Gossip Girl

Disclaimer: I own nothing you recognize, and maybe some of the stuff you don't.

A/N: I wanted to thank you for reviewing, it really inspired some of part 8. Now, this isnt a Blair/Chuck FF and I apologize for not being able to write them but I did put a little of them in. I cant kill off Jenny yet because I need her for another part of the story. Let me know if you want something in the story like more Nate/Blair or Sam/Nate. But know that the pairings are pretty much made up. This is a big flashback chapter.

Part Eight

Three Weeks Later

Blair sat alone at the steps where she and her group usually sat. She set her salad down beside her with a sigh and thought back to the beginning of the year, she thought back to when everything was good.

FLASHBACK

Nate had his arm around Blair's shoulders as he spoke with Chuck, who had his arm around Sam's waist.

"I would win in the fight, Nathaniel, its common sense." Chuck said with his usual smirk in place.

"I think we need another opinion, one non-biased." Nate added, he looked around before spotting Dan, a guy he had few classes with. "Hey," Dan walked over, confusion written all over his face. "Who do you think would win in a fight, me or Chuck?"

"Depends." Dan said, they all looked at him. "What're you fighting over?"

"Me of course." Sam butted in, they all looked at her with a smile. "Not that I'm vain or anything, but I'm what they have in common. Nate's like my brother while Chuck's my lover."

"Can I go now?" Dan asked, Nate nodded and he walked away.

END FLASHBACK

Blair wondered if any of them knew that they wouldn't have to wait very longer to put that to the test. She looked at her food before throwing it in the trash, deciding that food just made her sick today.

Serena sat in her house, she and Lily had moved back in when Lily and Bart had broken up for good. She was sitting in the window looking out on the streets. It had been three weeks since she had spoken to her friends, except Chuck but even he had much less to say these days. She was sure he had been punishing himself for what he had done to Sam.

"Serena, honey, shouldn't you be going to school? You haven't been for the rest of the week." Lily said as she looked at her daughter, Serena looked back at her and shook her head.

"I'm not feeling well, mom." She lied before turning her head and looking back out the window. She closed her eyes as she thought back to the week when she had gone to school.

FLASHBACK

Serena shifted the bag on her shoulder slightly as she weaved through the crowd. She spotted Chuck at the entrance and hurried over to him.

"Hey." She said, he nodded to her. "Where's everybody else?"

"Blair is around here somewhere. Nathaniel is at home tending to Sam." He said shortly, Serena wondered how he got his information, especially since she was the only one talking to him.

"You okay?" She asked putting a hand on his arm, the bruises had faded for the most part except the large one on his stomach where Nate had head butted him and Blair had punched him.

"Not really." He said before walking away, Serena sighed before she caught sight of a brunette. She rushed after him, only catching up to his long strides at the English room, a class which they shared.

"Hey, Dan." She said breathlessly, he gave her a small smile.

"Hey." He replied as they walked in.

"How're you? I mean, you took off after Sam before." Serena said, Dan tensed but shrugged.

"I'm alright, I guess." He said before going to his seat, Serena sighed before spotting Blair. She sat in the seat next to her.

"How're you?" Serena asked, Blair looked at her tiredly, it was clear she hadn't been sleeping very well.

"S, my best friend isn't talking to me, my boyfriend has been holed up in his house with said best friend and I haven't a clue as to what is going on. So if that adds up to being okay, then I'm great." Blair said angrily, Serena turned to look at the front of the class before putting her head in her hands.

END FLASHBACK

She reopened her eyes when there was a knock on her door, she closed her eyes again and just let her mom answer it.

Jenny kept her eyes on the ground as she walked through the school. She could easily say she was the most hated person that every lived. Since that afternoon, she had barely spoken unless spoken too and she promised herself she would never again try to ruin anyone. She took a deep breath as she remembered a conversation she wished had never happened.

FLASHBACK

Jenny had waited on the couch until Dan came in. She had showered and changed into her pajamas when he had finally came through the door. He looked tired but what hurt her the most, was that he had tear stains on his cheeks.

"Dan, how is she?" She asked, he spun around to face her, anger evident in his features.

"How is she? How is she?" He yelled at her, she flinched. "You listen to me, Jenny," He stepped closer to her and didn't even register the fact that his father had just walked into the room. "You are no longer my sister. I don't want to talk to you. I don't want to be related to you and from this point on, I'm not." He turned and walked away, leaving a devastated Jenny behind.

