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Affection's Betrayal Ch.2: A friend in Need

Author's note: This story will go to a lot of dark places…and thus I begin the torture.


A frail beaten hand managed to hit against a door, though it was so weak it went unnoticed.

As lightning struck the earth and the water continued to pour Kathryn's naked weary body had given out on her on none other than Blaine Tuttle's front door. It wasn't until the next morning that he had found her.

Blaine being particularly fond of his morning walks in Central park had opened his door briskly ready to face the day, but tripped over something on his way out…or rather someone.

He looked at his feet to see what had been a hindrance him, his cement was stained red, but more horrifying was the dead body lying there, he shrieked in horror, but couldn't see the face. Whoever it was had bruises all over her body, sizable gashes on her sides one near her left breast, and two definite cuts below on her thighs, yet they had seemed to be drained and washed away by the rain leaving them as ghastly pale openings, there were smaller cuts all over, and on the wrists and ankles there appeared to be bad rope burns. Who the hell hated him so much as to dump a body at his front door? Even moreso, who hated this woman so much to do…this…it was sick horrid and twisted in all of the worst ways possible. His third, but most important question, who the hell was this girl?

Putting on a brave face he bent down, still afraid to touch whoever it was, and moved the hair from her face. That, now drained, porcelain skin tone, dark hair, definitive facial structures, it all made Blaine's eyes widen in pure terror, "K-Kathryn?" he whispered, "Kathryn!" he said louder then took her by the shoulders and shook her, "Kathryn come on…Wake up…" she was cold and limp in his arms, "No no no Kathryn…come on! Please!" it was with a final shake a moan escaped her lips and Blaine's heart skipped a beat.

The next second he lifted her up carefully, but more stitching had come undone, and his shirt was now staining red. He took her to his bedroom, assessing the first damage to be the fact that she was drenched and cold, Blaine laid her on the bed under the sheets then put a comforter on her.

She had passed out again, but that moan had kept Blain hopeful, at first he hadn't even thought of calling an ambulance he was just in pure shock. Finally when he could move again he called the hospital and told them to hurry. He had gone and taken every blanket in his home and put it on her till she was covered in at least two feet of thick down comforter.

He then after a few seconds of searching had found his best sheets, unsure why he was looking for his best sheets but regardless he found them and then began to tear at them. He didn't have any gauze so he settled for his thousand dollar sheets instead. While Kathryn was covered he took sections of her that were bleeding still, he was
shocked to find that as he lifted the blankets there seemed to be a small puddle of blood staining his white sheets where she laid, and he proceeded to bandage her.

Finally twenty minutes later the Ambulance arrived and people infiltrated the house. Blaine jumped two feet in the air when he heard them come in but relaxed when he saw who it was, they proceeded to take off the blankets and assess the damage for themselves, but even they weren't prepared for what they had seen.

Kathryn lied bare on the bed, but you could hardly see her skin as there was more blood everywhere, the stitching had completely ripped. Immediately one of the medics called for a blood infusion as Kathryn by now had lost, as one could imagine quite a lot of blood. The entire staff were positive in their assessment that if they moved her to the hospital she would die, so they called for back up medical supplies, but used what they had on hand to help her. It was a miracle…no it was bloody divine intervention that Kathryn hadn't died…perhaps Hell just wasn't ready for her.

A short while after police had also arrived at Blaine's house and took his statement, how he knew Kathryn, what his association had been, they continued to press him to tell details as to how she achieved her current condition but he couldn't answer. Instead he
repeated how he had found her lying at his front door, and showed them the bloodstain to prove it as best he could.

They told him they would be back to question further later, and thanked him for his cooperation. He nodded dully then returned to his room that was still filled with medical staff.

