"Excuse me miss. We'll be arriving shortly, would you like anything to drink before we land?" The plane stewardess shook Blair by the shoulder forcing her to remove her sleep mask and look up at her quizzically. She managed a "No, Thank you" and shifted to a seating position as she adjusted her seat. She took her bag of essential to the toilet and within minutes she was out refreshed and prepared to land in New York.

Serena's phone buzzed repeatedly as she struggled to get out of bed. She had spent the night at Georgina's hotel room, or at least whatever was left of it. As she'd realised that she'd fallen asleep she shot awake and turned to see the other side of the bed empty.

"Georgina!" Serena yelled and got out of bed to check the bathroom. "Georgie! Your plane is taking off in a couple of hours and we haven't... packed?" She calmed down as she noticed the two bags fully packed just as Georgina entered the hotel room.

"Hey, sorry I went out for coffee" Georgina smiled at the blonde and offered her a cup. "I figured after last night you'd either be hung over, or at least unable to stay awake any longer than ten consecutive minutes."

"And here your parents kept saying how I'd have to watch over you to make sure you get on that flight" Serena accepted the drink, not really having much of a hangover. They didn't drink much; they just stayed up late, bringing whoever they met out back to the hotel room with them. It was their last night together after all, why not remember it?

"I packed after you fell asleep. I told you napping leads to deep sleep at five a.m." Georgina sat on the edge of the bed.

"I'm gonna miss you. I can't believe your parents decided to go to Switzerland" Serena complained once again as the knowledge had refused to sink in earlier when she first heard that her best friend was leaving.

"Yeah, I bet you the Boot camps there are tougher though" Georgina laughed half heartedly. She got herself out of the last two though, how long could this arrangement last.

"I'll come visit, hey how about one last drink before you go?" Serena attempted to cheer her friend up and went for the fridge. She pulled out two shots and with a click of the small bottles they both drank.

"You think the hotel will accept fake ID's?" Georgina humoured Serena as they haven't been ID'd... ever.

"No, but they will accept, Chuck Bass's Guest's" Serena hinted and reached for the telephone.

"Tell them to bring room service too, this place is a dump" Georgina suggested knowing Serena was calling to get the bell boy for her luggage.

Serena glanced around with a smile. There were torn pillow cases, and extra bed sheets everywhere, and a lot of empty beer bottles, courtesy of their guests from last night. "What did happen to Mark, Matt, what was his name?" Serena finally asked.

"Who cares, but don't worry. I kicked him out, with nothing in his pants" She smirked as she pointed at a pair of jeans hanging on a chair. Serena covered her mouth to muffle the laughter she was about to burst into as she heard the receptionist respond over the phone.

"Hey, it's ten o'clock" Nate looked over the clock and returned to the game. "I should probably go. My dad and mom have a lunch they want me to go to"

"uh-huh" Chuck nodded lazily as he was hardly awake. Having been up all night drinking, smoking, and playing X-Box, he wasn't exactly, in any means, sober.

"Yeah, see ya" Nate got up and went to the door.

"Hey, I'll call the driver to come get you, and bring coffee. You look like shit" Chuck got up from his seat and reached for his phone

"Oh thanks." Nate ruffles his hair with his hand, and tried to sweep it back, tucking his shirt horridly, but at least he didn't look as sloppy as he felt.

"Miss Blair" A woman called Blair as she exited the gates and saw her maid, house keeper, and ex-nanny Dorota.

"Oh, hi Dorota. Was my mother unable to pick me up herself?" She asked surprised. Her mother was always the one to greet her.

"Your mother busy with lunch, but she say to go see her before lunch for catching up" The maid struggled with her English, but after years with her it was rather easy to understand her.

"Alright, well, let's go home then" Blair was excited, regardless of her mother's presence; she knew she would be busy with work, but all is well and good when she gets to now live on the Upper East Side.

Serena waved to the taxi that had now taken her friend to the airport. She looked down on her watch and remembered her promise to her mom. She waved to an empty taxi, and was off to get ready for her lunch date with Blair. Looking down on her phone she smirked. A Gossip Girl update. She opened it and read the post:

Good morning Upper East siders. Hope you're enjoying what's left of this summer. Seems like our duo "it girls", have now gone down to one, again. Has G left for good, or is this as momentary as the last attempt at Rehab.

