As Monday morning arrived Annette was still filled with anger. Sebastian had not called or come to visit her to give her an apology, but then again would she have given him the chance to. She had been so filled with furry and anger at Sebastian that day but in reality she didn't know why. What could he have been doing, they were in love and he had no reason not to tell her the truth. She sighed and sat down on the concrete steps in front of Manchester. Once again she was waiting for Cara. Cara and she were becoming the best of friends, immediately after her argument with Sebastian she called her for support. She had answered the phone with her always cheery tone but after hearing Annette's sobbing her voice turned to concern. Of course Annette had not told her about Sebastian being alive but instead told her that she had been dating this guy and they were having fights. Cara immediately supported her and said that it was ok and if they were truly in love like it sounded it would all be over with in a day or two and that no ones relationships where perfect. Annette smiled remembering Cara she had never had a friend as kind and caring as her however it was all a bit weird. The weirdness came in that Cara looked so much like Kathryn sure not identical but they had the same confident air and style it almost was eerie. Annette sighed and pushed the feelings aside smiling once again, how thankful she was Kathryn had left if she was here it would have made many things more complicated. As memories of Kathryn crossed Annette's mind Cara arrived. Cara had a smile on and she was looking beautiful as always outshining the rest. Annette smiled as she greeted her friend and the two walked into school.

Sebastian dropped his cigarette and stepped on it then proceeded into the Valmont/ Merteuil household. He had expected to find Cara inside lounging however she was no where in sight so he continued to his room and started to go through his things looking for stuff he might need in his new home. He pulled on drawer out so quickly that it fell to the floor muttering he bent down to pick the contents up.

"Shit..."

However as he went through the assortment of papers one in particular caught his eye. A photo he flipped it over and was shocked at what it was. He slowly sat on his bed while sitting the rest of the papers next to him and examined the picture more closely. The photo he held in his hand was that of a beauty with a bite, Kathryn. It was her sitting in her room she was brushing her hair and looking so innocent and peaceful. A small sad smile appeared over his lips as he thought how come she couldn't be like that all the time. However he was disturbed from his thoughts when he heard the door bell ring. Sebastian sat there frozen trying to think of what to do next. Though the person seemed impatient and they rung it repeatedly. He walked to the door and hide watching it carefully however the person did not go away instead they yelled frustrated.

"Cara, I know your in there you can't hide from me forever!"

Yelled the voice of an angry man, by the sound of it Sebastian could tell he wasn't there to take Cara out for a walk in the park so to speak. What ever came over him he didn't know but Sebastian opened the door at the precise moment the man was about to knock again. Upon seeing Sebastian the dark haired man's face twisted in suspicion but Sebastian put on a fake smirk and spoke first.

"Can I help you?"

Sebastian said jokingly.

"Where is Cara?"

"She's not here. Who are you?"

The man smirked and stepped past Sebastian and laughed evilly before replying.

"Let's just say I'm an old friend."

The dark haired man said looking around the room admiring the fact that it spelled money with every detail. With those words Sebastian remembered the other night when she had come to the house all beaten.

***** "What happened to you?"

He asked her slowly and kindly. She turned her head away for a moment then turned back to him a tear trailing down her cheek.

"I ran into an old friend." ***** He shook the thought from his mind as he stared at the person who now stood in what once used to be his sitting room.

"Well seeing how she's not here then I'll just wait for her."

The man stated with a laugh in his voice.

"I don't think so. I think you should leave."

Sebastian demanded sternly opening the door once again. The man shrugged and stepped out the door but not before making one more comment.

"Tell Cara that this isn't over... she'll understand."

And with that he left leaving Sebastian alone. After several moments he looked his watch realizing the time he grabbed the photo and shoved it in his pocket leaving as well.