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Somethings brewing on the horizon. C has been quiet after all. And B what is this I've heard about a cease fire with K? Progress at last? The only thing we need now is the return of a certain blonde bombshell to see if K can be cannoned as a saint.
XOXO, gossip girl
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Nate was not having a good morning… Being dragged onto public transportation by Chuck had only made things even more horribe (as why in the other male's twisted mind would they ever be caught taking the bus together?). Then to add in Dan Humphrey to the situation led to things being even more awkward. However nothing would beat the icing on the cake, Kennedy and Blair waiting at his locker.
"You knew?" Kennedy said questioningly. His tone was not quite as harsh as normally used around his fellow brunette. In fact it was almost playful in a strange way.
"He's been doing it for as long as I could remember… I thought he'd quit the habit with you around… You even make Chuck go to class! Since you can make the two of them do their homework, I thought Nate would kick that dirty little habit of his too! I honestly thought he quit.. or atleast learned how to be descrete. He's high a lot more than you'd think"
Before his friend could even attempt to reply to that, Nate made his presence known.
"Kennedy." "Blair."
Kennedy brought forward a thermos while his girlfriend went in for a hug, but not before she smacked him on the back of the head.
"If you're going to do something stupid like that, don't get caught, especially not with that one in my company." Blair gestured and glared at the ticked off male in question standing right beside her. "You don't even know what I had to put up with."
Blair stormed off back to the Constance halls before anyone saw her or knew what happened.
"Man…"
"Save it Archibald." Kennedy passed the thermos forward once more. For once, Nate was glad that his friend had a certain addiction. The Golden Boy took it greedily. Coffee was exactly what he needed if he was going to get through the day before groveling for forgiveness.
"I can't say I'm not disappointed, but at least we're not near a game or an exam. I'll see you in class Nate."
The black haired teen's cool response had much more of an effect on the pretty boy than the slap he received from his girlfriend. Nate knew what he did the night before wasn't right, but at the same time he didn't care. Sometimes he needed to just hang loose, something only his other guy friends could understand. Chuck could to a degree, but Anthony, Charlie, and Jeremy were very different and got him on a level even his fellow athlete was unable to.
"Kennedy…"
The other teen turned around.
"Like Blair said, don't get caught… on a school night." A smirk graced the corners of Kennedy's lips. The faintest hint, but Nate caught onto it immediately.
"I see a smile."
"You see no such thing."
"Admit it, you can't stay angry with me."
"You're deluded Archibald. Don't lose that thermos if you value your life." Kennedy turned around and walked in his original direction once more.
'Yep, they shouldn't be hanging out together unsupervised… He's picking up Blair's bad habits like a sponge.'
"Nate!"
The teen whipped around to find his friends from last night.
"Charlie. Anthony. Jeremy."
"Last night was fun… We should do it more often," Charlie said.
"You know he won't stupid. Since that Kennedy kid came along he's all but abandoned us. Instead he's been trying to be a nerd," Jeremy added in a bored tone.
Charlie fought back the urge to roll his eyes. While Nate had truthfully been spending less time with his other friends, it was as much of a difference as Jeremy was making it out to be. Sure he didn't share any classes with Nate unlike the other two, but he was also a bit more insecure about the whole thing, fearing the new kid would replace him..
Anthony's eyes looked at the thermos in Nate's hand. "What's in there Archibald? Finally following my lead?"
"It's coffee."
"Your girlfriend sure is forgiving considering how our night somehow made it onto Gossip Girl." Anthony's disappointment was clearly evident in his tone.
"Jeremy, it's not Blair's." Charlie smirked when he saw the monogram. "It's…" Unfortunately for Charlie his reveal was cut off by the arrival of a teen with a similar name.
"Sorry gents, but I need to borrow Nathaniel."
The other three teens headed toward their lockers as Chuck pulled his friend away.
"Chuck."
"Nathaniel."
"What the heck are you doing?"
"I found something…"
"Oh?" Nate said opening the top of the container.
"Don't lose that by the way."
"I won't," Nate said defensively.
"Good, because I bought THAT for HIM."
Nate raised an eyebrow. "Seriously?"
"Yes, Nathaniel. I bought the thermos for him… you've seen his addiction to caffeine. Nothing else seemed appropriate after I saw it."
"You shouldn't be feeding the habit."
"Stop calling the kettle black. I've got you the weed you desperately needed on several occasions."
"Stop taking his side!"
"Someone has to."
"So what's so important that you're here before homeroom?"
"Look at this?" Chuck said pulling out a photo from his pocket discretely.
Immediately Nate recognized the figure with their friend. "What's HE doing with him?"
"That's definitely him for sure… This just adds to mystery… I think I actually want to go to class today. It will keep me from hurting someone."
Nate put his hand to Chuck's forehead. "You ok there, Chuck?"
"I'm fine Nathaniel. I said class, not classes."
"Blair's right, Kennedy sure is having an effect on our academics."
"Of course he is, he's scarier than Blair."
"Oh really?" said a familiar voice.
"Blair." "Waldorf."
"I forgot to remind you of our appointment later Nate, but instead of telling you I find you two talking about me."
"Blair…"
"Well you see Waldorf…"
"Look here Chuck. I must be losing my edge if a silly boy from Boston has more of an impression on you than Blair Waldorf!"
"Oh really Blair, I'm a silly boy?"
Blair whipped around faster than lightning as the other two males began to form shit eating grins on their faces as they watched Blair sweat like a prostitute in a church..
"Kkkennedy."
"You see…"
"I heard everything Waldorf."
"Well I meant every word of it."
"Good, because you are indeed losing your touch." He did not miss Chuck and Nate's shocked expressions. "I've heard a lot of things about you through the grapevine, but being childish was not one of them." The glare she sent him back went ignored. "As his girlfriend you should be instilling fear in him, not me."
