Info: set 5 years after 6x08. Dan left New York and headed for Europe.

He is now returning to New York, his old home. But how will things have changed? He has only had contact with his father and sister and 5 years is a long time.

Dan stepped out off the airport and took a deep breath, the air could not be com pared to what it had been like in europe - some would suggest that it was polluted but it was more than that for him, it was home. Dan was startled by how little New York's façade had changed, it was reassuring because he was not expecting anything else to have stayed as it was. His thoughts trailed to what had happened 5 years ago, it is said time heals all wounds but this?

Dan refocused on the present, he had a lot of luggage so he hailed himself a cab and headed for the loft hoping to meet his father there. Nobody knew of his ret urn, not his father, not Jenny, nobody. Once more Dan lost track of time engulfed in his thoughts, he had tried to avoid confronting what he did to them 5 years ago, what he did to Serena, but it was too late now, he had returned and he was not retreating just like that.

Rufus opened the door and the expression in his face left no doubt to how surprised he was by Dan's surprise visit, "D.. Dan" he stammered clearly overwhelmed. " Hello Dad" he answered frankly, not quit e sure what to say or how to act. He had not seen his father for 5 years now and the atmosphere was clearly intense. Rufus ended the awkward moment of silence hugging his son and expressing how much he had missed him multiple times. Finally Dan felt some relief, a part of him had been restored.

Dan awoke to the smell of waffles, this instantly made him feel comfortable and at home whilst he also experienced some pain, it reminded him of what he had los t, what he had done to them, what he had done to her? He sprang to his feet eagerly because even though this was his first morning back in New York he was not willing to waste any time, he needed to f ind out what had happened in the 5 years , what they were doing, what she was doing.

Dan couldn't get his mind off of the encounter with his friends or whatever he could call them presently, he had been planning this for the past 5 years yet he was nervous, he had no idea where they were at or what they were doing. He was walking through New York and every corner , every shop came with a memory, some pleasant, some less. Finally he decided that i could not go and confront them, there was no way in hell that it was possible. Dan returned home and hoped that time would solve my problems.

3 days later nothing had changed, Dan was still clueless on how he could find out on what had happened in the time of his absence. He had achieved nothing since he had arrived. The only times he had left the loft were when he got the post or answered to the pizza-delivery service. It became obvious that the first step he would have to take was adapting to the situation, he needed a fresh start. Dan went started his laptop to browse for a hairdresser, when he opened Firefox it struck im - there it was the gossip girl site link. He had completely forgotten about it, he had not used it since he left 5 years ago. This was it, this was his key to get information. But would he able to get it running again?

An hour later he made his first post, he had been to the hairdresser where he had gotten someone to take a picture of himself:

A few days ago I received information that Dan Humphrey had returned to the city, however their was no proof. Well, now I have received this picture of Dan getting a new haircut, is it time for me to make a comeback? Will it finally get interesting around here?

Now it was time to wait and hope that the news that Gossip Girl was back would spread. This was my only chance. Within hours the news spread and he was getting shitloads of mails asking whether gossip girl was making a return. Dan knew that he had to keep the posts coming if he wanted to re-establish the information network he once owned - he knew this was his only chance to find out how the UES had changed.

No news about Dan Humphrey yet, seems he still is 'lonely boy'. I cannot believe that he hasn't been seen since his arrival. Who is he staying with? His father? Or has he found a place to rest with one of his old friends or even..one of his old flames? I need to know, and you are going to tell me.

Dan knew that this post would make people send photos whenever they Nate, Blair, Chuck and ... Serena. Would this be enough? It was all Dan had for now.

so this i chapter 1, its my first fic and so please do review and give me some constructive criticism, no idea when i will update, but i'll try to asap.