In this story Dean and Rory never broke up, and the Tristan Rory kiss never happened. Don’t worry though, it is a Trory ending! I hope you like it, tell me what you think and if i should continue. Title: Real Feelings Part : 1/? Author: L. Morgan lexmorgan007@yahoo.com Spoilers: none Pairing: Mostly about R/T, some R/D Summary: When Rory goes to a club with some friends, she finds out more than she wanted to know from Tristan, and then is paired with him for an end of the year project. Disclaimer: no i don’t own any of the characters, or the show, or anything related to that. GILMORE RESIDENCE “Mom, where's my skirt” Rory called “Try the couch” Lorelai called “Thanks” “No problem, hey, aren’t you gonna be late?” “oh my god, what time is it?” “7:15” “I missed my bus” “hey, start the car, I'll be down in a min. to take you” Lorelai yelled as she tossed the keys down to Rory. Chilton Classroom Rory arrives at school 15 minutes late. “I’m sorry I'm late, i had trouble finding my uniform this morning” she said while running into to global room out of breath. “You know how we feel about tardiness here at Chilton” he teacher told her “i know..but....” “I’m sorry Ms. Gilmore, but your going to have to starve detention today after school.” “but I'll miss my bus, i live an hour away!” “I'm sorry, but those are the rules” Rory sat down as she let out a sigh. She looked the the seats behind her and found Tristan sitting there with a huge grin on his face. The bell rings and Rory rushes out of the room, but not before she is stopped by the teacher and given a pick detention slip. She goes to her locker: “so, running late this morning Mary?” she turned around to find Tristan standing next to her with another grin on his face. “looks like you’ll be needing a ride home, I'll guess i could drive you “ “thanks, but I'd rather walk.” Rory replied ‘suit yourself.” he replied as he walked away LUNCHROOM: Rory is sitting alone at a table reading when she hears someone screaming: “Mr. Dugray! That is not acceptable” She looked up and saw Tristan holding onto the collar of another boys shirt, he looked as though he was going to punch him. “You will serve detention today!” Oh great Rory thought, not only do i have detention, but i have to sit 3 hours in the same room as Tristan. After school: Rory is sitting in the detention room and Tristan comes in and take the seat right next to her. “hey Mary” “hi” the teacher comes in and calls attendance: “Rory Gilmore” here she said as she raised her hand. “Tristan Dugray” here “well that seems to be it.” “here's the rules, no moving, leaving, or talking, i have to go to a teachers meeting, i will be back in 15 minutes to check on you” “ugh” Rory thought, this is worse then i imagined “so Mary, find your skirt?” “were not supposed to talk” “who’s gonna hear us” Rory takes out a book and begins to read “no reading” Tristan says “who’s gonna see me?” Rory mimicked “come on Mary, were gonna be here for 3 house, the least we could do is have a civilized conversation.” “you’d think” Rory said as she turned to her book “you really won’t even talk to me” you really expected me to Tristan, come on, after everything you’ve done to me you want me to talk with you about the whether or something, yea, i don’t think so.” “come on, ask me anything” “fine, why are you in here” Tristan looked embarrassed. “I don’t want to talk about it” “ i know you almost hit a kid, why did you do it, did you call them Jesus or something” “i told you i don't want to talk about, go read your book or something.” Tristan turned away 2 hours later “um...Tristan...” “yea” “do you have a phone?” yea” can i use it?” “i guess” Rory took the phone from him and dialed her mothers work number “hi Michelle, is my mother there...no...do you know were she is...no...ok, well thanks anyway.” she then dialed another number “hi Luke, this is Rory, is my mother there..thanks...hey mom, i got detention, can you pick me up in an hour, you cant? I'll try, see you later” she handed the phone back to Tristan who had a big smile on his face. “so, you still want to walk home?” “um.. i guess I'll talk that ride.” In the car: “nice car” Rory said “it is isn’t it?” “so how's your boyfriend? bean was it?” “dean, and good.” “i don’t what you see in him anyway.” “you wouldn’t” “what is that supposed to mean?” “never mind, take a left here.” half an hour later Rory and Tristan are driving through stars hollow on the way to her house. they get to her house and Tristan insists on walking her to the door. “am i really that bad” Tristan asked as they walked to the door “yea, maybe you should try being nice once in a while” “maybe” they get to the door and turn to see dean sitting on the swing on the porch “dean!” “hey