A/N: alright! this is the first chapter to the sequel. Thanks for reading the first. Read and Review this please :D
Gossip Girl:
Now that break is finally over, it's the first day of school all over again, wherein everyone brings out their new toys; new bags, new clothes, especially new boyfriends and girlfriends. From the latest Jimmy Choo shoe to the season's must have Fendi purse, everyone in the Upper East Side is certainly buzzing about D and N's relationship. With N as her king, will the Upper East side become Von Furstenburg territory? Or will a few exes get in the way of that throne? We'll have to find out. XOXO, Gossip Girl.
"DYLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Marge shouted from the living room. "Dylan!!!!!! You'll be late for school!" she said. "I'm coming! I'm coming!" she said, from the stairwell, picking up her notebook on the floor, and tying her hair into a messy ponytail, she grabbed her jacket and her bag, rushing down the stairs, Marge giving her a bagel. "eat up. Nate's picking you up, right?" she said. Dylan shook her head. "no, he isn't. He was going to meet me in school today and I overslept" she said, gulping down her water. "okay, thanks Marge" she said, pressing the elevator button. It was the day right after break, and Dylan was running late. "hello, Ms. Von Furstenburg" Ted said, opening the door. "hi Ted, bye Ted" she rushed out, to see Max suddenly outside, waiting for her. "come on! You'll be late!" he said opening the door for her to get in. "thanks Max!" she said, fixing herself as they were on their way to Constance.
"Dylan" Nate said. "Nate! I'm sorry I'm running late, is everyone gone?" she said, as Max drove faster. "nope, you're going to be on time, I promise" he said. "oh, gosh, thanks Nate. Hey, what do you want to do later?" she asked. "I don't really know. It's your call" he said, grinning. Dylan smiled. "come over to my place later?" she said. "you know I will" he smiled. "alright, I'm nearly there, I'll see you. I love you" she said. "love you too" he smiled as he hung up. "who was that?" Serena came up to him. "Dylan. She's on her way here" Nate said. "aww, look at you. I've never seen you this happy before" she said, looking at Nate. "well, you know. She's the best thing that's ever happened to me" he grinned. The limo suddenly pulled up in front of them. "hey" Dylan stepped out, carrying her bag. "you're just in time" Nate kissed her on the cheek. "aww, look at you two, I just can't get enough" Serena grinned at them. "thank you, S. How was your break?" Dylan asked as they walked inside the school grounds. "it was great. I've been everywhere lately. Spending time with Dan, doing whatever. How was yours?" Serena asked them. "we've done the same thing you have actually" Nate smiled, his arm around Dylan's waist. "I could see that" Serena said. "well, I have to get to class now, I'll see you later?" he looked at Dylan, as they were standing on the steps. "you know it" she said, kissing him. "alright, I'll see you later" he said, going to the other side. "so, where's Dan?" she asked Serena, as they were heading into their classroom. "he's already in class. Apparently, a lot has been happening lately. Something to do with Blair, and Chuck, again" Serena said. "really? it's the first time I've heard something about him these past few days. People have been coming up to me and stuff, telling me that Nate was a good choice, blah, blah, blah, you know" she said, as they stepped inside. "of course he is. I've never seen him so happy, I've never seen you so happy" she said. "thanks, S. Come on, let's sit down before Mr. Parker comes in and scrutinizes what I'm wearing today" Dylan chuckled.
