Summary: What if Katherine had been there to stop Rebecca? What if Elena had chosen Damon, instead of Stefan?688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktoqFBYhg6
It was a dark night, as Elena spoke to Damon on the phone, Matt driving Elena home in his old, white, Chevy truck.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCvSXdnmwV
"If you had to choose, who would it be? Who would get the good-bye?" Damon questioned.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhERgh9N8HJ
"I choose you, Damon. I love you both, but Stefan hurt me in a way that I don't know I can forgive."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rAFqfvl1t
Damon was relieved.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPQnKFdhPY
"I love you, too."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pXSNCmRQw
"I'll see you soon, Damon."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvV7ubM6JpR
"Take care, Elena."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMRSIrf8TY
Just then, Matt hit the breaks, seeing Rebecca. Before he could hit her, Elena and Matt saw Katherine push Rebekah out of the way.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fh9m1QSJ9
The truck stopped.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ58CGKbF4v
Matt and Elena saw Rebekah and Katherine face off.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHGHG4BDYC
Kat hissed at Rebekah.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZTPz9XsGr
"What do you think you're doing?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sBR0BMyDj
"Alaric killed my brother. He's linked with Elena. Alaric has to die," Rebekah growled and hissed back.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8wITXuITv
Kat growled.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwLOft4BP0
"I won't let her die. I'll die before I let Elena die."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3Jy0K3QwR
Kat growled again as a warning.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNCDhGiWpg
"Go home or I'll dagger you, Rebekah."
The Original growled before vanishing at vamp speed.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4pwE4JU6D
Kat relaxed and looked over at Elena who had gotten out of the truck and was heading towards the vampiress.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6es4znnl1w
"Katherine?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVOnjg0BLD
"Elena, you should go home. I'll make sure Rebekah isn't following."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Pu7fzQw1F
"What happened?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34CDRBAdBO
"I saved you. Rebekah and the others don't know, but you have Damon's blood in your system. If Rebekah had ran you off the road, you probably would've died. If you die with vampire blood in your system, you'll wake up in transition. I don't want you to have to choose. I want you human."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfreEnrF9tf
"Thank you. But why do you care?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWw0rcVSQc
"Because family is everything to me. You are my family. I will not lose my family again. That's why I want Klaus dead. He killed my family 500 years ago to get back at me. I won't let my family die again."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaG3dha5fpx
Elena saw it now. The hatred she showed was to keep her dark past from being known. And her actions were to keep family together and hide the pain. But up close, she saw the pain in her eyes.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlr2sVN9mSY
Elena turned from her and walked towards the car where Matt waited.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqPna8WvKN
Kat watched Elena get in and the truck drive off.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlw3T4bHR9F
Matt gave the phone back to Elena, which she had had Matt take and speak to Damon.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7WM91gXyj
"Damon, I'm here."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeS6YRaWv1
"Elena, what happened?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHEU8vZwkM
"Katherine just saved us both from Rebekah trying to run us off the road to kill me."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryLJBSwTNu
"I'm heading back, Elena."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5eZJpjjte
"Damon, Katherine said she would make sure Rebekah doesn't follow. Somehow, I believe her. She said something else. Something about family."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTU6EwsZCT
"What did she say?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPI0y3FzYV
"She cares about family enough to protect me and want Klaus dead. I guess he killed her family 500 years ago to get back at her."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxOI3r3lTR
"You shouldn't believe her. Everything she says is a lie."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7BpQ5L62g
"You didn't see her, Damon. It seemed like she wanted to say more."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHXaDgp8Wy
"We'll figure it out when I get back."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfJMO8Wnsv
"Meet me at my place, then," Elena responded.
Later, Damon and Elena were in her living room, Elena seated on the couch, Damon standing by a wall.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8keuk13W2W
Kat walked in.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTuqtjqPgs
"Good. You're here," she told them, and then sat next to Elena.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJZXc6UiTL
"What do you want?" Damon asked.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrli86bda0r
Kat looked at him.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9WK8vQ3Z8
"You could be nicer. I'm older than you. Didn't anyone ever teach you to respect your elders?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqcvYU3ey5
Damon looked back at her.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTgK76P80G
"Respect is putting it mildly considering what you've done."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmxTiWGn4x
"What you think I did," Kat corrected.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXy3W0XPzrm
Elena watched their exchange.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUwaIW1c2Q
"I'm not welcome, so I won't bother you unless you're in danger. I'm going to leave something with Elena. I know that she'll keep it safe. You're welcome to read it too, since you think I lie."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nDfI0lWeh
The Petrova vampiress took out a brown, leather book. It looked very old.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhTxtRu4KS
Kat looked at Elena.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhksDoxeQZ9
"Don't let my journal end up in the wrong hands. I wish I knew if this is a good-bye or not. But I don't. Be careful. Take care of yourself and the others, Elena."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzokZSTCJ3R
Elena took the journal that she handed to her. Then Elena and Damon watched her leave.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mhj0feGDI
Elena looked down at the tattered, old diary and opened it. When she did, Damon went to sit beside her and they silently read it.
As Kat left, she knew she had to get somewhere where she wouldn't be found. She knew what Alaric was. She couldn't let him find her.
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