END FLASHBACK

She had cried for hours after that conversation, and in the morning, he didn't even look at her. Unlike the morning after their usual fights, he did not apologize, he wouldn't even let her. And now, she was left alone to fight her battles, to fight the people at school. She was no longer the Queen B, or the Queen B's assistant or even Dan's little sister, she was someone she had fought hard not to be, she was nobody.

Chuck continued through school as usual, he smiled and he laughed as usual, the only difference was he flirted shamelessly with almost every girl he passed. He didn't even slow down when he saw Blair. He thought back to their confrontation.

FLASHBACK

"I didn't exactly take advantage of her, Blair." Chuck replied, Blair clenched her tiny fists and he smirked. "She gave it up."

"Why did she fall for you?" Blair asked disgustedly, Chuck took a step forward.

"She didn't fall for me, Blair. She fell for what she made me into! She changed me and every time I looked at her, my stomach churned just slightly when I realized the lie we were." Chuck said, Blair looked away. "See, she is just as bad as me, Blair. The slow seduction to slowly change the man I was into Nate." Blair looked at him, eyes flashing. "Seeing what he wanted and only being held back by a girl who thought he loved her."

"Nate loves me. And don't you dare compare him and you." Blair shot back, Serena stood off to the side, slowly digesting everything that was going on.

"Why? We are quite similar. We were both with a girl but thought of being with her best friend." He said as his eyes skimmed appreciatedly over her body, making her cringe at the thought.

"You're disgusting, Chuck, and I would never be with you. Ever. The thought of you makes me wanna puke." Blair said, he smirked. "I hate you."

"You know what they say, hate is merely a breath away from love." He said, Blair glared at him.

"You don't love, Chuck, you saw Sam as a possession. A prize. And that is something I will never be. Nate is the one for me and it kills you because you know you can never have me." Blair said simply before laughing, making Chuck frown. "You are pathetic, Chuck. And Sam is a hell of a lot better without you."

"We aren't talking about her anymore, are we Blair?" Chuck asked, Blair's features hardened as he stepped closer to her. "Because I already had you. Or have you forgotten?" Blair looked down at the ground. "I sure haven't."

"I was drunk." Blair defended weakly, Chuck smirked.

"So, you haven't forgotten. Hopefully, Nathaniel forgives you." He said, Blair looked up and smirked.

"He already has, Chuck." She said, Chuck's smirk flew off his face. "Weren't expecting that? Oh yes, Nate and I had a very long talk before we got back together from his secrets to mine." She saw his mind working over-time to think of something else. "Sam and I have no secrets. Didn't you ever wonder why you and her had that huge blow-out at the beginning of the year?"

END FLASHBACK

Blair was a manipulating bitch, he had to give her that. But he would find a way to make her pay. Chuck smirked as he thought of a small plan that was sure to make a few people angry.

Blair frowned as she saw Chuck smirk, that usually meant he was up to something. She thought back to her conversation with Nate that could've ended their relationship before it started again.

FLASHBACK

Nate sat on Blair's bed in her room and smiled at the photo of them on her bedside table. She took a deep breath before sitting next to him.

"Okay, before we get back together, we should talk…about everything." Blair said, Nate looked over at her and nodded. "I need to confess something, but I want you to listen to everything and not to interrupt me. Alright?"

"Okay." Nate replied, Blair took a deep breath and found a spot on her bedroom floor to focus on.

"It was the night we broke up," She started, Nate got the feeling he wouldn't like this. "I got really, really drunk and I was angry with you. So angry that I lashed out, I…" Nate watched her take a shuddering breath before turning to him. He gently wiped a solitary tear that slid down her cheek away. "I slept with Chuck." There was a deafening silence that sliced through the air. Nate turned away from her, his stomach churning at the thought of her and his best friend. "I was just so angry with you for not loving me and for loving Serena. I don't even remember it, I just remember waking up next to him in the morning."

"I…I don't know what to say, Blair." He said, Blair nodded and turned away. "I guess we're even now."

"What? Nate, no, I didn't do this to get even. I swear I didn't even think about that. All I ever think about is you." Blair protested, Nate looked over at her and smiled slightly.

