A/N: I'm sorry for yet another long update. There was just so much homework from school! But I do appreciate all those that have been patient with me =). Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the chapter!

Blair held onto Chuck's hand as Carter drove on. Her brain was going a mile a minute. But the feeling of Chuck's hand was enough to calm her down. Make her think she wasn't in that situation. The cars they drove by seemed to get lost behind them. She felt the car accelerate and her mind went faster as well. She closed her eyes shut, praying that nothing would happen to them.

Chuck watched Blair panic. He couldn't take it. It was too much. He said he was going to protect her, but yet here he was. Sitting right beside her and he couldn't do a thing. He met Carter's eyes in the rear-view mirror. He glared at him. Carter just smirked before looking back out on the road. Chuck gave Blair's hand a small squeeze. She opened her eyes and turned to look at him. Their eyes met and suddenly Blair knew everything was going to be alright. Chuck smiled at her. He could feel her calming down.

Carter watched them from the rear-view mirror.

"Awe, how cute. Are the two lovebirds having a little love fest?" he taunted.

Blair rolled her eyes. Leave it to Carter to be horrible at even attempting to insult someone.

"Lovebirds and love fest? Wow, you must be quiet the genius." she replied.

"Shut up, you bitch. Just cut out whatever the fuck you two were doing." Carter said, his eyes getting cold.

"Seems someone's not returning your calls. Well, are you really surprised. Georgina's probably on the next plane back to Switzerland." Blair said.

"Would you shut the fuck up!" Carter hollered.

"I wouldn't talk to her like that." Chuck snarled.

"And why not? You're going to kick my ass? Yeah, you in that hospital gown is really intimidating, tough guy." Carter responded, smirking to himself.

"I'd like to see your face when your on the ground, getting kicked in the nuts by me. The hospital gown won't look so innocent anymore but it would be quite the scene. Losing a fight against a guy who just got out of the hospital isn't anything to brag about." Chuck said in a slow voice.

Carter glared at him with intense eyes before leaving them alone. Blair sent Chuck a small smile. He responded with a little smile of his own. They both looked out of their own windows. Looking at the landscape by the highway. That was when they saw the Exit sign go past them. Exit? Where were they going? Chuck turned to look at Carter.

"Why did you just fucking exit?" he asked, his voice filling with anger each second.

"Thought we'd make this a little more exciting. For me that is." Carter replied, his smirk never wavered.

Blair saw the look in his eyes. Nothing but evil. She thought she had gotten used to them, but she just couldn't. He wasn't just a lost cause, he was a complete, deranged psycho-path. Blair didn't know what to do. She looked out of the window, seeing as though that was the only thing she could do without freaking out. The trees looked familiar. And didn't she take this road when she was coming? Oh my effing god! We're going back to the city, she thought. Everything clicked. She turned to Chuck, careful that Carter wouldn't see them. She tapped his hand lightly. He turned around. She mouthed 'New York'. His eyebrows wrinkled and his face became clueless. He kind of looked like Nate. Blair mouthed again but this time she mouthed something else. 'Driving to the city' she mouthed, hoping it would get through to him.

Chuck read her lips. Finally he got it. They both went back to looking out their windows before Carter caught them. If they were going back to the city, there would defiantly be a lot of people there. Someone would see them. Maybe one of Gossip Girl's many employees. Chuck didn't believe what he was thinking, but for once he wished the gossip bitch would actually stalk him. Help him and Blair get out safely. He said he would protect her, and he was going to keep his promise.

Around two hours later, they started to see the familiar sights of New York City. The vibrancy all around them. Blair held onto Chuck's hand. They drove up fifth. Looking at all the stores that they passed. After making a few right turns, they were in front of the Bass building. Chuck gulped, what was Carter going to do here? Carter parked the car right in front of the building before unlocking the doors. Chuck and Blair got out, Carter behind them. They raced into the elevator. Carter pressed the button for the thirty-second floor.

