Cruel Intentions: The Serial
Chapter 36: Come Into My Web…
"So how does freedom taste?"
Kathryn, who had been casually smoking a cigarette while stretched out across Madison's bed slowly got up on all fours and crawled over to her friend leaning against the side of the mattress. Rising up so they were at eye level, the petite brunette gave her an evil smirk before flicking her tongue up her neck, in one long tantalizing stroke. "Delicious" she purred in her ear.
Madison didn't bother to contain her shudder as she felt the other girl's hot breath tickle her skin. Kathryn had such a pull over her. One little taste and she was dying for more. She wet her lips hungrily as she watched her friend flop back on the bed gracefully and resume puffing away on her cigarette all the while a teasing smile played on her lips. How she desperately wished to climb on top of her and pick up where they left off only a few short hours ago. However, her hormones would have to wait. There was a mission at hand.
"Thank you again for getting me released from that place" Kathryn sighed, flicking her cigarette ash on the carpet. "I have to admit I'm impressed with how smoothly it went. You didn't run into any problems?"
"No, smooth as silk" she lied coolly. Of course there had been problems and she suspected Kathryn knew this she just didn't care to hear about them. Getting her released early from New Haven had been no easy task as it required a great deal of grief on her part not to mention money. However, it had been worth the hassle to have Kathryn all to herself.
After leaving Utah together the day before, the pair had used the Valmont jet to get back to Manhattan and were now hold up in the King's townhouse. Luckily, Madison's parents were currently away on a joint business trip abroad. They wouldn't be back for at least a week so the girls had the place to themselves. Kathryn had more or less invited herself to stay, not that she was complaining of course, because she didn't want anyone to know she had left the clinic yet. This all played into Merteuil's grand scheme against Valmont.
"Now remember" she told her forcefully "no one can know I'm back in town or that I'm staying with you. No one Madison, not even Simon."
Shrugging her brown suede Dolce & Gabbana jacket off she rolled her eyes as she walked over to her three way mirror to examine her reflection. "Yes of course darling, I understand. We've been over this…many times."
Madison removed her dress off and grabbed a black satin negligee from her lingerie drawer. As she slipped the silky fabric over her head she noticed Kathryn come up behind her in the mirror. Resting her chin on her long, bare arm she fluttered her pretty eyes at her playfully. "I don't mean to nag but this is important. I want Sebastian to pay for what he's done to me. Don't you?"
"Of course" she replied distractedly.
"Well in order for this to work I need to be able to trust you."
Madison looked over her shoulder at her and asked in a tone more vulnerable than she meant to use, "you trust me?"
"Right now you're about the only person I do trust" she admitted. "Simon however is another story. That guy would sell out his own mother for plane reservation." Smirking Kathryn added "come to think of it, so would I. In any event, I don't trust him so promise me you won't say anything to him about me staying here?"
Turning to face her, Madison placed her hands firmly on her arms as she looked her in the eye and promised "Kathryn don't worry about it. I won't say a word about you staying here. Now, they're going to be here any minute. You should go and make yourself scarce."
Glancing down at her watch she nodded in agreement. "Okay, you're right; I should get out of here." Leaning forward she gave her a quick peck on the mouth before making for the door. Raising her eyebrows suggestively Kathryn gave her one last seductive smile as she left the room. "Try not to have too much fun without me."
Thinking back on the previous night and earlier that morning Madison licked her lips. "I don't think that will be a problem." Walking over to the doorway she watched as Kathryn strode down the long hall to her guest bedroom. She slowly started to close the door but peered through the crack making sure that her guest did indeed go into her room and didn't stick around to eavesdrop.
When she was assured of her privacy she closed the bedroom door and walked over to her desk where a video camera that the pair had purchased earlier that day sat atop the box it came it. Recalling the instructions the guy who sold it to her gave her, Madison hooked it up with little problem and then discreetly hid it behind some books. She was so distracted by her task she hadn't heard the bedroom door open again and someone slip inside.
"Well what do we have here?" Madison wiped around startled to find Simon standing behind her with a Cheshire cat grin. "Trying to give Paris Hilton a run for her money?"
"You scared the hell out of me" she sighed clamping her hand to her heart. "Why didn't you knock?"
"Sorry," he chuckled as he walked over to examine her hidden camera. "I didn't want to risk alerting your house guest to my presence, as per your request. You know I think I should be insulted that Kathryn doesn't trust me."
Slapping her friends hands away from the camera she snapped, "Is there any reason she should?"
"Touché" Simon agreed as he collapsed casually back into her desk chair. "I'm curious then as to why I'm here. If the little bitch doesn't trust me why are you letting me in on her little scheme?"
"Our little scheme, actually" she corrected him. "Kathryn has asked me to help her take down her stepbrother. Congratulations, apparently your plan to turn them against each other has indeed succeeded."
