Summary: Set in S2. After escaping the 1994 prison world, Katherine ends up in New Orleans and needing help. Will Klaus help her in her time of need?624Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7s3KBgNud
It was a dark night in New Orleans in the woods as Klaus walked, heading in the direction of home. He was about to pass the river, when he saw the shape of someone in the river under the water. So he headed over to the river and could see that it was Katerina. Being a hybrid gave him heightened senses and eyesight, as well as other abilities. Knowing she was supposed to be dead as of a year ago, he went to her aid.
Once he had gotten her out, he gently layed her down on her back by the river and looked down at her. It looked like she had been through hell and back.
He bent down at her side and kissed her, giving her some air, not hearing anything from her.
Thirty minutes later, still out, she coughed, revived.
He rested gentle hands on either side of her head.
"Katerina, can you hear me?" he called to her, hoping for her to hear him and come to.
A few minutes later, she began to come to. She then looked to see the one person who had hunted her down for 500 years.
She slowly sat up.
"Klaus?" she said, uncertain of his intentions.
"Don't worry, luv. I'm not going to hurt you. My intentions are pure."
She got to her feet, as did he.
"Thanks for the save."
"You're welcome, luv. Why don't you come stay with me, Katerina? Make yourself at home," he offered.
She gave a smile at the offer.
"I'd like that."
He smiled.
"So, this is your family home," she assumed, having known that there was more than one place in the world that they had a family home. Mystic Falls was one and New Orleans was another.
"It is, luv," he replied, before saying, "I have something to show you."
She silently followed him upstairs.
A few minutes later, they entered Hope's nursery, where she lay asleep in her crib.
"Her name is Hope," he informed her.
She smiled.
"She's beautiful."
As she looked down at Hope, memories of her daughter, Nadia Petrova, surfaced. She had been a vampire less than 500 years and she had had to watch Nadia die, because she was so afraid of Klaus that she hadn't called for help. Nadia had been bitten by a werewolf and Klaus' blood was the cure.
Soon, he closed the door and she followed him downstairs to the parlor, where he poured a shot glass of Bourbon fro them both.
He handed her hers and she took it.
"You look like you could use a drink, luv. Have at it."
They both took a drink.
"So, what happened, luv?"
She looked at him.
"Hell and a Gemini witch named Kai," she replied.
She took another drink.
"Sorry to hear that, luv."
She gave a smile.
"It's not your fault, Klaus," she said, having forgiven him on her deathbed a year ago.
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