A.N.- The next thing I post will be just a note explaining each and every character and their role in my story. This story isn't solely based on just Chuck and Blair's children but also on the children of the main characters from Gossip Girl. Thanks for reading! Please post reviews! I only intend to get better with your advice.
Chapter 2: The Mysterious One
The last time we were with the Elite Circle, they were throwing down at Nicole Bass's annual back-to-school party. It has appeared young Bass has found his lady, Chloe Pearson, who has appeared mysteriously once again in the city that never sleeps. My sources tell me that the two have bonded heavily on champagne, small talk, and some lip action. Rumor is the Bass's and the Pearson's don't enjoy the company of each other so let's see where this fling leads up too.
-J.A. The Teen Spectator
"Great. Just great. I hope you enjoy what Jayden Archibald is saying about our family? All because of your stupid actions Friday night." Nicole sighed heavily, grabbing a piece of toast, nibbling while glaring at her brother. "Just because his father took down Gossip Girl with The Spectator, he thinks he can just be like his father and say anything. Bet it's not even the truth! It's okay Henry, you can tell me! We can sue Teen Spectator!"
"Relax Nicki. What's the deal anyways. It was nothing." Henry put up his hand in disagreement and ignored the attitude his sister was giving and continued to read the paper. Nicole continued to glare at him with utter disgust.
"Are you shitting me? Nothing? You were interlocking your lips with the enemy." Nicole hissed, throwing a piece of grape which perfectly hit the center of Henry's forehead.
"We start throwing things now?" He growled. "Grow up sis. It was nothing I tell you. I still know my priorities."
"Good." She snapped. "We have a reputation to protect. You know how father gets." She got up to pour herself some coffee and sat back down getting out a little mirror to check herself.
"Good morning Nicole. Henry." Chuck Bass greeted his children. "Morning dad." Nicole smiled shutting her little mirror and shuffling things around her purse. Henry nodded at his father then went back to reading the paper. "How was your party Nicole?" Chuck asked smiling as he took the morning paper away from Henry. He rolled his eyes, and pulled out his phone.
"Oh it was fantastic daddy, everyone loved it! I can just imagine how wonderful junior year will be!" Nicole gleamed.
"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. And you Henry? How did you like the party?" Chuck asked casually not moving his eyes from the paper.
"It was alright. You know how Nicole's parties aren't really my thing." He replied still playing with his phone. Nicole shot him a dirty look in which he returned a cold stare initiating to not say anything to their father.
"I know what you did son." Chuck looked at his son and took a sip of his mimosa. Henry and Nicole just stared at their father with disbelief. Before saying anything else, Blair Waldorf walked in.
"Good morning, how did everyone sleep?" She walked in with a creme and black Chanel suit with a pair of Louis Vuitton heels to top her outfit. She leaned over to kiss Chuck and kissed both of her children on their cheeks. She placed her suitcase down and her purse on the counter and inspected the food the cooks have laid out for breakfast.
"Good morning mother. Are you going to Paris now?" Nicole asked placing a grape in her mouth.
"Yes dear, you know how intense these fashion meetings with Waldorf Designs get." Blair replied pouring herself tea before sitting down. She eyed Nicole and what was on her plate and sighed.
"Nicole honey, eat some more, you can't go to school with an empty stomach. Now eat." She demanded before grabbing herself toast and some berries. She waited for Nicole to grab more food before finally settling herself to her breakfast. Nicole rolled her eyes and placed a couple of bacon strips and a strawberry pastry onto her plate.
"So son, you like Chloe now?" Chuck questioned his son, trying to hold in a smile. "No dad... can you not..." He blushed trying to keep his composure. Blair finding out about Chloe was the worst and scariest thing Henry could imagine. He glanced at his mother's facial expression and sunk a little in his seat.
Blair looked at the two of them with a confused look. "Chloe? Chloe who? Have I met her before?"
"Oh you met her alright." Nicole glared at Henry. "Her name's Chloe Pearson. Daughter of Oscar and Elizabeth Pearson." Chuck answered for Henry shooting a look at Blair.
Blair stopped chewing and gave Chuck a stern look. She coughed a little, took a sip of her tea, then looked at Henry hard. "The Pearsons?"
"What?" Henry shot back offensively. "You're the ones that invited people to Nicole's party. It's not like I asked for it to happen. It just did."
"What happened exactly? There is nothing wrong with liking the competition Henry. But I hope you know, your father and her father don't like to be friendly towards each other. Not in business anyways." Blair said sipping her coffee looking straight at Chuck for him to add to her lecture.
"Your mother has a point son. Nothing wrong with affiliating yourself with the competition. But know your boundaries. I don't want any problems in the future." Chuck was still reading the paper not even once to look at him.
