"I'm… confused" Nate said using the matching facial expression
"Yeah, I think they've figured that all the way to Japan Nathaniel" Chuck chuckled; his friend was indeed confused most of the time and the way they called him, "Natefused", was dead on if you asked him.
"Is this the real thing or is it Gossip Girl messing with us again and creating all those… places?" Nate asked him, still unable to comprehend what had just happened.
"If by "real thing" you mean that you and little J have a whole fan club swooning over every glance you give her, then yes, it's the real thing." Nate threw him a doubtful look, so Chuck sighed and tried to explain it better; "If Gossip Girl wants to keep up with the UES scandals she can't afford to lose time in creating an entire network for you and Humphrey and then commenting as different people every other minute. After all, if she was the one doing that it would have been a site about me and Blair we're so much more interesting and she knows it" Chuck said matter-of-factly and Nate rolled his eyes at him. Sometimes he wondered how he could stay friends with Chuck that long; his sense of humor was at least disturbing. But he had a point. Why Gossip Girl would bother making a site for him and Jenny? They had never been as much as a fling; it all happened and ended in a matter of days. And their… thing wasn't as scandalous as Gossip Girl liked.
But if Gossip Girl wasn't involved it meant that they… had fans? Real fans? How could this happen? Why would anyone like them so much to have them a forum to discuss them? That's when her face flashed in his mind. Jenny. Queen Jenny now. How did she take those news? Did she responded with one of her carefree laughs and shut her phone closed or was she as shocked as he was, speculating over this fuss?
"Umm, Nathaniel, as much as I enjoy the deep-in-thoughts and confused expression in your face, I have a date to attend to in exactly one hour with a specific "perfect match" of mine that doesn't tolerate tardiness. And I think you also need to attend a meeting with the believed-to-be-your-soul-mate sister of mine." Chuck stated, trying to contain his laughter; this whole situation was way too bizarre even for him. But he knew one thing for sure; if he was late Blair wouldn't let him live in order to see the next act of this soap opera.
"Seriously man, do you see what they write?" Nate asked Chuck while sitting in the back of the very limo that he knew his ex girlfriend lost her virginity to a womanizer (at the time) Chuck; it was ancient history but he still felt weird every time he sat there. Especially when he was reading what even 28 years old girls were fantasizing about his and Jenny's first time. To his astonishment he found out there was the "A la Chair" scenario where a frustrated Jenny lost her virginity to him in the back of a limo (or any other vehicle for that matter).
The only thing missing is having me wear a scarf and being high and it would be the perfect reenactment. He thought and tried to get the image out of his head. Truth be told, with him having seen Jenny in her bra and short skirts, there wasn't much left to fantasy; and with Chuck being his best friend for so long he found it almost natural to picture Jenny naked.
"The best part is you, my sis, me and Blair going out for a double date! Don't show that to Blair cause she's gonna freak out, they say that afterwards we go for a carriage ride at Central Park; she wouldn't go anywhere near those horses, she's convinced she can catch five different fatal diseases from them." Chuck said laughing and Nate joined him; it was crazy-weird but some parts where indeed hilarious.
"Hey see that one!" Chuck said still laughing turning his phone so that Nate could read
Annie: Even Chuck managed to reform in order not to lose Blair, why can't Nate do the same? I love both CB and JN and at some point I want them all to be together, if Nate wasn't so damn confused and that bitch Vanessa didn't screwed every known couple up everything would be fine and we would have some perfect double dates to squee to :lol:
Jenny: Hey guys what's up? I see that you were on fire overnight! ANNIE BB!!! ITA with you, and if I ever see that S**T Vanessa I'm gonna kick her ass SO hard she's gonna get amnesia and go to Australia thinking it's her hometown. I'm supposed to be a bitch, but she's way up the rank :P
Chloe: Hey bb's! :wave: I finally finished writing the new chapter of Healing Wounds so I can chat my ass off for our beloved NJ! I have a feeling they'll be reunited at some point this year, what do you guys think?