Meanwhile, Nate was busy doodling something on a piece of paper, when their teacher, Mr. Gordon, came in. "good morning everyone, let's get started" he said. Nate straightened up. He never really cared much about school. All he cared about these days was his family, friends, and Dylan. Everyday with Dylan was just like walking into a dream. Yeah, they had their arguments, but they ended up working it out with each other. He just sat in his seat and listened, until his attention was broken, when a very familiar looking guy stepped inside, holding a piece of paper. "uh, excuse me, I'm scheduled to be here" he said, coming inside the classroom. Nate's eyes widened. The guy seemed very familiar, very familiar indeed. It was like he had already met that guy before. "uh, everyone, it seems that we have a new student, everyone, this is Gerard Mason. He transferred from Le Soleil du Paris, from, obviously Paris" Mr. Gordon said to them. 'oh no' he thought. Gerard looked at them, smiling as usual. "take your seat beside Mr. Archibald over there" Mr. Gordon pointed to the vacant seat next to Nate. "thank you" Gerard said, going down the aisle. Nate looked at the back, where Dan also was. Dan suddenly looked at Nate. "Gerard?" he mouthed, in disbelief. Nate quietly nodded, and looked away, straightening himself again. "I believe we have already met, I'm Nate" Nate held out his hand. "oh yeah, Dylan's best friend. I've heard so much about you. And of course I heard about you two getting together, it's a good thing you two worked out" Gerard said, politely, but with a hint of sarcasm. Nate could see there was a spark in his eye. "oh, uh, thanks, I appreciate it. Welcome to St. Jude's" Nate sat back. He slouched all of a sudden, all the while their teacher was discussing. 'oh no, no, no' he thought.
Nate walked down the hall to find Dylan, right after class. He was still in a daze of what just happened in class. Gerard was now studying in his school, taking the same classes as he was, being everywhere he went. The same Gerard who happened to be Dylan's ex-boyfriend. He kept on thinking about it. 'Dylan shouldn't be near Gerard, right? so I'm not going crazy or anything. Gerard is the past, I am now. Dylan's with me now' he kept on thinking as he walked down several more hallways until he found Dylan talking to Serena by the lockers. "hey guys" he said, kissing Dylan. "wait a minute, what happened in class?" Dylan looked at him. "yeah, Nate, you suddenly have this confused, and shaken aura about you" Serena also noticed. "your ex-boyfriend's here" Nate said to Dylan. "Gerard? No way, he's just here for the meantime. That's what my parents said" Dylan said, shaking her head in disbelief. "he is, I saw him, Dan saw him. We're taking the same classes together, he's there wherever I go" Nate said. "whoa, whoa, calm down Nate, we broke up, that was it for us" Dylan said. "hey Dylan" Gerard suddenly appeared. Dylan and Serena looked stumped. "Gerard! Wow" she said, hugging him. Dan appeared as well, kissing Serena. "how have you been? I heard about you two. It's all I've been hearing actually" Gerard said. "well, yeah, thanks. Oh, uh, guys, this is Gerard Mason, a friend of mine, back in Paris" Dylan introduced them. "Gerard, these are my friends, this is Serena Van Der Woodsen, and her boyfriend, and my friend as well, Dan Humphrey" they shook hands. "of course you know Nate, right?" Dylan said. "yeah, I do" Gerard said, giving Nate a high five. "uh, hey, I thought you were just here for the meantime?" Dylan said. "uh, no, actually, I told my parents, I'd come back here for good this time" he said. "so-so you're here for good?" Dan suddenly spoke. "yeah, for good" he grinned. "well, great, welcome to the Upper East Side" they said, lost for words.
