Later that day Kathryn walked out of the school and was on her way to her car with a driver in it waiting for her when Sebastian walked up to her.

"You're here late." He said and she looked at him with a bit of surprise in her eyes.

"So are you." She said and turned towards the car door. Sebastian put his hand on it so that she couldn't open it and she turned and looked at him again.

"What? Kendall not pleasing you?" She asked with the hint of a wicked grin although she didn't show it to him.

He looked condescending on her. "I didn't come her to talk about Kendall." He said and Kathryn rolled her eyes.

"Of course you didn't. You probably have something really interesting on your mind. Why don't you go tell someone who actually gives a shit?" She said angry and he looked somber at her.

"I thought you did - my bad."

Kathryn rolled her eyes again. "Is this where I'm supposed to go all googly eyes, maybe even shed a little tear and then take you in my arms and say that I do care?" She snorted. "In that case don't hold your breath!" She pushed his hand away from the car door and opened it.

Sebastian grabbed her arm. "Don't walk away from me!" He bellowed and Kathryn flinched.

"Okay no more chocolate for you macho man." She pulled her arm free and Sebastian calmed down.

"I'm sorry." He said and looked away from her. "I didn't mean to scream at you it . this just makes me crazy. Not being around you, not talking to you."

"You are around me all the time Sebastian." She said and he shook his head.

"Not like we used to. You're mad at me and I know it."

Kathryn didn't like to see him in pain but she didn't like to feel for him either.

"Well you'll be around me and talk to me tonight on that double date your girl set us up on tonight." She didn't look pleased and Sebastian rolled his eyes.

"Why are you going on it? Do you want to see me suffer?"

Kathryn shook her head. "That's the point Sebastian, I don't want to see you suffer and the sooner you get over me the sooner you'll be yourself again." She got in her car and drove away before he could say anything else.

She felt sad when she lost sight of him.

Meeting Sebastian had been one of the best things in her life. Their parents getting married had been the only thing keeping him in her life.

She knew that if they'd ever got involved they wouldn't last. And then she'd lose Sebastian. She couldn't handle that.

Their parents of course didn't know of the chemistry between them. They kept it well hidden whenever they were around which wasn't often.

When alone Kathryn liked to tease Sebastian. It was her only way of ever being close to him. Then she also was in control and that was the way she liked it.

Sebastian wanted her badly. She wanted him too but she was better at hiding it and controlling herself. Sebastian's feelings were his weak spot.

Sebastian was her weak spot.

She was mad at him for the time being he was right about that. But she was mostly mad at herself.

It was getting harder to resist him. She knew she had to but he seemed to get better looking by the day.

If she gave him one sign Sebastian would be hers and she knew that. That was why she was mad at him. He had no control he left all that to her.

She sighed and slumped down in the seat resting her tired head on the leather interior.

She really didn't want to go on that date that evening.

***************************************************'

That evening Kathryn was in her room changing for her double date with Kendall and Sebastian and his stupid friend.

She thought she heard Sebastian argue with someone over the phone but wasn't bothered by it. She assumed it was Blaine.

She finished applying her make up and looked at herself in the mirror. She was satisfied with the way she looked. She'd chosen a short black skirt that she knew would drive Sebastian crazy and to it she was wearing a black halter top with a loose fitting transparent black top. It all looked great together with her shoulder length dark hair.

She heard a knock on the door and called: "Come in."

Her cousin James stepped in to her bedroom and whistled when he saw her. He was living with them temporarily since his parents were changing apartments moving away to Boston. Kathryn liked his company.

"Wow cus, dressed to kill."

Kathryn grinned a little. "Suddenly liking that expression." She said thoughtful and stood up and walked over to him. "What's on your mind cousin?"

James was the only one in their family that Kathryn actually liked and didn't mind spending time with except for Sebastian.

James shrugged a little with a charming smile on his gorgeous face - you could tell they were relatives - they had the same beautiful features and the same green eyes.

