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Hard To Love (Kalijah)
*American Gothic*
I am insensitive, I have a tendency
To pay more attention to the things I need
Sometimes I drink too much, sometimes I test your trust
Sometimes I don’t know why you stay with me
It was a beautiful day in an alleyway in Pennsylvania, as Katherine and Elijah stood in front of each other.
“Is that what I am to you? A means of survival?”
“Of course, you’re not a means of survival. You looked out for me when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now when no one else will.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “I love you.” She put her hand down when he looked away. “You don’t believe me.”
He looked at her. “I want to. It’s my disease. I just keep wanting to believe you, but how can I when, at every turn, you give me a reason to doubt you? I don’t know you. I don’t think I ever will. Goodbye, Katherine.” He walked away from her.
I’m hard to love, hard to love
No, I don’t make it easy
I couldn’t do it if I stood where you stood
I’m hard to love, hard to love
You say that you need me
I don’t deserve it but I love that you love me, good
Katherine walked up to him that night, purse slung over her shoulder.
“What do you want?” he asked.
“To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying that I don’t—I’m starting to believe my own lies. I don’t even remember who I was when we first met. And I want to find out.” She took a black box out of her purse.
“You have the cure,” he stated.
“Yes. And I can shove this down Klaus’ throat and try to kill him, but even if I managed to do it, I’d lose you. And I don’t want that to happen.” She set the cure in his hand. “I need you to trust me. I want you to trust me. Just like I’m trusting you. You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”
He watched, as she walked away.
*Chicago 1945*
I am a short fuse, I am a wrecking ball
Crashing into your heart like I do
You’re like a Sunday morning, full of grace and full of Jesus
I wish I could be more like you
I’m hard to love, hard to love
No, I don’t make it easy
I couldn’t do it if I stood where you stood
I’m hard to love, hard to love
You say that you need me
I don’t deserve it, but I love that you love me, good
Love me, good
After finding out that Katerina had been taken when they were supposed to meet up, Elijah went in search of her which led him to an abandoned warehouse. He didn’t care why she’d been taken, but did care that she had been. If anything happened to Katerina, whoever took her would pay with their lives.
He entered the warehouse after ripping out the vampires’ hearts outside.
He blurred in front of her where she sat in a chair tied to it with vervain ropes. He could tell that she was weak, which he understood due to the vervain ropes. It would also weaken a vampire if the vervain was digested or injected.
He snapped the ropes in two, ignoring the pain, and got to his feet with her gently in his arms.
She wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder, weak, but also not needing to say anything. They were so close and understanding with each other that they didn’t need to say anything.
*Present Day*
Girl, you’ve given me a million chances
And I don’t wanna take you for granted
I’m just a man, I’m just a man
I’m hard to love, hard to love
Oh, no, I don’t make it easy
And I couldn’t do it if I stood where you stood
I’m hard to love, hard to love
And you say that you need me
I don’t deserve it, but I love that you love me, good
You love me, good
You love me, good
Elijah was walking home from the only bar in town, but stopped when he smelled the mixed scents of human, Katerina, and blood. Wondering why she’d be in the same town as Klaus or even him, he followed the scents to a wrecked and on fire car with a clearly human Katerina still inside.
He blurred to her side of the car and forced the door open. He then blurred a distance away with her and gently layed her down on the ground.
“Katerina.”
She coughed, able to breathe again.
He sighed in relief, glad she was okay.
I am insensitive, I have a tendency
To pay more attention to the things I need
Sometimes I drink too much, sometimes I test your trust
Sometimes I don’t know why you stay with me
It was a beautiful day in an alleyway in Pennsylvania, as Katherine and Elijah stood in front of each other.
“Is that what I am to you? A means of survival?”
“Of course, you’re not a means of survival. You looked out for me when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now when no one else will.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “I love you.” She put her hand down when he looked away. “You don’t believe me.”
He looked at her. “I want to. It’s my disease. I just keep wanting to believe you, but how can I when, at every turn, you give me a reason to doubt you? I don’t know you. I don’t think I ever will. Goodbye, Katherine.” He walked away from her.
I’m hard to love, hard to love
No, I don’t make it easy
I couldn’t do it if I stood where you stood
I’m hard to love, hard to love
You say that you need me
I don’t deserve it but I love that you love me, good
Katherine walked up to him that night, purse slung over her shoulder.
“What do you want?” he asked.
“To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying that I don’t—I’m starting to believe my own lies. I don’t even remember who I was when we first met. And I want to find out.” She took a black box out of her purse.
“You have the cure,” he stated.
“Yes. And I can shove this down Klaus’ throat and try to kill him, but even if I managed to do it, I’d lose you. And I don’t want that to happen.” She set the cure in his hand. “I need you to trust me. I want you to trust me. Just like I’m trusting you. You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”
He watched, as she walked away.
*Chicago 1945*
I am a short fuse, I am a wrecking ball
Crashing into your heart like I do
You’re like a Sunday morning, full of grace and full of Jesus
I wish I could be more like you
I’m hard to love, hard to love
No, I don’t make it easy
I couldn’t do it if I stood where you stood
I’m hard to love, hard to love
You say that you need me
I don’t deserve it, but I love that you love me, good
Love me, good
After finding out that Katerina had been taken when they were supposed to meet up, Elijah went in search of her which led him to an abandoned warehouse. He didn’t care why she’d been taken, but did care that she had been. If anything happened to Katerina, whoever took her would pay with their lives.