Ashii: Hello, I 'm a huge NJ fan and I just discovered this place, it's awesome! I can talk about NJ forever and here there are so many people that feel the same!
[quote] I'm gonna kick her ass SO hard she's gonna get amnesia and go to Australia thinking it's her hometown[/quote]
OH PLS NOT AUSTRALIA, I LIVE HERE! :lol: I seriously don't think I can take any more of her, if I ever see her she's in serious danger of getting to the hospital :P
Annie: Hey Chloe! And welcome Ashii, we're always glad to have new NJ-ers among us :hug:
Chloe, the new chap was amazing! :thud:
Chloe: Welcome Ashii, I'm sure you're gonna have a great time here, we all adore NJ 3
Thanks so much Annie! :back_hug:
I'm working on Massive Destruction and I was thinking of having Serena tell Nate that he was wrong to judge Jenny, what do you think?
Ashii: Thank you girls! 3
Chloe, I just begun reading your fic and it's great :)
Annie: Oh you should totally go for it Chloe, Serena is one of the supporters after all. I'd like to know what Dan would think of it though :evil_lol:
HUMPHREY where are you? :look:
Emma: Hey bb's!!! Welcome Ashii, it's good to see that NJ love has reached Austalia :D
Chloe, I agree you should go for it, it's totally Serena to say sth like that.
Who's Humphrey?? Do we have Dan chatting with us? :rotfl:
Jenny: I'm here Annie dear, I was just struggling with damn Sony Vegas again :(
Hey Chloe and Emma!!! And welcome Ashii! You're gonna love it here, I'm new too and everyone's been great ;)
Emma, Humphrey is the *coughs* stupid *coughs* nickname Annie is using for me, after I had her called Annie everywhere :lol: I guess she thinks she takes her revenge or sth this way :P
[quote] OH PLS NOT AUSTRALIA, I LIVE HERE! :lol: I seriously don't think I can take any more of her, if I ever see her she's in serious danger of getting to the hospital :P[/quote]
:lol: Oh okay, in that case I'll sent her to an isolated village in Antarctica, it's even better cause there are no communications there, so she won't be able to come back if she ever rememebers :lmao:
"Oh my God, they're being totally mean to Vanessa!" Nate exclaimed as he read only a small part of the particular conversation.
"Well, it's not like they're wrong…" Chuck said his face serious and every tone of teasing lost from his voice. His words lingered between them as Nate slowly realized that maybe there was some truth in what those girls claimed Vanessa did.
If she wasn't a part of the story his letter would have never been stolen, Jenny would have read it and assuming she returned his feelings (something he was pretty sure she did at the time; why else would she want to get back to Vanessa?) she would probably be his girlfriend.
He tried to picture how that would be. Jenny being his girlfriend… How would they spent their time? She was an amazing kisser, no doubt, but apart from kissing what else would they do? They could go to the movies and talk cheesy to each other but that would be just like dating a mini-Blair and it would end up the same way.
"Do you think we could have ever worked out? I mean wouldn't it be like dating Blair all over again?" Nate spoke out loud his questions, hoping that Chuck could help him clear his thoughts.
"Okay Nathaniel your confusion is amusing to a certain point, but it becomes stupidity after it. Jenny like Blair? They're nothing like one another. I admit that my little sis was all about being Queen, but she has got past that point a long time ago. I live with her, and trust me, she is a totally different person than she used to be. How do you think she managed to become Blair's true confidant? You know that as perfect Blair might seem to me she would never trust someone that's like her; she would always be afraid that she might try to overthrow her. Funny as it sounds Little J is exactly the type of girl you would need to be yourself and stop pretending all you care about is partying and driving your Ferrari like you do with these models of yours" Chuck said looking Nate straight in the eyes. Nate knew that look; Chuck was hinting that he should reconsider the whole Jenny thing.