XoXo GG

Serena's eyes began to sting as she was missing her friend, but at that her phone buzzed again with another Gossip Girl post. She opened the message and read on:

Look whose back, so soon. Seems like our occasional visitor decided on living here Full-Time. Has B gotten bored with her two dads, or has her mother made a better offer? Either way, the more the merrier.

XoXo GG

This definitely wasn't the first Gossip Girl hit on Blair, but for as far as Serena knew she was still fresh meat for gossip girl. This might turn out to be an interesting year after all.

"Nate!" A woman yelled at the boy. He held to his head groaning in pain, hoping and begging she would stop.

"Mom?" He looked around and recognised his surroundings. Definitely his room.

"Yes Nate, I've been calling you all morning on your phone. It's twelve now!" His mother was practically yelling, and with his hangover it might as well have been screeching from dragging her nails on a chalkboard.

"So?" He was rather confused as his throat felt itchy and dry.

"So! We are meant to have lunch with your father's future business partner. Her daughter is coming, and we want you looking your best" The memories of how he ended up in his room came back to him as he recalled leaving Chuck's suit to get ready for lunch; having stayed up all night, but at the arrival to his house he collapsed on his bed.

"Sorry" he scratched his head and got up, realising he was still fully clothed from yesterday's afternoon lunch he had with his friend and a few girls.

"That's not enough Nathaniel! You get into that shower and get ready, and you better be down stairs in twenty minutes" His mother stormed out of his room. Nate reached for his top bedside drawer and pulled out a joint he kept in a book. He lit it and began smoking as he striped himself of his clothes and entered his bathroom to shower.

"Mother?" Blair walked out of the elevator into their grand penthouse, missing it as if she hasn't only left earlier that summer. She loved it here.

"Blair, Darling." Her mother hugged her "You look like a mess hurry up and get ready, we're going to have lunch in an hour"

"Oh, I haven't realized. I'm sorry" She quickly apologized and looked over to find her luggage had been brought up and are being carried to her room by the staff, and instructed along by Dorota.

"Just go, and look your best. The Archibald's are to be future representatives of Eleanor Waldorf" She explained, before hasting towards another room.

"Archibald's? As in Nate?" Blair turned to Dorota who smiled and nodded. With that Blair was practically gushing with joy as she ran up the stairs to get ready. She hd only recognised Nate earlier that summer, with his charm and good looks. She recalls a few memories from when they were young, but they havn't really spoken or anything for a couple of years now other than greetings. His friend did attempt to chat her up, but she knew better than to get hooked by a Bass.

Nate's phone rang and as he exited his bathroom he reached for it an answered skilfully.

"Hello"

"Check Gossip girl" Chuck instructed, and with that Nate balanced the phone between his cheek and shoulder as he used one hand to keep the towel around his waist while the other typed.

"Woah" Nate admired

"She got in this morning, let's go" Chuck instructed.

"Isn't that the girl that comes around every summer or something" Nate asked quizzically.

"Blair Waldorf, yeah. She's living here now. Come on man!" Chuck practically yelled at him.

"She's the girl you hit on and she totally blew you off earlier this summer isn't she" Nate began to laugh

"Dude, I need to get in there, come on. I need my wing man!" Chuck practically begged as all the sleep shot out of him after the post.

"Sorry, I got family stuff. I'll come by after lunch. Don't be such a desperate idiot" with that he hung up and admired the photo before getting ready. He forgot how pretty she looked.

"Blair!" Serena called as she entered the Waldorf's penthouse.

"Serena? Oh how lovely of you to come" Eleanor responded in surprise as she greeted her sudden guest

"Hello Eleanor, is Blair here?" As she asked Blair had begun descending the stairs in a black rob.

"Yes. Oh Hi Serena!" Blair hugged her friend. Over the past few summer vacations they spent a lot of their time together during events. They also found themselves ditching at a lot of them to do some shopping instead.

"Hey Blair. My mom told me you were going to be living here now. I thought you might wanna catch up or something over lunch?" Serena asked

"Oh well, I can't, you see-" Blair was about to explain but Eleanor interrupted her

"We have company coming over, but you are welcome to join us" Eleanor spoke hastily

"Oh is that alright?" She turned to Blair who smiled. It would be nice to have back up, at least one person on the table she personally knew. So she nodded.

"Yes, of course. You can help me get ready." And nothing else was said as she took Serena's hand to lead her to her room.