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IV. Chapter

"However rare true love is, true friendship is rarer.„ La Rouchefoucald

V. Part

She has had issues with that girl. So what? What girl would like the new nearly perfect girlfriend of the boy she liked? But after a while and getting herself familiar to Gossip girl blog, she realized something that Dan never could unless he wasn't force to see with his own eyes.

Serena Van Der Woodsen was miles and miles away from being perfect. Hell, even the queen of bitches Blair-spoiled-Waldorf herself was closer to perfection than her. But she knew very well why people liked Serena.

Her family's fortune and luck in genetic lottery helped but Upper East Side needed her just because she had something special in her. Serena possessed a certain level of sin that draw them to her like flies on the honey. They liked to see her fall but they always cheered when she was getting up from the dust of shame and scandal. She brought them hope that they will be able to do that and sometimes people forget that she is a human being just like everybody else.

Dan did. He saw her as angel and that pissed her of more than she was willing confess.

Ok, she maybe said few arguments in a way that Dan would be on her side and that would piss off Serena. But she really didn't do anything bad…well if we forget that entire fiasco with picture and Gossip girl.

Flashback

She couldn't look at him. Dan was all broody in annoying way after that silly argument. He stared at a floor not even looking at her, just one sigh after another one. Maybe she did cross the line, her goal was that he sees who Serena is and to dump her. Not to make victim out of Serena especially in a way that unfortunately forced her to apologize.

So Vanessa grabbed her jacket, her purse and went to find Serena. She even called her cell phone but nobody answered. And that rainy night she was able to say that Gossip girl was useful, SMS that arrive on Vanessa's cell phone helped her to localize where the golden princess was.

Who knew that she would found Serena kissing with Nate Archibald in the hallway and make a decision that will changed her life? Vanessa didn't shout at them or something like that, she simply raised her cell phone and photographed them. After doing that, she left without one word but with a smile on her face.

Vanessa waited with childish excitement the morning only to hear Serena's confession but nothing happened. Absolutely nothing.

So she waited day after day and nothing happened. Vanessa could practically fell how anger was irritating her even more than lack of confession until that Sunday, that Sunday when she finally flipped and send the picture to Gossip girl feeling relief and guilt in the same time.

End of flashback

"Dan deserves to know the truth." She would say to herself but picture of Serena weeping her heart out was enough to feel like garbage. So she decided to forget that it was Serena who cheated and hurt Dan when she realized that in the end Serena loved Dan just like she did. One little mistake and she lost without two people in her life, without her best friend and her boyfriend.

But what happened that sunny day broke her heart more than any kiss or touch Dan and Serena shared in front off her.

Flashback

One thing useful that came out from Dan's brake up with Serena was the fact that she could finally enter in his room thru his window.

She felt disgust in her mouth when she noticed Blair Waldorf lying on the bed waiting for Dan. After the secret was out, Dan and Blair became friends so close in a way Vanessa felt that she was being pushed away. All the time was Blair this, Blair that.

"Hey!" She was after all polite enough to greet the Queen Bee. "Dan is a lucky guy. Both of his female friends are waiting at him in his room."

Blair was in pretty blue dress that cost more than her entire mortgage and stared in the ceiling. She was startled when she heard Vanessa's voice.

"What are you doing here?"

"Doing the same thing like you, waiting for my best friend." Vanessa deliberately sat next to Blair, upsetting her was amusing. Blair got up and sat just like Vanessa and gave her the look that chilled Vanessa's bones.

"Enough, Vanessa. Let's not pretend we are stupid because we are not. You like Dan and I really don't like you. If you weren't in love at him, I wouldn't care. But you are and I simply can allow that two of you start to date."

Vanessa flipped more than she ever thought she would.

"How do you dare say something like that? I know Dan since always and who are you to tell me who I can date or not."

Blair remained calmed and blank expression on her face.

"Because I'm in love at him and I do need him in my life. I can't lose him even if we are never going to date. Don't think you can use that information a weapon against me, he already knows that even though he doesn't believe me..."

If a satellite hit the room, Vanessa wouldn't even notice. Her mouth was so open from shock. Thousand thoughts went thru her head in a second and the mare fact that she had again competition with Upper East Side princess again upset her.

"Quit lying, Blair. You are not in love. Since when are those feelings? Or this is brilliant revenge to Serena?"

"My world does not revolve around Serena."

"Any yet you want to date her ex- boyfriend. Very classy, Blair."

Blair raised her eyebrows looking little bit impressed. She didn't expect claws.

"Tells a girl who is pinning after a boy for years, lurking like a crazy stalker."

She barely controlled herself not to slap the Queen Bee.

"I had no problems getting rid of Serena, the big Dan's love." She slips more than she intended not realizing that in that moment everything will change. "Why do you think you would be a problem? It's not like you are anything more then friends which will last until you get bored."

Blair froze just like Vanessa who realized what she said. They looked at each other full of shock, anger and disbelieve. Blair practically jumped from the bed and pointed her long finger in Vanessa's face.

"It was you. You were the one that photographed Serena and Nate together and you were the one that send that picture to Gossip girl." Blair was screaming not caring that she lost her entire facade. "How could you do that? You embarrassed Dan and allowed that his heart got crushed in front of everyone."

She was without one word to defend her actions. Blair still didn't stop to yell how bitch she was and she even started to push her. Dan suddenly opened the door looking more shocked than Vanessa saw him in months.

"What is going on, girls?" His voice was filled with worry and amusement. "There is no need to fight over…whatever you are fighting."

Blair was furious, she turned towards Dan only to toss him smile and to turn one more time towards her.

"Tell him or I will. Maybe he will forgive you if you confess. Now!!" Blair ordered but only thing Vanessa was able to stand still feeling tears in her eyes knowing very well that Dan will never forgive her. "She was the one that photographed Serena and Nate kissing and then send a month later that photo to Gossip girl."

His face was whiter than she ever saw. The look in his eyes got harder and the line around his mouth was deeper by a second as his rage grows.

"Get out!" He was so quit that her heart broke. He turned his head little bit so he doesn't have to look at her. "I really don't want to see you ever again."

Tears burned her cheeks as she barely forced herself to walk away. Maybe deep down she hoped that he would stop her and ask her why she did that. But when she turned around she saw something that broke her heart one more time. Dan was hugging Blair in a way that clearly shown that he relied on her, that he trusted her. Vanessa didn't hear what he was saying but smile of victory and happiness on Blair's face was more than enough.

End of flashback

She tried to move on but it was much harder to do they she originally thought. It didn't help that she saw Dan and Blair all the time, sometimes she even thought that this was Blair's way of putting their growing friendship in her nose.

It took her three months to convince Dan to talk to her and they were friends now but things were more different than ever. He was still the same but in some twisted way he became part of Upper East Side, more connected than he even realized. Serena was maybe the way in but Blair gave him legitimacy. God only knew how she hated both of them.

But still she hoped every day that things are going to be normal, their old normal. Before Blair, before Upper East Side, before Vermont, before pain started to label their relationship and disgust entered into every inch of love that once existed between them.

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I know that this is not my best chapter but this is everything I wrote. But to those who follow this story I can promise lesser number of flashbacks and more drama. War between Serena and Blair is coming and Vanessa will learn not to poke her nose where she shouldn't and let's not forget the rest of the characters.

I would be very nice if you could review the chapter and I promise to correct grammatical mistakes you found in the story. I will do that this days when I find little bit more time.

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Antonija