They all felt the elevator move. Blair held onto Chuck's arm and leaned against them. Chuck kissed the top of her head, wishing he could get them out of there. Carter watched them in disgust.

"You two are sickening." he commented.

"Have you met yourself?" Chuck replied.

Carter ignored him. The elevator dinged and they walked out into the van der Woodsen-Bass household. Carter pushed them over to the living room and plopped them down on the couch.

"Don't even think about moving." he said.

He pulled out a pistol from his back pocket and held it in front of them. Death staring them right in the eyes.

"Cause you know what will happen if you do." he said.

Blair's body tensed up. She knew he wasn't joking. He wouldn't joke about death. Carter looked at them once more, his eyes meaning he wasn't here to play games, before he left. He walked to the kitchen, right near the elevator. She could hear the refrigerator doors open and the cupboard doors close. She closed her eyes, praying that they would get out safely.

She heard his footsteps coming back to the living room. She opened her eyes and saw him staring at them. He was holding rope and duck tape in his hands. A smirk formed onto his menacing face. A word wasn't spoken as he tied them up and taped their lips. He double checked his knots before leaving. Blair watched him walk away, his gun was still visible.

That was when she remembered. She still had the gun with her. It was on the inside of the jacket, somewhere she knew Carter wouldn't check. Well she was hoping he wouldn't check.

Serena paid the cab driver his thirty-three dollars. She closed the door behind her and walked into the building in front of her. It had been home for the last couple weeks of June before she departed for the Hampton's. She walked inside and looked around the lobby. That was strange, everyone seemed to be gone. She walked up to the front desk. The computer was still on, but still not a person in sight. She walked behind the desk. Nothing seemed out of place. That was until she saw the paper on the ground. She picked it up.

She unravelled it and smoothed it out with her thumb. It looked like it had been written in a hurry, but the message was clear.

I put a bomb in the building.

If you don't listen, I will set if off.

Now go to the website I wrote down and do as it tells you.

I'll know if you didn't.

Serena re-read the not in horror. Who would write such a thing? She looked down at the website.

h t t p://Wirgglechomp. com/writtenbybaizen

Wriggle Chomp? Where had she heard that before? Serena walked over to the computer and went to the web address. The page in front of her seemed like a normal profile page. She looked at display picture. It was of Carter, smiling in front of the Statue of Liberty. Serena rolled her eyes. She scrolled down until she saw a bolded sentence,

Front Desk Only

She hovered her mouse over it and realized it was clickable. The page loaded and words flooded the screen. They were instructions. Bank account numbers. Locations. Who to talk to, everything. She went back to the previous page and looked around on his profile. She saw another link.

Sunday Morning isn't that bad, when you've got Snow White with you

She tried to click on it, but it said she had to be a member.

"Fuck!" she said.

She ran her hands through her blonde locks. She was going to find Blair, but so far it wasn't easy. She was about to leave, when she remembered.

"Of course." she said out loud.

She scrolled up to login in section and typed her username from when she was a kid.

SunshinePrincess883

She and Georgina had made these accounts when they were ten. They hadn't had an idea of what type of site it was. They just knew you could make profile pages. The site was so interact that after not being able to do anything on it, they abandoned the site.

Serena typed in her password and she logged in. She went back to Carter's page and clicked on the link. The screen suddenly went dark. Serena's eyes went wide. What had happened?

"No, no, no, no." she repeated, looking around the computer to see if anything was broken.

"Welcome." she heard a creepy voice.

She looked up at the screen and saw two boxes. She didn't know what to do. Before she even touched the mouse, the two boxes merged into one and a video started. A hotel room was all that was seen. In a few seconds the door opened and in walked Carter and Blair kissing. Serena tried to find a way away from that.

She looked all over the screen, trying to find a link away from the video. The video that she thought she had destroyed. She turned the monitor off. She felt her body collapse, and soon she was on the floor. Her body shook with her sobs. Her face was wet. The tears flowed endlessly. She wiped them with the back of her hand.

She looked up.

"Dan?"