"And if you don't want to believe me, maybe you should listen to your fan club. They seem to have caught some things for your relationship with Jenny that you haven't" Chuck said knowing that Nate was finding hard to accept he might have handled the situation inadequately, giving him his phone again to check on a rather surprising but somewhat true statements in a discussion he found.
Chloe: Hey NJ-ers! Anyone still around? :look:
Jenny: Hey bb! I'm still lingering around waiting for someone to appear :lol:
Emma: Hey Choe! I'm still around as well ;)
I wish they could just get their friendship back… Be like the night of Blair's birthday…
[.jpg image/Jenny and Nate at the steps]
Annie: Hey Chlo!
:thud: at that pic! It was the so sweet that Nate trusted all his problems with Blair to Jenny, shows which is the real OTP around here… Btw isn't the 200th thread's OP awesome? I'm still amazed by it, all the people who got involved did a great job!
Susan: Hey NJ-ers! Are you on fire or sth? I'm gone for 3 days and you have moved on 4 threads!!! Good to see there are still people who support NJ despite the fuckery that comes our way :(
Chloe: S, you're back!!! Pessimistic much? :lol:
Annie: Hey S! We missed you ^^
[quote] Are you on fire or sth?[/quote]
It's the European power bb, we burn everything in NJ's way :lmao:
I think there might still be some hope, with Upper East Siders you never know what's gonna happen next ;)
Jenny: Hey S! European power indeed :lol:
Hey let S be pessimistic, she has a "Most pessimistic NJ fan" title to defend. Plus if they ever get past the fuckery and be together she's gonna really enjoy it :D
Alexandra: Hey guys! I'm new here, I just found this place and I'm so excited! I'm a huge NJ fan from Serbia. It's good there are so many people from around the world shipping NJ :D
I just saw the photos from the snowflake ball again… GOD DAMN THAT VANESSA BITCH!
Susan: Thanks guys! And yeah I have a title to defend here, hehe.
Welcome Alexandra, want to be added to the NJ shippers list? And I couldn't agree more, damn that bitch Vanessa that just has to destroy every relationship in one mile radius from her :mad:
Annie: Welcome Alexandra!
Vanessa… &$%!^%$ If only she could GTFO!!! I would gladly help her do so :pout:
Jenny: Hey Alexandra! I think we just hooked ourselves another Europie to help speed up things when S sleeps :lol:
I was thinking of leaving for a while, but now that we started V-bashing I'm gonna stay :yay:
Emma: Hey S! And welcome Alexandra :D
:lol: Jenny, I guess V will never grow on you :lmao:
Chloe: Welcome Alexandra, it's so good to have you :hug:
Damnnnnnn I promised to make some icons to one of my besties and I have to go now that the V-bashing started… Keep it up bb's I hope I'll catch up with you later :wave:
Emma: Bye Chloe! I have 2go2 guys, but I'll be in again later. Love ya!! :wave:
Alexandra: Yeah I'd love to be added Susan ^^
Bye bye Chloe and Emma!
V… Gosh, I don't think I could ever hate someone more! I despise her more than my long-story-ex-boyfriend :lol: She just has to go and be the 3rd person in every single romantic relationship in the UES. And then she pretends that she's sooo moral and that she doesn't approve the ways of the UES. If you didn't you would STAY THE HELL AWAY BITCH!
"Okay Chuck, I really can't see the point of me reading how crazy girls greet each other and bash V" Nate said making a motion to return the phone to Chuck
"Keep reading Nathaniel" Chuck urged, and Nate with a sigh continued to do so
Susan: IKR? She's such a huge hypocrite it makes me sick. I just wish someone would stand up and tell that to her face instead of always find excuses for her. I mean WTF, she has basically caused relationship troubles between Jenny/Nate, Dan/Serena and even Chuck/Blair. And in our case not only troubles but separation. And when Nate is concerned she has screwed things so many times I can't help but wonder how stupid can he be to always go back with her. He might be whoring around right now, but soon enough he's gonna get together with her again. It's just our fucking karma.
