Summary: Set in 5x1 with “American Gothic” as a flashback. Based on the song “Bad Day.”
*American Gothic*
Where is the moment we needed the most?
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to gray
They tell me your passion’s gone away
And I don’t need no carryin’ on!
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It was a beautiful day, as Elijah and Katherine stood in front of each other in a Pennsylvania alleyway.
“Is that what I am to you? A means of survival?” he accused.
“No. Of course you’re not a means of survival. You looked out for me when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now, when no one else will.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “I love you. Elijah.”
He turned his face away and she put her hand down.
“You don’t believe me.”
He looked at her.
“I want to. It’s my disease. I just keep wanting to believe you, but how can I when, at every turn, you give me a reason to doubt you? I don’t know you. I don’t think I ever will.” He began to walk away.
After a moment, she caught up with him and put a hand on his arm.
“Wait.”
He looked at her hand on his arm and then at her a couple times, which gave her the hint to let go, so she let go.
“Goodbye, Katherine.”
She could only watch, as he walked away.
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You’re faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life’s been way off line
You’re falling to pieces every time
And I don’t need no carryin’ on!
‘Cause you had a bad day
You’re takin’ one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don’t know
You tell me don’t lie
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That night, they stood in front of each other on a sidewalk, when she found him.
“Wait,” she said.
“What do you want?”
“To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I—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,” she answered him.
“How do I know this isn’t another lie? Katherine Pierce deceiving yet another man?” he questioned her.
“Because I meant what I said about my feelings for you. And I’d like to think that you feel something for me too.” She brought the cure out of her purse.
“You have the cure,” he stated.
“I do. And I can shove this down Klaus’ throat and try to kill him, but even if I managed to do it, I’d lose you. And I don’t want to happen.” She set the cure in his hand. “I need you to trust me. I want you to trust me. Just like I’m trusting you. You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”
She turned and walked away.
He watched, as she walked away, and then looked down at the cure in his hand.
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don’t lie
You’re coming back down and you really don’t mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
Will you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don’t need no carryin’ on!
You had a bad day!
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Later that night, they met at the Mikaelson place in Mystic Falls and he informed her that he was leaving town.
He rested a hand on the side of her face.
“It’s our turn, Elijah. Please,” she pleaded.
“Katerina.” He kissed her on the forehead. “Goodbye, Katerina.”
A moment later, he was gone.
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
You’re taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don’t know
You tell me don’t lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don’t lie
You’re coming back down and you really don’t mind
You had a bad day
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It was a dismal night, as Katherine sat in the passenger seat of the car which she’d accidentally crashed into a pole, injured badly. She’d caused the wreck when she’d tried to get as far away as she could from Silas. So now she was quite injured, trying to stay awake, which wasn’t working out for her very well. Everything was beginning to go black for her.
Ohh…holiday..
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know that you could be well oh that strong
And I’m not wrong
Yeahh
So where is the passion when you need it the most?
Ohh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
‘Cause you had a bad day!
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Elijah had just returned to town to make sure that Katerina was okay, needing a break from the New Orleans drama and Klaus. So here he was. He was out searching for her and, after an hour of aimlessly walking around town trying to find her, he finally found her in a desolate area by the woods. She was in a wrecked car.
“Katerina!”
He blurred to her side of the car and forced the jammed door open. He then looked her over. There was blood on either side of her head and a shard of glass protruding from her lower stomach and another shard of glass in her thigh, which had opened up an artery. She was heavily bleeding and very pale. She was also human, which was a surprise, considering the last time he’d seen her, she’d been a vampire. He knew she loved being a vampire, which meant that someone must have shoved the cure down her throat. It was the only explanation he could come up with.
He gently pulled her into his arms and out of the wreckage and blurred to the hospital.
“Stay with me, Katerina,” he pleaded, though he didn’t know if she could hear him or not.
You’re taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don’t know
You tell me don’t lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
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Half an hour later, he was in the waiting room after watching them rush her down the hall to get her into surgery. He hoped that she’d be okay. It couldn’t end this way. Just because he’d left, didn’t mean he didn’t love her and care for her. He would always love and care for her.
You’ve seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
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When she was in the recovery room a few hours after, he went and sat on her bedside, waiting for her to wake up, though she’d just gotten out of surgery.
He rested a hand on the side of her face and another on her hand.
“I’m so sorry, Katerina. I should’ve made sure you were okay,” he apologized, hoping she’d hear him.
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