Kathryn hadn't come to yet, but the doctors were doing everything they could, a few times they had pronounced her dead…the first time Blaine's heart stopped and started to break down, when the heart monitor started beating again, then she was pronounced dead a second time, the doctors wanted to call it but Blaine was determined that Kathryn would come back. If anything he almost wanted to believe that Kathryn herself was fighting, and if that was the case she'd be in jogging condition in no time, he informed them that he didn't care how much anything would cost, when they tried but couldn't revive her, Blaine's second attempt was dropping a few influential names, but they told him it was futile, finally he threatened careers and he could have sworn he had seen a smile on Kathryn's face as the heart monitor started to beat again. Blaine had insisted
this time that he would be watching to make sure they didn't give up on her. Though Blaine himself wasn't sure what to do, who to call…what to say…none of it mattered he just had to make sure she would make it.

Finally…hours later they had stabilized her, but she was still in a coma. They wanted to move her to the hospital, but Blaine wouldn't allow it for several reasons that only made sense in his head. The first being he didn't trust doctors, when he had to threaten their jobs in order for them to do their job, secondly if it was too dangerous to move her before…it was too dangerous to move her then, in the back of his mind there were other reasons that pulled at him to keep her there…where he could protect her, he didn't know who did this to her, but till he did and till that person was dead…he didn't want Kathryn's helpless form to be dragged somewhere he couldn't protect her.

Still they explained to him that it was more dangerous to keep her there at this point then to let her go to the hospital, he finally sighed and consented but insisted that it be a private portion of the hospital as well as guarded 24 seven, no one would be allowed to enter unless they were a doctor working on Kathryn's case, if all the specifications were not met he'd sue every single last one of them till kingdom come. They agreed to his terms citing that most people when faced with losing a loved one, made outrageous demands.

When they had all arrived at the hospital Kathryn was taken care of as he instructed, but he was soon ushered off as to prep Kathryn for surgery, he consented calming down somewhat but was still tense about the entire issue. They assured him that after surgery he would be able to see Kathryn, as well as have her at least ten percent
more likely to awake from the coma, so he agreed.

As he walked numbly around the hospital trying to think, and trying most of all to erase the images of her torn body, he was then cut off by Edward Valmont.

Of course, Jesus, he had forgotten to tell anyone…well not so much forgotten but with everything that had gone on, he hadn't told anyone. Oddly enough the first person then that came to his mind was Sebastian, Sebastian had to know what happened, Sebastian would help Kathryn like he always did, and Blaine would help. In many ways Kathryn was their little fucked up princess, but they were her loyal knights no matter how much they all screwed with each other.

He was surprised however to see Sebastian's father and looked up at him curiously, "Mr. Valmont?"

"Ah Blaine, here to see Sebastian?"

"What?"

Edward chuckled slightly at Blaine's dropped expression, "Oh don't worry son, he's fine, just a few bumps and bruises, I'm flying back to Mexico tonight even, there's nothing to worry about."

Blaine was officially confused, "Wait, I'm sorry sir…what happened to Sebastian?"

"Oh?" Edward said shocked, "you didn't hear? Sebastian was in a car accident last night."

"What?"

That seemed to be Blaine's favorite question at the moment, but he just couldn't wrap his head around the situation's entirety first Kathryn, now Sebastian…what more…

"He's fine now, but they're keeping him for a few days so he can fully recuperate"

"What room?"

"Well here I'm on my way now, it should be just around the corner."

It was funny as Blaine walked, he noticed the irony at the room numbers Kathryn's being 606 and Sebastian's 060, yet they were in completely in different wings of the hospital.

When they entered the room they were greeted by Sebastian who was in bed, and Annette who had been sitting by his side holding his hand. They seemed to be talking over something important yet were silent when Blaine and Sebastian's father entered.

"Blaine!" Sebastian yelled his greeting uncharacteristically happy for someone who had just been involved in an accident.

"Hey Valmont…" he smiled weakly.

Annette was unnerved by the known drug dealer but didn't say much and instead inquired Sebastian as to who the other person was.

