A/N- Don't own. Don't sue. Thank you.

Word Count- 3863

Note- Sorry for the wait but I am up to my eyes in exams that I have not studied for lol. No seriously, haven't opened a book O_o. Anyway this is a direct continuation of the last chapter and the same Catholic principals apply. Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed! It really means a lot.

"We will now step forward one by one and confess our sins while talking together about what made us commit them in the first place. A kind of counseling session if you will. " Father Daniel and five other priests each stepped into separate rooms as nuns guided the students into lines.

"What did Gossip Girl say that was so bad?" Serena asked warily, taking Blair's phone out of her hand.

SPOTTED: B, C, N and S attending 'The Goodness Retreat for Spiritual Wellbeing'. Their accessories of choice? Their parents. Can't wait to see how this one turns out. And is it true that there are 2/1 odds that B and C will have a secret rendezvous on the alter?

"Oh," Serena winced, trying to suppress her giggles as she handed the phone to Nate, who was not as gracious about hiding his laughter.

"I have really got to start subscribing to that." Eleanor murmured.

"Way ahead of you," Lily agreed, discreetly handing her phone to Eleanor.

"Ah!"

"Mom?" Blair asked confusedly.

"Come." Eleanor ordered, grabbing Blair's arm as she pushed her way through the crowd to the front of the line for confession. "I want you to go in there and confess your sins, and don't you even think about holding back young lady!"

*****

"...so really if you think about it," Blair concluded hopefully, "Any sins I've committed haven't been my fault."

"Oh?" The priest sighed sceptically. "And these friends of yours? They are the ones to blame?"

"Of course. Serena slept with my then-boyfriend Nate and then disappeared for a year, making Nate think that he was in love with her and act weird. Then she comes back and Nate starts acting even weirder, causing me to get mad at him and sleep with his best friend – who, by the way, is a total ass."

"And did any of these changes help you at all?" The priest asked.

"Well, I may have fallen for Chuck. A little. But that is not the point! The point is that all of my past indiscretions can be put down to Chuck, Nate and Serena. But, being the understanding, caring person that I am. I forgave them. Though the horse comment did take a while."

"You sound like you care a lot about your friends."

Blair saw an opening for revenge against Chuck. "I do." She suddenly put her head in her hands and started sobbing, "I just – I don't know what to do! It's Chuck, I think he's -"

**

"I mean I like Aaron." Serena said, "But what Dan and I had... I've never felt like that before. I loved so much. I still love him."

"Then what's stopping you?" Her priest asked abruptly.

Serena sighed, "I can't... I can't put my heart out there again. We broke each other too much last time."

**

"You say you like this Jenny girl?"

"Uh... yeah." Nate said after a few seconds. "I do. I really do. But I don't know if it's going to go any further. Look I spent all of my adolescent life dating one girl. I mean I loved Blair so much, but I wrecked it all with one stupid mistake that I never forgave myself for. I even started to resent her for making me feel like that, and when I found out she slept with Chuck, it made everything worse. I thought that I was mad at her when really I was mad at myself. And now that I've finally moved on, I just... I don't want to screw it up again."

"And will Jenny understand that?"

"I don't know. She wants us to go, you know, further. But I'm not sure. I mean aside from all the other stuff, she's still only fifteen. I don't want her to do something she'll regret. Especially if this isn't going to last. You know what I'm saying?"

"Er..."

**

"So you want to know my sins... Hmm, well – I'm Chuck Bass." Chuck smirked. "That's sin enough for anyone."

"And why do you say that?"

"I lost my virginity to a man-eating, selfish, money-grabbing hoe when I was twelve." Chuck said simply.

A knock at the door saved Fr. Daniel from replying.

"Sorry to interrupt but Fr. Matthew wants to talk to you. He said it was urgent." A demure young nun said, looking down.

Chuck got a strange feeling of Deja Vu. It was as if he had met her before, he shrugged and let the thought pass.

"Of course. Sister Georgina if you would please show Charles back to the hall. I'll only be a second." Fr Daniels left the room as Chuck and Sister Georgina snapped their heads up in realization.

"You!"

**

Blair came out of the confessional room looking very pleased with herself. She looked up to find herself facing a statue of Jesus. "What?" She snapped, as she felt the eyes bore into her head. She hesitated before sighing and stepping into a room where a priest was waiting. "Bless me Father for I have sinned. It's been... awhile since my left confession."

**

"What are you looking so happy about?" Cyrus asked suspiciously as Blair rejoined them in the hall.

