I'll Be Seeing You

Rated: T

Title taken from "I'll Be Seeing You" by Billie Holiday

Chapter title taken from "It Takes Time" by Doris Day

Disclaimer: I don't own Gossip Girl, etc. You know the drill

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Chuck pushes through the crowd of drunken teenagers, squinting his eyes and looking for any sign of Blair. This new Blair is unfamiliar to this sort of atmosphere, the type of place where sweat and alcohol pave the way for unfortunate circumstances. He searches the entire house before making his way outside to the patio. Still no Blair. Chuck jumps down the patio stairs two at a time until he hits the soft, cool sand of the beach. There are two beach chairs set up in the distance and, from what Chuck can see, two very drunk and very feminine bodies sprawled across them. A wicker table meets between the two chairs and Chuck cranes his head to try to see what is on it. He curses as as he feels the sand pile up inside of his expensive black loafers but that isn't important to him at the moment. Storming up to the chairs, Chuck sees Blair first.

"I was looking all over for you, Blair!" Chuck nearly shouts, utterly relieved to see her safe.

Blair looks up at him with doe eyes. Doe eyes that look familiar yet strangely different to Chuck. Something is wrong with her, he thinks. A smile creeps across her face. She begins to laugh. "Chuck you are hilarious! I'm fine, see, just fine. I made a new friend, we're going to go swimming after this. Can you imagine? Tiny Blair in the massive ocean?" She stands up abruptly, chatting erratically. "You wouldn't dare go in the water would you, Chuck? You're so uptight sometimes!"

Chuck knits his eyebrows together, staring at Blair quizzically. "What are you talking about, Waldorf? I think you need to be cut off."

"She's fine, Bass," a husky yet feminine voice interrupts the conversation from behind Chuck.

Chuck turns his head to the left and sees another brunette with voluminous hair that reaches past her torso. "What did you do Georgina?" he asks sharply, suspiciously.

Georgina Sparks stands up and smooths out the creases in her maroon sundress. She shrugs casually. "Why would you think I did anything?" Georgina asks with mock innocence. "Listen Chuck, you think I'm always up to something but did you ever think that I just want to be friends with her?"

"Why would I think you're up to something? You're a psychopath, it's that easy. And no, I don't believe you have good intentions with Blair. You don't have an ounce of good in your body, Georgie. We both know that," Chuck says seriously, "and I don't have patience for you right now so tell me what you did."

Georgina folds her arms over her chest, a stern expression falling over her face. "Listen, Chuck, and listen good. You can't pretend to know why Blair and I have always had such a... volatile relationship. We're one in the same, deep down. You know it too... Come on, losing your virginity to me and pining after her for so long? You're attracted to something we both share. I've always thought Blair was something far more than she let on. I think we'd make great friends and now that I have a second chance, I intend to befriend her. It'll be the best thing that's happened to her."

Chuck is dumbfounded. "So you... you want to be friends with Blair now?"

"Are you deaf?" Georgina asks. "I just said I did. Pay attention, Bass!"

"I don't believe you," Chuck narrows his eyes, "and I don't think Blair would trust you even now."

Georgina giggles, a wild gleam flashing in her eyes. "She trusts me enough to snort blow with me."

Chuck grabs Georgina's upper arms with both hands. "Are you out of your fucking mind?!" He turns to ask Blair if this revelation is true when he notices she is no longer standing next to him. "GODDAMNIT!" Chuck shouts. He looks out to the dark waters and sees the Blair's small outline dancing in the waters.

"She's right, Bass! You're too uptight!" Georgina calls out towards Chuck, who is running towards the water.

"Blair, get over here!" Chuck demanding, shouting towards the brunette, who is clearly under the influence of drugs.

"Chuck, look at me swim! I'm Michael Phelps!" she laughs, diving under water before breaking the surface again, her dark hair matted to her face, glistening in the moonlight.

"Waldorf, I swear if you don't get over here now I am going to drag you out of the water kicking and screaming," Chuck threatens nervously.

"You're such an old man, Chuck. I can do anything I want, can't you see? My leg doesn't even hurt anymore! I'm a miracle!" Blair tosses her tiny arms in the air and throws herself backwards against a wave, making a tiny splash. "Come and get me!" she calls in a sing-song voice before plunging back under the water.

Chuck waits expectantly for Blair to come back up. Seconds pass and Blair is still under the water. His heart begins to pound even faster and he wades around trying to look beneath the surface. "Blair! Damn it, Waldorf, quit fucking around!" he yells.