Sebastian didn't have time really to notice Blaine's apparent fatigue as he said proudly taking Annette's hand, "Annette this is my father," he said then turned his attention towards his dad, "Dad, this is Annette, my girlfriend."

Sebastian's father wasn't sure he heard his son correct and gave him a skeptical look wondering briefly if Sebastian's head was injured in the accident and he was confusing what looked to be a simpleton…probably doing charity work for the hospital to be his girlfriend…or rather since Sebastian didn't have girlfriends, maybe he had hit his
head too hard.

But Sebastian wasn't fazed by the shocked look on his father's face, but rather the lost look on Blaine's face, as if he hadn't been paying attention. Sebastian knew at least Blaine would ask him something…anything…but he seemed in his own world.

"Oh..pardon me," Edward smiled charmingly then extended a hand to Annette, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

She took his hand gently and nodded, "Likewise I'm sure" she said sugary sweetly.

Sebastian was still eyeing Blaine, who seemed to be staring at the ground. While Annette and his father talked Sebastian studied his best friend.

"Well what do you think Sebastian?"

"Huh?"

"About dinner with your parents when you get out of the hospital?"

"Yeah, sound's great…wait" he looked up at his father, "Weren't you and Tiffany headed towards Cabo?" Truth was, he didn't want Annette meeting up with his family so soon, they were after all…a very twisted family.

"That's true son, but we'll be back in a few weeks, I'd love to get to know your new friend some more" he said in a fashion that made Annette blush unknowingly.

Sebastian glared at his father but shook his head, smiling tightly, "Yeah no problem dad…better not keep Tiff waiting though" he said as he slapped his father's back.

In all this display Blaine hadn't said a word, but at least his glance had moved from the floor to Sebastian. He had kept his eyes steady, as Edward said his goodbye's to everyone, though he insisted that Annette walk out with him to get better acquainted, and being the simpleton she was she agreed without hesitation, though Sebastian attempted to interrupt he let her go, not really concerned by her father's old tactics.

Instead he shook his head, sighed, then looked at Blaine, "What's up with you?"

"I…it's nothing…how are you?" he asked shaking his head.

"Better, my jag's wasted though…god…it was such a beautiful car."

As Sebastian looked as if he was about to cry Blaine, for the first time in the past twenty four hours almost smiled, but it was short lived when Sebastian continued.

"Annette's forgiven me…it's amazing what a little truth will do."

"Oh? How did you manage that…?" he asked not really interested but pushing the polite conversation.

Sebastian smiled triumphantly "I gave her my journal, and along with it every dirty little secret Kathryn has, now Annette knows what a complete and total Bitch Kathryn is, and is devoted one hundred percent in helping me destroy the coke whore…no offense" he meant in reference to if Kathryn was a coke whore, it would more than likely make Blaine her coke pimp.

"None taken…" Blaine said softly while looking down. Sebastian hadn't known what happened to Kathryn…Blaine didn't know what happened to Kathryn, but the truth of the matter was while Sebastian was hell bent on destroying her, she was fighting for her life that very second.

"Ok what's wrong?" he asked still smiling, "Not that it matters, but I thought you'd be pleased that the wicked witch of the west is melting in her own vat of -"

"Sebastian I-" he began to interrupt

Annette re-entered the room, "Hey…Your father is a character Sebastian." She smiled pleasantly entering the room.

"Yeah…" he grumbled under his breath.

Nonchalant of things Annette went over to his side table and began pouring him some water, she took a side glance at Blaine but kept all her thoughts to herself.

Blaine honestly felt defeated, but wanted to try with Sebastian, he spoke in a small voice, "Sebastian…we need to talk…in private…it's about Kathryn."

At this Annette's hand shook and she dropped the glass to the floor startling everyone in the room.

Both Sebastian and Annette looked at Blaine, Sebastian was curious, but Annette, she was frightened. Simply the name evoked an unknown fear in her.

Sebastian considered asking Annette out of the room, but didn't think it would go over too well, "Blaine, Annette can hear whatever I can."