"She's nothing to me dad. Stop freaking out." Henry got up, picked up his book bag, and headed for the elevator.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Nicole shouted after her brother, quickly picking her stuff and heading to the elevator. "Bye father, bye mother!"
"You were the one that invited the Pearsons weren't you?" Blair looked at Chuck hard in the eyes trying to get him to fess up.
Chuck lowered his eyes and smiled. "I actually wanted Blake to steal Nicole's heart, but I guess the tables have turned. I want our children to get to know their competition. When you know the competition, it's easier to attack."
"All i'm saying is, you can't scheme like this without me, Chuck. Don't meddle into their social and love lives, especially if it has something to do with their hearts. You can't mix business and pleasure. We would know." Blair replied concerned about Henry.
"Relax honey. I know my boundaries as well." Chuck said folding up the newspaper and placing it on the table. He took a sip of his mimosa and glanced up at Blair who was still glaring at him.
"I'm serious Chuck. Out of all your competitions, the Pearsons? I don't want our children to play the same games we did back in the day." Blair got up, called the maid to call the limo and started to walk to the elevator. "I'll call you later Chuck. I love you."
"I love you too baby." Chuck picked up his phone and began to dial.
"Cebastian. Its Chuck Bass. I have a job for you." Chuck looked at a nearby family portrait and looked directly at the picture of his son. "Find any information about Chloe Pearson. I want to know everything." He closed his phone and looked out the window into the city. "It's all for the Empire. They'll thank me one day."
"Nicole! Did you see what Jayden wrote this morning?" Callie sat down below Nicole on the met steps opening her yogurt.
"Yes I have. And I'm super pissed at you N. Can't you tell your brother to chill on the posts for a bit? I'm already stressed as it is. Now I have to deal with this crap." She pulled a water bottle out of her Michael Kors bag and drank a huge gulp from it.
"Nicki, it's Jayden. I can't stop him." Noelle rolled her eyes browsing twitter on her phone. "Besides, a little gossip about you didn't seem to bother you before. You love the attention."
Nicole nodded agreeing with what she said. "But still, next time I see him, he's dead. He should know bet-" Nicole stopped herself, her eyes fixed on something. Callie and Noelle followed her lead, their mouths opening at the same time.
"So she goes to school with us now." Nicole broke the silence. She met eye contact with Chloe and clenched her fists.
"Um, Blake is there something on my face?" Chloe asked still looking at Nicole. "That girl has a staring problem, or maybe it's my face..." Blake turned and looked at Nicole. He turned to his sister and started to laugh.
"No, nothing's wrong with your face. But that's Nicole. You know, the little sister of the guy you were kissing at the party?" Chloe's mouth opened and her eyes got wide.
She brushed away her strawberry blonde locks hovering over her eyes and looked back at Nicole studying her face. "That's Nicole? Oh my god, I could barely recognize her."
"Well, don't mess with what's hers Chloe. Nicole's Queen B at Constance and she doesn't play when it comes to family. She's a Bass." Blake looked at her sister with nothing but seriousness in his eyes.
"She doesn't own him Blake. I can do whatever I want. I'm not going to be immature and play the same game she's trying to play." Chloe shot a look at Nicole who was still glaring at her and walked away.
"That bitch. How dare she." Nicole turned herself back to her girls pulling out her phone. Henry walked towards his sister with his lacrosse boys smoking a joint. "Nicki, brother trouble." Noelle warned Nicole but looked at him with intense lust in her eyes. He shot a little wink at Noelle then greeted Nicole.
"What are you up to now Nicki?" "You have 2.5 seconds to leave my presence Henry. I'm busy." Nicole replied refusing to look at her brother. He took a big puff out of his joint then smiled at his sister trying to hold his tongue.
"Don't do anything to her Nicole. I already assured you I have nothing to do with her. So leave her alone alright?" Henry looked hard at his sister. The lacrosse boys and Nicole's posse stopped socializing and stared at the two and their tension slowly building.
Nicole crinkled her nose at the smell of weed. "You smell gross, air yourself out before you go to school. By the way, don't even try. You know she's messing with the wrong girl. I know who you were texting to during breakfast. If you have nothing to do with her then prove it." Nicole smirked not losing eye contact with her brother. He clenched his jaw but didn't say a word.
Uh-oh looks like this is the first time a family feud has began. Brother Bass vs. Baby Bass. Let's see how ugly this gets. If they both claim that a Bass never loses, Henry has a low chance of succeeding especially if he keeps seeing Chloe.
"Excuse me I'm sorry, could you help me find my classes?" Chloe asked one of the Constance Billard students. "I'm not sure If I remember where any of them are since the last time I've been here. The area seemed to change a bit."