He entered the warehouse after ripping out the vampires’ hearts outside.
He blurred in front of her where she sat in a chair tied to it with vervain ropes. He could tell that she was weak, which he understood due to the vervain ropes. It would also weaken a vampire if the vervain was digested or injected.
He snapped the ropes in two, ignoring the pain, and got to his feet with her gently in his arms.
She wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder, weak, but also not needing to say anything. They were so close and understanding with each other that they didn’t need to say anything.
*Present Day*
Girl, you’ve given me a million chances
And I don’t wanna take you for granted
I’m just a man, I’m just a man
I’m hard to love, hard to love
Oh, no, I don’t make it easy
And I couldn’t do it if I stood where you stood
I’m hard to love, hard to love
And you say that you need me
I don’t deserve it, but I love that you love me, good
You love me, good
You love me, good
Elijah was walking home from the only bar in town, but stopped when he smelled the mixed scents of human, Katerina, and blood. Wondering why she’d be in the same town as Klaus or even him, he followed the scents to a wrecked and on fire car with a clearly human Katerina still inside.
He blurred to her side of the car and forced the door open. He then blurred a distance away with her and gently layed her down on the ground.
“Katerina.”
She coughed, able to breathe again.
He sighed in relief, glad she was okay.
All I Need (Kalijah)
*American Gothic*
I’m dying to catch my breath
Oh, why don’t I ever learn?
I’ve lost all my trust, though I’ve surely tried to turn it around
It was a dismal night, as she stood in front of him.
“What do you want?” he asked in an irritated tone.
“To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I don’t—I’m starting to believe my own lies. I don’t even remember who I was when we first met. And I want to find out.”
He was speechless, not knowing what to say to that, until she brought something out from her purse.
“You have the cure,” he stated.
“Yes, and I can shove this down Klaus’ throat and try to kill him, but even if I managed to do it, I’d lose you. And I don’t want that to happen.” She set it in his hand and then closed his hand, and let his hand go. “You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”
He was silent, as she walked away from him.
Can you still see the heart of me?
All my agony fades away
When you hold me in your embrace
Don’t tear me down for all I need
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
Don’t tear me down
You’ve opened the door now, don’t let it close
It was a beautiful day in a Pennsylvania alley, as she watched him walk away from her, after seeing that she had lied to him.
*Dead Man On Campus*
I’m here on the edge again
I wish I could let it go
I know that I’m only one step away from turning it around
Can you still see the heart of me?
All my agony fades away
When you hold me in your embrace
Don’t tear me down for all I need
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
It was a dismal night, as she stood on the clock tower that overlooked the Mystic Falls town square. She was dying of old age and didn’t want the pain of dying. She wanted to rather die instantly than to die slowly, and she was Katherine Pierce. Katherine Pierce always got what she wanted.
She closed her eyes, back facing the ledge, ready to jump off the clock tower.
Suddenly, she stopped, something telling her to stop and to not do it. Katherine always listened to that feeling and voice, which right now, sounded a lot like her long-dead mother. She never shown it or admitted it to anyone, but even after 500 years, whether she was a human or vampire, she missed her mother. She’d always been close to her. Maybe that’s why most of the time it sounded like her mother, and the rest of the time the voice sounded like Elijah. They were the only people in her life she was ever close to, so it made sense.
She opened her eyes and stepped away from the ledge. Maybe it was a sign. Maybe someone would find a way to save her life. She could only hope and wait.
*500 Years of Solitude*
Don’t tear me down
Don’t tear it down, what’s left of me
Make my heart a better place
I tried many times, but nothing was real
Make it fade away, don’t break me down
I want to believe that this is real
It was a beautiful day, as she lay in bed after last night’s heart attack, dying of old age. This time it showed. She had gray hair and wrinkles now. Since she had been told to rest, she was resting, stuck in memories of the past.
When she felt someone sit on her bedside, she opened her eyes and gave a smile.
“Katerina,” Elijah greeted with a smile back.
“Elijah,” she greeted. She rested a hand on the side of his face. “You came.”
“Of course I came,” he replied.
She smiled. She didn’t care if this was real or not, because it made her happy that he’d come to her deathbed.
*True Lies*
Save me from my fear
Don’t tear me down
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
Give me something I can believe
It was a beautiful day, as she ran through the woods, needing to get as far as possible. There was only one option. She had to find a car to steal and drive until she was miles out of Virginia. That meant she had to go somewhere else for protection. That meant New Orleans to Elijah. Surely he wouldn’t turn away her plea for protection.
Soon enough, she had stolen an SUV and was on her way towards New Orleans, Mystic Falls far behind her.
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
Don’t tear it down, what’s left of me
Make my heart a better place
Make my heart a better place
It was a nebulous night, as Elijah walked through the woods, aiming to go home. He had heard what was going on with Katerina and was planning on packing, so he could see her, or save her. He wanted to save her, but he would have to bring her here, and to one of the witches. He didn’t know if she’d want to come, since Klaus was in the same town. Plus, it seemed like she’d given up on being saved. If she couldn’t be saved, he’d still be there for her. She had no reason to be surrounded by those who despised, hated, and wanted her dead the most. She had the choice to come to him for help, and leave Mystic Falls behind.
When he exited the woods, he smelled human blood and Katerina, so he looked and saw an SUV with a streetlight bent over it, and both doors and sides of the car crinkled and dented. There was also shattered glass from the windows and windshield. She had somehow managed to get into a car crash. Now, he knew what the baby blonde vampiress, Caroline, meant when she said that she was a magnet for danger. Apparently, as a human, she didn’t know how to survive very well without someone to help and protect her.
