*Monster’s Ball*



I don’t know where I’m at

I’m standing out the back

And I’m tired of waiting

Waiting here in line

Hoping that I’ll fine

What I’ve been chasing



        It was a nebulous night in an alley, as she stood not far from the vampiress after finding her after she’d grazed the vampire’s heart that day, thinking she was the enemy.

        “Who are you?” Katherine asked her.

        “My name is Nadia Petrova and you are my mother,” she said.

        Katherine looked at her silently, shocked that somehow, fate had intervened and brought her daughter back to her.



*I Know What You Did Last Summer*



I shot for the sky

I’m suck on the ground

So why do I try?

I know I’m gonna fall down

I thought I could fly?

So why did I drown?



        It was a dismal night, as Katherine sat in the driver’s seat, injured after the car crashing into a streetlight pole. She’d been trying to get away from Mystic Falls so that Silas couldn’t get to her, but had managed to crash a car that she’d stolen from a road.





        Meanwhile, Elijah Mikaelson had just arrived back in town to check up on his Katerina. He’d ignored several of her calls this summer and recently, not wanting to speak to her or see her. She hadn’t left any messages, but now that she hadn’t been answering her phone when he called back, he was worried and had the feeling that something had or was about to happen. If something ever happened to her after he’d left her to fend for herself, he’d never forgive himself. She was his world and he loved her for who she was, no matter what. If she died while he was in New Orleans, he didn’t know what pieces of him would still be intact, if any would be left. It would shatter him into a million pieces if she were dead. Despite everything she’d done, he loved her. He loved both the good and bad parts of her, just as she did with him.





        Half an hour later, once on a desolate street, he saw a wrecked car that had crashed into a street light pole. He saw that there was still someone inside, but not moving. Due to smelling the mixed scents of human, blood, and Katerina, he knew who it was.

        No, he thought to himself.

        He vamp-sped to the driver’s side and forced the crinkled, dented, and jammed door open. He assessed her condition with his eyes and saw that there was blood on either side of her head, some scrapes and scratches, and her lower stomach was bleeding from a shard of glass protruding from it. He pulled the shard of glass out and tossed it on the floorboard, before gently resting his hands on either side of her head.

        “Katerina, can you hear me?” he called to her, not knowing how she was human or if she could digest vampire blood.

        Hearing a familiar voice through the darkness that surrounded her, she fought against the darkness and when she woke up a few minutes later, she was met with Elijah’s worried face.

        “Elijah?” she questioned weakly, very weak from blood loss.

        “I came back to check on you, since you weren’t answering my calls back. I’m glad I did. Can you digest vampire blood?” he replied.

        “I don’t know. Elena shoved the cure down my throat shortly after you left me, since I was upset and took it out on her and tried to kill her.”

        He wasn’t happy that she’d tried to kill Elena, nor was he happy that Elena had shoved the cure down her throat, but he didn’t show it.

        As he gently slid an arm under her legs and his other under her, she began to go under.

        “You’re going to be okay, Katerina. Just stay with me. I’ll protect you, but you have to fight for me,” was the last thing she heard, before she plummeted back into the darkness.

        Elijah gently pulled her out of the wreckage and picked her gently up in his arms, before blurring towards the Mystic Falls hospital.





        After pacing in the waiting room for a few hours, a doctor finally came in to tell him that the surgery went great and she was in a recovery room, but she had a concussion, so it could be a day or so before she woke up. He thanked her and went to her room to stay with her. He knew Katerina. She was a fighter. It wouldn’t take too long for her to wake up. He figured anyway. He could only hope that the odds were in their favor.





        The next afternoon, when she woke up, he gave a smile, knowing that she’d be okay. He could only hope, anyway. The cure had been shoved down her throat. Since it had never been taken before, they didn’t know if there were any side effects to it.

        She smiled back.

        “You saved my life. Thank you.”

        “I will always save you, Katerina, no matter what,” he replied.

        A moment later, they kissed.



*500 Years of Solitude*



You never know why

It’s coming down, down, down

Not ready to let go

‘Cause then I’ll never know

What I could be missing

But I’m missing way too much

When do I give up

What I’ve been wishing for?



