Title: Love Story

Author: h_weasley/acroley84/carlyquartermaine

Summary: Kristina fights for the right to choose.

Rating:

Warnings:

AN: First Krithan fic. Be kind! Summary is bad but the story is better.

Chapter 1: Unacceptable

Kristina knew she was being followed as she walked across the PCU campus. She peered over her shoulder and eyed the dark haired man who was not so subtly trailing her. He was young, maybe five or six years older than her, and he was wearing a suit. She let him follow her almost all the way across campus before she decided to confront him.

"Excuse me," she said as she turned around and faced him. "Hi! Are you following me?"

"Umm…yeah…" he said uncertainly.

She brushed her hair out of her eyes and sighed. "Ok. Why?" she asked.

"I was told to." He said fidgeting nervously with his cell phone.

It only took Kristina a few seconds to put it together. "Right, my dad?" she asked.

"Umm… yeah…" he said sheepishly.

"Unacceptable." Kristina said and she turned away. She walked briskly to her car. She drove to Sonny's very fast ignoring the speed limits and not caring if she got pulled over. She arrived at her father's and got out of the car. She rang the doorbell and waited impatiently with her hands on her hips.

Milo opened the door and smiled at her, "Hi." He said.

"Hi," Kristina replied. She pushed past him into the house. "Is he here?"

"Yeah but…" Milo started.

Kristina interrupted, "Good." And she walked right into Sonny's living room. Her father was at his desk talking on the phone.

"So, if I need to come down there I will but I will probably send Jason." He said. He looked up and saw Kristina. His smiled faltered when he saw her body language and expression. "I gotta go." He put the down. "I suppose there is no point in small talk?"

"Nope." Kristina said.

"What's the problem?" Sonny asked crossing his arms.

"It's unacceptable." Kristina told him.

"What?" Sonny asked.

"Dad." Kristina warned. "You know what."

"No, I don't… oh, you must have seen Tony." Sonny sighed.

"Yes, I did." Kristina said. "He wasn't what one could call stealth."

"Kristina, you know what I do and that my life can be dangerous…" Sonny started.

Kristina held her hand up, "Just stop because this isn't about your job or whatever. This is about Ethan. You hired that guy to keep Ethan away."

Sonny ran a hand through his hair again and sighed, "Yes." Sonny said. "But you don't see it. I will admit that Ethan was there for you and maybe he isn't a horrible guy but I know his father. Ethan is just like Luke… he is a conman. Also, ask Lucky and Lulu how often Luke took off and left. What if Ethan did that to you? And he is just too old for you. But you're too young to understand all of this so it's my job and your mom's job to put a stop to this."

"Ethan wouldn't run off and leave he cares about me." Kristina argued.

"And Luke doesn't care for his kids?" Sonny countered. "That might not be enough to keep him here. It's in his blood."

"And as for the age difference? Please. Isn't Brenda younger than you? Wasn't Carly younger than you? Oh and let us not forget Emily."

"Let's talk about Emily." Sonny said. "Emily was a lot younger than me. Do you see Emily here?"

Kristina shook her head and rolled her eyes. "No, I don't. So, the reason you and Emily broke up was your age difference? Not that she was destined to be with Nikolas?"

"There were a lot of the things wrong there." Sonny told her. "But this isn't about me and Emily. Or me and Carly or me and Brenda. This is about you and Ethan and the fact that he is wrong for you on many levels. You can hate me but keep in mind I'm not the only one who thinks this is not a relationship to pursue. Your mom and Sam both agree. Sam thinks we should let you make your own mistakes but she never said it wasn't a mistake. Just try and see things our way."

"I can't. I'm sorry. I'm sure you have the best of intentions dad but this is my life. I care for Ethan. Right now all of this moot right now anyway because Ethan is denying that he feels anything other than friendship. So…" Kristina threw her arms in the air and sat back on Sonny's couch.

"Well, maybe you should back off." Sonny said. "Why chase a man who isn't interested?"

Kristina turned and glared at her dad, "Thanks, that makes me feel great dad." She said icily.

"That's not what I meant." Sonny said exasperation in his tone. "I just think you should find a nice boy your own age. One you go to school with maybe?"

"I don't want a boy my age and Ethan is interested he is just in denial." Kristina countered.

"I'm not going to debate that with you Kristina." Sonny put his head in hand and took a deep breath. He looked up and said, "Your mother and I have told you Ethan is not an option. This is non negotiable. The guard stays until I am convinced you will abide by the rules set forth by your mother and I. Period."

"For the last time I am an adult." Kristina shouted.

"When you are out of college and have a job and living on your own then you can make your own decisions. I hope by then you will make better decision than the ones you are making now" Sonny told her. "And that's all I have to say on this subject."

Kristina grabbed her purse and stormed out of the house. "Unacceptable," she muttered as she got in her car.

"You cannot be serious!" Kristina shouted at her mother.

"Kristina, please don't shout." Alexis said. "Just listen, please? I don't like your dad's methods but in this circumstance I happen to be in agreement with him. You show no signs of coming to your senses about Ethan. Maybe for the time being this is the only way."

Kristina turned to Sam, "Do you agree?"

Sam looked from Kristina to Alexis and then finally said, "No, I don't. I think Ethan is too old for you and dating him would be a bad idea but I think that's your mistake to make."

"See," Kristina said to Alexis with a smirk.

"Hold on." Sam said holding up a hand. "I'm not your mom. My opinion doesn't really matter in the long run. You need to work this out with Sonny."

Kristina stood up and went to her room silently. Her mom and Sam didn't try and stop her. She threw herself on her bed and stared at her ceiling. Everyone was against her. How would she convince Ethan they were meant to be when she was being trailed by bodyguards all the time? This was a disaster. People already treated her differently because of her dad and now she had to go to school every day with an entourage. This was not a good day.

Kristina jumped a little when there was a knock at the door. "Who is it?" she asked not wanting to talk to her mom or Sam right now.

"Molly." Her little sister called.

Kristina flipped onto her stomach, "Come in," she replied.

Molly opened the door and slipped in, "I heard about what Uncle Sonny did. I'm sorry." She said sympathetically sitting down on the bed next to Kristina.

"It's just completely stupid." Kristina ranted. "I don't get why they can't just let me do my own thing and trust my judgment."

Molly shrugged, "But I've said it before all great romances start out this way. You and Ethan will have an epid romance. You'll see."

"That would require Ethan to acknowledge how he really feels for me." Kristina said softly feeling as if she might cry.

Molly took Kristina's hand, "I bet his feelings for you are just so intense that they scare him so he prefers to stay in denial."

"Maybe." Kristina smiled. "I have a ton of homework so…"

"Oh yeah I do too. I'll go." Molly said. She stopped in the doorway. "You know where I am if you need me."

"Thanks, "Kristina smiled. After her sister closed the door she took her books and tried to put this awful day out of her mind.