First Stop...
A/N: Here it is. Another chapter for you. AKA the last episode of season 3 so Season 4 is around the corner and all sorts of fun stuff going on. Hope you enjoy.
Darcy walked into the Empire to talk to Chuck about her payments this summer while she was in Europe. The plan was to leave tonight. After her hangout with Nate last night she knew she needed to go soon. Especially after the events that had happened.
She got into to the penthouse right at Chuck was escorting someone to the elevator. He got the girl on the elevator and sent it down.
"Um…" she said "never mind I don't want to know"
"You and me both" he said.
"Well then"
"What brings you by Ellis?"
"I'm leaving for Europe tonight and I wanted to tell you that I have my bank account set up to transfer money into the Empire account to pay for my half of our bills every month I'm gone"
"I hope you have fun. You deserve it" he said.
"Thank you. I'm gonna try my best" she smiled. "I'll miss you Bass"
"As will I"
"What's that?" she asked looking at a little box he was holding.
"I told Blair to meet me on the Empire State Building"
"And?"
"If she shows up. I'm gonna propose"
"Oh my god Bass!" she said and hugged him.
"Thanks but she has to say yes"
"Someone tell you no they'd have to be crazy."
"I don't know I remember a crazy drunk you who once told me no. So it must be true."
"Har har" she replied then kissed his cheek. "Take care Bass and don't do anything stupid while I'm gone"
"That was one summer."
"Yeah and you screwed it up royally" she commented and walked back to the elevator and headed out.
She went back to the apartment and pulled all her bags by the elevator. 3 months in Europe required a lot of baggage but she planned on letting go a lot of metaphorical baggage while she was there. She got all her stuff down in the car and headed toward the airport. She got someone to help her getting it on her dad's jet.
"Miss Ellis what time are you leaving?"
"I need to say bye to two more people and then we'll take off."
"Destination?"
"I'm thinking Paris?"
"Sounds great Miss Ellis" he said and she got back in the car and texted Nate to see where he was at.
Nate: Hospital. Dorotta's having her baby.
She headed over there and spotted Serena.
"Serena!" she yelled.
"Hey. What are you doing here?"
"Nate." She said. "I came to say bye"
"You're leaving already?"
"After everything with Dad last night I figured I needed to go a little earlier than expected."
"I understand"
"Did you see him before he left?"
"I can't forgive him Darc. I know that you can and are used to it."
"Hey. I know that you can't but you also have your mom, and Rufus. He's all I have."
"That's not true." Serena said. "You have me and Eric. Also Uncle Keith."
"True. I was talking more in the parent department." She said.
"Right"
"Have you seen Nate?"
"He just walked that way" she said and pointed down the hall.
"I'm gonna find him" she said. "See you in the fall"
"Yeah" Serena said and Darcy walked away.
She went down the hall and saw him sitting. She walked over and sat down next to him.
"Why so gloomy?"
"Serena and Dan."
"Oh"
"They spent the night together."
"So you stayed at my place" she replied.
"They kissed."
"Did you talk to her?"
"Of course."
"What'd she say?"
"It's what she didn't say." He said "So why did you want to see me?"
"I wanted to say bye before I jetted off to Europe."
"I would be mad if you took off without one."
"Well classmate I will see you in the fall. My mind clear and ready for a less drama year."
"Good. Keep in touch Ellis. Or is it Van der Woodsen now"
"I was born an Ellis." She smiled.
"When you get back we will have to pick up our movie nights"
"Sounds good but."
"What?"
"Talk to Serena" Darcy said then kissed his cheek. "I'm gonna miss you Archibald."
She got up and left and headed toward the airport. She got on the just and was about to shut her phone off when a text came in.
Dad: We need to talk sweetheart. I'm in Prague.
She shut off her phone and shouted to the pilot.
"Change of plans. Prague instead of Paris. My dad's there" she said then looked out the window. "Bye New York. Till we meet again"
A week later Darcy walked through the bar district of Prague on the phone with Nate.
"So how exactly is Nate Archibald spending his single guy life summer?"
"Chuck gave me his little black book"
"I hope I'm not in there."
"Let me check" Nate said and she heard pages turning "Nope I don't see you. I checked both the D's and the E's"
"Good" she laughed.
"So now that you've forgiven your dad how is he?"
"I know what he did was wrong but Nate. He's my father."
"I understand. I've forgiven my father for some bad things too."
"Forgiving him is like our thing."
"What are you doing now?" he asked.
"I just got done celebrating my one year of being sober"
"Congrats. It's been a rough one too"
"They say the first ones the hardest." she said "I'm heading back to my dad's apartment now. He left for Switzerland this morning."
"Well don't get in too much trouble you wild one" he said.
"Oh I don't…" she started then heard a gunshot go off.
"What was that?"
"I'll call you later" she said hanging up and running over to the body on the ground. There laid Chuck Bass and her heart stopped.
"Oh my god" she said kneeling down and calling her dad.
"Hello" he said.
"How do I pull a bullet out of someone?"
"What happened?"
"It's Bass. He was shot" she said crying.
"Hey get him to a bed and call me back I'll walk you through everything."
She hung up and a women came up.
"I'm Eva I saw the whole thing. My place is just around the corner" she said and she helped Darcy get him there.
Darcy wasn't sure she should tell this women her real name and remembered a conversation with Chuck a few years ago on the rooftop.
"I'm Sara" she finally said when they got Chuck to a bed.
"And this man?"
"Henry" she replied and called her dad and he talked her thorough it. She pulled it out and put into a bowl on the side of the bed. She heard him breathing and took a breath of relief.
"Do you need anything Sara? I can get you some water or food? Leave you two alone."
"Thank you Eva" she smiled and the lady left. She looked down at her parents wedding rings and took them off. She slid her father's onto Chuck's finger and sild her mom's onto hers. She then grabbed Chuck's hand and gave it a squeeze. "You're gonna get through this Bass. You have too. I don't know what I would do without you. You're my whole world."
The next morning she woke up to someone squeezing her hand. She looked up to see Chuck awake.
"Oh thank god" she said relieved.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You were shot." She replied.
"What…why are you here?"
"Shh" she said. "I saw it happen. My dad talked me through removing the bullet and this nice girl helped. This is her place but once you're better I'll move you to my dad's"
"The women? Her name?"
"Eva"
"Eva?"
"Also, she doesn't know who we are."
"Who are we?" he asked and spotted the wedding ring and held it up "Really Ellis?"
"I was thinking on my feet Bass" she said.
"So?"
"Sara and Henry Thomas"
"Why Thomas?"
"My mom's real last name" she said.
"I see you just wanted to secretly be married to me"
"You caught me" she said laughing with a little tears coming out.
"Come here" he said patting the bed next to him and she climbed in next to him and he held her close kissing the top of her head.
"Bass" she said.
"Yes" he replied.
"When I saw you lying there. My whole world stopped.
"I know" he said. "I heard you"
She began to softly cry but mostly because she was so happy he was alright. She honestly wouldn't know what she would do without him.
A/N: There you have it. What's to come next for Darcy and Chuck. (Anybody remember where the names came from)