Let the Games Begin

Author: Kerimack

Rating: R

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from Cruel Intentions, I just borrow and manipulate them.

Summary: A prequel. The games, manipulations and seductions of Kathryn Merteuil and Sebastian Valmont that lead them to the start of the film. Please R&R.

Authors Note: This is my first real prequel fic. I've done a couple that were short and fluffy but this story with be more involved than the others. Also forgive me if I take a few liberties with the back story. I know in the film it's implied that Kathryn and Sebastian never had sex but in my version things might be a little different.

Chapter 1: The Beginning

Everyone has a beginning and they were no different. Only maybe theirs was a little more muddled than everyone else's. Still it was theirs and only they knew what really happened between them only two years prior to the events that would eventually lead to his death. Not even his journal told the whole story.

It all began on a typical fall day in New York...

Already by the age of sixteen Sebastian Valmont was bored with life. It wasn't as if he was about to throw himself off the nearest building anytime soon but he was becoming restless. This was ironic given he was living in one of the most exciting cities in the world and had everything a teenage boy could hope to want including an endless supply on money and fawning girls. Yet he still found his life was lacking something.

As he shifted his legs under the small, uncomfortable desk that was currently holding him captive, Sebastian wondered not for the first time if he had made the wrong decision to stay in New York. After his parents divorced eight years ago he had lived mostly with his mother and visited his father in the city from time to time. While his 'jail bait chasing' father (as his mother lovingly referred to him) ran mulit-million dollar corporations his 'dyke chasing' mother (his fathers nick name for her) traveled the world as an art collector for various galleries and museums. Seeing as his mother 'won' him in the custody suit Sebastian had always stayed with her. It wasn't a bad arrangement by his standards. He got to travel and was home schooled instead of whiling away the hours in high school.

In this type of situation the child most likely ends up being an arrogant, spoiled brat with little knowledge outside of a wine list. While he was indeed arrogant and spoiled Sebastian was no idiot. At sixteen he spoke five languages, could hold up a conversation on a variety of topics with any adult, and was extremely well read and knowledgeable on all topics any high school would wish to teach. In fact he far surpassed most of his peers intellectually yet when he arrived at Manchester Prep the headmaster insisted he enter as a sophomore citing it would be 'playing favorites' to move him up a grade or two.

Sebastian had been fine with the arrangement he had with his mother up until a few months ago when they were in Nepal. One afternoon while his she was out scouting furniture for a gallery in Rome, Veronica an old friend of hers and a former model came to visit. Seeing as they were alone, and she was very beautiful Sebastian decided to seduce her and they went to bed together. The following night while at dinner with his mother, Veronica and her husband for a kick Sebastian had let it slip that he and Veronica had fucked.

As expected this caused a huge scene and his mother was beyond furious. She started screaming that he was turning out just like his father and that maybe he should go stay with him as she could no longer handle him. Already bored with the scene Sebastian thought that maybe heading back to the states wouldn't be such a bad idea so he went and now here he was three months later, bored out of his fucking mind.


While New York had it's advantages, namely women, culture and plenty of available drugs, it also had it's drawbacks. When he arrived his father insisted that he attend school and not just any school either. He had to attend Manchester Prep where all the rich assholes disposed of there kids. High school was a new experience for Sebastian and not one he necessarily treasured. Sure it was fun having all the those available girls at his disposal but he soon learned that luxury had a boomerang effect. Usually after he was done with his conquests he rarely had to see them again let alone talk with them but now whenever he fucked one he had the added pleasure of running into them in the hallway or better yet running into one of there jealous boyfriends. He would just stick to fucking faculty members but that had already gotten him suspended once.

So here he was stuck with no available options and not a single challenge in sight. Staring out the window of his bio class Sebastian wondered if he could chance a cigarette break when he spotted Kathryn Merteuil walking across campus. Slowly a smile formed on his face as he sat up in his chair to get a better view. Ah yes the illustrious Kathryn, the untouchable golden girl. He was mistaken he did have one more challenge left...