"Chloe!" A voice called out. Chloe turned around and smiled at her old friend Tom.
"How was your night with Tinsley?" Chloe said giving Tom a little push and giggle. He looked away trying to cover his smile then turned around, throwing his hands up.
"I did it. I talked to Tinsley. And oh man is she more interesting that I thought she was. It was amazing really, we just sort of clicked." Tom smiled trying to contain his excitement.
"Ah! That's great! I'm so happy for you!" Chloe went in for a celebratory hug. Tom and Chloe have always been supportive of each other in everything they go through, especially when it comes to relationships.
"Thanks Chloe. And how was your night?" Tom raised his eyebrows. "Heard about your little lip action with Henry Bass." Chloe tried to hide her smile but failed miserably.
"There's just something about him that makes me feel different. I can't seem to figure it out, and I kind of don't want too. I really want to see him again." The lacrosse team walked by with Henry leading the way. He simply walked past Chloe without even noticing.
"Well there's your chance..." Tom said slowly watching Chloe's facial expression change from excited to rejected. "What's with the face? He just didn't see you. Go on, get his attention!" Chloe smiled and nodded at Tom. "Let's go get a latte this afternoon! I'll see you later."
"Chloe." Tom called out. Chloe turned around confused. "Be careful. I heard he's a heartbreaker. I don't want to have to punch a Bass. Their family is like The Mafia."
"I'll be okay Tom. He's not like that." Chloe assured him and continued to walk away.
"I'll come with the limo Chloe, see you then!" Tom waved goodbye.
"Henry!" Chloe ran after him trying to get his attention.
"Henry, cute blondie calling after you. My mans, back in the game again." One of the lacrosse boys called out. Henry stopped in his steps and turned around staring right at Chloe. His facial expression was plain like he was staring at an average low class high school teenager.
"Hey! I didn't know you went to school here." Chloe said running up to him. He shared no eye contact with Chloe but instead just looked around his surroundings.
"I don't. Constance is for girls. I go to St. Jude's School for Boys." He replied casually taking a puff out of his joint. He blew the smoke out in front of Chloe face. She coughed a little and took his hand. "Well I'm glad I could see you again." She smiled and started to lean in for a kiss.
Henry noticed what she was going for and quickly dodged her. "Woah, what do you think you're doing?" He looked at Chloe strangely while the lacrosse boys were snickering behind his back. Chloe flushed with embarrassment not understanding what just happened.
"After what happened Friday I thought it meant something..." She whispered quietly. She looked down at her feet realizing what a mistake she had made and looked back into Henry's eyes, which were nothing but cold black eyes staring back.
"Nothing happened between us okay? Do you not know who I am? I'm Henry Bass. If I want a girl, I get a girl. You're just a game, nothing more. I like to enjoy myself checking out the new fish in the city." He laughed looking back at Chloe throwing his joint out.
"Looks like the old Henry is back boys." Heath Ferro rolled into the conversation throwing his arm around Henry's neck. "Names Heath, and I heard you're the future "It" girl. See you're on your way to take out Nicole." He smiled reaching out for a handshake but Chloe just stared at it not realizing what just happened.
"Easy Ferro." Henry warned. "My sister will always be the "It" girl of the city."
It's just a game? No... the kiss... it was too real... She caught herself touching her lips then looked back at Henry who was still staring at her, this time getting rather annoyed. A anger grew in her and she pulled herself together.
"Well that's too bad. I heard you were a little bit more interesting, but I got no pleasure from it. It was fun though, you know, the kissing and such, but I prefer men, not teenagers that think they're grown." Henry's facial expression showed a little sign of embarrassment and hurt at the same time.
"Ouch..." Heath said slowly taking his arm off Henry. He walked towards the lacrosse boys who were all sharing a joint to avoid the awkwardness that was happening.
"You think you're grown, but you're just a pathetic little girl. Don't even try to be equal with me. You're a Pearson, nothing more than what I am. Besides you're not even relevant in this city. Go back to wherever you came from." Henry replied signaling his boys to leave. "You were fun, but now I'm bored." He smirked at Chloe who was now standing with her mouth open and her fists clenched. Henry turned away and began to walk with his boys following him.
"So Henry, when are we gonna start living like Basses again?!" One of the lacrosse boys shouted after him. Some of them began cheering and hollering patting Heath on the back. Chloe just stared after Henry and his friends still shocked about what just happened. She didn't understand how Henry's mood towards her just changed over the course of two days. Feeling used, she walked back to the school's quad to look for her classes again.
