Summary: What if Kat had arrived right after one of The Five had knocked Damon out?
Damon tried to get away from the guy and saw his tattoo on his hand.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoOnkSy27m
"You're one of The Five."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9ENKUqFLD
He didn't have time for anything else, because everything went black.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvC23yZxFkE
The guy stood over Damon whom lay on his back and took out a stake. He raised it to strike, but at that moment, he was thrown a distance away. He stood up and saw a pissed off vampiress. He aimed the crossbow at her and fired, but she was instantly out of the way.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHn1ZUc8m3Q
"We can play this game all you want, or you can leave and never bother any of us again."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAOOTuwTUN
He aimed to shoot again and she was instantly by him. She through his crossbow into the trees and kicked him to the ground.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiR5Mcijv28
"I guess it's the hard way then," she said. "You see, family and friends are everything so I take hurting or killing them personally."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTPVpSBIR1
She grabbed him by the throat, ready to kill him, when he stabbed her with a stake in her stomach in attempt to get her off. She pulled it out and tossed it away.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhtTSeg6PY
"Now that was just painful. That hurt."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNqLDgzkK2
He attempted to stake her to kill her and they ended up rolling on the ground, fighting over the stake.
When she saw his tattoo on his hand, she used all her strength and stabbed the stake into his leg. Then she left him on the ground in pain to painfully kneel down beside Damon.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqhCtHuYnt
The guy watched her in pain after he had put a dagger in her side. Now he knew she was in trouble and he didn't care. He had put werewolf poison and vervain on the dagger.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8PQMLykPH
Katherine was too weak to pull the dagger out and she needed help, so all she could do was wait for Damon to awaken.
When Damon awoke not long afterward, he saw Katherine. The guy was gone and Kat didn't quite look right.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhWX2uMjeR
"Katherine?"757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqGAGY9zY1
He slowly sat up.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhd58F3I4Oo
"It's me. I did what I could. I didn't kill him but now I need help," she summarized.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2WZT8c4WA
He looked at her closely to figure out what was wrong. Then he saw she was pale, sweating, looked weak, and there was a dagger in her left side. It was deep, protruding close to the middle of her abdomen. He knew what she had done in the past, but she needed him now. She needed every ounce of help she could get.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGipX0W8qh
He knelt in front of her.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayDbviGJaC
"We need to get back to camp."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SVr8vp4xE
He tried to pull the dagger out, but couldn't. The handle of it was laced with vervain. As soon as his hand burned, he pulled it away.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr867CVzTQf
His hand stopped burning and he put an arm around her, getting them both to their feet.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRinhcyrb2
She put an arm around his shoulders weakly and they walked to camp, Kat limping.
Elena was heading for the trees, when she smelled fresh blood close by with the mixture of Damon's scent. Then, a moment later, Damon walked in with a very pale, limping, bleeding Katherine.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1qHqsG4kd
"Damon?" Elena questioned.
"She saved my life from one of The Five killing me. He daggered her with a vervained dagger," he explained.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkDRIJj7Uz
"Let's get her in my tent," she suggested, walking up to them.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwfWJAodPG
Katherine started to lose consciousness.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUoZtRgm0a
Both vampires stood at either side of her and used their body weight to hold her up. Elena put an arm around her and put Kat's free arm around her shoulders. Then they both half walked half dragged her to the tent.
A few minutes later, she lay on her back on Elena's sleeping bag, half conscious.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgfVfLs8sV
"I'm dying," she whispered.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbm8buGVozP
Both vampires knew what she met. There was werewolf poison on the dagger, too.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyp8yjcO69r
"We won't let you die," Elena promised her.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrbBVr9ILa
Just then, they sensed Jeremy. Then he walked in.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7iSwgYx1i
"What's going on?" he asked.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEzEC1KJvT
"Jeremy, I want you to pull the dagger out. You're human. You can do it," Elena said.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIcwr6eInj
"We'll explain after you pull it out," Damon informed him.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7y5c6EfoE7
Jeremy bent down and pulled it out, tossing it out of the tent.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTP5slH0JB
Kat gasped in pain.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo75TkYo6YM
"Shh. Shh, Katherine; it's okay; you'll be okay," Elena said, trying to calm her.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCj9qy71QU
"While Elena babysits, I'll fill you in," Damon told Jeremy.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPmxJbZoAi
Jeremy and Damon left the tent.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmST4njnNzx
Elena rested a gentle hand on Katherine's forehead. She was sweating badly. She took her hand away. She knew there was one thing she could do to help her descendant. So she did just that. She started to unbutton her leather jacket and take it off her to cool her down a little. Then, once it was off, Elena set it down in a corner.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0viCT0mC4
Suddenly, a sharp pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating pain.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2I8adcLKF
Elena tried to soothe her.
