A/N: I'm back with a new Story. I really hope you love this one as much as I do. It was definitely a challenge and I learned a lot about myself though Darcy. Just like Secret Keeper I do follow the show pretty well but this time instead of having a character that was already apart of the group I created a character from the other side of the country who slowly starts to become part of the group.

Disclaimer: I only own Darcy. That is all.

Hollywood Meets Upper East Side

Darcy Ellis wasn't ready for change she wasn't ready to pick up her life and move across the country. It just wasn't right for this to happen but she knew why. Her dad didn't trust her in Beverly Hills, but how was New York any different. Her father travelled a lot for his work. He started his own practice and he travels to all sorts of places. So leaving her alone in Beverly Hills, where she had been known to party with all of Hollywood, wasn't something he wanted.

Darcy's cab pulled up in front of the Palace Hotel. She got out of the cab and looked at the skyscraper in front of her. New York would be a new adventure for the A list actress, she had only known Hollywood. Her mother was Hollywood Starlet Olivia Ellis. She had grown over night and continued to bring Darcy into the spotlight as well. Olivia Ellis hadn't always been famous so Darcy wasn't like the typical rich snob. The cab driver handed her bag over. You would think that like any famous celebrity she would stereotypically want someone to help her with her bags but that wasn't her. She rolled her luggage into the lobby and found the receptionist desk to check in. She rolled over to the desk.

"May I help you?" the man said snotty. Not that she wasn't use to it but really. This guy was use to the rich and snobby.

"I have a reservation."

"Name?"

"Ellis. Darcy Ellis" she said then thought maybe her dad did his name "It might be under…"

"One second please" the man said and started typing into her computer. She looked around the lobby admiring the artwork on the wall. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted two boys walking through the lobby. Dressed very nice for a wild party. Her father had warned her that the Upper East Side was high class. Though that didn't stop her from thinking that one of them extremely attractive. "Here you go Miss Ellis."

Darcy turned back to the desk and gave the guy a smile.

"Thanks" she replied as the man handed her a key to her room. She rolled her luggage over to the elevator and headed up to pretty close to the top. She got to her floor and found her room. She opened the door. It was breathtaking. She'd stayed in nice hotels before with huge suites but this place was magnificent. Her mother would have liked it here, she was sure her father knew that. She continued to look around when her phone buzzed. She quickly put up to her ear knowing exactly who it was.

"It's amazing!" She shouted into the phone.

"Glad to hear it"

"Mom would like it here"

"I know, I picked it with her in mind. She would want you in the best and this is it"

"Of course she would."

"It's not permanent, I am looking for something that is but…"

"Dad its fine, plus knowing me I won't be here all that much. Between school in the fall and spring and Movies in the summer plus if I get friends"

"I understand"

"It's fine, just save people's lives and let me worry about New York"
"I am going to worry period. It's my job as your father and only guardian." He said making Darcy think of her mother. They had just recently lost her back in April to Cancer. They all knew it was coming.

"Well I have school tomorrow. You know first day jitters"

"Well goodnight, and I love you"

"You too" she said avoiding the word. She couldn't say them. She hadn't said them since she was 4. When her mom was first diagnosed with Cancer. She felt that when she said them she made her mom sick.

The next morning Darcy rode the elevator down to the lobby. She usually liked the first day of school. It was the day she would meet up with her best friend Brooklyn Wyatt and discuss what movie they did that summer and the Teen Choice Awards and who was wearing what. It what they did and she was sort of missing it. She was missing it not Brooklyn. Going to her first day here wasn't something she was looking forward too. One she's Darcy Ellis and everyone will want to be her friend and Two, she's Darcy Ellis and everyone will hate her. It's how it worked. She stepped off the elevator and was so distracted she didn't see the blonde girl that she had just ran into, knocking both of them down.

"I am so sorry" Darcy said standing up and helping the other girl get up.

"Its fine really, I was distracted" the girl said.

"It happens to the best of us." Darcy replied. The girl looked Darcy up and down at her uniform.

"Constance?"

"Uh yeah, it's my first day"

"Mine too, well it's a long story. I'm Serena Van der Woodsen"

"Darcy Ellis"

"As in?"

"The one and only"

"You don't seem thrilled by that"

"Well usually it has its perks except for when it comes to people. You never know if they really want to be your friend."

