New Beginnings

Act 3 ch 17

"Now I'm gonna zoom in on just the breakfast meats" Lorelai zooms in. "Go to town" Victoria says.

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"He said he was buying the tickets today" Rory says sitting in class next to her sister.

"Lucky, I wanna go to a Stars Hollow prom with you and Lane" Victoria sighs. "I'm sure you'll have fun at the Chilton one, the food will probably be better too" Rory tells her.

"The food will be fancier, fancies not always better. I'd rather have a burger than calamari" Victoria replies. "Well I doubt even Stars Hollow High's prom's having burgers, at least your chicken will be better quality than ours" Rory laughs. "Yeah, well...I don't even know if I'm going" Victoria says quietly.

"What? Of course you're going, haven't you and Tristan talked about it?" Rory asks.

"I think he's avoiding the conversation" Victoria shrugs. The bell rings and both girls stand up.

"Do you want to go?" Rory asks her sister as they walk out of the classroom. "Of course I do, but Summer's not going cause she's going with some guy from some other private school to his prom and Lane goes to Stars Hollow High so she can't and you're boyfriend goes there too so you're going to their prom and well my boyfriend goes here so that's not an option for me and if he doesn't even want to go to this one then I'd be showing up alone" Victoria explains standing in the hallway. "I think you and Tristan have been together long enough where you can just ask him" Rory says.

"I thought so too but every time I  bring it up he gets all weird and changes the topic, I'm giving him until Kyle's party and if he doesn't ask me by then I'll ask him myself and if he doesn't let me then we're really gonna have to talk. It's not even that I'll be mad about not going I just want him to at least talk to me" Victoria replies.

"It's just weird" Rory says. "What's weird?" Tristan asks walking up behind them.

"Nothing, it doesn't matter. Hi" Victoria says leaning up to kiss him. "Hi" Tristan smiles down at her.

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"Over there, hey" Victoria pulls Tristan over to where Lane, Dave, Rory, and Jess are standing at Kyle's party.

"Hey, you made it" Lane hugs her best friend. "Of course, I wouldn't miss your show" Victoria replies.

Lane's band was performing live at the party. "Ah, I'm so excited but I also feel like I might throw up" Lane says. "You're going to do amazing" Rory chimes in comforting her.

"I'm gonna get a drink, you want one?" Tristan asks putting a hand on Victoria's back.

"Yes please" she responds. "Anyone else?" Tristan asks.

"My mother will kill me" Lane answers. "I'm good" Rory says. "Gotta be sober for the show" Dave declines.

"I'll go with you actually" Jess says staring to walk over to the keg.

"Cool" Tristan nods walking away with him. "Aw, look at our boys forming friendships" Rory smiles at her sister after the boys are gone.

"Dave go with them" Lane turns to her boyfriend(?). "I don't drink" Dave says. "You don't have to drink to make friends" Lane tells him.

"All they're doing is walking to the kitchen and filling a couple cups" Dave points out.

"Bonds have been formed over less" Victoria insists. "Go" Lane pushes Dave.

"Alright, I'm going" Dave walks off into the kitchen. "If this goes as planned those three will love each other by the end of the night" Lane tells her best friends. Lane's very into the idea of their boyfriends becoming best friends so all three couples can hangout together more often.

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"Where are we going?" Tristan asks as Victoria holds his hand leading into Kyle's backyard.

"I just wanted to talk to you somewhere quieter, not that it's quiet out here I mean there's still a bunch of people but still quieter than inside with the live band and everything which I love you know I love Lane and I-" Victoria starts rambling. "Hey" Tristan says putting his hands on her arms.

"Yeah?" Victoria asks. "You're rambling" Tristan tells her. "Right, sorry" Victoria says.

"What's wrong?" Tristan asks her.

"Nothing, I was just talking earlier about how her and Jess are going to the Stars Hollow High prom and umm" Victoria starts before grabbing Tristan's hands. "Tristan Dugray, will you-" she smiles up at him.

"Nope, no, no" Tristan cuts her off and runs off into the house. Victoria just stands there in shock, mouth open, hands still hovering in the air from where she was holding Tristan's. "What?" she asks to no one in particular.

Mean while inside Tristan just bumped into Dave while running to the front door.

"Whoa, you alright?" Dave asks confused as to why Tristan's running. "She's not asking me to prom in some guy I just mets backyard surrounded by drunk strangers, that's not gonna be our story" Tristan says before running out there front door leaving behind a confused Dave.

"What?" Dave asks to no one in particular.

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"You sure you're okay?" Brian asks.

After Tristan bailed Brian drove Victoria home with Zack passed out in the backseat. "I think so" Victoria answering staring off into space.

She might seem rude for not turning to look at him but she can't help it, she's in shock replaying what happened over and over again. "Oh my god" Victoria mumbles when they pull into her drive way. "What?" Brian asks.

"His car's here, why's his car here?" Victoria replies.

"Do you want me to go in with you? Cause I'll go" Brian offers. "No I'll be okay, thank you though. Really" Victoria says leaning over to kiss him on the cheek. "Bye" Victoria smiles getting out of the car leaving behind a blushing Brian, not that Victoria noticed the blushing part though thanks to how dark it was outside.

As she reached her front door she takes a deep breath before walking inside.

"Tristan?" Victoria calls out walking into her dark living room. "In the kitchen" he calls back.

Victoria walks into the kitchen to see her boyfriend standing there holding a bouquet of roses standing behind her kitchen table which has a giant heart made of rose petals with candles spelling out "PROM?" inside of it. All of the lights in the house are turned off but the rooms nicely lit with dozens of the plastic flameless candles covering every flat surface. "Oh my god" Victoria whispers taking everything in.

"I'm sorry, I probably shouldn't have reacted like that earlier but I already had this all planned for tonight and I panicked when it looked like you were gonna steal my moment" Tristan tells her.

Victoria doesn't reply, she just walks over and wraps her arms around her neck hugging him. After what happened at the party she couldn't stop worrying about what she could've possibly done wrong, this was by far the best explanation she could've hoped for.

"I love you Tori" Tristan says wrapping his arms tightly around her waist. "And the nicknames back" Victoria laughs with her face in his neck. "Victoria Christina Gilmore, will you go to prom with me?" Tristan asks.

"Of course I will" Victoria smiles at him.

"Good" Tristan says putting down the flowers to grab her face with both hands and kiss her.

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