A/N: The last chapter for the day. Hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I own Darcy that is all.

Our Girl

Darcy walked through her room getting ready for graduation and calling her dad. He had promised that he wouldn't miss it. He had picked out a good disguise months before leaving for his trip. She grabbed her mom's rings that her father had gotten her for Christmas. She walked into the living room and spotted Brooke and Austin.

"Hi" she said to them.

"You're graduating!" Brooke said excited.

"I don't think we thought this day would come" Austin commented and she hugged him and then Brooke.

"It happened. I'm meeting my uncle at the school. You guys can ride in with me and sit with him there"

"Yeah, and then after we can grab lunch" Austin said.

"Well actually Bass and Serena's graduation party is right after and then Nate's is tonight. I promised I would be at them."

"Oh yeah" Brooke said.

"You guys should come." Darcy said a little nervous.

They got to the school and she pointed them toward Keith who seemed to be having a conversation with one of her teachers. She spotted Vanessa and Nate talking and walked over.

"Hey V" she said.

"Darcy congrats" Vanessa said hugging her.

"Thank you"

"Will you excuse us a moment" Nate said putting his hand on her lower back and guiding her away. They got a little ways from ear shot and he turned to her. "How are you?"

"Good" she said.

"Look Darc…"

"I don't regret it" she said before he could say anything. He smiled at her.

"Neither do I."

"Then were good?" she smiled at him.

"I don't want you to be a rebound from Blair" he said pushing a strand of hair behind her ear.

"That means a lot"

"I like you Darcy Ellis"

"I like you too Nate Archibald."

"I have for quite a while now"

"All that flirting was something"

"Like your innocent?"

"What?"

"Darcy. You're more than obvious"

"And you let me just carry on" she said playfully hitting him and he grabbed her hand.

"It was cute, and I was flattered"

The headmistress called from them to line up.

"We'll talk later" she said.

"My party" he said letting go of her hand.

"It's a date" she smiled at him and walked away.

They all got lined up and sat down in their seats. Darcy was too distracted by Nate and what exactly they were gonna talk about she couldn't pay attention to what the headmistress was saying. Not to mention that Brooke and Austin were visiting and that was going to be a headache all on its own. During graduation Gossip Girl posted something about them all leaving her out. But Gossip Girl didn't faze her anyway with the press she normally had to face.

After Graduation she arrived at the Van der Woodsen's with Austin and Brooke.

"This is a nice place" Austin said.

"Uh yeah" she replied and grabbed a drink off of a tray.

"Darcy I don't think that's a good idea" Brooke said. "Remember what happened last time"

"What happened last time?" Austin asked.

"I'm a big girl Brooke" she said and down the drink and put it back on the tray and grabbed another one. Brooke and Austin both gave her a look. "It's a party, live a little."

She spotted Serena as Chuck and Blair walked away.

"Hey S" she said and took a drink.

"Hey D, you made it"

"Of course" Darcy said then turned to her friends "This is Austin and Brooke"

"Nice to see you both again" Serena said "We'll catch up later okay D"

"Yeah" she said taking a sip. Serena walked away.

"Your friends are charming." Brooke said.

"You can tell me honestly Brookie."

"Fine I don't like them, especially since they encourage you"

Darcy shrugged her shoulders and downed the drink.

"Darcy you should slow down" Austin said.

"I think I'm fine"

"Where's Nate" he asked. She looked over his shoulder and spotted Nate's grandfather walking away. She walked past Austin and grabbed another drink on the way.

"Have you seen your girlfriend?" Chuck asked Nate and Nate looked at her.

"You don't know?" Nate asked Chuck and Chuck looked at her.

"What?" she asked and took another sip.

"Blair and I broke up" Nate said and Darcy downed her drink. Chuck watched her closely.

Nate walked away and she grabbed another. Chuck grabbed it out of her hand.

"No" he said "Spill Ellis"

"Nate told you" she said grabbing the drink from him.

"Nate and Blair breaking up doesn't explain the excessive drinking." He said as Austin and Brooke walked over.

"We've got this" Austin said.

"Actually no you don't" Chuck said grabbing the drink out of Darcy's hand again and grabbing her by the hand and dragging her to his room. "Spill"

"Bass"

"It's your friends isn't it?"

"I slept with Nate"

"Darcinda Ellis" he said with a smirk.

"Bass stop"

"That's not why you're freaking out though. What's going on Ellis?"

"You were right, my friends. Plus I feel like any moment the ball is going to drop and everything I've worked for is just going to fall apart." She said and started to hyperventilate

"Breathe Darc" he said sitting down next to her and putting a hand on her back,

"I can't breathe" she said and the door opened and in walked Nate followed by Brooke and Austin. "Now I really can't"

"Hey calm down" Chuck said rubbing her back.