She blinked her eyes, no one was there. Dan wasn't there. Dan was dead. Dan was dead and he was never coming back. Serena felt more tears on the verge. She didn't try to stop them.

"Dan, wherever you are, I just want you to know how much I love you. I think I always will." Serena spoke.

A rustle came from the counter. Serena froze. What if it was Carter? She gulped. Her eyes became cold. She was going to kill that mother fucker. She got up from the floor, ready to punch anyone. She looked around the lobby. No one was there. Then what had that rustle been? She looked out at the counter in front of her. A small piece of scrap paper was now sitting there. She picked it up and read it.

9 -23- 14

It looked like a locker combination. Serena wrinkled her forehead. The only thing close to a locker in the building was down in the basement. She shoved the scrap paper in her jean pockets before making her way to the elevator. She pressed the button for the basement and watched the doors close in front of her. She was going to find Blair, she was sure of it.

Nate got up from the make-shift bed. It was too hard. He couldn't sleep here. He looked around the alley. No one seemed to have bothered him. He sighed and opened his suitcase and packed everything inside. He grabbed one of his sweaters and slipped it on. He grabbed his suitcase with the other hand and walked out of the alley. He bit his lip and thought of places to go.

There weren't many places to choose from, seeing as though everyone was still at the Hampton's. He walked around the neighbourhood some more. Well I could go to Chuck's, he thought. It wasn't that bad of an idea. The Van der - Bass family would still be at the Hampton's. The maids would surely be kind enough to let him crash there until they came back.

Nate made up his mind and started walking in the direction of the Bass building. He pushed open the front door and made his way inside to the familiar lobby. He looked around. No body was around. They must have all gone home, Nate thought. He walked over to the elevator, his bags in hand, and pushed the button for the top floor.

The ride to the top was pretty boring. Nate resisted from closing his eyes, simply because he hadn't been getting enough sleep. There hadn't been time. His best friend was in the hospital, Serena had run away, Blair had been kidnapped by a psycho, Dan had past away and his mother had been keeping a secret from him.

The doors opened and Nate walked in. Before he could even find a maid, he felt a metal object up against his neck.

"Drop everything." the voice commanded.

Nate froze. Carter had a gun up to his head and he didn't know what to do.

"I said, drop everything!" Carter yelled.

Nate dropped his suitcase and put his hands up, showing Carter he had nothing left. Carter grabbed his upper arm and pulled him over to the couch. He saw Blair and Chuck already tied up. Carter pushed Nate onto the couch and tied him up as well. Nate looked at Chuck and Blair.

Blair's face was wet, no doubt from tears. Chuck's face looked as if it was in pain. Nate looked over at Chuck's shoulder. No wonder. Carter had tied the rope tight on his shoulder. The pain would be tremendous. Nate looked over to see where Carter had gone. Carter had strolled upstairs. Nate glared at him as his body retreated. That fucking bastard!, thought Nate.

Serena walked into the eerie basement. She had never been down here, simply because she didn't have a reason to be there, but she knew there were lockers here. Eric had told her about where the employees used to put their things before Bart got something more suitable on the main floors. Serena looked around.

Old furniture covered in cobwebs littered the basement. She tried to find some lockers, but she couldn't see a thing. It was dark, so she used her hands to try to find her way through the creepy place. She didn't notice the broken chair on the ground until it was too late. She tripped over it and fell against the wall. As she did, her arm his the light switch and basement brightened.

Serena got up and looked over the furniture and saw the lockers. A smile appeared on her face as she ran towards them. Their were twenty or so of them. She grabbed the scrap paper from her pocket and started to try out the combination.

9 -23- 14

The first five didn't work. The next five didn't either. Serena's arm started to get tired, but she couldn't stop. She could find Blair. This could help her find Blair. She knew that Carter had to have hidden something here. She just knew it.

She started to turn the dial on another locker. She didn't have much hope for it. That was when the dial became hard. She tried to turn it but it couldn't. That's when the realization hit her. She squealed and put her hand under the latch and opened the door.