“Katerina!” he said, blurring to the driver’s side door and forcing the door open, so he could see the damage.
He rested gentle hands on either side of her face, after seeing that mostly she just had some minor injuries, but she had a few bad injuries. There was blood on either side of her head, a bleeding thigh, and a wounded side.
“Katerina, can you hear me?” he called.
She didn’t move or wake up, but she could hear him. She was happy despite the crash, knowing that he was here to save her.
“I’m gonna get you out of here, Katerina. You’re going to be okay. Just stay with me,” he said, as he gently pulled her into his arms, getting her out of the wreckage. Then he blurred home, having no option but to have Freya heal her with magic. There was no working hospital. There hadn’t been since 1918, when their father had burned New Orleans to the ground.
When she finally woke up, she was in Elijah’s room, with him seated on her bedside.
He gave a smile and rested a gentle hand on the side of her face.
“Katerina.”
She smiled back and sat up in bed.
“Elijah,” she greeted back. “Thanks. You saved my life.”
“Anything for you, Katerina.”
In the end, they got back together, and Freya reversed her dying of old age.
I’m dying to catch my breath
Oh, why don’t I ever learn?
I’ve lost all my trust, though I’ve surely tried to turn it around
It was a dismal night, as she stood in front of him.
“What do you want?” he asked in an irritated tone.
“To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I don’t—I’m starting to believe my own lies. I don’t even remember who I was when we first met. And I want to find out.”
He was speechless, not knowing what to say to that, until she brought something out from her purse.
“You have the cure,” he stated.
“Yes, and I can shove this down Klaus’ throat and try to kill him, but even if I managed to do it, I’d lose you. And I don’t want that to happen.” She set it in his hand and then closed his hand, and let his hand go. “You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”
He was silent, as she walked away from him.
Can you still see the heart of me?
All my agony fades away
When you hold me in your embrace
Don’t tear me down for all I need
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
Don’t tear me down
You’ve opened the door now, don’t let it close
It was a beautiful day in a Pennsylvania alley, as she watched him walk away from her, after seeing that she had lied to him.
*Dead Man On Campus*
I’m here on the edge again
I wish I could let it go
I know that I’m only one step away from turning it around
Can you still see the heart of me?
All my agony fades away
When you hold me in your embrace
Don’t tear me down for all I need
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
It was a dismal night, as she stood on the clock tower that overlooked the Mystic Falls town square. She was dying of old age and didn’t want the pain of dying. She wanted to rather die instantly than to die slowly, and she was Katherine Pierce. Katherine Pierce always got what she wanted.
She closed her eyes, back facing the ledge, ready to jump off the clock tower.
Suddenly, she stopped, something telling her to stop and to not do it. Katherine always listened to that feeling and voice, which right now, sounded a lot like her long-dead mother. She never shown it or admitted it to anyone, but even after 500 years, whether she was a human or vampire, she missed her mother. She’d always been close to her. Maybe that’s why most of the time it sounded like her mother, and the rest of the time the voice sounded like Elijah. They were the only people in her life she was ever close to, so it made sense.
She opened her eyes and stepped away from the ledge. Maybe it was a sign. Maybe someone would find a way to save her life. She could only hope and wait.
*500 Years of Solitude*
Don’t tear me down
Don’t tear it down, what’s left of me
Make my heart a better place
I tried many times, but nothing was real
Make it fade away, don’t break me down
I want to believe that this is real
It was a beautiful day, as she lay in bed after last night’s heart attack, dying of old age. This time it showed. She had gray hair and wrinkles now. Since she had been told to rest, she was resting, stuck in memories of the past.
When she felt someone sit on her bedside, she opened her eyes and gave a smile.
“Katerina,” Elijah greeted with a smile back.
“Elijah,” she greeted. She rested a hand on the side of his face. “You came.”
“Of course I came,” he replied.
She smiled. She didn’t care if this was real or not, because it made her happy that he’d come to her deathbed.
*True Lies*
Save me from my fear
Don’t tear me down
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
Give me something I can believe
It was a beautiful day, as she ran through the woods, needing to get as far as possible. There was only one option. She had to find a car to steal and drive until she was miles out of Virginia. That meant she had to go somewhere else for protection. That meant New Orleans to Elijah. Surely he wouldn’t turn away her plea for protection.
Soon enough, she had stolen an SUV and was on her way towards New Orleans, Mystic Falls far behind her.
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
Don’t tear it down, what’s left of me
Make my heart a better place
Make my heart a better place
It was a nebulous night, as Elijah walked through the woods, aiming to go home. He had heard what was going on with Katerina and was planning on packing, so he could see her, or save her. He wanted to save her, but he would have to bring her here, and to one of the witches. He didn’t know if she’d want to come, since Klaus was in the same town. Plus, it seemed like she’d given up on being saved. If she couldn’t be saved, he’d still be there for her. She had no reason to be surrounded by those who despised, hated, and wanted her dead the most. She had the choice to come to him for help, and leave Mystic Falls behind.
When he exited the woods, he smelled human blood and Katerina, so he looked and saw an SUV with a streetlight bent over it, and both doors and sides of the car crinkled and dented. There was also shattered glass from the windows and windshield. She had somehow managed to get into a car crash. Now, he knew what the baby blonde vampiress, Caroline, meant when she said that she was a magnet for danger. Apparently, as a human, she didn’t know how to survive very well without someone to help and protect her.
