Summary: What if Kat had arrived right after one of The Five had knocked Damon out?
Damon tried to get away from the guy and saw his tattoo on his hand.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKg3npTYoT0
"You're one of The Five."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKsoP7cKNS
He didn't have time for anything else, because everything went black.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUw5z5kMKh
The guy stood over Damon whom lay on his back and took out a stake. He raised it to strike, but at that moment, he was thrown a distance away. He stood up and saw a pissed off vampiress. He aimed the crossbow at her and fired, but she was instantly out of the way.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjaQNaTwq4
"We can play this game all you want, or you can leave and never bother any of us again."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaXuO3LJI6
He aimed to shoot again and she was instantly by him. She through his crossbow into the trees and kicked him to the ground.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJtu6wm4gj
"I guess it's the hard way then," she said. "You see, family and friends are everything so I take hurting or killing them personally."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbv7ZPsLRlp
She grabbed him by the throat, ready to kill him, when he stabbed her with a stake in her stomach in attempt to get her off. She pulled it out and tossed it away.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZ9ViacIBs
"Now that was just painful. That hurt."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNq2tS6eMi
He attempted to stake her to kill her and they ended up rolling on the ground, fighting over the stake.
When she saw his tattoo on his hand, she used all her strength and stabbed the stake into his leg. Then she left him on the ground in pain to painfully kneel down beside Damon.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI767mNXK4p
The guy watched her in pain after he had put a dagger in her side. Now he knew she was in trouble and he didn't care. He had put werewolf poison and vervain on the dagger.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrikaHHlic
Katherine was too weak to pull the dagger out and she needed help, so all she could do was wait for Damon to awaken.
When Damon awoke not long afterward, he saw Katherine. The guy was gone and Kat didn't quite look right.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwER5eMCiP5
"Katherine?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDv4qnnL0ns
He slowly sat up.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKRpOQPRkT
"It's me. I did what I could. I didn't kill him but now I need help," she summarized.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8ZglcMBZ3
He looked at her closely to figure out what was wrong. Then he saw she was pale, sweating, looked weak, and there was a dagger in her left side. It was deep, protruding close to the middle of her abdomen. He knew what she had done in the past, but she needed him now. She needed every ounce of help she could get.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QVJQOA9e8
He knelt in front of her.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiDMxD5sgq
"We need to get back to camp."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nXAHqdKku
He tried to pull the dagger out, but couldn't. The handle of it was laced with vervain. As soon as his hand burned, he pulled it away.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDGdwafgeO
His hand stopped burning and he put an arm around her, getting them both to their feet.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeltHNI8jP
She put an arm around his shoulders weakly and they walked to camp, Kat limping.
Elena was heading for the trees, when she smelled fresh blood close by with the mixture of Damon's scent. Then, a moment later, Damon walked in with a very pale, limping, bleeding Katherine.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKzhnQg5W2
"Damon?" Elena questioned.
"She saved my life from one of The Five killing me. He daggered her with a vervained dagger," he explained.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZZ44pnAPX
"Let's get her in my tent," she suggested, walking up to them.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIGgdOxczY
Katherine started to lose consciousness.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfx2WDMu33E
Both vampires stood at either side of her and used their body weight to hold her up. Elena put an arm around her and put Kat's free arm around her shoulders. Then they both half walked half dragged her to the tent.
A few minutes later, she lay on her back on Elena's sleeping bag, half conscious.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamoCTk4Eac
"I'm dying," she whispered.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FmL8SO44i
Both vampires knew what she met. There was werewolf poison on the dagger, too.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsN6xtEfSUM
"We won't let you die," Elena promised her.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChZSQva0Ix
Just then, they sensed Jeremy. Then he walked in.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71qTaYKL5C
"What's going on?" he asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1WqSQarcP
"Jeremy, I want you to pull the dagger out. You're human. You can do it," Elena said.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkoWKfm7sd
"We'll explain after you pull it out," Damon informed him.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNBMMyUGVG
Jeremy bent down and pulled it out, tossing it out of the tent.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1ICrlLyXh
Kat gasped in pain.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcppOmAYs8
"Shh. Shh, Katherine; it's okay; you'll be okay," Elena said, trying to calm her.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWhxdKWB00
"While Elena babysits, I'll fill you in," Damon told Jeremy.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hUGDQt78k
Jeremy and Damon left the tent.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCkVVBp5yk
Elena rested a gentle hand on Katherine's forehead. She was sweating badly. She took her hand away. She knew there was one thing she could do to help her descendant. So she did just that. She started to unbutton her leather jacket and take it off her to cool her down a little. Then, once it was off, Elena set it down in a corner.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETgpNHo4MO
Suddenly, a sharp pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating pain.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBW3gba1Mz
Elena tried to soothe her.