Rory” Rory walked over to him and kissed him, Tristan looked disappointed. “you remember Tristan” “yea, bye Dristan, thanks for taking her home, but I've got it from here” “bye Tristan...thanks for the ride i guess.” “bye Mary” Tristan turned and walked away and Rory and dean sat down and kissed and talked. When Tristan got to his car he turned around and saw dean kissing Rory and he had a hurt look on his face. Monday at Chilton: Hey Rory” Rory turned to see Paris, Madeline, and Louise, standing beside her. “we heard you got a ride home with Tristan Dugray, your so lucky” “yea, lucky, that's one way of putting it” “i don’t know why you don’t like him” Paris said “he;s arrogant, self-centered, he calls me Mary, plus he tried to beat up my boyfriend.” “yea but he’s gorgeous!” Louise added Hey girls” they turned to see Tristan standing behind them hi Tristan” they said “we were just talking about you” Madeline said “really? anything good” they laughed and told him they didn’t remember. “so Mary, was your boyfriend jealous that you spent the afternoon with me yesterday?” “actually, he felt bad for me, so he took me for ice cream” “charming” Tristan said sarcastically as he walked to his locker “hey Rory, what are you doing this weekend? Louise asked nothing really “There's this band at a club i know, do you wanna go with us? “I don’t know” “oh, come on Rory, you can bring your boyfriend if you want to” “I'll ask him” they all walk to class. Inside the classroom, Tristan walks up to Paris who is sitting directly in front of Rory. “hey Paris” “hi Tristan!” she replied enthusiastically “what are you doing Saturday?” “I'm going to see this band w/ Louise, Madeline, and maybe Rory.” “really” he smirks “well would you mind if i went with you?” “that would be great, were meeting there at 9.” “ok” he smiles as he walks away, it would be his perfect opportunity to see Rory outside of school After school: Rory gets off her bus and is greeted by a smiling dean. “Hey Rory!” he calls “hi dean” Rory says as she kisses him “so what are your plans this Saturday?” “nothing really, what are you doing?” he replied “well, some friends from Chilton asked me to go to a club with them on Saturday, but i don’t really feel like I'm really great friends with them yet so i was wondering if you would come with me and keep me company when Louise and Madeline find guys to make out with.” “hmm..i guess i could do that, who else is going?” he asked well i think Paris is, but other than that, i don’t know, whoever Louise asks to go i guess.” “well count me in, just tell me what time.” “ i will” “well i should get to work.” he leans down and kisses her “I'll call you later” “bye dean” At the Gilmore House: “Hey mom, I'm home” “hey honey, where have you been , out with those bikers again, what did i tell you about that, bring one for me.” she mocked “sorry, i was with dean” “oh, how’s narcolepsy boy doing” her mother asked jokingly “he’s good, were going to a club this Saturday with some people from Chilton” “wow, Rory at an out of school Chilton gathering, this is new” “well , I'm going to have to spend 2 more years there, so i thought that i better make some friends, or expect to be a very lonely person.” “i agree fully, well i have to go meet sookie, I'll meet you at Luke's for dinner?” “ok, see you later.” Rory called after her mother who was already out the door. THE NEXT DAY AT CHILTON “Hey Mary” Tristan smiled as he walked by her locker “Tristan, the Mary things getting kinda old, maybe you should come up with something new.” Rory called out “I don’t really like change, all that much” “hey Rory” Louise, Madeline and Paris were standing behind her “did you ask your boyfriend about Saturday night yet?” “yea, he said he would go” she replied “good, were meeting for dinner first at 7:30, at bobs grill.” Madeline said “ok, well we’ll be there, see you Saturday.” Rory called as she closed her locker an began to walk down the hall so that she could get her bus. “Hey Louise, you didn't;t tell me that Rory’s boyfriend was coming...” Paris told her. “I didn't;t know that it needed to be public knowledge.” Louise Answers “What do you care anyway” Madeline asked “I invited Tristan to come with us, and they hate each other.” “Hey, well maybe this will be more exciting than I thought” Louise smiled as she and Madeline began to walk away. SATURDAY NIGHT- GILMORE HOUSE “Mom, do I look alright?” “wow, you look like great Ror.” Lorelai replied “I don’t know if this is right for a club, i mean I've never really been to one before.” the doorbell rings “don’t worry Rory, you look great” Lorelai opens the door to see dean standing on the other side with his usual leather coat and khakis on. “hey dean” “hey Lorelai, is