A/N: thanks again to SamQuinnSportyBee for the encouragement, and the song [yehess BASSchee :))] here's Chapter 10. You're going to see a different side to Chuck Bass in this one. I got inspired by the songs "White Lines and Red Lights" by Between the Trees, and "Change Your Mind" by Boyce Avenue haha. Read and Review Please :D
"good morning Nate" Marge said, coming in the dining room. "good morning, Marge" he said, eating breakfast. "where's Dylan?" he asked. "she's getting ready" Marge said. Dylan came down. "good morning, everyone" she said, sitting down. "good morning to you too. Looks like someone had a good night's sleep" Nate said, as she drank her coffee. "I did. I'm kind of excited and nervous at the same time" Dylan said, spreading cream cheese on her bagel. "how are things with Chuck? I haven't heard a word about him since yesterday" Nate said. "I don't know, actually. We haven't talked" Dylan said. "oh. It's getting awkward or something?" he asked. "I don't know. I hope it's not. I liked him. A lot" she said. "I know you do" he said. They ate breakfast quietly, until they stepped in the elevator, going down to the lobby.
Serena and Dan saw them walking down the street. "seriously? Nate likes Dylan?" he said. "yes! He does. He doesn't want to admit it" Serena said. "well, they do seem like a great couple. But doesn't Dylan like Chuck?" he said. "yes, she does. But I want her and Nate to be together so bad" Serena said, giving Dan a pained look. "just look at them, look" Serena tilted Dan's head to their direction. "I find it hard to believe that Dylan hasn't realized that yet. She doesn't know how Nate feels about her" she said. "we shouldn't get ourselves mixed up in what could actually become the reason why they're not friends in the very near future" Dan said, taking a step back. "fine, but we should say hi to them at least, welcome Dylan to Constance" Serena pulled him back. "I think Nate already did it for you" Dan said, as Dylan and Nate were getting closer. "Dylan! Nate! Good morning to both of you" Serena said. They could hear whispers in the crowd of students. "hey!" they both said. "and welcome to Constance" Serena said. "thank you" Dylan said.
"oh, who's the new girl?" Penny asked Nellie and Kati on the steps later that day. "I checked, and her name's Dylan Von Furstenburg" Nellie said. "she studied in Paris for 12 years. Her family's close with the Archibalds'. That's why she and Nate are so close" Nellie said. "and she's got in early admission to Princeton, and in her SAT's, she scored 2300" she added. "oh my, get this, she's dating Chuck Bass" Kati said, looking at Gossip Girl. "her and Chuck Bass? No way, she's a Von Furstenburg" Penny said, in disbelief. "look who it is now. She hangs out with Serena and Humphrey" Kati said. "and they're here now" Nellie said. "hey guys, I'd like you to meet Dylan-" "Von Furstenburg, yes, I know" Penny said, as Dylan simply waved. "oh, wow that's a surprise" Dylan said. "clearly" Penny snorted. "is that this season's Marc Jacobs?" Kati noticed Dylan's bag. "yes, it is. My mom's a friend of his" Dylan nodded. The three of them whispered to themselves. "for a newbie, you don't seem to act all nervous around us" Penny said. "I was born here, and I arrived a few months ago" she said. "you want to go get some frozen yogurt? Nate's already there" Serena said. "oh, alright, sure, it was nice meeting you guys" Dylan said, as she followed Serena and Dan down the steps.
"how was your first day so far?" Dan asked her. "it was smooth. I didn't expect to adjust that quickly around here" Dylan said. "hey, I just got the Psycho dvd. Want to go to my place later and check it out?" Dylan said. "it's a school night" Dan said. "so? you can see where we live" Dylan said, referring to her and Nate. "you two live together?" Dan looked at Nate. "yeah. I'm a lodger" Nate smiled. "I think I'm starting to see why you want them to be together so much" Dan whispered to Serena. "uh, sorry?" Nate asked. "nothing, nothing, I just said, I can see why you two are, you know, uh, um, together so much" he said. "oh, okay?" Dylan looked confused. Serena laughed. "how are things with Chuck?" Dan asked. Serena looked at him and shook her head. "I mean, if it's alright to ask" he said, clearing his throat. "we're not talking right now. I'm actually clueless on why we're like that these days" she said. "he is acting weird these days. But if it helps, he hasn't brought a single girl in the house yesterday" Serena said. "wow, it looks like he's pretty serious about you" Dan said, surprised as well. "I'm actually surprised myself" Serena said, suddenly remembering what she said. Serena looked at Nate, who somehow looked a little taken aback by what she said. "moving on, Alfred Hitchcock makes the best suspense movies" Dan said, changing the subject. "he teamed up with Bernard Hermann, the one who made the whistling sound in Kill Bill, and he composed that scary shower scene theme" Dylan said, shaking her head as if to take her mind off Chuck.