ETA: Bye girls, hope I'll see you later!
Jenny: Bye bye bb's, see u later!! :wave:
Susan, ITA ITA ITA… :sigh:
Srsly Nate is way too confused for his own good… I mean choices she made eventually lead to his dad going to jail, how can he even be around her? He forgave that and he can't forgive what Jenny did to Vanessa, when Vanessa herself didn't keep much of a grudge against her? (apart from stealing him and going to Jenny for consolation every time they broke up). And can someone answer me, putting aside her hideous looks, what the hell does attracts him to V? They always fight because she just can't accept who he is and the way he is used to work things out; while Jenny is the only one of his girlfriends (if you can call it that, such a fuckery that it is) that can be both a Brooklyn and an UES girl and accepts him as he is. And I can't believe he keeps being so damn blind and doesn't see that… :(
Annie: Yeah, it's so sad he can't realize that Jenny is the one, stop being a man-whore, man up, apologize to her and finally be her boyfriend. His real feelings towards Jenny are gonna hit him someday, I just hope it's soon enough, before she finds someone else that will make things difficult.
Susan: Frankly I hope that she will find some super-hot guy to be her boyfriend and that Nate will realize what he lost. But I think that's a high impossibility, as any other NJ interaction in the future, so I guess all we have is the past moments they shared.
Annie: Oh S don't be so sad :back_hug: Oh I know, to cheer up we should just talk about how awesome they're for one another ;)
Susan: Thanks Annie, but I can't help myself with the way the NJ story is going :sigh:
Well they're truly my OTP because they have such an amazing chemistry and they just complete each other. Jenny combines all the "characteristics" Nate is looking for in a girl and Nate is really protective and supportive of her. The fact that Nate trusted her with his concerns about getting back with Blair while he barely knew her and they were in a quite messed up situation proves that much. And then Jenny trusted him to keep her secret that she quit Eleanor's. Even if they don't understand it they actually had the basis for a stable relationship, until the Snowflake Ball fiasco.
"So now you see" Chuck said when he saw Nate's face darken as he slowly lifted his head and darted his eyes away from the phone's screen.
"Yes." Was Nate's platonic answer. He was just hit by the realization that no matter how crazy and obsessive those girls were, they had gotten straight one thing he missed; Jenny was the only one he ever felt himself with. She never judged him and she would never ask him to change; she accepted him like he was, traits and flaws.
And he blew it. She only slipped once and he judged her so hard that they didn't even say "Hi" anymore. He forgave Chuck's betrayal, Blair's nature for plotting against him, Vanessa for… for so many things, including stealing that letter… And he couldn't forgive Jenny one mistake… He couldn't forgive her for hurting someone that had just backstabbed her.
"How do I fix it?" he said with a barely audible voice.
"Apologize Nathaniel. Weird as it sounds Jenny and I have gotten quite close the past few months; I know that if you really mean it she'll forgive you. And based on my sinful past years of endless womanizing I'd say she still has feelings for you"
"Am I talking to Chuck Bass or Dr Phil? Sinful past? Who are you and what you did to my friend?" Nate joked to lighten up the atmosphere; Chuck's words kept repeating in his head as his friend chuckled and looked at him
"See what a woman can do to you Nathaniel? Make sure you choose the right one that will help bring out the best in you that must be hidden somewhere in there" Chuck joked and Nate threw his scarf at him. Despite Chuck's light tone he had enough clarity now to see behind the motions; whatever newly found bond Chuck and Jenny shared it had his friend believing that she was the one for him. And now he believed it too.
This is a really bad idea. She's never going to forgive me. I'm too late –I should have done that months ago, is that suit even okay? Maybe I should change-
"Mr Archibald, how nice to see you. Should I call upstairs and let them know you're coming?" the doorman said pleasantly; from all the cranky rich people that entered every day Nate Archibald was one of the most polite and he appreciated it.
