A/N: Sorry about a delay in an update. I have been so beat with my new schedule. But finally a day off so I'll give you guys a couple of them.
Disclaimer: I own Darcy! That is all.
A Fashion Show to Forget
Darcy walked up the steps of school. All the talk of a fashion show really had her freaked. She really wasn't sure if she wanted to go. Serena had invited her to go with them. She spotted Chuck up ahead talking to Blair. With Nate out of town Chuck was really all she had.
"And that's because he'll be something you'll never be. Human" Blair said and stormed off.
"Ouch" Darcy said
"Shut it Ellis"
"Don't let her get to you Bass"
"I don't"
"Rooftop later. You can tell me again how you feel about her" she joked getting a dirty look from Chuck.
"Ha ha" he replied and walked away. After the day of school and people talking about the fashion show Darcy headed home. She was sure there was a bottle of wine in her fridge with her name on it. She could get buzzed before her rooftop conversation with Chuck. She got into her place and saw a note on the fridge from her Dad saying he was running some errands. She opened the fridge and spotted the bottle she knew was there. She took it out and put it on the counter as her phone rang.
"Hello" she said answering.
"Hey Ellis"
"Hey Bass. Do you need something?"
"I'm out with Humphrey" he replied and she sat down not believing her ears.
"What did you say?"
"I'm out with Dan Humphrey"
"Nate goes out of town and you trade him in with Humphrey. I at least expected me to be the replacement." She asked standing up and grabbing a wine glass.
"Of course you would be the replacement"
"Good"
"I'm calling to tell you that I won't be making it to our rooftop session tonight. Yore gonna have to do without me"
"Bummer" she said pouring the wine into the glass.
"Have a good night Ellis"
"You too. Don't have too much fun without me" she said taking a sip "Night Bass"
She hung up and took her wine glass and bottle to the couch. She sat down and took another sip. She sat there for hours drinking her wine and just staring out the window at the city. Kudos to her dad for such a great view. It started to get dark so she decided to take a cab the Palace hotel. She went up to the roof and found her and Chuck's stash. She took out and lit a joint. After a little while she heard the door open. She stood up really fast and turned to see Chuck.
"I thought you couldn't make it"
"Change of plans."
"And your newest pal?" she said snarky
"I don't know somewhere on the street with no shoes"
"You stole his shoes. You ass"
"You're being a bigger bitch than normal. Is it that time of the month"
"No" she said.
"How's Nate?"
"I don't know he's out of town"
"You two have gotten closer this year"
"Bite me"
"I say this because I care about you and Nate. You two are perfect together"
"Says the guy who tried to kiss me"
"I was drunk and so were you"
"I wasn't the one trying to kiss someone" she replied. "And I wasn't that drunk"
"9 glasses Ellis"
"That is child's play" she said.
The next day Darcy slowly walked into the Fashion show. It was her first one without her mom and her Wine last night was supposed to prepare her for this. She spotted Serena and Jenny talking.
"Hey J, S" she said.
"Hey D" Serena said then looked at her face "Are you okay"
"Yeah I'm fantastic" she lied and thankfully both girls bought it.
"You're Darcy Ellis" a girl said coming up to them.
"Uh yeah"
"Poppy Lifton."
"Pleasure" Darcy said shaking her hand.
"Serena told me all about you. I just couldn't believe she knew Darcy Ellis"
"I sometimes forget I'm even her" Darcy smirked.
"Should we sit now" Serena said eying Darcy. Something felt off.
Darcy looked at where they were going to be seated. She started looking around the room. This is not where she should be. Darcy started to hyperventilate.
"You okay D" Serena asked as they sat.
"Yeah" she said with a fake smile. She looked up at the stage. All she could picture was the last one she had been at. It was literally days before her mother had passed. She felt wrong for being here. She looked around the room again looking for an exit strategy. She wished she had chosen to hang out with Chuck tonight instead of Serena. Jenny walked toward them.
"I need a favor from you guys" Jenny asked and in the moment Darcy swore the room and gotten smaller.
"What do you need" Serena said.
"The models somehow flaked and now I don't have any. Can you guys do it" Jenny asked.
"I can't" Darcy said not being able to breathe and hauled ass out of there. There was no way she was going to model when she was already freaking out about being there. She got back to place and collapsed onto her bed crying. She seriously had no clue what was happening. The last time she felt like this was right after her mother had died. She heard her bedroom door open and she muted herself.
"Darcy" she heard her dad say and then the bed shifted. She turned to him. It was hard hiding things from him when he was already in the room and had heard her cry. "What's wrong sweetheart?"
"Fashion show." She said sobbing.
"You're mother loved going to those."
"I know and I was sitting there front row and I just kept thinking about mom and then the room felt like it got smaller. I couldn't breathe"
"So you came home"
"I couldn't do it. Not without her"
"Let's get you some fresh air. We'll take a walk around the block"
Darcy set up and smiled at him. Even though New York was her mother being gone it had definitely brought her and her father closer.