A/N: So this is my new fanfiction. I actually don't have any inspirtaion to finish my 'Love You Forever' One which I'm really sorry about. Instead I thought I'd start a new one. Enjoy :))
Serena and Blair were getting ready for a party, as always. Ever since they were 4 years old they had to attend parties, but this one was different. Chuck Bass, Blair's boyfriend, threw it in his penthouse. He was well known for his parties on the Upper East Side and the girls couldn't wait to arrive at the location. This time, it was located at the Palace Hotel.
'Can you hand me the lipgloss, S?', Blair asked. Serena handed her best friend her red lipgloss. She loved it when Blair wore it, it really fitted her very well. 'You ready?', Serena asked. 'Yeah just another second.', Blair replied and checked on her make up once more. The elevator arrived upstairs in the Waldorf penthouse and Eleanor was yelling for them. 'Girls, if you want to make it on time, you better get going now.', she yelled. 'We're coming, mom!', Blair yelled back and grabbed her purse. The two girls ran down the stairs ready to enter the elevator. 'Bye mom.', Blair said. 'Bye Eleanor.', Serena added. They quickly entered the elevator to get downstairs and hopped into the limo that was already waiting for them. 'I'm soooo excited.', Blair happily said. 'Calm down, B. It's just a party.', Serena laughed. 'Yes but my bodyfriend's the host okay. I have a reason to be excited!', the 17-year-old brunette replied.
A few minutes later they arrived in front of the Palace Hotel and walked over the red carpet. They entered the hotel and were welcomed with two glasses of champagne. The entire school was here, Constance and St. Jude's attendants everywhere. It was hard to find Chuck in this huge crowd, but somehow they managed to find him anyway. He was at the bar talking to their best friend Nate Archibald, who had a crush on Serena. 'Oh the girls are here.', Chuck said as he spotted Blair making her way through the crowd. 'I'm nervous.', Nate replied. 'Oh Nathaniel you don't need to be nervous. You're a handsome guy that deserves to be happy.', Chuck said, 'Tell Serena how you feel.'
As Blair and Serena got closer to Chuck and Nate, Serena spotted a guy to her left. 'I'll be right back, B.', she just said and was gone before Blair could even react. The guy Serena was looking at was someone she's never seen or recognized before. He knew the girl that stood beside him, her name was Jenny and she tried to be one of Blair's minions, but the boy? She thought he looked cute and she wanted to get to know him. She realized how Jenny got excited when she realized that Serena was heading towards the two outsiders. 'Oh my god, Dan! Serena is walking in our direction!', she squeaked.
Dan Humphrey wasn't the kind of guy you'd consider to be upper class and in fact he wasn't. His sister Jenny always tried to fit in, but he just went to this private school, because his dad wanted him to be well educated. But he always had a soft spot for Serena van der Woodsen. She was the girl of his dreams, really. Blonde, tall, perfection as nature created her. And he couldn't believe she was heading into his direction.
'Hi.', the blonde smiled. 'Hey Serena! Oh my god I'm really talking to Serena van der Woodsen!', Jenny exclaimed. 'Oh please, I'm no one special.', Serena laughed, but feeling honoured about Jenny's reaction. 'It doesn't happen very often that someone like you talks to us.", Jenny replied. Serena smiled and moved her head to Dan. 'And who are you?', she asked him. 'Uhm, I- I'm Dan. Dan Humphrey.', Dan stuttered. 'Hi Dan.', Serena said with a shy smile. 'How come I've never seen you two before? Are you attending Constance and St. Jude's?', she asked the both of them. 'Yeah, we actually are.', Dan replied. 'Oh, I see.', Serena said.
Blair stared at her best friend as if she didn't understand what the hell was happening. 'What is she doing?', Blair said, shocked. 'Talking to that loser Humphrey. I can't believe he's seriously here.', Chuck said, disgusted. Nate turned around and saw the love of his life talking to a stranger he has never seen before. He knew his name but nothing else. His mood immediately went from nervous to sad and furious. How could she do this to him? They were inseperable ever since their childhood and he knew she had a thing for him. She always did. They promised to get married to each other when they were still in kindergarten and Nate didn't intend to break his promise to her. He really wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He's only 17, but he already knew what he wanted and what he needed. His parents always wanted him to end up with Blair, but Blair fell in love with Chuck instead and Nate would've been lying to his parents, Blair and himself, if he'd pretended to love Blair as his parents were expecting him to do. It's always been Serena and now she was flirting with this other guy she didn't even know.
Serena and Dan had a very easy conversation. Serena didn't had to pretend around him and that made her feel free. She was really happy that she had the courage to speak to him. They had topics like movies, books and music. Their tastes weren't the same, but it was interesting and nice to talk to someone who actually accepted your opinion on stuff. She couldn't do it with Blair, she always had to be right. 'I think I have to go now, my friends are waiting. It was nice talking to you, Dan. Look, here's my number. Call me, okay?', Serena gave him her number. 'O-Okay. See you then.', Dan said, not believing that he seriously got Serena van der Woodsens phone number. 'Bye Jenny.', Serena smiled and walked over to her friends.