Blaine begged to differ, but sighed instead of putting up an argument, "Sebastian…No offense…" he said looking at Annette, "But…I…Sebastian…in private."

"Well whatever it is…if you can't tell her, then I don't need to know either." He said giving Blaine a nod that said, "Wait till she leaves"He sighed, not wanting to play games, but Annette seemed to get the point then excused herself.

"Shit" muttered Sebastian, "this probably wasn't the best time for that.."then he sighed "Ok what is it?" he said exasperated.

"Sebastian Kathryn's hurt…"

He raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

"I mean she's in serious trouble…"

Sebastian smirked, "Does this have anything to do with Dr. Vaughn being in town?"

At his question Blaine's eyes jumped out of there sockets as he started drawing quick breaths and had to hold on to the railing for support, "No…no you…you couldn't have…" Blaine couldn't wrap his head over this. There were very few who knew Kathryn's history with Vaughn…Blaine was one of them, and after what he had witnessed, he knew who was responsible for Kathryn's attack. Sebastian.

Narrowing his eyes towards Sebastian he rushed towards him and punched him hard in the jaw, then attempted to strangle him.

Sebastian, before being hit, was confused and intrigued all the more by Blaine's reaction. "Who-" he began before his face was pushed to the back of his head.

It was the very call Sebastian had received when the car hit him he found out about Dr. Arthur Vaughn. After Kathryn had declared war, Sebastian had made few phone calls to dig up something. Then he received a call from an old enemy of Kathryn's who wanted to hurt her, almost as badly as he did. She said she had just the perfect guy, but it would take a while locating him, and some money to get the guy to cooperate. Otherwise it was pretty vague. Sebastian had thought it was skeptical, and parts of him were wearied by the source of which the hand out was coming from. Kathryn's intensely bitter cousin, who had tried at a young age to have Kathryn sent off to Russia on a cargo boat. Yes Sebastian was brutally overwhelmed with guilt at first, then when the bitch sunk so low as to attack his mother, the call had come at just the right moment, Sebastian agreed only hearing that the mysterious Dr. Vaughn would be in town in less than an hour and would do the trick nicely. Sebastian had all intention of finding out who the guy was and what his connection to Kathryn was, but there were other engagements mainly his
impending car accident.

Sebastian hadn't heard anything, but now was increasingly interested in what Blaine had to say…before he went all incredible hulk on him.

Blaine just kept hitting, much like he was only seeing red. He blamed everything on Sebastian. The way Sebastian had smirked told Blaine that it was all his doing, and the results were more than disastrous. When he started choking Sebastian, Annette had re-
entered the room and ran up to Blaine to stop him

"No! Stop it! No!"

Blaine did for one second but hit him again, "You go anywhere near her again Valmont…I will kill you where you stand…I will…" he said breathing heavily, at that moment he couldn't take anymore but ran from the place.

Sebastian hadn't spoken, he just stared after Blaine, at first he didn't expect the punch, and was too stunned it allowed another. He wasn't even able to ask a question. He had attempted to get Blaine to stop but nothing worked. He just held onto Annette who was
staring bewildered up at him.

"I guess he wasn't too happy about Kathryn?"

"I…I guess not…" he slurred, at first he had been in too much shock to feel the pain, then it all started to rush towards him, because of the recent surgery among everything else Sebastian was worse for wear and clutched at his stomach. Oh he would most definitely find out what was going on, he vowed there and then.

Blaine felt like he couldn't breathe, like he honestly didn't have any will to breathe anymore. How could Sebastian do something like that? It was no better had he put Kathryn in the hospital himself. Blaine sighed, rationally realizing Sebastian had no clue who Vaughn was…still Kathryn was now in such a state…and it was all Sebastian's
fault. Well to be completely honest, Kathryn had started it, though it wasn't easy to pin the victim, then again they were both in the hospital. They were both victims of their own game. Why did his …perhaps only two friends…insist upon killing one another?

