It was a dark night in Mystic Falls, as Damon Salvatore sat in a chair at Katherine Pierce's bedside, waiting for her to awaken. She had been injured in the car crash worst than Jeremy, when they had fought over the wheel when she had tried to run. He never should've told him to turn back around. The moment he told Jeremy to do that, he had broken his promise to her that he would protect her. Now she was in the hospital in critical condition and didn't know if his blood would work. Her body had rejected Caroline's blood and she had technically been turned by him and Katherine both, considering she had killed her a few years ago when Damon's blood had been in her system. But then again, they weren't connected like he and Katherine were. She had made him in her image and he had died with her blood in his system in 1864. They were alike in more ways than one. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAoOBhMB3pDR
He bit his wrist and put it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat, deciding that it was worth a shot. If it worked, she'd be okay. If not, she may or may not wake up in transition. 472Please respect copyright.PENANA0B8QZfsknF
He took his wrist away, which instantly healed. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAe4plYuMzzK
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A few hours later, she came to. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAAPmZITKm1e
He smiled.472Please respect copyright.PENANAANNy7kJDaI
"Hey," he greeted. 472Please respect copyright.PENANALEwG7h6p6X
"Where am I?" she asked. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAOH3wdxSJnQ
"The Mystic Falls hospital. I brought you here," he replied. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAdLG0VFXT23
"Thanks. Who are you?"472Please respect copyright.PENANA4LDyBS5IDL
"Damon Salvatore. What's the last thing you remember?" he replied, worried, knowing this wasn't one of her games. 472Please respect copyright.PENANA2XTAmPvyMv
She slowly sat up and looked at him. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAC3EBjCbH2W
"Finding my entire village, including my family, slaughtered by Klaus. Why am I not in Bulgaria? Did you find me?" she replied. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAsFR4Xyb7ch
"You came here in 1864. Then you left and came back in 2009. I'll tell you the full story once we get back to the boarding house," he replied, and realized that she had lost 522 years of her memory. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAcZaHloRcUC
"What's the year?"472Please respect copyright.PENANAJEx0cEzdnM
"2014."472Please respect copyright.PENANASwItlgIzzE
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As they walked, she looked around, wary of vehicles and thinking clothes these days were strange. The world she remembered didn't have vehicles and clothes were simple. In her day, they had horses and wagons.472Please respect copyright.PENANATMdvyxJFGd
Damon walked beside her, knowing that he was more than just her protector or body guard. He had to get her memory back, or she'd most likely get herself killed, thinking she could take on a vampire on her own. All she remembered was the sixteenth century. In her mind, she was a new born vampire; not a newly turned back human.472Please respect copyright.PENANA7AZWgPsCiH
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Once inside, he closed the door behind her and led her to his living room, where he gestured to the couch. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAIODCPIAwWF
"Sit. I'll be right back."472Please respect copyright.PENANAkJgwT1iEy7
He vamp sped to her old room and soon returned with her old, leather bound journal.472Please respect copyright.PENANAl9DLZc1vWl
He walked over and handed it to her. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAsZkHxNwibT
"I never read it, but I assume this will help. I'll fill in the blanks."472Please respect copyright.PENANAgHLV8UjDlO
"My journal," she replied, and took it. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAEqhiw79Mto
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A few hours later, she had read it from beginning to end and Damon had answered all of her questions and had filled in the blanks. He had even told her what had happened from 2009 to the recent events. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAi18mAe17Bi
He sat beside her with a shot glass of Bourbon in hand, sipping it. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAHjdegHLIMc
"Even though I don't remember doing any of those things, I'm sorry for everything I did to everyone," she apologized, looking at him. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1XLEQryMl
He was surprised at her apology and realized that the Katherine in 1492 had still been sweet, kind, and sophisticated. Even after a few drinks.472Please respect copyright.PENANAuhtSW0i7i3
"It's late. I should take you to your room."472Please respect copyright.PENANAraj52JpsTU
He stood up, setting the empty shot glass on the end table, and held out his hand. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAGbhLEKv8xS
She took it and stood up. 472Please respect copyright.PENANABiB4rrn5Sd
They were both drunk, but he was better at hiding it. 472Please respect copyright.PENANADoEwJKBtSU
He showed her to her room and, between drinking and their history together, they ended up in his room, door closed, on his bed, him on top, making out. They had no care in the world in that moment.472Please respect copyright.PENANAJiivaHahUC
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The next day, Damon woke up to see that he was next to a sleeping, human Katherine, and remembered that they had made love last night. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAIAAUD8coS0
He groaned. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAQRALkZBnJQ
What the hell had he done? He shouldn't be getting cozy or bonding with her just because of her memory loss and kindness. If Elena found out, she'd kill them both. Even though she was away at college at Whitmore, he and Elena were still together. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAsXtnD4DOGz
Without waking her, he got ready and dressed for the day.472Please respect copyright.PENANAJirQNLcE77
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A few months later he found a witch to help restore her memories she had lost, which worked, though he hated letting the sophisticated Katherine go. He liked her better. 472Please respect copyright.PENANAmbhcGbOFx5
In the end, after her memories were restored, he promised that he'd keep his promise to her that he'd protect her.472Please respect copyright.PENANAj5IiD2sjWX