A/N: PLEASE READ THIS A/N! OK! New Gossip Girl fic! I'm excited. A few things you need to be aware of. I have changed the friendships up, so put what you know about the friendships in the show, at the back of your mind. Then multiple pairings will be explored in this fic. So for example possible pairings I will be writing about: Chuck and Blair. Dan and Blair. Serena and Dan. Jenny and Nate. Dan and Georgina. Maybe Serena and Nate. However I have not completely decided any of this. So if you begin reading this fic, be warned that there is a possibility I may change my mind!
What I can tell you is I think Chair will be endgame. Dair I'm looking at as more of a friendship thing. Jenny and Nate I think will be endgame too. I'm thinking of Serena and Dan as endgame of this fic as well. However if any of you have read College Trials you know, that sometimes a certain pairing in my fic can become more prominent. In College Trials a lot of people began to like the Nate and Blair dynamic I had going on, if Chair wasn't endgame in that fic I would have explored that dynamic more. So these pairings could change. The only pairing I think won't change will be Chair. I can't help it, I like those two together.
This chapter is vague for a reason. Things become a lot more clear later on.
Oh and just a side note for any of you who are reading College Trials. I haven't given up on College Trials. I will update that fic tomorrow. It only has a few more chapters left and I have a sequel planned for it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Gossip Girl. This is purely for fun.
Rivals make the best Allies
Chapter 1: Social Status before all Else
'This is it,' Blair said and took a step back, so that she was in line with Serena and Nate even though she wasn't standing directly next to them. Disappointment, disbelief and pain was what they were all facing currently.
'This is it,' Georgina said mimicking Blair's words. She looked over at Dan on her one side and Chuck and Jenny on her other side. Everyone was silent, and they had the exact same expression plastered on their faces that she had on hers- how the hell did they get here!
'Let's go.' Nate softly said to Blair and Serena. Blair eye's trailed over the other four standing across from them. Her gaze lingered on one of them for a moment longer than the rest and then she looked down. Serena had been staring at the floor since the beginning of this encounter. She was trying desperately to block out what she was feeling. Her emotions were overwhelming her, so when Nate spoke up she finally felt some relief. She looked up and then over at Blair. She moved a bit closer to Blair and took a hold of her hand. She knew her friend was in as much pain as she was right now. She then pulled Blair over to Nate. He cast one more glance at the others and then turned away. Blair and Serena began walking away as well. They fell in step with Nate. Blair took a hold of his hand and squeezed it quickly and then let it go. She felt the other hand Serena was holding being tugged a bit- she looked to her side and saw Serena stop walking briefly and cast a look back. She turned back quickly and Blair gave Serena's hand a squeeze. They walked away. Silent, sad and in state that none of them could ever have foreseen.
Georgina, Dan, Chuck and Jenny watched them leave and then turned to each other.
'It's better this way.' Jenny spoke up and they all looked towards her. No one said anything. Chuck looked at Georgina and gave her a slight shake of the head. She looked away. A second later he began to walk away. Georgina, Dan and Jenny stood there for a bit longer and then finally they left, each going their own separate way.
Two Months Earlier
'Come on, we're going to be late.' Nate yelled up the stairs and then shot an irritated look at Dorota. 'Please go ask them to hurry up.' He added and Dorota left. He sat back down and looked at his watch, they had to be at this school gathering in fifteen minutes. He was about to go upstairs and drag Serena and Blair down, when they entered the room he was sitting in.
'This is for college, you do realize we have to impress these people? And being late won't help that impression.'
'Jeez, you are moody. Have you eaten?' Serena replied and cocked her head to the side. Blair laughed and Nate looked confused.
'What does food have to do with-' Nate began to question.
'Serena believes that when guys are hungry they are grumpy.' Blair interrupted and adjusted the coat she was wearing. Nate sighed and shook his head. He could not believe he had been friends with these two for so long.
'Let's just go,' he said and then gave Serena a cheeky smile, 'there is food at this thing. So if we had gone earlier we probably could have avoided me being grumpy.' Serena raised her eyebrows and picked her bag up.
'Archibald, you do light my day's up.' she added sarcastically and followed Blair out the room. They had just gotten into the car when their phones went off. They took their phones out and read the message Gossip Girl had just posted. It was a picture of Georgina Sparks and Chuck Bass arriving at their school event. Blair shut her phone.
'You do realize that Gossip Girl should be following us? Not them.' Blair huffed and gave Serena and Nate a pointed look.
'B, we all decided we preferred it this way. Do you not remember this?' Serena said seriously and nudged her friend slightly. Blair sighed.
'Sometimes, I think you two did something to me during that conversation, to get me to agree.' Blair sighed and Nate laughed, he then turned to Serena.
'Its time we tell her,' he said dramatically to Serena who just smiled at him. Nate focused his attention on Blair. 'We had gotten you high and you just didn't realize it.' Nate added.
'Then we got someone to hypnotize you,' Serena joined it.
