It was a beautiful day in Oregon, as Katherine Pierce drove out of town, heading for Mystic Falls to make sure those she cared about were okay. She couldn’t call because of nothing electric working or technology working anymore, so she had to drive. As she drove in the four door pickup truck she’d stolen, with windows down and the backseat full of all sorts of guns and ammo, she kept a hand gun in her lap, fully loaded. She wasn’t taken any chances. She also had a first-aid kit under the passenger’s seat and a full three containers of gasoline in the back of the truck.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Nadt7YOzG
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            A few weeks later, she pulled up in the driveway of the Salvatore boarding house. It looked untouched, but she knew all too well that looks could deceive.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLm7h1lTcU
            She got out of the truck, closing the door as quietly as possible, the gun in her new holster she’d found a week ago.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnblmG1Zkv
            She walked up to the door and knocked before walking in, closing the door behind herself.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWcTZb45o2
            “Damon?” she called.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vETMuKhW6
            She entered the living room, where she saw him by his drinking table, drinking from a bottle of Bourbon.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprtYox9VPl
            “In what universe do you have the right to be alive?” he said in the tone he always reserved for only her.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVbnhc2hMh
            “Maybe because I’m still a survivor,” she said, knowing his real question was how she was still alive. “Look. I didn’t have to risk my life coming here, but I did. I came back to make sure you’re okay and alive.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9JI5Xvk08
            He finally looked at her. “Why would you even care? You didn’t care before, so why now? It’s different now. Everyone I’ve ever loved and cared for is dead.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIG5FggOAMi
            “I’ve always cared. It was just easier for me if you thought that I didn’t. I know it’s bad now, but we have to stick together.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevdcO4lQ7A
            “Thanks, but I’d rather take my chances here.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6xvyiK41z
            She sighed. “Fine. Just be careful and good luck.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVctrObs5bi
            He watched as she left.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIcPyT4rN6
            After leaving, she drove around and found that those she had known or hadn’t known were dead. There was still one person left to check on though. She hadn’t seen her, so she assumed that she was home, staying as safe as she could.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLM13dUqr5
            She parked in front of the house and stood on the porch and knocked.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1yoWOC4jP
            “Caroline?” she called through the door.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbr9K0zzEuj
            “Get out of here. Just go,” she heard from by the door on the other side.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTieRAXUtc
            “I know you’re alone now. I’m sorry for your loss. I know I’m not the best company in the world, but you don’t have to be alone. Damon already said no, which is understandable. I just want to help who I can. It’s best if we stick together. I have all the weapons and ammo we could need in the truck and a few other things we’ll need. If you pack now, we can get out of here before dark.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiS4XeUXM0z
            Caroline didn’t like Katherine very much, but she’d seen enough zombie movies to know that Katherine was right.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIa5Ds54pg
            She sighed. “Fine. I’ll come.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTAshhRI28
            A few minutes later, Katherine was driving out of town, Caroline in the passenger’s seat.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhIAtkZ58s
            “Where are we going anyway?” Caroline questioned.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8a6g3VHYN
            “New Orleans to the compound. Sure, it might be dangerous at first, but the compound is built strong enough to keep those zombies out. Plus, I need to know if they’re all alive.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgtBgDrYKz
            “Makes sense,” Caroline replied, agreeing with her for once.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjezI1lztsb
            “Before we get there though, don’t be mad at Klaus, but I have to tell you something,” Kat informed the blonde.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CC0d6n3rL
            “What?” she asked, assuming that she wasn’t gonna like this.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYPz7fp93N
            As Kat drove, she told the blonde about the one night stand Klaus and Hayley had and about the baby named Hope they had had together.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcuuMfhnrk
            “That’s all I know,” she finished.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgqcNtFVos
            “When’s the last time you heard anything from New Orleans?” she asked the former vampiress.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEc2PReKOgA
            “A year. I haven’t heard anything since the cure was shoved down my throat. I haven’t even spoken to Elijah since he left right before I tried to kill my doppelganger in anger. I know I should be apologizing to Elena instead of you, but I’m sorry about that by the way.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKd1JDaeIW
            “I’m sure he’s okay,” she assured the brunette.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvioFCDRj3S
            Kat was silent.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6CiArX9Z2
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            Several weeks later, when they were half way to New Orleans, they saw a blonde and a guy with one hand, on the side of the road looking like they were having truck problems and were clearly arguing with each other.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVbz3hn38Q