        It was a beautiful day at the Mikaelson mansion, as she lay in bed. She’d had a heart attack last night and now she was on bed rest until the very end, Nadia at her side. Nadia wanted her to live instead of letting herself die, but she had just found her weeks ago. She didn’t want to do that to her. She didn’t want to lose her, so she was choosing death.

        After hours had passed, Elijah came to her bedside with a way to save her. He had a witch in New Orleans doing a spell that would reverse the dying of old age at a rapid pace side effect of the cure.

        So, after the spell had been finished, she was a healthy human again.



*Fifty Shades of Grayson*



I shot for the sky

I’m stuck on the ground

So why do I try?

I know I’m gonna fall down

I thought I could fly

So why did I drown?

You never know why

It’s coming down, down, down

Oh, I’m going down, down, down



        It was a dismal night at the Mikaelson mansion, as Katherine went downstairs for a drink, Nadia in the parlor.

        Once she’d cleared the stairs, she stopped, a hand on the left side of her chest, pain having travelled up her arm and all the way to her chest. It was like she couldn’t breathe. Then everything went black and she collapsed.

        When Nadia heard a noise, she went to investigate and found her on the floor.

        When she knelt by her, she realized that she’d had a heart attack. So, after getting her to the hospital, she told Elijah on the phone, who then said he’d be there as soon as he could.



*Dead Man On Campus*



I can’t find another way around

And I don’t wanna hear the sound

Of losing what I’ve never found

I shot for the sky

I’m stuck on the ground

So why do I try?

I know I’m gonna fall down

I thought I could fly

So why did I drown?

I’ll never know why

It’s coming down, down, down



        It was a nebulous night, as Katherine closed her eyes, ready to end her suffering of dying of old age, not wanting to go through all of that. She’d been told by an expert on vampires that she can’t be fixed. She was aging and it couldn’t be helped. She then stepped off.

        As she fell to the ground below, she hoped Nadia and Elijah would forgive her.

        When she felt like someone had caught her, she opened her eyes to see Elijah.

        He set her on her feet.

        “What are you doing, Katerina?” he asked of her.

        She knew he meant to be asking why she would be committing suicide, when he was here for her.

        “Because I’m dying of old age and it can’t be stopped. I went to an expert. I don’t want the pain of dying of old age,” she explained.

        “I promise you, Katerina, we will find a way. We always do,” he replied.

        “Then save me,” she said.

        “You know I will,” he replied.



*No Exit*



I shot for the sky

I’m stuck on the ground

So why do I try?

I know I’m gonna fall

I thought I could fly

So why did I drown?

Oh, it’s coming down, down, down



        After Nadia died of Tyler’s bite at the Mikaelson mansion because she didn’t want Katherine to have to sacrifice anything for Klaus to cure her, all Katherine could do now was to sit by the bed on the floor and cry. Elijah was there, but all he could do was hug her in comfort. There were no words to say.

*Fifty Shades Of Grayson*



Teach me to number my days

And count every moment

Before it slips away

Take in all the colors

Before they fade to grey

I don't want to miss

Even just a second

More of this

It happens in a blink, it happens in a flash

It happens in the time it took to look back

I try to hold on tight, but there's no stopping time

What is it I've done with my life?

It happens in a blink

It happens in a blink



        Katherine, human, was heading down the stairs, but stopped, feeling pain travel up her arm and to her chest. She put a hand over her heart and realized that this might just be it. Time had finally ran out for her. Then she fell the rest of the way down the stairs and everything went black.



*1492-Flashback*



When it's all said and done

No one remembers

How far we have run

The only thing that matters

Is how we have loved

I don't want to miss

Even just a second

More of this



        It was a beautiful day, as Katerina played chase with Elijah. 

        She stopped running and laughed, as she said, "You're meant to catch me."

        "Well, if I catch you, then the game will be over," he said, also stopping. 

        They sat down on a bench together. 

        She began to talk to him about love and then said, "True love is not real, unless it is returned. Do you agree?"

        "I do not believe in love, Katerina," he lied. 

        "That's too sad for me to accept, my Lord. If we cease to believe in love, then why would we want to live?"