'So that you would agree with us.' Nate concluded and couldn't help but smile. Serena and he could always string together paragraphs.
'So that was it! Tacky but effective!' Blair exclaimed and laughed. Five minutes later they had arrived at their destination and got out of the car.
'Just so that we are all clear-' Blair began and the other two rolled their eyes, knowing what she was about to say.
'We know who we have to talk to.' Serena cut her off. She then linked her arm with Blair's and they all entered the building. 'Let's go.'
'I'll go get us drinks, you find the Humphreys.' Chuck said and let go of Georgina's hand. He made his way over to the bar they had set up. He knew that they wouldn't be serving alcohol to the students but he had his ways to get around that little problem. He sure as hell wasn't planning on spending his whole afternoon at this place without some alcohol. He reached the bar at the same time Blair did. They didn't acknowledge one another. They never did. They both just stood there waiting to be served. It was when the barmen came over to them, that they acknowledged each other for the first time in a very long time.
'Who was here first?' the barmen had asked.
'I was.' They both said simultaneously and then looked at each other. They stayed silent for a moment.
'Well?' the barmen interjected irritated. He wanted to just serve them already.
'Social status before all else.' Chuck said to Blair and raised his eyebrows. She scoffed. She knew he meant that because he was at the top of the social ladder, he should be allowed to be served first. She sighed, knowing that if she was at the top of the ladder, she would have pulled the same card. She turned to the barmen.
'He was first,' she said through clenched teeth and from the corner of her eye she watched a smirk grow on Chuck's face. The barmen nodded and proceeded to serve Chuck some non-alcoholic drinks. When the barmen was done serving Chuck he moved on to Blair and got her order. She finished ordering and looked to her side, surprised that Chuck was still there and was staring at her.
'What?' she asked him. He smirked.
'I'm waiting to see how you are going to get some alcohol into those non-alcoholic drinks,' he said simply and moved a bit closer to her. 'Which trick will you be using?'
'First off, I'm not going to stand here and idly talk to you about anything, secondly-' Chuck interrupted her before she could finish her sentence.
'I did teach you all the tricks-' he began to say.
'And I perfected them.' Blair interrupted him just as he had interrupted her. She gave him a smirk and he returned it. 'Secondly, you are breaking the rules.' She added a moment later as her drinks arrived. She picked them up.
'Technically, I make the rules, so can't really break them.' Chuck said before she could leave. She shook her head at him.
'You know what I'm talking about,' she turned to leave but paused and looked back at him. 'You guys won't always be at the top.' Chuck scoffed at her and then gave a small laugh but before he could reply, she walked away. Chuck watched her go, he knew Blair was being serious and a little part of him was worried about that. He saw her stop at their table and set the drinks down. He then saw her lift her skirt slightly and remove a hip flask from the top of one of her thigh high stockings and pour alcohol into the drinks. He laughed -he should have guessed she'd use that trick- he knew that was her favourite method. He finally looked away and made his way back to their table. He handed Georgina her drink.
'Talking to Waldorf?' she asked harshly. He looked at her.
'Of course not,' he replied and took a hold of her hand. 'Where are the Humphrey's?' he added quickly in an attempt to change the topic.
'They'll be here soon.' Georgina replied and took a sip of her drink, letting her eyes trail over to Blair.
'What was going on at the bar?' Serena asked Blair. She shook her head.
'Nothing, Chuck was just being Chuck.'
'So he was being a jerk?' Nate asked.
'Exactly!' Blair replied and laughed. 'Anyway, have we spotted anyone we need to talk to yet?' The other two shook their heads. A moment later however, Serena spotted the guy she was meant to talk to.
'My guy is here,' she stated and looked at the other two and smiled. 'See you two soon.' She then took her drink and walked off. Nate turned to Blair once Serena was out of ear shot.
'You ok?' he asked her softly. Her eyebrows scrunched together.
'Why wouldn't I be, Archibald?'
'Waldorf, I know what happened with you and Chuck-'
'I know you do! This means you also know that I'm ok, and because you've known me for so long you also know that I wouldn't let him get to me.' She stated firmly.
'Worrying about you is ingrained in me,' he moved over to her and kissed the top of her head. 'So I check.' She smiled up at him.
'You make it hard for me to reprimand you,' Blair said and took a sip of her drink.
'I know, I'm just skilled like that!' Nate exclaimed and they both laughed. They had been friends for such a long time that they knew how to work around each others moods. They also knew what to say and what not to say at certain times.
Serena was about to step in and begin talking to her guy, when she felt someone touch her arm. She turned around and found herself staring at Jenny.
'How is Eric?' Jenny got straight to the point.
'His doing ok,' Serena replied and gave a small nod.
'Good, you'll tell him I say hi?' Jenny asked once more. Serena nodded again. They only reason she ever spoke to Jenny was because of Eric. For some reason her younger brother was fond of her and Serena knew that Jenny was a good friend to him. Jenny gave her a small smile and left. Serena watched her go and then turned back around, putting Jenny and her friends at the back of her mind.