"Nicki! Over here!" Noelle called out from the met steps. The Three Elites and their little clique always ate lunch at the met steps just like Blair and Serena used to do back in the day. In Constance and St. Jude's it's tradition for the Elites to eat there. It's basically renowned as their territory. Nicole walked over to her girls greeting them and placed herself a step higher than everyone else. Being higher than her circle was essential to symbolize her position as Queen B.
"Got any feed back from Jayden, N?" Nicole asked settling herself pulling out a salad specifically made to Blair's expectations. Because of Blair's eating conditions back in the day, she made sure her children always had a well-balanced diet that consumed of three proper meals filled with appropriate calories and nutrients.
"Still waiting for his reply. Daddy and Jayden are in LA right now in their separate meetings for the Spectator." Noelle checked her phone to see if her brother had replied.
"I hope your brother has juicy gossip because I am ready to tear that bitch down." Nicole started forking her salad a bit too harshly causing everyone around her to stare. Callie walked over to the circle and sat down looking frustrated as ever.
"Seriously, chemistry blows me. And that fat ass of a teacher I have doesn't help either." Nicole giggled placing a hand on Callie's shoulder to express her sympathy. Callie looked up looking miserable as ever but still touched her hand back.
"Thanks Nicki. But seriously, how the hell am I supposed to focus when his fat rolls are literally in my space?!" Callie dropped her chemistry book beneath her and took a drink out of her latte. "Can we just graduate yet?" The Three Elites and their clique began to share a laugh until Nicole noticed her brother walking into a little alley next to the met steps.
"Hold that thought." Nicole got up and slowly followed her brother.
"You told me to meet you here?" Chloe turned around looking straight at Henry who looked apologetic as ever.
"Thought I was just a game." She replied bitterly. Henry stepped closer to her but Chloe stepped back still fuming with anger. Henry got the signal and changed his mood.
"Thought I was just a boy." He shot back.
"You made me feel like shit Henry. There I was thinking that I finally had something to look forward to in this city, but you treated me just like every guy has done to me in the past. Like I never existed. You even embarrassed me in front of your friends! How big of an asshole can you get Henry?" Chloe snapped almost in tears. He grabbed her face, his eyes full with the same pain Chloe had.
"You don't understand... people expect me to be this way." He started off dropping his hands and shoving them in his pockets. "I'm Henry Bass. I break the rules and act the way I want too. I can't be tied down to a girl. And out of all girls especially a Pearson. I have to always destroy my competition and live up to my parent's expectations. Don't get me wrong my parents are great people but they love the game and competition. The pressure my parents have been giving me when they found out about you, especially Nicole has been driving me mad!" Heath was literally shaking. Chloe looked at the ground and then looked back into Henry's eyes. She stepped closer nodding her head like she understood where he was coming from.
"We can make this work..." She placed her hand on his cheek but he flinched away.
"We can't. We-" He grabbed her hand. "Can never work."
"I don't believe you. What we have is chemistry. I never had this bond with anyone before. It seems so real because after meeting you two days ago, I feel like I've known you all my life." Chloe tightened her hands still holding to his hands.
"I'm sorry Chloe. I just can't." He was about to let go of her before she grabbed onto him tighter.
"No. Before you leave. Do one thing for me." Chloe pleaded. He nodded agreeing to her wish.
"Kiss me." Henry looked hard at Chloe contemplating the idea. He walked closer to her, grabbing her by the arms and kissed her. Chloe wrapped her arms around him and kissed him back. Instead of pulling back, Henry kept kissing her running his hands up and down her back. Chloe pulled backed and smiled.
"I know we'll work." She kissed him again. This time Henry pulled back confused.
"How?" Chloe stepped away from him and began to walk away.
"That kiss that happened. That's my proof that you and me. We're meant to be. It's not lust. It's real. I don't give up on things like this Henry. You're a Bass. But I'm a Pearson. We don't give up on the things we care for."
Henry looked after her with a smile on his face running his hand through his hair. He couldn't believe what just happened. Maybe Chloe was right. Maybe what happened two nights ago and today were meant to be.
Nicole joined her friends again with a distraught look upon her face. "Where'd you go?" Noelle asked looking through her phone.
"Thought I saw something. Guess I wrong. But I did see a traitor and the tramp." Nicole said casually looking at her phone which had her brother's and Chloe's conversation video recorded. Her friends just stared at her confused with the words 'traitor' and 'tramp'. She put away her phone eyeing her brother who have now joined his friends acting like nothing happened.
That's your third strike Bass. Who knows how Nicole will put you out. She may be your little sister, but we all know she cares more about the reputation and would do anything to conceal what had just happened. Keep testing her Chloe, doing that is like pestering a lion in a broken cage with a stick. Sooner or later it'll get out. When that happens, be ready to defend yourself, Nicole only comes out with claws and the mission to destroy.