Rory ready to go?” “yup, RORY, DEAN IS HERE” she calls “Rory comes out in black pants and a burgundy halter top with her Jean jacket to go over it. “wow, Rory you look great,” dean told her as he helped her with her jacket. “you don’t look half bad yourself” she teased him “he leaned down and kissed her” “move it along you two, i think if I watch you two any longer I'm gonna throw up. have a good time, be home by 1.” Lorelai called to them as they were leaving AT BOBS GRILL (7:30) Rory and Dean arrive at the restaurant at exactly 7:30. Madeline, Louise, and Paris are already sitting at a table talking when they see Rory. “hey Rory!” Louise called “oh hey, i didn’t see you guys, you remember Dean right?” Rory asked “oh, the tall one.” Louise said “nice to see you again” Madeline interrupted “yea, you too.” Paris puts out her hand “we didn’t really meet on good terms last time, I'm Paris Gellar.” “hi Paris.” they all sit down “should we order?” Rory asked “well actually were waiting for one more person.” Paris said “oh, who?” Rory asked “well.. look there he is now.” Paris said as she looked towards the door Tristan walked in in khaki pants and a red shirt, he looked really good, he had a huge smirk on his face as he saw Rory and Deans expressions. “Hey Tristan.” Louise, Madeline and Paris said simultaneously “hello ladies, oh, Mary i didn’t know you were going to be here, and... what was your name again?” “his name is dean, and do you think that if were going to spend the whole night sharing the same air space that you could call a truce to that whole Mary thing.” “what did i tell you before Mary?” “err, do you ever stop.” Rory asked angerly Paris could see that things were already getting a little tense for everybody, so she called the waiter over and they all ordered cheeseburgers and fries. Dinner went ok, Tristan and dean exchanged evil glances throughout the meal, while Rory and Paris discussed a book they had just read, and Louise and Madeline were flirting with the cute waiter. They all left the restaurant, Louise and Madeline went together, Dean and Rory, and Tristan and a much enthused Paris. They all arrived at the club at around the same time and they all entered The music hadn’t started yet and there were tons of people gathered to hear the band. Louise’s father had gotten her and her friends reserved seating. They all took their seats and waited for the band to begin. Madeline and Louise left to check out some hot guys they saw coming in. Paris had offered to go and get them all some drinks, so she was gone. Dean spotted some people he knew from Stars Hollow High and asked Rory is she minded that he go and say hello. She of course said no, seeing that he wasn’t exactly thrilled with the Tristan thing. Tristan had gone to the bathroom and was now just returning. “So, Mary, having fun?” Tristan asked “yea, the time of my life.” she answered sarcastically “so you i saw how excited you were when you found out I was coming, it’s flattering really Mary.” “god Tristan, how big of an ego do you have, and if you haven’t noticed in the last two hours, I'm with my boyfriend...” “who looks like he was having a lot of fun, I'm sure that's why he’s been down there for the last 10 minutes talking to his friends instead of you.” “You know what, I thought that maybe you would be half decent tonight, I thought that maybe you would surprise me and not be an asshole, but once again, you’ve proved me wrong.” Rory screamed in his face Tristan stood up, a bit surprised and hurt by her last comment “you know Rory, i thought that it was really obvious by now, but maybe i should clear things up a little, you still want to know why I got detention last week?” “you know what...i don’t really ca.....” “It was for you Rory, it was because one of those stupid guys was making a sick joke in reference to you and i hit him, you know why i hit him Rory?” Tristan was talking really loudly by this time and Paris, Louise, Madeline, and Dean had gathered and were listening to what they were arguing about. Dean tried to go and say something to Rory, but Madeline and Louise held him back, they said that they needed to clear up their problem on their own. So they all just stood there and watched. “you wanna know why i hit him Rory, you wanna know...” Tristan's voice was getting louder He finally leaned over and whispered in her face “it’s because I'm in love with you!” with that he took his jacket and walked right through Louise, Madeline, Paris, and Dean , who had not heard his last words. He went to his car and drove home. Rory sat there, still surprised by what he had said, she didn’t even notice when the rest of them came up behind her. “Rory, are you ok?” dean asked “yea, fine” she