*Fifty Shades Of Grayson*



It happens in a blink, it happens in a flash

It happens in the time it took to look back

I try to hold on tight, but there's no stopping time

What is it I've done with my life?

It happens in a blink

It happens in a blink

It happens in a blink

It happens in a blink



        Katherine was at the hospital, the doctors trying to revive her after her heart attack. After hearing that she was dying of old age and had just had a heart attack, Elijah was on his way back to Mystic Falls. If anything happened to her, he didn't know what he'd do. He loved her no matter what, even if he had left. If she truly was dying for good, he needed to be there in her last moments, or however long she had left to live. 



Slow down

Slow down

Before today becomes

Our yesterday

Slow down

Slow down

Before you turn around

And it's too late

It happens in a blink, it happens in a flash

It happens in the time it took to look back



        About half an hour later, Elijah got to the hospital and now stood in the hallway, watching as they tried to revive her. He hoped that she'd come back. It couldn't end this way. Not if he could help it. Their last moments together couldn't be when he had told her goodbye. 

        Please, come back to me, Katerina," he thought, as he watched. 

        A few minutes later, they finally succeeded in reviving her. 

        When he was told that she may not make it through tonight, he took Katerina home to the Mystic Falls Mikaelson place, and stayed at her bedside in his room. 



I try to hold on tight, but there's no stopping time

What is it I've done with my life?

It happens in a blink, it happens in a flash

It happens in the time it took to look back

I try to hold on tight, but there's no stopping time

What is it I've done with my life?

It happens in a blink

It happens in a blink

It happens in a blink

It happens in a blink



        As she layed in bed, she was stuck in the memory of when she'd given birth to Nadia, and when her father had torn her from her arms and given Nadia up, all because of having her out of wedlock. The memory changed though, to later in 1492. It was a field on the old MIkaelson estate in England, where she and Elijah had played chase by the trees, and she'd spoken of love with him. It wasn't exactly a memory, though. She realized that he was in her head, which she knew most likely meant that she was close to death. She felt like she was ready, though. She'd lived for 500 years in fear of Klaus, and had done many terrible things. She was ready to face whatever was waiting for her, no matter where she was going to end up at.

        She approached Elijah.

        "I guess this is goodbye then. For good this time," she said. 

        "I believe it is," he replied. 

        "Well, if it is, at least you're here. That's all that matters. I've lived a very long time as you know, and I've done many things I'm not proud of. If it's my time, then I'm ready," she told him. "If I end up on the Other Side, then I won't truly be leaving. I'll be around when you need me to be," she promised him. "Tell Klaus that all is forgiven, when you return. And thank you. For being here with me. I know how much it hurts to watch me die, and not be able to do anything to stop it. But I'll still be with you," she then said. 

        He rested a hand on the side of her face. 

        "I wished that we still had more time. I'm sorry I hurt you. It was never my intention."

        "You don't have to apologize. All is forgiven. Family comes first. I get it. Family will always come first, and that's how it should be, but learn to live a little or else you'll miss it," she replied, before kissing him, which he returned. 

        A few minutes later, when she died, he left her head and kissed her on the forehead.

Where were you?

Where were you?

Lost and insecure

Why did you have to wait?

You found me

You found me

Lying on the floor

Surrounded

Surrounded

Just a little late



Introduction



        You know how people talk about death and dying? They say that your life flashes before your eyes right before you die. For me though, that’s not what I saw as I lay dying. There was pain and then all I saw was my elder childe, Damon Salvatore, and my ex-boyfriend, Elijah Mikaelson. Then there was darkness, though I knew I was most likely going to die if I wasn’t already dead. Who am I you ask? My name is Katherine Pierce, formerly Katerina Petrova. This is how I died.





        It was a dark night at the Mystic Falls hospital, as Damon stood outside a room, watching the doctors try to revive her after her heart attack at the boarding house. He wished he had been there, because if they couldn’t revive her, she would’ve died alone and possibly in pain.

        Finally, after twenty minutes, they were able to revive her, and she was settled into a recovery room.

        Damon was never good at farewells, so he didn’t want to watch her possibly die. Besides, even though he cared about her and would always love her, her heart would always belong to a certain Original in a suit. And that’s exactly who he called.

        “Damon. What a surprise,” Elijah answered.

