I walk towards the Salvatore boarding house, which is lit up but silent. It looks silent, anyway. And I don't hear anything.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGAXOfjE8D
As I approach the door, I feel her losing consciousness.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QoWUGPdsY
"Damon, I need help," I say at a normal tone, knowing he'll hear me. "Katherine got vervained and staked by Klaus."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeI3M5g0GDA
A moment later, he opens the door and I walk in. I then feel her grow limp in my arms.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjUreKN8GB
"I'll get her upstairs, Ric," Damon says.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrkGH4yZ9e
I let him take her from me and vanish up the stairs.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGYNgOBrir
I close the door and walk over to his drinking table, pouring myself a glass of liquor. I guess I was wrong about Damon. He cares about her. It's just an act he puts on.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8YzS4LVAw
I take a sip from the shot glass.
A few minutes later, Damon comes down the stairs and heads over to me.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPsvRE6J4Z
"Is she going to be okay?" I ask, remembering how she had looked.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFfPNEhWAm
"She'll live, as far as I know, but since when did you start caring?" he replies.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FPTR1XQFq
"Since she has been helping. And she's you and Elena's family, as much as you would love to block her from your family tree. And you weren't there. You didn't see what I saw," I answer him.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfPxOB0EF8
He raises an eyebrow.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WYHQ9qydk
"And what did I not see, Ric?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1jI8nDdOc
"She was in pain. And she nearly died. Again. I saved her life for the sake of her being Elena's and your family."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv09J9ZKA08
"What do you mean again? What do you know that you haven't told me?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQBOgOq9PF
"I'm sorry that I kept it from you, but it's her past. I thought she should tell you, instead. I should probably start at the beginning."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHr1t7f5AN1
I finish the glass and sit down on the couch. I then look at him where he is standing by his drinking table.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoXcZuS6Mr
He looks at me, as I continue.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyspXJEMCf
"She was born in Bulgaria in 1492, under the name of Katerina Petrova. She lived in a village and lived like any human. But then when she met Elijah at seventeen years old, he introduced her to Niklaus and Trevor. She was fond of Klaus, until she found out who she was to him and what he and his family are. She was his doppelganger. The day before he had to do the ritual, she ran for her life. Because Trevor loved her, he helped her run. He gave her a moonstone necklace and told her to show it to Rose. When Rose found out that Trevor wanted to save her, she argued with him over it. After Katerina failed to kill herself by cutting her wrists with a knife, she took the advantage of their distraction to hang herself. She had Rose's blood in her system when she died, and when she woke up, Trevor asked her why she did it and that he would've helped her escape. She told him he would've helped her run and that would never have been enough. When Rose tried to kill her, she pushed the old woman whom owned the cabin, in front of her, and Rose staked her, instead. Katerina fed from her and then fled back to her Bulgaria village. But when she arrived, the villagers were dead; slaughtered. She ran to where she lived and found her uncle dead with a sword through him and her parents killed with their throats torn open. She wept over her mother before she fled to America. She hadn't escaped Klaus yet. And from there, she went to England before she came here. And that's when she met you two."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Sj031Oqoi
Damon turns to walk over to the fireplace.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwG2X70wh52
He looks into the fire.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfEhqkQ2Gg
"Is it true, Ric? All of it?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlG5WSFQy6
"Yes. Why?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsElOwRBz9
"Because if it is, then that explains it. No wonder she knows so much about Klaus and doppelgängers. What have I done?"543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelYjQ9bKSk
"What do you mean? You haven't done anything," I say, not sure what he's talking about.543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxX3vKfVmSv
"Stefan and I always gave her a hard time. We thought she was playing games with us for fun. But maybe she wasn't. Maybe she was trying to keep us together and safe. I was the worst, because I loved her the most. And I still care. I understand now why she's so intent on keeping family safe and together, and why she's so terrified of Klaus."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQr3R9WjlK
"I think you're right. When she comes out of it, you two need to talk. So I need to go. It's getting late and I'm Elena's caretaker. I need to make sure they're home and safe."543Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOoGur77l9
"Night, Ric," he says, as I close the front door behind me and walk the route to the Gilbert house.
