Reviewers: Thank you so much! I'm so glad you all like it so far!
Authors Note: Wow! I didn't expect such a response! This is great! Very shocking but great! Some of you may know I like adding recaps! Sorry if they annoy you... I like them…lol…they make chapters look longer and gives it extra words…lol. I wasn't to sure how to start this chapter out so I had to ask my friends to choose between a few ways. Anyways I'd just like to say Rory will slightly be out of character for now but eventually she'll be back in her normal role .Anyways that's about it for now so onto the chapter!
Oh and I'll probably update once or twice a week. More depending on if I have time. Right now though probably only once or twice a week I have exams coming up and need to study...
Dedicated: This chapter is dedicated to my beta! Thank you!
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Recap:
"Oh…this girl?" Tristan heard from behind him "That's nice, Dugrey. Really."
At the sound of the female voice, the group quickly turned around. Tristan's curiosity was now peaked, now that he knew that the girl in question seemed to know who he was, and that voice was vaguely familiar. When his eyes fell on the brunette in question, his eyes widened in disbelief. "Mary?" To say he was shocked was an understatement.
"The one and only!" she said stepping into the class room and pausing in front of Tristan. After a short pause she quickly jumped in his arms and hugged him tightly. "It's been awhile, Dugrey!" she mumbled into his shoulder. Her actions caught a still stunned Tristan off guard, but he quickly wrapped his arms around her, picked her up slightly and swung her around, before carefully setting her back down.
"I missed you Mary" he said honestly, while looking at the girl in front of him in awe. He hadn't seen 'his Mary' in so long. He never did know why she left Chilton.
"Surprisingly I missed you too, Bible Boy" she responded with the same honesty. She couldn't believe the former bane of her existence, was now at this school. She did miss him though.
Tristan and Rory just stood there in silence, seemingly lost in their own little world. 'Of all the gin joints in all the world…' Rory thought to herself. She really did miss Tristan and that ever present smirk. She didn't think she'd ever see him again. Neither teen realized that they still had their arms around each other. The other boys standing around them, however, did.
"Uh guys?" Robert said breaking the silence, and effectively breaking the two former Chiltonites of their reverie. Rory almost forgot that the guys were with Tristan. "Do you guys know each other or something?" he said looking between Rory and Tristan in confusion.
"Yeah" Tristan replied smiling, still looking at Rory. Not wanting to break contact, he moved his arm up from her waist to wrap around her shoulders. "Mary and I, go way back." He kept his eyes on her in fear that if he looked away, she'd disappear and he'd realize it was all a dream.
Meanwhile, Logan was watching the reunion with just as much confusion as the rest of the boys. As soon as he saw Tristan put his arm around Rory in such a familiar way, his jealousy began to boil over to a whole new level. 'How dare he touch my Ace.' he thought seething at the display in front of him.
"We went to Chilton together" Rory supplied, looking at her friends, not noticing Logan's glare. She looked up at Tristan, with a smile similar to his. "Tristan here annoyed the hell out of me" she said nudging him with her shoulder.
'Thank god!' Logan thought, his face barely hiding his relief. 'She didn't date him.'
"You loved it!" Tristan said smirking at her, squeezing her shoulder a little tighter.
"No I didn't!" Rory insisted, trying to sound annoyed, but failing since she couldn't hide the amusement on her face.
"Whatever you say Mare" Tristan said raising his eyebrows, tilting his head a little closer to her. Then, in mock disapproval, he said "Oh. Mary, I hear you're currently in a 'no strings' relationship? I have to say I am surprised. What would Bagboy say?" he finished with a smirk.
Rory blushed but before she could respond a still seething Logan spoke up "As charming as this little reunion is" he said, motioning to the two with his hands, his voice dripping with sarcasm "We should all probably stop blocking the door" and with that he walked away and sat down at his desk near the back of the room.
"Yes you should!" the teacher called from the hallway "I can't get into my classroom!"
The group quickly moved away, in the same direction that Logan had gone. They all found their seats. Rory was sitting close to the front. The only seat left for Tristan to take was in front of Logan. Before he sat down, Logan hissed "Stay away from her!"
Ignoring him Tristan sat down and thought 'I can't believe Mary is here! This is my second chance!' Then with a small smile on his face, he thought 'I won't mess up this time!' He thought of what had happened to them at Chilton…how he treated her, and how she had a boyfriend. 'There's no one in the way this time. Apparently no more Bagboy and definitely no boyfriend.' He then thought of Logan and the 'no strings' relationship they had. With a smirk he thought 'Watch out Logan. You should have made her yours while you had the chance!' He then took out his notebook and started to take notes. 'This school might not be so bad after all.'
