It was a dark night as John Gilbert, Elena's uncle, stood over Anna whom had awoken. The basement was on fire and wood started falling.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyNfHAS9q4
"Anna," John greeted before taking out a stake.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpNRgJI0GN
"No," she whispered weakly, vervain still in her system.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGIrgcu6xv
John raised the stake.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2QgmR8Utn
Just then, Elena Gilbert came rushing down the stairs.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUPCtNKQ6y
He stopped when he saw Elena.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWTdO1O8fv
"Uncle John, no!" she yelled.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaa9wuMYeOi
"Elena, I have to."581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7C0OmYnCS6
"No, you don't," she replied, standing just inches from him.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq79hLMsfVB
"It's our family duty," he reminded her.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpfSJMDx3O
"No," Elena said firmly.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvwLqcWp3M
He put the stake away.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcr0QGFGowr
Elena knelt by Anna and helped her slowly to her feet, as she got to her own feet.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJIvnJgor5
"Get out of here. Go find your mother and get home."581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd17X0J7B6p
Anna slowly left to do as Elena said.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7WQfyXc7x
Elena looked at her uncle.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GqrmSJWlz
"We're the good guys. We don't kill good people. Anna, Pearl, Damon, and the others have done nothing wrong. You should just go home."581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNGLdbX1WH
Elena ran to Damon and knelt at his side.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVtTGDQiy8
"Damon. Damon, can you hear me?" she said urgently to the unconscious Salvatore brother.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXJOHDwqMd
John left the building.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1C42iwHLr
Once John emerged, he saw Caroline and Alaric head towards the building.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHLCsqZ3RA
"She's in there," John informed them, as he walked past them.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfKgJGeMSq
"I'll help her," Caroline said. "Stay here."581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSuBDFbg67
As Caroline headed in, she knew whom John had meant. Elena. Elena was in there. And as she headed down the stairs, she saw Elena at Damon's side.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b1njqILbm
Caroline Forbes came over.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DeekyNK9r
Elena looked around and saw her vampiress best friend.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpezfx0DbS
"Get him out of here. I have to help Katherine," Elena told her BFF, before getting to her feet and heading over to Katherine.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNP9p0l97V
As Elena knelt at her side, Caroline did as she was told. She knew better than to argue with Elena. After all, Elena could be stubborn at times; more so than herself.
"Katherine, can you hear me?" Elena called.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevQouWHsum
Nothing.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpBoQ6zIIt
"If you can hear me, I'm going to get you out of here."581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiW1g9LiMh
With that, the human look-alike put an arm around her, put Katherine's arm around her shoulders, and got to her feet, using her own body weight to hold her up. Then she headed towards the stairs as another pillar that held up the ceiling, fell and the fire got even worst. As it did, she started to cough.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TAcdeoEaC
Ric helped Caroline with Damon when she appeared. They gently got him a distance away from the building, on his back, on some grass.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMjeocykno
"We should be fine now. Find Tyler and get home," Ric said.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCS7WA9PzO
She obeyed.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLEc4GK46e
He walked into the flaming building to help Elena out, when he saw her with Katherine. He gently carried the vampiress when he saw them, Elena at his side.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynjcG2K7Hd
Once by Damon, Alaric knelt down at his left and gently layed her down on her back.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpF9h5UrcIX
"I'll help Katherine," Elena said, going to kneel at her side.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmWWdemXIc
The Vampire Hunter knew what she meant, so he got to his feet and took out his pocket knife, handing it to her.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFxmhVT7CC
"Not too deep. It's sharp," he warned her.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kaKvAXWxE
Elena took it and he knelt by his vampire friend.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmzNdaKme5
Elena cut her wrist, pulled Katherine gently into her arms, and put her wrist to the vampiress' lips, making the blood go down her throat.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjDSQfHK4E
Alaric didn't know what to do for Damon, so he just looked down at his friend. He'd give him his blood, but the Vampire Hunter had issues with giving vampires his blood.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYE16haP3l
A few minutes later, Katherine started to drink. But a few moments later, she stopped and looked up at Elena. She then sat up and held out her wrist after biting it.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bshDEUtVa
"You need to heal."581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYgi055hTv
Elena knew she had to, so she drank, ignoring the taste.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucnAWCVUPz
A few moments later, Elena stopped and both of their wrists healed.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3QGQEtWdm
Elena and Katherine got to their feet and went to stand by Ric and Damon.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAgQP78pYu
"You should make sure the others are okay," Elena told him. "I'll be alright. They won't hurt me."581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72z3zKEMuX
Ric got to his feet.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd92oagBvdM
"I'll see you later then."581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnuaCrJS9T
He left, as the girls knelt at his right side.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZ1XD3iXZY
Kat bit her wrist and put it to her childe's lips, making her blood go down his throat to help him.581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzw5FhqWnEk
Not long afterward, he drank before letting go and looking up at them. Then he got to his feet and together, the three of them left.