Their first introduction was on Sebastians first day at school. He had been sitting in the office outside of the Headmasters office waiting to go in for their introductory meeting. Although he had only been at the school a half an hour Sebastian already hated the place and was starting to realize the huge mistake he made when in walked Kathryn Merteuil. The moment he spotted her he knew he had to have her. With her petite, curvy little body that hugged her school uniform in a decidedly sexy manor. He could already picture her riding him at a gallop. She didn't walk, she strut into the office with her head held high and just a touch of a smug smile on her pretty face. Before he even knew her name Sebastian plotted in his head how he would make her his next conquest.

He watched from a distance as she talked discreetly with the secretary who seemed to eat up everything that poured out of her mouth. Sebastian couldn't make out a word of what they were saying but as Mrs. Daniel's stood she told her "I'll be right back with that Kathryn."

Once she was gone the smile on the beauty's face fell and she rolled her eyes. Turning around she seemed to notice him for the first time but instead of introducing herself she took a seat in the secretaries chair and crossed her legs in a manor that caused her skirt to rise up and give him a perfect view of her tan legs and thighs. Kathryn's green eyes locked on his blue ones and they stared at one another for a moment. It was then he realized this girl was no blushing virgin.

When Sebastian seemed to be as determined as her not to say anything she smiled, only slightly and then plucked a cherry from the bowl of fruit that was resting on the desk. While letting the cherry dangle by her mouth she said "so you're the new guy."

"Yes I am"

Watching her slid the piece of fruit around her mouth, sucking it, licking it but not biting it Sebastian found himself entranced. As her smile grew and she suddenly bit the cherry off he nearly came in his pants. "Welcome to Manchester"

Sebastian had enough games and was about to introduce himself when the geriatric came back and suddenly Kathryn was all smiles once again. The secretary handed her some papers which she thanked her for then headed out the door. However before she left though she tossed her dark hair over her shoulder and gave him one last smile.

Following that encounter Sebastian made it his business to find out everything he could on Kathryn however that proved to be less than easy for everything he found out he could have guessed simply by looking at her. She was from a wealthy family with old money, she was extremely popular, was adored by faculty and students alike and she had a boyfriend with one of those atypical rich boy names. None of this was what made her interesting to Sebastian. It was the girl he saw in the office that day, the one who performed fellatio on a cherry in front of him and smiled like she knew exactly what he was thinking. That was the girl he wanted to fuck silly. He could give two shits about the golden girl she pretended to be. The girl everyone loved but no one really knew. Sebastian didn't buy into her good girl routine, not for a moment.

So in the three months he had been at Manchester Kathryn remained the only girl he couldn't seduce into his bed. When he approached her she would barely say two words to him or would ignore him completely. Still he remained discreet preferring not to seem desperate but he was determined to find out who the real Kathryn Merteuil was. It was only a matter of time till he discovered her secrets.

* * * * * *

"Do you like that?"

As she wiped the residual power from her nose Kathryn wasn't sure if the guy standing in front on her was referring to the coke she just snorted or the fingers he had jammed up her pussy. Throwing her perfectly coifed tresses back she arched her back against the sink and practically purred "it's not bad."

"That's some quality shit" he grinned admiring her beauty "and it's at a quality price."

Keeping her eyes glued to his she slowly allowed her hand to slid down her shirt. When she produced the wad of hundreds that had been safely secure in her cleavage he immediately grabbed for it but she kept it out of his reach. "Ahh...just a second. So we're clear, did this ever happen?"

"I've never seen you before in my life." Kathryn smiled when he gave her the correct answer then allowed him to take the money. Stuffing it in his shirt pocket he assured her "no worries baby, discretion is my thing."

"That's a good boy Jared" she murmured as her hand came out to caress his face. Studying him for a moment she realized for the first time that he wasn't a bad looking guy, handsome even. Most of the drug dealers she came across were greasy, slime balls at best but Jared with his smooth skin and soft smile was pretty cute. Oh she wasn't about to take him to the prom anytime soon but he was fun to look at and most definitely fun to play with.