Chapter 2:
The rest of the class was uneventful. Logan was still a little disturbed that Tristan and his Ace seemed so close, and was wondering if Tristan was a potential threat to him. Tristan was still thinking about his good fortune at finding his Mary again. And as always, Rory was busy listening to the teacher and taking notes.
Finally, the bell rang, marking the end of class. Rory quickly stood up and walked over to Tristan.
"What class do you have Tristan?" she asked looking down at the boy who was still sitting.
"English" Tristan answered "with you apparently." looking up with a smirk.
"Okay." Rory responded smiling happy that they had another class together. "Lets go then." she turned to walk to their next class.
Tristan got up and followed her out of the room. Logan who lagged behind, wanting keep an eye on Tristan and Rory, followed behind. Quickly passing Tristan, he grabbed Rory around the waist and crashed his lips to hers.
Tristan groaned. 'Now how am I going to get to class?' he thought, taking in the scene before him 'That is if I don't kill Logan first...' He continued to watch the two as Logan now had Rory pressed up against the nearest wall, not having broken contact in the last minute or so. 'God! Is that what I looked like to her at Chilton?' clearly disgusted with the display.
Seeing the look of agony on Tristan's face, Robert quickly approached him, "Don't bother waiting" he said placing a hand on his shoulder. "Those two can go at it all day." he said knowingly. He nodded his head in the direction Rory and Tristan were originally headed and said "Come on. I'll show you where our class is."
"Okay." Tristan said dejectedly, casting a longing glance at the couple before following Robert down the hall. 'I could just kill him!' he thought, his face twisting into a scowl as he walked away.
After a few minutes of making out with Logan, and remembering that Tristan was following her to class, Rory came to her senses and pulled away. "We can't do this" she said trying to push Logan off of her. She looked around and noticed that Tristan was gone.
"Do what?" Logan asked, leaning in and kissing her again. Rory placed her hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him away.
"This" Rory said stepping away as the bell rang "I should have shown Tristan where his class was. It's his first day, he doesn't know anyone here but me and I just abandoned him." she finished with a frown on her face.
"Ace" Logan said wrapping his arms around her waist again. "He's a big boy. He can handle finding a class all by himself." he said smirking.
"I know but…" she started to say, but Logan interrupted.
"No buts, Ace he'll be fine." Logan reassuringly. He leaned in and kissed Rory again quickly before grabbing her hand. "Here…I'll walk you to class." He said as they proceeded to head towards her classroom.
"Oh you don't have to." she began to protest.
"I know I don't have to." Logan replied, placing a chaste kiss on her lips. "I want to."
Two minutes later Logan let go of Rory's hand and kissed her on her forehead.
"See you at lunch" he said as he started to walk towards his own class.
"Bye" Rory called after him as she entered the class room, somewhat confused by his behavior.
"Miss Hayden" the teacher said as she walked in "Why are you late? Again…might I add?"
"I'm so sorry Mr. Moraiss, umm…I had a little accident." she said coyly, looking at him with wide eyes, trying to look innocent.
The boys in the room snickered at this and Rory quickly shot them a glare, and they stopped.
"What kind of accident?" the teacher asked, eyebrow raised, clearly not believing her.
"Oh, umm…" Rory said "A not so pretty kind?" trying to sound convincing.
"Yeah right!" A guy called out "She was making out with Huntzberger!" Immediately, the other boys in the classroom began to laugh.
"Shut up Jake!" Rory called back looking at her classmate with a glare, trying not to laugh.
"Alright, settle down." the teacher said to the class. Then turning to Rory he said "Don't let it happen again!" He paused for a moment, allowing her to squirm a bit. "If it does I'll have no choice but to send you to the Head Master's office!" he finished trying to sound threatening.
"Like he's going to do anything!" another boy called out, clearly scoffing at the threat. "She's his freakin' daughter!" Again, this sent a round of chuckles throughout the classroom.
Annoyed, the teacher just told Rory to take her seat and told the rest of the class to settle down, while he began his lecture.
She did as her teacher told her, and headed towards an empty desk at the back of the classroom, next to Tristan. Normally she liked sitting up front but she hadn't had a chance to really talk to Tristan since they saw each other at the beginning of their first class. This would be the best time to talk to him without the other guys around.
A few minutes later, once she knew the teacher was no longer paying attention to her, Rory quickly wrote Tristan a note and then dropped it on his desk.
Surprised Tristan glanced at Rory then opened the note and quickly read what she had written.
Hey Tris! Sorry about earlier! Anyway what are you doing here?
Smirking at this Tristan quickly wrote back a response and threw it back on her desk.
