Hey Upper East Siders, Gossip Girl here. Looks like H is proving her prowess by taking Chris and his cousin N within 48 hours. Better pace yourself H, you don't want to run out of steam. In other news Lonely Boy has his girlfriend back, but how long can you last once it's ended? C should know about that. He's still in hot pursuit of B... or is it H? It seems Manhattan life has just turned into a marathon. Run kiddies, run.

"Soooo… when are you going to tell me about this date?" Dan asked Hallie as they boarded the bus to Constance Billiard and St. Jude's.

Hallie acted pre-occupied with finding a seat and when she did she threw her stuff down and looked out the window.

"Hal. Did you hear me?" Dan sat down next to her and gave her a critical look.

"Hmmm? What was that?" Hallie said, feigning distraction.

"Your date… with what's his name…"

Hallie pretended to be confused and cocked her head to the side.

Dan laughed. "Nate's cousin! What's his name..."

"Oh! Him… yeah. Let's not talk about that… oh look! A new pretzel stand!"

"Hallie. Seriously. I'm not just going to let you go without an explanation… plus, that stand has been there for a year…"

"Well it's new to me…" She ran her fingers absentmindedly through her hair and looked back out the window.

"Hallie, just tell me what happened…"

"Yes Father…"

Dan looked at her intently until she finally caved.

"It just didn't go as planned, okay… It turned out he wasn't my type."

"Well now I feel like a jerk!" Dan laughed.

Hallie grinned. "Well, I didn't come out totally empty handed…"

Dan shot her a questioning look.

"Well… it turns out that Nate is nothing like his cousin… and he is my type…"

"Wait… so you're saying… you and Nate?"

Hallie grinned and nodded.

"Wow. That's unexpected."

"Dan…"

"No no no, I'm really happy for you… but Nate? I don't know…"

Hallie bit her thumbnail and looked at Dan.

He studied her face. "I'm sorry. That's great Hallie. Really it is. If you're happy, then I guess I'm happy…"

"Gee, I would have liked that response the first time…" Hallie joked.

"Soooo… have you told Vanessa yet?" Dan questioned cautiously.

"Um… no. I haven't had the chance to… I mean, it's only been two days… I was actually going to tell her tonight…"

"Tonight?"

Hallie nodded.

Dan laughed nervously. "Okay… oh look, we're almost at school."

As they piled off the bus, Dan let Hallie get in front of him and he pulled out his phone. He created a new message to Vanessa. 'We need to talk. Come to my place after school.'

Oh H. Didn't you know? There's nary a guy or girl with no strings attached in Manhattan.

Hallie pulled her Calculus book out of her locker and shoved it into her messenger bag. She had only been to two periods and she was already antsy for lunch. Nate had said that she should meet him in the courtyard and they could eat together.

As she was writing down her Econ homework on the whiteboard in her locker, Serena walked up and opened her locker, which was two away from Hallie's.

"Hey Serena!" Hallie said. She knew Serena was wary of her, but she also knew Dan really wanted them to be friends.

"Hi." Serena said, not even turning away from her locker.

Hallie bit her lip, trying to think of something to say. Why was this proving to be so hard? From what Dan said about Serena, she seemed like an awesome person. And although he was bound to be a little bit biased, that sweet, fun loving girl had to be in there somewhere…

Just as she was about to say something about the weather, she saw Dan approaching.

"Hey Dan!"

"Hey Hal!" He waved. When he got to their lockers, he wrapped his arms around Serena's waist and kissed her on the cheek. "Hi beautiful…"

Hallie swallowed hard.

"How romantic…" Chuck said smarmily as he sidled up beside Hallie.

"Hi Chuck." Hallie said flatly.

"So, my offer of the tour of the city still stands… what do you say?"

"No thanks. I have to get to class." Hallie said briskly as she slammed her locker and walked away.

"Bye Dan." She said as she passed him.

"Maybe later then?" Chuck shouted.

"Bye Chuck!" Hallie shouted without looking back.

Hmm…S seems to go with H like fire goes with water. We all know Lonely Boy wants his two favorite girls to get along, but is it possible with all the guys breathing down H's neck?

"You're pathetic." Blair said as she walked by Chuck. He grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"What?"

"Your disgusting little display of seduction… She's not interested… so give it up."

"You sound like… you want me to…" He said, a smug smile creeping onto his face.

"Well I don't. You're just embarrassing yourself, trying to get in her pants."

"She's fresh meat. I'm Chuck Bass. You do the math."

"Ugh, you disgust me." Blair said, yanking her arm away as she started back down the hall.

"The ball is in your court Blair. You're the cause!" He shouted after her.

Hmm…is C running the wrong way, or could it be that all the girls are running from him?

"Do people normally stare at you when you eat lunch?" Hallie asked Nate as she took a bite of her salad.

"Not usually…" He said slowly, looking around at all the gaping mouths and wide eyes.

"It's like we're in a zoo or something."

"Do you want to move?"

Hallie nodded and started to gather her food.

"Just follow me." Nate whispered, handing her bag to her.

He wound his way through the crowd that had formed, walked through the empty hallways, and out the back door. He stopped and looked around at the fenced in cement shipping area.

"C'mon." He said, taking her hand and pulling her towards the fence.

"Nate, we're seriously eating here?"

"Nope." He smiled and threw his bag over the fence. He put a leg over and swung himself the rest of the way.

"Nate?"

His head reappeared over the top of the fence and he held out his hand. "Just throw your bag over and come on!"

She looked at him for a second and then chucked her bag over and took his hand.

"Swing your leg up."

She did and stopped. "Now what?"

"Just kinda… roll…"

She shot him a look, but obeyed. As she came over the fence she fell on Nate and immediately they both busted out into laughter.

"That was ridiculous!" Hallie said between gasps of air.

"But worth it…"

Hallie looked around and drew a breath. They were in a small park that was totally empty. There was ivy growing everywhere and the trees seemed to be a million different colors.

"Definitely worth it."

Aw…how cute. But then, we've all seen this before. Guy meets girl, guy likes girl, girl likes guy, they all end up with a broken heart. Hopefully H isn't expecting a happily ever after on the Upper East Side.

"Why the frenzied text?" Vanessa asked with a laugh as Dan came in his room after school.

"Hallie hasn't talked to you yet, has she?"

"No… why?"

"Vanessa… she's seeing Nate."

Oh, H, will the changes never end? How does the little girl from the South manage to thrive like this in the big city? C with no one to sleep with, S and B going crazy over their boy toys when H is only interested in V's. It seems that she's out running all of them. We thought we were ahead of the game, but maybe the Upper East Siders just need a change of pace.

You know you love me. XOXO,

Gossip Girl

Hey people! Well, I'm sorry for the 2 month delay... I've been swamped with school work! I hope you enjoy, and I'll try to not wait so long before posting next time :) Oh and I would love some reviews :)

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