"Don't I know it? Um so I'm actually running late so"

"Yeah, I guess I'll see you around"

"Yeah"

She finally arrived at the school. Here we go she thought as she stepped out on to the courtyard. She walked up the steps and right into the two guys she had spotted the night before.

"Hi I'm Chuck Bass" One of them said cocky. She had to laugh in her head. Did he seriously introduce himself like that?

"Is that supposed to impress me?"

"Don't mind him" the other one said. The cute one.

"Well he's not bothering me, just making a fool of himself"

"I like you, I'm Nate"

"Darcy" she said with the Ellis smile. The smile both her parents said could get her or her mother anyone they wanted. Her mother also called it the flirt smile. "Nice meeting you both. See you around"

It was finally lunch time which she thank god. She really wasn't a school person. Back in California her grades consisted of an average C. It wasn't that she wasn't smart she just didn't care. The only two classes she ever really got A's in because she cared was Drama and Journalism. Since she had such a long time for lunch and studied the map her dad had given her of the area she realized that the Met was only down the street. She had only been to the Met once. She was 9 and her Great Aunt Cecila had invited her and her mother to New York. They went to a Broadway and spent the day at the Met.

As she was walking up she spotted the blonde from that morning talking to a brunette. The other two girls nearby were texting away.

"Thanks for making time" the blonde said.

"You're my best friend" the Brunette said and walked away the other two at her feet.

"That seemed tense" Darcy said making her presence noticed.

"Yeah it's complicated"

"Yeah I know the feeling"

"Best Friends right"

"Right"

"So what brings you by the Met?"

"My Great Aunt took me here when I was little with my mom. I had heard it was down the street and had to come see it again"

"Blair, my best friend, loves it here"

"The brunette?"

"Yeah"

"I can see why, this place looks amazing"

"Yeah, I actually should go, class and all"

"Yeah, um good luck with the Brunette. Blair?"

"Thanks um if you wanna stop by tonight to and just hangout that's cool"

"I'll think about it"

Darcy arrived back at the hotel. All she really wanted to do was go upstairs and collapse on her bed and dream of all things California. She got onto the elevator with a middle aged women. The women kept glancing at her doing double takes.

"Hi?" Darcy said to her

"Hello" the women said

"I'm Darcy Ellis"

"Lily"

"Pleasure"

"You staying in the building?"

"Just moved here."

"Lovely"

"You?"

"Till my place is remodeled"

"Oh, well I guess I'll see you around"

"You too" The women said as the elevator stopped and the women got out. She didn't know why but that lady was acting weird around her.

A little later she decided to take Serena up on her offer and headed down. She got to the elevator and got on with the two boys from earlier.

"Darcy right?" the cute one Nate said.

"Hey" she replied.

"So Darcy, you have a last name?" Chuck asked her. She was pretty sure that they had to know who she was. It was only obvious who she was but then again boys were clueless.

"Just Darcy" she smiled at him.

"So you staying here?" Nate asked her.

"For the time being. Till my dad and I find a more permanent place. So where you two headed?"

"Nathaniel is meeting his girlfriend but I'm available" Chuck said.

"Oh darn because I'm not. I have a hot date downstairs" she said. If she for once let Chuck know she was free he probably wouldn't leave her alone.

The elevator reached the main floor. The two boys went toward the main doors and she tried to find the Bar in the hotel. She knew she found it when she spotted Serena hugging her friend Blair. Blair walked by her not paying attention and Darcy sat next to Serena.

"So everything good?"

"Were golden"

"That's good. I wish I could make up with mine but it's not going to happen"

"What happened?"

"In a time of need she decided that drugs were more important"

"I'm sorry, was it your mom dying. I read about it a few months ago."
"Yeah that's what I needed her for."

"Well I'll be here. If you need anything. I know we just met but I feel like I've known you my whole life"

"Me too" they laughed and Darcy spotted Chuck walking their way. "Great him again"

"Chuck, don't let him get to you"

"I love this town. I'm going to have to tell my father the hotel he bought is serving minors" Chuck commented.

"And if you get a drink they'll be serving pigs" Serena said back.

"I love it when you talk dirty"

"You just love when a girl talks to you" Serena said then Chuck spotted Darcy

"I thought you had a hot date?"

"I do, your lookin' at her" she said and he looked back at Serena who was laughing.

"Oh really" he said.

"You're a pig" Serena said.

