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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGdGMNMXev
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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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSo8KgFojZG
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXnkhg7IQq
            She walked up to the door and knocked before walking in, closing the door behind herself.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3db2iSGNW
            “Damon?” she called.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Vu5tnb3zj
            She entered the living room, where she saw him by his drinking table, drinking from a bottle of Bourbon.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gxSKDyQVY
            “In what universe do you have the right to be alive?” he said in the tone he always reserved for only her.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRTrXu9ymR
            “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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBrWbkklTF
            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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcDOnIPf0i
            “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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yBO5CeLPp
            “Thanks, but I’d rather take my chances here.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10W9ueEgRY
            She sighed. “Fine. Just be careful and good luck.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIO87kzyxtp
            He watched as she left.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7TOMiQ7sT
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOulGYui6I2
            She parked in front of the house and stood on the porch and knocked.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkKHVVYXD1
            “Caroline?” she called through the door.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZT50ffCNn
            “Get out of here. Just go,” she heard from by the door on the other side.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBp0TH6eJn
            “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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSyIsZ7geh
            Caroline didn’t like Katherine very much, but she’d seen enough zombie movies to know that Katherine was right.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4odRjGpQG
            She sighed. “Fine. I’ll come.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkxw4p74hF
            A few minutes later, Katherine was driving out of town, Caroline in the passenger’s seat.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5jDlCGyOV
            “Where are we going anyway?” Caroline questioned.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dGXGwvmBi
            “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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaZSAdRcHN
            “Makes sense,” Caroline replied, agreeing with her for once.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fS1i0BieO
            “Before we get there though, don’t be mad at Klaus, but I have to tell you something,” Kat informed the blonde.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXOVwdoeB2
            “What?” she asked, assuming that she wasn’t gonna like this.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQybmapRbH
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2j7DE6YEg
            “That’s all I know,” she finished.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkpTfmzxAa
            “When’s the last time you heard anything from New Orleans?” she asked the former vampiress.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPdc1MKq4O
            “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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtE21MtKFdP
            “I’m sure he’s okay,” she assured the brunette.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbItW5HvA5
            Kat was silent.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7y4V6kc2m
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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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGWpsUu0wz
            Kat stopped the truck in front of them and rolled down the automatic passenger’s window, looking at them.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK5jdAsZQ1
            “Need some help?” she questioned.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogIPF5aiO9
            They looked at them.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8cKWGlctb
            “We’ve got this, Sweet Cheeks,” the guy replied to her.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JcyaHDEi8
            “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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfywq4S9InT
            “We should go with them,” the blonde told him.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZenexSOQaQ
            “Fine,” he replied.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwVh58bMUB
            “Great,” Kat said, and set the bag of weapons on the floorboard so there was space for them in the back.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6nkRnepkl
            Once they were in, Kat continued the drive.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKslIoortx
            “I’m Katherine by the way and this is Caroline. Who are you two?”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTnfmKXDDi
            “I’m Andrea and this is Merle. We’ve been looking for the group I got separated from. His brother, Daryl, is with them.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCUQDnXYVp
            “Well, nice to meet you. What did you do before the zombies happened?”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1azWUZOIsf
            “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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweWoCaf5kg
            “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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLQVZgJHBT
            “I believe you. I’ve always been open-minded,” Andrea replied.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFGT4214bI
            “Thanks. What did you do before?” she said to Andrea, before asking Merle the question.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpApa2EqGRv
            “I’ll put it this way, Sweet Cheeks. I’m ex-military, but I also was in and out of jail a lot.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85TPqgsTDi
            “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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn9QhlHYFq
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            A week later, they made it to New Orleans.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRfdYmjOgp
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUK3rbpYOBs
            “See if you can come in.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9i01yGQW12
            She tried but was barred.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmbLptDkoN
            “Let me call them so you can be invited in,” she told her, before calling loud enough for them to hear, “Anyone here?”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dDR8PrxfX
            A blonde stranger holding a three year old girl appeared at the top of the stairs. “Come in.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxt1PdHRfQ
            Caroline walked in and Kat closed the door.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcdNgI4Abz
            “Who are you?” Kat asked, once the girl was downstairs, standing in front of her.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PWBvc6acy
            “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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHO6CJJZqY
            “Well, I’m glad that you found your family. This little one must be Hope,” Katherine said with a smile.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqM9J2MneYd
            “Yes. And she’s all yours if anything happens to the last of us.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLjAJuVLgx
            “What’s that supposed to mean?”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlryysmiImN
            “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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtG21MQfKaW
            “Where is he?” she asked, her worst nightmare happening.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0AwyTW3l4
            “He’s in bed.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePGlt8MKy1
            “It was nice to meet you,” Kat replied.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBnvwU6qRV
            “You too. Here.” She gave Kat Hope, whom Kat took, before Freya left.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFvgF2GK1Z
            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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbhHAaIJHc
            Caroline took Hope, not knowing what the hell she was supposed to do.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUoeE9wGN1
            Kat looked at Andre and Merle. “There’s plenty of Bourbon here and probably some human food too. Help yourselves.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9fVErW1CP
            Kat went upstairs, while Merle helped himself to a bottle of Bourbon.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrXztUnWEX
            When Kat entered his room, she saw Klaus seated on his bedside, obviously staying with him until the very end.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLRilgBANA
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHstX1V4A2
            “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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9Ik7nvXSn
            “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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDAxOZ0sGM
            “Thank you, luv.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaHiKJB96P
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FHWnLsqfy
            “Katerina,” he greeted. “You’re here.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBl9SQUO7u1
            She smiled. “Of course I’m here. I love you, no matter what. You know what has to be done though.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvlqO2SKhh
            “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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSrZUZwhei
            “I will. I promise you,” she replied.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OkRZUvHYQ
            He closed his eyes, ready for the inevitable.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksR0hI299i
            They shared one last kiss, before she took the White Oak stake from on top of the end table, and staked him, killing him.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccNsQTgX6Z
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72d74vBwvv
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2EHFu9qa9
            “I should make sure she’s okay. Take her,” Caroline told Klaus, always being a good samaritan.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR72Ub3w8Je
            He took Hope. “Of course, luv,” Klaus replied.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5zjar9adk
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo90V1XfLOq
            “I’m sorry, Katherine,” was all she could say.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNZUX7w8Wp
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTQLedAGtS
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFEvscLme5
            “How about you go to bed. It’s been a while since either of us have slept,” Caroline suggested.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uln1IVfTP
            “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.”630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMQTHaFbOQ
            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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYXsXW5TF5
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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.630Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMay9PY5agh
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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 protection626ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXcvpg4Ka6 維尼

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