"What's going on?" Nate asked.

"Our girl can't breathe" Chuck said and Nate sat down and pulled her close taking Chuck's spot at calming her down. Chuck stood up and looked at Austin. "It might be best if you both left"

"Us? Maybe you should. We've known her longer. We know about her drinking problem. We can help her"

"That may be true, but you can't handle this Darcy. Drinking isn't the issue."

"Chuck's right, you may be able to handle a drinking Darcy."

"You can't handle Anxiety Attack Darcy" Chuck said. Darcy began to cry into Nate's shoulder and he just tried his best to soothe her. Austin watched Nate comfort her and nodded at Chuck. He turned to Brooke.

"They're right Brooke, she isn't just our girl anymore" Austin said and they walked out.

"Hey Ellis, were gonna be right out here, give you some space to breathe"

"I'll stay" Nate said and Chuck nodded him.

"Finally getting the girl you deserve" Chuck said and walked out.

Darcy pulled away and wiped her tears.

"Thank you" she said.

"For?" he said helping her wipe her tears.

"Telling them to go"

"Well I think Chuck did that. He cares about you"

"We've been through a lot together"

"I see that" he joked.

"You and Blair getting back together but me and him into some interesting conversations. You know me liking you and him… you know with Blair"

"I know" he said and kissed her forehead. "I should have noticed though, that this was going on"

"Nate, you've had so much happen to you this year, I didn't expect you too"

"But you're my best friend. I should have"

"I'll be fine, I promise. I'll get better" she said and stood up.

"And I'll be here every step of the way" he said joining her. He put his hands on her cheeks and made her look up at him "I promise you that"
He leaned down and kissed her.

"We should probably go back out" she said.

"One more" he said and kissed her again and she smiled returning it.

Darcy arrived at home and got changed for Nate's party. She walked by her desk and spotted two photos. One was from Hollywood with Austin, Brooke and TJ. She remembered that day, it was a great day. The second one was of her Chuck and Nate from Thanksgiving.

"Hey" she heard Brooke say behind her.

"Hi" she said turning to her.

"I didn't know Darc. I wish you would have told me"
"I hated admitting it"

"I didn't cause it did I?"

"No, of course not."

"Austin?"
"I don't think so" she said and noticed he wasn't here "Where is he"
"I told him I needed to talk to you alone"

"Oh, okay"

"I hope you don't mind. Were together"
"No that's amazing Brooke. Congrats"
"Thank you" Brooke said awkwardly "So when did this all start?"
"A Fashion show back in the fall. I went and then I just I couldn't handle it"

"Oh"

"I thought it was just that but then I dated Mason and he said the L word and it happened again."

"I'm sorry I wasn't there"

"You had your own issues Brookie"

"I'm glad that those guys are there for you. They both care so much about you"

"They're good guys"

"You trust him. The one you slept with. I knew you did"

"I slept with Nate on Prom night" she blurted.

"And?"

"We're figuring it out. I need to actually go to his party. Do you wanna come?"

"No, you need this time for you. This is your environment now. Austin and I just mess things up."

"I'm gonna get better Brooke. Like you did"

"I know but in the meantime tell Chuck thank you"

"For?"
"Watching my girl." She said and winked.

Darcy hugged her best friend.

She arrived at the part and the first person she ran into was Chuck.

"Hey Ellis" he said and hugged her. "You feeling better"

"Much. Thank you"

"You're my friend"

"Brooke also says thank you"

"You two talked?"
"Yeah and she said that she's happy that I have you and Nate"
"Speaking of Nate" Chuck said looking over her shoulder. "I'll talk to you later Ellis."

"You too Bass" she smiled then turned to spot Nate.

"Go get him Tiger" he said and walked away.

She walked over to Nate.

"Hi"

"Hey" he said and raised his cup "Drink?"

"Not tonight" she said. "Um I'm actually gonna quit"
"Good for you" he said.

She spotted Chuck going up the stairs with Blair and smiled.

"Finally" she said.

He looked where she was looking and smiled to.

"Definitely" he said and they both laughed. She thought about Bass for a second and decided she needed to be honest with Nate.

"About Prom Night" she said.

"What about it?"
"That wasn't my first time"

"I know" he said.

"That Basshole! He told you!" she said now wanting to kill him.

"If it helps he was drunk and bragging"
"No not at all" she laughed.

"It's in the past Darc. My first time was with Serena."
"That I knew" she said.

"Are you sure you want to quit drinking tonight?"

