Disclamer : I don't own Gossip Girl.

Author's note : I don't like how the end of gossip girl this season. I think the four of them should end up together. So I wrote these stories to entertain myself. This is not the same as the spoiler that has been circulating, because I also don't like the spoiler either. This is just my own version. I hope you enjoy it.

Summer has arrived. When the weather is getting warmer, not so with Upper East Side resident. Usually we have a lot of interesting news in the summer. But apparently not this time. The Upper East Side is deserted because most of our famous resident were not the city. Our Queen B and her newly single best friend, S enjoy the summer at the romantic city, Paris. C is last seen in Prague and then out of the radar. Even the heartbroken N, the only one who stayed on this summer, suddenly flew to Prague to reunited with the rest of The non judgement breakfast club. What happened in Prague? Our fabulous four can't seem to stay away from each other, definitely not for the summer.

XOXO,

Gossip Girl

Blair and Serena flew to Paris a week after the summer begins. They have so much fun in France. At Paris they live at Blair's father home. That day Blair just woke up from her sleep after a whole night full of booze. Serena dragged her to the bar. Serena Van Der Woodsen is all about booze and party, especially during summer. Nate is usually the one who perform this task, but the current situation is too complicated so Blair is the one dragged into this.

Blair walk in the kitchen, looking for something to eat. She was still in her pyjamas. She is pouring a cup of coffee when her cellphone rang. Blair look closer to her cellphone, guess who called her. She didn't recognize the number. " This is Blair Waldorf." Blair greeted the caller.

" Good Afternoon, Miss Waldorf. I'm from the Prague Police Department." The caller introduced himself.

Blair put down the cup of coffee and sat on the nearest chair. " Can I help you?" Blair asked.

" We have a mugged victim in here. He was shot. He's American. He was unconscious at this moment but he gave me your number before he lost consciousness." The police explained.

" What shot victim? Are you sure you calling the right person? Because I don't know anybody in Prague."

" His name is Chuck Bass."

Blair immediately sat up. " Chuck Bass?" Blair asked to make sure.

" Yeah, that the name on the ID."

" Oh My God! Is he okay? What happened?" Blair asked. Her hand gripped to the table. Her whole body is trembling.

" Hmm – we're not really sure. The doctor still operate on him. We think you better come here soon." They don't give Blair a definite answer. And she didn't dare to inquire further because she was afraid to learn the answer.

" I will be there as soon as I can." Blair hang up, and just stood still for a while. Her legs were numb. She could hardly stand. So she fell into the chair. " Serena!" She shouted for her best friend.

" What?" Serena came into the room a few second later. Her hair is tie up in a messy bun. Her make up smeared. Definitely her hangover expression. She saw her best friend sat down in the chair, with a white face. " What happened, B?"

" Something happened to Chuck. He was shot."

" What? Is he okay?"

" I don't know, S. They don't tell me. But he had been shot." Blair still shaking. " If something happened to him. I –" Tears began to fall down her cheek.

Serena approached her and hugged her. " Nothing will happen to him. He'll be fine." Serena told Blair, also to herself. " Call Cyrus. Ask for the jet. I will call Nate."

Blair sat up and grabbed her cellphone. Serena is dialed Nate's number. She waited, but Nate didn't answer his phone. Serena knows he wouldn't take her phonecalls. But she keeps calling Nate. And finally, Nate picked up. " What do you want?"

" Don't hang up, Nate!" Serena shouted, before Nate hang up her call again. " This is not about us. Is about Chuck."

" What's wrong with Chuck?"

" I don't know the details. But he was shot in Prague."

" What?"

" Yeah. Blair and I going to fly there now."

" Well, I will meet you there, then."

Nate hang up and talked to the girl that sat next to him, " I gotta go now. You can go."

The girl tidying up her dress that been messed up, and smiled at him. " Call me again when you need me." Then she walked away. Nate sat up and dialed his grandfather number to borrow a jet.

When he arrived at the hospital, he can see Chuck lying on the hospital bed with tube around him. Blair was standing with some people who look like cops. He could see that Blair had been crying. Her face was pale and her body shaking a little. Nate walking toward them.

" Hi."

Blair's face looked a little bit relieved when she saw Nate. She immediately threw her hands on Nate and hugged him tightly. Nate hugged her back.

