Summary: Set in S3 after Ric was turned and he was bound to Elena. Also set in the episode where Klaus was draining Elena so she would die, but Klaus was obviously unsuccessful. What happens when a certain dark-haired vampiress saves her from Klaus and they have to run?
Katherine
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It's a dark night as I run through the forest, the enemy after us with Elena at my side. I could be gone before Klaus got to me, but I won't leave her for Klaus. As we run hand in hand, I can sense that he's not that far behind us. We're running from him, because he tried to kill her by draining her. He needs her to die in order to kill vampire Alaric. I won't let her die, though. Especially, not after I just saved her life from him. If anyone's going to die tonight, it'll be me. If it comes down to it, I'll gladly sacrifice my life for Elena's.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVrpZSZO6e
I stop when we arrive by a log. I could run forever non-stop, but I can tell that she won't be able to run much farther. She needs rest, so that's what I'll give her.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2jcvEkSmv
I let go of her hand.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwGM4ho2lE
"Rest. You need it and you've earned it."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9pwV5VXNJ
She sits down on the log.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaCHOl2dJ1
"What about you?" she asks, as she tries to catch her breath.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbqhbYGMDV
"I don't need rest. If he comes close enough, get out of the way and run for safety. I'll do what I can. If he kills me, then so be it."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcLKypiKhh
"Katherine-" she starts.
I look down at her, as I stand in front of her and speak.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Yczbhe1qC
"Elena, you have more of a chance of surviving than I do. After 500 years of running, it's exhausting. If I do die though, remember that we are the same in more ways than one. And I'm not talking about our traits."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilulHeijvw
"Then what are you talking about?"780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHS1MPS7u5H
"Our family, Elena. Damon and Stefan don't know my past, except for the past with them. You and I both lost our parents. Klaus slaughtered my uncle, father, maid, mother, and villagers just to get back at me for running. It was 500 years ago in Bulgaria, but it still hurts. It's one of the many eternal scars that will never fully be healed. It took me meeting Stefan to love again. After he slaughtered everyone, I closed up my heart to love. I made myself not feel anything. Then I came to America in 1864 and met Stefan. I fell in love with him shortly before Damon came home on leave from the war. I instantly fell for him. I guess I'll never know if it was the uniform or something entirely different about him that made me fall for him. And what Damon and Stefan call me playing games; that just me doing what I can to make sure my family stays together. I lost it once; I won't lose it again; and your biological mother? She was my daughter my father took away, because she was born illegitimate."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2CZ6enI4n
"But why would he do that? Your father, I mean."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4rdWOGyYM
"It was the sixteenth century and those types of children weren't welcome. Instead, they were abandoned and even taken away from their mothers. I never saw her again, until I realized Isabelle was my daughter, when she came to town. I knew it from her looks. If I had been able to be a true mother, Isabelle would've never been turned and never met Ric. She most certainly never had turned out to be so twisted without any morals whatsoever. I would've taught her the right thing."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fSbzCwvAr
"Why didn't you tell them?" Elena asks, obviously referring to Damon and Stefan.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0gp5T2tY5
"Because I didn't know them very well back then. I'm not very trusting, which Damon has also grown to be like. And now, if I told either of them, they would say that I'm lying. They wouldn't know the truth, unless they read my Petrova journal."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKi0pRuY3h
"You have a journal?"780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrT5rNQbtRA
"Yes, of course. You and Stefan aren't the only ones. A lot of people do."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4j45L6fwJi
"I guess it's surprising."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2A0HErA6F
"Now you know my whole story. Now we should go before he gets any closer."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIPjnONtjh
She starts to her feet, and I help her with a hand on her upper, right arm. I then take her hand and we start to run as fast as we can at a human pace.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9t8XK22cHi
Suddenly, I'm thrown and land on the ground on my back. Klaus looms over me, as he looks down at me. Elena is a distance away getting to her feet.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5kPqBRcAT
Run, I think to myself. She can't hear me, because her vervain necklace keeps me out of her head.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTa2cPbTdu
