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"Uh, since Blair betrayed you with your uncle I thought you could betray them back." Hum Drum Humphrey stated as he came to sit down across from where I happened to be sitting. "Call my sister, offer her protection."

I could not believe that Dan Humphrey was at my place practically begging for my help. I found it ironic he shows up mysteriously only minutes after the gossip girl blast. Did he really think I was stupid? I get that the boy from Brooklyn was new to this whole lying and deceit thing, but his attempts were not even that good. He was worse than an amateur. Dan thought I could easily be manipulated and that only proved the fact he had no idea who he was messing with. I was Chuck Bass and playing games with people's minds was my specialty.

He thought bringing up his sister would spur me to feel guilty about what I had done to her and yet I really didn't care. It was not as if I had forced her to sleep with me. I gave her numerous chances to get out and still the girl chose to stay with me. Not once did she ever say no or give any indication of not wanting what I had been offering. He should be thanking me for taking her virginity since if I hadn't it probably would have been someone with no social status at all. At least she could say she lost her v-card to a billionaire. How many people could say that?

"Well you're just about six month's late for that aren't you Humphrey?" Blair came in to the room holding some strawberries with a smile on her face.

I got some sick satisfaction watching Humphrey pale when he saw her. Obviously he had not been expecting to see Blair of all people. "Hey, I uh, I didn't expect to see you here. I assumed-"

"That Chuck and I would be back at war after that silly gossip girl blast?" My ex smiled as she glanced at me then back at him once more. "It was obviously a fake."

I had missed times like this. I missed Blair and I working together as a team rather than enemies. We had always been stronger together anyways. Once gossip girl had even referred to us as strongest power couple around. We had been the pair you never wanted to screw with because if you messed with one of us the other one would be there to destroy you. It's nice to know that we could go back to having each other's back instead of having to watch your back whenever they were around. We may not be together, but that did not mean weren't just as deadly being friends as we had been when we were a couple.

The wannabe writer let out a sigh of frustration. "What gave you that idea?"

"We have enemies Humphrey." Blair made her way over to the couch and sat down next to me making sure to keep far enough away so that we would not accidently touch each other. "All powerful people do."

"We anticipated someone would try and mess with us." I stated smirking as I glanced at Blair.

Humphrey really did not give us enough credit if he thought we were so easy manipulated. Were Blair and Chuck, Chuck and Blair. We happened to be the most manipulative people in the Upper East Side and anyone with brains should know that you don't try and manipulate people were manipulative because you were only going to set yourself up for a hard fall. Dan Humphrey was new to this world, but he should know better than to try and use us to get what he wanted which in this case happened to be his sister. Blair and I used people not the other way around.

"And this handy work has your lying little sister's fingerprints all over it." Blair's entire expression changed at the mention of Jenny Humphrey. I knew she was still hurt over what happened and I also knew it was my fault. I had been so devastated thinking she did not come to Empire State building that I had allowed myself to fall in to my old routine. A part of me knew that I slept with Jenny because at the time I wanted to hurt my ex as much as I had thought she hurt me by not showing up. I should've called Blair when she didn't show up because then I would have found out Dorota went in to labor and I never would have been desperate enough to sleep with former Queen Bee wannabe. "Besides, Jack Bass wasn't in France last summer he was in Chili."

"Again how did you know that?" I question feeling slightly suspicious. Why would Blair know where my uncle was last summer? As far as I knew she hated his guts and rightfully so. I could understand her knowing if he had been in New York because Jack had a strange obsession with Blair Waldorf, but he had not been in New York and so her knowing his whereabouts did not sit well with me.

Blair shifted her gaze away from me as she got ready to answer. Her expression told me she was hiding something from me. She may think she was fooling me, but I knew better. She knew something she did not want me to know. When would she learn you can't fool a Bass? "I must have read about it somewhere."

"Regardless this incident inspired us to add a new addendum to the treaty." I told Humphrey who looked confused and then surprised. That boy was easily surprised when it came to things he did not understand. You would think after dating Serena Van Der Woodsen and Georgina Sparks nothing would shock him anymore. "The notary just left."

"Wait a second, there's a treaty? Like an actual legal document?" The expression on his face was priceless. Even if he was not friends with either of us he should know doing something such as having a treaty to keep the peace between Blair and I was not that big of a stretch.

I took a sip of my wine before setting the glass back down on the table. I shook my head slightly and rolled my eyes. "Humphrey the details of our war games are to complex for a fool like you to fathom."

Blair smirked and shook her head. I had no doubt in my mind that she agreed with me. Someone with the social status Humphrey had could never comprehend the reasoning between why we needed a treaty in the first place. We were not handshake and hugs kind of people. We needed a treaty in order to keep our word to the other. Words meant nothing while a legal document meant everything. In a way having the treaty was our version of a handshake and a promise.

"As an additional gesture of trust, Chuck I would like to invite you to my birthday party this evening." The only daughter of Eleanor Waldorf smiled and I felt my heart skip a beat. Blair's smile always had that effect on me especially when it had a hint of devious to it.

I looked up from where I was standing and fixing the buttons on my suit jacket. Well this was a step in the right direction to becoming friends. I had never missed her birthday before and I wouldn't start now. I remember the birthday that changed it all. It was right after she and Nathaniel had broken up and it was the same night I realized I had feelings for her. The butterflies in my stomach had never left since then, but at least now I had better control over them. "I gratefully accept."

"And since gothic Barbie remains safely quarantined upstate feel free to stop by if you're feeling lonely." She told Hum Dum Humphrey with fake concern lacing her words.

I chuckled at her behavior as we both walked out of the room. I even held the door open for her since they say old habits die hard. As she stepped in to the elevator I couldn't help it when I looked at her backside. Manipulative Blair always had been a turn on for me. It truly was pity we were no longer together because I know what I would be doing right now if I could. I could always seduce her here and now, but that may risk ruining our shaky friendship and I didn't want that. Who would have ever thought Chuck Bass valued friendship with a woman? Well it was Blair and I wanted her in my life any way I could have her. Even when we had been at war I still wanted her in my life. I had once told her that I wasn't Chuck Bass without her and I had meant it then and it was still true now.

TBC…

AN: I think this part came out pretty well. The next chapter will be the one where the 'Stand By Your Man' video is played and they get in to an argument. I am going to do the 'I hate you more' scene as a one-shot by itself since it will be rated M. Anyways, let me know if you liked this or not.

Please R&R like always!