        “Well, if it isn’t my favorite Original. I wouldn’t be calling if it wasn’t important, but I thought you should know since you care about her so much.”

        Elijah knew who he was referring to at that last part.

        “Tell me. What has happened?”

        “Katherine was pretty much angry at the whole world on Graduation night, so she took it out on Elena who shoved the cure down her throat. After Silas drank her blood, we found out that the cure did something to her. Time is catching up with her. She’s human and dying of old age. She had a heart attack tonight at the bottom of the stairs. I found her and took her to the hospital. They were able to revive her, but they don’t think she’ll make it through tonight.”

        “Thank you. I’m on my way,” Elijah replied to the elder Salvatore.

        They both hung up and Elijah sped to Mystic Falls to be with his Katerina. Even if he couldn’t save her and had to watch her die, he would, for once in his life, choose her above everything else. She was his world; his love of 500 years. She was everything to him and more. And if she was truly on her deathbed, then he would at least get to see her one last time to say goodbye, no matter how deep it hurt him.





        An hour later, he walked into her hospital room and went to stand at her bedside. It broke his heart, seeing her this way, but at least he could say that he had seen her one last time; that that night he told her “Goodbye, Katerina,” and had left her for his family, wouldn’t be the last time he had seen her.

        He sat on her bedside and held her right hand in his left one.

        “Oh, Katerina,” he said. “I’m sorry. Please, forgive me. I would’ve come sooner, but I did not know until tonight. I’m here now, Katerina. You are not alone. I am here until the very end, my beautiful Katerina. I promise that I will not leave you. I give you my word. You and I are together, always and forever,” he promised her.

        He looked down at her, as he promised her that.

        In the end, he stayed with her until the end and buried her in the New Orleans cemetery. It grieved him that she was forever dead, but now she was at peace. He hoped she was at peace, anyway. She had had 500 years of torment, grief, despair, sorrow, and heartbreak. She didn’t deserve that on the Other Side. And that, he believed, was the end of their epic love story. In the end, his promise, always and forever, had broken what should have been a long-lasting love.

*American Gothic*



A drop in the ocean

A change in the weather

I was praying that you and me might end up together

It's like wishing for rain

As I stand in the desert

But I'm holding you closer than most

'Cause you are my heaven

I don't wanna waste the weekend

If you don't love me

Pretend

A few more hours then it's time to go



        It was a beautiful day in a Pennsylvania alleyway, as they stood in front of each other. 

        "I was doing what I had to to survive," she defended, being told by Elijah that he knew that she had lied to him. 

        "Is that what I am to you? A means of survival?" he accused.

        "No. Of course, you're not a means of survival." She rested a hand on the side of his face. "You looked out for me, when I had no one. You've given me a second chance now, when no one else will. I love you. Elijah."

        He turned his head away. 

        She put her hand down. 

        "You don't believe me," she realized. 

        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."

        He began to walk away.

        She caught up to him and put a hand on his arm. 

        "Wait."

        He stopped and looked at her, before looking at her hand, and then her again.

        She let go, getting the hint. 

        "Goodbye, Katherine," he said. 

        She could only watch, as he walked away, knowing she'd lost his trust.



*American Gothic-Mikaelson Mansion*



As my train rolls down the east coast

I wonder how you keep warm

It's too late to cry

Too broken to move on

And still I can't let you be

Most nights I hardly sleep

Don't take what you don't need from me

It's just a drop in the ocean

A change in the weather

I was praying that you and me might end up together

It's like wishing for rain

As I stand in the desert

But I'm holding you closer than most

'Cause you are my heaven

Misplaced trust in old friends



        It was a nebulous night, as they stood in front of each other. He'd just told her that he was leaving town to help Klaus in New Orleans. 

        "Elijah, please. It's our turn," she pleaded, but he didn't heed. 

        "Goodbye, Katerina."

        He kissed her on the forehead and then was gone. 



*Dead Man On Campus*



        It was a dismal night, as a human Katherine stood on the clock tower, ready to end it all. She didn't want the pain of dying of old age. She didn't even have anyone that cared, apart from Nadia. She couldn't be the mother Nadia wanted, though. What could she give her? A few months of mother-daughter bonding, and then tears and heartache over her death? She wouldn't do that to Nadia. Who knew if Elijah would care. She refused to call him. He'd left, after all, so why should she bother telling him anything?

