It was a dark night in Mystic Falls, as Damon Salvatore sat in a chair at Katherine Pierce's bedside, waiting for her to awaken. She had been injured in the car crash worst than Jeremy, when they had fought over the wheel when she had tried to run. He never should've told him to turn back around. The moment he told Jeremy to do that, he had broken his promise to her that he would protect her. Now she was in the hospital in critical condition and didn't know if his blood would work. Her body had rejected Caroline's blood and she had technically been turned by him and Katherine both, considering she had killed her a few years ago when Damon's blood had been in her system. But then again, they weren't connected like he and Katherine were. She had made him in her image and he had died with her blood in his system in 1864. They were alike in more ways than one. 538Please respect copyright.PENANA039TwWlZ2R
He bit his wrist and put it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat, deciding that it was worth a shot. If it worked, she'd be okay. If not, she may or may not wake up in transition. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAxoDA8GwkkI
He took his wrist away, which instantly healed. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAH7Vl7VcNrk
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A few hours later, she came to. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAWVoRDjWdXa
He smiled.538Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7M2kRyG19
"Hey," he greeted. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAtLxa0HDdFA
"Where am I?" she asked. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAEpYjC8Qchr
"The Mystic Falls hospital. I brought you here," he replied. 538Please respect copyright.PENANADjIrM6AmGJ
"Thanks. Who are you?"538Please respect copyright.PENANAIOYr20Bshi
"Damon Salvatore. What's the last thing you remember?" he replied, worried, knowing this wasn't one of her games. 538Please respect copyright.PENANABw22HkznB0
She slowly sat up and looked at him. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAeLqTIZYlZN
"Finding my entire village, including my family, slaughtered by Klaus. Why am I not in Bulgaria? Did you find me?" she replied. 538Please respect copyright.PENANA2VexKOxoqC
"You came here in 1864. Then you left and came back in 2009. I'll tell you the full story once we get back to the boarding house," he replied, and realized that she had lost 522 years of her memory. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAwi085wBYLJ
"What's the year?"538Please respect copyright.PENANAahY1bS1LN4
"2014."538Please respect copyright.PENANAD53tDkQeNt
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As they walked, she looked around, wary of vehicles and thinking clothes these days were strange. The world she remembered didn't have vehicles and clothes were simple. In her day, they had horses and wagons.538Please respect copyright.PENANAollOEU2rjy
Damon walked beside her, knowing that he was more than just her protector or body guard. He had to get her memory back, or she'd most likely get herself killed, thinking she could take on a vampire on her own. All she remembered was the sixteenth century. In her mind, she was a new born vampire; not a newly turned back human.538Please respect copyright.PENANAzF1hTlmJ8H
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Once inside, he closed the door behind her and led her to his living room, where he gestured to the couch. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAof0vQEHRHF
"Sit. I'll be right back."538Please respect copyright.PENANAT1cXFHblcb
He vamp sped to her old room and soon returned with her old, leather bound journal.538Please respect copyright.PENANAXjpVJfQ0b7
He walked over and handed it to her. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAagmak44ZKS
"I never read it, but I assume this will help. I'll fill in the blanks."538Please respect copyright.PENANASCczBCsKpI
"My journal," she replied, and took it. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAB9vLYSX6DW
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A few hours later, she had read it from beginning to end and Damon had answered all of her questions and had filled in the blanks. He had even told her what had happened from 2009 to the recent events. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAkVtogTvKNK
He sat beside her with a shot glass of Bourbon in hand, sipping it. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAyTMY518Ci2
"Even though I don't remember doing any of those things, I'm sorry for everything I did to everyone," she apologized, looking at him. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAEQFSZXHb2G
He was surprised at her apology and realized that the Katherine in 1492 had still been sweet, kind, and sophisticated. Even after a few drinks.538Please respect copyright.PENANA5kofg66j7a
"It's late. I should take you to your room."538Please respect copyright.PENANAHGGO1kww9O
He stood up, setting the empty shot glass on the end table, and held out his hand. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAs3ZGz0QwRG
She took it and stood up. 538Please respect copyright.PENANALutmY3W8he
They were both drunk, but he was better at hiding it. 538Please respect copyright.PENANANwIRExl2bQ
He showed her to her room and, between drinking and their history together, they ended up in his room, door closed, on his bed, him on top, making out. They had no care in the world in that moment.538Please respect copyright.PENANAgrnlUeRrc7
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The next day, Damon woke up to see that he was next to a sleeping, human Katherine, and remembered that they had made love last night. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAS98uhuraqL
He groaned. 538Please respect copyright.PENANANSaQBoMzty
What the hell had he done? He shouldn't be getting cozy or bonding with her just because of her memory loss and kindness. If Elena found out, she'd kill them both. Even though she was away at college at Whitmore, he and Elena were still together. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAw6mfUSL7se
Without waking her, he got ready and dressed for the day.538Please respect copyright.PENANAPQHWctfABi
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A few months later he found a witch to help restore her memories she had lost, which worked, though he hated letting the sophisticated Katherine go. He liked her better. 538Please respect copyright.PENANAN4oadUEP15
In the end, after her memories were restored, he promised that he'd keep his promise to her that he'd protect her.538Please respect copyright.PENANAk9HoSD2Zvn