whispered, half not paying attention “what did he say to you?” Paris asked “nothing...he said nothing.” Rory answered almost robotically Dean decided to take Rory home, and since Louise and Madeline wanted to stay, he dropped Paris home on their way. The car ride was silent, until they were outside Rory's house. “are you sure your ok Rory?” dean asked her again “yea, I'm sure, i had a good time with you, thanks for coming, I'll see you later. “ she gave him a little kiss and opened the car door and headed towards her house. Once she was inside, she went straight to her room, telling her mother that she had a great time and was really tired. She put on her pajamas and layed on her bed. “Did Tristan really mean what he say” she thought to herself over and over again until she fell asleep. CHILTON- MONDAY MORNING Rory got off the bus a little nervous. She didn’t know how she was going to act around Tristan or ho he was going to act around her. She had spent most of the weekend avoiding dean, she didn’t really know why, she was still surprised by what Tristan had told her, how could she have not known she thought. She would play the scenario over and over again in her head until it hurt. She stood in front of the school for a minute and then finally got enough courage to go in. She went to her locker where she saw Paris, Louise and Madeline. “ hey Rory” they all said “hey guys, how are you?” “so are you feeling any better, you looked really bad at the club the other night.” Madeline asked “i feel a little better, thanks, well i better get to class before i get another detention.” “wait up, we have the same class.” Paris called Rory didn’t really want to talk to Paris, it only made her think of the whole Tristan thing more, but she waited for her anyway. They both walked into the class right as the bell rang, they both went to sit down and Rory looked behind her, she saw Tristan sitting there tapping his pencil on his desk, obviously deep in thought. Her heart started racing, she didn’t know why, she kept telling herself that she didn’t like Tristan as more than a friend, if that. The teacher started talking and she turned around, she was happy that Tristan hadn’t seen her looking at him. “Now class, i know the school year is almost over, and that is why I am giving you one final project.” Mr. Medina said. “now before you all moan and groan, this will be a fun project, and you will be able to work in pairs, although i will choose them.” he continued “Since this is English class, and we have studied many types of plays and stories, i thought that it would be fun for you all to write your own play or stories and videotape it so the rest of the class can watch it. It doesn’t have to be long, maybe 10 minutes. It needs to have characters, a plot, a climax, and a resolution, or cliff hanger if that's what you like. any questions?” “when will this be due?” Paris asked “well i was thinking that if you all could have them done by next Monday, then we can watch them all in class, and that would end off our year. does that sound fair.” “yes.” they all said “now i thought that i would mix things up a little, since you always work with the same partners. um.. Madeline, you work with Paul, Louise and Jasper, Linda and Danny, Alice and Brad, Kelly and Ryan, Paris and Philip, and I guess that leaves Rory and Tristan. Have fun guys, and be creative! You can have the rest of the class to Schedual times that you and your partner can work on the project.” Rory heart had stopped, as had Tristan's, when they heard their names called together. They both just sat in their chairs for a minute, until Rory finally got up and made her way to the back of the class where he was sitting. “Well, we should probably figure out when were going to work on this, i mean if you don’t want to work with me than we can split it up, i mean one of us could write the play and the other could video tape it, it doesn't really matter to me.” Rory was rambling Tristan half smiled “Rory, slow down, man... Don’t worry about us working together, I'm sure it will go fine, besides i think we could get it done a lot faster if we worked together.” “your probably right, when are you free.” Rory asked “well all my study halls are full because of finals, we could meet after school and on the weekend.?” “that sound good.” “um... whose house do you want to go to.?” “well if it’s alright with you, can we go to my house, i don’t have a car to drive all the way to Hartford.” “yea that's fine, so should we start today after school?” he asked “yea...i get home from the bus at around 4 so, anytime after that.” “well why don’t i just drive you to your house, since were both going to the same place anyway.” he asked, kinda hesitantly remembering