Jared continued to pump his fingers inside her as she snorted one more line off of the mirror that rested on a ledge in boiler room. The darkness not to mention the occasional smoke made it nearly impossible to see much of anything at a distance which was fine by Kathryn. The last thing she needed was someone spotting the student body president in such a position. Lucky for her she had mastered the art of manipulation and no one in there right mind would ever accuse her of participating in such depraved acts. She had long ago learned that discretion was the key for survival.

"Anything else you need baby?" Jared whispered in her ear right before he tried to kiss her. Kathryn gripped his hair pulling his face away from her. She was in no mood for romanticism and foreplay, she just wanted to get off fast and hard. Kathryn smiled as her small hand tightened around his neck and she sat back on the sink. Without a word she pushed him down onto his knees in front of her relishing the fact that she got to do this to someone after all the countless times it had been done to her.

He smirked up at her one last time before lifting her blue plaid skirt up and sliding his face between her legs. A moment later she was rewarded by his rough tongue pushing it's way inside her. Tilting her head back she let out a low moan enjoying the heady mix of the drugs and his mouth. "Ohh now that I like."

As his tongue continued to work her over she moaned and withered and occasionally let out a theatrical curse or two. Strangely enough it wasn't really theatrical because unlike her stamina challenged boyfriend Jared seemed to know what he was doing.

Chandler Colby what a joke. He walked around with this idea of himself as being some sort of god in bed when in fact he could barely last eight minutes. If it wasn't so pathetic she would laugh. Actually she usually did behind his back.

Sadly Chandler wasn't alone in his sexual inadequacies. Thanks to her vast experience Kathryn had come to realize that most if not all high school boys were lousy in bed. So this caused her to have to turn to losers like Jared to get off while the guys with money and bright futures could barely get it up. Like was fucking unfair sometimes.

"Oh just...god keep doing that...ahhh...I'm almost...of fuck...THERE.." She called out while grinding herself against his face. Kathryn gripped the porcelain sink she was sitting on while her body came down from it's high. Jared got to his feet with a proud little grin on his face. She tapped him on the face "very nice Jared."

"Anytime, now how about returning the favor?" He asked indicating the rather large bulge in his pants.

Before Kathryn could reply the bell rang sounding the next period. Saved by the bell she thought to herself. The last thing she was in the mood for was sucking on this retards dick. Jared was the type of asshole who probably got off by coming in a girls hair or something. "Well I should get going" she told him not bothering to hide the bored tone in her voice.

"Hey what about my reward" he leered at her as she started to depart.

Kathryn turned around and grinned "your reward is in your shirt pocket, enjoy." She blew him a kiss before heading up the backstairs that led to the second floor.

The mahogany halls of Manchester were quickly filling with students as she made her way through the crowd. Amid the general losers and nobodies she found the flock of wannabes she called her friends. Kathryn had nothing against most of them but they were just a bunch of sheep who would do anything for just a shimmer of her approval. They like everyone else kissed her ass and it's just a simple fact that you can't respect someone who has there nose constantly up your ass.

"Well maybe if I told him we'd only be friends who, you know...sleep together occasionally" a pretty red head named Miranda said her voice full of hope.

"Why don't you just where a sign that reads I'm a slut. That might work too" Jane an oriental girl with short black hair replied snidely.

"Oh ease off Jane" Jessica Matthew's the second in command ordered her. "You're just jealous. You know if he even looked at you once you'd be on your knees in a minute."

"Get real! Are you listening to this shit Kathryn?" The rest of the group turned when their leader appeared.

"Who are you talking about?" Kathryn knew who they were discussing even before Miranda gestured across the hall to Sebastian Valmont.

This came as little surprise seeing as the boy had been the talk of conversation for the past three months. It was always about what he looked like, what he was wearing, where he went, what he did or in his case who he did and it was all starting to drive Kathryn insane. It was true that Sebastian was gorgeous with his pretty boy face and intense eyes and if the word around the girls locker room was true he was also fantastic in bed.

