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The End is Only the Beginning by: Kerimack

Chapter 4: Revelations

The image of Annette and Chris making out still was in Kathryn's head, when she was getting ready for bed that night. It was so fucking disgusting, but in a way she was glad she saw it. The information could not only be used as a weapon against Annette but she could also use it to bring back Sebastian over to her side. Sebastian would never trust the little bitch again if he knew she was screwing someone else. Then just as easily as she had taken him away, she would drive him back to her. Now all she had to do was decide exactly how she was going to use it.

She climbed on to her bed, contemplating her options when Chris burst through the door. Kathryn immediately jumped back in shock. She remembered she was the only one in the house besides the servants. Her parents had gone out for the night and Sebastian was out on a date with Miss Purity. She was all alone.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing coming in here?"

He walked over towards her on the bed, a cruel smirk of his face "Aren't you happy to see me? I told you I would stop by before I left"

Kathryn realized he had been drinking, she could smell it on his breath "Yes and I told you to stay the hell away from me. Now get out or I'll have you thrown out!"

He raised his finger to his mouth "Shhh. We don't want anyone to hear us do we? But as I remember you always were a screamer weren't you?" Chris then climbed on top of her bed and she attempted to push him off but he out weighed her by at least 80 pounds.

"Get out! They'll be back soon"

"Oh stop pretending to be some innocent girl. I know all about you and what you like. Your reputation may be squeaky clean, but I know the real you. Tell me would you enjoy it more if you pretended I was Sebastian?"

Kathryn's mouth fell open a little, she hadn't expected that. Who told him about her and Sebastian? Of course. Annette. "Just leave please. I don't want to do anything" Christ he has reduced me to begging.

Chris nodded his head no and she attempted to get off the bed but he pulled her down and got on top of her. He was much stronger than her and she couldn't move under his weight. With one hand he held down her arms and with the other he ripped of her nightgown. She began to scream for him to stop, but he didn't seem to care. He roughly grabbed her breasts, pinching her nipples and then moved his hand in between her legs. She tried to keep them shut but he pried them open with his knee. "No stop it!" she screamed.

"Shut up!" he yelled then hit her hard across the face. Chris then began to unbutton his pants.

Kathryn felt a trickle of blood across her lip from where he hit her and tried not to cry. She wouldn't cry she wouldn't. But as he grabbed her she began to remember the last time he did this to her and then she couldn't stop it. She felt the tears form in her eyes and she began to curse herself for being pathetic and weak.

Kathryn gave one more attempt at reasoning with him before he thrust himself into her hard, but he wouldn't listen. She began to scream.

******

Sebastian was returning from his date with Annette. They had gone out to dinner and the whole thing had been awkward. It was like they were total strangers all off a sudden. He didn't know if it was him or her.

He got out of his car and noticed that Chris's car was sitting across the street. He remembered that his parents had gone out for the night to some charity dinner. Chris must be visiting Kathryn he thought. He realized this was his chance to find out what she was hiding. He walked up to the house and noticed the door man was gone. His parents must have given him the night off.

He heard her screaming almost as soon as he walked in. They weren't screams of pleasure but of pain. Sebastian immediately ran into Kathryn's room and what he saw shocked him. Chris was on top of Kathryn and he was driving into her mercilessly as Kathryn cried for him to stop. Sebastian ran to him and pulled him off of her. He then began to hit him hard in the gut and across the face. Chris stumbled backwards and knocked into one of Kathryn's tables.

Sebastian could not remember the last time he was this angry "What the hell so you think you're doing?"

Chris laughed coldly, whipping the blood off his lip "Do I sense a little jealousy? Well tell you what you can have her Valmont. I'm finished" Sebastian hit him once more and then through him out the bedroom door. Chris stumbled backwards and Sebastian grabbed him by his shirt and led him to the door. He pushed him out

"Come near her again mother fucker and I'll kill you"

Sebastian then went back to Kathryn's room. She had put her nightgown back on and was sitting in a little ball on her bed. Sebastian had never seen her like this before, she looked weak and defeated.

"Are you OK?' he looked over at her with concern. As she looked up at him he noticed her lip was cut and bleeding. "Jesus" he remarked "did he do that to you?"

"Yes" she said quietly.

