21 shades of purple
Chapter 1-First Meeting
When five-year-olds go to the playground they usually wear something comfortable like jeans, or if they're the offsprings of Manhattan's elite, they're dressed in custom-made Juicy Couture velvet jumpsuits. But not her, not Blair Cornelia Waldorf. She had to wear her cute, cream, Eleanor Waldorf original dress with matching shoes and a bow at the top of her head.
Dorota looks irritated. Sure thing she loves her jobs and she adores Miss Blair, as she could do anything for this little devil, but she has crossed the lane. She knew it wasn't Miss Blair's fault but a combination of Mistress Eleanor's continuous instruction to act like a lady and Master Harold's obsession to spoil her and treat her like a princess. Miss Blair is in need of someone to control her. NOW!
Five o'clock. They were late. Dorota has set a play date with other three maids-nannies-au pairs and the kids they look after at Central Park's playground. The two things these four women have in common is that they all come for a European country and are hired to look after for little UES devils that could use some company. Dorota hopes these three children will be Miss Blair's friends for long time. After all she likes hanging out with Carla, Lena and Hilda.
An hour later, Dorota realizes that Miss Blair is a lost case. The other three kids were playing happily with each other. Dorota looks at Miss Blair, standing alone, looking at the ducks and definitely not acting like a normal five-year-old girl. The two boys of their little group, Nathaniel Archibald and Charles Bass, are running around and it seems like a strong friendship is building between them, while the blond girl, Serena Van der Woodsen is the sunshine of the playground. What is wrong with Miss Blair?
Chuck Bass felt happy, because Chuck Bass just got himself a friend. His first one! Running around with Nathaniel feels so good! When they first arrived, he and his Italian nanny Carla, he was scared. He had never had any friends. He looked around. The three kids have the same age as him. Two girls and one boy. Oh, he wants a friend! The girls left, the one, the blond- Serena, to the slide, the other, Clair, no Blair, to the little pond. The boy comes closer.
"Hey, my name is Nathaniel Archibald, but you can call me Nate. Wanna be friends?"
"I've never had a friend" he sounds so naïve. He doesn't like it. He is Chuck Bass after all.
"Being friends is easy. We can play together and tell each other secrets, like my cousins do."
"We can be friends, Nathaniel."
"Nate"
"I will call you Nathaniel. It suits you more. I'm Chuck Bass."
"Let's play Chuck!" said Nathaniel happily.
They play together for long time. It is nice. They run towards the small lake where Blair is sitting. Nathaniel doesn't pay attention and run into her, destroying her bow. She starts crying. She shouldn't be crying. She is a doll and dolls don't cry.
"Please stop crying! Chuck, now it's time to come here and help! Stop crying. Oh! My mom and Lena would kill me!" Nathaniel tries to help her, but he does nothing.
Chuck comes closer.
"You… des…stroyed my b-boooowwww!" says Blair between sobs.
Chuck decides to take some action.
"Blair, please stop! We will help you! Nathaniel, go find Serena and don't tell anything to Carla and the others." Nate leaves to find Serena.
"Now, relax and stop crying. Your friend, Serena, will be here and she will know what to do."
"She is not my friend. I don't have any friends." she answers quietly and sincerely. She looks at her hands.
Chuck realizes that this girl is as alone as he is. He wants to change that.
"Don't worry and please don't cry. I can be your friend. Nate and Serena too. They are so nice. We can have our little group."
Serena and Nate, who heard him saying that, are more than happy to be part of that group.
"Oh yes!" they both agree.
"We could be the Non-judgmental breakfast club!" says Blair.
"What is non-judgmental?" asks Serena.
"It means that we are going to keep each other's secrets and without judging them" replies Chuck.
"I see" says Nate.
"We can have roles" agrees Serena. "Blair can be our Queen B. Nate will be the white knight. Chuck, you'll be the King and I'll be the princess".
Chuck looks around "Do we all agree?" They nod. "It's settled then."
When the two blonds return to the playground, Blair turns to look to the boy next to her.
"Thank you for everything, but most of all for being my first friend."
"You're better?"
"Yes" she simply says and turns to leave.
"Hey Waldorf!" he screams her name. She turns. "Promise me that the next time we meet each other you will wear purple."
"Why, Bass?"
"Well, purple is my favorite color. It'll look perfect on you and…"
"And?"
"And a King and a Queen should always wear matching colors…"
"It's a deal, Bass!"
This is my first Chair story. It will be a series of 21 little Chair moments that had something to do with the color purple. Sorry for any mistakes!
Hope you like it!
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