Angel of Ice

Disclaimer: I own nothing. I only play with it a little...

About this story: After her Downfall, Kathryn is absolutely
destroyed. Her Mother throws her out and she´s left on her
own.
Sebastian and Annette get
married and find out that Annette cant get pregnant, but they
want to adopt a kid.
7 years later, a party at
Blaine´s turns Sebastians little world around completely...

Chapter 1

Kathryn stared in the many faces in front of her. Nobody spoke. They only looked at her like she was some little, loathsome animal, a spider or a slug for example. A million thoughts shot through her head as she stood there frozen. What was this all about? What about those books in their hands? What the fuck did they want?

Suddenly Cecile approached her and handed her one of the books. Cruel Intentions – The Journal of Sebastian Valmont. The Journal. His Journal. Sebastian's Journal. How often did she want to read it? But what was this all about? She opened it and looked at the sides. Cecile. There was one page over Cecile and the other page was over their bet. Oh god. Their bet. This would be really hard to explain. She turned the page and there was a double site about her. Kathryn wasn't able to read the long text at the right site. She only read a few words, written around her picture on the other side: My Love, Deceitful, Coke Problem, Promiscuous, Liar, Bulimic, Alcoholic. She couldn't think anymore. He hated her. He really did. A tear rolled down her cheek. Her reputation was destroyed and the only person she had ever loved hated her.

She looked at her classmates, who where all shaking their heads at her. Some of them even cried. Suddenly she felt someone pulling up her arm and grabbing her cross. "Oh God", she thought again, as Dean Hargrove opened it and the white powder blew away with the wind. Another tear rolled down her cheek. She was very close to break down in tears, but she wouldn´t cry. She wouldn´t cry in front of these fucking idiots. Yes, that was the right word for them. Stupid fucking idiots.

She turned around and realized that her mother and stepfather were standing behind her. Her mother looked like she would really love to kill her own daughter right there in front of the church. Edward only shook his head sadly. Suddenly Dean Hargrove cleared his throat.

"Kathryn, I think we have to talk ... Follow me.". His voice was full of anger and his expression was the angriest she had ever seen on the face of a teacher.

He led them to his office on the second floor. Kathryn couldn´t see right through the tears in her eyes, but they all looked anything but pleased.

"Sit down and wait.", he told her and pointed to the chair in front of his desk.

"I´m going to have a little chat with your parents first. Please follow me." Kathryn watched them, as they left the room.

Her life was over, it really was. But who could have done those things to her? Who? She hadn´t really enemies, had she? But suddenly she remembered the girl in the bathroom, who introduced herself as Annette Hargrove. Of course, Annette. She did it, she made copies of Sebastian´s god damn journal, she destroyed her life. Did Sebastian knew about Annette´s little stunt? She was sure he did, but she didn´t want to believe it. After all he loved her, didn´t he? But she still had the copy of Sebastian´s Journal in her hands. Oh no, he didn´t. He hated her. Tears formed in her eyes again. But no, she wouldn´t cry. She wouldn´t. Dean Hargrove and her parents would come back in a few minutes and she wouldn´t cry in front of them. She wouldn´t cry in front of anybody, including herself. No, she wouldn´t cry only because of this bitch.

Suddenly the door opened loudly and they came back.

"Ok, Kathryn.", Tiffany said calmly, as she went straight along to the desk, "How could you dare?", she suddenly screamed losing her patience, "What the hell is going on with you? Are you insane?" She hit the desk hard with her fist.

"Answer me!"

"I... I..."

"I´m not interested in any of your stupid lies! Shut up! Taking drugs and sleeping with guys like a slut! My own daughter is doing something like this! I – I can´t believe it..."

"Kathryn, I trusted you! I really did!!", Dean Hargrove interrupted, "You set up my daughter with some stupid little bet!! Did you have fun making Sebastian seduce her? Did you?"

"I..."

"Shut up!", Tiffany yelled, "You´re nothing but a little whore! Sebastian was nearly 3 weeks in hospital, only because of YOU! God, I hate you!"

"You will be expelled from this school, I promise!"

"Do you have any idea what you did to our family? Do you?"

"And what you did to our school! Our reputation will be ruined!!"

"OUR reputation IS ruined! Only because of you! You´re no longer my daughter."

"This is what you deserve, Kathryn!"

"I´ll kick you out of our house, I promise! I don´t care anymore what you are doing!"

"Kathryn, I loved you like a daughter! But this will change now. I never want to see you in our house again!", Edward yelled.