Blaine knew, perhaps he was the only one who did, he knew early on Sebastian and Kathryn were made for one another. Forget all the idealistic romantic bullshit they feed you in movies and such, but there were no two people who fit more, but perhaps because they were so perfect for one another, they fought one another insisting that two perfectly evil people in one relationship would be too much for the world to handle. Who knows perhaps the world was better off with the step siblings at war with one another, than at war with the world, there was no telling what terrors the world would have to face, should they have paired up instead.

Somehow he ended up back in Kathryn's wing of the Hospital, after moping around a bit he decided to go back to her room, but found her guards to be no where in sight, what's more…her door was open.

Blaine was furious at first at the simple incompetence, but as he heard noises in the room he immediately flew towards it when he did arrive a smile lit his face like none other.

"Kathryn My god!" he ran to her and fell on his knees, there she was
talking and demanding to know what was going on…well rather…

"What the Fuck is going on?! Where am I?" she yelled at the poor orderly who had witnessed her awakening.

When Blaine entered however she seemed so grateful her eyes watered and she leaned down to meet him, "Oh God Blaine…You're here!" she cried against him, though it hurt like hell. Normally such displays of affection from Kathryn would have elicited heavy explanation, or ulterior motives being at work, but he returned the sentiment wildly.

"Kathryn I'm here…I" he seemed to hold on to her trying to shush her and comfort her as best he could, "I'm so sorry…I don't know …I'm just I'm so sorry" he was as frantic if not more so than Kathryn herself.

All either one knew was happiness away from their torment at last, for Blaine the relief came from Kathryn's very alive and waking spirit, as for Kathryn…that she hadn't woken up and was facing…him.

Then the pain settled in, "Ow! Oh Ah…It hurts…" she said drawing back from him and clutching herself tightly, "God..It hurts so bad…" she cried as a few tears escaped her tightly closed eyes, while her fists curled into balls.

When Blaine saw blood seeping through Kathryn's hospital gown he looked towards the orderly, "Get a doctor now!"

The doctors rushed in, and Blaine was rushed out, which he protested about, but once again he was defeated. Sighing he waited outside. Ten minutes later a doctor reappeared, "She's stabilized now, you may go in, but for future reference her wounds have not healed yet…there are some internal injuries as well…she was overexcited to see you and pulled some of her stitches, that's not all…we were able to repair most of her" the doctor made an uncomfortable shift and tightened his words, but Blaine understood what he was talking about and nodded.

"There was more tearing on the inner walls…probable scaring for a very long time if not for life…there's a chance…she might not be able to have children. We found metal inserts among other things…" the doctor shook his head, "whoever did this to her was a trained
surgeon, or at least someone who knew their anatomy, that is not the point however, what I'm trying to say is if the young lady" it was strange as he thought on it a moment realizing he didn't even know who the young lady was, but they were all instructed carefully to treat this as an above all delicate matter, he continued" if she is caused the slightest amount of stress it is possible she could die. It's a miracle she's alright now…had you not have been there she would be dead"

Blaine just absorbed everything he said while looking down and trying to think of a plan to keep Kathryn from all forms of harm, including now, stress…oh fuck…Sebastian and Annette's little mission revenge…if Kathryn were to find out it was Sebastian who got that animal to attack her…it would kill her in more ways than one.

Still Blaine couldn't just take her home either…even the news of Sebastian being with Annette would kill her. Pretty much anything relating to Sebastian would kill her, anything relating to her parents, her home, school…they would all kill her. Kathryn made enemies easily…that was fair enough to say, but the only way she stayed on top of everything was by being in control, and being able to handle so called stress…and if she couldn't there was always Blaine to supply her with whatever quality shit he had lying around.

He nodded dully towards the doctor then asked if he could see her, he agreed but said that she should be sleeping soon as the nurse was to give her a sedative.