“Katerina!” he said, blurring to the driver’s side door and forcing the door open, so he could see the damage.
He rested gentle hands on either side of her face, after seeing that mostly she just had some minor injuries, but she had a few bad injuries. There was blood on either side of her head, a bleeding thigh, and a wounded side.
“Katerina, can you hear me?” he called.
She didn’t move or wake up, but she could hear him. She was happy despite the crash, knowing that he was here to save her.
“I’m gonna get you out of here, Katerina. You’re going to be okay. Just stay with me,” he said, as he gently pulled her into his arms, getting her out of the wreckage. Then he blurred home, having no option but to have Freya heal her with magic. There was no working hospital. There hadn’t been since 1918, when their father had burned New Orleans to the ground.
When she finally woke up, she was in Elijah’s room, with him seated on her bedside.
He gave a smile and rested a gentle hand on the side of her face.
“Katerina.”
She smiled back and sat up in bed.
“Elijah,” she greeted back. “Thanks. You saved my life.”
“Anything for you, Katerina.”
In the end, they got back together, and Freya reversed her dying of old age.
The Silence (Kalijah)
*Pennsylvania*
You lift me up and knock me down
I’m never sure just what to feel
When you’re around
I speak my heart but don’t know why
‘Cause you don’t never really say what’s on your mind
It’s like I’m walking on broken glass
I wanna know but I don’t wanna ask
So say you love me or say you’ll leave me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
Just say you want me or you don’t need me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
It was a beautiful day, as they argued in an alleyway after he found out that she lied to him and killed Jeremy Gilbert.
“Jeremy was collateral damage. I was doing what I had to to survive,” she told him.
“Is that what I am to you? A means of survival?” he questioned.
“Of course, you’re not a means of survival. You looked out for me when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now, when no one else will.” She rested a gentle hand on the side of his face. “I love you. Elijah.”
He turned his face away and she dropped her hand. “You don’t believe me.”
“I want to. It’s my disease. I just keep wanting to believe you, but how can I when, at every turn, you give me a reason to doubt you? I don’t know you. I don’t think I ever will.”
He began to walk away, and she caught up with him and rested a hand on his arm, stopping him.
“Wait.”
He looked at her hand that was on his arm, and she took it away. He then looked at her.
“Goodbye, Katherine.”
She could only watch as he walked away, knowing that she was losing him.
*Mikaelson Mansion*
You let me in but then sometimes
Your empty eyes just make me feel so cold inside
When I’m with you, it’s like rolling dice
Don’t know when or how you’re gonna make me cry
So, say you love me or say you’ll leave me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
Just say you want me, or you don’t need me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
It was a nebulous night, as they stood in front of each other. He’d just told her that he was going to go help Klaus in New Orleans.
She looked at him.
“It’s our turn, Elijah. Please.”
He kissed her on the forehead.
“Goodbye, Katerina.”
A moment later, he was out of sight.
She stood there with silent tears in her eyes but refused to cry. Then the emotion of anger came. This was her doppelganger’s fault.
*Present Day-New Orleans*
It’s killing me, the silence
It’s killing me, the silence
The silence
It’s like I’m walking on broken glass
If this is the end, then please just make it fast
So, say you love me or say you’ll leave me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
Just say you want me, or you don’t need me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
It was a dismal night in New Orleans, as she sat in the driver’s seat, injured, in a lot of pain, pale from blood loss, and knowing she couldn’t just stay there and die, but her human body had other plans. She tried to stay awake, but it was useless. This was what she got for letting Elena beat her by shoving the cure down her throat, and for not paying attention and crashing the car. That was her last thought, before everything went black.
Elijah Mikaelson was heading home after a couple drinks at the only bar in town but stopped when he saw a car totaled with someone still inside. Smelling the blood and familiar scent, he knew all too well who it was, though he was shocked that she was human.
“Katerina!”
He blurred towards her side of the car and forced the door open, so he could get to her, and then rested gentle hands on either side of her head, as he scanned for what her injuries were. “Katerina, can you hear me?” he called to her, desperate to save her if all possible. He doubted that he could though, with the injuries she had. There were some scrapes and scratches and blood on either side of her head. The worst injuries though were her lower stomach and a couple heavily bleeding thighs, one of which had a punctured artery. He was no doctor, but he knew that due to how much blood she was losing from it, she was bleeding to death. He didn’t know if she would live long enough for him to get her to the hospital. He could hear her breathing slowing.
This can’t be happening, he thought. He just lost Gia. He couldn’t lose Katerina. He gave her a kiss and rested his forehead against hers, closing his eyes. Please, Katerina. Don’t leave me. He took his forehead away from hers and opened his eyes. He then pulled her gently into his arms, careful of her injuries, and blurred towards the only working hospital.
The silence, the silence, the silence
The silence, the silence, the silence
You lift me up and knock me down
I’m never sure just what to feel
When you’re around
Ten minutes later, he watched as they rushed her down the hall to put her in surgery.
An hour and a half later, after surgery, he was seated on her bedside, waiting for her to awaken. She was lucky, as the doctor had told him. They’d lost her once during the surgery, but she was here, alive, the surgery successful. He didn’t know what he’d do without her existence. He’d broken up with her, but he was still very much in love with her. The only reason he’d been with Gia, was to try and move on, but he knew now that he couldn’t. Katerina was the one for him, no matter what she’d done or who she was these days.
