Friends
Of Friends and Knights…
Rory walked into her house with a happy smile, Lorelei was sitting crossed legged on the couch reading a magazine and sipping her coffee the work at the inn hadn't taken as long as she had thought it would.
"Hay babe how did it go? I see Tristan didn't come in, has become Star-Hollow's version of the elephant man?"
"No I think Stars-Hallow will be turning its name to Tristan Town, oh and the fan club will be formed as the following Miss Patty is the president, Babette the vice president with Mama Kim as the treasurer."
"Get out there is no way anyone could win over Mrs. Kim."
"It seems Tristan can and Taylor wants to make him into the town hero."
"As he should be the boy is heaven sent with his taste in coffee, in fact where can I sign up for this fan club I reserve the right to worship at his feet in hopes that he will reward my lowly servitude with coffee the nectar of the gods."
"Yeah whatever…"
Rory said in a disinterested way. Lorelei couldn't help but wonder at this it wasn't like Rory no to support her in her coffee rants.
"Rory hun what's up?"
"It's nothing."
Rory began chewing her lip, considering what she was going to say next.
"Mom...friends don't tell their friends everything do they I mean it's natural if friends don't know that a friend has a brother, sister, niece, that's normal right?"
Lorelei looked at her daughter confused she knew that this conversation was meant to be heading somewhere she just didn't know what exit ramp they were using.
"Babe, are we talking about Tristan?"
"How would you know?"
"Well I'm guessing he's the only friend you have that you didn't know any brothers and sisters."
"Brothers and sisters I thought it was only an older brother and older sister."
"No there are two younger than him I think John and Catharine by eight years come to think of it Tristan is the only one that doesn't have a twin makes him special in his family, when you think about it it's normally the other way around the twins are special."
"But did he tell you and not me?"
"Ror...I sure he did but you could have thought that they were his friends not his family I mean the way he talks about them is like a proud
papa, you could have just missed it."
"Yeah maybe."
"Okay now that I have done my dear Abby impersonation I've got good news your grandmother called saying there won't be any Friday night diner it seems some friends of theirs is having a party, which is great we aren't really speaking after the whole me and your dad didn't work things
out."
"Oh...just so you know Tristan is going to ask you to come to a big bash being held in his honor something about needing knights for he is the damsel in distress."
"Really I wonder what I could get out of this?"
"MOM! Tristan is our friend he needs our help we don't get anything out of it."
"I see I have not taught you well Mimi-me it's always best when they are desperate cause then they beg and begging leads to favors and favors leads to things I want, like a slave for the day a life time supply of coffee the keys to the lovely car. So you see begging is good as long as you aren't
the one doing the begging."
"Whatever I'll be in my room if you need me."
"You're going to read those letters aren't you?"
"With a highlighter pen."
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Tristan parked his car next to the many cars in the garage of his parents home. He reached behind him to the back set of this car picking up the teddy bear he had just bought for Tessa at the local supermarket when he had bought the stuff for Rory's breakfast. Getting out of his car he used the door that attached the garage to the house, as he walked in he knew he was home there was no mistaking the screech he heard as he came in.
"Mom...John took my book that Tristan gave me make him give it back."
"Jonathan Hethcliff DuGray give your sister he book back."
"Well she took my GameBoy and she won't give it back I told her that when she gave it back she can have her book back."
"Catharine Juliet DuGray what have I told you about taking your brothers things?"
"It's not fair why did Tristan get John the GameBoy? All he got me was a
stupid book."
"At least uncle Twistan got you something he didn't get me nothing."
"That's not true prince I got you this."
Tristan said as he came into the living-room with a teddy bear in hand.
"Uncle Twistan!"
The little blond girl ran to her uncle ripped the teddy bear from his hands and hugged it.
"Tristan how did your friends like their breakfast?"
"I think when there is nothing left afterwards that is a good sign mom. So how are the plans for the party from h...e...l...l going?"
"Tristan I am deeply offended that you would think that I your mother the woman who carried you in my womb would throw you a bad party. I think I want to be alone."
Tristan's mother said with a dramatic tilt of her head.
"I see you haven't lost your flare for the dramatics Violet."
"Patrick your home early how was your day?"
"Good...Tristan how was your day?"
"Not over I'm going to the DAN thing tonight to bid on Paris."
"Her mother made her do that again the woman has no heart?"