Paper and folders came flying our. The papers fell onto her lap. Serena sat down and picked up one of the folders.

Blair W.

Serena felt the hairs on her neck stand up. Why would he have a file on Blair? She took a deep breath before opening it. The first page she saw had a picture of Blair at the debutante ball in December. Serena looked at the other pictures that were in the folder. Blair at Central Park. Blair at Bergdorf's. Blair and the girls on the Met Steps. Blair at the helipad.

Serena shut the folder and threw it to the side. Her mind was racing. Why would he stalk Blair? They had barely ever spoken to each other before this summer. Serena closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths, to calm herself down. She opened her eyes and grabbed another folder.

Baizen

Serena opened the folder only to see thousands of articles on the Baizen family.

Catherine Baizen seen getting more than comfortable with a certain Rockefeller

Baizen daughter to go to court

Isaac Baizen looses partnership with Time Warner

Serena read the articles that accompanied the negative headlines. They basically showed the collapse of the Baizen family. They were no more than a joke. The articles dated back to March of that year. Serena didn't remember seeing Carter around that time. But after seeing the pictures of Blair, she was sure he didn't stray far from the city.

"This explains where his anger comes from." Serena said to herself.

But it didn't explain why Carter had gone psycho. What had happened between him and Chuck? Did anything happen at all? And why did he stalk Blair? Had he been planning this for a while?

Serena grabbed a notebook from the very back of the locker. The cover was squished, like it had been purposely pushed so it could be hidden. She turned the cover and looked at the front page. It looked like a journal entry.

July 18th, 2008

Entry #1

It's almost time. She's gone to Europe now, but soon she'll be back. I can't wait to see her. It's finally going to happen. I thought she went with her jackass boyfriend, but I saw him at a bar a couple nights ago. Dumbass didn't even go.

Nothing's going to ruin this .

Me and Blair will finally happen and no one will stop me from getting to her.

Serena gulped. So he had been planning this. She read the other pages but it didn't give her a reason as to why he would go after her. She flipped through some other pages until one caught her eye. It was just a drawing, well a map to be more exact. Serena stared at it. Her eyes grew wider as she saw the familiar rooms and floors drawn out. He had drawn the Bass building. He knew where everything was.

"Oh my god!" Serena said slowly.

They were in the building.

They had to be in the building.

She grabbed the notebook and ran out of the basement. She could save Blair. She could save her best friend. She ran into the elevator. She searched for the penthouse button. She found it, but she didn't click it. If they were in the penthouse, then she would be caught if she took the elevator. She got out and searched for the staircase. She found it and started running up the stairs.

By the third floor, she had to take off her shoes. She ran faster up the stairs, waiting for the door that said 'Penthouse' on it. She huffed and puffed her way up the stairs. Around fifteen minutes later she found it. She had to blink a few times to see it, but it was there. She smiled and opened the door.

She looked around the room that the door led to. She spotted her mother's purple Dolce & Gabana dress. She was in the master closet. She stepped into the closet. She had made it, but now she would just need to get Blair out of here.

That's when she heard footsteps approaching the large closet. She looked for a place to hide. She saw her mother's long, blue silk robe. Luckily it was hanging up. She ran to hide behind it.

The closet door opened and Carter walked into the closet. He placed his gun on the dresser and looked around the closet. He walked over to the jewellery drawer. He opened it and grabbed the diamond necklaces that belonged to her mother and shoved them in his pocket.

Serena watched in horror, but she wasn't surprised. It hurt her though, that he would go through her mother's private things. Necklaces passed down from generation to generation. Bracelets that were set with pink diamonds. Earrings that cost more than year's rent of an apartment in Midtown. Everything that her mother had kept was now being taken away.

She fought the urge to walk out toward him and grab her mother's jewellery, but that wouldn't happen. She was here to get Blair.

Carter grabbed another necklace and thrust it into his full pocket. He walked out of the closet. Serena heard his footsteps get quieter and quieter until they vanished. She got out from behind the silk robe. She walked over to the dresser and opened the notebook to the page with the map.