"Well, I was going to ask if you wanted to go to a party with me but seeing you now makes me realise that you'd take all the guys away from the rest of the girls and we can't have that can we? And also there is this older tall guy waiting for you down stairs. Date of yours?"

Kathryn nodded and grabbed her purse.

"Yep my blind date for the evening - doesn't friends suck?" They started to leave her room for the elevator together.

James nodded agreeing. "Yeah, I hate it when my friends set me up with beautiful girls. Makes life a real pest."

Kathryn punched him on the arm. "Well I can get my own handsome guys thank you very much."

"I know you like the chase Kat but once in a while you got to let them just get handed over to you. It's the curse of looking like we do." They both laughed when the elevator stopped on the entrance floor.

James followed her all the way to the door where Chad Daniels was waiting although he kept a few steps behind.

Kathryn nodded a little when she saw Chad - he looked like an older Sebastian, which wasn't half bad of course. Of course they weren't identical but they had similar features.

When Chad saw her he seemed to flinch.

Kathryn liked that, it proved that she looked better then he'd thought.

"Hello Chad I presume." She said with a nice smile and he nodded and held out his hand. She looked at it, she usually ignored hands held out but since he was her date, she shook it loosely.

"Yeah that's me. Kathryn?"

She was the one to nod this time.

"Wow, you look great." He said admiring and Kathryn glanced at James over her shoulder with a wicked grin.

This first reaction probably meant that she'd have him eating from the palms of her hands by the end of the night.

"Shall we leave?" She asked turning back to Chad and he nodded and opened the door.

When they were about to step outside James cleared his throat and walked up to them.

"Excuse me children but I'm not sure I can allow this." He said with a fake deep bass voice.

Chad seemed to notice him for the first time. "And you are?"

Kathryn smiled at Chad and put her hand on his arm. "This is nobody. Nobody this is my date - goodbye." She said with eyes telling her cousin to cut it out.

James grinned. "Well, okay but be home in a reasonable hour." He joked and Kathryn and Chad made their way to Chad's car.

"Yes dad." Kathryn called to her cousin before getting into the car.

******************************************************'

"So that was your brother right?" Chad asked when they were on their way to the restaurant of Kendall's choice.

Kathryn shook her head. "No that was my cousin."

A silence came over them for a little while and then Chad nodded a little.

"Cousin's can be a pest."

Kathryn smiled. "Well this one takes the price."

Chad laughed. "He, he yeah he seemed like a character." He glanced at her with a smile. "If I can be honest with you I was a little surprised when Sebastian asked me to go out with you. I mean I've heard about you but he's never been willing to go in on details. Now I understand, he must've been protecting you! Wanting to keep you for himself."

Chad laughed and Kathryn watched him. He had no idea of how right he was.

Kathryn was about to say something else when Chad made a turn towards the restaurant. Kathryn reacted immediately.

It was the same restaurant she and Sebastian used to go to when they needed to plan or be alone. It was painful to think that she had to watch Sebastian be there with another girl.

"Why are we here? Is this where we are going to eat?" She asked worried and with an angry tone on her voice.

Chad glanced at her. "This is where I was told we were supposed to met - why? You don't like this place?"

Kathryn slumped down in her seat. "I hate it." She muttered.

Chad parked the car and before he had got out of the car to open the door for Kathryn she was out of the car.

She looked around after Sebastian - oh he was going to pay for this! How could he?

"Hey wait up." Chad had to hurry his steps to get along side to her.

Kathryn saw Sebastian and Kendall waiting right inside the doors of the restaurant. She stopped and put her hand on Chad's stomach.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude." She said with a sweet smile and leaned up and kissed him. She had one eye open to see if Sebastian saw them, she was and 100% sure he did.

When they stopped kissing Chad seemed most confused.

"You are a very complicated girl aren't you?" He asked and Kathryn just smiled sweetly and took his hand.

"Come on, let's go eat."