" Everything will be fine." Nate had whispered to her before pulling away. " Where is Serena?"

" She was meeting the doctors."

Nate turned to the cops. He hands out his hand to shaked their hands. " I am Nate Archibald. Can you tell me what really happen?"

" We still don't know for sure. We think was mugged. But he didn't appear to lose something. His wallet is still on him and it seems not even short a dime."

Nate cast a glance at Blair then turned back to the cops. " He has a ring on him." Although he not seen Blair but he could feel her gaze.

" What kind of ring?"

" A diamond ring. 24 karats. It's custom made. He has the design in his wallet."

" Okay, we'll look into it."

After the police walk away, Nate turned to Blair again. He was prepared to be questioned by Blair.

" What ring?"

" Blair, it's not my place to say it. Chuck should have spoken to you himself."

" I wish he'd say it directly to me. But as you can see, he can't do it now." Blair said, pointing Chuck's bed.

" He'll kill me if he wakes up."

" Just spill it, Archibald."

Nate sighed in defeat. " He plans to propose to you at the empire state building. He had prepared the ring. He's trying to make it right with you."

Blair looks so sad listening to Nate's explanation. Nate trying to support Blair. Nate raised his hand and hugged Blair's shoulder. That's when Serena walked toward them. Nate saw when she saw him, her face looked uncomfortable. She even stop one step before approaching them.

" You've come." Nate just smiled awkwardly. Serena didn't dare to look in Nate's eyes. They stood with the discomfort of one another.

" What the doctor say?" Blair ignore the discomfort between both of them.

" The doctor said the bullet is too close to his heart. If they tried to remove the bullet, they might be tear an artery. They said it was too dangerous. So we'll see the progress."

" So the bullet is still in him?"

Serena nodded. Nate cast a glance at Blair. She looked so pale.

The heart monitor suddenly beeps faster than it should be. Everyone aware of the situations that will occur. Blair started to panic. " What happened?" Serena walked up to Chuck, and observed the heart monitor as Nate ran out the room, called for doctor.

A few minutes later, they were all banned from the room, as the doctors check on Chuck. Blair kept crying. And Serena sat silently beside her, hugging her. Nate just walking back and forth. When the doctor came out, they all ran up to him.

" How is he?" They asked the same thing.

" His body had a reaction to the copper in the bullet. So we must remove the bullet." The doctor tell them the news.

Blair shook her head. " You said that was too dangerous. That his artery will burst."

The doctor nodded. " Yes. This is a dangerous surgery. But there is no other way. We must remove the bullet." The doctor looked at each of them. " This is life threatening surgery. We needs the family to sign some papers."

" He's my brother." Serena said.

" Okay. Please come with me." The doctor walked away, and Serena followed behind him, leaves Blair and Nate.

Blair's leg was numb. She almost fell but Nate managed to catch her. He holds her waist as she leaned her head on his chest. Nate lead her to the nearest chair.

" I never thought that I would lose him. No matter how mad I am, I know he will always be there. But now – " Blair began to sob.

Nate hugged her. " He'll get through this." Nate said, but more to himself than to Blair. He couldn't lie. He also was scared when he thought of his bestfriend is fighting for his life. All of the dramas they had look unimportant right now.

" Don't wait until she lay in the hospital bed, almost dead, to forgive her. You'll be very sorry, Nate." Blair suddenly said that to Nate.

He knew what Blair meant by that. " So you will forgive him if he's got better? Even after what he had done to you?" Nate asked.

" What he had done was awful. But he's Chuck Bass. This is something he would do. I should know."

" So you're okay with that?" Nate asked.

" Of course that's not okay. He sold me for his hotel. And he slept with Jenny Humprey." Blair looked Nate. " But he never meant to hurt me. That is his way of grieving. He loves me. That should be enough for me."

Nate shook his head. " Blair, I don't get you. It's not like you. You're Blair Waldorf. You don't settled. But because of Chuck – "

" I love him." Blair interrupted Nate.. " I told him before. I will stand by him through anything. And I didn't." Blair looked at Nate again. " Chuck and Serena. They different from us, Nate."

" What do you mean by that?"

