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?616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHltfZbSwK
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.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOgyJzAmSr
Suddenly, not far from the boarding house, she found herself facing an enemy. It was a male vampire.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUwA7PSsQ6
She took a step back.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dOcOvTqfO
"Katherine Pierce," he said with a smile.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKRRC6Sq4T
"Who are you?" she asked him.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQDwnEqPng
"Warlow. You don't know me, but your Salvatores do. Now come with me."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAVD96nePx
She backed up a couple more paces.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PieiXKmYe
"I don't think so," she replied, getting the sense that he might be their enemy.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPubgdU04K
He grabbed her roughly by the left arm.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufa859XMtw
"You're human. What can you do to stop me?" he said.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnhfmIKa25
"Nothing. But that doesn't mean I'll tell you anything."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLJfJxEzii
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.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyBmEhlXYr
"We're going to have so much fun together," he said, with an evil smile.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2d09YnLNu
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.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3FzjedZrA
"Nice of you to join me," Warlow greeted. "Now let's announce to him that you need help."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1b53Z1iZsE
He took her phone out and went to her contacts.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHFd3z1lCz
"No," she protested.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb2EdT23gx
He ignored her.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySMkDdMr6Z
"Stefan or Damon?" he questioned, before making up his mind and saying,"How about Damon."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzcbJZeHHz
He put it on speaker and called him, the other hand with a knife, as he stood in front of her.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKZnELt8Rm
"Katherine," Damon answered.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rOejUE6Vn
"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."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe40QzmooQ8
For good measure, he took the knife and stabbed her in the side.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkO5OJT10WL
She screamed in pain.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60hz3RUXkt
He pulled it out.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6YMgghJGr
"Better hurry. She's human and she's dying," he urged him.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7OGqEfp8y
He smirked.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzzKKJVj3J
"It's a trap. Don't get yourself killed over me," she informed him.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumdvn1609k
"Shut up," Warlow growled.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWky0LSj1Nk
"Go to hell," she said to him.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetBtcNyYcX
He stabbed her in the gut, and then he took the knife out.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2seMNuWOyJ
"As I said, you should go," Warlow said, as Damon listened.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wd1JnAnmx
Damon growled, as he heard her, knowing they were both right.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoq5qnhHM9q
Warlow hung up on him.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLrzieOrO7
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.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LrACE37Ok
He was instantly in front of her.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjXTiQOWby
"If you can hear me, stay with me, Katherine," he urged her, as he used inhuman strength to unchain her.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtzIayAw21
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.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphpvQEwv8y
"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.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXPtHoCWa7
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.