"that was Gerard?! Wow, I guess Nate wasn't kidding" Serena said, impressed. "I know. I think he's getting all insecure again, but then why shouldn't he be? Gerard's suddenly here for good this time" Dylan said. As they were going down the stairs, they suddenly bumped into Chuck. "hello, Chuck" Serena said, rolling her eyes. "hello, sis" he said, then he looked at Dylan. "Dylan," he gave a nod, which Dylan returned. "Gerard's back, I heard" he suddenly said. "he is. It came as a surprise to me too" Dylan said. "I'm sure it was, if you'll excuse me, I have to be somewhere. Always a pleasure" he said to them, then going on his way again. "that was civil" Serena said. "yeah, I guess I've kind of forgiven him on what he did wrong, which I don't really remember anymore" Dylan said. "hey D, hey S" Penny and Nellie suddenly appeared. "hey" they said. "heard about Gerard. He's hot" Penny said. "totally" Nellie grinned. Dylan cringed. But then it sparked an idea. "hey, he doesn't really know that much people aside from Nate, Dan, Serena, and myself, I think he'd like it if he met a few more friends" Dylan grinned. "really? I mean are you sure? He was, or I mean is, your ex-boyfriend" Penny said. "yeah, I'm totally fine with it. Go ahead, he's in the courtyard-" she stopped in mid sentence when Gerard suddenly appeared, carrying his bag. "hey, you two" he said. "hey Gerard" Serena just smiled. "Gerard, this is Penny and Nellie. You two, this is Gerard Mason" Dylan introduced him to them and they shook hands. "pleasure to meet you" he smiled. "please, the pleasure's all mine" Penny smiled. "so, guys, uh, I have to go, the car's already there" Gerard pointed to the car that was just across the street. Serena and Dylan exchanged looks. "it was nice meeting you guys" he said as he got into the car and left. "maybe tomorrow then" Dylan said, as they watched him leave. She looked at Penny and Nellie. "here's his number. Call him" she grinned as she sent them his phone number.
From the steps, Chuck was watching them. "hey, was that-" "Gerard? Yeah" Dylan said. "that painter of an ex-boyfriend" Chuck said. "we ended on good terms. His parents are the friends of my parents. They met on one of their trips to Greece, and then they found out that I was studying in the same school as Gerard is" Dylan explained, as they stood there. "hey, I have to go, meet up with Dan, I'll see you later, okay?" Serena said, walking down the sidewalk this time. "it's just us again, a little familiar, isn't it?" Chuck said. Dylan gave him a look. "familiar, but not quite. I have a boyfriend now, I think you could see that" Dylan said. "obviously. Look, I'm sorry about whatever that may have happened that night with your parents. No more games, what you're going to see is a different Chuck Bass. Unless of course, you want it the way it was back then" he said. Dylan stared at him. "fine, we can be friends" she held out her hand. Chuck shook it. Dylan smiled. "I have to go, it's been great and all" she said, then crossing the street.
Nate dropped by Dylan's place that night. "hey" he said, stepping out of the elevator. "hi" Dylan wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. "oh, hi, Nate" Marge entered the living room, with a tray of drinks. "hi Marge" Nate said, as they sat down on the couch. "so, what do you think of the place? My mom, wanted to decorate this a bit, so," Dylan said. Nate looked around. Her place was different, in a good way. "wow, I like it. It's nice, makes me want to hang out here all the more" he said, kissing her. "aww, you're sweet" Dylan said. Nate looked at the pictures hanging on the wall by the stairs. He suddenly smiled wide. "wow, that's us in the sandbox" he said, looking at the picture. "yeah, well, my mom dropped by, and while she was redecorating, she thought it would be nice if our pictures were hanging there. a bit embarrassing, I know" Dylan said, turning pink all of a sudden. "aww, you two" Marge said, looking at them. "it's not, Dylan" Nate shook his head. He was always smiling these days, especially when Dylan was with him. "come on, let's sit down," she said, pulling him down to the couch. "so, have you decided for college or something?" Dylan asked him. "well, I haven't thought it through that much. I just want to be with you. Some want me to go to Yale, some want me to go to Dartmouth, and you're going to Princeton. It's just a lot to think about in a short amount of time" he said. "I know. My parents just asked me to apply, and then I got the result, they want me there. It's a little bit early too" Dylan said. "but you know, we don't need to focus on that for now. What matters is what's happening now, and we are now" Nate held her hand and kissed it. "sometimes I feel like I'm the luckiest person out there" he said, looking at Dylan. "I have friends, I have my family, and most especially, I have you" he said, stroking her cheek. "me too. It's just our luck, right?" she said. "yeah" Nate said, smiling at her.