Summary: What if Katherine had been there to stop Rebecca? What if Elena had chosen Damon, instead of Stefan?710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7ulHdxAEK
It was a dark night, as Elena spoke to Damon on the phone, Matt driving Elena home in his old, white, Chevy truck.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRedy3reXzq
"If you had to choose, who would it be? Who would get the good-bye?" Damon questioned.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFivyICX9Wn
"I choose you, Damon. I love you both, but Stefan hurt me in a way that I don't know I can forgive."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdysLr6opJ
Damon was relieved.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbTU6zDHgG
"I love you, too."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjahgXN35qt
"I'll see you soon, Damon."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDaUlUfvyh
"Take care, Elena."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOcN1tF6Lg
Just then, Matt hit the breaks, seeing Rebecca. Before he could hit her, Elena and Matt saw Katherine push Rebekah out of the way.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUA8nSkXeBK
The truck stopped.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAem8ell1t
Matt and Elena saw Rebekah and Katherine face off.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyW01Mjdoia
Kat hissed at Rebekah.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuU3O2k2Bg
"What do you think you're doing?"710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHKqVQlu4E
"Alaric killed my brother. He's linked with Elena. Alaric has to die," Rebekah growled and hissed back.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2yVBROsjV
Kat growled.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrOtEg7R0Z
"I won't let her die. I'll die before I let Elena die."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJrDN8HxAc
Kat growled again as a warning.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJJzrKUwdv
"Go home or I'll dagger you, Rebekah."
The Original growled before vanishing at vamp speed.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6fUbO4YwW
Kat relaxed and looked over at Elena who had gotten out of the truck and was heading towards the vampiress.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCoClj1Jmi
"Katherine?"710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEoQOujueh
"Elena, you should go home. I'll make sure Rebekah isn't following."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mKtCg6o8c
"What happened?"710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxraJPyd9Ld
"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."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRIsWKMeHi
"Thank you. But why do you care?"710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrNGkFtbeE
"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."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbvtC72PyL
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.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvfyNmwfBf
Elena turned from her and walked towards the car where Matt waited.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cIlrqQ8rs
Kat watched Elena get in and the truck drive off.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYR64IxL5fc
Matt gave the phone back to Elena, which she had had Matt take and speak to Damon.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xA5OQAcgq
"Damon, I'm here."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0b7uGilvJ5
"Elena, what happened?"710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxH1ZLOhu64
"Katherine just saved us both from Rebekah trying to run us off the road to kill me."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDWuO3ixQW
"I'm heading back, Elena."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOOunSrTq6
"Damon, Katherine said she would make sure Rebekah doesn't follow. Somehow, I believe her. She said something else. Something about family."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRxZf2Q9Qk
"What did she say?"710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnQs3wwphG
"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."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyODXUsSKL4
"You shouldn't believe her. Everything she says is a lie."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzntKIF25x
"You didn't see her, Damon. It seemed like she wanted to say more."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RuebpJxij
"We'll figure it out when I get back."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiN8yvWs96
"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.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaadL4BU8FJ
Kat walked in.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANkhaDyKlY
"Good. You're here," she told them, and then sat next to Elena.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKKUXS7sMu
"What do you want?" Damon asked.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRswrpLWQJt
Kat looked at him.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4x5s6rrxvQ
"You could be nicer. I'm older than you. Didn't anyone ever teach you to respect your elders?"710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiG0EYK20e
Damon looked back at her.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKJz60c9VE
"Respect is putting it mildly considering what you've done."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5n1OO5WSiS
"What you think I did," Kat corrected.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0SfTe7g5e
Elena watched their exchange.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnuCDQBYm9
"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."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NLpeTDsq6
The Petrova vampiress took out a brown, leather book. It looked very old.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNionMscwjJ
Kat looked at Elena.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJopQ0hF3rN
"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."710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJPxsmg0HE
Elena took the journal that she handed to her. Then Elena and Damon watched her leave.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaYsu8tHB3
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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