Summary: Another revised version of the S2E22 finale. Takes place after Klaus knocked Damon out and left. What if Kat had trouble waking him up?
Katherine Pierce
430Please respect copyright.PENANA4HbyDZncRo
430Please respect copyright.PENANASIhj1It9ln
I kneel down beside Damon Salvatore and force fed him some blood.430Please respect copyright.PENANAo8w1tfvLrT
"Come on, Damon. Wake up," I say, pleading with him, wondering what's wrong.430Please respect copyright.PENANAZxQwjP1F7s
I toss the empty blood bag onto the floor and look him over, remembering Klaus saying he's unclean. And that's when I see it. The werewolf bite.430Please respect copyright.PENANANYuUNGBqwW
"No," I say. "No. Damon."430Please respect copyright.PENANACwXvKDVgjQ
I take his phone out and call my doppelganger.430Please respect copyright.PENANACTXljGHyma
"Elena, it's me. We have a problem. Did Damon tell you if he was bitten by a werewolf or not? He has a werewolf bite on his arm. And I can't get him up. Can you come over?" I say, before she can say anything.430Please respect copyright.PENANA7MyYrXc84n
"I didn't know. I'll be right over."430Please respect copyright.PENANAe66xVz0bAo
She hangs up and I put his phone back.430Please respect copyright.PENANAYMqEiGhwrz
"Please wake up, Damon," I beg.430Please respect copyright.PENANAphcGtesuoz
I gently slap his cheek to see if that'll work.430Please respect copyright.PENANA6H7swaCoDU
I wait.430Please respect copyright.PENANAmWDbCuqvmr
Nothing.430Please respect copyright.PENANA7stZGhPWU7
I take his hand in mine.430Please respect copyright.PENANAP86uGRlKtJ
I can't lose you, Damon. Please wake up, I think to him.
Elena soon arrives and kneels down on the left side of him. The opposite side I'm on.430Please respect copyright.PENANAINcHeFP3sS
"We need to get him home," I inform her.430Please respect copyright.PENANAHuqm37IcFn
She sees that my ring is off I guess, because she had to ask me, "Where's your ring?"430Please respect copyright.PENANA1A1cM7f1ke
"I don't know. Klaus must've taken it. And we don't have time to waste. We'll have to manage. Even if I burn alive helping him. It's worth it. I owe him one and he's my family. Family is everything to me."
By the time we get him in bed, I'm burnt terribly. I lean against the wall by his bedroom door, back against the wall, my vision blurry, my focus going in and out, as I watch Elena standing at his bedside with a wet wash cloth.430Please respect copyright.PENANA3NknzvZ11G
"We need Klaus' blood. That's the cure," I say as normal as I can.430Please respect copyright.PENANAogMEskeHI1
She hears my wavering voice, because she puts the cloth on his forehead and turns around to look at me.430Please respect copyright.PENANAp9vbdl3K8D
"Katherine," she says.430Please respect copyright.PENANAstqj82tai0
I can smell her fear scent and concern for me.430Please respect copyright.PENANAsUHtzCjLWa
"Take care of Damon. He's more important," I tell her.430Please respect copyright.PENANAR3G1WHoVbu
"No. You're both important. What's happening to you?"430Please respect copyright.PENANA7nrfJNqPu3
"You really want to know the cold, hard truth? I got burnt too much. I'm dying."430Please respect copyright.PENANAMVSaum4g2M
"I won't let you die, Katherine. What can I do?"430Please respect copyright.PENANAXQozMqFXAd
"I don't know."430Please respect copyright.PENANAbx0syC2u6S
Alaric Saltzman walks in.430Please respect copyright.PENANAdmvSNtRkHd
"How's Damon doing?"430Please respect copyright.PENANA8Iq2g5EBNr
"He needs the cure. Klaus' blood. And Katherine's dying, too. She got burnt helping me."430Please respect copyright.PENANA3994QiFhT0
"I'll take care of Katherine. You do what you have to," Alaric says.430Please respect copyright.PENANAZgMWCTasBo
I feel myself slide down the wall, as weakness starts to come.
Alaric Saltzman
430Please respect copyright.PENANAoXQaWSI8Ml
430Please respect copyright.PENANAU4LZL6Ul0q
I go to Katherine Pierce and catch her, as she starts to slide down the wall. I see she's weak, burnt badly, and fighting to stay awake. But how much longer can she fight? Even a vampire has to give up someday. And Katherine's been fighting constantly for 500 years. I have to try and help her, though. For Elena's sake.430Please respect copyright.PENANAnCtIxhPjVT
"Katherine," I say. "Stay awake."430Please respect copyright.PENANAfy4Z0kSBBp
Careful not to touch her burnt skin, I gently pick her up in my arms.430Please respect copyright.PENANADROlX5pB7i
"I'm going home," I tell Elena, before leaving with Katherine.