            Kat stopped the truck in front of them and rolled down the automatic passenger’s window, looking at them.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCd9UZ6DA1
            “Need some help?” she questioned.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3NPBGYCPw
            They looked at them.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HezgdVC64
            “We’ve got this, Sweet Cheeks,” the guy replied to her.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYkP1QwHbr
            “Clearly. Look; you’re in the middle of nowhere with nothing but highway. It’s dangerous. If you want, we could give you two a lift somewhere, or you can join us. We’re going to New Orleans to see if some friends are okay. Our friends have a strong compound,” Kat explained.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyrCvAKtxF
            “We should go with them,” the blonde told him.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIOHBv0Y7H
            “Fine,” he replied.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmxsDYZgfq
            “Great,” Kat said, and set the bag of weapons on the floorboard so there was space for them in the back.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPSMl270WB
            Once they were in, Kat continued the drive.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbKajk32IJ
            “I’m Katherine by the way and this is Caroline. Who are you two?”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovzzTEGn1I
            “I’m Andrea and this is Merle. We’ve been looking for the group I got separated from. His brother, Daryl, is with them.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifkh94fEDV
            “Well, nice to meet you. What did you do before the zombies happened?”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeB6y4Umpm
            “I was in college and sometimes spent the summer with my sister Amy and my father. He taught us how to fish. I lost her a year ago though. She turned into once of them and I had to shoot her,” Andrea explained.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7WMRknpOy
            “I’m sorry for your loss. Luckily my family is long dead, so they don’t have to get killed by zombies. It’s a new world now, so it’s best that we don’t keep secrets. My parents were slaughtered by the Original werewolf-vampire hybrid Klaus in 1492 as vengeance for me running and turning. I turned myself into a vampire and I’ve been a survivor ever since, but now I’m human again, because the cure for vampirism was shoved down my throat. Caroline has only been a vampire for a few years. You can choose to believe me or not, but it’s true.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5G1tQ1GmY5
            “I believe you. I’ve always been open-minded,” Andrea replied.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoy3ARVx4i
            “Thanks. What did you do before?” she said to Andrea, before asking Merle the question.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPxQlsBG0a
            “I’ll put it this way, Sweet Cheeks. I’m ex-military, but I also was in and out of jail a lot.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLyvM8vckG
            “Well, not everyone is perfect. I can be pretty bad myself. I’ve killed many for 500 years, but being human has changed me. I don’t go around killing people anymore. Caroline hates killing though,” Kat replied.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sdrrypMe4
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            A week later, they made it to New Orleans.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfzU6VtiTk
            Kat parked in front of the compound and they followed Kat to the front door, who then opened the door and walked in. Andre and Merle also walked in. Kat stood by the door and looked at Caroline.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymchDa8PZq
            “See if you can come in.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswmgFmhlO7
            She tried but was barred.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZiheldTis
            “Let me call them so you can be invited in,” she told her, before calling loud enough for them to hear, “Anyone here?”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUBfRE2o1D
            A blonde stranger holding a three year old girl appeared at the top of the stairs. “Come in.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66bVacObn5
            Caroline walked in and Kat closed the door.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbnqy7gAJo
            “Who are you?” Kat asked, once the girl was downstairs, standing in front of her.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwL78px036y
            “Elijah mentioned you might have a little bit of an attitude. I’m Freya. You might’ve heard of me. I was thought to be dead, but was actually taken as prisoner by our Aunt Dahlia.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7akETn9GMS
            “Well, I’m glad that you found your family. This little one must be Hope,” Katherine said with a smile.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygKVqBoQM2
            “Yes. And she’s all yours if anything happens to the last of us.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96XUct2WHt
            “What’s that supposed to mean?”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SYG131s9G
            “I’ve been trying to stay away from Hope all I can but sooner or later, it’s going to happen, which means that I must go, though Elijah has chosen to stay. Klaus is just fine and Rebekah is daggered. Her box is across the river if you want to wake her up. Kol is safe with his new love life Davina Claire,” Freya explained.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgk59M3h7m
            “Where is he?” she asked, her worst nightmare happening.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRpjKcHCgP
            “He’s in bed.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmMwvQXe5g
            “It was nice to meet you,” Kat replied.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DACZhan75
            “You too. Here.” She gave Kat Hope, whom Kat took, before Freya left.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQhbMzFe0a
            Kat looked at Caroline. “I know you have no experience, but take Hope. I need to see Elijah. My last memory of him can’t be the breakup. Please. I don’t want him to die alone.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWZoeuji8e
