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The bell rang to indicate the end of class and Dan Humphrey couldn't be happier to get out of there and away from the rich snobs that he calls classmates, and that's using the term lightly. Walking down the hall to the meeting place he and Serena had agreed to meet at – her locker. Walking round the corner he stopped in his tracks and stared at the sight before him. Serena was at her locker talking with Blair. She was so hot when she smiled. Her natural beauty seemed to sparkle that little bit more than usual when she laughed. He and Serena were meant to be studying for their algebra test but he had no idea how he was meant to concentrate that evening. All he would think about is her smile, the sound of her laugh and the way her hair shines in the light. Just seeing Blair Waldorf everyday was worth coming to this hellhole. Walking over to the girls, he overheard Blair saying she needed help with an English assignment that was due in next week and she hadn't even started despite the 4,000-word limit. However, he wasn't entirely sure how she would react to him offering his services to help with her homework. She would probably have a go at him for eavesdropping on her and Serena's conversation. Pondering on whether he should or not, he approached the two chatty girls.
"Hey Serena, Blair."
"Dan. Humphrey." The girls said simultaneously.
"Oh my gosh, Dan, will you tell Blair that she needs to do her English assignment within the next few days and get an A if she wants to go to Yale?" Serena asked.
Dan hesitated. He wasn't sure how she was going to react hearing that from him. "Erm yeah, Blair you really need to get it done and soon."
Blair rolled her eyes. "Yeah I would get it done I just hate The Tempest. I don't understand it."
"Well I can help you tomorrow if you want."
Serena's face fell as Blair's lit up. "Oh yes thank you! That would be great!" she exclaimed with the utmost sincerity in her voice.
"You can't tomorrow, we have plans to go shopping remember?" Serena reminded Blair.
"Whilst that's true, I think you'll find that work comes first otherwise we would be going shopping today rather than tomorrow. Isn't that why you ditched me today?"
"Blair it's different ok? My test is tomorrow, you've got another week before you gotta hand in that assignment."
"Yes but you forget that I've got 4,000 words to write and I have no idea what I'm writing about. So Dan tomorrow?"
Dan was looking from the blonde to the brunette, terrified of what might happen if he were to say yes, which his head was screaming at him to do. "Uh yeah, sure. If that's what you want …"
"Great! I'll ring you in the morning. See you later. Bye S." Blair answered before walking off in the direction of the exit.
Serena sighed which didn't go unnoticed by Dan. "You ready to go?" he asked her.
Serena didn't want to let Blair get her down so she just nodded. "Yeah sure. Come on then."
They walked down the hallway where she saw Jenny talking in a corner with a guy. Not just any guy. After a closer look that guy was Nate Archibald. Whilst he and Nate were friends, he didn't like the way he was looking at his little sister or how his little sister was looking at Nate. As Dan was about to go over there to see what was going on, Nate walked off, leaving Jenny with a massive smile on her face. As she turned around she saw Dan with furrowed eyes staring at her. Replacing the smile with a guilty look on her face, she turned around and scurried off in the same direction as where Nate went which in Dan's mind only meant one thing. He was about to run off to catch up with her when Serena stopped him. "Dan are you coming now or not?" she called after him. Unsure of whom he should have run after, he made the decision to go after Serena and figured he could ask her about it at home.