        She turned to face the clock, and stepped off the ledge, eyes closed.



*England-1492*



Never counting regrets

By the Grace of God I do not rest at all

New England as the leaves change

The last excuse that I'll claim

I was a boy who loved a woman like a little girl

And still I can't let you be

Most nights I hardly sleep

Don't take what you don't need from me

It's just a drop in the ocean

A change in the weather

I was praying that you and me might end up together

It's like wishing for rain

As I stand in the desert

But I'm holding you closer than most

'Cause you are my

Heaven doesn't seem far away anymore



        It was a beautiful day, as Elijah and Katerina played chase on the Mikaelson estate.

        "You're meant to catch me," she said with a laugh. 

        They stopped. 

        He looked at her. 

        "Well, if I catch you, then the game will be over."

        He sat on a bench and she sat next to him.



*A Miracle*



Now, now

Heaven doesn't seem far away

Heaven doesn't seem far away anymore

Now, now

Heaven doesn't seem far away

A drop in the ocean

A change in the weather

I was praying that you and me might end up together

It's like wishing for rain

As I stand in the desert

But I'm holding you closer than most

'Cause you are my heaven

You are my heaven



        It was a dark night, as a vampire fed from her. Normally, she would've fought, but not when she knew she'd die anyway.





        Elijah was driving into town, having heard what was happening to her. Though he'd left, he still loved her. He was determined to save her. He owed it to her for ultimately abandoning her, leaving her alone. He didn't wish any harm upon her. Even if she couldn't be saved, he wouldn't leave her to die alone. He knew her well. She probably felt alone right now. He didn't blame her. 

        He stopped the car a distance from the scene and got out, recognizing her. 





        As everything began to go black, she didn't know if it was real, but she saw Elijah there. 

        "I think you've had quite enough. Let her go," she heard him say. 

        She felt fangs leave her neck and felt herself in his arms, before everything went black.

        He gently picked her up and, after getting her in the passenger seat, drove her to the hospital, knowing from Caroline that she couldn't digest vampire blood. He just hoped she'd make it. 

        "Stay with me, Katerina," he said, though he didn't know if she could hear him.





        A few hours later, he was seated on her bedside, waiting for her to awaken.

        It was a dark night in Mystic Falls, Virginia as Katherine looked below the clock tower to see if any witnesses were around that she could, before she jumped off the clock tower to her death below. She was happy that the town square was empty, because then she wouldn’t be found out until maybe an hour or so later. She hoped, anyways. And as she continued to fall to the ground, she closed her eyes, feeling the wind.

        When Kat didn’t feel the pavement or any pain or any darkness, she decided to open her eyes to see why. And that was when she saw that she was in the love of her life’s arms.

        He set on her feet and then they looked at each other.

        “Katerina,” he greeted.

        “Elijah,” she greeted back. “What are you doing back here?”

        “I came to help you. Someone told me what had happened, and I came as soon as I heard.”

        Even though he had broken up with her and left her to help his family, she didn’t feel mad about it. She understood why he had done it; Always and Forever. When he told her that he had come back for her, she was innerly delighted.

        “Are you sure there’s a way? I’ve already gone to an expert on vampires and I’ve even gone to a witch. No one seems to know what to do to help me.”

        “We’ll find a way. We always do.”

        “Then let’s go,” she said, walking at his side. She didn’t know how much time she had left, but if she couldn’t kill herself, then she’d be more than happy to spend her remaining days with the only person, other than Nadia and the Salvatores, that she loved and would always love forever.

        In the end, back in New Orleans, they found a certain witch that was able to undo everything that the cure had done to her and she stayed in New Orleans with Elijah to help the Originals and Hayley out.

        It was a dark night in Mystic Falls, as Katherine Pierce, recently turned human, sat at a table alone, getting drunk from a bottle of bourbon she had stolen from the bar. She was drinking away her sorrows, because her life was hell. Everyone in town hated her, which she didn’t mind, but now her daughter hated her too. That, she just couldn’t handle. She loved Nadia, but it upset her that her daughter hated her. And then there was the ordeal that she knew that Elijah would never come back. She was sure of it just as she was sure that she wouldn’t survive this time around. She was alone in the world, because Nadia hated her, and Elijah had left her. If he ever came back, she knew it would be too late to save her.





