Summary: What if Katherine had been there to stop Rebecca? What if Elena had chosen Damon, instead of Stefan?707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkw7PryTcps
It was a dark night, as Elena spoke to Damon on the phone, Matt driving Elena home in his old, white, Chevy truck.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMATPr6xUJm
"If you had to choose, who would it be? Who would get the good-bye?" Damon questioned.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSa5psNWZB8
"I choose you, Damon. I love you both, but Stefan hurt me in a way that I don't know I can forgive."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWixSYoO5k
Damon was relieved.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIazgbVLjy
"I love you, too."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhaX9dXaXS
"I'll see you soon, Damon."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFFi1rbnZn
"Take care, Elena."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjBEUFmEBu
Just then, Matt hit the breaks, seeing Rebecca. Before he could hit her, Elena and Matt saw Katherine push Rebekah out of the way.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31Ai2n5jHX
The truck stopped.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5U5qxJr7d9
Matt and Elena saw Rebekah and Katherine face off.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GPewAUn3e
Kat hissed at Rebekah.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMTVBiJ7Eo
"What do you think you're doing?"707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFDHjYHurJ
"Alaric killed my brother. He's linked with Elena. Alaric has to die," Rebekah growled and hissed back.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRjQ1W5yg0
Kat growled.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKivGtzkO6
"I won't let her die. I'll die before I let Elena die."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEc8wpnFbX
Kat growled again as a warning.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1p0KTJerIA
"Go home or I'll dagger you, Rebekah."
The Original growled before vanishing at vamp speed.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzfcfCrx1r
Kat relaxed and looked over at Elena who had gotten out of the truck and was heading towards the vampiress.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY32qNJfOkJ
"Katherine?"707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbn8YZ5rw0p
"Elena, you should go home. I'll make sure Rebekah isn't following."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPCoqCceA5
"What happened?"707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCaXk3j0Te
"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."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMn7XGoUEvi
"Thank you. But why do you care?"707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBuuakEHB2
"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."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnC6tq9RG20
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.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPoyfJAhLn
Elena turned from her and walked towards the car where Matt waited.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAwsS1rwt0
Kat watched Elena get in and the truck drive off.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHnVHCnu8U
Matt gave the phone back to Elena, which she had had Matt take and speak to Damon.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl3WTNzKmX
"Damon, I'm here."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPATGLmSHz
"Elena, what happened?"707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMn8wBVbna
"Katherine just saved us both from Rebekah trying to run us off the road to kill me."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoBBxtsrHF
"I'm heading back, Elena."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtdpJbPurO
"Damon, Katherine said she would make sure Rebekah doesn't follow. Somehow, I believe her. She said something else. Something about family."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvfq9SWIAH
"What did she say?"707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlI5Zo6wGGq
"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."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqz6Jyi8x0j
"You shouldn't believe her. Everything she says is a lie."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMbkHsJW5h
"You didn't see her, Damon. It seemed like she wanted to say more."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLO3JrLmpo
"We'll figure it out when I get back."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKDjzDcO5y
"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.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbRkQBj0vf
Kat walked in.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnorKp9lRzj
"Good. You're here," she told them, and then sat next to Elena.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn61k7c2Lsl
"What do you want?" Damon asked.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzkECEf0jj
Kat looked at him.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99cp8SsRAY
"You could be nicer. I'm older than you. Didn't anyone ever teach you to respect your elders?"707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBjrfL7Hqw
Damon looked back at her.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfyW8Eccyh
"Respect is putting it mildly considering what you've done."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9jHq9iWvP
"What you think I did," Kat corrected.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5Ih8jGXB8
Elena watched their exchange.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyTqRq7mOH
"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."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPhtxGodOQ
The Petrova vampiress took out a brown, leather book. It looked very old.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwZgL5fC9m
Kat looked at Elena.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMr4LVkhZXs
"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."707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PHq27vM0S
Elena took the journal that she handed to her. Then Elena and Damon watched her leave.707Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCREssEqSG6
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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