Patrick said with a shake of his head, when looking at the older DuGray it was safe to say that Tristan's looks came from his mother, the woman was tall thin, blond, with blue eyes and full lips. All in all a very beautiful woman.
"Did you speak to the doctors about C.J.?"
Violet DuGray asked her husband suddenly all eyes were on the older man no longer were the youngest DuGray twins involved in their little fight, it had been a long time since the name of the eldest DuGary heir had been mentioned, especially from their mother since the day they had found
out about the accident C.J. had been a forbidden subject to speak about.
"Yes."
Patrick went over to the bar and poured himself a glass of whisk.
"Well?"
"They said that it wouldn't make a difference at home or in the hospital."
"So..."
"So I had them get everything together to bring him home."
And it was with that sentence the DuGray household let out a long held breathe, for an entire year the eldest of the DuGray boys was a topic not to be discussed, even thought it was an agreed on fact that Tristan's acting out had everything to do with his brother.
Tristan gave his father a small smile which was returned with a tilt of his fathers head.
"Why don't you get ready for your night with Paris son ... we'll talk tomorrow."
Tristan just nodded his head and left the living-room to the on-looker it would seem that Patrick DuGray was trying to avoid a messy emotional conversation with his son, but the truth of the matter was Tristan for as suave, and confident he was he was never good at discussing his feelings
without having time to think about the situation. His father knew him and was giving him the space he needed.
Tristan went up-stairs, as he was walking to his room he heard the unmistakable voice of his sister yelling at someone. The yelling soon stopped and it was followed by the sound of something been thrown at the wall.
Carefully Tristan knocked at the door.
"Come in!"
Tristan pushed the door open and walked in as casual as could be.
"Hay Dellia."
"Tris...I'm taking it you heard me yelling?"
"Nah...Well yeah I heard yelling and all of the sudden I start sweating and having flash backs and all I could hear is ten more maggot."
The young woman standing in front of Tristan was about five three she had a pixie hair cut her was more brown than blond with blond highlights, the hair cut suited her very well is brought attention to her big green eyes, high cheek bones and full pink lips.
When all he saw was his sister bit her lip he wasn't sure she was going to tell him.
"I called Robert."
Tristan nodded his head and went further in and sat down on the bed.
"Dellia you won't be pissed if I said why the hell would you do that?"
His sister let out a tired sigh and sat down next to him her head hung low in defeat.
"I don't know...Tessa is turning five in a couple of days and I thought that her father might want to be there. I know she wants him there."
"Dellia not to state the obvious no I reiterate to state the obvious this is the same man who wanted a DNA test and he's still a jerk about Tessa being his kid."
"I know all that I was there too Tris... it's just Tessa wants her dad."
Tristan just nodded his head and didn't say anything he wasn't going to say that Tessa wasn't the only one who wanted Robert in their lives that Dellia also wanted him there but she was too stubborn to admit it.
'Damn that DuGray stubbornness!'
Tristan took a deep breath and said,
"Dad talked to the doctors today they're moving C.J here."
And with that sentence there was silence in the room.
A couple of hours later Tristan found himself standing in a room full of dressed in their best suits and dresses getting ready to see the auction of young debs of Hartford.
"Hay DuGray when did you get back"
"Yesterday Bowmen, so you here to bid on someone?"
"Nah...I just heard Pairs Gellar was up and I had to be here to watch her crash and burn."
Tristan grimaced at the knowledge that there was someone who had come only to see Paris humiliated it made him happy to know that he had come despite the uncomfortable feeling brought on by the tie he was wearing.
"Ladies and gentlemen please take your seats the bidding will start shortly."
Everyone did as instructed, Tristan stood leaning against a wall that was heavily shadowed he didn't want to be seen by any more people his run in with Bowmen not withstanding.
To say Paris and Tristan were board would be an understatement both teens were waiting for her name to be called to end the torture of the night. And finally her name was called.
"Pairs Gellar is next ladies and gentlemen this lovely young girl..."
Both of the teens blocked out the typical and unfelt complements and comments. It was time for the bidding to start.
Tristan waited to see if anyone would bid on Paris he stood waiting her heard a few bids which were more meant as a joke instead of an actual bid.
"100 dollars."
Tristan said as he stepped away from the wall.
"100 dollars from the gentleman in the back."