The map was very detailed. It showed where everything was. Including the safes that belonged to Bart. She looked over at where he had drawn the living room. He had gotten everything just right, including where all of the windows were. She was too busy looking at the map, and trying to figure out where he would put Blair, that she didn't notice the footsteps getting louder and louder.

The closet door started to open. Serena panicked and quickly grabbed the notebook. She sprinted to her hiding spot. Please don't let him have seen me, she pleaded.

The closet door opened all the way and Carter walked back inside. He grabbed his gun that he had left, and then walked out of the closet. Serena waited until the footsteps were gone and then let out a sigh of relief.

She got out of the hiding spot once more. She tiptoed towards the closet door. She opened it quietly and poked her head out of the closet. She didn't see anyone. Serena shut the closet softly and made her way to the bed in the master bedroom. She quickly hid under the bed. She wanted to finish reading the notebook.

The bed skirt hid her. She opened the notebook but she couldn't read it, it was far too dark. She searched for her phone. She couldn't feel it. Where is it!. She searched both her pockets numerous times. Crap! I threw it away at the train station!, she remembered mentally. She sighed quietly. Now how was she supposed to read this.

Blair saw Carter come back down the stairs. The gun in his hand. He smirked at the three tied up on the couch.

"I wouldn't try to get out anytime soon, it isn't going to happen." he said as he made his way to the elevator.

Blair watched him in confusion. What was he going to do? He just walked into the elevator and watched the doors shut. Blair's eyes grew wide. She knew he would be back. He wouldn't leave and not return. She turned to Nate and Chuck.

Chuck was still in pain and he couldn't hide it any longer. Nate watched in horror but tried to remain calm. Blair tried to get her hands free but she couldn't. The knots were too tight. She felt her tears come back. She couldn't take this anymore. What happened to her fun summer? It was all gone and pretty soon she would be too.

Serena looked out from under the bed. The apartment seemed quiet. She got out from under the bed, notebook still in hand. She crawled over to the door. Not a peep was heard. She got up to standing position and made her way to the stairs. She was ready to run if Carter came in to view. She looked over and saw Blair, Chuck and Nate all on the couch, their mouths taped up.

Serena gallivanted down the stairs. She found Blair! She found her! She ran over to Blair and put her arms around her. Tears that couldn't be stopped started flowing down her face. She stroked the petite brunette's hair. She separated from her best friend. Blair moaned, trying to speak. Serena got the message and put her fingers on the sides of the tape.

"Don't be mad, B." Serena said before pulling off the tape.

Blair let out a small yelp before smiling.

"Thanks S." Blair said.

Serena smiled. Nate whimpered from where he was sitting.

"Oh, right." Serena said, before pulling off the tape on Nate and Chuck's mouths.

Like Blair, they let out a small yelp but smiled in the end.

"Can you get us out of these knots?" Nate asked.

"I'll try." Serena replied.

She tried to untie the knots, but they were intricately woven. She let out an annoyed sigh. This wasn't as easy as she thought it would be.

"Get a knife." Blair told her.

Serena hurried to the kitchen and pulled out the sharpest knife she could find. She ran back in the living room. She grabbed Blair's tied wrists and began to cut off the rope. It was difficult, but she managed to cut off the rope without hurting Blair. Once Blair was free, she went to the kitchen and grabbed herself a knife.

Serena cut Nate free and Blair did the same for Chuck. They hurried. Once everyone was free, Blair turned to Serena.

"He went downstairs, but he'll be back any time." Blair informed her.

Serena gulped. She hadn't thought of what would happen if he did comeback for them.

"Upstairs!" Serena shouted.

The non-judging breakfast club ran up the stairs. They were halfway up, when they heard the sound of the elevator doors opening. They all glanced over at the elevator.

Carter sent them all an evil smile, something he had yet to perfect. He grabbed his gun out of his coat pocket and aimed it at the four.

"Someone went through my stuff." he said. "And your all going to pay."

The gun fired.

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