Ch.12: Gods and Monsters
Summary: Set in the S7 finale “Gods and Monsters.” What if Katherine coming back to life and warning him not to listen to the voice in the vault stopped Evil Itself from getting to him? What if he helped her after he found out she was hurt by Kai? What will ensue between them?
It was a nebulous night, as Damon Salvatore stood in the vault. He had just heard the sound of Elena’s voice and had hung up on Enzo. Even though he knew Elena was still in a coffin under the sleep spell Kai had put her in, he couldn’t help but to listen to what sounded like Elena calling his name.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEguxsuJbT0
As he began to look around for who or what it was, scanning with his eyes, he suddenly saw a very human and injured Katherine appear.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVnIQoLcMP
“Damon, help me. I need you,” the voice said in the vault.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJq1FDMjR9z
“Katherine?” he questioned her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkDMf5BLPx
“It’s me. You didn’t think I’d stay dead, did you?”613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSsZr4fy6F
“Well, I can hope, can’t I? How are you alive?”613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFluiIWu6qT
“I ended up in the 1994 prison world. I think you can guess the rest.” She slowly half walked and half limped towards him until she was inches in front of him. “Don’t listen to the voice. Let’s just get the hell out of here.”613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGeDTBR9xV
“Why? What is it?” he asked her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsATvwZ9dCO
“Evil itself. Now let’s go,” she answered him.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nyoNkVGYi
After hearing that, he left the vault and then building with her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGu254j34j
Afterward, they stood in front of each other.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4xl18ACqx
“I know it’s not my place or anything, but I’m sorry that you had to deal with Kai. He’s a psychotic maniac ass. Bonnie and I had to deal with him when we died for a little while. Then a while later, he came back alive and towards the end of last year, he put Elena under a sleeping spell and linked her to Bonnie. I can’t be with her for 60 years until Bonnie dies. He also nearly killed Bonnie which I ripped his head off for,” he informed her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVwlc5olSe
“I’ll deal and I’m sorry for Elena. I know how much she means to everyone.”613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9WorGETKP
“Yeah, well, it was bound to happen. I lose everyone I care about over time,” he replied.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqH26GsWlM
She gently and cautiously rested a hand on the side of his face. She was cautious because she knew what he felt about her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlq4VC9b1C8
“I know. That’s the price we pay for knowing what exists and being a vampire. I wish I could make it better for you,” she replied. She always hated when he was hurt. Besides, she sired him and no matter what, cared for him. She was responsible for anything that happened to him, whether it was by her hand or not.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4q3eIRy3fl
“Well, there’s nothing any of us can do. What happened between you and Kai?” he replied, knowing she was injured. He’d know it since she’d shown up, alive yet again. He’d just been ignoring it until it seemed the right time to help her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQKQnxipnM
“It doesn’t matter,” she answered him.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPQiy5sUf1
“Well, it does to me. He’s a maniac. Nobody deserves to be treated how Kai tends to treat everyone he meets and crosses paths with.”613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqDoJVSyna
She took her hand away from his face and dropped it.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdD2vK80is5
“I should be the one asking what happened to you. You care now. That’s a new one. You haven’t cared for me since 1864. What changed?” she replied.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZ8fpCfGf6
“I don’t know. I guess the thought of Kai hurting you isn’t something I care to happen.”613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7YecTBMBA
“I can take care of myself, Damon. You don’t need to play hero to everyone that gets hurt or almost dies. You can’t help or save everyone.”613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5a8koJYxI
“Well, maybe not, but I sure as hell can try.”613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmK5T2t1DW8
“Don’t. You’ll get yourself killed for good.”613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLoMCixSzN
As she spoke, he scanned her for what her injuries were. He could see that it looked like she had some stab wounds and there was a dagger in one of her thighs. It looked like it had opened an artery. There was also blood on the left side of her head and she was pale. He knew that she had lost a lot of blood and it was making her weak, but she was hiding what she was feeling.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9bQmU7rrA
“How about we get out of here? You need a hospital,” he suggested.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbCzBgZTMx
She knew he was right, but didn’t want to admit it. She was stubborn like that, but she was starting to feel weak and her vision was going black.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVT4XQuKoXG
“Katherine,” he said, as he caught her from hitting the ground. He then gently layed her down on the ground, knelt by her, and gently took her jacket off. He had to use it to slow or stop the bleeding.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnmEzOI9fJ
As she lay there, trying to stay awake, she blurrily saw Damon. She could also feel pain and put her hand on her lower stomach, where she felt the pain and now the blood. She could also feel her hand start to shake.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhKoEcrmUH
He took her hand off the wound and put her jacket on it, tying it into place. He then put her hand on top of her jacket and his hand on top of hers.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAv4c9Bczv
“Stay with me, Katherine. You’re gonna be okay.”613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAo5WcTNODL
He slid an arm under her, gently pulling her into his arms, and slide his other arm under her legs. He then got to his feed and blurred towards the hospital.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBj5JIWP2p
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Damon stood by and watched as the doctors got her hooked up to an ivy and checked her over, as they put a breathing mask on her. There wasn’t anything he could do. He could only wait for them to tend to her wounds and hope she would make it.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZCUmDfQiW
As everything began to fade away, she could hear the sound of doctors around her and knew where she was. Then everything went black.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUP1bsTqH1H
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A few hours later, a doctor informed Damon that she was in the recovery room and should be just fine. She had a few fractured ribs, a concussion, an opened artery, and some internal bleeding but would be just find as long as she healed correctly and didn’t reopen her wounds. He thanked the doctor and then went to her room to see her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDTvCfrV7s
He closed the door behind himself and sat on her beside, a hand on top of hers and his other one he rested on the left side of her face.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9ASGIXSAu
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When she woke up, she saw that she was in a hospital room with Damon seated on her bedside, a hand on the side of her face.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZt44a5iCt
She gave a smile.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fWAwfsBlX
“You saved me.”613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3rEjgxJ7r
“Yes, and don’t make me regret it,” he replied.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIGTVlG25e
“Well, thank you anyway,” she said.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SB5pQJrMc
He took his hand away from her face and she slowly sat up.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdoAY1IHzZ
They silently looked at one another.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk17MndJG9s
After a few minutes, they began to make out.