"No reason." Blair smirked. "You haven't happened to see Chuck anywhere have you? I think Fr. Daniel wants to talk to him."

"Can't say I have."

**

"What are you doing here?" Georgina hissed.

"I could ask you the same question, Sister Georgina." Chuck replied.

Georgina huffed. "It's a condition of my parole from Penance. I have to serve another two months under Fr. Daniel before they let me go. And you?"

"Girls, locker-room, water fight." He said shortly.

"Is S here too?" She asked quickly.

Chuck gave a grudging nod. "And Nate and Blair."

Georgina's eyes flashed when he mentioned Blair. "When I get out Snow White isn't going to know what hit her."

"Don't even think about it Whore-gina." Chuck said dangerously.

She looked surprised, "Wait, am I hearing this right? Chuck Bass is telling me not to cause trouble and strife?" She ran her fingers up his arm suggestively. "Besides, you owe me. Don't think that I don't know that you helped send me to that place. So, any chance your PI could help find us a hit-man?"

"Get your disgusting hands off me." Chuck flinched back "And don't say things like that."

"Jeez I was kidding. Since when are you so protective of Queen Bitch anyway? If I didn't know better I'd think that all those rumors about you two were true."

Chuck looked away.

"Oh my God." Georgina laughed mockingly. "It's true. You and Blair? She must be really good for you to keep going back for mor-"

Chuck grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him. "I'm not messing with you Georgie. Stay away from Blair." He hissed in her ear before stalking away from her.

*****

"We have a problem." Chuck whispered in Blair's ear.

"You will in a second." She smirked back.

"Georgina's here."

"What!"

"Hah hum." Fr. Daniel cleared his throat. "It appears that we have a lamb in need of savior among our flock. Charles Bass will you please step forward."

Chuck looked at the now panicked Blair in confusion.

"Charles has recently discovered that he has been having urges towards other young men and has asked the Lord above to guide him in this difficult time. Can we please have a round of applause for Charles!"

The hall erupted as Nate and Serena collapsed against each other almost in tears with laughter. Cyrus looked shocked, Lily was leaning against Bart's shoulder shaking with withheld laughter and even Bart had a smile on his face.

Roman and Harold were looking at Chuck with admiration.

"He's only eighteen." Eleanor hissed in Roman's ear when he continued staring for a bit too long.

Georgina came up behind them. "Wow Chuckles, I can honestly say that I never knew. You didn't seem gay when we were in the sixth grade."

The smile disappeared off everyone's face.

"Blair Cornelia Waldorf trust me when I say I will get you back for this." Chuck threatened as he was led away by three sympathetic nuns.

Blair just raised her eyebrows in a challenge, before turning and facing Georgina.

"What are you doing here?"

"Hello to you too B!" Georgina squealed, throwing her arms around Blair's neck and giving her a fake smile. "It's been way too long! I've missed you!"

"Georgina." Serena said warningly.

"What?" She asked innocently. "You don't want to play either? God I drop one gay bomb and all of a sudden I'm America's most wanted."

"How did you get out of Penance?" Blair demanded. "I triple checked everything, Houdini himself couldn't have found an escape clause."

"Well it's actually quite a funny story, you see I stuck to the program and got better. I'm truly a reformed character. And it's all because of God. Well, him and the meds."

"Oh no, I'm not falling for that again." Serena shook her head and backed away.

"Really S, I'm a better person now. I want to make up for all the things I've done wrong."

"And you impersonating a crow is going to help?" Blair laughed, taking in her black, ankle length gown and her black veil.

Georgina sighed. "I can see that I'm going to have to be the bigger person here Blair."

"It wouldn't be hard, Blair's all of what? Four feet?" Nate teased, attempting to lighten the mood.

"Five foot four actually," Blair snapped, "And keep out of this Archibald."

Nate promptly shut his mouth.

"Well it looks like some things never change, Blair says jump and poor little Natie asks how high." Georgina said sugary, sweetly.

"You know G, by eighteen I would have thought that you would've grown out of trying to be me. Guess not."

"You mean a selfish, stuck-up, snobbish, cow who's boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend? Oh, yeah. Being you is my lifelong dream." Georgina rolled her eyes as Nate flushed and all of the adults gasped, Harold fixed Nate with an unusually angry glare.

"Better that then a lying, cheating, druggie who everybody wishes would curl up and die." Chuck shot back, coming to stand beside Blair.

