A/N: This is a challenge from the forums set by "I'm happy on the Inside Really" under the title "What If..." I have chosen three titles but will be posting them all in this story as seperate one shots so it will end up like 3 one shoots, all Blair and Nate... as if there is another coupe. Please review!!! Also this first one is Magician, if you couldn't guess and I know it's kinda of cheesey and flawed in that Blair, Nate and Jenny are all based on their book characters, but Dan is more based on the show character and this particular chapter does fit quite nicely into the book series. So please enjoy...


Blair sat on the cold back step hiding from everyone. He saw her sitting there, but he didn't know why. He watched her; she shivered, she sniffed and she might have even been crying as she sat chain smoking. Dan was too afraid to go up to her; after all, she was Blair Waldorf. He watched as she tried in vain to light another one of her imported cigarettes.

"Here," he held out his lighter. She took it without returning her thanks. She took a long drag.

"What are you doing here?" She asked him in a haughty tone.

"I- I just came, my sister's here."

"You came to a party with your ninth-grade sister?"

"You came to a party and sat alone outside?"

"Shut up." She commanded and he did, he knew he'd crossed a line. They both sat in silence for a time.

"I heard you got Yale, congratulations."

"I didn't," she blew smoke rings in a way she hoped looked sophisticated.

"What? I thought you were certain?"

"Yes; because I'm Blair Waldorf I'm going to Yale, I'm majoring in Law, I'm marrying Nate and living happily ever after." She shouted at him angrily her eyes dancing with fire. "These things don't just come with the zip-code you know; you have to have the charm too."

Dan looked at her as she dropped her cigarette and began crying into her hands. He put his arm around her. "I didn't mean to upset you..."

"Then get me off the fucking wait-list and make Nate come back to me!" She shouted as angry tears fell down her face.

"Wait-list?" Dan asked suddenly. "Blair, like, everyone on the wait-list gets in."

"Oh yeah? Only loser's without boyfriend's go on the wait-list."

"Well then there's been a mistake; Blair Waldorf is no loser and no matter how much it seems like Nate doesn't love you; he does."

"No he doesn't he has Yale and Serena has Yale and everyone knows that dumb and dumber attract."

"Trust me I know about guys and I can tell that as much of an asshole prep Nate is, he broke my sister's heart because he was heartbroken over you; he and Serena are just friends. He will always be hurting for you. As for Yale, I bet you'll hear before July. I know you're in."

"That would take a fucking miracle."

"Well then call me a magician because I know it will work out; like you said you're Blair Waldorf."


"Blair?"

"Nate?" Blair jumped to her feet as Nate stood in the doorway, she completely forgot about Dan.

"I've been looking all over for you. What are you doing out here?" He gave Dan an uneasy look.

"You seemed pretty happy with Serena," she said coolly.

"I'd be happier if you came back in," he stretched his hand out and she hesitated but took it. He pulled her close and kissed her cheek.

"Natie, take me home," she said remembering that night when they were thirteen and he had taken her home after one of her first alcohol-involved parties. That was before his stoner days, but still during his Halo fixation. She'd sat up and watched him play for a while and then she'd just kissed him and they both got so carried away making out, that she'd cured him of his Halo addiction.

"Of course," Nate pulled her close and walked her through the party, the crowd was full of assholes wearing sweatshirts of the various Ivy-League schools they'd gotten acceptance letters to that day. None of these schools had accepted Blair, despite the fact that she was number one in her class and had a perfect GPA. He hailed them a cab and climbed in after her, she neglected the seatbelt and instead fell into his chest, he suddenly felt very grown up and put his arm protectively around her.

"I love you," he whispered.

"More than Serena?" She asked looking into his green eyes.

"I don't love Serena like that; she's like my sister, I love you much, much more."

"Good, 'cause I love you too," she said sleepily into his lacrosse polo. She liked that he'd been kind enough not to wear his Yale sweatshirt; she didn't think she'd be able to bear it. "You know, we don't have to go to college, we could go sailing forever and then nobody would care that I hadn't gone to Yale."

"I like sailing," Nate said simply as he enjoyed the sensation of Blair's body against his.


Dan hadn't stayed much longer and had headed home long before his little sister. He was walking along 59th Street, crossing from the East side to the West side when his phone beeped, signalling a text. He looked at it. He didn't recognize the number, but he could guess. "Thank U Magician. xoxo."


A/N: Ok I know it's a cheesy ending, but I'm still going to beg for a review, they make my day! Moreover I promise I am not procrastinating, I'm still working on my other stories!