The Small Moments That Led to Chuck and Blair

Disclaimer: GG is still not mine and thanks to Dawn for the beta.

Chapter 6: The Good Fairy and Evil Witch's Helper # 5

Five minutes passed before the doorbell rang again. This time, it was an extra large pepperoni pizza for Blair Waldorf. Her face lit up when the box was put on the table and she started digging into it when it was opened. Another delivery boy came by with sushi and a third arrived with hamburgers and fries. All of them were for one person and none of the delivery boys were surprised. This wasn't Blair's usual fare of food but pregnancy gave her cravings.

"What are you doing?" Chuck demanded. "None of that is good for you."

"I don't want it. The baby does." She stuffed twenty fries into her mouth and was digging through two slices of pepperoni pizza. Then she went for the hamburgers.

"The baby isn't out of your womb yet. How does it know what it wants?"

She stopped eating, mouth slathered in tomato sauce and ketchup. "Are you saying our baby is going to be stupid? That it can't make decisions for itself?!"

No. He had done it. He had caused Mt. Blair to erupt. "Are you saying that our child does not know what's good for them? That they can't choose to eat junk now and then?! ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY THAT THIS CHILD LACKS A MIND OF ITS OWN?!"

"Is okay, Miss Blair!" Dorota stepped in to calm Blair down. She had now dissolved into tears over the sushi and fries. "Mr. Chuck know nothing about children cause he no pay attention to Lamaze class...as usual." She shot an angry look at him. There was nothing he could do about it. He had learned a long time ago to never mess with the maid. What he said next would seal his doom.

"Yes, well, I have a few things to talk to my brother about!" Serena exclaimed, noticing the tension. She grabbed Chuck by the arm and started to lead him away. "Excuse us please!"

Chuck was not buying this excuse though he did follow her. "What do you want, Sis?"

"To get you away from Hurricane Blair. I have something to show you as well. We don't have a whole lot of time so I figured you should know. And by the way", Serena held out a piece of paper, "here are the most popular baby names that I have gathered. Look them over and discuss what is the best."

There was a huge list of baby names to choose from. Some noticed Blair's love for Old Hollywood movies and threw in some good names: Clark, Vivienne, Audrey, Grace, Rita, Cary, Gregory, Natalie, and James. Some were simple but worth thinking over. April was a nice choice for girl except their child was due in August and that would look awkward. Pearl also seemed to be a keeper as did Rosemary. Some were clearly jokes: Albus Severus, Reneesme Carlie, Luna Lovegood, Chun Li, M Bison, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Mike Seaver, Carol Seaver, Soup, Turkey and Swiss on Rye, Zob, and Bagel Land. Then some people just put colors for no reason: Purple, Pink, Green, Blue, Turquoise, Ivory, Puce, and Zac Efron Blue.

"You can't be serious," he said. "I'm not choosing any names from this."

"Okay, I did run into a few people who were tipsy but...at least discuss this with Blair."

"Discuss what?" He crumpled the paper up. "The baby is due at the end of August. Blair is hormonal and not acting like herself. We haven't had a discussion since deciding where to put the baby's room. You see how she reacts to anything."

"I know, I know. Which is why I'm hoping this will cheer her up!"

She led him into a room...that was already filled with people. He could recognize his family along with a few other people and some that he didn't know. Pink and blue decorations were everywhere along with a cake and a banner that said, 'CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW BASS!'. Someone had dumped off a table full of crabs to eat and hammers to crack them open with. Dan Humphrey and Vanessa Abrams happened to be at this table. Chuck didn't know who to glare at first, Serena or the Brooklyn crowd.

Dan picked up one of the crabs and stared at it. "You know, this one looks kind of like Chuck. The little frowny face, beady eyes, that whole 'I'm Chuck Bass' appearance." He showed the crab to Vanessa and looked back it. "I have to admit, it's kind of cute."

Then he put it on the table, picked up a hammer, and smashed the Chuck Bass crab open. It only took them a second to notice the real Chuck Bass shooting daggers at them. Vanessa tried to hide her smile and Dan looked innocent with a bit of Chuck Bass crab in his mouth.

"On the bright side, it tastes good," he said.

"What are you both doing here? What is all of this?" Chuck demanded. He looked at Serena who was beaming with excitement. "Sis, you better have a good explanation."

"The best explanation in the world! Surprise! We're throwing you a baby shower!" she squealed, hugging him.

"A baby shower? You've had a baby shower ever since Blair announced she was pregnant! Every month, we had nothing but baby showers!"

"I know but since the baby's almost here...let's throw one more!"

He wanted to protest badly but it was too late. Serena was thrilled with her latest surprise baby shower and he couldn't ruin it. After all, Serena did help him out in many ways. She was the one who helped sort out his feelings. She knew him better than he knew himself. She noticed it from the very beginning.

Age Ten: Almost Christmas Time, Central Park

"And guess who is getting the lead in the school's Christmas play?" Blair asked. Nate and Chuck both looked at each other. No other answer would have sufficed. Blair would not hear of anyone else playing the good fairy except for her. Not that she actually had the part; they were all waiting for Serena to bring the news over.

"You, Blair. Always you." Nate nodded. "Because you're a good actress. Like in the fall play, you played a big part."

"Yeah. Witch Number Three." Chuck rolled his eyes. Unlike everyone else, he didn't want to feed into these crazy ideas Blair had. He wanted to wait for the news first. It wasn't that he wanted her to fail but Blair Waldorf took everything to the next step for no reason.

