Chapter 8: The Party's Over

Summary: Kathryn deals with Sebastian's betrayl in a suprsing way.
After leaving Sebastian's I sat in my room and sulked. It was silly really, that I was put in such a funk over a boy! It wasn't like I was the only time I was lied to by a boy, but usually it never bothered me before. Why should it? I never let anyone come so close to me before and after today I knew why. The blaring of the phone ringing interrupted my thoughts. I knew who it was and I knew I shouldn't answer it, but my hands reached towards it and picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Hey!" Sebastian's cheerful boomed happily. Just hearing his voice made my heart leap for a brief second until I remembered what a lying sack of shit he really was. "I was thinking about coming over and seeing you."

"Don't bother." I said coldly.

"Ummm.... why not?" Sebastian asked puzzled.

"Because I really don't want to see you!" I snapped into the phone and slammed it down.

Almost immediately the phone rang again and I covered my ears to drown out the sound. I silently willed the phone to stop ringing, but of course it didn't. It seemed to ring on and on forever. Mercifully it stopped, but started to ring again! I picked up the phone and hung it up. Only this time I didn't replace the reciever and left it off the hook. I knew Sebastian wouldn't leave me alone and would soon resort to coming to my house or worse confronting me at school. I knew I had to do something and racked my brains all night trying to come up with a way to make him leave me alone once and for all. It was only after I was almost asleep a plan came to my mind. It made me smile at how clever I was and knew after monday in school Sebastian would leave me alone once and for all!

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Just as I expected when I walked into the school Monday, Sebastian was waiting for me at my locker. In a way he was so predictable.

"We need to talk." Sebastian greeted me when I walked towards my locker.

"Your right." I agreed and opened up my locker. "How about during lunch in the courtyard." I suggested.

Sebastian was taken aback and regarded me suspisously. "Why are you so agreeable?" Sebastian demanded.

I had to be careful now. Sebastian was no fool and wouldn't just believe and lie. Luckily I learned a long time ago that the best offensive was being defensive.

"Fine." I snapped angrily and slammed my locker shut. "Don't meet me see if I care!" I tunred to storm away.

Just as I predicted Sebastian grabbed my arm and turned me around. "No, I'm sorry. I'll meet you."

"Whatever." I said doing my best to act like I didn't care.

When he walked away I leaned against my locker and smiled. Sebastian may have tricked me before, but I was a fast learner and always got the upper hand.

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In the courtyard I sat on a bench sipping a diet coke. Sebastan was ten minutes late, but I wasn't worried. He was probably intentionally late to keep me guessing. Just when I was thinking I saw Sebastian saunter over like he didn't have a care in the world.

"Hey Kat!" Sebastian said and sat down on the bench next to me. "Now can you tell me why you're being such a bitch?"

I ignored his smart remarks and smiled at him. "I saw you with Annette at your house."

Sebastian looked at me suprised and smiled sheepishly at me. "Sorry hom. It wasn't intentional."

His blase attitude only served to get me more mad, but I masked it expertly with a sweet smile. "I also heard you tell her that you loved her."

Sebastian chuckled at me. "Oh come on." Sebastian laughed. "You know I don't mean it!"

That was music to my ears and I smiled winningly at him. "Oh really?"

"Kathryn you know me better then that! You know I could never love someone like Annette!" Sebastian said. "I was only gonna date her until school ended. Dating the headmaster's daughter could only benifit me in the long run."

I smiled at Sebastian digging his own grave and just when I was going to make a smart remark, I heard someone cry out from the bushes behind us. "You Prick!" Annette cried out and walked out from behind the bushes. Oh to see Sebastian's reaction was priceless as he stared at Annette in open mouthed shock.

"Annette!" Sebastain gasped in suprise.

"Don't 'Annette' me!" Annette raged at him. "And you!" Annette turned to me. "What kind of friend are you?"

"I guess not a very good one." I said sweetly to Annette.

She stared at me for a few seconds with naked hatred and stormed off angrily. Me and Sebastian just sat there staring at each other.

"Very good." Sebastian said and clapped his hands together. "Only you lost your friend."

"So?" I shrugged. I thought about it long and hard last night and I came to the conclusion that Annette's friendship served its pourpose and was no longer needed.

"Well you also lost me." Sebastian said quietly.

"SO WHAT?" I yelled at Sebastian. People were starting to stare and for once I didn't care. "You just were gonna string me along until you got tired of me!" I yelled my voice charged with emotion. "Did you actually think I would let you get away with sleeping with both me and Annette?"

Sebastian looked at me for a few seconds." I never-" And the he stopped and looked at me with a hard expression. "If that's what you want to think." He said quietly and walked away.

What was that supposed to mean? There was no way he was gonna ruin this moment for me! I beat him at his own game and that's what bothered him. I was supposed to be triumpant! But why did I have a such a horrible feeling at the pit of my stomach?

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After lunch and I was sitting in my Biolgy class, a student messenger came into my classroom and talked to my teacher for a few seconds. "Kathryn." My teacher called out and I looked up. "The headmaster would like to see you."

I dutifuly gathered my things and made my way to the headmaster's office. All my school career I have never been there and certianly didn't feel like starting to now. I seriously doubted that even if Annette did go running to her father would he deal with ti during school hours. Besides then that would force her to admit that she was seeing Sebastian on the sly. That's what I told myself and when I walked into his office and saw Annette seated by his desk I started to worry. Stop it! I told myself sternly. What was he gonna do? Suspend me for being mean to his daughter.

My fears were put to rest when Mr. Hradgrove looked up from his desk and smiled warmly at me standing in the doorway. "Kathryn please sit down." He smiled at me and I dutifuly sat. "Annette." I nodded at her politely.

"Hello." Annette said coldly and looked away.

I looked at the headmaster puzzled and he smiled reassuringly. "You have to excuse my daughter she is a little emotional right now."

I looked at him puzzled and waited for him to continue. The headmaster took the hint and took a deep breath. " Kathryn this isn't easy for me." He said and looked at his daughter. I felt a shiver of fear but didn't show any expression. "You know that I tried to raise my daughter a god fearing Christian."

Did I ever! He was a bible thumping freak and probaly had a few skelotons in his closet. Didn't they always? I never trusted bible thumpers and figured that had something to hide and I was usually right. "I'm sure you did." I said politely and tried to not to act bored.

"That's why it sorrows me so that my daughter paid me no mind and got mixed up with someone like Sebastian Valmont."

So this was about what happend in the courtyard. What could he possibly do? Expel me for humilating his daughter. That's what I was thinking, so what he said nesxt completely and utterly floored me.

" I know my Annette is a good girl." He droned on. Yeah yeah get to your point. "So please explain to me Kathryn how she ended up pregenant. with Sebastian's baby?!"