Still there was something about Sebastian that managed to get under Kathryn's skin. Perhaps it was the way he was always staring at her, like he was mentally calculating all the depraved things he wanted to do to her. However the real reason he got to her so much was the fact that she knew he was aware that her golden girl image was all an act. It was true she was somewhat to blame for that but she couldn't help herself that day in the office. After what she had heard about his reputation she has assumed he would hit on her right away only he sat there as cool as could be so she had no choice but to get him to act.

Following that day Sebastian tried to approach her every now and then as if he was testing the waters. Kathryn for her part always acted sweet and innocent when in fact she was waiting for him to make the first move.

Glancing across the hallway at him Sebastian looked up from his book and stared intently into her eyes. Kathryn didn't smile only raised an eyebrow as if challenging him. They seemed to be in this constant state of suspension. Like two cats getting ready to pounce.

"Well Kathryn?"

"I don't see the appeal" she replied as she looked away from him. "Come on lets get to lunch."

* * * * * *

"Give it up Valmont. It's never going to happen."

Sebastian slowly broke his gaze from a departing Kathryn and turned to find Blaine Tuttle standing being him. His green eyes seemed to sparkle in wicked delight as the very idea that he would fail.

Still Sebastian smiled as he replied "says you."

He wasn't really offended by Blaine's snide comments, at this point he had become accustomed to it. In the three months he had attended Manchester Blaine was really the only real friend he had made. It was an unlikely friendship at that. Blaine was a senior who spent his time mostly fucking closeted gays and selling drugs to college kids while Sebastian preferred reading and fucking closeted sluts. Still Blaine proved himself to be intellectually inferior to most of there peers plus he had lots of available drugs at a reasonable fee.

"Ok pushing the Neanderthal boyfriend with the homophobic tendencies aside for a moment there's still no way in hell that girl would ever fuck you unless it served her own needs."

In a bored tone Sebastian explained "Kathryn Merteuil is just another girl albeit smarter and sexier than most which makes her worth the aggravation. But I guarantee you Blaine she'll be just another notch by the end of the school year."

Blaine grinned "I would offer a wager at this point but I think it would be a little cruel to take you money seeing as the odds are stacked so high against you."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence"

"Look I know you're talented when it comes to women but Kathryn...well she's another breed."

"I know and that's why she'll be my greatest victory yet" Giving his friend one more smirk Sebastian left him and headed down the hall to the lunch room.

Amid the long mahogany tables and the passing students Sebastian spotted exactly who he was looking for. At a table towards the back of the room sat Kathryn who was strangely all by herself reading a book. Seizing the opportunity Sebastian made his way over to her. He grabbed a chair from another table and sat behind her looking over her shoulder . "Reading anything interesting?"

Kathryn was as cool as always as she didn't even bother turning around to look at him. In a flat tone she replied "Great Expectations."

"Dickens, one of my favorites." Brushing her dark hair aside he whispered in her ear "is something wrong sweetheart? You seem tense."

"Not at all"

Sebastian slid his hands to her shoulders and wasn't surprised when she didn't jump away from him. "Is that better?" He inquired in his most seductive tone as he massaged her.

Kathryn turned her head just slightly "I have a boyfriend."

"Your point being?" Leaning in so close his mouth brushed her ear he told her "just was the word."

Seeing as Kathryn never let him got this far before Sebastian was sure she would pull away or at least tell him to stop but to his amazement she did nothing of the sort. Instead she turned her head back ever so slowly, letting her nose and lips brush his cheek. In a voice of pure sex she whispered "harder."

With that one little word Sebastian almost came right there and judging by the look on Kathryn's face she knew it. She smiled at him, not that sweet as apple pie look she gave everyone else but instead that wicked grin she gave him three months ago.

Leaning closer to her he was about to make a move when suddenly Sebastian felt someone grab him from behind and slam him backwards. Looking up somewhat dazed Sebastian saw Chandler Colby and several of his cronies looking quite pissed. "Is there a problem gentleman?"

"Yeah asshole" Chandler spat "you have your hands all over my girlfriend!"

