A/N: This is a pretty long chapter, but I hope you all enjoy!
Blair stepped aside to let Serena and Dan enter the suite. Everyone looked up as they entered. Nate and Chuck glared at Dan. Kyle looked at the ground and Eric sat quietly. Blair went to the bathroom and brought out a couple of towels and passed them to Serena and Dan. Blair sat beside Chuck on the bed. Nate and Eric sat on the couch. Kyle just stood by Serena's side. He put his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. She was freezing and wet. Dan stood by the couch. He kept drying his hair with the towel, anything to avoid eye contact with any of the people in the room. No one spoke.
Wonder what Cabbage Patch was doing with Serena, thought Blair.
Why on earth does Humphrey think he can come into my suite! thought Chuck.
Get out of here, Dan! Nate thought.
I wonder what's for breakfast tomorrow, thought Eric.
Please Dan, don't ruin this new relationship I'm in. Please! Kyle thought.
Thank you Dan. You probably will never know how much that meant to me, Serena thought
What the hell am I doing here? thought Dan. He glanced around the room. Bair cleared her throat.
"S, how about we go get you some dry clothes from your suite."
"Sure."
Blair and Serena walked out of the suite. They strolled over to Serena's suite. She opened to door and both girls walked in. Blair sat on the bed while Serena went to find some clothes. She pulled out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. She walked into the washroom and shut the door. Blair took a deep breath before talking.
"S?"
She heard Blair's voice.
"Yeah, B?"
Blair started pacing around the room.
"How did you end up with Dan?"
Serena looked in the mirror. She finally spoke.
"I was looking for my purse on deck and he saved me. I couldn't just let him leave."
Blair stopped pacing.
"I understand."
Serena walked out of the bathroom. She left her wet clothes in the bathroom. Blair sat back down on the bed. Serena looked at her.
"B?"
Blair looked up at her.
"Yeah?"
Serena took a deep breath. The words came out.
"I think I miss Dan."
Blair looked at her wide eyed.
"You do?"
Serena nodded her head.
"I don't know what it is. I guess I've been missing him for a couple of days, but Kyle seemed to be the closest thing I could find. I feel horrible."
She plopped down on the bed beside Blair. Blair smiled at her.
"Serena, maybe you should go back to Dan."
Serena sat up in surprise.
"What?"
Blair smiled at her again.
"Go back to Dan. It's obvious he misses you and you miss him."
Serena sighed.
"But what about Kyle?"
Blair sighed also. She hadn't thought about Kyle. Serena started to get up. She turned to Blair.
"Maybe I don't even miss him. Maybe I'm just grateful that he saved my life."
Blair raised an eyebrow.
"You sure?"
"Yes."
Serena tried to convince herself, but she just couldn't. She did miss Dan, but it wasn't something she wanted to ruin her and Kyle's relationship. She would just have to push those feelings aside. How hard could that be, right? Blair got off the bed also and stood by Serena. She looked her straight in the eye.
"So, you don't miss Dan?"
Serena sighed.
"No, I don't miss Dan."
Blair looked into her eyes. They seemed truthful. Blair turned around and walked out the door. Serena followed her. Blair knocked on her and Chuck's suite door. Kyle opened it. Blair rushed in and sat beside Chuck. All of the boys looked like they hadn't talked to each other. Serena stood beside Kyle. Blair broke the silence.
"So what do you guys want to do?"
Nate smirked. He was still a little drunk. He looked at Blair.
"How about we play skeletons in the closet?"
Eric looked at him.
"How do you play?"
Nate turned to him.
"You have one person who is up and everyone asks them questions, personal and hard questions and they have to answer truthfully. It's sort of like the Moment of Truth."
Nate looked around at everyone the room.
"So do you all want to play?"
Blair and Chuck nodded their heads first. Eric slowly nodded his head. Kyle nodded his head after thinking about the game rules. Serena nodded her head, she needed something fun to do. Everyone looked at Dan. Nate spoke.
"So, you want to play?"
"Sure."
Nate, Serena, Eric and Kyle sat on the couch. Blair, Chuck and Dan all sat on the bed. Dan sat at the end. Nate got up and pulled out a chair near the desk in the suite. He pointed to it.
"This will be the hot seat."