"No Pedro it won't be necessary, seems like you have some royalty to attend to" Nate smiled at him motioning to a waiting couple dressed as if they were the Queen and King of England in his booth and moved towards the elevator.
He kept thinking what not a good idea it was all the way up to the apartment, trying to find a reason to flee. But no matter what his head and years of practice in avoiding situations told him, his heart knew different. He had to start over with Jenny. Even if she was reluctant to give him a second chance he would try; the same way she would have tried for him.
This is a very bad idea. This is the worse idea you ever had-
"Mr Nate! Mr Chuck isn't here, do you want to call him-" Dorota begun to say with her usual chipper mood.
"Actually I want to see Jenny. Is she here?" Nate said to a startled Dorota.
"Yes… Let me get her for you… Miss Jenny!" Dorota shouted and Nate heard her high heels click on the marble floor as she emerged from the hallway looking divine as always.
To his satisfaction she no longer wore the raccoon makeup; he thought she was so much more beautiful without it and her natural beauty with just a little lip-gloss and a beige eye shadow made her look stunning. She was dressed simply; with a knee-length nay blue dress that matched her gorgeous eyes and a sparkly headband; symbol of a position that no longer defined her character.
"Jenny" he said firmly, trying hard not to keep studying her.
It was a great idea.
She didn't replied, just kept staring at him with eyes wide from shock and frankly he was okay with it, their eye contact was so intense it revealed what both knew was still between them.
But then a non-familiar muscular voice tore the magic apart.
"Ah baby, there you are!" The voice belonged to a tall, lean and –even if Nate hated to admit it- attractive guy, his age, who moved towards Jenny, a big smile in his face.
Definitely a bad idea.
"Andrew, I'm sorry I-" but Jenny never managed to finish because suddenly her mouth was busy kissing Andrew back.
How did they call it? Modern Fairytale?
MODERN FAIRYTALE MY ASS.
Spotted
Nate Archibald entering Van der Humphrey apartment looking as pale as my white satin sheets. Chuck, the only rational explanation for his visit? Leaving with the limousine that delivered N. And I hear that only Queen J and her royal maid are spending the weekend in. Unless N came to pay his respects to Dorota, could it be a heart-to-heart for him and not-so-little J after all this time? Or could it be war between N and a total-hottie that headed to J's apartment minutes after N? Love or War, you know it's bound to be interesting!
Can't wait to hear what Queen's & Knight's fans think about this!
You know you love me!
xoxo
Gossip Girl
A/N: Hey guys! First of all thank you for reading and reviewing the past 2 chapters :)
I had this chapter ready some days ago, but I'm back to my hometown for summer and guess what, no internet. The only thing around for me to enter the WWW is a mobile internet connection USB stick(hardly 1 Mbps speed..., it's torturing, really!) my dad use for his work all day long. So yeah, it's gonna be a little hard to update every other day, but I'll try my best ;)
A special thanks to "Annie" who inspires me for this fic, ad to S (Susan not Serena LOL) who introduced me to the fanforum NJ thread and is such a huge NJ fan she inspires the rest of us (even if sometimes her pessimism is of epic proportions :P)
So back to the chapter. I hoped you liked it, it was quite challeging getting into Nate's mind cause I don't know how it feels being so confused all the time, hehe.
The two ff's mentioned, Massive Destruction & Healing Wounds are 2 of my favs by Chloe, for those few who might not know them the links are in my profile in the fav section.
Oh and the whole Blair/Jenny/Chuck all being friends is going to be explained in later chapters. I just couldn't resist having Chuck calling Jeny little sis and be the one to help Nate understand what a jerk he was and how Jenny is the one he needs.
And no Andrew kissing Jenny is no misunderstunding, stalker-situation etc etc, it's the real deal. Just as S requested a hot bf for Queen Jenny. I'm not gonna make it easy for Nate, he has to prove he is worthy of redeemimg.
R&R
xoxo
Jenny