"So, what are you going to do?" Jeremy asked, having been filled in.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0z5TEnT7p
"We either need to get her home or call Klaus," Damon replied.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pAtLohVp1
"I'll call Klaus," Damon heard Elena say from the tent.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdSKefZEFN
Stefan and Rebekah came into camp.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvSPuD1dsl
"What about Klaus?" Stefan asked.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaaxXtKyz8
"Katherine's here. She saved my life from one of The Five. Now she's dying. Elena's with her. She's calling Klaus," Damon answered his brother.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGmJnEWel5
"What's she even doing here in the first place?"757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxoQqpr4tt
"I don't know, Stefan. Why don't you ask her yourself? I didn't have time to ask her. All I know is there's an injured one of The Five out there and Katherine's dying."
Elena called Niklaus and waited for an answer.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2dyd0K6PM
"Hello, Elena. What can I do for you?"757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92l6jzTrGn
"It's Katherine. She's dying. You have to help her."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsJ5ricg43
"What did Katerina get into this time?"757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0c8hzO8vXU
"She saved Damon's life from one of The Five. He stabbed her with a dagger with werewolf poison and vervain on it. Pleas, Klaus."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuIVvEu7o6
"If you get your friend to untrap me, I'll come over."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkDUaXLLDB
"I'll see what I can do. Are you really going to help, or do you just want free?"757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJJ9RNg0z3
"I want both, luv."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoTLCVFKlw
Another pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating agony.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57qjEYZsCz
"Thanks, Klaus."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvS62WN2tY
They hung up.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe922gKrkFC
"Hang in there," Elena said.
Damon looked at them.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYMDFJYdD1
"We need Bonnie so Klaus can cure her."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiiczlCMux
"I'll find her," Stefan volunteered.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj15HAK9yoB
Damon watched him go.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfxn9VAE4V
"It's quite amazing, you know. One moment, you're in love with her. The next moment, you want to kill her. Now you want to save her life," Rebekah said. "It's fascinating, really."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SebVYlnPx
He looked at her.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4We1GfxPI
"You don't understand."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PuBVnUGxN
"You're right. I don't. But I would if you'd explain it to me."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Tz95NsJuk
"I'd rather not. I think I'll pass."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDmFa6y9xL
"Very well, then."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSZAxLmcVe
"Rebekah, why don't you make yourself useful and go after my brother?"757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzzwdmVqWc
"Or I could stay here," she replied, sitting down by the campfire on a log.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdevgvzOXs
"You're stubborn," he commented.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDeWpAsFXY
He headed for the tent.
Elena looked down at the unconscious vampiress, hoping Bonnie would do it and Klaus would get here soon. She felt so helpless. All she could do was look after her and watch Katherine slowly die. She didn't want to lose yet another family member. She sure as hell didn't want to watch another die.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmocz4co0fH
Damon walked inside and knelt by her beside Elena. He looked down at her; if only he had known why she had come here in the first place. He hoped she wouldn't die. He saw she was even worst and her breathing was labored.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9B1jsCxGH
Hang in there, he thought to her, not sure if she could hear him or not.
By the time Klaus walked into the tent, she was just minutes from death. It was heard for her to breathe and all she could do was lay there and wait for the time of death.
Klaus knelt down at her right side, as she closed her eyes and her head rolled to the left.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduPc1YK3Qz
"Katerina, Katerina," he said.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYq9lfsB7q
He pulled her gently into his arms and positioned her head gently back. He bit his wrist and put it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXonolvlmL
After he knew he had given her enough, he layed her gently back down and got to his feet.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkzDsEC5ed
"Thank you," Elena said.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxWyfWDh3B
"You're welcome. Now I must go."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOS16BQJqDF
Klaus left the tent.
Half an hour later, Kat came to to see Damon and Elena at either side of her.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtigHGAtwin
"Hey," Elena greeted.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7lAjx9j0T
"Feeling better?" Damon asked.757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5WiEDLOI0
"Yeah; thanks; to all of you."757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcydztMkqW
"So, why were you here in the first place?"757Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDreVHB78wq
"To help find the cure," she told him. "You may find it shocking and all, but I want that cure. I never wanted this. I only turned to get away from Klaus, but it didn't matter. He came after me, anyway. I want the cure as much as Elena here and you once did and Stefan. I can name off others that want it, too."
Damon was shocked that she wouldn't want to stay a vampire after all she had done.
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