Sebastian went to her bathroom sink and got a wash cloth. He sat down next to her and gently cleaned her cut. After a minute he asked "What the hell happened?"

"What do you think?" she spat back angrily "He fucking tried to rape me"

Sebastian pulled her face towards him trying to force her to look at him but she pulled away and whipped her damp eyes "Do you want me to call the police?"

"NO!" she screamed "If anyone found out about this.."

"Why? You didn't do anything wrong."

"But he'll make it look like I did. He'll turn everything around just like before and I can't handle that right now" she spoke before she realized what she was saying.

"Like before?" Sebastian asked "What happened bef...oh. Oh fuck." The sudden realization hit him of what Kathryn was trying to hide. "This wasn't the first time was it? That's what you were trying to hide." It suddenly made sense why she seemed afraid of him that night and why she looked almost ill whenever he was around.

Kathryn didn't look at him, she just stared at the ground "No this wasn't the first time" she glared over at him angrily "Are you happy now? You figured it out." She sighed and leaned over to take a cigarette off of her bed side table. She lit it and inhaled deeply before speaking "I was thirteen. Chris was three years older than me and considered a god at Manchester. Everyone loved him, including my mother. She thought it would be 'so great' if we went out together" Kathryn rolled her eyes and took a drag of her cigarette "I didn't like him. He was boring and only talked about himself. We went out to dinner and afterwards he wanted to take me back to his parents apartment. I didn't want to but I knew mother would be pissed if I came home early so I went with him" she took another drag from her cigarette then continued. "When we got to his place two of his friends were there. They started drinking then they got aggressive. They wanted me to take my clothes off, I didn't want to but they forced me...Chris held me down and took off my clothes then he started fucking me. I begged him to stop. I had never done it before and I didn't want my first time to be with him. I screamed not to but he wouldn't listen. The whole time his friends sat cheering him on. When he was done he got off of me and let his friends take a turn..." her voice trailed off. "Afterwards he threatened to destroy my reputation if I told anyone. So now you know the whole story, you can go ahead and ruin my life because I've given up caring"

Kathryn put her cigarette out and Sebastian took all the information in. He couldn't get his head around it. "Why didn't you ever tell me?"

She laughed bitterly "Like you would of cared or even believed me?"

"I would of" but as he said it he wondered if he believed it. If Kathryn had told him what Chris had done to her he most likely would have thought it was one of her games.

Kathryn was quiet for a moment and when she finally spoke her voice was filled with anger "I hate him. I hate him more than I even knew I could hate anyone. He almost destroyed my life and he got away with it"

"Well you could tell someone. How come you never told anyone?"

Kathryn shook her head "I couldn't. Everybody loved him and no one would believe the truth. And they still won't. He'll just tell everyone that I seduced him then got mad when he wasn't interested. He'll probably get his buddies to tell them I'm a slut and wanted it. You've seen how my mom and Hardgrove act around him they all worship him. Hell he's even more convincing then me"

Sebastian smiled a little bit "Well I don't know about that"

"Yes, yes he is. Oh god I just want him to leave! Why can't he just leave me alone?" she buried her face in her hands and began to cry softly. At first Sebastian wasn't sure what to do. He had never seen her like this, it was unnerving. She was usually so cold and in control. He placed his arms around her and hugged her. She buried her face in his chest and he tried to calm her down

"It's OK" he told her softly "He won't come near you again. I promise" Sebastian hugged her tighter and placed his hands on her silky hair. As he comforted her he made a vow that Chris would pay for what he did to her.

******

After her date with Sebastian, Annette was unhappy with how things were left. She felt guilty the whole night about what happened between her and Chris. At first she thought she might just tell him and assure him that it was nothing and that it would never happen again. But then she thought that maybe it would happen again. She thought she loved Sebastian but lately he was like a completely different person. He was not the man she had fallen in love with. More and more each day he seemed to be turning into that spoiled brat he was when they first met.

Chris was completely different from her boyfriend and that is what she liked most about him. He was sweet and compassionate and shared the same interests that she did. And that kiss she couldn't get out of her mind. It had been incredible.

Still she reminded her self that part of her still loved and cared for Sebastian. She then decided that she would try and make things work between them. Instead of waiting for the morning to see him she decided to go right over there and settle things before they became unmanageable.