"Aw Chuck, I had no idea you felt that way about yourself." Georgina put her hand over her heart in mock sympathy. "Don't worry, I'm sure your little unrequited crush on Nate will go away. Someday."

Harold and Bart restrained Chuck from killing her.

"Georgie will you please just go and find some other people to pester." Serena said tiredly.

"But S, where's the fun in that? So how's Dan? I heard you broke up. I'm so sorry.

"Save it for someone who cares." Serena said coldly, before crossing her arms across her chest and following the other attendants outside to where the priests were sending them off on a trail. Blair stomped after her with Chuck and Nate in tow.

"Well that went well." Georgina smiled at the still shocked parents.

*****

"If that bitch puts one foot out of line I swear it will be the last thing she ever does." Blair muttered to Chuck while glaring at the back of said bitch's head and stumbling precociously on the very narrow dirt trail in her five inch heels.

"I don't know," Chuck said thoughtfully, "It might be interesting to see how she deals with threats when she's not high. And while we're on the subject of sluts, some of these nuns aren't half bad. That dress leaves a lot to the imagination..."

Blair stopped and glared at him with a steely glint in her eyes. She looked around quickly before grabbing onto his scarf and pulling until his face was less then an inch away from hers.

"What the hell!?"

"Okay Bass you listen and you listen good." Blair hissed furiously. "I agreed to waiting. Me, Blair Waldorf, the most impatient person in Manhattan agreed to wait. And you know what? I've been pretty patient so far, but when I see you blatantly checking out slutty cheerleaders and hitting on pre-pubescent freshmen it makes me angry. And you of all people know not to get me angry. So you either decide if you want us soon, or else guys are going to be seeing a lot more of me." With that she let him go and joined Serena further up the path, leaving a speechless Chuck Bass to massage his neck.

"Dude I think you just got beaten up by a girl." Nate chortled.

Chuck glared. "Mr Waldorf." He called loudly, "Nate's over here if you want to talk to him."

*****

"You okay," Blair asked Serena quietly.

"I... I think so. It's just seeing her again, it brings back memories you know. Dan and I were so happy, and then she came back, and I felt so guilty.... I dunno B, I feel so bad."

"Hey," Blair pulled her best friend into a hug. "It's okay, none of this is your fault. You were trying to protect Humphrey, God knows why."

"B," Serena frowned reproachfully. "You promised to try and be civil to Dan."

"I lied." Blair shrugged unabashed. "Now are you going to help me scheme or do I have threaten that Basshole?"

Serena let out an involuntary laugh. "I will never understand you two."

"Join the club." Blair muttered under her breath. "Now about G, I was thinking..."

*****

"I have never seen such an abomination in my life!" Fr Daniel thundered. "It's sacrilege! Living under God's roof, breaking fast at His own table, serving at His alter!"

Blair looked down at her feet and tried to withhold her smirk. Out of the corners of her eye she saw Nate, Chuck, and Serena struggling to do the same. Bart, Lily, Eleanor, Cyrus, Harold and Roman on the other hand, looked downright mortified. Georgina was too busy pouring tears of fury to notice anyone else.

"Our Saviour Jesus Christ gave up his life for the sins of others and this is how we repay him? By taking his name in vain," He glared at them one by one. "Breaking every one of the ten commandments,"

"Hang on!" Blair interrupted before considering it. "Actually no, you're right. Please continue."

"Stealing, lying, cheating, smoking forbidden substances, drinking." Fr Daniels shook his head furiously. "I never thought that I would ever have to do this in this day and age, but as of now you ten can consider yourselves excommunicated from this church for the foreseeable future. Miss Sparks you will go back to Penance, someone will come and collect you shortly."

Georgina let out a wail of anger.

"As for the rest of you, I would appreciate it if you vacated the premises as soon as possible. The bus will be leaving shortly."

"What on earth just happened here?" Eleanor asked angrily the second that Fr Daniel had left the room.

"I'll tell you what happened," Georgina spat. "Your precious little daughter and her friends set me up."

"Hey, the drugs were there in the first place, we just brought them to the priests attention." Serena defended.

"And how may I ask did you get caught with them in your hands?" Bart demanded.

"Nathaniel had to sneeze and Serena can't lie to save her life." Chuck replied bitterly, he turned to Blair. "From now on we work alone, those two are a liability."

"Agreed."

*****

"Where did Lily say to meet them again?" Blair asked Chuck a few minutes later.

"She said right here." Chuck told her, "Bart called the limo hours ago. It should be here."