            Caroline took Hope, not knowing what the hell she was supposed to do.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ty17z24DB
            Kat looked at Andre and Merle. “There’s plenty of Bourbon here and probably some human food too. Help yourselves.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRrmYxb2E5
            Kat went upstairs, while Merle helped himself to a bottle of Bourbon.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwy7caJIMuC
            When Kat entered his room, she saw Klaus seated on his bedside, obviously staying with him until the very end.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvoaUrroK9
            She walked up to them and stood behind Klaus with a hand on his shoulder.. She didn’t think he’d attack her or anything, so she wasn’t afraid.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMU1l9kNLzt
            “Katerina,” Klaus greeted, not looking at her. “I’m sorry. There’s nothing I can do.” He knew how much she and Elijah loved each other.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm82mRkhR7O
            “I know. It’s not your fault. Caroline’s downstairs with a couple human friends we made. I should be the one to do it when the time comes.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRRxANGw5w
            “Thank you, luv.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboRpUEizlf
            She took her hand away and he vanished from sight. She then sat on his bedside, her hand on his right one and her other one gently on the left side of his face.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1JswzxHBw
            “Katerina,” he greeted. “You’re here.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvp6BjbDfJt
            She smiled. “Of course I’m here. I love you, no matter what. You know what has to be done though.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGLMZ7t81h
            “I love you too, Katerina. I know. Don’t think that this is your fault. Think of it like this. You’ll be taking my pain away. Do me a favor, though. Look after what’s left of my family; Especially, Hope. She just lost her mother. I wish for you to take over as her mother.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKyvj68Ao5
            “I will. I promise you,” she replied.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYnCjyZysw
            He closed his eyes, ready for the inevitable.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWzuSIHI2b
            They shared one last kiss, before she took the White Oak stake from on top of the end table, and staked him, killing him.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNJ0SeVri7
            Afterward, she slid to the floor, her back against the bed, her arms around her legs and head down, and cried. She didn’t want anyone to see her cry and never had. She’d never liked to show any weakness in front of anyone.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEN5bX5VVxx
            As Klaus mingled downstairs, getting to know Andrea and Merle, he and Caroline heard her crying her heart out. Care had never witnessed any weakness from Katherine, nor had she ever took her for the type of girl to break down after a loss. That was more of her style. She always hated someone to be hurting one way or another though, no matter who it was. She always felt like no one, no matter who it was, should have to deal with anything alone.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQGBVi2nHZ
            “I should make sure she’s okay. Take her,” Caroline told Klaus, always being a good samaritan.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRmM0cO3N1
            He took Hope. “Of course, luv,” Klaus replied.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeaXIwFDtZ
            Care blurred upstairs and walked into Elijah’s former room, closing the door behind herself. She then sat on the floor next to the grieving human, an arm around her in comfort.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZXxdUAkQL
            “I’m sorry, Katherine,” was all she could say.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q1PpvgwgV
            Katherine let her try and comfort her, though nobody had ever done that before. She was glad that unlike others, she wasn’t trying to tell her that everyone would be okay, because in this world, nothing was okay. She was also glad for the comfort and wasn’t surprised, knowing how much Care hated people being in pain.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TBnUSrHeQ
            After what felt like a while, she finally was able to get control over herself and stop crying, which she did. She then lifted her head and wiped her eyes.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbJA3jKSXX
            “How about you go to bed. It’s been a while since either of us have slept,” Caroline suggested.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcMmLvmZnH
            “Good idea. Elijah would want us to stay rested and wanted me to take care of his family, so that’s what I’ll do. He wouldn’t want anyone to give up, either.”841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUteAPeFwb0
            A few minutes later, Elijah’s body was taken care of and Kat was asleep in Elijah’s bed. The others were asleep too, Merle and Andrea in separate guest rooms and Hope in her room, while Klaus and Caroline were asleep in Klaus’ bed after making love. They were finally together.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfo4I3JbBI5
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            A month later, after everything that had happened, Merle and Andrea hooked up and Kat slowly healed from the loss of Elijah. Hope was a part of that healing and for once in their lives, she and Klaus had bonded and became friends.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QSmN5MrYD
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            Years later, when all the walkers died out from hunger and being killed by survivors, things began to get back to how they were before the walkers. So those who were survivors, lived as happily as they could. Kat even reunited with her vampiress daughter, Nadia, and Damon was one of those survivors as well as Andrea, Merle, Kat, Hope, Caroline, Klaus, Davina, Kol, and Rebekah.1234 copyright protection837ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbbV9gqgxG 尼

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