Suddenly he sees her tiny body face-down in the distance. "Blair!" he yells again, swimming madly towards the still figure. Reaching Blair, he grabs her and flips her over. She is silent, eyes closed. "Blair, get up!" he pleads as he drags her towards the shore.

Plopping her back-first on the sand, he parts her lips and prepares to administer CPR. All of a sudden he hears a quiet snort of laughter. Blair can't contain her amusement anymore and laughter racks her body, her eyes flying open to see a furious Chuck. In the background, Georgina is doubled over, giggling uncontrollable. "Your expression was priceless, Bass!" Georgina gasps between laughs.

Chuck stands up abruptly. "Are you fucking serious? I'm done. I'm out of here." He turns on the heels of his ruined shoes and begins to walk away.

Blair gets on her feet shakily. The effects of the cocaine are starting to wear off and she is getting irritable. "Come on, Bass, it was just a joke! Stop being so fucking serious all the time!"

Chuck stops in his tracks and turns around. "A joke, Waldorf? A joke? I thought you were going to fucking die. Again! You are stupid if you don't realize what you do to me, Blair. Exactly how did you think I would react upon the possibility - albeit false - of losing you for real this time?" He jams his hands in his pockets and shakes his head. "You know what? Don't answer that. You're too high on cocaine to give me a decent answer. I'm supposed to be the one that fucks up Blair, not you!"

Blair is silent as Chuck retreats towards the house. Georgina comes up next to Blair and grabs her hand. "Don't worry about it, Blair. Let's just get out of here."

The two don't bother to say goodbye to Serena as they leave the party.

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Blair wakes up in her bed the next morning with a splitting headache and a nauseous stomach. A knock on her door from Dorota does not help her situation. "Miss Blair! I come in? I have breakfast!"

The thought of breakfast makes Blair want to hurl but she allows the maid to come in anyways. Dorota sets a tray table over Blair's small form consisting of black coffee, orange juice, and a fruit plate. "Thank you Dorota."

Dorota nods her head and gives Blair a slight smile. "You feel alright Miss?" she asks, knowing Blair is hungover seeing as how her employer came in at nearly 6 in the morning, hardly able to stand.

"I feel awful, actually."

Dorota points to the two Advil on the tray. "I take care of you Miss Blair."

Blair smiles and puts the pills in her mouth, washing them down with orange juice. "Mother knows nothing of this, Dorota," Blair says with concern. While Eleanor has been quite a different person (a better person, in fact) since Blair's accident, the younger Waldorf does not want to disappoint her.

Dorota nods and exits the room, leaving Blair alone. Suddenly her phone rings. Serena. Ugh, she sighs. It's too early for making excuses.

"Hey S."

"B, are you okay? You left yesterday without even telling me!" Serena replies, hurt.

Blair rolls her eyes. "I'm fine, don't worry about me."

"Well Chuck didn't seem to think you were fine, Blair. What exactly happened between you two?" Serena answers.

"I don't know."

"You don't know? Did you black out or something, B?"

Blair clears her throat. "I don't remember anything if that's what you mean. All I know is Georgina brought me home."

"You were with Georgina?!" Serena shrieks into the phone.

Serena can almost see Blair crossing her arms and huffing as she says,"Yeah, so what? She's a cool girl. Besides it's not your business!"

Serena sighs audibly. She had told Blair previously that she'd always be there for her no matter what. Serena just didn't think Georgina would ever be a factor in the equation. "Okay, B. How about we grab lunch tomorrow?"

Blair agrees, hanging up the phone only to open it again when it vibrates. Damn, she thinks as she looks at the post from Gossip Girl, which shows a picture of her and Georgina dancing on a table wildly.

Gossip Girl here,

Spotted: Blair Waldorf and Georgina Sparks in the same club - better yet, on the same table? Could it be these two are finally teaming up? Watch your backs, kiddies; I have a feeling the UES is about to get a little more interesting.

You Know You Love Me

Life is complicated, especially in the Upper East Side.

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Hey guys! How bad was Blair this chapter?? I loved this chapter because... it's just plain fun! Don't worry, Chuck isn't gone forever, but he's definitely shaken up after this.

nostalgiakills: That's exactly what I intended for Blair to do! It'd be quite boring if she simply returned to her old self, right?

dysenchanted2: I thought about that pairing as well. I'm not sure how much wild drama would be caused with them, though. I think Dair is cute, though, so we'll see!

LetMeIn1812: I agree. I think we're seeing Blair's innermost desires manifest in some... interesting ways. The old Blair would never have behaved this way just because of how other people would judge her.

TiffanyTam: Penelope isn't going to be much of a threat for Blair now, as you can

probably guess with this duo emerging.

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