Not long afterward, I enter my apartment, closing the door behind myself. I then set her on her feet. I came here so Elena wouldn't know what's going to happen. I should probably kill Katherine now. Put her out of her misery with a stake through her heart. But for some reason, I can't find the will to do that to her.430Please respect copyright.PENANAQG6VE1QmQZ
"How are you feeling?" I ask, looking at her.430Please respect copyright.PENANA6LT4mNyXeN
"Weak. I'm dying. Please. Kill me now."430Please respect copyright.PENANAY7DdJ6s9gj
"No. I'm not going to kill you. Look at me."430Please respect copyright.PENANAWZziow2EtT
She looks at me, but is unsteady now.430Please respect copyright.PENANAOqhUFMXB4K
I catch her from hitting the floor, as she collapses to the floor.430Please respect copyright.PENANAIfs84tZ6L3
I gently lay her down on the floor and take my jacket off. I use my jacket to put under her head and see her skin start turning purple.430Please respect copyright.PENANAtowISd8oqM
"No. You're not dying. Not today," I say.430Please respect copyright.PENANALPfsRX3Z3a
I check to see if she's breathing. Obviously, she's not. So, even though she's a vampire, I give her some breath before pulling her into my arms gently. She's breathing again, which is a good sign. I use a knife to cut my wrist, and I gently position her head back, putting my wrist to her lips, making it go down her throat.
Damon Salvatore
430Please respect copyright.PENANALBJxve4PRr
430Please respect copyright.PENANAKhJQiA09q7
I don't know how long I was out, but when I come to I'm feeling better. I look down at my arm and my bite mark is gone. That means I've been cured.430Please respect copyright.PENANApKhidIAGRL
I sit up in bed and look at Elena Gilbert. She's sitting on my bedside.430Please respect copyright.PENANAANuhGC9D4G
"Thanks," I say.430Please respect copyright.PENANAKEX6nlcZ1U
"You should think, Katherine too. She was nearly burnt alive getting you here. Ric's at home helping her. She told me the cure before she nearly blacked out on us," she explains.430Please respect copyright.PENANAJs35buAZ46
Katherine. She almost died. But she'll be okay. I feel it, I think to myself.430Please respect copyright.PENANA4y6se25HkQ
"Then I'll think her when I see her again."430Please respect copyright.PENANAjEoaHho2sH
Elena soon goes home and I go downstairs.430Please respect copyright.PENANAmZK9WNkHsx
I stand by my drinking table and pour myself a shot glass of liquor, slowly sipping it.
Katherine Pierce
430Please respect copyright.PENANAtl79UV3pN4
430Please respect copyright.PENANAscDtEYA33Z
I feel the familiar liquid once I awaken, and start drinking. But once I have my strength back, my senses come alert. I can hear someone's heart beating and hear breathing. And the blood is warm…so warm and fresh. And then I smell Alaric's scent. Everything comes flooding back and I realize I'm drinking from Alaric. He gave me his blood to save my life. He probably did it for Elena.430Please respect copyright.PENANAANJ4OrGeHa
I stop drinking and open my eyes.430Please respect copyright.PENANA3IOcEeveEZ
I look up at him and know I nearly died. And that means I took a lot. He's very pale. I nearly killed Elena's guardian.430Please respect copyright.PENANA7AEkb0M95Q
I get to my feet, as does he.430Please respect copyright.PENANAQvV1trnKnG
"Thanks," I say.430Please respect copyright.PENANA0V4N1nzZ8w
He leans against the counter with a hand on it.430Please respect copyright.PENANA7q1qkWNCUj
"I'm sorry. I took too much," I apologize.
"It's my fault. I should've known how much a dying vampire would need."430Please respect copyright.PENANA0QrqxouzZ4
He struggles to stay on his feet and breathe right.430Please respect copyright.PENANAtD2bJ1kyYy
"You need blood, Alaric."430Please respect copyright.PENANAdevGgJvmNM
"No," he argues.430Please respect copyright.PENANAtXnD0l8FXB
"Alaric, you're going to die."430Please respect copyright.PENANArvExEj6x7X
"Then I'll die."430Please respect copyright.PENANAXBs8UxPDVp
I hear his heart and breathing slow.430Please respect copyright.PENANAuhg7KEIQGx
"I don't want you to."430Please respect copyright.PENANAiPutvRI3mI
I look at his hand and his ring is off.430Please respect copyright.PENANAE7V6yoolnZ
No, I think to myself.430Please respect copyright.PENANAmnvCuBrHnL
I look back up at his face to see him grow paler and then collapse to the floor.430Please respect copyright.PENANAHiecOZQytR
At vamp speed, I'm instantly kneeling at his side. He's still breathing. Barely. This is all my fault. I've been so stupid today.430Please respect copyright.PENANAMk8GoqFJb3
I bite my wrist and put it to his lips, making my blood go down his throat to heal him. I listen, as it helps him get stronger, and watch as his color comes back to his skin. I know he didn't want this, but I'd rather him be angry at me, than for him to die.
Alaric Saltzman
430Please respect copyright.PENANA51AEzS6u5G
430Please respect copyright.PENANA5OrRFCXfKT
I come to to see myself on myself on my back on my floor. Katherine is knelt at my side.430Please respect copyright.PENANA9uApbknDTM
I sit up.430Please respect copyright.PENANAlUOo7XSaac
"Thank you."430Please respect copyright.PENANAzzLOHao9Y2
"You're angry with me, but I'd rather you not be dead."430Please respect copyright.PENANAux0Qu5m2YD
"Well, at least you're not being a selfish bitch."430Please respect copyright.PENANAHARVGWudqD
"And those are strong words. I never thought I'd hear you call someone a selfish bitch."430Please respect copyright.PENANAt9rUJ3VRc6
She helps me to my feet.430Please respect copyright.PENANANTbwhMaQFL
We soon go back to the Salvatore boarding house, where we find that Damon's okay. I then go home.