Characters: Kat, Elijah, Klaus, Freya, Mikael, Mrs. Petrova, Caroline
Summary: Set in VD S4 and 5 and TO S2. Based on the song “All I Need.”
Pairings:
Kalijah
*American Gothic*
I’m dying to catch my breath
Oh, why don’t I ever learn?
I’ve lost all my trust, though I’ve surely tried to turn it around
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It was a dismal night, as she stood in front of him.
“What do you want?” he asked in an irritated tone.
“To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I don’t---I’m starting to believe my own lies. I don’t even remember who I was when we first met. And I want to find out.”
He was speechless, not know what to say to that until she brought something out from her purse.
“You have the cure,” he stated.
“Yes, and I can shove this down Klaus’ throat and try to kill him, but even if I manage to do it, I’d lose you. And I don’t want that to happen.” She set it in his hand and then closed his hand and let his hand go. “You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”
He was silent, as she walked away from him.
Can you still see the heart of me?
All my agony fades away
When you hold me in your embrace
Don’t tear me down for all I need
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
Don’t tear me down
You’ve opened the door now, don’t let it close
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It was a beautiful day in a Pennsylvania alley, as she watched him walk away from her after seeing that she had lied to him.
*Dead Man On Campus*
I’m here on the edge again
I wish I could let it go
I know that I’m only one step away from turning it around
Can you still see the heart of me?
All my agony fades away
When you hold me in your embrace
Don’t tear me down for all I need
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
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It was a dismal night, as she stood on the clock tower that overlooked the Mystic Falls town square. She was dying of old age and didn’t want the pain of dying. She wanted to rather die instantly than to die slowly, and she was Katherine Pierce. Katherine Pierce always got what she wanted.
She closed her eyes, back facing the ledge, ready to jump off the clock tower.
Suddenly, she stopped, something telling her to stop and to not do it. Katherine always listened to that feeling and voice, which right now, sounded a lot like her long dead mother. She never shown it or admitted it to anyone, but even after 500 years, whether she was a human or vampire, she missed her mother. She’d always been close to her. Maybe that’s why most of the time it sounded like her mother and the rest of the time the voice sounded like Elijah. They were the only people in her life she was ever close to, so it made sense.
She opened her eyes and stepped away from the ledge. Maybe it was a sign. Maybe someone would find a way to save her life. She could only hope and wait.
*500 Years of Solitude*
Don’t tear me down
Don’t tear it down, what’s left of me
Make my heart a better place
I tried many times but nothing was real
Make it fade away, don’t break me down
I want to believe that this is real
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It was a beautiful day, as she lay in bed after last night’s heart attack, dying of old age. This time it showed. She had gray hair and wrinkles now. Since she had been told to rest, she was resting, stuck in memories of the past.
When she felt someone sit on her bedside, she opened her eyes and gave a smile.
“Katerina,” Elijah greeted with a smile back.
“Elijah,” she greeted. She rested a hand on the side of his face. “You came.”
“Of course I came,” he replied.
She smiled. She didn’t care if this was real or not, because it made her happy that he’d come to her deathbed.
*True Lies*
Save me from my fear
Don’t tear me down
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
Give me something I can believe
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It was a beautiful day, as she ran through the woods, needing to get as far as possible. There was only one option. She had to find a car to steal and drive until she was miles out of Virginia. That meant she had to go somewhere else for protection. That meant New Orleans to Elijah. Surely he wouldn’t turn away her plea for protection.
Soon enough, she had stolen an SUV and was on her way towards New Orleans, Mystic Falls far behind her.
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
Don’t tear it down, what’s left of me
Make my heart a better place
Make my heart a better place
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It was a nebulous night, as Elijah walked through the woods, aiming to go home. He had heard what was going on with Katerina and was planning on packing so he could see her or save her. He wanted to save her, but he would have to bring her here and to one of the witches. He didn’t know if she’d want to come, since Klaus was in the same town. Plus it seemed like she’d given up on being saved. If she couldn’t be saved, he’d still be there for her. She had no reason to be surrounded by those who despised, hated, and wanted her dead the most. She had the choice to come to him for help and leave Mystic Falls behind.
When he exited the woods, he smelled human blood and Katerina, so he looked and saw an SUV with a street light bent over it and both doors and sides of the car crinkled and dented. There was also shattered glass from the windows and windshield. She had somehow managed to get into a car crash. Now he knew what the baby blonde vampiress, Caroline, meant when she said that she was a magnet for danger. Apparently, as a human, she didn’t know how to survive very well without someone to help and protect her.
“Katerina!” he said, blurring to the driver’s side door and forcing the door open so he could see the damage.
He rested gentle hands on either side of her face after seeing that mostly she just had some minor injuries, but she had a few bad injuries. There was blood on either side of her head, a bleeding thigh, and a wounded side.
“Katerina, can you hear me?” he called.
She didn’t move or wake up, but she could hear him. She was happy despite the crash, knowing that he was here to save her.
“I’m gonna get you out of here, Katerina. You’re going to be okay. Just stay with me,” he said, as he gently pulled her into his arms, getting her out of the wreckage. Then he blurred home, having no option but to have Freya heal her with magic. There was no working hospital. There hadn’t been since 1918 when their father had burned New Orleans to the ground.
When she finally woke up, she was in Elijah’s room with him seated on her bedside.
He gave a smile and rested a gentle hand on the side of her face.
“Katerina.”
She smiled back and sat up in bed.
“Elijah,” she greeted back. “Thanks. You saved my life.”
“Anything for you, Katerina.”
In the end, they got back together and Freya reversed her dying of old age.
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