This is my first fanfic so I hope I don't disappoint.
Blair's back in New York because Serena has disappeared. They search her room, but can't find any clues. Nate thinks it's best to ask Dan for help who is back to New York as well. Her stomach begins to unsettle at the thought of Dan. He hasn't returned any of her calls and seems to want nothing to do with her.
They knock on the loft door and are surprised to see Rufus opening it. Blair had forgotten about the divorce and her mind drifts off to how awful of a friend she must have been to Dan. She left him at the worst time.
"Hey Rufus, is Dan here," Nate asks
Rufus gives them a welcoming smile and grabs his jacket. "He's in his room, I'll give you guys some privacy."
Rufus steps out of the loft as they step in. It looks exactly the same as she remembers it. Nate calls out Dan's name while she feels Chuck slide his arm with hers and pulls her closer to his body. The door to Dan's bedroom opens and a skinny boy walks out. The first thing she notices is his hair. He cut his hair and looks a lot better, but he's skinner and looks weaker then she remembers. Was it because of her?
"Hey man," Nate greets
Dan's eyes never go to her or Chuck, they only stay at Nate. It looks as though he's ignoring their presence.
Dan sighs, sounding tired. "What do you guys want?
"Dude, it's Serena. No one's seen her since May," Nate tells him
The news doesn't seem to affect Dan one bit, which isn't like the Dan she knew.
"Serena can drop dead for all I care," Dan says
Her eyes widen and her nostrils flare at his attitude. How dare he say something so callous? This is Serena, the girl he once loved. His former step-sister.
"Drop the attitude Humphrey. There's no reason to take your frustrations out on her," she tells him
Dan finally looks at her. His eyes display fatigue and annoyance.
"Me and Serena aren't in the best of terms. She manipulated me into sleeping with her while you were professing your love to Chuck," Dan answers and shakes his head just thinking about it. "She actually videotaped it. So I think Serena might be the last person you want to see right now."
Chuck lips curl into a humorous smile and she rolls her eyes to his response
Blair then looks at Dan in disbelief. "I can't believe you! You're such a hypocrite!"
Dan shrugs his shoulders. "Sure."
That's his only response. He doesn't seem to have any fight in him which is something somewhat disappointing.
"Anyways, I would really appreciate it if you guys left," Dan says and pulls open the door.
"Come on man, this is Serena we're talking about," Nate reasons
"She's not a part of my life anymore and neither are any of you. My dad's done with the Upper East Side, and so am I," Dan replies before leaving the front door open and heading into his room.
The room falls quiet and they all seem surprised with his words. Oh well, they're better off without him.
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They leave the loft, but instead of continuing on the search for Serena, Blair decides to head back to her penthouse. She's not ready to forgive Serena for her actions, she doesn't know if she ever will be. Speaking with Dan only confirmed that she made the right decision in choosing Chuck. Dan didn't have faith in their relationship and chose Serena, not that it matters, she's so over him.
She spends the next few weeks concentrating on Chuck and Waldorf Designs, but work is becomes overwhelming and there is too much pressure on her for to keep her side of the pact. She faints and Dorota begins to worry.
It's just like it was before. Her and Chuck just don't work anymore and she's realizing this because they aren't able to have sex anymore. She does spend time with Chuck, but it's not the same as it was when they were younger. He's mature and boring. She doesn't even know what Chuck likes to do in his free time. When they were younger, he liked to party and do drugs, but now, the only thing he seems to care about is Bass Industries.
It becomes clear that she's outgrown Chuck and it's finally time to move on. It's like she forgot what it felt like to be with Chuck and she's disappointed in herself for giving everything up for him.
She tells her mother she isn't interested in running Waldorf Designs anymore and plans to enroll back to Columbia for spring semester. She hates running the company and it was something she never wanted to do. She just wanted to be equals with Chuck, which sounds sort of pathetic to her now.
There's a lot of free time left in her hands now that she doesn't have her mother's company or Chuck. Serena comes back from a broken engagement, but Blair ignores the rest of her story and throws her out once again. After spending weeks going over her relationship with Serena, she comes to the conclusion that they are officially done.
She checks up on Lonely Boy every once in a while. He's seen with a new girl every week on Gossip Girl. It seems he's enjoying the single life, so she burns her copy of Inside. An hour passes and she orders Dorota to buy her another copy. This time, Dorota buys her an E-book. Dorota can be quite clever sometimes.
Nate tells her Dan's been ignoring his calls which she deems interesting. Humphrey is serious about ignoring them. This doesn't sit well with Blair. He has quite the gall on him to act like he's better than them.
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Dan spent the summer sulking and working in the Rome writing workshop, but now that he's back in New York, he is ready to move on with his life.
He goes back to NYU just to be a regular kid again. His roommates name is Charles, and he sees the irony in that. Charles is a regular t-shirt and jean sort of fellow who's just as laid back as him. The friends he's already made at NYU are happy to see him back.
The first night on campus starts out with a huge blowout where he meets Christy. She's blonde, tan, skinny with a model frame, and has long legs. He chugs his beer can and tosses it to the side before walking up to her.
"Hi, I'm Dan. Matt's friend," Dan introduces himself
"Christy," she looks at him warily.
Christy's way too pretty to be just a one night stand. Maybe if she was a freshman, he would have a chance, but currently, his chances look slim. This girl is more for the long haul. He can't be aggressive and has to work his way up.
"You're Kate's roommate right?"
"I am"
Dan's lips curve into a smile. "Cool."
It's out there now, they're officially linked to each other, meaning she thinks they have the same group of friends, which changes everything. Christy's going to be friendlier and it opens the window for friendship.
"I live on the same floor, you should pop in sometime," Dan tells her. "With Kate of course."
"Yeah, of course. Same goes for you," Christy says
He's so in. Christy's going to ask Kate about him and Kate's going to spill the beans. They'll talk about how he's an author and the ex-boyfriend of Blair Waldorf and Serena Van Der Woodsen.
They say their goodbyes and he heads toward the direction of the keg. As he pours a cup of beer, his eyes look over the room until they stop at a cute girl checking him out.
He just found tonight's prey.
I think some might believe Dan's POV is strange and not very Dan, but it was written to show what's going through his head and how he has changed since Blair broke his heart. In my head, I always imagined Blair figuring out she was better then Chuck. I truly believe that she would come to her senses and realize her and Chuck don't belong together. I'm one of those rare people who actually think DB are meant to be.