I get to my feet.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnit8ZO7C94
"Klaus."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlYaZCuFl0
"Katerina."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8QKNzu8dP
"You need to stop this. Haven't you done enough? She is part of my family. If you do anything to her, I take it personal. But of course, you never thought of that, did you?" I say.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XGzK9lTA7
He pins me against a tree at vampire speed, hand around my throat.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaGh6Zpl7i
"I don't want to hear your part," he says. "Just stay out of this. When everything is over, it'll be your turn. I promise."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIsEtZ4M4x
He lets go and then turns around and starts towards Elena.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YfSzCczDq
"No!" I yell, as I throw him at vamp speed.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6d6P5IU4e
He lands on the ground, but gets to his feet unharmed. Then he glares at me and growls.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOubpTO0Jp
I growl back.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROu2eK7Ks9
I take a few steps back when I see him willingly phase into a brown werewolf. Then he lunges at me and I avoid him. I keep avoiding him until I can't.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEx9N5cOB2i
Soon, he's on top of me and attacking me with teeth and claws. I scream in pain, as he does and everything starts to become distant. I vaguely hear Elena in the distance yelling my name.
What feels like hours later, Klaus is thrown off me. I see Elijah facing off with Klaus and I smile inwardly. After everything I've done, Elijah still cares enough to save my life.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJyrz0IMDN
"Katherine," Elena says, as she kneels at my left side.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0nTq5uk3d
"Elena," I half-whisper.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAGIYJVwp9
"Come on. We have to get out of here."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIGbA2BsFh
She puts an arm around me and I put an arm around her shoulders. As we get to our feet, I lean against her. Right now, Elena is my strength. I need her to help me, because I'm dying.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MSoP507pT
After a while, I recognize where we're going. The Salvatore boarding house where both brothers live at. As we continue on our way with me leaning heavily on Elena for support, everything is tunnel-like and dim. I can barely see anything and I'm so weak and tired.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQgk228K0s
As we near the door, I start to feel numb and cold. Then I hear Elena, as I barely see the door open.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZvHXa2r6U
"Katherine, stay awake. Stay with me."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh30xNWCMEE
I barely see light and hear the door close. That's when I know that we made it inside.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqUSzLlRwT
When I barely see that we're in the living room, my senses plummet and I can't feel anything.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaUNGwRaWM
"Katherine," I hear Elena say, before everything goes black.
Elena
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I use my body weight to hold Katherine up, as she blacks out. Then, with much effort, I finally get her on Damon's bed upstairs.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iDsA0IGTk
As she lays on her back, I take her black leather jacket off. I toss it by the end table on the floor and then go to the bathroom. I need a damp wash cloth.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pazEuJ2P5
A few minutes later, I come back with a damp wash cloth and sit on her bedside. I put it on her forehead.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuv6fkUH1Wf
"Hang in there, Katherine," I say, even though I don't know if she can hear me.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmJXGTqs1V
I get to my feet and hurry downstairs towards the basement.
Damon has a cooler of blood down there. If I'm lucky, there's still half a vial of Klaus' blood there. Katherine needs it, or she'll surely die.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRabVF5e1w8
Once I find it, I rush towards Damon's room and then sit on her bedside. I gently lift her head and put the vial to her lips, making the blood go down her throat.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5Cx5KgY95
Once I know that I gave her enough, I set the vial on the end table and gently lay her head back down. She looks better already. She doesn't look pale anymore. I take the wash cloth off and set it on the end table.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFrgpIIcx5
I look down at her, as I wait for her to wake up.
Katherine
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I don't know how long I'm out, but when I come to, I feel like myself. Elena must've cured me, which I'm very thankful for.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA16HT78gQL
I sit up slowly.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOUbRCTRjX
"Thank you."780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3N1hTCYbr6
"You're welcome," she replies.780Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9tjIq2FWD
We smile at one another, glad that we both lived through tonight.
