Summary: Set in S5. Now that Katherine's human, she needs protection. And what better protection than Damon Salvatore? What happens though, when Damon and Stefan's old enemy get in the way, and tortures her to get to Damon? Will Damon risk his life for her?601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyFCldEqtt
It was a dark night in Mystic Falls, Virginia as Katherine Pierce, formerly Katerina Petrova, walked down streets alone, head down to conceal herself from being recognized. She was human, so she was heading for the Salvatore boarding house. She needed to ask for protection. She had too many enemies scattered around the world. Protection was vital to her. She saw herself as a weak, helpless, insignificant human just as most would now.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡik6rpDneav
Suddenly, not far from the boarding house, she found herself facing an enemy. It was a male vampire.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMsAuyrdCy
She took a step back.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzz6qh7QmIY
"Katherine Pierce," he said with a smile.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGPfwM7skE
"Who are you?" she asked him.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSlUD2209T
"Warlow. You don't know me, but your Salvatores do. Now come with me."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP51wQs7bV1
She backed up a couple more paces.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCbVuc4X2W
"I don't think so," she replied, getting the sense that he might be their enemy.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ788S4eTsm
He grabbed her roughly by the left arm.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKeBnL42R0
"You're human. What can you do to stop me?" he said.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMUgDIBRhH
"Nothing. But that doesn't mean I'll tell you anything."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gl34Sj752
He knew she'd fight all the way there, so, at vamp speed, he pinned her against a brick wall, hand tightly around her throat.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhrpYJL7yR
"We're going to have so much fun together," he said, with an evil smile.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sIWEoONF6
She gasped, as she tried to get him off, breathe, and stay awake, but she couldn't. Then, everything went black for her.
When she woke up, she was in a basement chained to a wall. She felt light-headed and weak, but she didn't know why until she saw that she was bleeding.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UaOxN1ASA
"Nice of you to join me," Warlow greeted. "Now let's announce to him that you need help."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2ocbkq8G4
He took her phone out and went to her contacts.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxzsIVYhN8
"No," she protested.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUZkRbEurN
He ignored her.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDc3VXW6WY
"Stefan or Damon?" he questioned, before making up his mind and saying,"How about Damon."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlREiKPKy5
He put it on speaker and called him, the other hand with a knife, as he stood in front of her.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpIXLt4tCp
"Katherine," Damon answered.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCYUmL7GCI
"Remember me? It's Warlow. Now, I have her. If you want her alive, we're in the basement of a house on Saint John's parkway."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZHRRkPnDi
For good measure, he took the knife and stabbed her in the side.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVeYGNnjKK
She screamed in pain.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoSTyopN0F
He pulled it out.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqjZIXBAOc
"Better hurry. She's human and she's dying," he urged him.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvPhDt60MW
He smirked.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoObYPaT9zq
"It's a trap. Don't get yourself killed over me," she informed him.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSpaR8Emvz
"Shut up," Warlow growled.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAu1O64jN1
"Go to hell," she said to him.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjhDHs0puh
He stabbed her in the gut, and then he took the knife out.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEWd3GUJ7Y
"As I said, you should go," Warlow said, as Damon listened.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xTAp2IMkm
Damon growled, as he heard her, knowing they were both right.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQ0mGv5nkC
Warlow hung up on him.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tudyQcnuj
She gasped in pain, as she started to black out.
Damon Salvatore informed Elena where he was going, before he left with her brother. After all, Jeremy was a Hunter. Killing vampires was his instinct, and Warlow was a vampire.
When Warlow and Jeremy started to face off, Damon headed over to his sire. He had to take care of her. She was human now. She had many enemies. Warlow was his. She was just caught in the middle.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3RT5eZRCg
He was instantly in front of her.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOCDrxJJRz
"If you can hear me, stay with me, Katherine," he urged her, as he used inhuman strength to unchain her.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBPkHjgcen
He caught her, as an out cold Katherine fell when the chains were off her. He then left the house at vamp speed and gently layed her down. He then bit his wrist and put it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat to heal her. And as he did, he looked down at her. She was covered in blood from Warlow's torture.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJrrgy5Xhg
"Stay with me, Kat. If you can hear me, I'll protect you. Just don't die."
Three days later, when she was healed, she slowly came to to see Damon seated on her bedside.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpUW6w3k1R
When she was awake, it relieved him to know that she'd be okay. So, everybody lived as happily ever after as they could. After all, Warlow was dead and Damon was protecting Katherine, but they still had to figure out how to get rid of Silas.
