So everyone has probably heard of Gossip Girl the series on the CW or whatever. I myself kinda dislike the show cause I read the books and all before they made it into a show and I know everyone says it cant follow the book exactly but still… what turned me off the most was the whole Dan and Vanessa thing… neither of them are anything like their characters in the book and they had the most interesting personalities and all going for them… I dunno. It annoyed me, but Blair and Serena kinda make up for it…

Anyway, this is a crossover fic between Gossip Girl and SoN, but since I don't religiously watch the show Gossip Girl, ill probably tend to stick with the books' storylines or situations. And there will be blog-like updates like those of the infamous Gossip Girl. Due to the fact she uses the first initials of first names, and there happen to be doubles, heres how its gonna work out:

S Serena, Spencer. Ill put this reminder before each GG post. The rest go by first initials.

So im not gonna go into mad details of everyone's life, but the main characters you'll be hearing from are: SoN Spencer and Ashley (duh), Aiden, and Kyla. (Paula, Arthur, Madison, Glen and Chelsea will be in it but not focused on as much.)

Gossip Girl Blair, Serena, Jenny, Nate and Dan and Vanessa will be like the book version because like I said, in the show, (which I don't really watch), their characters are changed drastically, so yeah. If you didn't read the books, ill be putting in more info about their backgrounds, but for the sake of visualization, I'll keep their appearances as portrayed by the actors who play them in the show. All the other characters will be included just not focused on as much.

And now for the summary/background…

Similar to the book/show, Serena returns from boarding school to find an angry Blair and lovesick Nate, and no actual friends.

Ashley, as always, is the badass of Constance Billard with a rep for partying hard and bitching people out, unfortunately, one of those people happens to be Blair Waldorf, which means she's been deemed a social pariah amongst the students. Which just happens to make her the perfect match for the now ostracized Serena… and that is where this story will start.

Chapter 1

Ashley walked across the lunch room towards her usual spot near the windows and away from the rest of the Constance Billard student body. Mondays were usually her easy day since her usual hangover gave her more than enough reason to skip out after 2nd period. Usually. However today she wasn't so lucky. Today as she was getting ready to leave after 2nd period, an assembly was announced, which meant the doors would be blocked, making sure everyone had to suffer through the torture.

Why the assembly, you ask? Well she can't recall and neither can anyone else probably.

Though she wasn't socially involved in the CB inner circle, she still heard the rumors of a certain blonde returning from boarding school. The infamous Serena van der Woodsen.

Now she had transferred to Constance Billard School for Girls at the beginning of Sophomore year, and Serena had already left for the boarding school, but she'd heard a lot about her. Ashley's own reckless nature had been compared to Serena's on more than one occasion by some boys she knew at St. Jude's.

Sitting at the top of the bleachers, staring off into space, Ashley eyed the door longing to get the hell out of the school. Her head was pounding unpleasantly and she cursed silently under her breath as the assembly began but was startled when the doors she had been watching, burst open to reveal a disheveled blonde looking anxiously around the gym and biting her lip. There was a collective gasp throughout the crowd, followed by whispers along the lines of 'oh my god!' and 'is it really her?' and 'she definitely got work done.' Despite her messy hair and clothes, Ashley could see clearly that people had not been exaggerating in the slightest when they spoke of Serena's beauty.

The tall, slim blonde walked slowly towards the bleachers, straightening her tie and skirt and flashing a red carpet worthy smile. The principle turned and eyed the girl, silently urging her to hurry up and take a seat. She nodded and sat at the edge of the bleacher closest to the floor. The whispering continued for the next 20 minutes and Ashley knew Serena must've been able to hear it all, but the girl remained composed, smiling and feigning ignorance.

