Summary: Katherine comes back home bitten. It was four hours ago that she was bitten. Can she drive the rest of the way to the Salvatore boarding house? Will Damon care enough to get her the cure, or will he let her die?739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBwB3Lp2hx
It was a dark night in Mystic Falls, Virginia as Katherine Pierce drove her SUV down the road, the Whickery bridge not far behind her. She was on her way to Damon to the Salvatore boarding house, hoping he would be there. But she wasn't sure if she would make it there alone. Her vision was so blurry that she felt herself making the car swerve from one lane to another.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL64XT6PUj
"Come on, Katherine. You can do this. All you need is Klaus' blood, if not Damon. Come on. You've had less than worst compared to this. And you're still alive. So come on," she told herself, until she had to pull over to the shoulder, car turned off, feeling sick. She then opened her door and got out, dropping to her knees and coughing up blood.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYJW55FPKE
Caroline Forbes had been walking, heading for the Mystic Grille for her date with Tyler Lockwood, her hybrid boyfriend, when she stopped a distance away, seeing the scene and swerving car, recognizing it and the vampiress.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHFym4x0T5
"Katherine?" she said softly, before using vamp speed to stand by her.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofXY49LusG
She then knelt at her side.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdiAdaT13Z
Katherine, now done, looked at her and went to start to her feet. When she did, the blond put a hand on her right upper arm, helping her.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXDDeIURBI
"What happened?" the blond asked.
"I killed Klaus' hybrids he sent after me. You know the rest."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7J1o8SgUOp
"How long ago, Katherine?"739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgnraOP5ct
"Four hours ago. I guess the older you are, the more time it takes to affect you. It didn't start until two hours ago."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpvs1B2lMi
And you drove all the way back? Caroline thought to herself.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LLz3ioy7Y
"I'll get you to Damon."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeluXZcy3EZ
As she said that, Katherine weakened and could hardly stand. So Caroline put Katherine's arm around her shoulders, before slowly heading in the direction of the Mystic Bar and Grille.
Once they were outside, Caroline opened the door enough so everyone could only see her. She saw Damon finish a shot glass of liquor, seated on a stool at the bar.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbuuXbDLpe
"Damon, get out here. You're needed; now."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzl1i4ZSJJZ
"Can it wait?" he asked, looking at her.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3j4UJPqJK
"No; hurry."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7K5nQxXc8z
There was urgency in her voice so he headed for the door.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZHuLHVkwH
"Fine; I'm coming."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzp9R6qtlH
She closed the door and went to stand a distance away from the Mystic Grill, an arm on Katherine's left upper arm. She was so weak that Caroline thought she would collapse any second.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcAg2UomyW
Damon walked up to them.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51iOPMVccL
"Take care of her," Caroline told him, letting go of her and lightly pushing her towards him.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6XSXbZzY3
He put a hand on Kat's upper right arm and looked at the blond.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMb1GilWXy
"What happened to her?"739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoLKiS3ijX
"She told me she came back to get your help to get her the cure. She was bitten four hours ago by Klaus' hybrids she was running from. I only brought her here to help her on Elena's behalf. We both know she worries too much. Now I have to get in there, or I'm going to be late for my date with Tyler."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoDKx1XXmY
He watched her walk in and then looked at his Sire. He saw she was in worst condition than he had been a few years ago, after Tyler Lockwood had accidentally bitten him.
He put gentle but firm hands on each of her arms. He looked into her eyes, trying to get her to focus on him. She was very pale, color drained from her face and all of her skin, eyes dull, lips chapped. And he could hear her breathing. She could barely breathe.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZn4IzyCz1
"Katherine. Kat, hang in there. You'll be okay. I'll get you the cure," he promised, using his old nickname for her.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VYNUjbNHP
He could only watch, as she lost consciousness and collapsed, just barely alive. And as she collapsed, he moved his left hand between her shoulder blades, holding her up, keeping her from hitting the ground. He then let go with his right hand, using his right arm to scoop her up gently in his arms.
Once he had her in his bed, he headed down the stairs towards the basement, where all the blood was neatly kept in a cooler. That was where he also kept Klaus' blood; what was left of it, anyway. He hadn't drunk the whole vial when it had been him in that bed, Elena taking such good care of him, and listening to what he had to say, for once in her life. And then Katherine had come with Klaus' blood and had saved his life. But one thing he hadn't, and probably would never know, was what she had meant by I owed you one. She didn't care about him. Over and over, she had chosen Stefan over him. It always infuriated him that his brother got everything he could ever wish for, while he was there on the side lines watching, waiting to get the girl. Something Stefan always got. And that was how he had become who he was these days.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLyA3W4QbI
He grabbed the vial of Klaus' blood and vanished to stand at her bedside. He then sat on her bedside and gently lifted her head, putting the vial to her lips, making the blood go down her throat.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPJb3BThr0
Once it was finished, he set the vial on the end table and layed her head gently back down. And then he took her hand in hers. He trailed his free hand gently down the side of her face. And he waited for her to wake. He knew she would awaken soon, due to her color and breathing turning to normal.
