Summary: Set between S4E6 "We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes" and S4E7 "My Brother's Keeper." Jeremy is one of The Five, but his nightmares haven't started yet and he hasn't tried to kill Elena yet. Katherine comes back to town after she finds out that Elena has just become a vampire. She says she wants to help her, but is it true? Rebekah gets into trouble. Will she be saved?
Katherine
It's a dark night, as I drive my SUV through Mystic Falls, Virginia on my way to Elena's to check on her. I heard what happened to her and I know she didn't want to be one of us; a vampire.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlOVZcFVgW
When I smell smoke not far away, I drive through the forest until I see a house on fire. I then park not far from the little, brown house to investigate.
As I enter and walk around, fire is all around me and wood is falling and catching fire. And as I head towards what looks like the former living room, I smell a little of her scent. Rebekah Mikaelson. I have to save her. She's Klaus' only sister and she can be useful at certain times.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqxsEu5O7f
When I see her, I'm instantly at her side. I kneel beside and look down at her to assess her condition. I can see she was attacked. It looks like a werewolf or hybrid. She has been scratched a lot and has been bitten twice. She's still bleeding and her eyes are closed. There's a dagger in her abdomen which is not what a phased hybrid or werewolf can do. And I smell vervain. She's not healing, so she might be dying.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3T0pceK2O4
I pull her gently into my arms.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZn5K6SdLth
"Rebekah, it's me. Katherine. Can you hear me?"651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziQpp8GjVy
Nothing.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JOSWT707C
I gently pick her up and leave the house at vamp speed. Then, once outside, I lay her gently down by my SUV and use my jacket as a pillow for her head. I then kneel beside her and look down at her. I sense that she's still breathing, but it's very shallow. I'm right. She's dying. I pull the dagger out and lay it on the ground.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsb3V5chjwj
"Hang in there, Rebekah," I encourage her, though I'm uncertain as to if she can hear me or not.
Ten minutes later, I'm driving out of the forest with Rebekah in the passenger's seat. I have a house of my own in Mystic Falls, so I'm going to take her there. I have some of the cure there if I'm not too late to save her life.
Rebekah
When I wake up, I feel like myself and I'm healed. I'm on an unfamiliar bed in an unfamiliar room. Katherine Pierce is standing at my bedside.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0QVjVMTVu
"Who would've thought it would've been you," I comment after I put two and two together.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NhSCv4dEz
"What happened?" she asks me.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pbxgmOSE2
"I was attacked by a hybrid."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKdSoBfFQN
I sit up in bed and look at her.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPj0OfHrOP
"Now, If you don't need anything from me, I need to get home."
Katherine
I watch her as she vanishes.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRhimfj8rK
"You're welcome," I say to the empty air.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIC66ZtSge
I head downstairs to leave so I can check on Elena.
When I knock on the door, her brother answers it.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKLz0xKo1Y
"You're not welcome here," he says, as if I don't already know that.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJEZhSs6oY
"I know, but I came to see how your sister is doing."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvEEaTXDdK
"She's coping. Now go away."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SFVGFg9p4
I know he's trying to make me leave since he doesn't like me. He seems different to me. There's a scent to him and I realize what's different. He's a Hunter now. Not just any Hunter. He's one of The Five. This makes me a little wary, but I urge myself to stay where I am.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjJTKKu04S
"Jer, who is it?" she calls to her brother.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWq8lMizE9j
"No one important."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTcabTwHXJ
She comes up to stand next to him.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhvUHB8AB6
"Katherine," she greets, but not in a friendly way.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoourLA4Va9
"Hey, Elena," I greet more friendlier to her than she did to me.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuVk08BtOm
"What are you doing here? Now is not the time."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrIxjvHFLM
"I came to see you. I heard what happened. I want to help you if you'll let me," I explain.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiz7rOKaDV
She sighs.
"Okay. Jeremy, I'll see you later. I'll be back."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZODTqYkbi
We walk away side by side.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqd7apKdhM1
"Do you really want to help me?" she asks me.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0eEOORZwU
"Yes. I know you never wanted this."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebUOE2XGkO
"So you'll help me?"651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaVsObxAaI
"Yes."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqS6rQtKGK
"Thank you, Katherine."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqzJQreew3
"You're welcome, Elena."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpwHnnCNj6
And so our friendship starts.