Annette took a cab to the Valmont home and was happy to see that Sebastian was home. She rang the bell but no one answered. She remembered that he told her that his parents were gone for the night and she figured Kathryn was most likely out getting drunk or laid or something so Sebastian was probably alone. She opened the door and the place was quiet. He might be asleep. She smiled and thought that she would just have to wake him up.

She was heading to his door when she noticed Kathryn's door was opened and she could hear murmuring coming from inside. Annette peered through the opening and was shocked by what she saw. Sebastian was sitting on Kathryn's bed and he was holding her. She was wearing nothing but a nightgown and his arms were wrapped tightly around her. She watched in amazement as he gently caressed her hair and kissed the top of her head.

Annette backed away from the room not wanting to disturb them. Her head was suddenly spinning at the thought of Sebastian and Kathryn together. After everything she did to them how the hell could he be with her. Annette turned and walked out of the house her anger growing with every step she took. Here she was feeling so guilty about having kissed Chris when he was doing god knows what with his crack whore step-sister.

She knew she had to talk to him when she was more calm. Maybe their was an explanation but she couldn't imagine what it could be. When she regained her composure she flagged down a cab and gave the driver the address to the hotel Chris was staying in . When she arrived Chris answered the door. He seemed surprised to see her.

"Annette what are you doing hear?"

Annette answered him by kissing him full on the mouth. She pushed him back into the hotel room and they collapsed on the bed. She would eventually talk with Sebastian but for now she just wanted the satisfaction of hurting him back.

******

Kathryn eventually regained her composure and pulled away feeling somewhat embarrassed. Christ, I'm becoming pathetic. I'm becoming Annette. She sat up and began wiping the tears away from her face. She looked over at Sebastian who gave her a concerned look.

Kathryn rolled her eyes "I'm fine Sebastian stop looking at me like that"

"Like what?"

"Like your afraid I'm going to lose it any second" she climbed off the bed and checked out her reflection in the mirror. Her hair was a mess, her face was red from crying, and her lip was still bleeding a little. I look like shit she sighed. "I've dealt with Chris once and I'll deal with him again"

"How?"

She turned around and a cold smile came across her face "This time I'm going to make him pay for what he did. When I get done with Chris, his reputation will be the least of his worries"

"What are you planning?"

"You'll see. But for now you have to promise me that you'll keep your mouth shut about this. I mean it Sebastian if you tell anyone especially Annette Chris won't be the only one I'll destroy"

He climbed off the bed and shook his head "Well now your starting to sound like your own self. Don't worry I won't tell anybody about tonight. I am however worried about Annette"

Kathryn rolled her eyes "Why?"

"Her and Chris have been spending some time together. You don't think he'll try something like this with her do you?"

Kathryn thought back to earlier that day and what she witnessed between Chris and Annette. She would probably enjoy Chris's attention. It would serve her right. Kathryn realized she couldn't tell Sebastian about is cheating girlfriend right now. She decided she would wait until Annette really screwed up. "No I don't think you have to worry about that. If he tried something like this with Annette she would tell her father and Chris is smart enough not to go that far"

"I suppose you're right" Sebastian walked up to her and pushed a strand of her hair behind her ear "So will you really be all right?"

She sighed "Yes"

He leaned over and kissed he on the cheek. When he pulled away they stared and each other for a moment. It was strange, in a way this was the closest they had ever been to each other. They had most definitely been closer physically but this was the first time where their was any genuine feeling behind it.

Kathryn smiled at him "Sweet dreams Sebastian"

* * * * * *

A few days later Kathryn attended a party at Blain's house. She had been in a shitty mood all week and thought that this might help to take her mind off things most notably Chris and the fact that he was still in town. To top it off her mother kept trying to fix her up with him. Why the stupid bitch couldn't take a hint was beyond her.

She arrived around nine o'clock and the house was already filled with Blain's friends. She knew most of them and some of them even attended Manchester or did at some point. She was fixing herself a drink when Blain approached her "I was starting to think you wouldn't show"

"You know I never miss your parties. Has anything interesting happened yet?"