"Yeah" she laughed and put his hand on the small of her back. Everyone's phones began to buzz.

Serena Van Der Woodsen Just couldn't leave well enough alone. Since she had to find out the truth about me I'm going to tell you the truth about everyone. Every gossip bomb I've got is about to drop and if you've got a problem with that, take it up with her. Ever wonder why Miss Carr left town? A little bee told me Dan Humphrey had sex with her during the school play. Remember the sparks between Humphrey's sis and Nate during a hot photo session? Thank God it stopped at pg-13 or someone could have ended up in jail like her for Blair Waldorf say "uncle." We hear she kept it in the Bass family on New Year's but rumor has it Chuck spent some time in Beverly Hills. Metaphorically speaking of course.

"You slept with Jack?" they heard Chuck say.

"So you slept with Darcy" Blair said back. Everyone started yelling at each other. Nate tried to get everyone to stop but it only got louder. Finally Darcy, Serena and Nate all escaped. They got to a nearby bar and sat down. Serena sent a text to Gossip Girl and they just sat and waited.

"Are you sure about that drinking thing" Nate asked her.

"I'm good"

"Sorry Gossip Girl outed you"

"I think I would have been more upset if I hadn't already told you"

"Which you did"

"Plus side I don't have to worry about Blair hating me she already does"

"Who already hates you?" Serena asked.

"Blair" she replied.

"I can't believe you slept with Chuck."

"We were both out of it. He was grieving" Darcy said "I actually don't regret it"

The Bartender said one more hour and they nodded.

"She's gotta show" Serena said as Dan walked through the door.

"Wait Dan's Gossip Girl" Nate said.

"No I got a text from Serena to meet her here" Dan said.

Everyone arrived and Gossip Girl said something about following them all to college. Darc really didn't care. She was getting ready to leave when Nate grabbed her arm and followed her outside.

"Hey" she said.

"So I'm sorry we haven't really had our talk with everything"

"I think we need the summer to figure out what we really want" she said. "I know what I want and I'm sure you do too but we're already spending the summer apart so it will be easier that way"

"I like that idea"

"It gives me time to get better. For me"

"Of course" he said then leaned down and kissed her then pulled apart "Till next semester"

"Till next semester" she smiled.

A week later Darcy sat at a French café studying her lines. She had started to attend an AA meeting there in France being a week sober now she was feeling better. She had actually ran in Chuck getting some gifts a few days ago. Her phone buzzed and she looked down.

BASS: I'm getting the girl.

She smiled the text. Him and her were both getting there fairy tales nows. It was about damn time.

*Nate, Dan and Vanessa.

Nate walked into the Coffee shop and spotted Dan and Vanessa.

"What's up Dan, Vanessa?"

"Hey, shouldn't you be getting the deputy mayor her coffee or something?"

"Well, I think she'd rather I gave her something else" Nate replied. Vanessa gave him a look "Yeah she made a pass at me"

"God, Is she hot?" Dan asked.

"Yeah, actually she is"

"You're both disgusting" Vanessa said.

"I don't want to be the guy that Gossip Girl made me out to be"

"So what are you gonna do?" Dan asked him. Nate thought for a minute. He was really wishing that Darcy was there with him. The two of them could have a wonderful summer but she was a movie star.

"Well I thought maybe since I have the whole summer to think about things that maybe I could go backpacking. If you'll have me?" Nate said to Vanessa.

"Well it's too late. I'm…I'm taking someone else"

"Oh like who?" he asked.

"It's me" a kid said behind him.

"Him" Vanessa said.

"Yeah, we're gonna have a great time Melissa and I."

"Oh really" Nate said

Dan shakes his head.

"Daniella" the kid said again.

"Vanessa, but thanks for trying" Vanessa said and the boy sat down.

"Please let me go with you" Nate said. "I'm always doing what everyone else wants me to do. I want to do something for me. We'll just go as friends. Don't worry it won't be anything romantic. I have a girl waiting for me at the end of summer."

"Hollywood Actress?" Vanessa asked.

"Yes. We made a deal to take the summer for ourselves and revisit us in the fall. Please Vanessa I need this"

"Well since you're finally admitting your feelings for her I guess I can help out. But loose the tie."

"What's wrong with the tie?"

"Yeah he's always wearing a tie" Dan said and they all laughed.

"Maybe we can stop in Paris and see…"

"Summer apart means summer apart Nate" she said getting up "I need a coffee"

A/N: How did you like it? Also do you guys like that end part that didn't have Darcy in it.

Will Darcy get better? Will her and Nate rekindle in the Fall? And where is William?