Blair smashed the button for the Van der Woodsen penthouse as she entered the elevator. She was angrier than she had ever been before, thanks to Constance's poor vetting system her entire future was in jeopardy. True she had played an unnecessarily cruel joke on Rachel but she had apologised and sincerely at that. And what did being nice lead to, detention and the possibility of losing Yale which was the only thing Blair had left. She knew Serena had told her to rise above it but this was war now and for that she needed the old Serena back, the ruthless Serena. When the elevator doors finally opened Blair was greeted with silence, she stepped in the apartment but there was no one around. Furiously Blair delved into her purse and pulled out her cell-phone and hit number one speed-dial.

"S where the hell are you?" B asked impatiently.

"I'm heading over to Dan's we need to talk about this whole Brown/Yale thing, it's totally thrown him off balance I mean he had our whole future planned and now he..." Serena drabbled.

"Yes and now he's broken hearted again that you and he appear to want different things and come from different worlds!! It's the same broken record as it was last year and will be next year, really I don't get why you just don't cut Brooklyn loose and find yourself a nice dirty bohemian Brown boy in the fall." Blair snapped. "Anyways this isn't about you it's about me..."

"Shocking." Serena muttered.

Blair simply ignored her, "...I am in serious crisis S and I need your help."

"Where are you?" Serena asked.

"Dur your apartment. When will you be back?" B whined.

"Not for at least an hour, B I really need to see Dan."

"And I need you here. This is my entire future we're talking about S."

Serena paused, "Well there is someone else there who can help you..."

Blair scoffed, "look as much as I love Eric and I'm sure he would be a great help in helping me pick bad highlights, I don't think van der Woodsen junior will be much help in the revenge plotting."

"I'm not sure that's a bad thing, but I wasn't actually talking about Eric." Serena said. "Chuck. You could talk to Chuck."

Blair froze at the sound of his name. "What?"

"He moved back in. After what happened with Jack and my mum and the adoption, I dunno I guess he just needed time." Serena replied.

Blair nodded to herself, "That's good then. He should be around people who care about him."

"Yeah he should." Serena said. "B why don't you just go talk to him. I mean if the situation is really as bad as you say then you're going to need the most ruthless immoral deviant the Upper East Side has to offer..."

Blair didn't want to admit but she was right. "Whatever just call me when you're back on the civilised side of the bridge." Blair said hanging up.

She stood there alone for a moment thinking things over. Chuck had proven a million times in the past how devious and useful he could be in aiding Blair in her schemes yet so much had happened between them lately she didn't know if they could go back to their evil partnership. Slowly she took a deep breath and made her way to his bedroom and gently knocked on the door.

"Come in." Called a bored voice from within, he turned to see who his visitor was and looked genuinely shocked at Blair's entrance. "Its you."

"Perceptive as ever Bass." She said with a sarcastic tone as she surveyed the half unpacked room, "its good your back...Here I mean with the Van der Woodsens."

Chuck nodded, "Yeah well I guess they're all I have now." He replied and began placing more books back on the shelf. "I got Bass Industries back, Lily helped me."

"That's good." Blair said. It was so awkward this small talk between them but Blair didn't know how to talk to him anymore. "What you did...for Lily..." she began. "...I'm proud of you."

Chuck stopped unpacking and turned to her, slowly he walked toward Blair not saying a word. Blair's heart began to beat faster as he got nearer, slowly he raised his hand to her cheek stroking is ever so gently. Blair's eyes were fixed on his, despite what had happened between her and Chuck, despite everything he had done to her she still felt powerless in his arms. He raised her face up slightly to his and pressed his lips to hers, as he did so he moved his arms around her small frame pulling her closely to his chest. Chuck increased the intensity of the kiss as he led Blair towards his bed, Chuck broke the kiss for a moment as he pushed Blair down upon it. This moment of separation acted like a wake-up call to Blair who immediately jumped up and pushed Chuck away to the floor.

"Blair..." he began confused as he stumbled to his feet.

"What the hell are you doing Bass?" Blair yelled.

"You said you were proud of me." Chuck replied as this was a valid answer.

"Yes I said I was proud of you, not please jump me!" Blair snapped.

"But I thought now I'd got the company back and finally sorted out all my issues that you'd..."

"Come running back to you and wait for you to screw me over again!" Blair yelled, "Look Chuck I'm really happy that you're no longer the drunken suicidal teenager standing up on the roof but right now I have my own problems to deal with! And despite what you may think not all of them resolve around you."

Blair said nastily as she turned to leave but Chuck called after her.

"What problems?"

"Like you care." Blair snapped.

"Try me Waldorf." Chuck said sitting down on the bed.

Blair turned back to him and sighed, "Actually that was the reason I came here in the first place. There's this new teacher, Rachel, and she's out to make my life misery for no reason whatsoever!"

Chuck raised his eyebrow, "Really?"

"Well I might have played a teeny prank on her, but I apologised..." Blair said. "...and I meant it, I thought I should finally try to be the bigger person and I thought everything was ok but the little bitch ran to tattle to Headmistress Queller anyway! And now I might lose Yale!" Blair said with a slight lump in the throat.

Chuck's smirk immediately faded, he knew how much Yale meant to Blair.

"I'll help you Waldorf." Chuck said getting up and walking back to her. "We always did make a good team." He said eyeing her up and down.

Blair rolled her eyes, "This would be strictly business Bass."

Chuck nodded, "Of course, of course..." slowly he put his arm around her waist. "But there's no reason business can't get a little personal..."

Blair wriggled free from his grasp in disgust, "Thanks but no thanks Bass." She said leaving again.

"Well you know where I am when you want me Waldorf." He called slyly.

The next day Blair had assembled her troops for an update on their progress, which evidently was not good.

"What do you mean you can't find anything on her?" Blair roared in the courtyard.

"We don't know what to say Blair," Hazel said. "We've tried everything its out of our league."

"She's clean." Isobel said with a slightly scared look in her eyes.

Blair slammed her fist down on the table, "Amateurs." Blair murmured before grabbing her cell phone. "No one's untouchable." She said as she texted.

C,

Fine I need ur help. Cum 2mine 2nite 6. Dnt b l8.

B.

Blair was about to put a kiss out of habit but stopped herself, she didn't want to give Chuck the wrong impression this was just business after all.