A week later, she was released, and they got back together.
You lift me up and knock me down
I’m never sure just what to feel
When you’re around
I speak my heart but don’t know why
‘Cause you don’t never really say what’s on your mind
It’s like I’m walking on broken glass
I wanna know but I don’t wanna ask
So say you love me or say you’ll leave me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
Just say you want me or you don’t need me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
It was a beautiful day, as they argued in an alleyway after he found out that she lied to him and killed Jeremy Gilbert.
“Jeremy was collateral damage. I was doing what I had to to survive,” she told him.
“Is that what I am to you? A means of survival?” he questioned.
“Of course, you’re not a means of survival. You looked out for me when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now, when no one else will.” She rested a gentle hand on the side of his face. “I love you. Elijah.”
He turned his face away and she dropped her hand. “You don’t believe me.”
“I want to. It’s my disease. I just keep wanting to believe you, but how can I when, at every turn, you give me a reason to doubt you? I don’t know you. I don’t think I ever will.”
He began to walk away, and she caught up with him and rested a hand on his arm, stopping him.
“Wait.”
He looked at her hand that was on his arm, and she took it away. He then looked at her.
“Goodbye, Katherine.”
She could only watch as he walked away, knowing that she was losing him.
*Mikaelson Mansion*
You let me in but then sometimes
Your empty eyes just make me feel so cold inside
When I’m with you, it’s like rolling dice
Don’t know when or how you’re gonna make me cry
So, say you love me or say you’ll leave me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
Just say you want me, or you don’t need me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
It was a nebulous night, as they stood in front of each other. He’d just told her that he was going to go help Klaus in New Orleans.
She looked at him.
“It’s our turn, Elijah. Please.”
He kissed her on the forehead.
“Goodbye, Katerina.”
A moment later, he was out of sight.
She stood there with silent tears in her eyes but refused to cry. Then the emotion of anger came. This was her doppelganger’s fault.
*Present Day-New Orleans*
It’s killing me, the silence
It’s killing me, the silence
The silence
It’s like I’m walking on broken glass
If this is the end, then please just make it fast
So, say you love me or say you’ll leave me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
Just say you want me, or you don’t need me
Don’t let the silence
Do the talking
It was a dismal night in New Orleans, as she sat in the driver’s seat, injured, in a lot of pain, pale from blood loss, and knowing she couldn’t just stay there and die, but her human body had other plans. She tried to stay awake, but it was useless. This was what she got for letting Elena beat her by shoving the cure down her throat, and for not paying attention and crashing the car. That was her last thought, before everything went black.
Elijah Mikaelson was heading home after a couple drinks at the only bar in town but stopped when he saw a car totaled with someone still inside. Smelling the blood and familiar scent, he knew all too well who it was, though he was shocked that she was human.
“Katerina!”
He blurred towards her side of the car and forced the door open, so he could get to her, and then rested gentle hands on either side of her head, as he scanned for what her injuries were. “Katerina, can you hear me?” he called to her, desperate to save her if all possible. He doubted that he could though, with the injuries she had. There were some scrapes and scratches and blood on either side of her head. The worst injuries though were her lower stomach and a couple heavily bleeding thighs, one of which had a punctured artery. He was no doctor, but he knew that due to how much blood she was losing from it, she was bleeding to death. He didn’t know if she would live long enough for him to get her to the hospital. He could hear her breathing slowing.
This can’t be happening, he thought. He just lost Gia. He couldn’t lose Katerina. He gave her a kiss and rested his forehead against hers, closing his eyes. Please, Katerina. Don’t leave me. He took his forehead away from hers and opened his eyes. He then pulled her gently into his arms, careful of her injuries, and blurred towards the only working hospital.
The silence, the silence, the silence
The silence, the silence, the silence
You lift me up and knock me down
I’m never sure just what to feel
When you’re around
Ten minutes later, he watched as they rushed her down the hall to put her in surgery.
An hour and a half later, after surgery, he was seated on her bedside, waiting for her to awaken. She was lucky, as the doctor had told him. They’d lost her once during the surgery, but she was here, alive, the surgery successful. He didn’t know what he’d do without her existence. He’d broken up with her, but he was still very much in love with her. The only reason he’d been with Gia, was to try and move on, but he knew now that he couldn’t. Katerina was the one for him, no matter what she’d done or who she was these days.
A week later, she was released, and they got back together.
My Heart Still Beats (Kalijah)
*American Gothic*
Nobody said it was gonna be easy
But when I forgive
There are no strings attached
I was not gonna bring up your flaws in an argument
Not gonna risk on a counter-attack
When you first revealed your betrayal
My first reaction was “How dare you rob me of my trust?”
But not even this would be able to shake our foundation
‘Cause it was created by us
I can still see you
Front row point of view
We spent our entire relationship fighting each other
Our goals were exactly the same
She and Elijah stood in front of each other in a Pennsylvania alley, arguing.
“Is that what I am to you? A means of survival?” he accused and asked her.
“Of course not. You looked out for me, when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now, when no one else will.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “I love you. Elijah.” When he turned his face away, she dropped her hand. “You don’t believe me.”
He looked at her.
“I want to. It’s my disease. I keep wanting to believe you, but how can I when, at every turn, you give me a reason to doubt you? I don’t know you. I don’t think I ever will.” He walked away from her.
She stood there for a minute and watched him walk away, before catching up with him and putting a hand on his arm.
“Wait.”
