From: "Michelle Coursen" mcoursen@comcast.net
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Date: Monday, October 28, 2002 2:08 AM

Chapter 8: Aftermath

Summary: Sebastian deals with Kathryn's shooting


Looking back it all happend so fast. Kathryn barely knew what hit her. All she remembered was waving off the limo and starting to cross the street. She had decided to go to Sebastian's hotel room and hear what he had to say for himself. She was planning on reaming him out, and having him sweat it out for a little while. In the end she would forgive him. That's what she was thinking when she heard a hysterical voice scream out behind her.

"Kathryn, you BITCH!"

Stunned Kathryn turned around, and saw a very angry woman charge towards her. Kathryn walked towards this madwoman to see exactly what the hell her problem was. That's when she saw the woman pull out a samll handgun. Alarmed, Kathryn started to back away.

"You think that you can have all the men to your self. Well I am here to tell you that it is not fair." , The madwoman sneered at her.

Kathryn stared at this woman and to her shock she realized it was Lisa Stanford. The very same girl that she saw Sebastian out to dinner with! Kathryn looked around to see that a crowd had formed around them and were just standing there staring at the two girls with amazment. Why the hell wasn't anyone doing anything?

"Lisa calm down.", Kathryn said calmly. Inside she was nothing but calm. Who the hell did this bitch think she was? If she got the gun out of her hands she was gonna beat her senseless with it!

Reaching her hand out to try and grab the gun, Kathryn felt a burning pain rip through her stomach. Her last thought before she blacked out was , The dumb bitch shot me!

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Sebastian was just not drunk, but comepletely wasted. After raiding the minibar, he had ordered numerous drinks from room-service, and was now sprawled on the couch in a drunken stupor.

Rrrrrrring! Sebastian groaned and tried to ignore the loud ringing of the telephone.Unfortunely the phone continued ring for five minutes straight. Groaning Sebastian weakly reached for the damn phone.

"What!" Sebastian barked into the phone.

"Thank god! Sebastian I thought you would never answer the phone!" Blain's hysterical voice screeched through the phone.

Sebastian winced at the high pitchness of his voice and tried to make sense of Blain's babble.

"What is wrong?" Sebastian asked not really caring. Probably Blain's latest flavor of the month dumped Blain for some sugar-daddy, and now Blain needed some consoling.

"Sebastian I was watching the news when they had a special report that Kathryn was shot in the middle of the street!" Blain screeched.

That instantly sober Sebastian up. He sat upright with shock when he heard the news. Unfortunely that didn't help his headache and he winced in pain.

"Are you fucking serious?" Sebastian demanded. Even though he knew that Blain maybe a pain in the ass at times he wouldn't joke around like this.

"No I just decided that I was bored and I wanted to pull a joke on you. Of course I am!" Blain said tartly.

"Is she ok? Where did they bring her? Who the hell did this?"Sebastian demanded. He chose to ignore Blain's sarcasam and chalked it up to Blain just being upset.

"I don't know , St. Helen's Hospital, and Sebastian you better sit down." Blain answered.

"Just out with it." Sebastian demanded as he searched for his shoes.

Blain took a deep breath. "Lisa Stanford." Blain said.

Sebastian stopped tying his shoes and sat there shocked."What the fuck.", Sebastian yelled out to noone and hung up the phone. Running out the door Sebastian thought it seemed like he was unendingly was paying for his association with Guy Stanford.
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"Kathryn Merteuil?", Sebastian breathlessy asked of the nurse at the front desk.

Ignoring Sebastian's wild appearance she cunsulted a chart.

"Friend or family?" The nurse asked cooly.

Shit! Sebastian didn't think of this before? "Family. I am her step-brother." Sebastian lied easily.

"Third floor. ICU."

Nodding at the nurse Sebastian made his way to the elevator, praying Kathryn was ok.

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Noone understood. Why was she being treated like this? Handcuffed to a metal chair, Lisa was confused. What did she do that was so wrong? Shooting Kathryn wasn't that bad considering how evil she was. Hell she should be hailed as a hero for ridding the earth of scum like Kathryn.

Instead she was tackled to the ground by some random people after shooting Kathryn. Hauled into the back of a police car, and now left handcuffed in the dingy room with a table bolted down to the floor.

"Life is not fair." Lisa sobbed to herself.

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Sebastian didn't know what to expect when he entered Kathryn's hospital room. But he was not prepared to see Kathryn lying there on the bed looking so weak and vulenrable. Everything she wasn't.

"Kathryn." Sebastian whispered falling into the chair by her bedside.

Taking her hand and kissing it Sebastian never felt so much love for anyone before.

"What the hell are you doing here?" A voice screeched from the doorway.

Looking up Sebastian saw his former step-mother, Tiffany.

"Hello." Sebastian said politely.

"Didn't I get rid of seeing you when I divorced your father?" Tiffany asked snidely.

"I came to see Kathryn not cause trouble," Sebastian said simply. He struggled to remain calm and not slap the bitch's face. He had more right to be here then this cold bitch.

"I knew something was wrong when the nurse told me that Kathryn' stepbrother was visiting her."

"You will always cause trouble. Don't you get it Kathryn doesn't care about you?" Tiffany sneered. " Didn't you cause enough damage when you seduced my daughter and kidnapped her and brought her to Italy?"

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Sebastian demanded.

"Noone had to tell me. I know your kind and you are not getting anywhere near my daughter. Now get the hell out before I call seurity." Tiffany screamed at him.

With that a door burst open and a very angry doctor stormed in.

"What is going on?" The doctor demanded.

"Nothing doctor. Sebastian was just leaving. Weren't you?" Tiffany said.

Sebastian stared at Tiffany and almost contridicted her. What good would it do? Would it help get Kathryn better? Nodding simply Sebastian walked past a smirking Tiffany and a confused doctor.

Goodbye my love.