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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmJIjLhKnh
"You're one of The Five."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfQo1emPfE
He didn't have time for anything else, because everything went black.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDGMkuGfb4
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbEC3Bhc2i
"We can play this game all you want, or you can leave and never bother any of us again."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefaoYtbz9v
He aimed to shoot again and she was instantly by him. She through his crossbow into the trees and kicked him to the ground.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PKpdnqhLV
"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."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgw6QAw2CH
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijOK7Nc4ad
"Now that was just painful. That hurt."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmPtnLTcKD
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nrBXNL56Q
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosgaZe4aYU
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZzUSHI9YX
"Katherine?"753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNCbNphoH8
He slowly sat up.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TldYqr8NL
"It's me. I did what I could. I didn't kill him but now I need help," she summarized.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zNF467EKw
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO00W02k0Nz
He knelt in front of her.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW97jdbUyRq
"We need to get back to camp."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1SOc5dseu
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgWlDtgmyd
His hand stopped burning and he put an arm around her, getting them both to their feet.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwXAoLE7b4
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggIqBatiSJ
"Damon?" Elena questioned.
"She saved my life from one of The Five killing me. He daggered her with a vervained dagger," he explained.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgeZJIpehg
"Let's get her in my tent," she suggested, walking up to them.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgz1tTV6GYs
Katherine started to lose consciousness.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GetwsEyVm
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNK6LfGCjv
"I'm dying," she whispered.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2NQDeeETs
Both vampires knew what she met. There was werewolf poison on the dagger, too.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfz6TDpiBI
"We won't let you die," Elena promised her.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxbjOV4rlo
Just then, they sensed Jeremy. Then he walked in.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGN4t0oN3p
"What's going on?" he asked.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZchiMb58n9
"Jeremy, I want you to pull the dagger out. You're human. You can do it," Elena said.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxAKYngMDx
"We'll explain after you pull it out," Damon informed him.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrnb0yI7z5
Jeremy bent down and pulled it out, tossing it out of the tent.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpfzQbRlRa
Kat gasped in pain.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwPJmwBipx
"Shh. Shh, Katherine; it's okay; you'll be okay," Elena said, trying to calm her.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWwxvpXzS3
"While Elena babysits, I'll fill you in," Damon told Jeremy.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmClmbWqF2
Jeremy and Damon left the tent.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRwLp5We2Z
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWEHPt8o6f
Suddenly, a sharp pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating pain.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYHsGFYDTX
Elena tried to soothe her.
"So, what are you going to do?" Jeremy asked, having been filled in.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cFb5euc7s
"We either need to get her home or call Klaus," Damon replied.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRymAQ2R1bI
"I'll call Klaus," Damon heard Elena say from the tent.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3OFw7U1n5
Stefan and Rebekah came into camp.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tPZl82sbg
"What about Klaus?" Stefan asked.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oThm3JFhY
"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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0U50jYtea
"What's she even doing here in the first place?"753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjd090mErSp
"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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS52qGm8moM
"Hello, Elena. What can I do for you?"753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrOOdIzFAw
"It's Katherine. She's dying. You have to help her."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJctvWq15DX
"What did Katerina get into this time?"753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21TGLK8Bgy
"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."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRn3XqlbMQ
"If you get your friend to untrap me, I'll come over."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2oZhiP5eQ
"I'll see what I can do. Are you really going to help, or do you just want free?"753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1NiwnfWGA
"I want both, luv."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6GbMIW5La
Another pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating agony.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6Q6bZCB55
"Thanks, Klaus."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnNodsqHUr
They hung up.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpnWh2e0bB
"Hang in there," Elena said.
Damon looked at them.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayAMRjoFQV
"We need Bonnie so Klaus can cure her."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uzhmOANEX
"I'll find her," Stefan volunteered.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUT9NCXBsHF
Damon watched him go.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuukPeRLCe7
"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."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgmtWpgsN9
He looked at her.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpDS5Odhs4
"You don't understand."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdhabz3beP
"You're right. I don't. But I would if you'd explain it to me."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ttctsqD7Q
"I'd rather not. I think I'll pass."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvNpN5z0OI
"Very well, then."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYYept6o0t
"Rebekah, why don't you make yourself useful and go after my brother?"753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyVVZiK30E
"Or I could stay here," she replied, sitting down by the campfire on a log.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfN49aVzCer
"You're stubborn," he commented.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2wJMfz2dD
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxuVMOlsVO
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjganXz8q7D
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhbZnnqwLd
"Katerina, Katerina," he said.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjq7gM7cdDk
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.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfXJGrsjPO
After he knew he had given her enough, he layed her gently back down and got to his feet.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbsxE30UF5
"Thank you," Elena said.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TsH0E3U4y
"You're welcome. Now I must go."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOF2rDr4C0
Klaus left the tent.
Half an hour later, Kat came to to see Damon and Elena at either side of her.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlE1jwDbyN
"Hey," Elena greeted.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzO6RTwd57Y
"Feeling better?" Damon asked.753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouxGxpwI1q
"Yeah; thanks; to all of you."753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrgxonk9bx
"So, why were you here in the first place?"753Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeOOLunjDc
"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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