The 4 times Dan Punched Chuck and the 1 Time He Punched Back
Disclaimer: Not even Blair's master plotting could get me Gossip Girl
Summary: For every time Dan punched Chuck and for the one time he retaliated. The first three chapters will cover the three canon punches while the fourth will be my try on episode 4x18. This will end in Dair. Anything directly quoted from an episode will be in bold.
2nd Punch: The second time is only a day later at the Bass Foundation brunch and it's mostly for Jenny again. There's also a little anger at Serena, at all of them, and at himself for even being in this situation.
It was somewhere he wouldn't have been caught dead at even a day ago. He is only there for Serena which is ironic considering how the brunch ends. Really, it's fine until the end when it's suddenly not fine.
He first begins to come to his senses when Serena deserts him. There's the run in with Ms. Van Der Woodsen, scary, Chuck's heated glare on him at all times, scarier, and, finally, Blair brings the finale.
"Hi, I'm Blair Waldorf, Serena's friend," she introduces as if he doesn't already know who she is. That would've been fine; Dan could've handled a not-so-civil conversation with her. Waldorf's like a catalyst though to the ticking bomb.
Behind her, come Nathaniel Archibald and Serena Van Der Woodsen, looking decidedly guilty. While each of them is desperately fighting for his attention, trying to sell him their side of the story Dan just gets a headache. Serena is apparently every bit the Upper East Sider that the rest of them are. He makes his decision right then to just walk away and leave them and their scandal. He just wants to return to his outsider status where things make sense, where he can breathe.
But then Chuck suddenly appears at his side since as a law of physics at the heart of every scandal lies a Bass. Dan is not surprised at all to discover Chuck knows all about Serena's little affair. He also isn't surprised, because he now knows the sort of deplorable man Chuck is, when he brings up last night, Jenny.
"Ah, yes, little Jenny. I do believe she and I have some unfinished business," he says darkly.
Not being surprised and not reacting are two very different things though. Dan is short-tempered and young and protective and simply out of his depth. Thus for the second time in less than twenty-four hours, Dan's fist collides with Chuck's face. He doesn't stop to think about this time either.
When he arrives back at the loft a short time later, Jenny is waiting for him inside. Apparently the pictures from the brunch are all already on Gossip Girl including the punch.
"Dan, what happened?" she asks before he can even tell her he doesn't want to talk about it.
Shuffling past her, Dan aims straight for the medicine cabinet. He swallows three ibuprofens without water hoping they have some affect on his throbbing, bruised hand. Only then does he answer her begrudgingly, "Serena and I are over. And Chuck shouldn't be a problem again."
He doesn't wait for all the pestering questions she surely has for him as he walks into his bedroom, shutting the garage door behind him. Dan considers it a victory that he manages to make it to his bed before collapsing.
To Anyone Who Cares: I hope everyone likes it! Please review! Like I said fast update; I'm so proud of myself. Thank you so much Jess for your review.