"I made my part amazing though!" Blair exclaimed.

"You punched Hazel by accident and she was unconscious for the rest of your scene."

Nate smiled sheepishly. "Oh yeah, I remember that. You know that wasn't a nice thing to do, Blair."

"Please! Hazel was in my way and trying to steal my glory!" Blair snapped. Then she smiled and smoothed out her bright red coat. "But I'm not worried this time. My competition is very small. The good fairy is dainty and poised and not dancing around some big old boiling pot with other witches."

"Uh-huh." Nate nodded, still mesmerized by Blair pretending to be a fairy. Chuck had to hold back the witty remark he had. He knew Nate was currently crushing on Blair. He could tell from all the N & B signs he wrote on everything. He had even written NB 4ever in the snow. It was almost funny how lovesick Nate Archibald had become.

Yet Chuck couldn't bring himself being happy about this. Two of his best friends dating. He couldn't picture them as a perfect couple. They'd be frigid and boring if they got together. Now if it were Chuck and Blair; that was another story. Blair got snippy and acted more like herself around Chuck. They would have an interesting relationship if they ever got far. But no. Nate had his eye on Blair. Nate always got what he wanted.

They waited for a good five minutes before Serena showed up.

"Finally!" Chuck sighed. "Let's get this over with."

"Serena, Serena, Serena!" Blair squealed, running over to her friend. "I got it, didn't I?! I got the part of the good fairy! That's what you came to tell me."

To everyone's shock, Serena didn't look as happy. "Well, B...you got a part. It's just not the part you wanted."

Blair's face fell. "I'm not the good fairy?"

Serena shook her head. "I'm sorry, B. But you're still in the play!"

"As what?"

"...Evil Witch's Helper #5."

Blair blinked. Then her mouth started opening and closing. "Evil...evil witch's helper? A helper?! THE FIFTH HELPER?!"

"Yeah."

"Ouch," Nate whispered. "I hate to know who got the good fairy's part."

"Well, who's playing the good fairy? Is it Hazel? Because I'll give her more than a lump on the head!"Like on cue, Blair demanded.

"It's not Hazel."

"And Hazel Williams lives for another day," Chuck said.

"Well, then, who stole my part from me?!"

"Um..." Serena looked at the ground. "Blair, they gave the part to me."

All the color that had been in Blair's face drained out fast. "...You?"

"I wanted to get out and give it to you!" Serena added quickly. "But they said you were better suited to play a witch's helper. According to them...you don't have innocence."

"I...I don't have innocence?"

"I'm so sorry, Blair. I wanted to give it up but...they wouldn't let me."

"Oh no," Nate whispered. "What's going to happen?"

"Ten bucks says Blair's head explodes like in that alien movie," Chuck murmured.

Blair's head did not explode. Instead, her face turned three different shades of purple before she stormed away. Serena looked embarrassed and kept looking down at her toes. The last thing she wanted to do was have the part that her best friend wanted. Blair would probably never speak to her again.

Yet this gave Chuck a good idea. He nudged Nate. "Now's your chance, Archibald."

Nate looked confused. "For what?"

"Go after Blair. She needs someone and obviously she doesn't want to talk to Serena. You've got to tell her that it's not the end of the world."

"Yeah but...what if she doesn't listen to me either?"

"She will. Tell her that she did her best, she's still a good actress, and that she will do great. Because she will." He nodded. "Buy her candy too. Maybe a flower. Show her that she's worth something. You know it and I know it. Let her know it."

"Are you sure this will work?"

"I know it will. Now go, Archibald!" He motioned Nate to chase Blair. "Go! Before she decides to run away to Delaware or become a bag lady or something!"

"Oh...okay! Thanks, Chuck!"

As soon as Nate was gone, Serena looked over at Chuck. "You know, with the advice you gave, you sound like you care about Blair. It's like you wanted to do that yourself but were too scared to."

He shrugged. "She's my friend. I'm not scared of anything. Besides, Nate's the one that likes her as more."

He's not the only one. Serena thought to herself but couldn't say out loud. The picture was so clear to her and she was surprised Chuck didn't see it. The was no doubt about it. Nate Archibald was not the only one with interest in Blair Waldorf. He had competition who was giving up too easily.

But if Chuck ever got tired of chasing girls and settled down, it was still clear who his number one choice would be.

TBC...

Author's Note: Happy Halloween, everyone! I was going to a Halloween related chapter but then the stores started putting Christmas stuff out and this happened. Anyway, it might be a while before I update anything I again (I'm doing NaNoWriMo for the fifth time in a row) but if a genius moment hits, I might take a break from the novel. Thank you all for sticking around. It's much appreciated.

And to the person complaining about the story: Uh, yes, they will love each other but you forgot that Blair is pregnant. More specifically, she's almost at the end of this pregnancy. How can they be all passionate and having sex when she's pregnant? And if you're that worried about lack of love, trust me, they love each other. The sweet moments between them will come. In case you didn't notice, I'm only on chapter six. Who knows how long this story will last?

Furthermore, Serena is not as one-dimensional as you think she is. She notices things too. Whether or not she reacts is another thing. Nate isn't that clueless for the matter. I'm sorry if I make them deeper than they should be. But I believe they aren't idiots. And deep down, I truly believe she cares about everyone. So if you're not into her character, that's one thing. To tell me to write her as something different...no, not doing it. I don't mind criticism but telling me what I should and shouldn't put in my story is where I draw the line. I would prefer people not telling what to write. Thanks.