They walked into the restaurant and Kathryn saw fury in Sebastian's eyes, she could also tell that he had had nothing to do with the restaurant of choice. Kendall was the one to blame for this. She felt a little bad about this kiss but shook it off.

"Hi guys, you haven't been waiting long have you?" She asked nicely with her eyes on Sebastian.

He smiled politely back. "No not that long. No harm done." The last thing sounded just a little sharper and Kathryn took the hint with slightly raised eyebrows.

"Don't you just love this place?" Kendall asked with a big smile and hooked her arm in Sebastian's.

The owner of the place came to welcome his favourite guests - Kathryn and Sebastian.

He seemed confused by them not being together but was smart enough not to comment on it. "Ah Kathryn, Sebastian." He kissed Kathryn's cheek and shook Sebastian's hand.

"I've missed you, you take too long between your visits. Now come, come I've set your favourite table for the evening -the one by the window. Anything for my favourite guests."

He led them to the table they always had and both Kathryn and Sebastian looked away in pain.

Chad looked at Kathryn with new confusion - if she said hated the place then why was she a regular? She was really intriguing him by now.

They sat down and neither Chad nor Kendall seemed to notice that their dates were suffering.

******************************************************'

After the dinner they went to a club but Kathryn didn't want to stay long. She asked Chad to take her home and he did so directly.

"I got the feeling you weren't enjoying yourself too much." He said when they were in the car and Kathryn shrugged.

"I'm just not in a peachy mood right now." She said and Chad seemed to be afraid to ask but did so anyway.

"Is it because of Sebastian?" He asked and Kathryn frowned and looked at him.

"Why would it be about Sebastian?"

Chad shrugged. "Well he kind of has this heartbreak rumour around him and I just thought that .... I mean you are only stepsiblings and all ..."

"I was one of his little twits?" Kathryn started to laugh. "You don't know how wrong you are." She then said a little calmer.

Chad seemed glad she'd said that. He didn't want Sebastian's leftovers.

"You know, you seem older then 17." He said and Kathryn shrugged a little again.

"Well in my mind I might as well be 35." She said honest and Chad laughed.

"I know the feeling."

She had to control herself to not roll her eyes. 'Sure you do' She thought sarcastic but masked her face with a smile - Sebastian would've been able to see right through that mask.

"For what it's worth I'm sorry I was a lousy date tonight." She said without meaning it.

Chad smiled at her. "Number one it's worth a lot, number two you weren't a lousy date. A little moody yes, but lousy? No."

Kathryn smiled a genuine smile. He was sweet.

He drove up to her house and sudden she felt that she didn't want to be alone that night. But she wasn't going to ask him up, she didn't want him in her house just yet. When the car was stopped she turned to him.

"I know this is probably high school corny for you but I still think I should give you the benefit of a doubt and ask you if you want to go to a dance with me on Friday." She smiled and he returned it.

"Who can say no to that smile? I'd be happy to take you to a dance." He answered and she leaned over and gave him a hot kiss. Then she got out of the car and walked into the house.

Chad put his hand on his lips. She was a good kisser. Was it from practice or natural - he didn't want to think about that.

******************************************************'

Kathryn walked into the apartment to find James in a TV-room watching some old re-runs.

She slumped down next to him in the couch and took a handful of his popcorns.

She did a disgusted face when she saw the telly.

"Ah, you are not watching re-runs of the Brady bunch! Make me gag." She took the remote control with James fighting her.

"There's nothing else on." He exclaimed but Kathryn looked at him and switched the channel to the network showing The X-files all night long. She handed the remote back to her cousin.

"Oh." James said shortly. He glanced at Kathryn. "You're home early, didn't the date go well?"

"Super." Kathryn commented and leaned on his shoulder, closing her eyes to get some sleep.

***************************************************************************

A/N: I know this is totally out of character but it's my story so, hey, I can write whatever I want.

=) I don't mean to sound snappy! Hope y'all like it!