Jenny walked over to Chuck and Georgina and smiled at them.
'Hey guys,' she said.
'Little Humphrey, where is your brother?' Chuck asked her.
'He'll be here in a minute.' She replied and looked towards Georgina.
'Talking to Serena?' Georgina shot out at Jenny- who sighed.
'To find out how Eric is,' Jenny simply explained. She pushed the irritated feeling she got to the side. Georgina hated when any of them spoke to Serena, Blair or Nate. Truthfully Jenny would probably talk to them a lot more if Georgina wasn't in the way. But they had all picked sides and Jenny aligned herself with Georgina. Which meant as irritating as her friend could be, she stayed away from Serena, Blair and Nate as much as she could. Georgina sighed and looked at the two of them.
'Dan best get here soon. You two are going to drive me crazy.' Georgina stated.
'That's not possible, you're already crazy.' A reply came from behind Georgina. She smiled and turned to face Dan.
'You have exceptional timing.'
'I do try,' he said and moved around Georgina. 'So why are they going to drive you crazy and how can I help them?' Dan finally asked and watched a grin spread across everyone's faces.
The afternoon passed relatively quickly, they had about another hour left at this event before they could leave. Blair was busy talking to a college representative when she felt her phone go off. She then noticed a lot of other people checking their phones- which meant it could only have been a Gossip Girl post. A moment later she noticed people staring at her. She politely excused herself from her current conversation and moved away. She took her phone out and read the post. Anger immediately radiated through her body. She looked up to see more people staring at her. She began to maneuver through people- looking for Serena and Nate. She finally spotted them at a table and walked quickly over to them.
'Blair-' Serena began but Blair interrupted her.
'I take it neither of you sent this into Gossip Girl?' Serena and Nate of course shook their heads- Blair knew it wasn't them. 'Which means it could only have been one of them! So I know the rules, and I know I'm not supposed to retaliate but can I have an exception card this time?' Blair rushed out angrily.
'Exception card?' Nate asked.
'Yes! Just this once I want to be able to go say something to them.'
'Blair-' Nate began but Serena put a hand on his arm, stopping her.
'Go for it. I would want an exception card for this too.'
'Thank you!' Blair exclaimed and immediately turned away.
'Are we going with her?' Nate asked Serena quickly.
'It would probably be a good idea.' Serena and Nate immediately began to follow Blair.
Blair found Georgina, Chuck, Dan and Jenny all at a table, she walked straight over to them. She was furious.
'Was this necessary?' she shot out towards them and they all looked at her- surprise was etched across all their faces. Serena and Nate had stopped a few steps behind Blair.
'I thought I'd remind you just who is in control,' Georgina began. 'After all, if you think it's ok to talk to Chuck. You obviously need a reminder.' Blair scoffed and shook her head. She took a step closer to the table.
'You are only in control because we let you be in control. You shouldn't forget that.' This time Georgina gave a short sharp laugh.
'Please. You won't ever get the control back, and if you think you can, you're delusional.' Serena stepped forward now.
'You shouldn't have posted this, it was uncalled for.' Serena shot out.
'We'll retract it.' Dan spoke up this time and Serena's eyes trailed to him as did Georgina's.
'We'll do no such thing!' Georgina stated. 'She shouldn't have been speaking to Chuck.' Serena and Nate were about to say something when Blair stopped them both.
'Paranoid are we? That maybe I'll be able to get back under Chuck's skin?'
'Unlikely-' Chuck had began.
'Oh please, Blair, that's the last thing I'd ever worry about.' Georgina interrupted and stated firmly. Blair took one final step closer and cast a look at all of them and then settled on Georgina.
'I'm going to tell you this one more time, you are only in control because we let you. If you've forgotten, I've known Bass and the Humphrey's a lot longer than you have. I have more dirt on the bunch of you, that if I wanted to destroy you, it could be done a lot quicker than you think. Stop messing with me and retract what you sent in to Gossip Girl. Or I'll break this treaty of ours,' she paused and smiled at them. 'I'm done playing nice, Georgina. Don't forget who taught you how to be a bitch.' Blair finished and turned around and left before anyone could say anything. Serena and Nate found her sitting outside. She was still angry but feeling a lot better. They sat down next to her.
'I won't actually start a war with them,' Blair said to them softly, 'I just wanted to remind them what they had forgotten.'
'We know.' Nate said and put an arm around her.
'I say we ditch this place and go do something fun?' Serena added a moment later. She received two genuine smiles at her suggestion and five minutes later the three of them left.
'You shouldn't have done that,' Chuck started.
'Retract it,' Dan stated.
'No,' Georgina replied. 'She was bluffing. She wouldn't break our deal.'
'Yes, she would,' Dan once again spoke up. 'Retract it, Georgina. I wasn't asking.'
'And don't dictate who I talk to in the future.' Chuck added and stood up and so did Dan. Jenny stood up and made her way over to her brother. They all stared at Georgina and moment later they left. Leaving Georgina to her thoughts.
A/N: Review please!