Blain sighed "Not yet, but I'm still hopeful"

"You wouldn't happen to have anything new in would you" she smiled sweetly at him

He smiled back and reached into his pocket and produced a clear bag with some coke in it "Will this do?" she smiled and tried to grab it out of his hand but he pulled it away and held out his hand. She rolled her eyes and reached into her purse to produce two hundred dollar bills. She handed them to him and he gave her the baggie. "I love you Kathryn but, not that much"

She pulled out her cross and proceeded to empty the contents of the bag into it. Blain looked over her shoulder and noticed two handsome guys talking. "Ooo, I'll be right back"

Kathryn laughed as she watched him leave. She was concentrating so hard on not spilling her new purchase that she didn't notice the guy hovering near her. Sensing some one behind her she looked up and saw Chris staring down at her.

"What are you doing hear? I know Blain didn't invite you?"

He smiled "No, that faggot wouldn't. Someone else did. What do you have their?" He looked down at the cocaine on the table and stepped closer to her.

Kathryn backed away "Get away from me"

He stepped away "Relax. I just wanted to apologize for the other night. You know I didn't mean it I was just really drunk. It will never happen again".

She wanted to smack that phony smile off of his face but she saw no sense in causing a seen right then. She would make him pay eventually. She sighed "whatever"

"You didn't tell anyone what happened did you?"

"Aside form Valmont, no"

"Good, that's good. If everything goes as planned we might both get what we want"

Kathryn turned her back him and returned her attention to the pile of coke. She was trying her best to ignore him but he didn't seem to get the hint "Meaning?"

Chris looked over Kathryn's shoulder and pointed. She looked up and noticed Sebastian and Annette had arrived. They were talking to Blain and some guy . They didn't seem to notice her and Chris. She turned around and faced him "You're after Annette?"

"Yes, I like her very much and I have a feeling it's mutual"

Kathryn recalled seeing Annette and Chris kiss but decided to play along any ways "What makes you think that?"

A gloating look came across Chris's face "Last night she came over my house and practically threw herself at me. She even invited me to this party"

"Bullshit"

"It's true. I have a feeling she's about to dump Valmont any day now"

Kathryn stared over at Sebastian and for an instant she felt sorry for him. He still believed he loved Annette and the little tramp was busy screwing Chris of all people. But she brushed the feeling aside remembering that Valmont could take care of himself and that she was planning on breaking them up all along.

Chris studied Kathryn's face "Oh don't pretend you're not happy about this. With Annette gone you can have Valmont all to yourself"

"What makes you think I want him?" her voice was complete ice

He shrugged "I've seen the way you two look at each other. Your obviously into him. And after the other night I would definitely say he's into you" Kathryn remembered how nice Sebastian had been to her. She had never seen him like that before. It was almost nice.

Kathryn shook the thought away "He's my stepbrother. That's it"

Across the room Sebastian was trying to remember why he had come to this party or why he had taken Annette. Things between them had not gotten any easier if anything they seemed to be getting worse. This wasn't exactly her type of party but he had insisted they go. He didn't tell her the real reason was so he could check up on Kathryn. Blain was telling them a story about when he use to attend Manchester when Sebastian noticed Kathryn and Chris over at the bar. He was leaning over her and she seemed like she was trying her best to get away from him. Sebastian felt the anger rising inside of him. He smiled over at Annette "I'm going to get a drink" he walked away before hearing her respond.

Sebastian came behind Chris and slapped his hand on his back. He put on his best phony smile "Hi Chris how's it going?" he purposely stood between Kathryn and Chris.

A nervous expression crossed Chris's face "Uh, fine Valmont. Me and Kathryn were just talking about her plans for after high school. She's very ambitious"

Sebastian put his arm around Kathryn "Yes, I know were all very proud of her" Kathryn stared up at Sebastian and wondered if he was on something.

Chris nodded "Well I'm going to go say hello to Annette, excuse me" He turned and left and made his way through the crowd.

Sebastian's face suddenly became serious and he turned around towards Kathryn "What was that about?"

