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Blair Waldorf did not want to get out of bed. If she did that would mean she would have to face the truth of what had occurred last night. The fact that she not only slept with, but had lost her virginity to Chuck Bass haunted her dreams after he had brought her home. Technically he had carried her since she had almost lost the ability to walk, but she ignored that fact as she was trying to ignore the bigger fact of having let him touch her at all. She wished that she could blame it on alcohol, but the fact was she hadn't drunk that much the night previous. Certainly not enough to impair her judgment so badly she could use it as an excuse to the fact she had sex with Charles Bass in the back of a limo.

It is not the fact it had been horrid or anything like that which had her wanting to stay curled up in bed for the rest of time. In fact it had been the exact opposite of anything which could be considered unpleasant. Last night in her mind had been perfect and that was why it bothered her so much. She wasn't supposed to feel that way with him. Nate had been the man she wanted to lose her virginity too and yet she had lost her V-card to none other than Chuck Bass. It was not special because they weren't in love or anything like that. To him it had just been another night with another girl and yet to Blair it had been everything. She wasn't sure what disturbed her more, the fact she had lost her virginity in the back of a limo to guy who had never been her boyfriend or the fact that she didn't really mind so much it had been Chuck.

Just as she had pulled the pillow over her head her cellphone went off. Blair dreaded looking at it because it could be anyone including he who shall not be named. After listening to it ring for a few seconds she snatched it off the night table. If it were Chuck then she would hang up on him, but if it wasn't she would feel bad for ignoring the caller. Once Blair had glanced at the caller I.D. she was both relieved and terrified when the name Nate flashed across her screen. Why was he calling her? Had Chuck told him what happened? Was he calling to try and win her back? Did he know of her condition? Well no, he couldn't possibly know the truth of her condition having had come back. She was just being paranoid. Nate was most likely calling to ask her a question about the masked ball which would be taking place tonight. It made since he would call her if he had questions considering she had put the entire thing together.

"Why are you calling me?" She stated in an eerily calm tone once she had flipped the phone open. The best way to deal with her ex would be by veiling her hurt behind a curtain of indifference. "In case you didn't get my hint yesterday I don't want to talk to you. I want nothing more to do with you Nathaniel Archibald."

A sigh from the other line greeted her. She could picture her ex sitting on the couch and tapping his fingers against his knee nervously. He never had been good at dealing with confrontation and this conversation probably was not something he had been looking forward to doing. "I know I deserve that and more."

He agreed with her? Usually at any other time Blair would have been ecstatic to have him admitting defeat so quickly and yet all she wanted was for him to give her a reason to bite his head off. Nathaniel Archibald had broken her heart and she wanted to break his well everything. When he agreed with her it made her task harder than necessary. "Good so we agree."

"Not exactly." Her blond ex cleared his throat nervously. He had known that Blair would not make this easy, but he needed to talk to her. The past few days had been hell and he actually found himself missing her. He was so close to going to Chuck and asking for help and he would if he could not get her to speak to him on his own. He may not like this, but Chuck and Blair had this strange sort of friendship and Nate knew that if he could not get through to Blair then Chuck would be able to do so. "Look I know that I messed up, but I need to talk to you Blair. Say that you will meet me at the ball tonight just to talk. Don't let one mistake mess up all the good years we've had together."

The brunette tried to remain indifferent to the pleading behind his words because Nate had hurt her and she wouldn't forgive him so easily. She had put up with a lot from him through the years. Blair had to deal with forgotten anniversaries, date nights of watching the big game, and attitude from him every time she would try to do something romantic for just the two of them. She would not put up with him fucking another girl, especially when that girl ended up being Serena Van Der Woodsen. He was lucky she had even picked up the phone once she realized he happened to be the one calling.

"I'll make you a deal." She stated after a few minutes of tense silence. If Nathaniel really wanted to speak with her then he was going to work for it. It did not mean she would forgive him because to be honest she wasn't sure if she would ever be able to do that, but it would be a start. "If you can find me tonight then we will talk. If you really want to talk to me then you are going to have to work your ass off to earn that right."

He nodded before realizing that she could not see his actions. "Of course Blair, I will do whatever it takes. What are wearing tonight?"

A smile twisted the corner of her lips upwards. Blair always had loved to play games and this would be fun for her. If he wanted her to listen to a word he was speaking then he was going to have to find her on his own without much help. "That is for you to discover on your own Archibald. I will see you tonight if you can find me that is. Happy hunting Nate."

The phone clicked before he heard the dial tone. With a sigh Nate hung up his own phone before looking at the outfit laid out on his bed. Usually Blair would have final say over his outfit, but since they were having problems right now he had left the costume choice up to his mother. Anne Archibald was not exactly the most creative woman on the planet and so she had gone with what she considered to be a classic. Her son would be going to the masked ball dressed as the Phantom of the Opera. Well at the very least he would not have to worry about the mask making his face itch and hopefully Blair would like it. She loved the Phantom of the Opera.