"I love you, Blair." He said, she smiled slightly, hope filling her brown eyes. "I've always loved you and I hope I always will. So," He took a deep breath and held out his hand. "If you take my hand, we let all of our past go and we look to the future." She smiled fully before taking his hand. "Its just you and me, from now on."

"I love you, Nate." She said before her lips crashed on his.

END FLASHBACK

She smiled faintly as she touched her lips lightly. She felt a sudden loneliness as she thought of her secret, something she wanted desperately to tell Sam.

Dan knocked on the door lightly, in his hand he held a grocery bag full of food. Nate opened the door and let him in wordlessly.

"Hey, got some more food." He said, he walked into the kitchen with Nate and looked out the small window that allowed them to see into the living room and to see the crumbled figure of Sam. "Listen, I thought of a plan." He and Nate started to put away the food. "I go to school in the morning, grab double the work and teach her at home while you're at school in the afternoon and do the same. That way none of us miss a lotta school and Sam's still caught up for when she wants to go back." Nate sighed.

"Do you honestly think she'd wanna go back?" Nate asked, Dan shrugged as he thought back to the conversation that the three of them had about three weeks ago.

FLASHBACK

Dan had gotten to her house just minutes after she and Nate got there. She was sitting on the couch while the two boys were across from her on the coffee table.

"I've got a confession to make." She said quietly, the two boys kept quiet. "I was twelve when I met him. He was mom's new boyfriend. I had just had a nightmare and he came into my room to calm me down. That was when he kissed me, at first it was a little weird but over time it became a regular thing. He told me he loved me and I fell for him. Of course when I was fifteen, someone found out, he denied the whole thing. I started going out with Chuck and forgot about it all."

"Did you…" Nate trailed off, she nodded and let out a sob.

"I was a stupid little kid. And I fell for a couple good lines from someone I trusted." She said, Dan took a deep breath before moving to sit beside her and pulled her into his arms. Nate took her hand and the three of them just let her cry.

END FLASHBACK

Dan felt sick just thinking about it, he could tell from the grip Nate had on the counter that he, too, was thinking of the conversation.

"I could kill him." Nate said, Dan nodded before looking over at him.

"Wait, Travers or Chuck?" He asked referring to the two men that had hurt her.

"Both." Nate replied, they both sighed. "I should've protected her." Nate shook his head slightly. "I promised to protect her and I didn't."

"You didn't know, man." Dan said, trying to make him feel better.

"But I lived here, I stayed in the same house and I didn't know what was going on." Nate took a deep breath before grabbing two bottles of water and headed to the living room. Dan followed. "Need anything?" Sam shook her head.

"I'm fine, Nate. But you, you are not fine." She said, he looked at her. "You need to go see Blair, make up for ditching her these past few weeks."

"She understands." Nate said but Sam shook her head.

"You are my favorite non-brother, Nate, but if you don't leave, I'll kick you out." She said, lightly pushing him. He gave her a crooked smile.

"Dan'll be here and if you need anything, call my cell." He said before grabbing his school coat and walking out. Dan sat beside her and took her hand in his as he thought about the blow-out with his dad.

FLASHBACK

After his fight with Jenny, Dan had walked into his room and fell onto his bed. He stared at is ceiling for a couple of minutes before his dad walked in.

"What the hell was that?" He asked angrily, Dan kept his eyes on the ceiling. "You do not talk to your sister like that."

"I don't have a sister." Dan replied, Rufus stepped toward his only son.

"Daniel, your little sister is in the living room crying her heart out. What is this all about?" Rufus asked, Dan sat up and looked at him.

"She destroyed someone I care about without a blink of an eye." Dan said softly as he felt the familiar ache in his heart when he thought about her.

"This is all over Serena?" Rufus asked with a sigh and roll of his eyes.

"No, dad. For some of us, life doesn't revolve around Lily or her daughter." Dan shot back, Rufus raised an eyebrow at him. "I'm not apologizing and I'm not taking back what I said to her. You wouldn't be proud of her if you saw the devastation she caused."

END FLASHBACK

In a hotel room, a man sat at his computer watching Sam cuddle up to Dan. He had dirty blonde hair and dark green eyes that glinted with cruelty. He glanced up to see his walls covered with different pictures of Sam at different ages. He smirked as he traced her body with his finger.

"I'm back, baby." He said softly.