"Vanessa we've been friends for a long time now and I just wanted to tell you that I always had feelings for you. I, I love you"

"Dan I'm leaving" "Wh-what?"

"I'm leaving Brooklyn. My parents found a job out of the city and I can't stay here with my sister."

"Ohh" "I actually came to tell you goodbye. So bye Dan."

Dan was devastated; he just put his heart out and got rejected by the only girl that he ever loved. Actually, she was the only girl that ever talked to him. But it got to be love right? He sat on his bed and opened his laptop thinking of something to write, nothing was coming to his mind so instead he decided to check gossip girl's website. It was lame and he knew it but he didn't have anything better to do.

Spotted Nate, Chuck, Blair and Serena hanging together. It seems that S and C aren't tired after last night's exercises. Nothing says friendship more than those three. You know you love me, xoxo Gossip Girl

Spotted S leaving the bar at 3 a.m with 2 boys. This reckless attitude is getting old S. Be careful what you're getting yourself into. You know you love me, xoxo Gossip Girl.

Spotted queen B having dinner with her boyfriend Nate Archibald. We hear things are going great between them but for how long? You know you love me, xoxo Gossip Girl.

Spotted Chuck Bass riding his limo with a girl by his side. Some people never change. You know you love me, xoxo Gossip Girl.

Dan sighed and entered Serena's post looking for more posts about her. They all said the same thing; she was either partying or drinking. Dan would zoom at every picture of her studying every corner and every single part of it. Something about this girl always got him curious. Ever since that party last year, he desperately wanted to meet her, he wanted to talk to her and he knew she was something other than what's said about her. Serena Van Der Woodsen was the only girl that chatted with him at the party he was accidently invited to the year before. It was a brief conversation but it was still something. They barely talked for a minute but it was enough for Dan to notice the sadness in her eyes; something was missing in her life even if she didn't show it. Dan was mesmerized by this girl, she was his one and only obsession, but Vanessa's his love. Or is she? He's not even sure how to rearrange his feelings but he knows that Vanessa left and is never coming back and Serena's caught up in her wild life to ever notice him. He closed his laptop and thought about being a lonely boy for the rest of his life with no girl having interests in him. It was still three in the afternoon and he had nothing to do so he decided he would spend his Saturday afternoon studying for his math test due on Monday. Just as Dan was searching for his math book, he realized he left it at school. Great this day keeps getting better and better he said to himself.


"Serena get in the car" said Lily sternly as she asked the driver to stop next to her daughter who was wandering through the streets of Manhattan.

"Mom I'm meeting my friends what do you want?" replied Serena annoyed with her mother. She would always pick the worse time to start acting like a mother. Saturday was a sacred day for Serena it was the day she could have fun without anyone bugging her about school and other stuff. Not that it makes a difference, Serena would always party on school nights not caring if she misses the next day classes.

"I told you get in the car right now" Lily was becoming angry. Her daughter's life was falling into pieces with her reckless attitude and she decided she should put a stop to it.

"Fine. Where are we going?" said Serena as she got into the car making sure the door made a loud thud as she closed it to make sure her mother knew she was annoyed by her.

"To school" "Wh-What? Mom it's Saturday! You can't make me go to school on a Saturday."

"Cut with the attitude! We're just going for a couple of minutes. The headmistress called me and asked me to open the doors of the school to a student there because she couldn't come and I'm the only one with the keys other than her." Lily was a member of the school and she just received a call from the headmistress asking her to head to school and open the gates to a student who forgot his math book and was panicking because he had a test and he didn't want to ruin his perfect grades.

The ride to school was the most disturbing 20 minutes any girl could live. Her mother was yelling at her all the way and telling her how she should start working on herself and getting better in school. It wasn't until they arrived to the gates of St. Judes that her mother told her she was grounded before she stormed out of the car and towards the boy waiting.

"I'm grounded? How old do you think I am? Five?" Serena followed her mother towards the gate oblivious by the presence of the boy who was waiting for her mother to open the doors of the school.