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The devil otherwise known to the rest of the world as Chuck Bass appeared at the ball looking very debonair in a red suit with a black under shirt and a mask which was designed to look like the face of the devil from drawings done back in the day when people still believed in monsters and fairytales. The red bowtie around his neck matched very well with the rest of his outfit and the black gloves on his hands only added to the devilish persona he gave off. People stopped to stare at him though it was mostly women and usually he would stop to flirt with them hoping to get them in to bed if he hadn't already, but tonight he only had one woman on his mind. He eyes scanned the room as he searched for the one and only Blair Waldorf.

He could not get her out of his head, after the events of the night before she was on his mind each second. He could not stop thinking about her and when he closed his eyes even if only for a moment, all he would see was her. His fingers ached to touch her again, his lips begging to taste hers if only for one last time, and his stomach felt as if it were fluttering each time he thought of her. Chuck had never felt this way before about a girl. Not even when he'd had a slight crush on Georgina Sparks in 6th grade had he ever felt like this before. Blair brought out feelings in the young Bass heir he never would have thought it was possible for him to feel in the first place.

He found her standing in a corner of the room looking every bit as beautiful as she probably intended while choosing out her costume. Her black sequenced dress flowed down past her ankles and hugged her body in all the right places. The neckline was modest only showing a hint of cleavage which was both a good thing and bad thing in his opinion. It was good because he didn't want other men to see those parts of Blair and it was bad because not being able to see those parts now he flashed back to the night before when he had been given a front row view. The rest of her outfit consisted of black sandal heels and a crown with white and black feathers. Her mask was a simple eye piece made of silver and reminded him of an angel. It was ironic she looked like an angel when he himself was dressed as the devil. They do say that opposites attract.

Making his way over to her Chuck let one of his black glove covered hands slip around her waist to rest on her abdomen. His warm breath hit her ear as he spoke. "You look lovely tonight Waldorf."

Blair made a noise of disgust before reaching down to remove his hand and then pausing to look him over. "And you look like the devil incarnate. I would congratulate you on your costume choice, but I won't because it would only feed in to your already too large ego."

"My, my, someone is in a bad mood tonight." He whispered letting the fingers of his left hand trail against her collarbone. He was pleased she had put her hair up. He preferred it when she wore her hair up since it gave him a nice view of her pale throat. His other hand came around to settle on her waist again as he toyed with the material of her gown. Since he had talked to his best friend on the phone earlier, Chuck had a good idea as to what had her in a less than pleasant mood. "I'm guessing prince charming has yet to find you?"

"He always was a bit slow wasn't he?" Blair mumbled not bother to try and remove his hands from her again. He was like a leech with the way he stuck to her. Still it was nice to be wanted even it was by a man whore like the billionaire playboy Chuck Bass. Her eyes drifted over to her ex who was looking around for her. He must have passed her by twice and he had no clue how close he actually was. "I even left the idiot clues."

"Well if I was your man I wouldn't need clues to find you." Chuck insisted as he pulled her back and against his chest. "Or to ravish you either if that is what you wanted. What do you say we leave this party early Waldorf? Go somewhere quiet and take our clothes off?"

Her laughter was not one of amusement as she pulled away from him. "Been there and done that Bass. I am not looking for a repeat performance. Besides we have a plan remember? After I talk to Nate you need to get him to confess his feelings to Serena. I can't let his apology stop my revenge. A queen never can afford to look weak and that is what forgiving him right away would do for me. Now why don't you go bother someone who actually wants to be around you? I know it will be hard, but I am sure you'll find someone or if you can't I know you can always buy the attentions of the nearest whore."

TBC…

AN: Here is the next chapter and I think that it came out alright. I know it probably could have been better, but I needed to break it in half for what happens next. Anyways, I would love to hear your thoughts. Who else adores Chuck? While Gossip Girl is pissing me off right now with all this Dair I have to admit it is nice to have old Chuck coming back in to play. Hopefully he will crush Humphrey.

Please R&R like always!

Preview for the next chapter:

"Jenny there has been a change of plans."

"What change of plans?" "Blair didn't say anything."

"Blair doesn't always know what is best for her." "Besides I doubt you want our queen B to know that you actually have feelings for her ex."

"What?" "I don't-"

"There is no trying to bullshit me little J. I know you have feelings for Nate and that is why you agreed to help us. Well now I am going to help you and you are going to help me unless you want the truth to come out."

AND

"You look beautiful tonight Blair."

"Thank you." "Is that what you wasted half my night for? I thought you had something you wanted to tell me?"

"You're really going to make me work for forgiveness aren't you?"

"Nate you are lucky you are getting a chance at all."

"I know and that is why I don't want to mess this up."