Bart Bass just died and nobody knew he had another child, not even his son. So how is everyone going to react when they find out that Chuck's not the only heir to the Bass name? And what's going to happen to everyone now that things have definitely changed.
Okay. To my old readers, I'm so sorry for being MIA for two years. But I hope I make it up to you with this. This is slightly different, as you can see later; it's slightly longer and has more content and meaning. Well I think it has more of those two. You be the judge of that.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gossip Girl.
Chapter 1: Arrival
Charlee's POV
Los Angeles California
"Hello"
"Hello, good morning. May I speak with Charlie Bass please?"
"This is Charlee speaking, who is this please?"
"Charlee, this is Lily Bass."
"Oh. Ummh. So the two of you got married huh?"
"Charlee honey, I'm very sorry to be the one to tell you this, but Bart just passed away."
My phone slipped and fell. He's gone. I have no one now.
"Charlee? Charlee? Charlee are you still there?"
O-O-O
Two Days Later
[Alarm Shrieking]
"Miss Charlee, it's time to wake up. You have an early flight, you're going to be late." said Annie while trying to wake me up, trying being the operative word. "I don't want go, I don't want to move. I want to stay here. Leave me alone" I answered, pulling the converter over my head. "I'm sorry Miss Charlee, but I can't do anything about this, and don't you want to move there with your family. You'll finally see your brother." she was really trying to convince me, using the brother card on me. "They're not my family, I don't even know them, your my family, you raised me. Please don't let me go Annie." I pleaded with her, my eyes were already brimming with tears, she couldn't see the tears since I'm still under the comforter.
"Miss Charlee, I will miss you very much, but it's time to go and be with your family." She said, placing her hands on top of the comforter, soothingly talking to me. "When you were little, you've always wondered who your brother is, this is your chance to see him, you'll be a family with him and Miss Lily," she started to pull my comforter lower, "don't you want to have that?" she asked when my face was already visible.
"I don't know them and they don't know me," I answered her, I sat up and leaned back on my headboard, my eyes looking down on my hands, "my brother doesn't even know that I exist." I looked up at Annie, "What if he doesn't want me Annie?"
O-O-O
Well I guess I never get what I want. Here I am at the airport. Waiting for my plane to board and because my day couldn't get worse, my flight just had to be delayed. I looked at Annie. "Annie, please don't make me go, I can't live there, and I don't belong there. I belong here, with you" I was already trying hard not to start crying.
"Miss Charlee." Annie said. I looked at her, waiting for her to say something.
"When your brother gets to know you, he will love you." She told me, touching my cheek, "You have a big heart Miss Charlee," she said smiling, "I should know, I've watched you grow into a wonderful person." She continued, ending it with a light laugh.
"God you're so awful Annie. You're sending me away, and now you're making me cry". I answered her light teasing with one of my own.
"I'm sorry Miss Charlee, but don't forget, I will miss you, you're like the daughter that I never had." She whispered as she gave me our last hug.
"Thanks Annie." I whispered back. "I love you."
"I love you too Miss Charlee."
"Flight #122608 New York, passengers may now start boarding"
New York
I'm finally here, and I'm not even a bit happy about it. Here goes nothing.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
"Yes?" a blond girl opened the door, she was wearing a simple black dress, short sleeves and stopping mid thigh. She was wearing charcoal colored flats. She was really pretty, in a very American way, blonde and gold. "Do you need something?" she asked, giving me a once over look. I was wearing a simple black dress, strapless with my black cardigan over it, and black two inch high wedges.
"May I come in? I'm looking for Lily Bass?" I answered back politely, my words almost stuttering, me being a bit nervous and everything.
"I'm sorry but we're actually about to leave, we're attending a funeral." she told me, grabbing her jacket on the rack near the door.
"Mrs. Bass is expecting me." I informed her.
"Oh okay, mom, someone's here for you, Eric and I'll wait in the car." she walked passed me with a guy following her. "Just go inside, my mom would be down in a minute." she told me.
"Thank you" I said smiling at her. She smiled back.
"Charlee, is that you?" she asked while descending the stairs.
"Yeah, it's me. were you expecting anyone else?"
"No honey, it's just that I was expecting you hours ago."
"I'm sorry if I'm late, my flight got delayed."
"Then I guess it's not your fault, is it?" she smiled at me. "Come on, let's go, Serena and Eric are waiting for us downstairs." She told me, holding my arm and pulling me towards the door. "We'll take the elevator near the stairs." I nodded.
I was looking at my shoes, wondering where my brother was when Lily interrupted my thoughts. "Honey, are you alright? You seem awfully quiet." She asked, concern lacing her words.
"I don't know, I guess I'm a bit nervous. I don't even know the people there. Hell, I don't even know what my brother looks like." I answered her truthfully.
"It's going to be alright, I'll be there with you." she said while hugging me. I looked at her, "You didn't tell anybody that I was coming." I stated. "I wanted to make the introductions a little later." she told me. "Let's go, we're going to be late, and we still have to find your brother."
I just sat there staring out the window. Everyone in the limo was quite. Lily's children kept looking my way. She introduced them to me, her daughter's name is Serena and her son's name is Eric. I ignored them. I still couldn't believe this was happening to me. One minute I had a father who was indifferent towards me, and now, I'm going to his funeral. I can't believe that my father is dead. He wasn't really a good one, he wasn't really there for me, but still, he was my father.
"Mom, who is she?" Serena whispered to Lily. "Serena, don't be rude, she can probably hear you." she answered her daughter. "Well, don't be mysterious, why won't you tell me?" she answered her mother back.
How stupid does she think I am, I can hear her. I might be younger, but I guess I have better manners than her, I thought to myself, guess it's time to acknowledge her, or just her stupidity for the moment.
"I'm Charlee, and I'm right here, so you can ask me directly yourself." I said to Serena. "I'm sorry Charlee, that was rude of Me." she said smiling at me. I smiled back at her. "Okay, settle down, we'll all talk later, it's time for us to get out of the car." Lily announced, I didn't even notice that we have stopped moving. I looked at Lily, I wanted to asked her something. "Mrs. Bass, where's my brother?"
Spotted:
S, leaving for Bart Bass's funeral with her mother and brother.
There are three of them but I counted four, who's the plus one S?
By the looks of it, a princess has arrived,
But that can't be, our prince is an only child, or isn't he?
xoxo Gossip Girl.
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