*Blair Waldorf had always led a simple life filled to the brim with luxury. Her days were spent attending Upper East Side's most elite all-girls school, Constance Billiard, where she was Queen B, and her nights out with her best friend in the entire world, Serena Vander Woodsen. They had been inseparable since birth and now that they were older they used their good looks and credit cards to their advantage. B and S were the pair to bow down to in the UES. One day they'd be your best friend and the next they'd be spreading your darkest secrets to the infamous Gossip Girl. Everyone knew their names and everyone was in their business. They were the girls that everyone loved to hate.

It was the night before one of the Waldorf's famous cocktail parties and the two friends were up in Blair's room trying to get their outfits just right. Blair stood in front of a full length mirror and smiled at what she saw. Her shiny brunette hair was curled in perfect ringlets and her makeup was smoky, seductively dark. Tonight she would be wearing a one of a kind strapless turquoise dress that hugged her in all the right places. Serena let her borrow a pair of sparkly gold heels that were slightly painful but made her legs look much longer than they really are. Thank heavens for optical illusions. To top off her look she put on the gold dangly ear rings her former flame had gotten her. What a waste of time but he was good for his gifts.

"Hey B, it's probably time we head down there. You look gorgeous as always," Serena commented as she came into view in the mirror behind the brunette. They both smiled and Blair nodded.

"You're right, I look amazing." She could sound confident but believing it was another thing.

The two girls applied the last touches to their outfits before turning to head out. Standing in the doorway was Chuck Bass. He had a devilish smile on his face and a bottle of champagne in hand. Blair crossed her arms and glared at him.

"Knock-knock ladies, room service has arrived." Despite the look of disapproval from his ex, Chuck stepped in the room. Serena looked down and sighed. When Chuck and Blair fought it was a war zone and she was not in the mood to be causality.

The blond put a hand on Blair's shoulder and started to lead her out of the room, "Come on B, we should get to your party."

Before they could make their way out of the room, Chuck stepped in front of them. He always loved to chase Blair but when he had her he didn't know what to do with her. "Not so fast there Serena, I have a bone to pick with Miss Waldorf…."

Serena looked down at Blair with pleading eyes but they both knew that he wouldn't leave them alone unless she talked to him. "It's alright S, I'll be down in a minute. If I'm not down in five send the police."

Her best friend nodded and exited the room but not after giving Chuck a dirty look. They were step siblings but Serena knew better than to trust him. He and Blair had dated on and off since junior year but as soon as graduation came into view he dumped her and slept with practically the entire population of Manhattan. Those were the roughest couple of months Serena had ever since Blair go through but she managed to get through it. She was starting to make serious progress toward getting rid of the hurt Chuck left her with but now he was back. Why?

"Why are you here? I've been ignoring your calls and texts on purpose." She tried to sound as bitter as she possibly could but it wasn't getting to him. Chuck just kept that awful smile on his face as he looked her up and down with his dark chocolate, almost black eyes.

"You can't ignore me forever Waldorf. You need me." He knew exactly what to say to make her feel like nothing.

"I actually don't need you. I've been fabulous since we've broken up so I don't know why you even came."

Blair walked over to her bed and sat down. Chuck continued to stare at her with great intensity. They sat there in silence for what seemed like forever until Chuck came and sat down next to her. She wanted to hate him with everything she had in her but she couldn't. As much as they wanted to deny it they were perfect for each other.

"There's no need to lie, Blair. I'm sorry about what happened but it was for the best." He tried to put his arm around her shoulders but she shrugged him off. "Don't be rude. You look amazing, B."

She had heard this all before; he always compliments her before he tries to seduce her. Typical Chuck Bass to break up with her and then continue to lust after her.

"Just don't start, Chuck. I need to go down stairs. I have people I actually like coming over." She tried to stand up but he grabbed her wrist and pulled her onto his lap. The attempts to get off of him were useless; he was holding her in place.

"There is no need to let your bitch show Waldorf. You know what I want and then we can go back to pretending we hate each other." With his free hand he moved Blair's hair to the side of her neck and started to kiss it.

"Ugh get off of me, Chuck!" The feeling of Chuck Bass' lips on her neck was enough to make her vomit. After they broke up she had lost all attraction to him. Anyone who could break her heart wasn't worth her time she liked to believe.

"Just give in B, it will be over soon enough," Chuck commented as he started to undo the back of Blair's dress. She struggled to get out of his grip but he was much stronger than she was.

"Chuck I don't fucking want anything to do with you!" Tears started to weld up in the corners of her eyes as she felt him slowly trying to undress her. This was not how she imagined the next time she made love; getting raped by Chuck Bass was never on her to-do list. He continued to kiss her neck and she realized that there was nothing she could do. Blair was completely helpless against him. She closed her eyes and prepared to accept her fate.

"What the fuck are you doing, Chuck?"

Blair looked up to see Nate Archibald and Dan Humphrey standing in her doorway in tuxes. They looked completely mortified at the sight in front of them. Serena must have sent out an S.O.S once they didn't come downstairs after her.

"Come on you guys, go back downstairs. This doesn't concern you," Chuck said as he tighten his grip around Blair's wrist. She bit her lip trying not to cry out in pain. A tear escaped her eye as she looked at the two boys. They could tell that although she couldn't say anything she didn't want to be there.