" We got lucky, Nate. Our families may not be perfect, but it's better than them. Serena's dad left her when she was little. She practically didn't have a father." Blair smiled ironically. " No. She has many fathers because Lily is busy getting married. Not that I'm judgemental. But she has her issues. Even Eric tried to kill himself. Chuck. He never knew his mom. Then Bart. You know how Bart is. How they view the world is different from us."

When Blair says that, Nate realizing it. He never thought about why Serena like that. He was used to accepting her as she is. But it doesn't mean her problems just disappear.

" When he woke up I will not reject him again. We will do this right this time. I won't give up on him again. I know now how it feel almost lost him."

" He will be fine." Nate said to her.

" How do you know?" Blair asked him.

" Because he is Chuck Bass. He does love you. So he would never do that to you. He won't leave you alone. The four of us. We connect. Everything will be okay."

Blair turned to Nate. " Also with you and Serena?"

Nate sighed. " Eventually. The situation is still too complicated right now."

Blair didn't said anything anymore. Nate reached out to Blair's hand. They're just holding hand while waiting on Chuck's fate.

They waited for eight hours until finally the doctor out of surgery. " The operation went well. He was recovering." The doctor just said that. Then they bring Chuck back to his room.

" I will update Eric and my mom about the situation here." Serena walked out the room. Blair and Nate stay in the room. Blair sat on the chair beside Chuck's bed. And Nate sat on the couch. They waited a few minutes, but Serena hadn't come back yet.

" She went a long time. You should look for her." Nate looked at Blair. " You said everything will be fine. It's time to prove it."

" Blair."

" Just look for her." Blair said. Nate sighed and walked out the room.

He continued to walk but he didn't see Serena. He saw a crowd at the end of the hallway. He was curious, so he approached the crowd. The closer the distance, he could see they were trying to carry Serena who fainted. He ran up to her. " Serena!" He's way through the crowd and pulled Serena into his arms.

When Serena opened her eyes, she realized that she was lying in a hospital bed. She saw Nate standing at the window.

" Nate."

Nate turned around and walked up to her. " How are you feeling?" Nate asked. Serena could see concern in his eyes.

" A little sore. What happened?" Her head feels heavy.

" You fainted. The doctor says you're too tired. They will run some tests. But they're guessing you're not getting enough rest and don't eat properly for several days." Nate gently looked at Serena. The same look he used to looked at her. " What's going on, Serena?"

Serena looked at Nate. She looks like she wants to say something but she take it back. She forced herself to smile. " Nothing. It just summer. A lot of booze. You know me at summer." Serena said. Then she changed the topic. " How is Chuck?"

" I don't know. I haven't returned to his room." Serena knew that meant he stay here to take care of her. She didn't know what to say.

Nate got up. " I will check up on Chuck."

" Nate!" Serena called him again. Nate turned around and looked at her. " I know this probably doesn't matter anymore. But I still want you to know. Nothing happened between me and Dan."

" Is that the truth?" Nate asked. He still doubted her. " You kissed Dan. You can't say that you don't have feeling for him." Nate said, bitterly.

" I'll always have feeling for him." Serena admited it. Serena looked him deep in his eyes. " I have a father, Nate. After all of this time, I finally have a father. I never had a father. And you take him from me." Tears fell down in Serena's face.

He shifted his body, wanted to run up to her and comfort her. But he realized that he couldn't do that anymore. " I'm sorry that I did that, Serena. I know how much you want him, how much you want to keep him. I do. But – " Before Nate finished his explanation, Serena interrupted him.

" That's the right thing to do. I know it is, Nate. But that time I just want you on my side even If I'm wrong. He wants me, Nate. He said that. And I believe him. That's why I'm mad at you. I was devastated, disappointed. You broke my heart."

" Dan was there. Everything is so easy with him. He makes me feel safe. Lean on him when I was hurt, it's easy. I don't have to think about anything else. About you. He's the other guy that I ever loved beside you."

He just stand there, don't have reaction about what Serena was said. " I was sad. And he's there. I just caught up in the moment. It doesn't mean anything. It's a mistake. It should never happen."

Nate sighed, and coldly looked at her. " We'll talked about it later. Get some rest." Then he walked away. Suddenly she just felt like crying. Her tears began to fall on her face as soon as Nate walked out the room. Nate being cold to her because he was hurt, Serena knew that. That's why she felt terrible.

To be continued...