A/N: Hiyah! Sorry for the long-ish wait, I was trying to make this quite a long chapter. But it's probably going to be medium-ish haha. Well, I hope you enjoy it xD
Disclaimer: Everything Gossip Girl belongs to Cecily von Ziegesar. Not me.
"Sure, anything. What is it, honey?" William asked.
Serena sniffed. "I'd like to go to boarding school in Paris." She asked.
"Oh, well, why? Oh, never mind, your mother and I will be back in a week, so we should talk then. Unless you'd like to join us in the Bahamas?" William suggested.
"Oh, no. That's fine dad, I'll wait for you and mom to get back. I have to go. I'll talk to you soon." Serena said, hanging up.
Had she done the right thing? Of course she had. Blair and Nate could be happy if she were gone, right? Serena nodded to herself and lay on the couch. All she could think of doing was to lie there.
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Nate arrived at his family townhouse wondering why Serena suddenly cared about Blair so much as to break off whatever he and Serena had. Hadn't Serena been the one who had betrayed Blair when she and Nate lost their virginities to each other.
Nate was angry and confused. Also, he was craving a joint. He'd stayed clean for almost two weeks now, so Blair and Serena would take him seriously for once. And now that he'd stopped smoking it up, he'd lost both of them. Nate still had a bag and a bong that were ready for him. Nate pulled out his cell phone and called Jeremy Scott-Tompkin's number. "Dude, come over and have a joint." He said. Jeremy laughed. "Welcome back, El Capitan."
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How could she do this me? That bitch! Blair thought. She thought Serena was her friend. Blair knew that Nate loved Serena and not her, but could Serena actually share the same feelings?
"Serena can't love Nate like I can." Blair said to no one in particular. Blair angrily slammed the bathroom door behind her and knelt down on the cold tiled floor. Blair couldn't help it, she knew it was disgusting.
But something about purposely making herself throw up made her feel better. It made her feel like she was in control. After she flushed the toilet and rinsed her mouth with Colgate mouthwash, she lay unhappily on her bed.
"You still love me, right?" Blair said to her kitten. Kitty Minky simply stared at her and licked her paws. Blair rolled her eyes. Even her own cat didn't love her.
Her fat mother and step-father had taken Tyler and Aaron to see Aaron's grandmother for the weekend. Blair refused to go see someone that gave birth to someone as annoying, ugly and unfunny as Cyrus.
Blair's cell phone beeped. It was a text from Serena. B, I hope you aren't angry at me. Please call me, I need to explain. Love, S.
Blair quickly texted a reply. Fine, meet me Tribeca Star in 20 for a drink. B. What the hell, she may as well go see what Serena had to say. Blair grabbed her Balenciaga tote bag and stuffed her wallet and phone in there.
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"B!" Serena called out, walking towards her friend to hug her. Blair didn't hug her back.
"Hey S." Serena nodded and sat down at the bar, as did Blair.
"Two cosmos, please." Serena asked, pulling out a twenty. The bartender nodded and took the money, not bothering to card them.
"Blair, I just want you to know that I'm sorry. I didn't want to hurt you, I've never wanted to." Serena said genuinely.
Blair shrugged and turned her head the other way. "S, I don't have anything more to say to you. You and Nate can be together, I don't give a shit," Blair said, now facing Serena. "But don't expect me to stick around while you two act all happy families! I'm done with you and Nate."
Blair downed the rest of her drink. Serena worriedly took Blair's hand in hers.
"No, B. I'm leaving for Paris when my parents get back from their vacation. I'm going to boarding school and I'm letting you have Nate. He loves you and you love him more than I do." Serena said, trying not to sound like it so terribly broke her heart to leave Blair and Nate.
Blair narrowed her eyes. "Don't lie, S. If this is some stupid hoax to get Nate and I back together and then you casually say, 'Oh, I'm not leaving after all' then I'm not fucking buying it! Keep Nate for yourself; I have better things to do then choose who gets Nate as if he's some kind of toy. Fuck you, Serena." Blair pulled her bag onto her shoulder and quickly left.
Serena pathetically sat still on the bar stool, trying to take in what just happened. She felt confused, a little bit scared and very nervous. What did Blair mean? She thought she was doing a good thing, giving up Nate for Blair. Sacrificing her own feelings for Blair's well-being. Why was Blair getting so angry at her? Serena left the remnants of her drink and shakily left the bar.
What was she to do? She'd lost Nate, she'd lost Blair. No one would miss her if she went to Paris, right? Right. Serena quickly walked to the curb to hail a cab and with a delicate raise of her arm, a swarm of cabs stopped and honked for her to enter their cab.
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Nate giggled. "Dude, you're back!" Jeremy said, taking a bong hit. He exhaled the smoke into impressive rings.
Nate nodded, taking the bong from him. It felt good to be back to his normal self. Normal... right. Nate hadn't smoked a joint or taken a bong hit for a couple of weeks and was finally over it.
Nate couldn't stand being clean for two weeks. Having to listen to Blair's complaining and crazy banter and having to put up with Serena's new-found kindness.
He wanted his old best friends back. The crazy, fun, wild Serena and the smart, sexy, elegant Blair. Not Saint Serena and Bitchy Blair.
Nate pushed those thoughts away and took another hit, just enjoying the weed hitting his blood.
A/N: I hope it wasn't too short, or that the parts were too short. I have a feeling they were. Anyway, please review! Thanks, Kaz xx