After the assembly, everyone filed off to their respective classes as Ashley made a second attempt to escape. Walking down the main hall, she was about to turn down another hall that led to the parking lot, but stopped when she heard an all too familiar voice. Blair Waldorf. Seventeen years old and already sporting the manipulative edge of a millionaire's wife. Maybe it happens to be due to the fact that she's a millionaire's daughter. Maybe…

"What do you want, Serena? Why are you back here?" Blair harshly whispers.

Ashley hears a sigh and waits for the other girl to answer, "Come on, Blair, don't be like this. I didn't want to go to boarding school. I had to, I had to get away. I'm back now and I want to make things right. I missed--"

"Don't. Just don't, alright? You cant just come back here and expect everything to be like you left it. You left, Serena. Without telling me or even Nate. So just stay away from me and stay away from him." With that, the sound of heels angrily hitting linoleum makes its way towards Ashley who ducks into the girls' bathroom to avoid being caught eavesdropping by Blair.

Once the sound fades fully, Ashley makes her way out of the bathroom and towards the doors once again, but is stopped when she turns down the hall, only to find a close to tears Serena, leaning against the wall with her hand over her eyes.

For a second, she contemplates just sneaking past and getting out of there fast, but she felt sympathy for the girl. She seemed as lost as Ashley herself felt most of the time.

"Hey, are you okay?"

The hand is removed from the blonde's face to reveal light blue eyes and a half smile. Serena laughs bitterly, "Not exactly." She looks Ashley up and down. "Are you a Junior?"

Ashley nods, watching the girl warily.

"Are you new? 'Cause I've never seen you before." The blonde says this in a curious voice, no longer looking as sad as she did moments ago.

"Well, I've been here since Sophomore year. I'm Ashley… Davies," she reaches a hand out to the other girl, who in turn smiles wide and takes it.

"Serena van der Woodsen. Nice to meet you."

After that, Serena had told Ashley she'd find her at lunch. Which is why Ashley is sitting in the lunchroom on a Monday. It's a very rare occurrence indeed, but there was something about Serena that made Ashley want to stick around for lunch. A new friend didn't seem too bad.

The brunette is soon pulled out of her thoughts when the chair next to her is pulled back and a now familiar blonde sits down with her tray of food.

"Hey," Serena says, happily, making Ashley smile as she returns the greeting. "So why'd you transfer here?"

Ashley was surprised at how the girl just jumped right into conversation, but didn't mind. At least it didn't feel awkward. "Well, I'm originally from L.A., but my mother moved me and my step-sister here to be closer to my dad's studio. Plus she's a real fan of the Upper East Side WASP living."

Serena nods as she spears a piece of lettuce with her fork. "Yes, its ever so appealing… So do you miss L.A.? I've been there a few times. Insane night life."

"Yeah, I definitely miss it. The people here are just a little…" Ashley scrunches up her face making Serena laugh.

"Yeah I know what you mean. They can be dull sometimes."

"Its more drama than L.A. People there were so laid back compared to here."

The blonde rolls her eyes, "Everyone here is so uptight." She loosens her tie and unbuttons her collar. "So, Ashley, what are you doing after school?"

"Well, nothing is set in stone yet.. Why? What did you have in mind?"

The smirk and mischievous glint in Serena's eye tells Ashley that she is definitely going to like this girl.

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"How come you didn't tell us Serena was back?" Kati questioned Blair, her eyes nearly bulging out of her sockets. Her brunette friend sat in shock, however, not registering the question as she saw her ex-best friend walking towards the bleachers.

Kati nudged the girl in another attempt to get her attention. When Blair looked over at her, she asked the question again, earning an eye roll.

"Seemed rather unimportant…" Blair said lowly, and then added under her breath, "The girl did always love to make an entrance."

Her friend disregarded the last comment and instead turned to the girl on her other side to whisper, "You think she got kicked out of boarding school? I heard she was pregnant…"

"Well she obviously didn't keep it then," the other girl replied. Blair scowled, disgusted by her friends' petty gossip. Her mind was racing and the emotion she felt when Serena briefly made eye contact, surprised her. It was excitement… happy and angry at the same time. She thought her head would explode.

