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?600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MyuItbmkm
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.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAfQGTU6Bb
Suddenly, not far from the boarding house, she found herself facing an enemy. It was a male vampire.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYbpADOG9a
She took a step back.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZBopSWn7c
"Katherine Pierce," he said with a smile.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoP3b6rqe7Z
"Who are you?" she asked him.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7DXX8Zq1D
"Warlow. You don't know me, but your Salvatores do. Now come with me."600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhtha81zfa
She backed up a couple more paces.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvVrggM2Ms
"I don't think so," she replied, getting the sense that he might be their enemy.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMHs3pLW6q
He grabbed her roughly by the left arm.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUnCDYgYNt
"You're human. What can you do to stop me?" he said.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIbosn29mu
"Nothing. But that doesn't mean I'll tell you anything."600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPtU9z8aXN
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.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxtr1qkTNb
"We're going to have so much fun together," he said, with an evil smile.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2n1HnPOrq
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.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYU7E2dPIoq
"Nice of you to join me," Warlow greeted. "Now let's announce to him that you need help."600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxj7mDgUhDc
He took her phone out and went to her contacts.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6VJ2u8nub
"No," she protested.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb59WqsFaxe
He ignored her.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1QtHk23DS
"Stefan or Damon?" he questioned, before making up his mind and saying,"How about Damon."600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc3cYqnQSN
He put it on speaker and called him, the other hand with a knife, as he stood in front of her.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPMnDgBoVM
"Katherine," Damon answered.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHSyzoYSzf
"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."600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpafGgMYUZP
For good measure, he took the knife and stabbed her in the side.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIP6YSCDfb
She screamed in pain.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qLOmSUBmV
He pulled it out.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgYhGNJEkO
"Better hurry. She's human and she's dying," he urged him.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBqnLoCnyt
He smirked.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2KEd4XpCf
"It's a trap. Don't get yourself killed over me," she informed him.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37YkOtX0lO
"Shut up," Warlow growled.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiYmO0xVPz
"Go to hell," she said to him.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKKN4Toqcp
He stabbed her in the gut, and then he took the knife out.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXu5F17BVg
"As I said, you should go," Warlow said, as Damon listened.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4PYSvSosm
Damon growled, as he heard her, knowing they were both right.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkMbBJIHng
Warlow hung up on him.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtS9A4TJuwh
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.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzTVBgA7Na
He was instantly in front of her.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiG6DYvsXO
"If you can hear me, stay with me, Katherine," he urged her, as he used inhuman strength to unchain her.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqROnPYbc8Q
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.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6v2Pt8cYd
"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.600Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LC8R9LZQJ
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.