"Let's catch up, take our clothes off"

"How about food, I've been drinking on an empty stomach"

"I heard you didn't do that anymore"

"Special occasion"

Darcy's phone rang, who could be calling her. Her dad was supposed to be on a plane and she knew he couldn't be calling her from there.

"Hey" she said confused into the phone.

"Hey Darcy"

"Dad" she said confused then turned to Serena "Sorry I need to take this"

"We'll catch up later"

Darcy started walking away

"Who are you with?"

"I'm Darcy Ellis, I make friends fast. Now you answer me. Why aren't you in Africa?"

"There was some delays. I'll be on the next flight out"

"You'll be there tomorrow right?"

"Yeah. How's the city?"

"So far so good."

"Your mom loved it the first time she saw it I'm sure you will too"

"It is pretty fantastic."

"I hear my flight being called I will call you sometime tomorrow alright. I love you"

"You too" she said then hung up. She turned to go back into the bar area when she ran into someone. "Sorry"

The next morning she decided to take more of a tour of the city. It didn't make sense for her to start school yesterday on a Friday and didn't know why her father insisted she moved when she did but now she was fine it gave her time to explore the city. She first decided to see if she had anything at the front desk. She asked her maid from back home to send some items slowly. She walked up to the front desk. The kid that she ran into the night before stood there.

"Look when Prince Charming found Cinderella's slipper they didn't excuse him of having a foot fetish" the kid said and it make Darcy laugh.

"Actually they probably did. Deleted scene. It will be out on the DVD and it was just a prince. Prince Charming belongs to Snow White." She said and the kid gave her a weird look.

"Morning Miss Ellis" the desk man said.

"Morning" she smiled "Is there a package for me by chance."

"Look..." the kid began.

"Oh here comes Miss Van der Woodsen now."

"No no no." the kid said and Darcy turned around and spotted Serena. "Serena!"

"Darcy hey" Serena said walking over.

"Do you know this man" the guy at the desk said and Serena turned to the kid.

"Yeah from last night. Sorry about that"

"You remember me?" he asked surprised. Darcy was guessing that he wasn't really in the same crowd as Serena or at all.

"He claims to have found your phone" the man at the desk said.

"You found it!" Serena yelled and the desk guy turned to Darcy

"As for you Miss Ellis no packages yet"

"Thanks"

The older women from the elevator approached them.

"Hey mom" Serena said. This women was Serena's mother.

"Guess what I found for you…a dress for the 'Kiss on the Lips' I saw the invitation on your night stand."

"Oh um I'm not going" Serena said. Darcy looked at the kid standing there as well and was wondering why they were both there.

"What do you mean? Blair is throwing it?"

"Yeah um" Serena said and looked over at Darcy and the other kid. "See the problem is…well by the time I got the invite I uh had plans so Darcy here is taking it"

"Plans with who?" the lady said looking at Darcy then back at Serena.

"My friend uh…" Serena said turning to the kid.

"Eh yeah hi nice to meet you Misses Van der Woodsen. I'm Dan… Humphrey"

"What are you and Dan Humphrey doing?"

"We um" Serena said looking over at Dan. Darcy had to give this girl props for making this all up on the spot.

"We're going to a concert tonight" Dan said holding up a flyer that read Lincoln Hawk.

"Lincoln Hawk?" Lily asked.

"Yeah Rolling Stones named them the top ten forgotten bands of the 90's"

"I'm a huge fan" Serena said.

"Well the party would have been the perfect opportunity to announce your return. I guess I'll keep the dress for myself" she said and walked away. Serena turned to them.

"Thank you"

"It's no problem really" Dan said then turned to walk away.

"So pick me up at 8" Serena said surprising the guy.

"You really go out with a guy you don't know"

"Well you can't be worse than the guys I do know." Serena said and Dan smiled and then walked out. She turned to Darcy "So do you want the invite"

"I guess. Nothing better to do really"

"Do you wanna get lunch with me and my brother?"

"Yeah"

A little later they met a little restaurant.

"So my sister said that you're Darcy Ellis"

"You get straight to the point"

"I'm Eric"

"Darcy as you already pointed out but please don't put me on a pedestal I'm not perfect"

"No problem"

"So you never told me what brought you out here" Serena said.

"My dad. He's a doctor. He travels a lot to help people mostly Doctors without Borders and well he doesn't trust me in LA"

"So he just decided?" Eric asked.

