Kathryn was sitting in class. She looked at her fellow students who were
studying. She was so bored. She was playing with a lock of hair between her
fingers. She noticed a movement in the corner of her eye and turned her
head. Court was blinking at her and pouting his lips. She waved a couple of
fingers at him with a little grin on her lips. Then she turned her head
back to her book.
She sighed looking at her assignment and turned her head the other way. She saw Sebastian flirting with a cute, blonde girl and rolled her eyes. He sensed her looking at him and their eyes met. He grinned at her in that special way that made her feel like he'd always be there for her. She didn't grin but smiled back and thought she saw a hint of care on Sebastian's face.
She loved his eyes, those eyes that admired her so. It sadden her to think that it was impossible to keep that forever. She thought about Ted and Trina again and it made her smile.
Those two had simply had too much of good in life, they would've crashed with reality sooner or later. She had just made it sooner - no harm in that.
It had been two weeks. Ted was still expelled and through rumours she knew his parents was not pleased with him in anyway. She didn't know the whole story because she didn't care. Trina was still in school but she was a shadow of the old her. She never smiled and she seemed like she'd lost the will to speak.
Kathryn flipped the pages off her book. It wasn't her fault really, Ted had kissed her back and he'd gone out with Kendall so he wasn't Mr Innocent exactly. And Trina ... what was up with her really? There wasn't even a word for someone like her. So perky and uh... there was a disturbing Brady bunch thing over the whole deal of them.
A note was passed to her and she opened it. It was from Kendall some rows in front of her.
'What's going on? I thought you said Sebastian would be interested in me if I went out with another guy. I went out with Ted and still nothing! What should I do Kat? Please help me, you are my only hope.' Kathryn read.
She folded the note again. So Kendall wasn't pleased - she'd just have to take care of that wouldn't she. A suitable date for Kendall, who could that be?
Kathryn nearly laughed when she thought off him - Blaine. It wasn't common knowledge that he was a fudge packer so it could very well be possible to fool Kendall into hitting on him. The poor girl, reject after reject ...what could this be doing to her self-esteem?
Kathryn felt someone's eyes on her again and it made her uncomfortable. She looked back at Court noticing it was still him staring. She adjusted her sweater to make sure it didn't make her flat stomach look pouty. She hated her school clothes. They made her feel so plump. She adjusted her skirt over her thighs so they wouldn't look fat either.
She felt nauseous; she'd had too much for lunch. Feeling like her skin was itching Kathryn glanced at the clock on the wall and to her disappointment there was a good 50 minutes left of the lesson.
She glanced over her shoulder at Sebastian and he grinned and nodded slightly before raising his hand.
"Mrs Barkley?" He said with a loud voice and their teacher raised her head from the book she had in front of her.
"Yes Mr Valmont." She demanded.
Sebastian smiled that innocent and irresistible smile of his and Kathryn could almost see the teacher melting before him. She had to give it to him - he had a way with the ladies.
"This is a little inconvenient I realise, but you see ...Kathryn and I have a family emergency and we need to be excused."
Mrs Barkley tightened her lips so they looked like a thin line painted on her face. She looked at Kathryn who'd also put on her most innocent face and smiled and titled her head.
Then the teacher looked back at Sebastian and his handsome face and she nodded.
"Well, okay then. But Mr Valmont... next time I want a note from your father." She said and both Kathryn and Sebastian nodded and stood up, packing their books together to leave.
Sebastian put his hand loosely on the back of Kathryn's back gently pushing her out the door before him.
When they came out to the hall he shoved her up against a locker and kissed her passionately. Kathryn pushed him off.
"What the hell are you doing?" She hissed upset looking around to make sure no one had seen them. To their luck they were completely alone.
Sebastian laughed. "Just felt like it, you look so darn good in that outfit sis, I'd do you right her right now if you let me."
Kathryn couldn't help but let a smile on and shook her head a little. "Which I will Sebastian - when hell freezes over!" She said and started to walk down the hall with him following her.
She'd liked it though, not so much the kiss as the thing he'd said. It was like he could read her mind - she'd felt awful and then he came and mad it all better. She loved him for it.
"So, anything new?" Sebastian asked and Kathryn glanced at him.
"Like what?"
"Don't know ...maybe an interesting note?" He suggested with a teaseful grin and Kathryn rolled her eyes.
"Stalker much?"
Sebastian touched her shoulder. "Just like to look at you Kat, you make a pretty picture you know. Besides, who else should I watch ...Mrs Barkley?"
Kathryn laughed. "Yeah, she's as good looking as a rotten egg."
Sebastian snorted. "Hey, you're insulting the egg." He claimed as they both walked out in the sunshine.
"Take the rest of the day off?" Sebastian asked and Kathryn nodded.
"What else?"
They walked towards his car. He'd gotten it for his birthday that year.
Kathryn let her hand slide over the door to the passenger seat. "I love this car." She said and Sebastian grinned. He adored his car, it had been the one good thing his father had given him except for his best features and wealth.
"Watch the polish." He barked at Kathryn who showed him her ring and made movement to show that she could scratch it easily.
"No don't!" Sebastian called worried and she laughed and got into the car.
"Come on nancy boy, let's get this baby rolling." She put her hand on the leather interior and Sebastian got in and started the car.
He glanced at Kathryn as they drove away. She thought he didn't notice the way she tried to cover her body sometimes. He did but he didn't know what to do about it. How could he make her realise that she was perfect?
Girls, he could talk them over in a heartbeat but he couldn't understand them.
He glanced at Kathryn once more and thought of his diary and the words about her:
'My love, Deceitful, Bulimic, Promiscuous, Liar, Alcoholic, Coke problem.'