The other people in the room soon took notice that the person who had put a very serious bid on Paris was none other than Tristan DuGray himself.
It soon started an actual bidding war. It was quite clear that Tristan had gotten the interest of many young men in the room towards Paris. He was after all the king of Chilton, he was the young man all girls wanted to date and all the boys wanted to be. The idea that they could out bid Tristan on someone he wanted to date had them foaming at the mouth.
Tristan let the bidding go on for sometime, he looked at Paris and when she nodded her head and smiled he knew it was time to close the deal.
"1000 dollars."
And with that final bid from Tristan Paris's night had been secured.
Paris came down to Tristan he offered her his arm and got that with a friendly squeeze from Paris.
"That was great thank-you."
"Anytime Paris after all what are friends if not knights in shining armor, so where to m'lady?"
"I was hoping that you could take me into Stars-Hallow I want to talk to Rory about our speeches."
"I should have known... but your wish is my command so yeah I'll take you."
The drive to Stars-Hallow was made with the two friends discussing the events of the evening; Paris had praised Tristan on his overly dramatic yet tasteful way to starting the whole bidding war.
Getting out of the now infamous silver mustang once again parked infront of the Gilmore home. Tristan and both Paris went to knock at the door when no one answered.
Tristan turned to Paris.
"What do you think? Should we check out Luke's?"
"The way those two eat... probably."
Walking together both teens looked like they were out of place in their fancy clothes, but they paid no mind to the looks they got.
Tristan opened the door of Luke's for Paris and they walked in.
"Wow talk about a cheap date she's dressed like that and you bring her here?"
Jess said as he saw them walk in.
"Please after what he bid I'm sure even DuGray is broke."
"All my hard earned cash spent on you my dear Paris. Was more than worth it."
"Paris and Tristan dressed to the nines and coming to Luke's who much did he bid?"
Lorelei asked seeing them both for the first time.
"It was wonderful; I finally have something to rub in my mother's face?"
"Put those claws back Paris I'm sure it wasn't that bad?"
Lorelei said.
"It was terrible no one made a bid until Tristan started at 100 dollars the ones before that had been made as a joke."
"You bid a hundred dollars on a date?"
Luke came up from behind them pouring more coffee into Lorelei's mug.
"Luke how you offend... Paris is worth more than a mere hundred dollars."
"So how much did you bid?"
Lorelei asked wanting to know.
"Tristan and Paris here in Stars-Hallow twice in one day."
Rory said as she walked into Luke's Dean coming in right behind her.
"Hay Mary."
Tristan said with a smirk.
Rory gave him a small smile and sat down next to her mother, Dean pulled up a chair right next to Rory. Tristan took the hint and pulled up two chairs one for him and Paris, he sat down next to Paris in a relaxed sprawl his one arm across the back of Paris's chair.
"Yeah my mom thinks I'm on a date with Tristan and I thought it would be best if we used this time to work on our speeches we have to give when we go back to school."
All those who were well acquainted with Paris just smiled and knew that nothing could stop Paris from what she really wanted.
"So Paris you never said how much did Tristan bid on you to get you? Please don't tell me it was the hundred dollars?"
Lorelei asked looking aghast.
"For the company of such a young lady a hundred would never cover it."
Tristan said in a tone that indicated his feelings for Paris and his friendship, and the fact that he was truly offended at the thought that anyone would think that Paris was only wroth hundred dollars.
"He made the finale bid of one thousand dollars."
Paris said to get the whole subject out of the way.
All the people by the table stared open mouthed at Tristan.
"So...Lorelei do you think both you and Rory will be free on Friday my family is throwing me a welcoming back party and I'd like you to be there. And you know that a true friend should be a knight in shining armor to their friends."
"I don't know Tristan how much is it to you that we come?"
Tristan raised his eye-brow at Lorelei and her statement.
"I don't know how does five specialty coffee's sound, plus a nice little toaster that needs a new home to love it."
"How did you know we needed a toaster?"
"You forget I was in your home today. Plus it isn't any toaster it is a one of a kind toaster it's an original from the 70's."
"AHHH...you drive a hard bargain you have a deal what time do we need to be there, and what should we wear?"
"Be there at seven and formal dress."
To be continued...
A/N Hi! I sorry it's been a while but like I said I had a technical problems, I'm currently using a communal computer so it will take some time till the next update please be patient and update.