The phone went of with a loud ring one morning in Sebastian's room. He rolled over onto his back and picked it up.

"Hello." He said sleepy as he yawned and started to rub his eyes soar to the light.

"Valmont you will not believe what I've just heard." It was Blaine Tuttle on the line. A friend of Sebastian's. Sebastian was okay with him most of the times since Blaine was a kick to be around but he could never really set aside that it was Blaine and his stupid drugs that had gotten Kathryn hooked.

"Whatever it is Blaine I don't care." He moaned now. "Not unless you got an epiphany and fucked your mom in the ass or something." He was about to hang up the phone when Blaine protested loudly.

"Hey, hey sunshine hear me out." He exclaimed cranky and Sebastian rolled his eyes and put the phone back this his ear.

"Speak."

He listened as a grin started to grow on his face. "Great Blaine." He said and hung up the phone in the same move that he got out of the bed. He walked out of his room in only his underwear and went to knock on Kathryn's door.

A long silence followed. "Come in." Kathryn moaned after his second knock. Sebastian stepped in and saw her still lying in bed. It wasn't usual for Kathryn to stay in bed this long - she must've gotten overboard with the alcohol last night. He controlled himself not to sigh. He liked to party too but there was something about the way Kathryn did it, she needed it. He pushed his serious thoughts aside.

"Gee your still in bed Kat, must've been some party last night." He said while walking towards the bed.

"Fuck you Sebastian."

He laughed. "Oh but I was hoping you would." He sat down on the side of the bed and she rolled her eyes and turned her head away. "Never mind that." Sebastian continued. "I just received the most interesting phone call."

He lay down on his back next to her and Kathryn looked at him with tired, nonchalant eyes.

"Am I going to have to wait for the re-run tomorrow or are you going to tell me any day soon?" She asked testily and Sebastian lay on his side so that he could face her. He leaned closer and slowly kissed her cheek. Kathryn didn't turn away; she just looked deep into his eyes for a couple of seconds.

"So the story is that our friend Kendall is Ted's new rebound girl. How did you pull that off?"

Kathryn grinned a little. Morning victories were the best.

"Mm I think that's between me and Kendall. A girl has to have her secrets." She said secretive and Sebastian laughed.

"Come on." He shook his head a little and Kathryn stretched out her body.

"Sebastian what you have to learn is that everybody can be used. Everybody has a weak spot." She moaned pleased and quickly slid on top of him.

Sebastian looked pleased too. "Why don't you wriggle a little?" He asked teasing and she grinned as she put her hands on his chest. "What's your weak spot?" Sebastian then answered and she got gloomy. She stopped smiling and got off him and out of bed. Sebastian wasn't sure what had happened he frowned and watched her put on a robe.

"What's wrong now?" He asked and Kathryn shrugged with a cold face expression.

"Nothing." She snapped and he sighed and rubbed his face with his hands. Kathryn was a complex girl. Sometimes she was warm and open but seconds later she shut like a clam and hid under her icy cold surface. He knew that it was just an air she put up to protect herself. He watched her move around in the room. Kathryn, he couldn't imagine life without her. But there was only really one way of describing her - ice-cold heat.

It was like the big ice blocks, the ones that were ice cold. If you'd touch one of them you'd burn because it was so cold. That was Kathryn. An ice princess with a heat so warm inside.

"Are you planning to stick around in my bed all day or could I have some privacy?" She snapped him back to the real world with her cold words and he got out of bed.

"Whatever princess." He muttered and walked back to his own room.

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Kathryn came into the salon in dark pants and a dark jacket. She looked very neat and presentable.

"Why Kathryn, you look wonderful." Her mother said from her place in the couch. It was one of those rare occasions when their parents actually stopped by for a few seconds in the apartment. Before leaving again in the shortest amount of time of course.

"Thank you mother." Kathryn kept her hands clasped in front of her as she walked up and kissed her mothers cheek. Her mother spotted the cross around her neck.

"How I wished you'd get rid of that silly cross." She complained and Kathryn's hand immediately flew up to it to protect it.

"What do you mean mother?"

Mrs Merteuil-Valmont rolled her eyes. "Religion." She muttered. "You must've gotten those crazy ideas from your father. Sure as hell didn't get 'em from me." She said and sipped on her drink.

Sebastian was standing in the doorway watching Kathryn suffer. How she hated her mother.

His father came in from his office with a glass of scotch in his hand.

"Now, now, if the girl wants to wear a cross to prove her faith - then let her. I don't see how it can irritate you." He said diplomatic and gave Kathryn a look over. Sebastian had to control an urge not to go over and pound him that second. He met Kathryn's eyes and for once he saw her true feelings - pain.

"Well I like it." He said stepping into the room and getting all eyes on him. He walked up to Kathryn and put an arm around her in a friendly/brother kind of way. "I think it proves that at least there is one good natured person in this place."

His father laughed and patted him on the shoulder while Kathryn's mother just rolled her eyes.

"Yes Kathryn always was a good girl."

Nobody reacted to the fact that she expressed herself in a way that would make it seem like Kathryn was dead. To Kathryn her mother might as well been dead so she didn't care if her mother thought of her the same way - or so she pretended.

Sebastian let go off Kathryn to her disappointment. United they stood against the parental unit.

"So mother, how was the Bora boras?" She asked politely and sat down across her mother.

Mrs Merteuil-Valmont looked at her like she was an idiot. "I wouldn't know because we didn't go there - we went to the Bahamas. Now go get changed before we go out to dinner."

Kathryn looked down on her clothes. "But I ..."

"I said change! Don't argue with your mother, remember that I am very fragile."

Kathryn stormed out of the room. "Fragile my ass" She muttered as she walked into her own blue room. She hated her mother. She was always trying to put her down.

It was just because she was jealous of Kathryn's youth and beauty Kathryn told herself. She was sure it was true.

Sebastian peaked in through the door. "Are you dying?" He asked and got a glare full of daggers from Kathryn. He walked into the room and closed the door behind him.

"Don't let her get to you." He advised and Kathryn rolled her eyes.

"I know, I know, just one of her drunken slurs right? Well wrong, she's been like that since I was a kid. I swear she wanted a boy." She started to rummage around in her closet.

Sebastian titled his head a little. Kathryn could be a lot like her mother. He knew it but he'd never say it because Kathryn would have him crucified seconds later if so. Instead he walked up to her just as she pulled of her jacket and revealed some naked flesh to him. It was only her arms and shoulders since she was wearing a very classy tank top but that was enough for Sebastian.

He put his hands on her shoulders and gently rubbed her soft skin. He let his hands slide down her arms and up again.

"Cool down, sis, they'll be gone soon enough." He pulled her hair away and started to kiss her neck. "Feeling better?" He mumbled and Kathryn moaned a little.

"Much better." She sighed and allowed him to put his hands around her waist and his chin on her shoulder. He peered into the closet. "I think you should take the blue."

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A/N: Thanks again all who have reviewed. This story is not over yet it might just take me a while to update. Don't hate me for it.

JP =)