He stopped and looked at her hand on his arm, then her, then her hand again.
She got the hint and let go.
“Goodbye, Katherine,” he said, saying her name that she now went by these days, instead of her human name.
She watched, as he left.
*Mystic Falls- Mikaelson Mansion*
I put you through hell by demanding apologies
Even though I was the one causing pain
With your little mishap
The ball was in my court to prove I could be the stronger one of us
By taking over the role you so elegantly played those years
When I needed a rock
I can still see you
Front row point of view
It hurts
But I’m not about to give you up
Though broken
My heart still beats
It will not stop, stop
Katherine and Elijah stood in front of each other at the Mikaelson place in Mystic Falls. Elijah had just told her in little words, as usual, that he was leaving to follow Klaus. That’s what he always did. He always chose to follow Klaus over her.
“It’s our turn, Elijah. Please,” she pleaded with him.
He rested a hand on the side of her face.
“Katerina.” He closed his eyes and kissed her on the forehead. Then he was gone.
After he was gone, she was left with both anger and a broken heart, yet again. This time, she thought it was partly Elena’s fault for him choosing to leave her, so she left the house and picked a fight with her, only to get the cure shoved down her throat.
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
It hurts
But I’m not about to give you up
Though broken
My heart still beats
It will not stop, stop
It hurts
But I’m not about to give you up
Though broken
My heart still beats
It will not stop, stop
It hurts
But I’m not about to give you up
Though broken
My heart still beats
It will not stop, stop
It hurts
But I’m not about to give you up
Though broken
My heart still beats
It will not stop, stop
It was a nebulous night, as a human Katherine sat in the driver’s seat of the car that she’d stolen back in Mystic Falls, injured after crashing the car into a streetlight pole. She’d left Mystic Falls after turning human and had gone to New Orleans. She’d wanted to get to Elijah and ask him for protection. She didn’t know if she and Elijah would ever get back together, but that didn’t really matter.
As she sat there, injured, she could feel blood on either side of her head, a shard of glass protruding from her lower stomach, and a shard of glass in her thigh. She knew that she’d lost a lot of blood, so she knew that the shard of glass protruding from her thigh had opened up an artery. Although she’d lost a lot of blood, she was able to open the door and stagger out of the car. She used the side of the car to help her along, before she landed on the ground on her side.
Elijah was on his way home, when he stopped in a desolate area of the Quarter. It was late, so there wasn’t anyone there. He could smell the mixed scents of Katerina, blood, and human. Last time he’d seen her, she’d been a vampire still, but smelling the scent of human, he realized that she was human. He knew only one thing that could make a vampire human, which made him assume that someone had shoved the cure down her throat. He’d never wish anything to happen to her, so he followed the scent trail, only to find the crashed car and Katerina not far from it, injured, clearly human, and glass shattered around her and the outside of the car.
He blurred to her side and gently pulled her into his arms.
“If you can hear me, stay with me, Katerina,” he pleaded. Then he got to his feet with her in his arms.
Once at the compound, he layed her gently down on a table. Freya was already in the room, so he didn’t have to call her. He had her heal her, once the shards of glass were out of her. Then he gently layed her down in his bed and waited for her to wake up.
When she woke up, she saw that she was in Elijah’s bed, healed, and he was seated on her bedside. She realized that he’d gotten to her in time to save her.
She gave a smile, glad he’d gotten there in time to save her life. Then, after a little conversation, he promised to protect her and, a few weeks later, they got back together. So, they got their happy ending, after all.
Nobody said it was gonna be easy
But when I forgive
There are no strings attached
I was not gonna bring up your flaws in an argument
Not gonna risk on a counter-attack
When you first revealed your betrayal
My first reaction was “How dare you rob me of my trust?”
But not even this would be able to shake our foundation
‘Cause it was created by us
I can still see you
Front row point of view
We spent our entire relationship fighting each other
Our goals were exactly the same
She and Elijah stood in front of each other in a Pennsylvania alley, arguing.
“Is that what I am to you? A means of survival?” he accused and asked her.
“Of course not. You looked out for me, when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now, when no one else will.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “I love you. Elijah.” When he turned his face away, she dropped her hand. “You don’t believe me.”
He looked at her.
“I want to. It’s my disease. I keep wanting to believe you, but how can I when, at every turn, you give me a reason to doubt you? I don’t know you. I don’t think I ever will.” He walked away from her.
She stood there for a minute and watched him walk away, before catching up with him and putting a hand on his arm.
“Wait.”
He stopped and looked at her hand on his arm, then her, then her hand again.
She got the hint and let go.
“Goodbye, Katherine,” he said, saying her name that she now went by these days, instead of her human name.
She watched, as he left.
*Mystic Falls- Mikaelson Mansion*
I put you through hell by demanding apologies
Even though I was the one causing pain
With your little mishap
The ball was in my court to prove I could be the stronger one of us
By taking over the role you so elegantly played those years
When I needed a rock
I can still see you
Front row point of view
It hurts
But I’m not about to give you up
Though broken
My heart still beats
It will not stop, stop
Katherine and Elijah stood in front of each other at the Mikaelson place in Mystic Falls. Elijah had just told her in little words, as usual, that he was leaving to follow Klaus. That’s what he always did. He always chose to follow Klaus over her.
“It’s our turn, Elijah. Please,” she pleaded with him.
He rested a hand on the side of her face.
“Katerina.” He closed his eyes and kissed her on the forehead. Then he was gone.