She shrugged and proceeded to pour herself a drink "He wanted to apologize"

Sebastian studied her face but as usual it was unreadable "He didn't try to�"

Kathryn looked up at him suddenly "No and stop bringing it up. It's over with"

"No it's not. It won't be over with until he leaves. If he comes near you again I want you to�"

She cut him off again "I can take care of myself Valmont. What are you doing hear anyway. I wouldn't have thought this was goldilocks seen"

"It's not. But I needed to get out"

Kathryn laughed and stepped closer to him and whispered in his ear "I think someone is getting bored"

He glared at her "I am not"

A smile came on her lips "I wasn't talking about you" Sebastian gave her a confused look and she pointed over to the left. He turned around and saw Chris and Annette dancing slowly. He thought he was going to be ill for a second. It wasn't the way two friends dance but two people who were something more. Kathryn came up behind him "There a cute couple don't you think?"

Valmont ignored her and instead charged over toward his girlfriend and Chris. He pulled Chris away and stared at Annette "What the fuck?"

Her eyes went wide as if she was caught doing something she shouldn't. Chris laughed "We were just dancing Sebastian"

Sebastian turned to Chris "Bullshit" he then punched him in the face. Chris stumbled backwards and looked up at him in surprise.

Annette shrieked "What is wrong with you?" at her boyfriend. But before he could answer Chris got up and hit Sebastian back. The two began fighting with Valmont ending up on top of Chris punching him hard in the face. By this time everyone at the party had stopped what they were doing to watch the fight. No one bothered to break it up much to Annette's annoyance. She stood by screaming at them to stop but they wouldn't listen. She looked over to her left and noticed Kathryn with a huge smile on her face. "You think this is funny"

Kathryn looked up at her and grinned "Sort of". Blain sent two guys over to break it up and they pulled the two guys apart.

"What's your problem Valmont?" Chris sputtered as he tried to wipe the blood from his face.

"You are" He had to control himself from hitting him again.

"I can't help it if you're girlfriend would like to be with someone she can trust rather than an arrogant asshole"

Sebastian turned to Annette angrily "How could you do this to me?"

"How could I do this to you? You're the one who can't keep his dick in his pants."

He tried to understand what she was saying 'What are you talking about I've been completely faithful to you. Who do you think I cheated on you with?"

There were tears in her eyes and she looked directly at Kathryn "You know exactly who I'm talking about"

Sebastian turned and glanced at Kathryn who was still smiling. Well at least someone was enjoying themselves. He wondered if Chris had told her about the other night or at least his version of it any ways "You're completely off base. I have been completely faithful to you"

Annette whipped her eyes "You can't even be honest with me now. You know what? I think we need to take a little break form each other. Call me when you grow up a little" She then turned around and walked out arm in arm with Chris. Everyone started talking among themselves again and Sebastian was left there in shock wondering how his girlfriend could leave him for some preppy date rapist.

"Well that was amusing" said a familiar voice behind him

"Fuck off Kathryn" He really wasn't in the mood for her gloating.

She made him face her "Oh come on. You know your better off. Do you really want to be with someone who is stupid enough to fall for Chris"

"If this is suppose to make me feel better.."

"Why would I want to do that?" She smiled slyly at him and he rolled his eyes. "Oh come on" she took his hand and pulled him back over to the bar. He sat down on a stool and she sat down across form him. Kathryn lifted his face up and stared at his cut lip which had blood coming from it "Lovely. You know Valmont if I was you I'd stop concentrating on what I lost and think of what I gained instead" She put some ice in a cloth napkin and held it up to his lip recalling how he had done the same thing for her.

Sebastian glared angrily at her "What is this the wisdom of Kathryn Merteuil?"

Kathryn pressed the ice pack roughly against his mouth making him wince "No its' common sense. This thing with Annette would never last and you know it. You're just pissed I was right and you were wrong"

He pulled away from her and almost screamed "SHE LOVES ME!"

Several people turned around and stared at the two of them. "OK" Kathryn screamed back. He was seriously starting to annoy her. All she was trying to do was help him. Kathryn put the napkin in the sink and in a slightly lower voice replied "Will you just chill the fuck out. Christ already, I'm not the one cheating on you"

"She's not cheating on me"

"I think you're wrong dude" Sebastian and Kathryn turned around and stared at the two punk kids in front of them. They both were slightly stoned and reeked of pot. Sebastian glared angrily at the two stoners "What the fuck are you talking about?"