So sad, so true.
One day he'd rescue her from all that. Although he couldn't help but wonder if Kathryn really wanted to be rescued.
She sighed looking at her assignment and turned her head the other way. She saw Sebastian flirting with a cute, blonde girl and rolled her eyes. He sensed her looking at him and their eyes met. He grinned at her in that special way that made her feel like he'd always be there for her. She didn't grin but smiled back and thought she saw a hint of care on Sebastian's face.
She loved his eyes, those eyes that admired her so. It sadden her to think that it was impossible to keep that forever. She thought about Ted and Trina again and it made her smile.
Those two had simply had too much of good in life, they would've crashed with reality sooner or later. She had just made it sooner - no harm in that.
It had been two weeks. Ted was still expelled and through rumours she knew his parents was not pleased with him in anyway. She didn't know the whole story because she didn't care. Trina was still in school but she was a shadow of the old her. She never smiled and she seemed like she'd lost the will to speak.
Kathryn flipped the pages off her book. It wasn't her fault really, Ted had kissed her back and he'd gone out with Kendall so he wasn't Mr Innocent exactly. And Trina ... what was up with her really? There wasn't even a word for someone like her. So perky and uh... there was a disturbing Brady bunch thing over the whole deal of them.
A note was passed to her and she opened it. It was from Kendall some rows in front of her.
'What's going on? I thought you said Sebastian would be interested in me if I went out with another guy. I went out with Ted and still nothing! What should I do Kat? Please help me, you are my only hope.' Kathryn read.
She folded the note again. So Kendall wasn't pleased - she'd just have to take care of that wouldn't she. A suitable date for Kendall, who could that be?
Kathryn nearly laughed when she thought off him - Blaine. It wasn't common knowledge that he was a fudge packer so it could very well be possible to fool Kendall into hitting on him. The poor girl, reject after reject ...what could this be doing to her self-esteem?
Kathryn felt someone's eyes on her again and it made her uncomfortable. She looked back at Court noticing it was still him staring. She adjusted her sweater to make sure it didn't make her flat stomach look pouty. She hated her school clothes. They made her feel so plump. She adjusted her skirt over her thighs so they wouldn't look fat either.
She felt nauseous; she'd had too much for lunch. Feeling like her skin was itching Kathryn glanced at the clock on the wall and to her disappointment there was a good 50 minutes left of the lesson.
She glanced over her shoulder at Sebastian and he grinned and nodded slightly before raising his hand.
"Mrs Barkley?" He said with a loud voice and their teacher raised her head from the book she had in front of her.
"Yes Mr Valmont." She demanded.
Sebastian smiled that innocent and irresistible smile of his and Kathryn could almost see the teacher melting before him. She had to give it to him - he had a way with the ladies.
"This is a little inconvenient I realise, but you see ...Kathryn and I have a family emergency and we need to be excused."
Mrs Barkley tightened her lips so they looked like a thin line painted on her face. She looked at Kathryn who'd also put on her most innocent face and smiled and titled her head.
Then the teacher looked back at Sebastian and his handsome face and she nodded.
"Well, okay then. But Mr Valmont... next time I want a note from your father." She said and both Kathryn and Sebastian nodded and stood up, packing their books together to leave.
Sebastian put his hand loosely on the back of Kathryn's back gently pushing her out the door before him.
When they came out to the hall he shoved her up against a locker and kissed her passionately. Kathryn pushed him off.
"What the hell are you doing?" She hissed upset looking around to make sure no one had seen them. To their luck they were completely alone.
Sebastian laughed. "Just felt like it, you look so darn good in that outfit sis, I'd do you right her right now if you let me."
Kathryn couldn't help but let a smile on and shook her head a little. "Which I will Sebastian - when hell freezes over!" She said and started to walk down the hall with him following her.
She'd liked it though, not so much the kiss as the thing he'd said. It was like he could read her mind - she'd felt awful and then he came and mad it all better. She loved him for it.
"So, anything new?" Sebastian asked and Kathryn glanced at him.
"Like what?"
"Don't know ...maybe an interesting note?" He suggested with a teaseful grin and Kathryn rolled her eyes.
"Stalker much?"
Sebastian touched her shoulder. "Just like to look at you Kat, you make a pretty picture you know. Besides, who else should I watch ...Mrs Barkley?"
Kathryn laughed. "Yeah, she's as good looking as a rotten egg."
Sebastian snorted. "Hey, you're insulting the egg." He claimed as they both walked out in the sunshine.
"Take the rest of the day off?" Sebastian asked and Kathryn nodded.
"What else?"
They walked towards his car. He'd gotten it for his birthday that year.
Kathryn let her hand slide over the door to the passenger seat. "I love this car." She said and Sebastian grinned. He adored his car, it had been the one good thing his father had given him except for his best features and wealth.
"Watch the polish." He barked at Kathryn who showed him her ring and made movement to show that she could scratch it easily.
"No don't!" Sebastian called worried and she laughed and got into the car.
"Come on nancy boy, let's get this baby rolling." She put her hand on the leather interior and Sebastian got in and started the car.
He glanced at Kathryn as they drove away. She thought he didn't notice the way she tried to cover her body sometimes. He did but he didn't know what to do about it. How could he make her realise that she was perfect?
Girls, he could talk them over in a heartbeat but he couldn't understand them.
He glanced at Kathryn once more and thought of his diary and the words about her:
'My love, Deceitful, Bulimic, Promiscuous, Liar, Alcoholic, Coke problem.'
So sad, so true.
One day he'd rescue her from all that. Although he couldn't help but wonder if Kathryn really wanted to be rescued.
