Serena listened to Chuck; he did not give her any option anyways. She had put on a beautiful red dress that matched her red lipstick and ruby purse, her high heels clicked on the floor elaborating the BSO of the dreams of many men.
As she was walking through the streets of New York, she knew what she had to do next: go to Blair's penthouse and gather her things, there was no way in hell she was staying with Blair and Dan being a couple. Chuck had told her she could come with him and Monkey until she figures out her life and she has take his offer. He was the person in the world who could better understand her right now.
What Serena did not expect tough was finding Blair Waldorf -excuse me, Grimaldi- with Dan Humphrey cuddling on the sofa. She should have called, left a note, send a mail, whatever. That was by far the most uncomfortable situation she had ever lived, the three of them stood silent as if opening their mouths could make it only worse.
Then Serena heard something in her head, at first she thought she was hallucinating because of the pain but she was just remembering. Chuck's voice echoed through her mind: "Then we'll have to let them go". She did not have a choice, she could not lie on her bed and cry herself to sleep every night so she stopped thinking and began walking then, by some mysterious mechanism she could not identify, her mouth opened.
"Do not stop for me lovebirds; I've just come to take my things out".
With those words, Serena took the stairs as Serena Van der Woodsen: a beautiful, strong and confident woman.
"I need to talk to her", Blair said to Dan who just nodded to the new love of his life.
In Serena's room with Blair and Serena:
"Do not you think you are acting a bit childish Serena?" Blair's tone was accusing.
Serena thought she had to be kidding. She dropped a shirt in her suitcase and turned to Blair with her hands on her hips.
"Childish?" Serena's voice portrayed the incredibility she was feeling.
"Like a fucking five years old Serena".
Serena was not an aggressive person, she did not like to bicker but that made it for her.
"Do you want to talk about childish Blair? Let us talk about it.
"Oh, I have found the prince of my life, I am so happy! I am going to be a princess!" Serena imitated Blair quiet well.
"But, oh my god, I love Chuck! He is the love of my life! Everybody knows that since I am sixteen but I am pregnant with Louis baby. What am I going to do? Oh, I know! I'll ditch the wedding and run away with you Chuck because we are unbreakable!"
Blair felt her anger rising up.
"Oh no! A car accident, Chuck will not make it! Oh, I know! I will pray to God! He listened to me but I promised to stay away from Chuck so I have to!"
Serena approached Blair and took her face in her hands.
"Chuck, I can't be with you baby but I will always, always love you! It's always going to be you!"
Serena talked with her voice again for a second.
"Then a week after…"
She took Blair's hands.
"Oh Dan, you are the love of my life! Chuck? Who's Chuck?"
"So no Blair, I do not think I'm being childish and if I am I can never get to your level! At least I can love the same guy for more than five minutes!"
Blair slapped Serena as she never had slapped anyone, not even Chuck Bass.
That is when two familiar men rushed into the room.
"Are you all right?" the deep velvet voice could only belong to the Chuck Bass.
"Yes, I am", answered Blair out of habit.
Chuck glared at her.
"Not you, her".
Chuck looked at Serena as if she was some fragile porcelain on the verge of being broken.
Blair gasped:
"She came here to insult me and you defend her?"
"Shut up Blair, the whole world does not revolve around you. She is the one hurting because of you, not the other way around".
Dan hugged Blair from behind.
"Do not talk to her like that", spat Humphrey.
Chuck snorted then began talking for him and the world.
"And now I receive order from the freaking lonely boy alias the frog of the princess Grimaldi's fairytale. What's wrong with the world lately?"
Chuck approached Dan, who was now in front of Blair, as the predator he really was.
"Look Humphrey, let's be clear here. I am Chuck Bass. I am the best schemer of this city, your girlfriend can tell you how good I am; not even she could win me at that game. Let's make a deal: you control your little princess and stay away from Serena and I don't ruin your pathetic life, got it?"
Chuck did not bother to wait for the answer; he did not care at all. Humphrey would deny it but he knew he had not other choice. He was not stupid enough to mess openly with Chuck Bass. At least, he hoped so for him. He took Serena's hand and walked to the door like the hurried and arrogant businessperson he was.
"We'll send someone to gather Serena's things later. Bye Grimaldi, take care of your froggy because those are fragile things. You never, some French could come and want to eat his ankles before the full transformation in prince charming is over!".
Chuck Bass got out without glancing at Blair not even once; Blair Waldorf was history and he needed to get used to it.
Serena stayed silent all the ride back to Chuck's home.
"How did you know I was there?", the blonde finally asked.
"Lily told me where you had gone and I thought that you could use a little help".
Serena answered with a tired but sincere: "Thank you, I did it".
"What are you thinking about S?"
Serena sighed. "She has been my best friend all of my life, I do not how to live without her".
Chuck stroked Serena's knee with his right hand.
"You'll figure it out, we will. I promise".
Before the car stopped, Chuck smiled and said: "You dressed nicely".
Serena smiled knowingly: "I said I didn't know how, I didn't say I wasn't going to do it".
It was not going to be easy but they were two and that had to count somewhere along the way.
As you can guess, I am fed up with Blair. She can love Dan but she cannot evolve in such a ridiculous way and drop Chuck in one minute for Dan without any logic explanation. The writers are just being ridiculous and do not get me started on Humphrey… I am not asking for any particular pair but just for a bit of coherence!
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