Its safe to say she didn't hear a word Principle McLean said.

When the assembly finally ended, she was one of the last out of the gym, because she had been hoping she'd catch another glimpse of Serena even though anger had overcome her initial happiness sometime during the last 20 minutes.

She didn't see the blonde and decided she would see her eventually, and that it wasn't that big of a deal. Blair made her way to 3rd period and was only a hall away from her classroom when she was stopped.

"B!" An all too familiar voice called after her. She stopped dead in her tracks, her heart pounding in her throat when she heard the nick name. Slowly, she turned around on shaky legs and tried to look neutral. The blonde caught up to her, walking over with a wide smile that for a second, almost made Blair forget her anger. Almost. "Hey," Serena says, breathlessly.

"What do you want, Serena? Why are you back here?" The brunette whispered firmly, her eyes burning into the blonde's. The smile dissipates from the other girl's face who stays silent, then sighs. At this point, a fed-up Blair turns on her heal to leave, when Serena reaches out to grab Blair's hand in order to stop her. She realizes this isn't a smart move when the brunette jerks her hand away as if scorched by fire.

"Come on, Blair, don't be like this. I didn't want to go to boarding school. I had to, I had to get away. I'm back now and I want to make things right. I missed--"

"Don't." Blair chokes out, the pained expression on her face hushing the blonde. "Just don't, alright? You cant just come back here and expect everything to be like you left it. You left, Serena. Without telling me or even Nate. So just stay away from me and stay away from him."

When the blonde bit her lip and looked down at her shoes, Blair made a swift exit, turning the corner before Serena noticed she'd left.

Her AP English class dragged as she contemplated what Serena's surprise return meant for her. Would things go back to how they were? Where Serena was at the top and she was second best? No. It wouldn't happen. She wouldn't let it. She'd fight to keep the life and image she'd created for herself during her former friend's absence. And resurrecting their friendship was unimaginable. After what Serena did to her, leaving her like that, after what had happened. There was no way they could be anywhere near what they used to be. It had only been a little over a year ago that Serena had disappeared, but Blair had given up on the possibility that Serena was coming back anytime soon, though she never really left the brunette's mind.

The bell finally rang, signaling it was 4th period. It was lunch. Blair dreaded the onslaught of questions and gossip. She'd yet to come up with a good reason as to why she hadn't spilled about Serena's reappearance. Saying that she didn't know Serena was coming back and telling the truth just wasn't an option.

The cafeteria was buzzing as she walked in. Everyone in the school was no doubt talking about Serena. She'd already received a text from Chuck asking why she didn't tell him Serena was coming back, and there was an update on Gossip Girl all about it.

"She got kicked out of boarding school, obviously, but why?" Isabel questioned Kati as they sat eating.

Before Kati could answer however, Blair cut in, "It's a long story, but I'll just say; some of her old habits started kicking in," she alluded, knowing the her friends would presume it to be drinking and whoring around. "It just got to be too much for the school."

All the girls around her were focusing only on her and nodding and commenting to each other. She knew she had them convinced and smiled, feeling relaxed finally.

The feeling was short lived, though, because a few seconds later she spotted Serena walking through the cafeteria with her tray of food. Blair watched her closely as she walked right up to a table and sat down, without hesitation, next to Ashley Davies, a.k.a. the school dyke. This made Blair's blood run cold, her grip tightening around her plastic fork as she watched the exchange between the two. She eyed Serena's expressions and hand gestures as she talked to Ashley. She had the oddest urge to walk over and slam the rock and roll trash into a wall, just for talking to Serena. She swallowed slowly as she felt the familiar burn of vomit inching up her esophagus, and ever so gracefully got up from the table and walked briskly out of the cafeteria in search of the nearest bathroom. It seemed even after her long absence, Serena was still able to make Blair feel all the feelings a girl shouldn't have towards her best friend.

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