"Hey you da kids who got kicked ou?" The bus driver asked. "Yer Da said ta tell you yer ridin' wit' me. They left already or sumfin."

"What!" Blair shrieked, she turned to Chuck. "No way, I refuse to step foot on that thing ever again. Hang on I have to get this," She huffed as she answered her phone. "Hello? Kati this is not a good time. I don't care if you're in Milan, hang on, what shop is having 10% discount day?"

Chuck's face lit up with a wicked grin and he grabbed the phone out of Blair's hands. gKati, where exactly are you? Via Montenapoleone? Feel like some company? Great, see you outside the Plaza in a few hours.h He hung up and offered Blair his arm. gUp for a trip to Italy? I promise I'll show up this time.h

Blair hesitated before smiling. "Fine. But I have to call Dorota. She'll be worried sick."

"What about Eleanor and Harold?" Chuck asked.

"They abandoned me at a Spiritual Retreat with the biggest pervert in the UES. I think they deserve to sweat a little."

"I don't know whether to be offended or amused." Chuck observed.

"Shutup and call the private jet. I have some serious shopping to do."

*****

"What do you mean they can't do anything!" Eleanor shrieked. "They're the police! It's their job to find people!"

"Eleanor Blair and Charles are both legal adults, they are considered by many to be a couple, and they have only been missing for just over twenty four hours. There's not much that they can do." Bart sighed.

"You're Bart Bass! Aren't half of the police force corrupted by you anyway?"

"What exactly are you insinuating Eleanor?" Lily asked indignantly as Bart answered;

"Usually, but this isn't exactly the first time Charles has gone missing."

"Well it's the first time he's dragged my daughter along with him." Eleanor snapped.

"Remind me to kill Chuck." Serena hissed to Nate as she paced the room.

The ding of the elevator cut off Nate's reply.

"Ciao!" Blair's voice called, and they both appeared in the room. Chuck was carrying what looked like over double his weight in clothes while Blair carried one tiny, bejeweled, pink pet case with a white ball of fluff inside it. Chuck had red scratches up his face and was glaring at the ball of fluff.

"Blair!"

"Chuck!"

"Thank God you're okay!"

"Where on earth have you been young lady!?"

"Charles if you must involve Blair in your escapades do you think you could at least call first?"

"Still opposed to staying that extra day?" Chuck asked Blair dryly.

She rolled her eyes and called for Dorota. "Fetch Kitty Minky a bowl of cream." She ordered, taking the white kitten out of the cage. It hissed upon seeing Chuck before curling into Blair's arms and purring.

"What is that?" Eleanor asked disgustedly.

"That is a twenty five pound of pure, unadulterated, evil." Chuck recoiled before glaring at Blair. "She picked it up off a street vendor in Milan."

"And you named it what?" Nate sniggered.

"Kitty Minky." Blair answered.

"Diablo." Chuck cut across her.

"It's Kitty Minky." Blair insisted. "Chuck be quiet."

"When you sneak out of the hotel at 2:00am at night to bribe the concierge into buying you a cat, using my credit card I might add, I think that gives me the right to name it." Chuck retorted.

Blair raised the cat and pressed it in front of Chuck's face. "Sick him Diablo. Don't hold back!"

"Blair are you drunk?" Harold gasped.

"No." Blair denied. "I haven't touched a drop. Ask Kati, we were shopping all night."

"And where may I ask were you Charles?" Lily asked.

"Stopping Blair and Kati from being mugged or raped?" Chuck smirked.

"You're heinous."

"And you are a bitch."

"And I think I speak for everyone when I say that you are both grounded." Eleanor said firmly.

Chuck scoffed while Blair looked affronted. "Excuse me?"

"Well don't think you're getting away with flying across the continent to Milan for the day without telling anybody!"

"We were worried sick BlairBear." Harold said softly.

"Technically I did tell Dorota."

"What? Dorota!" Eleanor screeched.

"Yes Ms. Eleanor?" Dorota asked meekly.

"Did you or did you not receive a call from Blair telling you that she would be flying to Milan with a boy."

Dorota winced and didn't reply.

"Who do you work for?" Eleanor demanded.

The phone rang. "I get that!" Dorota said quickly.

"No Kitty Minky you do not do your business on the Italian leather chaise. Kitty Min- Diablo don't you dare!" Blair shrieked.

"Anybody else thinking a white animal fur rug would go very well in front of the fireplace right now?" Chuck smirked, "No?"