what he had told her that weekend. “well i guess” she replied “so I'll meet you at your locker after last period.” the bell rang, and Tristan got up and left, “see you later Rory.” Rory just stood there surprised for a second, he was almost a completely different person, nice even. She told herself to snap out of it, this was Tristan she was talking about. RORY'S LOCKER- AFTER SCHOOL “Hey Rory.” A voice called from behind her “hey Paris, how are you?” Rory asked, kinda relieved that it was her “I'm good, i just came to get those notes that you borrowed from me last week.” “oh yea, I'm so sorry, i forgot that I had them, thank you so much.” ‘It’s not a problem, thanks Rory, I'll see you tomorrow.” “Hey Paris.” Tristan said as he walked up behind her “HI Tristan.” Paris said enthusiastically “Hey Rory, are you ready to go?” Tristan asked “Yea, in a second.” Paris's smile faded when she heard Tristan say that he and Rory were working together. “Hey, I’m gonna go get my car and I'll meet you out front ok?” “yea, I'll be there in a second.” Tristan walked away “Rory, where are you and Tristan going?” Paris asked rather forcefully “oh, we have to work on that project for Mr.. Medina's class” “oh, well i guess I'll see you tomorrow.” Rory found what she was looking for and walked out of Chilton. She reached the parking lot and she spotted Tristan talking to a bunch of guys. She walked over slowly. “Hey Rory, are you ready?” Tristan asked her smiling “yea” “Tristan aren't you going to introduce us to your friend?” One o f the guys asked “Rory, these are some of my friends, that's Ben, Alex, Brandon, Mark , and Jasper.” “Hey Rory, your new this year aren't you? I haven’t seen you around a lot, probably because we don’t have any classes together.” Ben told her “Well it’s really nice to meet you all.” Rory smiled back “well we should probably go” Tristan opened the car door for Rory “hey, i hope we see a lot more of each other around.” Ben told her while she was getting into the car. They all walked away and Tristan pulled out of the parking lot and they made their way to stars hollow, They actually had a some what civilized conversation. They talked about school, and books, and movies, and music, and their friends, and family, everything except what was really racing through both of their minds, their feelings for each other. About an hour later they arrived in front of Rory's house, they got out of the car and walked inside. “Hey Mom” Rory called when she waled in the house and spotted Lorelai searching around the kitchen. “Hey Rory,” she called “What are you doing” Rory asked “I’m trying to find the coffee, i was trying to study for this huge exam tomorrow when I realized that I needed coffee, and since Luke shut me down for the day, I'm trying to make my own, i know scary thought, but i can’t find it.” Lorelai rambled on “It’s probably because We used the last of it this morning remember?” Rory said “oh yea, well that search is up...hey I have an idea, Luke can never turn you down” “No mom” “come on Rory, you can give him your puppy dog face” “No” “but....” “no” “I’ll be your best friend” “you already are” “err, come on Rory.” “i can’t mom, i have to work on a project with my partner.” “well they can come too, you can take a break” “we haven’t even started “oh, even better, now I'm not interrupting.” Rory looked over at Tristan and gave him a look of defeat. “Do you mind grabbing a quick bite to eat before we start?” “no it’s fine.” “fine mom we’ll go” Rory yelled “so who is this partner anyway?” Lorelai walked out of the kitchen and say a very handsome tall boy standing next to Rory in a Chilton uniform. “Hi, I’m Lorelai, Rory's mom.” She extended her hand “It’s nice to meet you Ms. Gilmore.” “If there's one thing that you should learn when your here is, i live by coffee, and call me Lorelai, please.” “ok, nice to meet you Lorelai, Tristan Dugray ” He gave her a kind smile and firmly shook her hand. “oh, Tristan, biblical insult Tristan?” “that would be the one” Tristan laughed “Although I find those uniforms very fashionable I’m not sure the whole town of stars hollow would think as greatly of them, why don’t you two go change into something before we go.” Tristan had some extra clothes with him so he changed in the bathroom while Rory changed in her room. When they were done, they all walked to Luke's. Lorelai grabbed Tristan's arm and took him to a table. She hid behind a plant so that she couldn’t be seen. “Hey Luke.” “Hi Rory, what can i do for you today?” “I need two coffees please” “you know i already cut your mom off for today.” “I know that, but the coffees are for me and my partner.” She pointed over to Tristan who was now watching her intently. “new boyfriend, did