Summary: What if Katherine had been there to stop Rebecca? What if Elena had chosen Damon, instead of Stefan?687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0lN1gyBMj
It was a dark night, as Elena spoke to Damon on the phone, Matt driving Elena home in his old, white, Chevy truck.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriMnqlIy26
"If you had to choose, who would it be? Who would get the good-bye?" Damon questioned.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVC6Ym3cFs
"I choose you, Damon. I love you both, but Stefan hurt me in a way that I don't know I can forgive."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1HtqAt3oq
Damon was relieved.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjicBH2wfFx
"I love you, too."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATsevU29Jc
"I'll see you soon, Damon."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhKSBBgpNE
"Take care, Elena."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkX9X1JSHXd
Just then, Matt hit the breaks, seeing Rebecca. Before he could hit her, Elena and Matt saw Katherine push Rebekah out of the way.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4QRsHpuIG
The truck stopped.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQi5ghJcJDK
Matt and Elena saw Rebekah and Katherine face off.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjR8936rus
Kat hissed at Rebekah.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtcadqPajG
"What do you think you're doing?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKZFLYj2hW
"Alaric killed my brother. He's linked with Elena. Alaric has to die," Rebekah growled and hissed back.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnfowvBX8e
Kat growled.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5J0WggCeJ
"I won't let her die. I'll die before I let Elena die."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHftY632r6
Kat growled again as a warning.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZ46M8xOAm
"Go home or I'll dagger you, Rebekah."
The Original growled before vanishing at vamp speed.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EpA9IvJwb
Kat relaxed and looked over at Elena who had gotten out of the truck and was heading towards the vampiress.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQaEbJfRyJ
"Katherine?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TBXocsPor
"Elena, you should go home. I'll make sure Rebekah isn't following."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoC48SO3PYu
"What happened?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3CjyQ7zBB
"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."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzhznodv6y
"Thank you. But why do you care?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUS7YO957tw
"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."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAJokZv8h5
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.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcot5To2duA
Elena turned from her and walked towards the car where Matt waited.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ud44ZTxzt
Kat watched Elena get in and the truck drive off.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBT2mRRwDYF
Matt gave the phone back to Elena, which she had had Matt take and speak to Damon.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEubHrG0S6r
"Damon, I'm here."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIe95lBY2Vo
"Elena, what happened?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqkks0VVG8
"Katherine just saved us both from Rebekah trying to run us off the road to kill me."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPqRDHdDt9
"I'm heading back, Elena."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKv5bKazKrK
"Damon, Katherine said she would make sure Rebekah doesn't follow. Somehow, I believe her. She said something else. Something about family."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJ0jthitce
"What did she say?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGaepEtKaT
"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."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DcSCjbuKD
"You shouldn't believe her. Everything she says is a lie."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30thW3XBzc
"You didn't see her, Damon. It seemed like she wanted to say more."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlCPsmMh7E
"We'll figure it out when I get back."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEFmwoZvyF
"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.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsejR4XYwVb
Kat walked in.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHUIqemIdR
"Good. You're here," she told them, and then sat next to Elena.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExkOkshN7K
"What do you want?" Damon asked.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYJLrxgwW1
Kat looked at him.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0Tr7LqncU
"You could be nicer. I'm older than you. Didn't anyone ever teach you to respect your elders?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbe24yhZ3YM
Damon looked back at her.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0xoC3UGLz
"Respect is putting it mildly considering what you've done."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9iSb8S1A6
"What you think I did," Kat corrected.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJ35GAHXMG
Elena watched their exchange.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8reT2x8DVo
"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."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuZIDTrgcS
The Petrova vampiress took out a brown, leather book. It looked very old.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5WaubTKEZ
Kat looked at Elena.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9a2gS9KqRc
"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."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZlCXDMcoS
Elena took the journal that she handed to her. Then Elena and Damon watched her leave.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOvrLjWXaJ
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.
ns 15.158.61.41da2
