HER ESCORT ; chuck bass

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satin pillows. shopping bags. rejected dresses carelessly strewn across chairs.

wiping her mouth after she took a bite of her jasmine macaroon, aeria cleared her throat.

"don't you think it was a bit cruel leading her on like that?" after being introduced to jenny humphrey, aeria was cut off of conversation with little j when blair dropped the 'you're not coming to the masquerade ball' bomb onto the poor freshman.

"what? i never specifically said she could come. i just said she was my handmaiden. she should be thanking me! i basically let her be my slave. now. moving on. you and serena are both going to give the last clue to nate for tonight." confused at the word 'clue', aeria's face contorted into a frown.

"sorry, what?"

"must i explain everything? i'm holding a scavenger hunt for your brother tonight. he has to follow clues from my ladies-in-waiting. you know the usual kati, is, serena and you. if and only if he finds me by midnight, i'll cash in my v-card." aeria's frown turned into a look of complete and utter disgust, knowing blair did not mean her platinum visa.

"did i really need that last sentence?" blair giggled at the traumatised look accessorising aeria's face.

so, nate was finally getting some. well, he'll have to wait until tonight. and even that depends on his hunting skills. although, poor kid, he never could shoot straight when the siblings visited their grandfather's estate.

"you should seriously get up earlier. that way i don't have to repeat the same speech over and over again. serena does it for me, why can't you?"

"because someone made a beautiful creation known as tequila. this paired with many other mysterious concoctions equals to a large amount of imperative shut-eye."

"i still don't know how you manage to party, sleep, eat, travel, model  and at the end of the list, do your school work." blair's look of amazement was mixed with disapproval.

"i have no idea either. probably because i do all my homework when i'm drunk or high. either way, it gets handed in on time and usually ends up with a good grade."  with a shrug, aeria checked her phone as it dinged, signalling a new post from good old gg.

❝ why is it that friends of serena van der woodsen have to search for her suitor? have fables fallen so out of fashion that princesses have to do everything themselves? call us old school, but sometimes the fairy tale ending requires the knight to get off his ass and saddle up his steed. ❞

" what's this about, b? what happened to that dan guy? i thought s was going to ask him."

"humphrey lied about jenny being with him when s and i both knew she was carrying out my orders. so serena needs a new date now. kati and is are recruiting."

"won't be that hard considering it's serena." smiles danced on both the girl's lips.

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chilly. slightly windy. and the sounds of horns filling the air as new york traffic came to a halt. but that didn't matter to the filthy rich who weren't in charge of driving, they simply fired those who couldn't get them to their destination on time. and a boy. the devil on his face and in his soul.

chuck's permanent smirk faltered when he saw aeria's legs exiting her limo, joined by the red fabric of her dress. she fixed her curls and adjusted the white fur shawl. an illusion of purity but the embodiment of the opposite.

"very subtle, bass. were you trying to get a message across because i think we all saw that side of you quite a while ago." her eyes sparkling under the silver and dark red mask, making the swarovski crystals stand out all the more.

"when did it become a side? i thought it was more the whole of my existence that had been consumed." his red tux and devil persona, chuck held out a hand as aeria started walking in the door. taking it, aeria brushed her lips across the cheek of her devious compadre.

waltzing in, they were engulfed in a crowd of disguised members of their society. chuck swept aeria to the bar, handing her a flute of champagne and toasting to her before downing the glass. aeria mirrored his actions, earning a genuine laugh from the younger Bass.

"excuse me as I make my way over to that blonde little piece of dessert over there." looking over to where chuck was pointing, she spotted a yellow dress standing out in the crowd.

"go get some, chuck. then again, lord knows you don't need anymore than you get already." laughing, chuck swept his way over to his new victim, only to be stopped by what looked like a very annoyed blair. he seemed to ignore her before getting back to his previous mission.

greeting the girl, aeria could see chuck's usual routine was working. only this girl had mischief in her eyes. chuck waltzed off to get the lady and himself some champagne, aeria assumed. this was going to be one hell of a night.

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"let's play a game." jenny took advantage of the masquerade setting as chuck held the two champagne flutes in his hands.

"i'd say strip poker. but i don't have any cards."

"how about hide and seek? you hide, i seek." jenny's mind was in action, all the cogs and mechanics working overtime as she thought of the perfect plan.

"how will you find me? i don't have any breadcrumbs?" curious to the broad's idea, chuck was intrigued.

"well, you can leave me a trail... with your clothes."

"i have truly died and gone to heaven." leaving his jacket in a pile on the floor, chuck swaggered over to the staircase door.

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"chuck? chuck? oh my god! bass! where are you?" huffing in anger, aeria side-stepped around a couple making out only to be greeted by a couple breaking up. "bass! i know it doesn't take you this long to deflower a girl."

chuck had taken aeria's wallet either as a joke or he'd found it. she was speed-walking, trying to find the devil, when she tripped up. a red blazer was sitting there. bright, dangerous red and left on the ground. looking around, aeria only saw the staircase door for him to escape. opening up, the blonde girl chuck had been chasing, came sauntering out with a pile of clothes. all of which were chuck's. the girl went off to do god knows what with the clothes.

aeria swung the door open and ran up the stairs that seemed to lead to the roof. of course, the door was locked. from this side, meaning the little blonde was smarter than aeria would have believed. opening it up, aeria saw chuck standing there annoyed off his ass in his underwear.

smirking was an understatement for what aeria's face was portraying. 

"sorry i'm not your blonde lady. obviously i would have made sure to really strip you of whatever dignity you have left."

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