"I think you heard me right! You're grounded, no more partying or drinking or I don't know what the hell you do other than that. From this day on,you won't leave the house unless you're going to school. And I'll make sure that someone's watching you. I treated you like a grown up and you're getting worse by the day I think it's time I treat you as a child." Lily then looked over the boy who was standing uncomfortably witnessing the mother and daughter's fight "Be quick I'll be waiting for you out here" Dan ran into the school and to his locker, it was the first time he ran this fast in his life but he wanted anything to prevent getting in an argument with Serena's mom. At the minute that Serena stepped out of the car he was shocked. He didn't have any idea that Lily was her mother and the way she was yelling at her was the last thing he wanted to see. He wanted to say something, to ask her to stop yelling at her daughter, to respect her but he didn't say a word. How could someone have this angel as a daughter and treat her this way? Of course Serena had a different lifestyle than any other girl at their school but she was still a girl and she needed someone to guide her, and guiding her doesn't mean grounding her and making her stay in her room. Dan brought his books and took a deep sigh before re-appearing and noticing that the fight was still going on.

"Mom you never cared about school or any other stuff. you know I'm trying to change" Serena lied. She had no interest in changing, she hated her life and drinking and partying was the only get out.

"Well I would like to see you change in your room and without any of your freaky friends" she said coldly. And that's where Dan decided he should meddle in.

"Thank you Mrs Van Der Woodsen I'm all set. Serena are we still on for tonight?" he asked looking straight into her eyes.

"No, whatever she promised you to do will have to be done some other time. Serena's grounded for at least a month." said Lily sternly not even bothering to look towards Dan.

"Well but our test is on Monday and Serena asked me if I could help her study since I'm one of the smartest kid in school. I'm afraid postponing our meeting will do more harm than good. And I'm Dan by the way" Serena suddenly felt confident at this boy's statement. She didn't know him but she was thankful that he was helping her with her lie, she wouldn't want to be spending her Saturday in her room.

"See mom! I told you I'm trying to change. I talked to Dan and he promised me to help me with my homeworks." Lily was speechless. She didn't see this coming, Dan seemed like a nice boy so she decided she should believe him.

"Okay then, your study dates will be strictly at our home and if by any chance your grades don't get any better I'm sending you to a boarding school next year" they both nodded in unison.

"So you want to start studying now or will you return later Dan?"

"Uhh actually we decided to start at 5 p.m and it's still 4.15 so me and Serena will walk home. That is of course if you don't mind?" Dan was talking real slow afraid to say something that will get them exposed. He needed to talk to Serena alone to figure things out with her. "Yeah that's great. I'll be waiting for you. and thank you so much for doing this you're a good friend." And with that Lily got into the car and told the driver to drive off.


Dan looked back at Serena and put his hand out for her to salute. " Dan Humphrey"

"Serena Van Der Woodsen, but I guess you already knew that" she smiled back at him.

"Well you are Serena Van Der Woodsen Constance's most popular girl." He smirked at her.

"Thank you so much for saving me out there, my mom, she can be a pain in the ass sometimes." She said shyly. "You don't have to worry about that. So when do you want us to start studying?" he asked her receiving a shocked look from the girl.

"You'd really help me study? You really don't have to do that, she'll probably forget about the whole deal tomorrow morning."

"Serena you heard your mother, she's not going to forget and she will send you to a boarding school. I can easily help you study and I promise you your grades will get better." Serena was really surprised by this boy, first he saves her from her mother and then he offers to help her pass her exams. Nobody ever cared about her, and this boy that just met her wanted to help her so she wouldn't be sent to a boarding school.

"Okay then, let's head back home and we'll decide on our study dates time later on." She said as they started walking towards her home.


This is it Chapter 1. I want to apologize in advance if I chose not to continue with this but I can't keep writing if I don't get enough reviews. I hope you like it and review if you would want me to continue :)