Simon smiled smugly, obviously pleased at this news. "Thank you I couldn't have done it without you, though I suspect you don't want Kathryn to know that. So, what is this plan you two vixens have hatched up?"
Strolling over to her bed Madison sprawled out and rested her head on her outstretched hand. "I've invited Sebastian over tonight along with Chancellor Arnold's daughter. Lilly, you know here?"
He shrugged "vaguely. She goes to St. Benedicts?" When she nodded in the affirmative he chuckled darkly "isn't she only sixteen?"
"Fifteen but who's counting. Anyway, little Lilly is at an experimental stage in her development. She wants to broaden her sexual horizons and I have graciously agreed to help by offering up Sebastian as a tutor."
"I get it, you videotape Valmont deflowering the Chancellors underage daughter but to what end? I mean the guy has already taken the virginity of the Headmaster's daughter and he didn't get so much as a detention. What will this do?"
Sitting up Madison stared off in thought as she explained "according to Kathryn, her parents have put her stepbrother on notice. One more fuck-up or family humiliation and they are shipping him off to military school."
Simon rolled his eyes as he took one of Kathryn's cigarettes off the night side table and lit it. "I see, so an eye for an eye then? Merteuil thinks Valmont got her put away so she's going to put him away. Where do I fit in to this scenario?"
"Well," Madison continued proudly "after a little creative editing to delete myself from the equation I want you to take that tape and make sure it gets shown to the right people. I told Kathryn I would do it but I obviously can't without risking someone expecting my involvement. You on the other hand will just appear to be a concerned student. If a Bristow shows the Chancellor that tape no way will he question its authenticity, get it?"
"Yes" he said hesitantly "but Naomi I don't think this is a good idea. I mean even if you pull this off…you do realize Kathryn is only using you, right? You can't trust her baby."
A sobering look appeared on the pretty girl's face as she replied glumly "funny she said the same thing about you. And for the record I don't trust her but I have to do this for her. I want to make up for what we did to her."
Jumping to his feet excitedly Simon bellowed "What we did to her!"
"Shh!" Madison silenced him "she'll here you."
Glancing briefly at the door he looked back at his friend and hissed "since when did you grow a conscious? Need I remind you that you were more than happy to go along with my challenge? It was your idea to spread that rumor and you were the one who called her parents and suggested that clinic. What's changed? Unless…oh Christ, are you telling me you've honestly fallen for her? Fucking her is one thing but love is another and you know that."
"So what if I have?" she asked flippantly. "Look, I think we really hurt her. Sebastian was the only real friend she had."
"Boo fucking hoo" he snarled. "So what, are you hoping to become the next Sebastian? Dream on it will never happen."
"Why not?"
Clenching his fists in frustration he argued "because for starter Kathryn is straight. She may play the girl-on-girl field occasionally but when it gets right down to it she's all about dick. A vibrator and a dildo aren't going to cut it princess."
Madison's lips curved in a smirk, "it did last night."
"Wake up Naomi she's just using you to get her revenge on Sebastian. Once that happens she'll drop you in a heartbeat for whatever piece of jock ass that comes along next."
Getting up from the bed she strode over to her vanity and powdered her face. "Maybe not" she told him confidently. "I haven't told you my good news yet. Mummy and daddy are finally relenting. They told me so long as my next drug test comes back clean that I can start modeling again."
"That's great" he replied genuinely happy for her.
"Yes, which means I'll probably be back in Milan in time for the fall shows." She waited a beat before adding "I'm thinking of asking Kathryn to come along."
Simon couldn't help but snicker "good luck with that."
"You don't think she'd come?"
"Oh I think she'd come alright…and then ditch you as soon as the plane lands. I think you're delusional if you believe otherwise Madison."
Hearing him call her by her real name made her realize that he wasn't just trying to be an ass. Simon was honestly telling her what he thought and she knew that he had a point. Kathryn was likely using her but at the same time she couldn't help herself. A part of her wanted to hope that Kathryn was actually being genuine. Perhaps he was right about her being delusional after all.
"Look, are you going to help me or not?"
Coming up behind her he mussed her hair affectionately. "Sure, what the hell. What are friend for if not to help destroy an enemy?"
Madison laughed as she rose to her feet and pecked his cheek in thanks. "Now you should get going. Sebastian should be here soon and I don't want him to find you. He might get suspicious."
As Simon headed to the door he asked "so how exactly do you plan on convincing young Valmont to bed the underage girl? He'll likely guess that you're up to something."
"Let me handle him" she replied confidently "I know just what to do to make him eat out of the palm of my hand. Kathryn taught me a few tricks."
He laughed before quietly exiting the bedroom and heading to his car parked at the discreet servants entrance. Madison walked out onto her terrace and watched the busy street below. Sure enough, five minutes later, Sebastian's vintage jag pulled up to the curb. The beauty grinned, "Showtime."
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