"Dude we just saw that blond chick you were talking to and that guy you were fighting with go into a bedroom upstairs"

Kathryn was trying to suppress a laugh through all of this. She wasn't exactly sure who these guys were but she was sure they were telling the truth. She stared over at Sebastian and he seemed to be contemplating what to do.

"Which room did they go in?"

"The first one of the left"

Sebastian glanced over at Kathryn and she immediately knew what he was going to do. "Don't" she warned but it was no use Sebastian got up and was heading to the stairs in an instant. Kathryn got up and quickly followed yelling after him to stop. She finally caught up with him and grabbed his arm before he could get to the door. "What are you doing?" she asked.

"What the hell does it look like?" he tried to pull away but she forced him to look at her.

"What are you going to do run in their, make a seen? Maybe get in another fight with Chris, because every thing turned out so well the last time you did that right?"

"This doesn't concern you Kathryn"

"Actually it does. You helped me last night so now I'm going to do the same for you. If you barge in their and interrupt... whatever you will never know the truth"

"The truth about what. Do you know something?"

Kathryn considered telling him about what she saw between Chris and Annette and what he claimed happened the other night but decided Valmont had to find out for himself. "I don't know anything it's just a feeling"

"Oh a feeling" he said sarcastically "Well excuse me if I don't follow it. Now let go of me"

A thought suddenly occurred to her "What if I told you their was a way you could find out about Annette's faithfulness without making an ass of yourself" Sebastian didn't reply so she assumed she had his attention "Blain has one of those see through mirrors in that room. Theirs a way in through the closet. We can watch them and they can't see us. They won't even know were there. If Annette is as faithful as you think she is you can bust in and save her, but if I'm right then you will know the truth."

Sebastian stared at her hard for a moment before sighing "Fine, where's the door?"

Kathryn led the way to the closet door that she remembered Blain showed her. She opened the door and was about to turn on the light when she realized they didn't need one because the light from the bedroom was illuminating the closet.

Sebastian glanced around the closet "How did you know about this?"

She could sense the suspicion in his voice and she rolled her eyes "Blain had this installed right before I left and he showed it to me. It's kind of kinky"

"Yea well that's Blain" He stared at his girlfriend and Chris sitting on the bed. They were just talking but he had his arm around her. Sebastian tried to hear what they were saying but couldn't "Is their anyway to hear what their saying?"

Kathryn took a seat in one of the chairs that was set up in the closet "The switch on your right". Sebastian hit the switch and their voices immediately filtered into the closet.

"I just don't know what I'm going to do Chris" Annette wailed

"It's OK I'm hear" Chris gave her a comforting hug

"It's just I thought I loved him but after the way he acted tonight I just can't trust him anymore. And after last night I think.." she trailed off for a second.

"What?"

"I think I'm falling in love with you. I mean the other night when we made love it was one of the best nights of my life"

Chris broke into a big smile and then kissed Annette "I love you too" he replied

Kathryn was watching all of this in amazement, it definitely wasn't what she expected. She thought maybe they would catch them in a kiss or something. She never dreamed the little tramp would actually admit to being in love with Chris let alone confess that she slept with him. Kathryn glanced up at Sebastian who she could tell was in shock. He was staring hard at Annette and Chris his expression completely unreadable. Kathryn was going to make a comment about being right but she couldn't. She actually felt sorry for him and bad about him finding out this way. What do you know I guess I might actually have a conscience after all.

Annette and Chris were now laying back on the bed and had begun to take each others clothes off. The sound off them moaning was starting to make Kathryn sick. Sebastian hit the switch and the room was suddenly quiet again. After what seemed like hours Sebastian eventually turned around and sat down in the seat next to his step-sister. "I'm sorry" Kathryn said quietly.

"Why? Your not the one fucking the date rapist" his voice was completely cold.

Kathryn turned and faced him "Yea but you shouldn't have found out like this"

"I know that's all that's important" Kathryn studied his face and realized the last time she saw him like this was that day when she had called him a toy and laughed in his face about breaking up him and Annette. Christ I wonder if I hurt him this bad. "There going to pay for this. I'm going to destroy both of them and when I'm done there will be nothing left" he turned and looked Kathryn dead in the eye "Are you in?"

I did it she realized. I returned him to his former self and I barely had to lift a finger. A cruel smile crawled across her lips "Welcome back"