He walked in and smiled, "Hey…"

She looked up at him much weaker but returned the smile, "Tuttle…"

"Yeah…no theatrical entrance this time…don't want to disturb princess Kathryn's innards anymore than we need to.." he was trying to make light, and she appreciated it, but then turned serious

"Blaine…it was-"

"Vaughn…I know… I got a call this morning saying he was out…he's the only one twisted enough to do something like this" he lied easily having thought this out in the few minutes beforehand while talking to the doctor, he leaned next to her, "He won't hurt you anymore Kathryn…you're coming to stay with me for a while…no argument" he brushed her hair behind her ear as she turned away from him and looked at the dim room, she didn't protest, but merely nodded and tried to sleep.

Blaine himself however couldn't sleep, he found himself curled in a ball in a rather uncomfortable hospital chair. He was just watching her while she drifted in and out of nightmares, sometimes so violent he'd have to rush to her and hold her down to keep from pulling her stitching.

It was one hell of a time that first night.

Then within the following days Kathryn had requested to leave. She didn't like being in the same hospital as Sebastian for one, secondly she didn't like the hospital period. In the end Kathryn had it her way, though she had forgotten about Blaine's insistence that
she stay with him.

She argued that she was a big girl and she had been enough of an inconvenience, but it was half hearted and she gave in. Still she insisted he come up with a better excuse than the truth, as she wanted to keep all this a low profile, which for the life of him he didn't understand, well perhaps he understood that she didn't want her name dragged through the mud, but Blaine thought the damage out weighed reputation…Only Kathryn would think of her reputation at a time like this.

Minutes later she was signing release papers.

"You know this really isn't a good idea Kathryn…as much as I want you out of the hospital too…I just wish you were full strength…half strength….one sixteenth strength?"

"I…I want to go …I…please can we just go?" she asked in a frail voice. It was a voice that shattered Blaine's entire conception of Kathryn Merteuil, strong, independent, free willed…or stubborn rather, the only aspect that remained was in the end she would get her way. Blaine couldn't fight that voice and nodded signing a release form as well.

He would be responsible for her. They were signing on an orderly as well to take care of medications and rehabilitation, other than that they were all free to go.

Sebastian sat in his room unable to piece his thoughts together, funny thing was he was mildly worried about Kathryn, well not in the sense that she was hurt, but where she was, why she wasn't there, gloating at least. When she wasn't constantly around annoying him, he had to worry, it was when she was quiet that she was planning her attack and it scared him, but in all honesty Blaine's reaction to Dr. Vaughn had Sebastian spooked more than anything else.

He had called the house but there was no answer, he would be going home today, but it looked as if no one would meet him. Annette had something to do with her father. His own parents were out of town doing god knows what with anyone except each other. Kathryn….yes Kathryn…she just had seemed to up and disappear, Sebastian reasoned it was for her own dark purposes. There was something about not having a family to go to after getting in a car accident that made Sebastian resent his family even more…there was no normalcy…only
dysfunction

He had been trying to get in touch with Blaine as well, see what he could get from him, but there was no answer on that end.

Really in the end Sebastian was feeling lonely…or rather just alone. No one cared enough to stop by and sit with him, if he had to be in the miserable shit hole he thought someone might at least do something. Annette was nice, she came by when she could, but between her two jobs and her many charity events, as well as preparing for the new school year, it just seemed that the ten minute visits were only half hearted.

But in the back of his mind he was pained. If he was honest with himself he'd say it was Kathryn. That bitch ruined everything, even his loathing of her. Even when he hated her so much, he also missed her. This time he had been hurt…more than little scratches bumps and bruises, he had been in a car accident! He had almost lost his life for fuck's sake, and the girl couldn't take a trip to see him? It stung to think she had meant her speech about him being a toy, he always thought she cared. Getting in an accident and his life being threatened, he thought, might have evoked some sort of emotion, but the girl didn't even care, and for that he hated her…but God he missed her.


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