"Chuck, let go of her or I swear to fucking god I will come over there and personally punch you." Nate had always been her knight in shining armor; it's a shame they never worked out either.

Blair expected him to let her go but he just sat there looking at Nate with a blank expression. "Don't you try and threaten me Archibald. You don't scare me."

Somehow this had gone from Blair almost being raped to a battle of testosterone. Chuck was not about to let her go nor was Nate about to give up on rescuing her.

Nate and Dan started to walk toward them, "Chuck, seriously let her go. It's two against one here."

"You think Humphrey is a threat to me? A pussy has never made me nervous Nathanial".

Just as Chuck was about to say another smartass comment, Blair took her free hand and dug her nails deep into the arm holding her down. Chuck screamed in pain as she drew blood. Quickly she jumped up and ran over to Nate. He wrapped his arms around her as she started to cry into his chest. Chuck held his arm and looked up at her with disgust.

"You fucking whore, look at what you did! You're not even worth my time. Always running back to Archibald I see."

Before anyone to could say anything, Dan walked over to Chuck and decked him in the face. Complete silence fell over them as they listened to Chuck's jaw crack. After the punch Dan stepped back gripping his hand and Chuck fell back on the bed holding his jaw in his hands. Dan had blood dripping from his knuckles. The look that Chuck gave Dan next was not one of pain, it was one of death.

Quickly Chuck stood up and before he could make his way over to him, Dan stepped back next to Nate and Blair. Nate loosened his grip on her and she very quickly stepped back behind the two guys.

"What the fuck is wrong with you Humphrey! She's the biggest cunt toward both of you so why do you care what the hell happens to her? She doesn't mean anything to anyone. She is pathetic!" Chuck's eyes were glowing with hatred. He wasn't very happy that Dan was the one who punched him; that was like being hit by a girl in his eyes.

Nate clenched his fist, about ready to strike him again when Dan spoke up. "Speak for yourself Chuck. She wasn't the one in here trying to rape someone. You bring a whole new level to the term 'pathetic'."

Instead of putting up a fight, Chuck grabbed his champagne bottle and started toward the door. "I don't need this bullshit from you. Blair, you're a fucking whore and I hope you having a great life with these two assholes. Humphrey, expect a letter from my lawyer."

Before they had a chance to reply, Chuck vanished from sight down the stairs. Blair put her hands over her eyes and sighed. That had been an extremely close call.

Nate turned to Dan and patted him on the back. "That was really cool of you, Dan. I'm actually really surprised you did that for Blair."

Dan, still holding his hand looked at Blair and for a second their eyes met. They both smiled and looked down. "I would do anything to help someone in need; even if it is Blair Waldorf."

She whipped away the tear streaks left on her face and turned to Nate. The two hugged for a brief moment but the feelings of when they were together consumed her and she quickly had to let go of him. They both tried to pretend like they didn't feel anything but Dan even noticed how tense they got after the hug.

Without warning Blair walked over to Dan and hugged him. He was extremely tense at first but realized that she had started crying again. With his good hand he placed it on the back of her head. "Hey, don't cry Blair. He's gone and you're going to be fine."

The reason behind why the tears were following she could not explain. She couldn't tell if it was the fact that she had almost just been a victim to Chuck Bass or if it was because she was so ridiculously thankful for their help. Whatever the reason she felt alright now and almost at peace; she felt at home in her savior's arms.

The two suddenly had a realization that they were still hugging and stepped back embarrassed. They looked down not knowing what to say and Nate laughed. "Hmm looks like you two need a moment to thank each other. Don't take too long, Serena's probably wondering where we are."

If it wasn't awkward when Nate was in the room, things became much more awkward when he left. They looked at each other like they had something to say but neither one of them would say it. Blair finally looked him in the eyes and gave a small smile. "Thank you for that Humphrey. I still don't enjoy you but that was really nice."

He started to laugh. "That's alright; I guess you don't have to. But you're welcome Blair. He deserved it."

She nodded. Dan stood there for a second like he had something else to say, but he shrugged it off and started for the door. Blair turned and looked at him. She never really had any attraction toward Dan until now. The fact that he had just saved her from something horrible was quite the turn on. "Hey Dan?"

He stopped and looked at her. "Yeah?"

"If you tell anyone I was nice to you I will make your life a living hell." She said this with a smile but he knew that she really meant it.

"Don't worry your secret is safe with me."

Dan turned and walked out of the room. Blair had to pull herself together before she went down stairs to mingle with her party. As she looked in the mirror and whipped off her face she reflected on what had actually just happened. Chuck made a complete asshole out of himself as usual and now she had a defiant reason to hate him. Nate played the role he always had, the knight in shining armor, and had managed to put his ex-girlfriend before his best friend. She started to have feelings for him again but realized that was only because he had come to her rescue and not for any other reason. But then there was Dan. She had always picked on him but yet when push came to shove he was the one who punched Chuck for her. That was amazing.

When she was finally ready she shut her bedroom door behind her as she made her way down the stairs to her guests. Serena rushed over to her to hear what had happened. Blair told her the story, not leaving out a single asshole detail of what Chuck did. While she was telling her best friend, she looked over Serena's shoulder and saw Dan standing against a wall. He was looking at her holding his hand in a towel. He managed not to get blood on his tux. The two looked at each other for a while before Dan smiled and walked out of sight. Blair suddenly felt like she was going to vomit. She realized that she had just developed a crush on Dan Humphrey.