Rufus opened the front door after repeated knocks to find Blair Waldorf on their doorstep.

“Hey, hi Blair!”

“Hi, Mr. Humphrey. Is Dan in?”

“Yeah, he’s in his room listening to depressing music. Go in and say hi, maybe it will make him stop playing that awful stuff,” said Rufus, smiling at her in encouragement.

Blair walked past Rufus into the loft, ( Read more... )

 Chapter 13 - V for Vendetta

Chapter 1,  Chapter 2,  Chapter 3,  Chapter 4,  Chapter 5,  Chapter 6, Chapter 7,  Chapter 8,  Chapter 9, Chapter 10,  Chapter 11,  Chapter 12

It was the following day and Blair was furious.  Dan had walked past her, deliberately bowing his head so that he wouldn’t make any eye contact with her.

What made Blair furious was the fact ( Read more... )

Later that day in the school courtyard, Dan was accosted by Chuck as he (Dan) attempted to make his way through the double doors.

“Humphrey, we need to talk.”

“I have nothing to say to you. Now will you get out of my way so that I can get to class? Some of us are not teenage billionaires who don’t need an education.”

“Whatever class you have can wait ( Read more... )

Chapter 1,  Chapter 2,  Chapter 3,  Chapter 4,  Chapter 5,  Chapter 6, Chapter 7,  Chapter 8,  Chapter 9, Chapter 10

Dan and Blair were in Blair’s room after school, a few days after the party.

They were sitting on the bed, resting on the headboard with papers and books in disarray in front of them.

“So are you going to help me with my AP Literature ( Read more... )

 Chapter 10 - All The World Is A Stage

Note: This scene is an additional nod to the film Roman Holiday. An Evening in Roma by Dean Martin plays during the party scene - check out this video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X6kHbJNwQE to get the song reference

Chapter 1,  Chapter 2,  Chapter 3,  Chapter 4,  Chapter 5,  Chapter 6, Chapter 7,  Chapter 8, ( Read more... )

Chapter 1,  Chapter 2,  Chapter 3,  Chapter 4,  Chapter 5,  Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8

Vanessa and Dan were in a coffee shop in Brooklyn catching up the following Saturday morning, but the constant chiming of Dan’s phone kept interrupting their conversation. 
Each time this happened, Dan’s attention was focused on his phone.

He spent several ( Read more... )

Chapter 1,  Chapter 2,  Chapter 3,  Chapter 4,  Chapter 5,  Chapter 6, Chapter 7

The following Saturday morning, Dan was on the phone with Blair talking about the party, when the conversation moved on to what Dan was going to wear.

“Dan, I hope you have your outfit ready?”

“How hard is it to dress like Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday?” replied Dan ( Read more... )

Chapter 8 

Chuck was leaning against the wall outside of school smoking a joint. He blew rings of smoke into the atmosphere; his chin jutted out in the air, as he lazily admired his handy work.

A recognizable tinkling laugh permeated the atmosphere, pulling Chuck out of the smoky haze. He pushed himself off the wall and scanned the crowd of students making ( Read more... )

She did this often; sometimes it was brief, sometimes it lingered. He had never seen this side of her before, so carefree and almost childlike in nature.

She laughed at something on screen and threw back her head in abandon. The sudden movement made her hair bounce rhythmically across her back.

Dan smiled whimsically, and thought he had never ( Read more... )