After he was gone, she was left with both anger and a broken heart, yet again. This time, she thought it was partly Elena’s fault for him choosing to leave her, so she left the house and picked a fight with her, only to get the cure shoved down her throat.
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
It hurts
But I’m not about to give you up
Though broken
My heart still beats
It will not stop, stop
It hurts
But I’m not about to give you up
Though broken
My heart still beats
It will not stop, stop
It hurts
But I’m not about to give you up
Though broken
My heart still beats
It will not stop, stop
It hurts
But I’m not about to give you up
Though broken
My heart still beats
It will not stop, stop
It was a nebulous night, as a human Katherine sat in the driver’s seat of the car that she’d stolen back in Mystic Falls, injured after crashing the car into a streetlight pole. She’d left Mystic Falls after turning human and had gone to New Orleans. She’d wanted to get to Elijah and ask him for protection. She didn’t know if she and Elijah would ever get back together, but that didn’t really matter.
As she sat there, injured, she could feel blood on either side of her head, a shard of glass protruding from her lower stomach, and a shard of glass in her thigh. She knew that she’d lost a lot of blood, so she knew that the shard of glass protruding from her thigh had opened up an artery. Although she’d lost a lot of blood, she was able to open the door and stagger out of the car. She used the side of the car to help her along, before she landed on the ground on her side.
Elijah was on his way home, when he stopped in a desolate area of the Quarter. It was late, so there wasn’t anyone there. He could smell the mixed scents of Katerina, blood, and human. Last time he’d seen her, she’d been a vampire still, but smelling the scent of human, he realized that she was human. He knew only one thing that could make a vampire human, which made him assume that someone had shoved the cure down her throat. He’d never wish anything to happen to her, so he followed the scent trail, only to find the crashed car and Katerina not far from it, injured, clearly human, and glass shattered around her and the outside of the car.
He blurred to her side and gently pulled her into his arms.
“If you can hear me, stay with me, Katerina,” he pleaded. Then he got to his feet with her in his arms.
Once at the compound, he layed her gently down on a table. Freya was already in the room, so he didn’t have to call her. He had her heal her, once the shards of glass were out of her. Then he gently layed her down in his bed and waited for her to wake up.
When she woke up, she saw that she was in Elijah’s bed, healed, and he was seated on her bedside. She realized that he’d gotten to her in time to save her.
She gave a smile, glad he’d gotten there in time to save her life. Then, after a little conversation, he promised to protect her and, a few weeks later, they got back together. So, they got their happy ending, after all.
Impossible (Kalijah)
*1492- Love*
I remember years ago
Someone told me I should take
Caution when it comes to love
I did
It was a beautiful day with a soft breeze blowing, as Katerina sat on a cement bench outside, Elijah seated beside her, as they discussed love.
“True love is not real unless it is returned. Do you agree?” she said, looking at him.
“I do not believe in love, Katerina,” he lied, needing to not fall for her. If he fell for her, he wouldn’t be able to help Klaus break the curse set upon him, which involved her death.
“That is too sad for me to accept, my Lord. If we cease to believe in love, then why would we want to live?” she replied, not believing him.
*1492- The News*
And you were strong and I was not
My illusion, my mistake
I was careless, I forgot
I did
It was a dismal night in the living room, as Klaus pinned him against a wall in anger.
“Katerina has fled. What did you tell her?” he asked his elder brother.
“I told her nothing.”
“Do not lie to me!” Klaus yelled.
After some more arguing, Elijah promised to return her to him and Klaus promised Elijah that he’d dagger him if he failed.
*1492- The Search*
And now when all is done
There is nothing to say
You have gone and so effortlessly
You have won
You can go and tell them
Tell them all I know now
Write it on the skyline
All we had is gone now
Tell them I was happy
And my heart is broken
All my scars are open
Tell them what I hoped would be
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Elijah searched high and low for her to do as Klaus wanted done, but he had fallen for her already. Because of that, he betrayed his own brother to save her life, only for her to take matters into her own hands and turn into a vampire. Shortly after, he was daggered and Klaus slaughtered her entire village, including her family.
*American Gothic*
Falling out of love is hard
Falling for betrayal is worst
Broken trust and broken hearts
I know, I know
Thinking all you need is there
Building faith on love and words
Empty promises will wear
I know, I know
And when all is done
There is nothing to say
And if you’re done embarrassing me
On your own you can go ahead tell them
Tell them all I know now
Shout it from the rooftops
Write it on the skyline
All we had is gone now
Tell them I was happy
And my heart is broken
All my scars are open
Tell them what I hoped would be
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
It was a beautiful day in Pennsylvania, as they stood in front of each other in an alley. After arguing for about ten minutes, he walked away, her unable to stop him.
That night, on her way out of town, she handed him the cure and gave him a speech on how she didn’t remember who she was when they first met, but wanted to find out, and how much she wanted him to trust her, just like she trusted him.
*1492- “Spare her”*
I remember years ago
Someone told me I should take
Caution when it comes to love
I did
It was a nebulous night, as they stood in the living room.
“Please brother, I ask of you to spare her,” Elijah said, already having fallen for her.
“Are you so foolish as to care for her? We do not feel. We do not care. Love is weakness and we are not weak. She is human. Nothing more. Nothing less. Her life means nothing,” Klaus said, reminding him to not fall in love with her and ultimately saying no to his plea.
