Ch.12: Gods and Monsters
Summary: Set in the S7 finale “Gods and Monsters.” What if Katherine coming back to life and warning him not to listen to the voice in the vault stopped Evil Itself from getting to him? What if he helped her after he found out she was hurt by Kai? What will ensue between them?
It was a nebulous night, as Damon Salvatore stood in the vault. He had just heard the sound of Elena’s voice and had hung up on Enzo. Even though he knew Elena was still in a coffin under the sleep spell Kai had put her in, he couldn’t help but to listen to what sounded like Elena calling his name.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWSRj5KQMc
As he began to look around for who or what it was, scanning with his eyes, he suddenly saw a very human and injured Katherine appear.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgpdcKzrXR
“Damon, help me. I need you,” the voice said in the vault.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQ6ePIMQf7
“Katherine?” he questioned her.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeJvWUIEej
“It’s me. You didn’t think I’d stay dead, did you?”646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgGB7OB6Zw
“Well, I can hope, can’t I? How are you alive?”646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcgSSft0ky
“I ended up in the 1994 prison world. I think you can guess the rest.” She slowly half walked and half limped towards him until she was inches in front of him. “Don’t listen to the voice. Let’s just get the hell out of here.”646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOWRwxa8t3
“Why? What is it?” he asked her.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPuk85VQzK
“Evil itself. Now let’s go,” she answered him.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklSIXANQuL
After hearing that, he left the vault and then building with her.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSprjqzsjE
Afterward, they stood in front of each other.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71qZ8gle1b
“I know it’s not my place or anything, but I’m sorry that you had to deal with Kai. He’s a psychotic maniac ass. Bonnie and I had to deal with him when we died for a little while. Then a while later, he came back alive and towards the end of last year, he put Elena under a sleeping spell and linked her to Bonnie. I can’t be with her for 60 years until Bonnie dies. He also nearly killed Bonnie which I ripped his head off for,” he informed her.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXg4CTQ5L8
“I’ll deal and I’m sorry for Elena. I know how much she means to everyone.”646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVy9159DVnG
“Yeah, well, it was bound to happen. I lose everyone I care about over time,” he replied.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiC1scSezn
She gently and cautiously rested a hand on the side of his face. She was cautious because she knew what he felt about her.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQomiqKcY4B
“I know. That’s the price we pay for knowing what exists and being a vampire. I wish I could make it better for you,” she replied. She always hated when he was hurt. Besides, she sired him and no matter what, cared for him. She was responsible for anything that happened to him, whether it was by her hand or not.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHr3G3xjtCl
“Well, there’s nothing any of us can do. What happened between you and Kai?” he replied, knowing she was injured. He’d know it since she’d shown up, alive yet again. He’d just been ignoring it until it seemed the right time to help her.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PdZwtZkah
“It doesn’t matter,” she answered him.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdlRjmATDj
“Well, it does to me. He’s a maniac. Nobody deserves to be treated how Kai tends to treat everyone he meets and crosses paths with.”646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBZxtUgPoV
She took her hand away from his face and dropped it.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyiRRpws0s
“I should be the one asking what happened to you. You care now. That’s a new one. You haven’t cared for me since 1864. What changed?” she replied.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡka1YspPNaF
“I don’t know. I guess the thought of Kai hurting you isn’t something I care to happen.”646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYA0oTIMAL3
“I can take care of myself, Damon. You don’t need to play hero to everyone that gets hurt or almost dies. You can’t help or save everyone.”646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyl14tZbytY
“Well, maybe not, but I sure as hell can try.”646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScg7Vyitd3
“Don’t. You’ll get yourself killed for good.”646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPgEKHpJcv
As she spoke, he scanned her for what her injuries were. He could see that it looked like she had some stab wounds and there was a dagger in one of her thighs. It looked like it had opened an artery. There was also blood on the left side of her head and she was pale. He knew that she had lost a lot of blood and it was making her weak, but she was hiding what she was feeling.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3A1KyHjKQN
“How about we get out of here? You need a hospital,” he suggested.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxneJT5k51
She knew he was right, but didn’t want to admit it. She was stubborn like that, but she was starting to feel weak and her vision was going black.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ280dEqGvtf
“Katherine,” he said, as he caught her from hitting the ground. He then gently layed her down on the ground, knelt by her, and gently took her jacket off. He had to use it to slow or stop the bleeding.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6U5dGGDOW
As she lay there, trying to stay awake, she blurrily saw Damon. She could also feel pain and put her hand on her lower stomach, where she felt the pain and now the blood. She could also feel her hand start to shake.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhHOLH7rJV
He took her hand off the wound and put her jacket on it, tying it into place. He then put her hand on top of her jacket and his hand on top of hers.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0K2cG780K2
“Stay with me, Katherine. You’re gonna be okay.”646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mMLK3xFsp
He slid an arm under her, gently pulling her into his arms, and slide his other arm under her legs. He then got to his feed and blurred towards the hospital.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8uXxc4drH
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Damon stood by and watched as the doctors got her hooked up to an ivy and checked her over, as they put a breathing mask on her. There wasn’t anything he could do. He could only wait for them to tend to her wounds and hope she would make it.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUlv0anRni
As everything began to fade away, she could hear the sound of doctors around her and knew where she was. Then everything went black.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlzsWQ6t3A
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A few hours later, a doctor informed Damon that she was in the recovery room and should be just fine. She had a few fractured ribs, a concussion, an opened artery, and some internal bleeding but would be just find as long as she healed correctly and didn’t reopen her wounds. He thanked the doctor and then went to her room to see her.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XCMC3PyZ7
He closed the door behind himself and sat on her beside, a hand on top of hers and his other one he rested on the left side of her face.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAmkQmi9Ta
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When she woke up, she saw that she was in a hospital room with Damon seated on her bedside, a hand on the side of her face.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqry8eHpT1
She gave a smile.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAjYYIWUBH
“You saved me.”646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEJVkkZkex
“Yes, and don’t make me regret it,” he replied.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfPMJZ4cvY
“Well, thank you anyway,” she said.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ298RzUN70t
He took his hand away from her face and she slowly sat up.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrSisjmPoq
They silently looked at one another.646Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhVUjPm4Dk
After a few minutes, they began to make out.
