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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLwQPyyLff
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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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLMezLt8sq
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hS0IiSEc2
            She walked up to the door and knocked before walking in, closing the door behind herself.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQf9jKSKdlX
            “Damon?” she called.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt84fCydlg1
            She entered the living room, where she saw him by his drinking table, drinking from a bottle of Bourbon.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMd06aURTk
            “In what universe do you have the right to be alive?” he said in the tone he always reserved for only her.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymfb934XFl
            “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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2iexxG6Wa
            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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnN9zSOanbk
            “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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjkFyCSPOF
            “Thanks, but I’d rather take my chances here.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSec1jdlXDe
            She sighed. “Fine. Just be careful and good luck.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRBtqCm998
            He watched as she left.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYLoCihZrs
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe0AxRzjmt
            She parked in front of the house and stood on the porch and knocked.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyf09HEB3I
            “Caroline?” she called through the door.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRQw5bEdHl
            “Get out of here. Just go,” she heard from by the door on the other side.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGAdIONJcH
            “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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVDeLnI1Lk
            Caroline didn’t like Katherine very much, but she’d seen enough zombie movies to know that Katherine was right.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEi2ZH0FJN
            She sighed. “Fine. I’ll come.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqm7qaiks5H
            A few minutes later, Katherine was driving out of town, Caroline in the passenger’s seat.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFgegFunAV
            “Where are we going anyway?” Caroline questioned.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbE43DW4yd
            “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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagYLqBQgGX
            “Makes sense,” Caroline replied, agreeing with her for once.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp733sgbCzY
            “Before we get there though, don’t be mad at Klaus, but I have to tell you something,” Kat informed the blonde.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiS6qM3ICsE
            “What?” she asked, assuming that she wasn’t gonna like this.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGUUksLSEZ
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWuX2OmAtm
            “That’s all I know,” she finished.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQHYgt6uXv
            “When’s the last time you heard anything from New Orleans?” she asked the former vampiress.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnfnNV4cJi
            “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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9YEZwob0P
            “I’m sure he’s okay,” she assured the brunette.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtV8XkPMPn
            Kat was silent.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIATD8BL7LU
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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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOWmmLSzOx
            Kat stopped the truck in front of them and rolled down the automatic passenger’s window, looking at them.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeiwraXNpI
            “Need some help?” she questioned.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8g6dJwjZe
            They looked at them.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxstK83mYl
            “We’ve got this, Sweet Cheeks,” the guy replied to her.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9c7rQADXnN
            “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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBbQs6Kajk
            “We should go with them,” the blonde told him.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpukiRHiJRN
            “Fine,” he replied.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lPqIvzkPP
            “Great,” Kat said, and set the bag of weapons on the floorboard so there was space for them in the back.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMS42ff7JYr
            Once they were in, Kat continued the drive.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAieekSe3u
            “I’m Katherine by the way and this is Caroline. Who are you two?”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgaiF7ynSI
            “I’m Andrea and this is Merle. We’ve been looking for the group I got separated from. His brother, Daryl, is with them.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIPAxU8Lct
            “Well, nice to meet you. What did you do before the zombies happened?”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FJWMlHgQI
            “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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68vyMJjrLa
            “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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJCplKC2NB
            “I believe you. I’ve always been open-minded,” Andrea replied.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJIECPaqXB
            “Thanks. What did you do before?” she said to Andrea, before asking Merle the question.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbH3in2eGw
            “I’ll put it this way, Sweet Cheeks. I’m ex-military, but I also was in and out of jail a lot.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJhFNRnxg4
            “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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQPZqk6yd0
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            A week later, they made it to New Orleans.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxCP7iW92c
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDszaEDabSU
            “See if you can come in.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKun84zjzx
            She tried but was barred.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkwT1xJI9n
            “Let me call them so you can be invited in,” she told her, before calling loud enough for them to hear, “Anyone here?”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9nbl9vlIV
            A blonde stranger holding a three year old girl appeared at the top of the stairs. “Come in.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSa0PIeV3g
            Caroline walked in and Kat closed the door.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiM3BAI8V3G
            “Who are you?” Kat asked, once the girl was downstairs, standing in front of her.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8AWj2iXAc
            “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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtOoFJHXtV
            “Well, I’m glad that you found your family. This little one must be Hope,” Katherine said with a smile.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTm1ORS0dDs
            “Yes. And she’s all yours if anything happens to the last of us.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRVyQzwOvW
            “What’s that supposed to mean?”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByTTjlrMp2
            “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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJANpXV616
            “Where is he?” she asked, her worst nightmare happening.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWXiLLZFIj
            “He’s in bed.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkItvNalHXk
            “It was nice to meet you,” Kat replied.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlZGKUTqNC
            “You too. Here.” She gave Kat Hope, whom Kat took, before Freya left.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaUrVQdUR0
            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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwyTzu1NhR
            Caroline took Hope, not knowing what the hell she was supposed to do.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4f9S6N0DQt
            Kat looked at Andre and Merle. “There’s plenty of Bourbon here and probably some human food too. Help yourselves.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkL1bOs0RKd
            Kat went upstairs, while Merle helped himself to a bottle of Bourbon.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItAUwMLYGM
            When Kat entered his room, she saw Klaus seated on his bedside, obviously staying with him until the very end.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGRum84FQi
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYnQ2A7BCX
            “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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBCBXY0vBJ
            “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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigw1tpNajx
            “Thank you, luv.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQi0kvgUPu
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwJKR8fi2M
            “Katerina,” he greeted. “You’re here.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYphLEM3eJN
            She smiled. “Of course I’m here. I love you, no matter what. You know what has to be done though.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfAyOebvu0
            “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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kZCBXN4UC
            “I will. I promise you,” she replied.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIooCFKjW2n
            He closed his eyes, ready for the inevitable.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVrr93JU2q
            They shared one last kiss, before she took the White Oak stake from on top of the end table, and staked him, killing him.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtVsocoWMf
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuyehjYVlP
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxHCI2arOd
            “I should make sure she’s okay. Take her,” Caroline told Klaus, always being a good samaritan.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2O4kR8Gn4X
            He took Hope. “Of course, luv,” Klaus replied.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrYoHw5EM0
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkJaDDx4xG
            “I’m sorry, Katherine,” was all she could say.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKneFrhFe3p
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RQWcpphIr
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVsuheh7HV
            “How about you go to bed. It’s been a while since either of us have slept,” Caroline suggested.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50Jno9qHCP
            “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.”667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdE7IIm1qI
            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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqC96b3k6D
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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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1qQhcA2Yz
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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.8964 copyright protection663ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgcptz42yP 維尼

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