Summary: What if Katherine had been there to stop Rebecca? What if Elena had chosen Damon, instead of Stefan?775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGG9vwqyFso
It was a dark night, as Elena spoke to Damon on the phone, Matt driving Elena home in his old, white, Chevy truck.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2CmA376Vo
"If you had to choose, who would it be? Who would get the good-bye?" Damon questioned.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOWYeKGV1T
"I choose you, Damon. I love you both, but Stefan hurt me in a way that I don't know I can forgive."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaV2TtXzCRF
Damon was relieved.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKJAJIMIlO
"I love you, too."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NCqnI3WRd
"I'll see you soon, Damon."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTW8h5rb5W
"Take care, Elena."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TJDfTaOlq
Just then, Matt hit the breaks, seeing Rebecca. Before he could hit her, Elena and Matt saw Katherine push Rebekah out of the way.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Vs2hDz7Xu
The truck stopped.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZAEKxCw84
Matt and Elena saw Rebekah and Katherine face off.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJttXeb0Fp
Kat hissed at Rebekah.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJUXwWRklu
"What do you think you're doing?"775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBy8idpbGjo
"Alaric killed my brother. He's linked with Elena. Alaric has to die," Rebekah growled and hissed back.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY63Hb88Cq4
Kat growled.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiGGuwd3ow
"I won't let her die. I'll die before I let Elena die."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEg7sF0Y6UP
Kat growled again as a warning.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8C9zYQtUw
"Go home or I'll dagger you, Rebekah."
The Original growled before vanishing at vamp speed.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzVFa8tEid
Kat relaxed and looked over at Elena who had gotten out of the truck and was heading towards the vampiress.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccB9DfURRl
"Katherine?"775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7bsqa4yUT
"Elena, you should go home. I'll make sure Rebekah isn't following."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOIVj7m8Iu
"What happened?"775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpv0CHCzF5
"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."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPswpOH9y14
"Thank you. But why do you care?"775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NF0q7WSqX
"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."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H8feu0fIt
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.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIP0H02Hyp
Elena turned from her and walked towards the car where Matt waited.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBxHEMOP6u
Kat watched Elena get in and the truck drive off.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODWZFpcxnQ
Matt gave the phone back to Elena, which she had had Matt take and speak to Damon.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5oo5v6D1O
"Damon, I'm here."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJRCpEMKI8
"Elena, what happened?"775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4hxmNZcM3
"Katherine just saved us both from Rebekah trying to run us off the road to kill me."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcfzMwXTom
"I'm heading back, Elena."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQgYReLdKf
"Damon, Katherine said she would make sure Rebekah doesn't follow. Somehow, I believe her. She said something else. Something about family."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7mYgnlDiv
"What did she say?"775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNPM9n2Xg7
"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."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrOQ1APvJo
"You shouldn't believe her. Everything she says is a lie."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hoNIVCkye
"You didn't see her, Damon. It seemed like she wanted to say more."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4lsGPEXEK
"We'll figure it out when I get back."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWhSX1JGjO
"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.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡby4pKxpPHU
Kat walked in.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GnmQjOUNj
"Good. You're here," she told them, and then sat next to Elena.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6cGsdv7rO
"What do you want?" Damon asked.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUhrrVpvvX
Kat looked at him.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2e7uYwqorh
"You could be nicer. I'm older than you. Didn't anyone ever teach you to respect your elders?"775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdrv0Toi5L
Damon looked back at her.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNN6MWXybj
"Respect is putting it mildly considering what you've done."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BTOGtpML7
"What you think I did," Kat corrected.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlvnqAc9ZC
Elena watched their exchange.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKOH9ofHqb
"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."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYA9fJUdkEv
The Petrova vampiress took out a brown, leather book. It looked very old.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mdseIKtEm
Kat looked at Elena.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVG0MiucKvo
"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."775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04KPQ7klXe
Elena took the journal that she handed to her. Then Elena and Damon watched her leave.775Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sPyz1XQCd
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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