Everyone looked at it. It was just a simple chair, but something about it struck fear in everyone's eyes. Nate turned to them.
"I forgot to mention, when someone's in the hot seat everyone else gets to ask them one question. One question only. So who wants to go first?"
No one looked at Nate. Nate sighed.
"Fine, I'll go."
He sat down on the chair. He turned and looked at Kyle.
"Ask me a question."
Kyle thought of one randomly.
"Um, what type of ice cream do you like?"
Nate gave him a confused look.
"Chocolate. By the way, let's keep the questions hard."
Everyone snickered. Nate turned to Serena. She spoke.
"Do you want something that you can't have?"
Nate thought about Blair. He spoke.
"Yeah."
He turned to Eric. Eric spoke.
"Do you wish that Gossip Girl died?"
Nate chuckled.
"Everyday."
He turned and looked at Chuck. Chuck spoke.
"Have you ever felt sorry for me?"
This question caught Nate by surprise. He gulped and looked at Chuck.
"Yeah I have. I always have."
Chuck looked down at his shoes. He didn't need people feeling sorry for him. Nate turned and looked at Blair. She spoke.
"Did you ever love me while we were dating?"
Nate tried to look at her but he couldn't. He spoke in a low voice.
"No."
Blair held Chuck's hand. That had hurt more than she had expected. Nate's eyes darted to Dan's. Dan spoke in a calm voice.
"Did you ever get over Blair?"
Nate looked down at his feet again.
"No. I couldn't. After the debutante ball I started to love her. And I still love her."
Chuck thought about that. Someone can't just start loving someone, don't they have that feeling all along? he thought. Blair squeezed his hand. He needed it. Nate got up from the chair and went back to his spot on the couch. Everyone was silent. Eric got up when he noticed no one else was going to go. He sat down on the hot seat and looked at Kyle first. Kyle spoke.
"Have you ever stole anything?"
"No."
Eric looked at Serena. She spoke.
"Have you ever stayed out later than your curfew?"
"Yes."
Serena smiled. She didn't need to ask him hard personal questions. She knew everything about him. Eric looked at Nate. Nate spoke.
"Did you ever like anyone of your sister's friends? If so, who?"
Eric gulped.
"Yes and it was Blair. But that was a long time ago."
Chuck tried hard not to laugh, as did Nate. Blair just smiled at Eric. He was a good kid. Eric turned to look at Chuck. Chuck spoke.
"Do you even like my dad?"
Eric looked at him.
"Honestly, not particularly. I think he tries to hard."
Eric looked at Blair. She gave him a smile meaning she wouldn't give him a hard question.
"Have you ever worn the same clothes two days in a row?"
Eric smiled.
"Yeah once, but I was at a sleepover and I forgot to bring a change of clothes."
He turned and looked at Dan. Dan spoke.
"Do you ever think you will be friends with Jenny again?"
"No."
Eric grabbed his crutches and went back to the couch. Serena decided she should go next. She sat down on the hot seat and turned to Kyle. He spoke.
"Do you like being with me?"
She smiled.
"Of course."
Next, Eric asked.
"Do you wish mom and Bart don't get married?"
"Yes."
Nate spoke next.
"Do you ever wish you were with me?"
Serena sighed.
"I did, once. But then I realized I had someone better."
She turned and unwillingly looked at Chuck. He spoke.
"How many guys have you really slept with?"
Serena took a deep breath before speaking.
"Five."
She turned and looked at Blair. Blair spoke.
"Did you like going to boarding school?"
"No, it was horrible. I didn't have any of my friends there."
Blair smiled. Serena looked at Dan. He took a deep breath before asking his question.
"Do you still love me?"
Serena looked at the ground. The words finally came to her.
"Yes."
She got up and sat back on the couch. She didn't even look at Kyle. He must have felt horrible. Kyle decided to go up. He sat down on the chair and turned to Serena. She looked him in the eyes.
"Do you still want to be with me?"
Kyle looked at her.
"I'm not sure."
Serena looked at the ground and swallowed her tears. He turned to Eric. Eric spoke.
"What is your motto?"
Kyle chuckled.
"It's a little dumb but my brother always says it: Flying is not inherently dangerous; crashing is."
Everyone snickered. Kyle turned to Nate. Nate spoke.
"Do you regret anything?"
Kyle took a deep breath.
