Summary: What if Katherine had been there to stop Rebecca? What if Elena had chosen Damon, instead of Stefan?716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkSXk9dZxs
It was a dark night, as Elena spoke to Damon on the phone, Matt driving Elena home in his old, white, Chevy truck.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GKFMVDfoy
"If you had to choose, who would it be? Who would get the good-bye?" Damon questioned.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcTEjfAh9R
"I choose you, Damon. I love you both, but Stefan hurt me in a way that I don't know I can forgive."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFh1dQp1JO
Damon was relieved.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTvdOHPMZi
"I love you, too."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNj7qpVUl6U
"I'll see you soon, Damon."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITXOlVwAKH
"Take care, Elena."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbbrL9iw25
Just then, Matt hit the breaks, seeing Rebecca. Before he could hit her, Elena and Matt saw Katherine push Rebekah out of the way.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXu1G5xD97
The truck stopped.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy61bhDCT96
Matt and Elena saw Rebekah and Katherine face off.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnL2NsyebGO
Kat hissed at Rebekah.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2IOHGZrCx
"What do you think you're doing?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGDVNsgglC
"Alaric killed my brother. He's linked with Elena. Alaric has to die," Rebekah growled and hissed back.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8IUECztIP
Kat growled.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahjSt5HL0G
"I won't let her die. I'll die before I let Elena die."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uO2ptalkP
Kat growled again as a warning.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrt9hTa4juY
"Go home or I'll dagger you, Rebekah."
The Original growled before vanishing at vamp speed.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxUsZzZLhQ
Kat relaxed and looked over at Elena who had gotten out of the truck and was heading towards the vampiress.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Noqgk91Oo
"Katherine?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mEVSlloPW
"Elena, you should go home. I'll make sure Rebekah isn't following."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuyiaAxI6t
"What happened?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnHlHBTjy3
"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."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0OrDdYmbS
"Thank you. But why do you care?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRtgCKcBAk
"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."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrXGzBAASj
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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvzCW2vrfW
Elena turned from her and walked towards the car where Matt waited.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOF1zET54B8
Kat watched Elena get in and the truck drive off.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2XXv5E2N8
Matt gave the phone back to Elena, which she had had Matt take and speak to Damon.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PqcePiowz
"Damon, I'm here."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpA9ymKW03a
"Elena, what happened?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39Koz0QCzm
"Katherine just saved us both from Rebekah trying to run us off the road to kill me."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6TJDFMnhM
"I'm heading back, Elena."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kDJfDry4X
"Damon, Katherine said she would make sure Rebekah doesn't follow. Somehow, I believe her. She said something else. Something about family."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9EVFRNiFf
"What did she say?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYUzYnHeJg
"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."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCp0bZsiRX
"You shouldn't believe her. Everything she says is a lie."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphSLkWh819
"You didn't see her, Damon. It seemed like she wanted to say more."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJfXy8YTqL
"We'll figure it out when I get back."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTblBc5yhTu
"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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJOVjUnQvB
Kat walked in.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2yuQuzPYs
"Good. You're here," she told them, and then sat next to Elena.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVDcpgscvM
"What do you want?" Damon asked.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRhMwL1tso
Kat looked at him.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡModQibr9zb
"You could be nicer. I'm older than you. Didn't anyone ever teach you to respect your elders?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uXZrtwSjr
Damon looked back at her.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRbEY4HIuo
"Respect is putting it mildly considering what you've done."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMxqfVnBFp
"What you think I did," Kat corrected.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NfYb50FcI
Elena watched their exchange.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxEDZpuDBk
"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."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QSNP6EzOF
The Petrova vampiress took out a brown, leather book. It looked very old.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYU9mHPjrLx
Kat looked at Elena.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2g9ABp4svx
"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."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3hkm1yzVJ
Elena took the journal that she handed to her. Then Elena and Damon watched her leave.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0S0qitRiJ1
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.
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