Summary: Another revised version of the S2E22 finale. Takes place after Klaus knocked Damon out and left. What if Kat had trouble waking him up?
Katherine Pierce
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I kneel down beside Damon Salvatore and force fed him some blood.436Please respect copyright.PENANAK5H4RzI3ID
"Come on, Damon. Wake up," I say, pleading with him, wondering what's wrong.436Please respect copyright.PENANA0hQpI0RkiK
I toss the empty blood bag onto the floor and look him over, remembering Klaus saying he's unclean. And that's when I see it. The werewolf bite.436Please respect copyright.PENANA3Y4NpbDVj6
"No," I say. "No. Damon."436Please respect copyright.PENANAYrFc6ZQI2J
I take his phone out and call my doppelganger.436Please respect copyright.PENANAkwNpdH5EjF
"Elena, it's me. We have a problem. Did Damon tell you if he was bitten by a werewolf or not? He has a werewolf bite on his arm. And I can't get him up. Can you come over?" I say, before she can say anything.436Please respect copyright.PENANAVcKPoLAiyO
"I didn't know. I'll be right over."436Please respect copyright.PENANA5yAY0I0SfN
She hangs up and I put his phone back.436Please respect copyright.PENANAbiGl0FqsYQ
"Please wake up, Damon," I beg.436Please respect copyright.PENANA1TVGI7Uhlf
I gently slap his cheek to see if that'll work.436Please respect copyright.PENANACPr2sq9fBb
I wait.436Please respect copyright.PENANAdMhRzk5y7o
Nothing.436Please respect copyright.PENANA74NC4f16bB
I take his hand in mine.436Please respect copyright.PENANAu8kcMzE43D
I can't lose you, Damon. Please wake up, I think to him.
Elena soon arrives and kneels down on the left side of him. The opposite side I'm on.436Please respect copyright.PENANALYHslUJYPH
"We need to get him home," I inform her.436Please respect copyright.PENANA36iSXfp2G9
She sees that my ring is off I guess, because she had to ask me, "Where's your ring?"436Please respect copyright.PENANATS2GmN4G1v
"I don't know. Klaus must've taken it. And we don't have time to waste. We'll have to manage. Even if I burn alive helping him. It's worth it. I owe him one and he's my family. Family is everything to me."
By the time we get him in bed, I'm burnt terribly. I lean against the wall by his bedroom door, back against the wall, my vision blurry, my focus going in and out, as I watch Elena standing at his bedside with a wet wash cloth.436Please respect copyright.PENANAO2irMta9wB
"We need Klaus' blood. That's the cure," I say as normal as I can.436Please respect copyright.PENANAInTSgK9ZOt
She hears my wavering voice, because she puts the cloth on his forehead and turns around to look at me.436Please respect copyright.PENANAazE4FBS4z5
"Katherine," she says.436Please respect copyright.PENANAycPVU0KR2M
I can smell her fear scent and concern for me.436Please respect copyright.PENANAMs8mdo8z2r
"Take care of Damon. He's more important," I tell her.436Please respect copyright.PENANAHdhk1H6TmM
"No. You're both important. What's happening to you?"436Please respect copyright.PENANAYpEGqP0wAS
"You really want to know the cold, hard truth? I got burnt too much. I'm dying."436Please respect copyright.PENANAfVWmyeFAtp
"I won't let you die, Katherine. What can I do?"436Please respect copyright.PENANAa3hIysngOH
"I don't know."436Please respect copyright.PENANA0NoY9QfnLW
Alaric Saltzman walks in.436Please respect copyright.PENANAo9gqVHwAzk
"How's Damon doing?"436Please respect copyright.PENANA7OKyHs4ZJY
"He needs the cure. Klaus' blood. And Katherine's dying, too. She got burnt helping me."436Please respect copyright.PENANAhTWrowA424
"I'll take care of Katherine. You do what you have to," Alaric says.436Please respect copyright.PENANAkNCF2CRAZV
I feel myself slide down the wall, as weakness starts to come.
Alaric Saltzman
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I go to Katherine Pierce and catch her, as she starts to slide down the wall. I see she's weak, burnt badly, and fighting to stay awake. But how much longer can she fight? Even a vampire has to give up someday. And Katherine's been fighting constantly for 500 years. I have to try and help her, though. For Elena's sake.436Please respect copyright.PENANAVKElGxab2A
"Katherine," I say. "Stay awake."436Please respect copyright.PENANASYzkR9kOWQ
Careful not to touch her burnt skin, I gently pick her up in my arms.436Please respect copyright.PENANAPXZELfLWhW
"I'm going home," I tell Elena, before leaving with Katherine.