"So, what are you going to do?" Jeremy asked, having been filled in.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTZCarEndM
"We either need to get her home or call Klaus," Damon replied.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3Afuqd9ho
"I'll call Klaus," Damon heard Elena say from the tent.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuyrv2b6fj
Stefan and Rebekah came into camp.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfM5Gb1pCn
"What about Klaus?" Stefan asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHWfeLnswQ
"Katherine's here. She saved my life from one of The Five. Now she's dying. Elena's with her. She's calling Klaus," Damon answered his brother.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUF28nE4by
"What's she even doing here in the first place?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtB2Ywc7b3N
"I don't know, Stefan. Why don't you ask her yourself? I didn't have time to ask her. All I know is there's an injured one of The Five out there and Katherine's dying."
Elena called Niklaus and waited for an answer.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FCtgFyGpb
"Hello, Elena. What can I do for you?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7mAbaTYXF
"It's Katherine. She's dying. You have to help her."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iIErSdP4Y
"What did Katerina get into this time?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoN7YcOVPi
"She saved Damon's life from one of The Five. He stabbed her with a dagger with werewolf poison and vervain on it. Pleas, Klaus."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz90BEcsQm9
"If you get your friend to untrap me, I'll come over."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDHHb5rttw
"I'll see what I can do. Are you really going to help, or do you just want free?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLT4DnkMmoM
"I want both, luv."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFm1npajmAC
Another pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating agony.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDQgiBROMh
"Thanks, Klaus."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdI03ZJw39R
They hung up.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCI0bm6bQW
"Hang in there," Elena said.
Damon looked at them.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28uGvNzboR
"We need Bonnie so Klaus can cure her."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5WZrx6ewR
"I'll find her," Stefan volunteered.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUApKMnYNdk
Damon watched him go.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdH9YNpVSq
"It's quite amazing, you know. One moment, you're in love with her. The next moment, you want to kill her. Now you want to save her life," Rebekah said. "It's fascinating, really."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvDWMWWkls
He looked at her.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjL4zw7gJz
"You don't understand."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7A2N2JSB8H
"You're right. I don't. But I would if you'd explain it to me."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbRrOpKGoL
"I'd rather not. I think I'll pass."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCes4YhBZ4u
"Very well, then."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRBDJeGZ3F
"Rebekah, why don't you make yourself useful and go after my brother?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCNJsog3JG
"Or I could stay here," she replied, sitting down by the campfire on a log.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj0iSYQeFK
"You're stubborn," he commented.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5bW6k4pYe
He headed for the tent.
Elena looked down at the unconscious vampiress, hoping Bonnie would do it and Klaus would get here soon. She felt so helpless. All she could do was look after her and watch Katherine slowly die. She didn't want to lose yet another family member. She sure as hell didn't want to watch another die.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9mPEfBeG2
Damon walked inside and knelt by her beside Elena. He looked down at her; if only he had known why she had come here in the first place. He hoped she wouldn't die. He saw she was even worst and her breathing was labored.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWIqB8mywx
Hang in there, he thought to her, not sure if she could hear him or not.
By the time Klaus walked into the tent, she was just minutes from death. It was heard for her to breathe and all she could do was lay there and wait for the time of death.
Klaus knelt down at her right side, as she closed her eyes and her head rolled to the left.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ORn4iqhGf
"Katerina, Katerina," he said.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhbMtYHNVw
He pulled her gently into his arms and positioned her head gently back. He bit his wrist and put it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssYQlTqsqX
After he knew he had given her enough, he layed her gently back down and got to his feet.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiBOvoYdv9
"Thank you," Elena said.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QJxhs2bFs
"You're welcome. Now I must go."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28px91e3lP
Klaus left the tent.
Half an hour later, Kat came to to see Damon and Elena at either side of her.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OPo66j5lK
"Hey," Elena greeted.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRZrnswi7K
"Feeling better?" Damon asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEj7XiFUSrA
"Yeah; thanks; to all of you."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCSGFjSgQn
"So, why were you here in the first place?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzXbrQwVtT
"To help find the cure," she told him. "You may find it shocking and all, but I want that cure. I never wanted this. I only turned to get away from Klaus, but it didn't matter. He came after me, anyway. I want the cure as much as Elena here and you once did and Stefan. I can name off others that want it, too."
Damon was shocked that she wouldn't want to stay a vampire after all she had done.
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