you dump bag boy, i never really liked him anyway.” “no, he’s just a friend from school, we got paired as partners for this end of the year project that we’re doing.” “Oh, well here you go Rory, have fun.” Rory walked over to the table with the two coffees, her mom came out from behind the plant and took one of the coffees. Tristan just laughed. “Hey Luke, can we get three burgers over here?” Lorelai yelled “What....you,...Rory, you lied to me?” “she made me do it” Rory pointed at Lorelai “sorry” “err*” Luke groaned They finished their burgers and Lorelai and Tristan talked about what it was like to grow up in a rich family from Hartford and the expectations that were placed on people. Lorelai decided that she liked Tristan, and Rory decided that he wasn’t so bad after all, but she still told herself only as a friend. On the way home Lorelai decides that they should probably stop at the market, so they can get some coffee for tomorrow morning. All three walk into the market and grab the coffee and some other necessities like pop tarts, ice cream, and cookies. Rory decides that she needs some skittles so she wanders off to find some. “Hey beautiful, can I help you find something?” A voice came from behind her “Hey dean, I was just looking for some skittles.” “Oh here you are.” “Thank you” she reached up and kissed him “So what are you and your mother up to tonight?’ “coffee, oh and I should probably tell you that I have to work on a project for the next few days, so i probably won’t see you much. sorry” she made a pouty face “What kind of project is this/” he asked “the kind that they make you do at the end of the year with partners.” “oh, let me guess, you partner is Paris?” “nope” “hmmm, Madeline...Louise?” she shook her head again. Out from behind the next isle popped Tristan.” Hey Rory, your mom says we should go.” Tristan spotted dean and his smile faded. “the accountant?” “farmer boy.” “he’s your partner?” “yea” Rory replied “well we should probably go, so I'll see you later dean.” Rory tells him “yea I'll call you” he leans down and kisses her goodbye “come on Tristan.” They all leave the store and return to the Gilmore house. GILMORE HOUSE- 6:30 “So we should probably get started.” Rory said “yea probably, so what do you think we should write about?” “I really don’t know, maybe we could write a comedy?” “yea. that would be cool, anything but a sappy love story, i can’t stand those stupid stories, i mean who believes that two people would actually kill themselves because their lover dies, and i mean Juliet wasn’t even dead, if romeo had waited like 10 seconds, we wouldn’t even be reading the stupid story.” Tristan said intently “ok, well comedy it is.” Rory laughed Well we should probably start brainstorming then.” Tristan said They both reached for the pen on the coffee table at the same time, and their hands brushed slightly, they both immediately pulled their hands back, they had both felt a spark, but Rory was still not ready to admit it. About three hours later they had finished the script. It was about a lady that was obsessed with coffee, and would do just about anything to get it. It was really quite funny, and they were both pleased with the finished product. “Well now all we have to do is find people to play the characters, oh, and we need a video camera” Rory said “Yea, well my father has a camera at home that we can use, and i think i know the perfect person for the lead role....” “Lorelai” they both said at the same time, and then started to laugh Lorelai emerged from the kitchen at the sound of her name. “What do i hear about me?” she asked “well, Tristan and i thought that you would be the perfect person to play the lead role in our play.” “really, do i get top billing and a dressing room and fresh fruit, and a makeup stylist....” “mom..” “alright ill do it.” “And Luke will definitely be the coffee guy.” Rory told Tristan “yea he’s perfect.” He said with a smile on his face. He knew that something had clicked between them that night and sooner or later she would have to admit that, he just hoped that it would be sooner. “Well I should go, we have school tomorrow.” “yea, well i think we did good tonight, when should we start filming?” “are you free tomorrow?” “yup.” “alright, I'll bring the camera, and i can drive you home again if you want.” “that would be good” “well i guess I'll see you tomorrow?” “yea” Tristan started for the door.. “Tristan” he turned around “yea” “this is actually really fun, I'm glad that we’re partners.” “yeah, me too, see you later Rory.” He walked out the door and to his car with a huge smile on his face, he couldn’t wait till tomorrow afternoon. TO BE CONTINUED.... tell me what you think, and if i should continue