lorelai said sipping a new mug of coffee, "I told him, Listen up Professor Dumbledore I let my daughter dress how I let her, and you're not going to tell me how!"

Rory laughed but then realized she might be in big trouble over hiding her last name, "What about the whole last name thing?"

"He said that he would keep it under wraps until you two were ready, especially because that scheme was all under good pretenses," Lorelai replied nonchalant. "Ok show Mommy all the things you bought with her hard earned money!" she said excitedly.

"Excuse me, did you say your hard earned money Lorelai?" Tristan asked with a teasing tone.

"Ok ok Chris's hard earned money," Lorelai said still half lying.

"Hard earned money?" Rory asked disbelieving.

"Alright! Your grandparents' hard earned money that me and your father inherited," Lorelai said in a feigned exasperated voice.

"That's better," both Rory and Tristan said.

"Ok now that we're done psycho analyzing our wealth, can mommy see the outfits?" Lorelai said looking around for bags.

"No, me and Tristan decided , since you failed to mention the dancing attire causing us another long hour of dress hunting and me burning a hole in Tristan's pocket for all the coffee he had to pay for, that you will not be able to see the outfits until the night of the party," Rory said slightly rambling.

"Mean private school kids," Lorelai said pouting.

Rory and Tristan simply smirked and walked away towards Tristan's car to retrieve their 3 garment bags. Rory decided it would be best to stash their outfits at Tristan's house because they both know how nosy Lorelai could be.

Tristan carried the bags into his next door house as Rory unlocked the door. The two walked in to here sobs coming from the family home theater. The two quickly rushed in to find Elizabeth Dugrey sitting on one of the reclining chairs surrounded with various snacks and a big box of tissues.

"Mom what's the matter?" Tristan asked concerned making his way through the junk food.

Elizabeth Dugrey jumped startled and smiled at her son and the daughter she didn't have behind him, "Oh nothing! How are you kids?" she said perkily.

"We're fine mom but are you sure you're ok?" Tristan asked disbelieving in the change of her moods.

"Tristan after growing up with me and both of our moms you should know by now when a wallowing session is taking place," Rory said in a duh voice.

"Wallowing! Mom did something happen with dad?" Tristan said even more concerned. Both Rory and Elizabeth rolled their eyes.

"Silly boy, intense wallowing sessions don't involve cartoons," his mother replied pointing at the projector screen that was playing Bambi. "I'm wallowing over the Brad-Jennifer breakup."

"Oh my gosh they broke up!" Rory screamed causing Tristan to jump.

"Yeah," Elizabeth Dugrey replied in a mourning voice.

"I have to get my mom, we'll wallow all together. This is after all a great loss," Rory replied running out of the room.

Tristan stared dumbfounded at the two. Rory knew more about his mother than he did himself, it was probably because of the fact that his mother was so much like Lorelai. When the three of them were together it was more than likely that a person would get lost in their conversation and totally confused by their antics. Tristan himself was closer with his father and Chris, the three of them often went to games together and played the sports that the three girls despised. Unfortunately, Chris and his father Eric were off on another surprise business trip and Europe and wouldn't be back until tomorrow. For now he had to stay with the girls and play protector, the duty that his father and Chris often left him with. He was pulled out of his thoughts with a flustered Rory and Lorelai arrived at the door out of breath.

"Liz! I just heard the horrible news and I fast walked my way over!" Lorelai said dramatically sitting in a recliner and grabbing some Red Vines. Rory followed suit and looked up at Tristan, "Are you going to stand there all day or join in the wallowing?"

"Join I guess," he said trying to take one of the cups of provided coffee only to have his hand slapped away by his own mother.

"So who did Brad leave Jennifer for?" Tristan asked curious.

"Angelina Jolie," his mother replied.

"Nice choice," he replied gaining glares from the three.

AN: I know that the end may seem a little irrelevant, but I just wanted everyone to get a feel of the relationships between the kids and their parents and also the similarities of the two families. I hope you enjoyed it... reviews are welcome! Oh and for the picture of Rory's enterance dress go to this link without the spaces, sorry i kind of suck at describing clothing . http/ www. promgirl. net / prdr90ye. html