For the first time of this conversation, Tiffany looked at her daughter. Kathryn was deeply sitting in her chair, holding the copy of the Journal close to her chest. Her little body was shaking like hell.

"You´re really, really sick. I knew a long time ago that you weren't like other high school kids, but I never thought that you would be like this. I´m so disappointed of you!", her mother said more calmly and shook her head.

"I mean, I don´t know what to do with you now.", she continued, "Send you to some boarding school won´t change you, I´m pretty sure about that. The only opportunity is throwing you out. And I´m going to do this, you´ll see. So, are you finished?", she asked her husband and Dean Hargrove.

"Yes, I think there´s nothing left to say."

"Ok ... Go home, Kathryn."

Kathryn looked up to her mother. Her expression was cold. She turned to Edward and gave him a please-help-me-look, but he only stared at her angry.

"What are you waiting for?", her mother asked, "You can go. I think I said it clear enough." Slowly Kathryn stood up, still shaking terribly. She didn´t think at this moment. She was totally shocked. She only turned around and left the room.

As the cold wind slapped her face, Kathryn suddenly took all the information in and began to understand, what just happened. She went to her limo and got in.

"Home, please...", she said to the driver and leaned her tired head against the cold uncomfortable window.

The silence felt so good after all the screaming and she closed her eyes. God, he hates me... Is he so mad at me because I called him a toy? I mean, what did he expect? He turned me down for this little bitch Annette and did he really think he would get his reward after this? Well, sorry boy, I´m not your personal sex toy. You can´t have me whenever you want, especially not after this. God, he really hates me now. And only because of Annette, it´s all her fault! Well, I´m going to kill that bitch for destroying my reputation. I can never show my face in Manchester again. God, I´m alone. My friends are gone; my parents are gone and most important he is gone. And I thought he would never leave me. I´m so stupid. How could I think something like this? She could feel the tears welling up again, but it wasn´t worth it. I won´t cry, I won´t cry... No, I won´t cry. Not because of this bitch! I hate her! God, I´m so pathetic, I´m nearly crying. I´m Kathryn Merteuil for Christ´s Sake!

"Miss?", a voice suddenly said and she felt someone touching her arm, "Miss, we´re at home."

She opened her eyes and realized that Henry (the driver) had already opened the door. "Oh, thanks Henry.", she said and got out of the limo.

Henry stared after her, wondering. What the hell was going on? Since when did she say thank you? Usually she screamed or yelled at him, she had never said thank you in the past.

As Kathryn went in the big living room, she could hear Sebastian´s and Annette´s voices coming from his room. She didn´t want to hear them anymore. Kathryn quickly walked in her own room and crawled into the bed without changing clothes. God, what the fuck was wrong with her? She could hear them laughing. She closed her eyes and pulled her head under the covers, so she couldn´t hear them anymore. She felt better and put the covers closer to her body as if they could protect her in some way. She snuggled her head up to the pillow and could feel the tears in her eyes again. Now nobody could see her, but she didn´t want to cry. No, she wouldn´t cry. She swallowed the pain and tried to sleep.

"Now tell me, did it work?", Sebastian asked suddenly very serious.

"What do you mean? Daddy´s first speech in front of the students or Kathryn's downfall?"

"What do you think?", he asked laughing, "Your father´s speech of course."

"Don´t be silly, Sebastian.", she said smiling, "I know you don´t like my father, so why can´t you just keep it that way?"

"Ok, ok. Now tell me, did it work?"

"Yeah, of course. Her expression in the girl´s bathroom was priceless. You should have seen it!"

"Yes, it´s a pity you didn´t have a camera with you."

"And what do you think she did, when she saw your Journal?"

"She threw it away and attacked you like a tiger its enemy?"

"No, she actually cried. This was amazing. I really thought she would attack me, but after all she didn´t."

There was an uncomfortable silence. "What? Are you so speechless now?", Annette asked smiling.

"Did she really cry?", Sebastian asked back not laughing anymore.

"She didn´t break down in tears or something. Unfortunately, she cried only one tear or two, but yes, she cried. Isn´t this wonderful? We brought the great Kathryn to cry!" "She cried?", Sebastian asked once more in disbelieve.

"Yes, of course. What do you think?", she looked at her watch, "Oh it´s late, I have to go. Call me tomorrow?"

"Ok" He gave her a deep kiss, but his mind was on something or better said on someone else: Kathryn.