*American Gothic- Mikaelson House*
Tell them all I know now
Shout it from the rooftops
Write it on the skyline
All we had is gone now
Tell them I was happy
And my heart is broken, ooh, ooh, ooh
I hoped would be
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
It was a nebulous night, as they stood in front of each other at the Mikaelson house in Mystic Falls. She’d told him back in Pennsylvania that she’d let him decide where they stood. Now that he’d thought about it and felt that he had to follow Klaus to New Orleans, he knew his decision.
After telling her that he was going to go help Klaus in New Orleans, she tried to get him to reconsider, telling him that Klaus was “stark-raving mad” and “irredeemable.” She even asked that he leave Klaus to his own “adventure” and for them to go on their own together. He didn’t heed her plea, though.
He rested a gentle hand on the side of her face and said, “Goodbye, Katerina,” and then lightly kissed her on the forehead before leaving, ultimately breaking her heart and breaking up with her, leaving her for his brother.
*Shattered*
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
He stood in his room with a bottle of bourbon in hand, an empty shot glass on his end table, the light in the room off, matching his mood. He’d just heard that she’d died six months ago. After finding that out, he was completely shattered. Now he was standing in his room alone, angry and upset, drinking from a bottle of bourbon.
He grabbed the empty shot glass and through it at the far wall, making it shatter into pieces, just as he was shattered. He felt just like the shattered shot glass did and worst.
I remember years ago
Someone told me I should take
Caution when it comes to love
I did
It was a beautiful day with a soft breeze blowing, as Katerina sat on a cement bench outside, Elijah seated beside her, as they discussed love.
“True love is not real unless it is returned. Do you agree?” she said, looking at him.
“I do not believe in love, Katerina,” he lied, needing to not fall for her. If he fell for her, he wouldn’t be able to help Klaus break the curse set upon him, which involved her death.
“That is too sad for me to accept, my Lord. If we cease to believe in love, then why would we want to live?” she replied, not believing him.
*1492- The News*
And you were strong and I was not
My illusion, my mistake
I was careless, I forgot
I did
It was a dismal night in the living room, as Klaus pinned him against a wall in anger.
“Katerina has fled. What did you tell her?” he asked his elder brother.
“I told her nothing.”
“Do not lie to me!” Klaus yelled.
After some more arguing, Elijah promised to return her to him and Klaus promised Elijah that he’d dagger him if he failed.
*1492- The Search*
And now when all is done
There is nothing to say
You have gone and so effortlessly
You have won
You can go and tell them
Tell them all I know now
Write it on the skyline
All we had is gone now
Tell them I was happy
And my heart is broken
All my scars are open
Tell them what I hoped would be
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Elijah searched high and low for her to do as Klaus wanted done, but he had fallen for her already. Because of that, he betrayed his own brother to save her life, only for her to take matters into her own hands and turn into a vampire. Shortly after, he was daggered and Klaus slaughtered her entire village, including her family.
*American Gothic*
Falling out of love is hard
Falling for betrayal is worst
Broken trust and broken hearts
I know, I know
Thinking all you need is there
Building faith on love and words
Empty promises will wear
I know, I know
And when all is done
There is nothing to say
And if you’re done embarrassing me
On your own you can go ahead tell them
Tell them all I know now
Shout it from the rooftops
Write it on the skyline
All we had is gone now
Tell them I was happy
And my heart is broken
All my scars are open
Tell them what I hoped would be
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
It was a beautiful day in Pennsylvania, as they stood in front of each other in an alley. After arguing for about ten minutes, he walked away, her unable to stop him.
That night, on her way out of town, she handed him the cure and gave him a speech on how she didn’t remember who she was when they first met, but wanted to find out, and how much she wanted him to trust her, just like she trusted him.
*1492- “Spare her”*
I remember years ago
Someone told me I should take
Caution when it comes to love
I did
It was a nebulous night, as they stood in the living room.
“Please brother, I ask of you to spare her,” Elijah said, already having fallen for her.
“Are you so foolish as to care for her? We do not feel. We do not care. Love is weakness and we are not weak. She is human. Nothing more. Nothing less. Her life means nothing,” Klaus said, reminding him to not fall in love with her and ultimately saying no to his plea.
*American Gothic- Mikaelson House*
Tell them all I know now
Shout it from the rooftops
Write it on the skyline
All we had is gone now
Tell them I was happy
And my heart is broken, ooh, ooh, ooh
I hoped would be
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
It was a nebulous night, as they stood in front of each other at the Mikaelson house in Mystic Falls. She’d told him back in Pennsylvania that she’d let him decide where they stood. Now that he’d thought about it and felt that he had to follow Klaus to New Orleans, he knew his decision.
After telling her that he was going to go help Klaus in New Orleans, she tried to get him to reconsider, telling him that Klaus was “stark-raving mad” and “irredeemable.” She even asked that he leave Klaus to his own “adventure” and for them to go on their own together. He didn’t heed her plea, though.
He rested a gentle hand on the side of her face and said, “Goodbye, Katerina,” and then lightly kissed her on the forehead before leaving, ultimately breaking her heart and breaking up with her, leaving her for his brother.
*Shattered*
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
He stood in his room with a bottle of bourbon in hand, an empty shot glass on his end table, the light in the room off, matching his mood. He’d just heard that she’d died six months ago. After finding that out, he was completely shattered. Now he was standing in his room alone, angry and upset, drinking from a bottle of bourbon.
He grabbed the empty shot glass and through it at the far wall, making it shatter into pieces, just as he was shattered. He felt just like the shattered shot glass did and worst.