"You know what we do to guys who can't keep there hands to themselves?"

Turning to shorter guy besides Chandler, Sebastian quipped "I don't know Mike, but if the rumors are true, suck there dicks."

Immediately Mike went to hit him but Chandler stopped him. "Relax man he's trying to get you to loose it. Rest assured Valmont that outside from your little queer friend Manchester has a no fags allowed policy."

"But they do seem to have an open door policy for assholes though, don't they"

"That's it!" Chandler punched Sebastian hard in the gut causing him to bend over in pain. He went to get another hit in when Sebastian blocked his punch and sent him crashing back into a table. Immediately Sebastian ran at him and got a good hit in before Chandler bounced back snarling "I'm going to teach you once and for all Valmont to keep your hands off my things!"

"Funny she didn't look like she was complaining." Glancing over at Kathryn who was standing of the side lines watching the fight intently he continued "in fact if I had to guess she enjoyed the hell out of it, isn't that right princess?"

Chandler turned to Kathryn for the first time and gave her a questioning look. Without missing a beat she went into her good girl act "of course not. Don't listen to him Chandler he's just trying to talk his way out it."

Sebastian glared over at Kathryn who just stared at him innocently. Chandler took advantage of his momentary distraction and hit him hard across the face. Just as he was about to send another crushing blow his way Mr. Kovac interceded hollering "what the hell is going on here? Who started this?" When no one answered right away he threatened "everyone's going to the headmasters office if I don't get some answers."

"It was my fault" Kathryn said stepping up. "Sebastian was...he was" she looked down at the ground "he was touching me inappropriately. I tried to get him to stop but he wouldn't listen. Chandler was only defending me."

Sebastian gawked at Kathryn too speechless to form a rebuttal. "Is this true Sebastian?"

Turning his gaze from Kathryn he answered "would you believe me if I said it wasn't?"

Apparently the answer to that was a no because it was Sebastian he lead down to the headmasters office while Kathryn fell into Chandlers arms. Still as Sebastian looked back at her he noticed her grin at him in that oh so familiar way. It was starting to dawn on him that Blaine might have been right all along.

* * * * * *

Following nearly an hour long lecture from Headmaster Anders, Sebastian was released. In actuality he got off light with only a month of detention and the promise that he would attend some sexual harassment classes. The truth of the matter was the headmaster wasn't about to throw him out of school anytime soon thanks to the hundreds of thousands of dollars his father was throwing at the school. Still Sebastian was pissed he had to go threw all of this shit to begin with.

As he made his way out of the office he stopped when he spotted the happy couple standing only a few feet away kissing. Turning his nose up he was going to just walk away when Chandler broke apart from her and left in the opposite direction leaving him and Kathryn all alone. Slowly she turned around and as she spotted him that familiar chesire cat grin of hers appeared. With a slow prowl she walked up to him and stopped when she was standing as close as she could without actually touching him. "So did they boot your ass out?"

Restraining the urge to hit her he replied calmly "sorry to disappoint you but no."

"Oh that's too bad" leaning even closer to him she murmured "well there's always next time."

"You think you're clever don't you" he asked while letting his finger tips trail down her face. "Well I hate to break it to you, you're not. You might look cute in that little skirt but at the end of the day Kathryn you're just another lying tramp."

She barely flinched at his words and instead brought her mouth to his ear and whispered "but you still want to fuck my brains out don't you?" Kathryn pulled away and smiled when the look on his face told her she was right. "You're cute Sebastian and under different circumstances who know? But as of right now I don't need you screwing up my plans so a word of warning." Sliding her hands to his face she tilted his head and flicked her tongue over his ear before she hissed "don't fuck with me."

Without another word Kathryn turned and left practically skipping out of the office. Sebastian stood there watching her slightly in awe as her warning played again in his head. She was a nasty, manipulative, bitch who he knew he had to stay away from but Sebastian also knew in that moment that no force on earth was strong enough to keep him away from her, not even himself.

- to be continued (Please Review)