Serena saw Chuck seated on the couch that night, as she was about to leave. "I'm going to Dylan's" she said. Chuck said nothing. "I'm surprised you didn't bring in a single girl yesterday" she said, sitting down in front of him. "I'm surprised myself" he said, drinking scotch. "we all were. How are you and Dylan?" she asked. "nothing, I don't know" he said quietly. "she told me you two haven't talked in a while since the other night" Serena said. "if you don't mind, it has gotten awkward after the night we had sex" he said. "I know it has" Serena said. "just please, explain to her why you're like this lately" she said, then standing up, and getting her purse. "if mom asks, I'm at Dylan's, with Dan and Nate" she said, pressing the elevator button. Chuck finished his glass and refilled it, remembering what he was like before he met her. He was over Blair now, thanks to Dylan. He saw Blair in school, but they weren't in speaking terms anymore. He shook his head, to take his mind off things. It was just him in there, in the living room, on a Monday night. It wasn't like him at all. Right now, he would be with some girl, possibly having sex by then. He would be going around the city in his limo, drinking, and again, with some girls. He then wondered why Dylan liked him in the first place. He was the person most likely to hurt her a lot. And if she was hurt, Nate would find out. But he was Nate's best friend too. After all they had been through the previous year, he wanted to keep that friendship stable. This wasn't like him at all. He could see it now, all those years of being oblivious to the feelings of others, it was only Dylan that got through to him straight. He looked at his phone, and as he was about to call Dylan, he put it down.
Days had passed, and Dylan and Chuck didn't see each other. It had already been the first week of senior year. "you and Chuck still not speaking to each other?" Serena sat down beside Nate and Dylan. "nope. I think it got awkward between us. I don't even know why" Dylan said, writing something in her notebook. "well, if that's the way you feel about it, you should go tell him, he's over there" Serena said, looking at the corner where the doors were, and Chuck was leaning on the wall, his hand in his pocket. "I think I will" Dylan closed her notebook, then stood up. "Nate and I are just going to be here, talking" Serena said, as Dylan started walking. "will you finally admit that you like her?" Serena looked at Nate. "I told you, I don't like her like that" Nate said. "I know you do. It's like you always have been" Serena said. "what? it's not like that" Nate shook his head. "I can tell you didn't sleep well last night, you were thinking about her" she said. "I wasn't thinking about her. Fine, maybe I was, but in my defense, I was just reminiscing the days back then" he said. "wondering why she had to leave for Paris for the next 12 years?" Serena said. Nate shook his head. He couldn't take it anymore. "yes" he said quietly. He looked at Serena. "see? I knew it! You like her" she said. "seeing her looking like that right now, I can't really explain it" he said, looking at Dylan. "I think, I think I've fallen for my best friend" he said quietly. "Nate" Serena patted him on the shoulder. "it's like I always have been, pardon the inappropriate timing" he said. "it's fine. I think it's sweet of you to admit it" Serena smiled. "but, can you just help me out here. Just don't say anything to her" he said. "say what?" she smiled. "thanks" Nate said.
"Chuck" she said, going inside to her locker. "Dylan" he said, following her all of a sudden. Dylan stopped, and Chuck skidded to a halt. "if it got awkward between us, why didn't you tell me in the first place?" she said. "Dylan, I-" he said, but was cut off. "It would've been good to at least give me a heads up" she said. She turned around, about to walk again, when she felt Chuck grab her hand, stopping her. He looked right into her eyes. 'why does he have to do that?' she thought, as she looked back into his. "can you imagine us being together? Chuck and Dylan going to the movies, Chuck and Dylan going out of town" he held her hand this time, their fingers intertwining each other. "l'autre nuit était stupéfiante, j'ai juste peur" he said. "je sais. Moi aussi" Dylan said. "do you really think people are going to take this, us, seriously?" he said. "who cares what they think? Let gossip girl find out and spread the word for all I care" Dylan said. "let's get together in Victrola tonight" he said, then walking off again. Dylan watched him leave, his head bent down. She went to her locker, and put in her notebook. A tear fell down on her face, as she thought about what Chuck said to her. "hey," Serena and Nate were behind her. "I'm going to Victrola tonight. There's still something we have to talk about" Dylan said. "are you okay? You looked pretty sad from where we were watching" Nate said. "I am, I am, I just couldn't believe it" Dylan said, then closing her locker. "you want to talk about it or something?" Serena asked. "no, I'd rather not" Dylan shook her head.
That night, Dylan had arrived at Victrola. "I'll see you guys later" Dylan said to Nate and Serena on the phone, then hung up. Chuck appeared in front of her. "Chuck" she said. "Dylan" he said, as they went inside. In the midst of the loud music, and the girls dancing in front of them, they had managed to talk. "what now?" Dylan said, facing him. "I should've said that this was getting awkward between us" he said quietly. Dylan couldn't say anything. "you should have" she said. "you're never going to let me in, are you?" Dylan asked, staring into his eyes. Chuck stayed quiet, his expression pained. "it's settled then, I'm so stupid. I was stupid enough to actually fall for you" she said, shaking her head, standing up, and leaving. "Dylan, wait" Chuck followed her out into the street, where heavy rain greeted them. "what?" Dylan asked him. They were in the middle of an empty street that night, getting wet from the rain. "you-you deserve someone better than me. This, all this, is who I am, I don't want to hurt you" he said. He looked at Dylan, whose face was expressionless. She turned to leave. "so, this means we're through?" he said. Dylan looked back at him. "we weren't really together to begin with, right?" she said, then fled into the other side of the street.