The next morning. Blair was informed that Serena was here to see her. She went down and I sat at the top of the steps.

"What do you want?" Blair asked

"I've tried to reach you all night. Why haven't you been returning my calls" Serena questioned as she went to mess with Blair's hair.

"What is there to say? You've only taken over the girls at school and abandoned our oldest tradition to go to my mothers show with a complete stranger."  Blair stepped away brushing her off.

"First of all I didn't take over the girls at school." Serena retorted

"Are you really going to pretend you don't notice what's going on?"

"These girls are like hummingbirds. They move from flower to flower. They'll be onto someone else next week and then back to you. It's not a big deal." Serena dismissed Blair's thoughts like it was nothing which only upset Blair more.

"And I suppose it's not a big deal that you're in front row at my mothers show either?" Blair was getting wound up.

"She asked me to do it as a favour." Serena tried to reason

"And how could you possibly disappoint my mother. Though you have no qualms about screwing over your best friend."

"Fine I won't go." Serena huffed. Knowing Serena it wouldn't be that easy

"Good!"

"Then Poppy won't go and her friends won't go. You can explain to your mother why she has an empty front row. Will that make yo happy?"

"At least I won't have to watch the next episode of the Serena show." Blair retorted

"You know I was coming here to invite you to hang out with us." Serena replied like she was doing some big favour now i was getting annoyed.

"Oh how generous, Serena. I should feel  so blessed you would include me in your little group." Blair glared at her

"You know what Blair I am gonna go to the show and I'm gonna sit front row, and I'm gonna enjoy every minute of it." Serena stormed out and I jogged down the stairs and wrapped my arms around my best friend.

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At the fashion show, I was backstage watching everyone get ready. I was having so much fun I sat in a corner and wrote about what I was seeing.

"That bitch." Blair seethed

"Oh dear. Which one?" I mumbled not looking up from what I was doing.

"Serena and Jenny and even my own mother." Blair answered sitting next to me, she just didn't seem to catch a break these past few days.

"Jenny's here?"

"Yes."

"I better call Rufus." I say taking out my phone. I saw her smirk "I'm not doing this of you." I found his number and it went through to voice mail.

"Hi, Rufus it's Rose. I was just calling to let you know that Jenny is here, she's fine and working. But just wanted to let you know, bye." I hung up.

"Good, thank you."

"Again not for you." I went back to writing

"Rosie you know where I do something and you don't encourage it but you don't stop me anyway?" I looked up

"Where am I going for plausible deniability?" she grinned

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I came back and all the models were gone. Jenny was talking with blair.     Well it was more of an argument that I was walking into

"Did you know?" Jenny questioned me.

"Did I know what?" I questioned biting a twizzler "Twizzler?" I asked offering one out to her but she didn't take it.

"I know what this is." Laurel came in asking about the models. "The models are gone." Jenny walked away and Laurel followed.

"You know out of all the things you could come up with was this the only way?" I sigh sitting on a chair.

"No but it is the most effectives three birds one stone." I roll my eyes

"Ah there you are. We need make up and hair for Rosalie Bass."

"Wait what?" I wonder standing up but I'm promptly sat back down once again.

"Haven't you heard, Serena, Poppy, her friends and you are the new models." jenny smirked. Again I am being dragged into something, I wasn't even here. I made sure of that.

"I didn't agree to this. I wasn't even here."

"But you are now." I glanced at Blair who looked annoyed. as I was trimmed and polished into a model fit for the runway.

"Blair, i'm so sorry." I told her just before I was about to go on stage

"No, it's fine. Not your fault." she sighed

"Rose, come on." I was pulled away and I took my place on the catwalk. I smile and sashayed. I posed and turned walking back.

"Hey why aren't you dressed." I stopped hearing Poppy 

"I don't think I'm gonna do this. Blair would be crushed. If anybody is going to walk the runway in Eleanor's designs, it's her." Serena replied

"Serena, I've only known you for a few weeks but it's pretty clear you've spent your whole life worrying about Blair. What she thinks and how she feels." Poppy replied

"You don't understand."

"I was best friends for years with this girl just like Blair. And it was subtle, but I was always having to make myself less sparkly so that she wouldn't feel insecure. Until one day I finally realised that, that is crazy. Because a true friend would want you to be your most beautiful vibrate self." I folded my arms scowling

"I just don't want to hurt her."

"I know. But its that a good reason to hide your light. Your gorgeous, sweet amazing." I rolled my eyes "If Blairs a true friend, she'll support you." bitch please. Well if you can't beat them you might as well join them. Walked away.

"Eleanor where's my dress!"

"here. here." Blair handed her a garment bag. I glanced around and lifted Serena's phone and some other things and got to work. We were all then called back out onto the run way. Eleanor came out and took her bow as we all clapped

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It was the little gathering after the show when I got a call it was from Rufus. I answered it.

"Rufus."

"Rose, I'm outside but they're not letting me in. Is there anything you can do to help?" he asked me

"Yeah, give me five minutes." I hung up and made my way to the front. I saw the guard

"Hi, the man is with me. Can he have a pass?" I state arriving at the entrance and pointing to the older man.

"Of course Miss Bass." he was given one and let through

"Thank you so much, Rose."

"Anytime, come on we've just finished." I brought him back up just as Eleanor was giving a speech

"To Jenny."

"Go Jenny." the others cheered. I tapped his arm and made my way back over. Later on I had changed and was getting ready to leave. When i walked in on a conversation between Serena and Blair.

"Laurel told me. She said it was an accident. Clearly she doesn't know you." Serena stated

"I'm sorry, I was hurt okay? You blew off our most beloved tradition..." Blair reasoned. I understood, clearly Serena hadn't learned a thing being friends with her, you could shine and be Blairs friend there was no one or the other.

"Just get over  it Blair." Serena replied and I folded my arms scowling

"Excuse me?"

"My whole life I have been bending over backwards to protect your feelings. And you know what it's not my fault you're so insecure." oh she did not just go there.

"I'm sure it's not my fault you're so conceited" Blair retorted

"I'm just tired of trying to hold myself back so I don't outshine you." Serena sassed back

"oh my god, can you hear the words coming out of your mouth."

"It's just the truth. I gonna be who I am. And if you can support that and not be threatened and competitive, then great. If not..." she left the sentence hanging and left. I took out my phone.

"Hi is this security? Yeah I need to report a theft."

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I made my way out onto the steps as Blair watched Serena and Poppy. I joined her smiling and feeling proud of myself.

"Don't look so glum, Blair, the night's not over yet." I chirp

"What do you have to be so happy about? The night's an absolute mess." she huffed folding her arms

"I wouldn't say that, look." i pointed over too where a group of security guards came over and grabbed Poppy, one of them opened the boot and took out a handful of things from the fashion show.

"Rosie, what did you do?!"

"Me? Nothing. It turns out Poppy Lifton likes the five finger discount, luckily for your mother someone saw her swindling and reported it. As for Serena, your little minions will not be happy when they find out she sent in some scandalous secret about said friends. Turns out that in all her jealousy trying outshine you, she got a little sloppy." I smoked

"You didn't."

"People forget I'm a Bass sometimes and us Bass' don't like loosing." I chime looking down at the scene below.

"Rose." my smile dropped and I turned my head to see Dan "We need to talk."