"My mom died a few months back and when she was alive every time my dad had to leave it was the two of us, but now it's just me and he feels that if I am on one island I should be good."

"Makes no sense"

"Yeah, but I don't have people here"
"As in?" Serena asked.
"Parties, drugs, booze, etc., etc."

"And he brought you to the Upper East Side"

"I don't know his thought process"

"Your mom died of Cancer right?" Eric asked her.

"Yeah, she's been sick off and on since I was 4"

"Wow"
"My dad and her weren't together at first. He actually didn't know about me then. They knew each other when she had just graduated high school and then he came to cure her and then he had to go after he cured her. He came back thought the next time and stuck with us."

"So you and your dad are close?" Serena asked a little sadness in her voice

"Yeah I guess. We use to not be but now it's just the two of us and we have to rely on each other"

Eric looks at Serena and then back at Darcy.

"Did I say something?"

"Its fine it's just our dad isn't in the picture"

"Oh I'm sorry"

They continued to talk avoiding the topic of fathers. She didn't want that to come up again. She knew what it was like for him not to be around but since she was 12 he has been a constant person and she wasn't about to change that.

Darcy headed up to her room and grabbed a dress out of her closet. She checked herself out and then walked down to the elevator where to her dismay Chuck was standing. She had to admit that he did look nice.

"You clean up nice" She said as they stepped into the elevator.

"Another hot date?" he asked her.

"Just with myself"

"Where you headed"

"Kiss on the Lips"

"You got an invite?"
"Yeah" she said taking it out of her purse. Serena had given it to her after lunch.

"How?" he asked confused.

"I must be famous or something" she smiled putting it back in.

They arrived in the lobby.

"See you later Bass" she said walking away pretty sure that he was watching her.

She grabbed a limo that she had called and grabbed herself a quick dinner. She had drank a lot for her age and knew the rules of drinking. In the past her best friends had to clean up after her many times before. After her little dinner she arrived at the party. She walked in and spotted so many fancy dresses. She spotted Bass and Nate talking and then Chuck walking away toward the texters. She started walking toward Nate when someone grabbed her arm.

"Excuse me" the voice attached to the arm said.

"You grabbed me" Darcy said.

"Why are you…?" The girl said then got wide eyed. "Oh My God! You're Darcy Ellis"

"Wait Darcy Ellis is here?" she said smirking.

"You're Darcy Ellis" the girl said which Darcy finally recognized as Serena's friend Blair.

"Hey is everything good over here" Nate said joining them and spotted Darcy "Oh hey Darcy right?"

"Yeah"

"This is Blair" he said pointing to the girl

"His girlfriend"
"Well he has good taste you're very pretty"

"You didn't tell me you met Darcy Ellis. She's practically Hollywood Royalty"

"Princess of Hollywood." She commented knowing her popular nickname.

"I didn't know"

"Nate she's…"

"She is right here. Look if it's a problem I'm here, I can leave, I know there is…"

"Oh no please stay" Blair said then drug her over to two other girls. "Kati this is…"

"The new girl" one girl said.

"Darcy Something. Chuck was talking about you" the other one said.

"Bass?"

"Yeah"

"This is Darcy Ellis"
"Actress?"

"Yeah"
The room got silent and she turned to where everyone was looking. Serena had just walked in with Dan.

"What is she doing here?" she heard Blair ask. Darcy turned back to Blair and the girls and saw Nate watching Serena out of her eye. Darcy spotted Blair say something to him and then him walk away. With everyone watching Serena she was able to follow him and see what's up. She got out into the Alley and spotted him drinking a bottle of Vodka.

"Can I have some?" she asked and he put the bottle down.

"Sure" he replied then handed it over. She took a swig.

"So what's Blair's deal with Serena? Like what's their history."

"They've been best friends forever but then Serena moved away and then came back"

"So Blair's mad about that."

"It's bigger than that."

"Like it involves you somehow" Darcy guessed. Nate stayed silent. "You slept with her?"

Nate never answered but Darcy had enough guy friends to know that was the answer.

"I'm going to need coffee in the morning" Nate mumbled. She looked over at him.

"Yeah, you are" she replied then took another swig. She handed it back to Nate as the party came outside. They both walked over. While he was watching Serena she was watching him.

"Do you like her?" she asked but Nate stayed silent.

New York was definitely a new adventure she was ready for.