Not long afterward, I enter my apartment, closing the door behind myself. I then set her on her feet. I came here so Elena wouldn't know what's going to happen. I should probably kill Katherine now. Put her out of her misery with a stake through her heart. But for some reason, I can't find the will to do that to her.436Please respect copyright.PENANAaWe4yfec9s
"How are you feeling?" I ask, looking at her.436Please respect copyright.PENANAqfaRA9YH8C
"Weak. I'm dying. Please. Kill me now."436Please respect copyright.PENANAc0O8pFmdpv
"No. I'm not going to kill you. Look at me."436Please respect copyright.PENANAk2dZmQNwkP
She looks at me, but is unsteady now.436Please respect copyright.PENANAhpy2QSYTWh
I catch her from hitting the floor, as she collapses to the floor.436Please respect copyright.PENANAlze6DBAC8y
I gently lay her down on the floor and take my jacket off. I use my jacket to put under her head and see her skin start turning purple.436Please respect copyright.PENANAaxjYPrhBwH
"No. You're not dying. Not today," I say.436Please respect copyright.PENANAM7TAkhAiAe
I check to see if she's breathing. Obviously, she's not. So, even though she's a vampire, I give her some breath before pulling her into my arms gently. She's breathing again, which is a good sign. I use a knife to cut my wrist, and I gently position her head back, putting my wrist to her lips, making it go down her throat.
Damon Salvatore
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I don't know how long I was out, but when I come to I'm feeling better. I look down at my arm and my bite mark is gone. That means I've been cured.436Please respect copyright.PENANAL94Af1rUCQ
I sit up in bed and look at Elena Gilbert. She's sitting on my bedside.436Please respect copyright.PENANAYnNCRXcl1d
"Thanks," I say.436Please respect copyright.PENANAi8LgO3npJk
"You should think, Katherine too. She was nearly burnt alive getting you here. Ric's at home helping her. She told me the cure before she nearly blacked out on us," she explains.436Please respect copyright.PENANAkSJM8qQcwd
Katherine. She almost died. But she'll be okay. I feel it, I think to myself.436Please respect copyright.PENANAaAR4yzXGe0
"Then I'll think her when I see her again."436Please respect copyright.PENANAbtxYO4k5ab
Elena soon goes home and I go downstairs.436Please respect copyright.PENANAPYx4MBDvwi
I stand by my drinking table and pour myself a shot glass of liquor, slowly sipping it.
Katherine Pierce
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I feel the familiar liquid once I awaken, and start drinking. But once I have my strength back, my senses come alert. I can hear someone's heart beating and hear breathing. And the blood is warm…so warm and fresh. And then I smell Alaric's scent. Everything comes flooding back and I realize I'm drinking from Alaric. He gave me his blood to save my life. He probably did it for Elena.436Please respect copyright.PENANAtEzM7uzL4o
I stop drinking and open my eyes.436Please respect copyright.PENANA1uKgHcuKgU
I look up at him and know I nearly died. And that means I took a lot. He's very pale. I nearly killed Elena's guardian.436Please respect copyright.PENANABhXZ2Y6ZSl
I get to my feet, as does he.436Please respect copyright.PENANAoHiM94heFE
"Thanks," I say.436Please respect copyright.PENANA3pshSG9bI6
He leans against the counter with a hand on it.436Please respect copyright.PENANAqZCUQ9Xrwr
"I'm sorry. I took too much," I apologize.
"It's my fault. I should've known how much a dying vampire would need."436Please respect copyright.PENANA8Wc0tNxSFV
He struggles to stay on his feet and breathe right.436Please respect copyright.PENANAR1ptm4ft86
"You need blood, Alaric."436Please respect copyright.PENANAxEsQA67xH2
"No," he argues.436Please respect copyright.PENANAbbIr4FpS1l
"Alaric, you're going to die."436Please respect copyright.PENANAeWzldZcI9X
"Then I'll die."436Please respect copyright.PENANANdm5kw0OVp
I hear his heart and breathing slow.436Please respect copyright.PENANArPsAWNbMIX
"I don't want you to."436Please respect copyright.PENANA9a11ShHLzW
I look at his hand and his ring is off.436Please respect copyright.PENANAH0sTPiTEA1
No, I think to myself.436Please respect copyright.PENANAPSGIHRIbMy
I look back up at his face to see him grow paler and then collapse to the floor.436Please respect copyright.PENANAtHYD7Yyk9z
At vamp speed, I'm instantly kneeling at his side. He's still breathing. Barely. This is all my fault. I've been so stupid today.436Please respect copyright.PENANAcAVb25esi5
I bite my wrist and put it to his lips, making my blood go down his throat to heal him. I listen, as it helps him get stronger, and watch as his color comes back to his skin. I know he didn't want this, but I'd rather him be angry at me, than for him to die.
Alaric Saltzman
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I come to to see myself on myself on my back on my floor. Katherine is knelt at my side.436Please respect copyright.PENANA34Gy3gMDGi
I sit up.436Please respect copyright.PENANACIcr6qaqlq
"Thank you."436Please respect copyright.PENANAmDaX2xBo3O
"You're angry with me, but I'd rather you not be dead."436Please respect copyright.PENANAyZDN5s7JDC
"Well, at least you're not being a selfish bitch."436Please respect copyright.PENANA6EFcGsv9A2
"And those are strong words. I never thought I'd hear you call someone a selfish bitch."436Please respect copyright.PENANAdHJjjnFWC6
She helps me to my feet.436Please respect copyright.PENANA906XJA5arP
We soon go back to the Salvatore boarding house, where we find that Damon's okay. I then go home.