Opening the note, Rory smirked at what he had written.
Its okay Mare, just don't let it happen again. My dad shipped me off here after I disgraced the family name one too many times, it seems. I think the real question is what the hell are you doing here?
(Rory bold. Tristan regular.)
Don't call me Mary! What did you do this time? I'd rather not talk about why I'm here on paper. Perhaps I'll tell you later.
Okay then Mary.
I told you already don't call me that! My name is Rory, R-O-R-Y!
Whatever Mary, how come Logan can have a nickname for you and I can't?
Because he's Logan and you're not.
So your boyfriend can have a nickname for you and I can't?
He's not my boyfriend! Now leave me alone. I don't want to get behind.
I'll talk to you after class then, and Mary if he's not your boyfriend then I'll gladly take that position! -insert smirk here-
She blushed when she read his response. She quickly put the note in her bag, hoping he didn't notice her reaction, and then started taking notes. Tristan of course, did notice this, but decided not to embarrass her any further, and continued to pay attention to the teacher.
The rest of the period went by without any interruptions. As the bell rang, Rory and the boys started to pack up there belongings. After she finished stuffing her bag, Tristan grabbed it.
"Let's go have that talk now Mary." he said smiling at her, turning to walk out of the classroom, leaving her to follow him.
"Do we have to right now?" Rory whined trailing behind. "I haven't eaten or had coffee yet this morning." she said frowning and stomping her foot.
"Yes, right now." Tristan replied grabbing her hand, pulling her into the hallway, and into an empty classroom "Don't worry this won't take long."
"Okay" Rory said letting go of Tristan's hand and sitting on a nearby desk. "So how's everyone back home?" Tristan was leaning against the wall a few feet away from her. He was amused that she obviously was trying to steer him away from asking why she left Chilton. He decided to let it go for now, and continue with the topic of discussion.
"Well, you know, can't complain. Everyone's doing pretty well." Tristan answered nonchalantly. "Paris is still being her usual overbearing self." He paused for a moment looking at her. "Everyone misses you though." he said in a more serious tone.
Rory snorted, not catching the tone in his voice. "I doubt it." she said "No one there knew who I was."
"Oh, so I'm a nobody then am I?" Tristan said sounding amused, hiding the shock he felt at her answer.
"Of course you aren't!" Rory said quickly, standing up from the desk, her voice raising a little "I just didn't…" she paused, took a deep breath and looked away from him. "I didn't think anyone would notice that I was gone." she finished in a quiet voice.
"We noticed Mary." Tristan said taking a step closer to her. "I noticed." his voice was quiet now too.
"Really?" she said somewhat meekly, relief and shock evident in her voice, as she looked up at him.
"Yeah, really." Tristan said as he stood close enough to touch her, looking at her face, but not really making eye contact.
"I missed you Tristan" she said honestly, looking down, her voice still soft.
"I missed you too Rory" his tone matching hers. They stood in comfortable silence, until Rory remembered something.
"Hey! You didn't tell me what exactly got you landed here? What did you do that required your dad to send you away?" Rory asked, now looking up at him.
"I punched Charleston in the face" he shrugged and looked away.
"WHAT!"Rory asked horrified "Why?" she said, her voice full of concern and confusion.
"He just...pissed me off…" Tristan said shrugging again "and I'm glad he did cause if he hadn't, I wouldn't be talking to you right now." he was now looking at her again with a small smile on his face.
Rory blushed and looked away before Tristan spoke again, trying to hide the smile beginning to form on her face.
"So…want to tell me what it is you're doing in a 'no strings' relationship? I never would have figured you to be that type." he said looking at her seriously.
Rory blushed again before answering "I'm not." she said "But Logan's not into relationships." She was now looking at the floor with deep interest.
"Idiot" Tristan muttered. "If you're not into 'no strings' relationships, then what are you doing in one?" he said trying to keep the anger out of his voice.
"I want to be with Logan" Rory said, now shrugging, still looking away. "He's fun to be around, he cares about me." she said as she turned to finally look at him, her eyes pleading with him to drop it.
"I care about you" Tristan replied, his voice full of sincerity. "and if he really cared then he would know that you, my dear Mary, like 'strings'."
"He does" Rory said, quickly coming to Logan's defense. "He didn't want to even start it. He said he didn't want to hurt me and he knew he would. But he didn't think he could handle a relationship cause if we broke up, then our friendship would be ruined. He said he would do it, if I really wanted him to but I don't want to tie him down. As much as it hurts me, he's happy with it so I'm happy" she said trying to sound convincing. Tristan just didn't know who it was she was trying to convince, him or herself.