The three Upper East Siders stood there in awkward silence.
"Chuck you better be going to ALL of your classes today."
"Sure thing," Chuck said fleeing the soon to be meltdown with a smirk on his face. Kennedy only said he had to go to them, not pay attention or be awake for them.
Nate shot an evil glare at his retreating friend.
"Don't lose that thermos if you value your swimmers Archibald," Kennedy said as Blair grabbed her boyfriend and headed toward the Constance hallways. "Nice headband by the way Waldorf."
"What was that about?" Blair asked confused as her right hand went immediately to the headband in question. The compliment about her headband did not go unnoticed though. She always did enjoy compliments that reaffirmed her fashion sense.
"Nothing… That sure was awkward though."
"I guess we could all be a little more aware of our surroundings from now on… It would sure save us from being on Gossip Girl so often."
"That's true… so what was so important that you came this way?"
"I did want to remind you about our engagement later."
Nate barely choked out the word engagement.
"Yes. Our parents are getting together again and it would be wonderful if your father didn't have to drag you along again tonight. The maître d' was not very happy with us wasting a very pricey table while we waited for you last time."
"You could have just texted me."
"I'm not your mother Nate. You need to grow up and keep track of your appointments yourself."
"I'll be there."
"Suit too!"
"I know Blair."
The ring of the warning bell alerted the teens of their impending doom.
"I'll see you later."
"Bye Blair."
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"Kennedy."
Silence.
"Kennedy."
More silence.
"Kennedy."
"If you don't want me to burn off your pretty little bangs, then shut up while I add the silver nitrate."
"So you do think my bangs make me pretty after all!"
Kennedy sighed. "Why don't you go marry your bangs while I finish this? Some of us would like not to fail chemistry."
"Very funny," Nate said as the duo worked on the rest of the experiment together for the remainder of the period.
"We can't ever have a normal day can we?" Kennedy said with a smile.
"You coming to Blair's this weekend?" Nate said pouring the solution into test tubes before the two left the lab.
"No, I'm headed upstate with the Windsor's for the weekend."
Nate had a disappointed look on his face.
"Dude you lived before meeting me, why do you get so mad when I don't go to these functions?"
"Because they're more fun with you!" the blonde replied emphatically as he put an arm around the other teen's shoulders in a very lax bro manner.
"You'll have Chuck and your girlfriend there, you'll survive. Maybe she'll even feel generous and invite Charlie, Anthony, and what's his name…"
"Jeremy."
"Yeah, Jeremy… maybe… who am I kidding? Just man up."
"Fine."
"Thermos."
"Umm…" Nate said digging around his bag.
"Don't tell me."
"I know it's around here somewhere."
"Nate," Kennedy said in a stern, annoyed tone.
"Right here, not even a scratch," Nate said with a big grin.
"Not even funny… You're lucky I'm even talking to you after the comparison to Blair this morning… speaking of which, why was Chuck here so early?"
"No clue," Nate said with a straight face.
"Am I really scarier than Blair?" Kennedy asked innocently.
"Sometimes," Nate hesitated. "But while it's more fear related with her, it's more disappointment with you."
"Disappointment?" Kennedy was confused.
"Chuck and I, we have it all: looks, money, etc. but you're like so much awesome without all of that… do you get what I'm trying to say?"
"That I'm ugly?"
"That's not what I meant."
"I was only pulling your leg dude. I know what you meant Archibald, I'll see you later."
"Kennedy."
"Yeah?" the black haired teen said turning around.
"I'm sorry."
"I know you are, but I wish you would stop throwing away your future Nate. You don't give yourself enough credit man… If you put half as much effort into your studies as you did trying to score a good stash you would be pretty freakin' awesome."
Nate grinned.
"I owe you."
"You know how Archibald?"
"Oh yes I do."
"Good, because I think I'll need an afternoon delight someday soon."
"I think that could be arranged."
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Gym was the last period of the day and then everyone would be free for the weekend. Things were kind of awkward now that Kennedy knew what kind of friends Anthony and Charlie were, but it didn't stop him from having fun.
"Great game guys," Kennedy said as he gulped his water bottle.
"Nice save out there," Nate said patting his friend on the shoulder. They were far from being back to normal, but he was trying. It was not worth having his friend being angry at him over something stupid… Or rather Nate couldn't afford the other teen to be mad at him literally. His academic performance relied on the teen.
"Well someone has to look out for you considering you spent half the game adjusting your bangs."
"Did not."
"Did too."
"You did fix your hair a few times," Anthony said taking one last swig of another water bottle that came out of nowhere. "I'm taking a shower. See you two later."
"He's right Nate." Charlie Dern slammed his locker shut before chasing after the other teen. "Anthony wait up!"
An awkward silence took place as Nate and Kennedy just stood there half changed out of their sweaty gym clothes.
"You don't think…"
"No Nate, not everyone is like you."
"Hey!"
"We better hurry before all the hot water is gone."
"I'll be right there."
Nate discretely slid an envelope in Kennedy's locker before joining said teen.
As Nate walked away, a familiar shadow slipped an envelope into Nate's.
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The two teens made quick work of their showering and made their seperate ways. While Nate went in search of his girlfriend, Kennedy made a final quick stop at his locker for a textbook swap before heading out to meet Connor.
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Things were quite awkward between N and K today in gym class. I didn't think bromances held grudges like middle school girls. For some reason I find it hard to believe K is at fault… Whatever you did N must have been pretty bad.
Take pity on N, K. he's far too pretty to be all there upstairs.
XOXO, Gossip Girl
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And the plot thickens and we get much closer to hitting the plotlines of the actual episodes... Almost there people!
-griff