Dan's alarm clock buzzed, making him groan loudly. His hand hit the off button and he turned to look at the beauty beside him. He touched her face, his fingers trailing down her cheek. They had spent the rest of last night attempting to make grilled cheese sandwiches. After fooling around with the food for an hour, they both crashed onto his bed, falling asleep immediately.
Serena's eyes flickered open, seeing Dan twirl her hair. "Morning." She whispered, smiling.
The corners of his mouth twitched into a smile as he leaned forward, kissing her gently. "Good morning. How did you sleep?"
"Pretty good." She brought her lips to his again, satisfying her craving of him.
"What was that for?" He murmured, bringing her hand up and kissing her palm.
"For being you." She rolled on top of him, straddling his hips. She kissed him slowly as if she wanted every moment to last. Hearing him groan, she smirked, trailing kisses to the side of his neck.
"Serena..we're going to be late.." Dan managed to say before he swallowed the rest of his words. He felt her clawing his chest under his t-shirt and rocked his hips towards her. "No..stop. School."
"I don't want to go." She admitted, watching him look confused at her answer.
"Is something wrong?"
"No..yes. I've been trying really hard to ignore it, but they keep texting me and I hear it whenever I turn around."
"Serena," Dan sat up, deadly serious. "What are they saying?"
Her lower lip trembled, making her look vulnerable in the rising sunlight. "That I'm the biggest slut to ever go to Constance and that you're going to tell me you love me so I'll sleep with you."
Dan sighed, taking her face into his hands, dragging his mouth onto hers. He kissed her gently, trying to convey his feelings towards her. "Listen to me, you are not a slut. Last time I checked, you're not being a whore, you're not flashing everyone, you don't even go to parties anymore. You've changed so much, you are not what you thought you were, okay? And I was planning on telling you I love you later, but right now seems perfect. I know I haven't known you for long, but I'm falling so fast and so hard for you, Serena. I love you."
"Daniel Humphrey," she murmured, stroking the side of his face. "I love you too."
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"Williams, Harvey! Put the ball away." Dan shouted at his two teammates, attracting the attention of the girl's gym class. "We're conditioning today."
Groans filled the guys half of the room, many of them cursing at Dan. "You can thank Nate. Now I've warned you guys before, if you talk about my girlfriend, if you call her a slut, we're doing conditioning."
Nate walked up angrily, still carrying a basketball. "Why don't you go fuck her then, Humphrey? Its obvious you don't give a fuck about the team anymore, that chick has made you nothing more than a pussy."
"Don't push me, Nate." Dan said tersely, staring Nate down.
"I'll do whatever the hell I want." Nate growled, slamming the ball to the ground. "In fact, I think I'll go fuck that slut of yours."
Dan shoved Nate into the bleachers, on top of him in seconds. He winced as his hand came in contact with Nate's face. Before he could throw any more punches, the coach had entered the room, pulling the two apart. "Humphrey, Archibald! What the hell is going on here?!"
"Nothing." They both muttered, looking at the ground.
"Then stop whatever you're doing and practice! Actually, just go change and I will see all of you at practice tonight." He muttered, pointing in the direction of the locker rooms.
"Don't be late fucking van der Woodsen." Nate snarled, pushing past Dan.
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"Look at her stomach, there's already a bump."
"Slut."
"Bitch."
"Don't know what Humphrey sees in her."
Serena whirled around, eyes narrowed. "I don't know if you know, but I can hear you so why not say it to my face?"
The whispering stopped for a brief second, and it started again, more intense than before. Serena sighed, running a hand through her blonde locks. As she fingered Dan's red and gold tie around her neck, she wondered if he resented her for bringing him into this.
"Serena!"
She turned, thinking it was Dan, instead she got a face full of Archibald. Nate grabbed her arm, dragging her away from the courtyard where everyone was talking in the allotted time before their next class. "Nate, let go of me."
He shook his head, smiling insanely. "You wish van der Woodsen. Now I'm going to show you what happens to sluts that won't give me a ride." He brought his lips onto hers, kissing her roughly. She pushed his chest, trying desperately to get him off.
"Get off of me!" She screamed, wondering why no one had bothered to help her.
Nate laughed, pressing her against the brick wall. "Nothing is going to stop me, bitch." His hands were about to slide under her t-shirt when he was ripped off of her.
"What the fuck are you doing?" Dan growled, slamming Nate into the wall. "I wonder how many years attempted rape goes for."
"Get the fuck off of me." Nate croaked, for Dan had grabbed his neck. "She asked for it."
Dan tightened his grip, Serena's sobs enraging him even more. "You're lucky I don't fucking kill you, Archibald." He released Nate, shoving him against the wall one more time. "Don't ever touch her again."
Nate fled, knowing better than to stick around. Meanwhile, Dan picked up Serena in his arms, hugging her tightly. "Hey, hey, you're okay. I'm here now."
She sobbed even harder, fists clenching his shirt tightly. She wanted nothing more than to curl into a ball and run away from her world. She hated each day that she spent at school, the only good part of her day was Dan.
"You're going home." He said simply, carrying her to the office. "I'm excusing you and getting Nate suspended."
He had her sit down on a chair, kissing her atop the head before talking to the headmistress. "My girlfriend, Serena van der Woodsen, was just assaulted by another student. With your permission, I'd like to take her home as to make sure she isn't traumatized even more."
The headmistress sat up sharply, raising her eyebrows at him. "I am going to need Ms. Van der Woodsen to identify the student that assaulted her before I can have her leave."
Dan nodded, walking back over to Serena. "Come on," he coaxed, helping her up. "Just his name and I'll take you home, okay?"
She nodded, leaning on him for support. "It....it was Nate. Nate Archibald." Unable to say anymore, she buried her face in Dan's chest, the tears leaking out again.
"Its okay, Serena. I'm right here." He whispered, stroking her hair. He looked at the headmistress, his expression pleading her to let them go.
"Very well. You may leave, you two are also excused for the rest of the week. I will have a faculty member deliver your school and homework. As for Mr. Archibald, he is facing suspension, arrest and quite possibly expulsion."
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