"Okay" Tristan said quietly. "It sounds to me like he's afraid of commitment, let me tell you something. He's an idiot for not grabbing you and making you his when he had a chance. Cause now I'm here and I'm not afraid of commitment." he said looking at her pointedly. "Now tell me something, how does this 'no strings' thing work with you two?" He said in a somewhat serious tone.
Rory blushed "What makes you think I'm interested?" she scoffed, trying not to sound affected by his words or his close proximity.
"You are." Tristan answered, looking her in the eye. "Just like you were before you left. Need I remind you the good-bye we shared, the day you left Chilton?" he said raising his eyebrow.
Rory shook her head and broke eye contact "I remember…" she said smiling at the memory.
Flashback
Rory stood at her locker for the last time. She quickly entered the combination, opened it, and began pulling her books out and taking down pictures. She was working so diligently that she didn't notice when Tristan approached her.
"What are you doing Mary?" Tristan asked coming up from behind her.
"Packing up my locker." Rory answered not looking at him.
"Now why would you do that? The school year just started three weeks ago" he said leaning against a locker next to hers and smirking.
"I'm leaving." she said stopping what she was doing but still not looking at him.
"What?" Tristan exclaimed standing up straight. "Why?" he said in confusion. His normal mask of nonchalance, and confidence no longer in place.
"I'm going to boarding school. I have to." she said finally looking at him.
"Why?" he said still a little confused.
"Just because..." Rory snapped, shrugging her shoulders as she closed her locker for the very last time.
"Because why?" Tristan asked in shock, and now sounding a little hurt.
"Look, I'd rather not talk about it. Okay?" she said turning to face him, trying to keep the sadness out of her voice.
"Okay" Tristan said, not knowing what else to say. "I'll miss you Mary" he said, then walked up to her and pulled her into a tight hug. He couldn't believe she was leaving.
Rory hugged him back tightly before pulling away. She didn't think it would be this hard. Then, she looked up at him, slid her right hand up to the back of his neck, and slowly pulled his head down to hers. She then looked him in the eyes one last time, and crushed her lips to his and kissed him passionately. Tristan was shocked, but responded quickly, wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her close to him and kissing her back with just as much passion, never wanting to let her go.
Then almost as soon as it started, Rory pulled away. "Good-bye…Bible Boy" she whispered, breathlessly, grabbing her bag and quickly walking away.
Tristan was still in shock, but recovered as soon as he realized she was no longer in his arms. "Wait!" Tristan called out to her, desperation in his voice, not wanting her to leave yet. "What boarding school are you going to?"
Turning around, she called back "If you really want to find me, then you'll have to figure it out on your own."
With that she turned and ran out of the school before Tristan could see the tears running down her face.
End Flashback
"So Ror" Tristan said, shaking her from her thoughts "you never answered my question. How does this non commitment thing work between the two of you?"
"Well" Rory said her breath catching, finally noticing how they were standing. "We can date other people, and the other can't get mad. Basically we're with each other but seeing other people." she said looking up at him, her heart beating rapidly.
"Okay" Tristan said, placing his hand on her cheek. "So I'm allowed to kiss you then?" He let his hand slide down her face, his fingertips stopping at her chin and lifting it gently to keep her from looking down again.
"Yeah" Rory said blushing, swallowing the lump in her throat "You're allowed to kiss me." Her voice was now barely a whisper.
He looked her in the eyes one more time, to make sure she was ok with this, and then slowly brought his lips to hers in a gentle kiss. The kiss was passionate, but not demanding. Simple and full of promise. A promise of what she had to look forward to if she just gave him a chance. They stood like that, just kissing for a few seconds, before the door suddenly burst open.
"What the hell are you doing, Dugrey?" Logan yelled, jealousy written all over his face.
Okay that was crappy I know! Wasn't sure how to write this. Anyway this chapter was focused more on Trory action. I think I'll switch back and forth with every chapter. So one chapter will mainly be Trory and the next Rogan action…with of course lots of TROGAN complications constantly. Pretty soon the reason to why Lorelai is missing will be clear. And just who the hell is out to kidnap Rory? And will the boys be able to save her? …lol… I haven't decided on who in the end Rory will be with, I'll probably get you guys to vote when it gets closer to the end or once the characters have been fully developed. Just know that I'm not going to make either of them an ass if she chooses the other. Please bear with me right now! I'm not used to writing with Logan and all the rest in it. I'm used to just Tristan and Rory, hopefully as time goes on I'll get used to it. And will be able to write without making Logan look funny, well thats it for now until next time! Bye!
t's it until next time!
Warnings: The last part was a bit of a clue...and I don't feel like giving it away today... lol sorry not in a giving mood as of now.
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