"Yeah. I wish I was a nicer kid while my dad was still around."
He turned and looked at Chuck. Chuck asked his question.
"Do you ever wish you were dating Blair?"
Kyle looked at the ground.
"At the beginning of the cruise, but now I think I would rather be her friend."
She smiled at him before asking her question.
"Do you wish you were back home?"
"No, I prefer being here. It's more fun."
He turned and looked at Dan. He gulped. What if Dan asked him something really hard. Dan started to speak.
"Did you ever want go out with Serena when me and her were going out?"
Kyle looked Dan straight in the eyes.
"No."
Kyle got off the chair and went back to the couch. Chuck got up and went to the hot seat. He looked at Kyle. Kyle spoke.
"Is there anyone in your life you want gone?"
"Yes."
He turned to Serena. She spoke.
"Do you wish you could go back to your womanizing ways?"
Chuck looked at Blair and smiled.
"Never."
He turned to look at Nate. Nate spoke.
"Did you like Blair when we were dating?"
Chuck sighed. He knew he would have had to confess this sooner or later.
"Yes."
He turned to Blair. She smiled at him.
"Is there something you don't like about me?"
Chuck sighed once again.
"It's not like I hate it. I just don't get it. I don't get why when ever Nate messed up you would keep running back to him."
She looked at him. She didn't expect such a question. He turned to Dan. Let's get these dumb questions over with, he thought. Dan started to speak.
"How much do you hate me and my sister?"
Chuck smirked.
"I hate her a whole lot more than I hate you."
Chuck got up from his seat. Blair decided to go next. She just wanted to see what people would ask her. She sat straight on the chair and turned to Kyle. He spoke.
"Do you love Chuck?"
She smiled.
"Yes. With all my heart."
She turned to her best friend. Serena spoke.
"Do you think you would be happier if you were with Nate?"
Blair sighed. She hadn't thought that a question like that would be asked. She spoke.
"No."
She turned to Eric. He spoke.
"Do you ever watch any other movie besides Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
Blair giggled.
"Yes."
She turned to Nate. She gulped. What would he ask her? He asked his question.
"Gave you ever hurt yourself?"
Blair looked down at the floor.
"Yes."
She just waited for Chuck to ask her a different question. His voice reached her ears.
"Why?"
She took a deep breath before answering.
"Because I felt like I was never good enough. For anyone."
Silence filled the air. Blair turned to Dan, waiting for him to ask his question. He finally thought of a question.
"Do you like your hair being curly?"
He wanted to ask her a question that wouldn't make her more uncomfortable. She smiled at Dan.
"Yes."
She got off the chair and went back to sit with Chuck. Dan got up and sat down. Here we go, he thought. He turned to Kyle. Kyle spoke.
"Do you still love Serena?"
Dan sighed.
"Yes."
He turned to Serena. She spoke.
"Why were you out on deck during the storm?"
He spoke.
"Because I was about to leave but I saw you coming. I didn't want to leave you alone if you got hurt."
Serena smiled at him. He gave her a small smile before turning to Eric. Eric asked his question.
"Have you ever ate escargot?"
Dan chuckled.
"Yeah, it was gross."
He and Eric chuckled. Dan turned to Nate. Nate spoke.
"Do you regret slapping Blair?"
Dan looked at Blair.
"Yes. I really am sorry."
Blair smiled at him. He turned to Chuck. Chuck smirked.
"Have you ever been attracted to another girl when you and Serena were dating?"
"No because I had the girl that other guys would be checking out when they were on a date with their girlfriends."
He turned to Blair. She spoke.
"Do you have anything to do with Jenny, Carter and Sharon's plan?"
He looked her in the eyes.
"No and I don't plan to be either."
Blair smiled at him again. They put the chair back. Some were awkward around others and some were more comfortable with others. The power went out so they all decided to go to sleep. Eric got the couch. Chuck and Blair slept on one side of the bed. Chuck wanted to ask her about hurting herself but she already fell asleep. Kyle and Serena were on the other side of the bed. Things were quiet between them. Dan and Nate had to sleep on the floor. Nate smiled to sleep. He was happy he had been able to tell everyone that he still loved Blair. Dan also smiled when going to sleep. Serena still loved him. They all fell asleep. What would tomorrow bring?