        When the bottle was finished, she staggered out of the Mystic Bar and Grille and made her way to the clock tower, knowing there was only one way to end this once and for all. Besides, everyone hated her, and Elijah was no longer there for her, so why not end her suffering now? Get it over with already.

        A few minutes later, she was falling from the clock tower. It felt like flying to her, which actually felt nice.

        Goodbye, Elijah. I’m sorry, Nadia. This is the only way I can escape this, she thought, as she fell from the clock tower. Then she was swimming in darkness.





        It was a dark night, as Elijah Mikaelson arrived back in Mystic Falls, Virginia after hearing from Caroline Forbes what was happening to his Katerina. He had broken up with her before he had left town to go join his family in New Orleans, but now he had to come back to save Katerina. His plan was to go to New Orleans with her and see if there was anything Davina could do to help her out. Out of all the ancestral witches in New Orleans, Davina would understand why he had to save her. He just hoped neither Niklaus nor Rebekah would kill or try to kill her. He’d have to spoke to them so that they would hopefully agree to control the emotions and thoughts they had against her.





        When he saw Katerina, he was instantly at her side. Knowing she was quite alive, despite, apparently trying to kill herself to end her suffering she had, he gently picked her up in his arms and headed back to New Orleans with her.





        When she woke up, she saw that she was in an unfamiliar bedroom. She was alone, but she could clearly hear people yelling at each other. That’s when she realized that one of the three Mikaelson siblings had come to her rescue. There was only one sibling she knew who would do that for her; Elijah. She realized that he had come back for her and taken her home to New Orleans with him.

        It was a dark night, as Katherine sat at a table drinking a bottle of Bourbon, hoping for the pain and grief to go away. She didn’t want to feel anything. She was in pain from dying of old age. Death would be kind to her.

        Suddenly, she saw her recent ex-boyfriend, Elijah, walk into the Mystic Grille. She didn’t go to him, though. She just continued drinking away her sorrows. She didn’t know why he was back in town, but she told herself that she didn’t care. Right now, all she cared about was having one last drink before she killed herself. Her plan was to jump off the clock tower in the town square. Then her slow suffering would end.

        When he had finished his drink, Elijah sat down next to her.

        “Katerina,” he greeted her.

        “Elijah,” she replied. “Why don’t you go back to New Orleans?”

        “Because I came back for you,” he confessed. “Now, what has you in such a bad mood?”

        She explained to him all that he had missed, and what was happening to her.

        “Oh, Katerina,” was all he could say.

        “Go on. Leave like you did before,” she said.

        “I’m not leaving you, Katerina.”

        He knew he couldn’t after she had told him everything. He would never leave her in her time of need. Besides, he still loved her with all of his heart, no matter what.

        “Good. I’ve missed you,” she replied with a smile.

        “As have I,” he replied.





        A few weeks later, they found a way to save her and she was no longer dying of old age. Elijah even got back together with her and never left her ever again.

*American Gothic*



You shout it loud

But I can’t hear a word you say

I’m talking loud

Not saying much

I’m criticized but all your bullets ricochet

You shoot me down, but I get up

I’m bullet proof, nothing to lose

Fire away, fire away

Ricochets, you take your aim

Fire away, fire away

You shoot me down, but I won’t fall

I am titanium

You shoot me down but I won’t fall

I am titanium



        It was a beautiful day, as she stood in front of him in an alleyway in Pennsylvania.

        “Is that what I am to you? A means of survival?” he questioned and accused.

        “No. 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. I love you.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “Elijah.”

        He turned his face away.

        “You don’t believe me.” She put her hand down.

        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.”

        He turned around and began to walk away from her.

        She stood there for a moment, before catching up with him and putting a hand on his arm, making him stop.

        “Wait,” she said.

        He looked at her hand that was on his arm, her, then her hand again, and then her again.

        She got the hint and let go.

        “Goodbye, Katherine.”

        She could only watch, as he left her there, alone.





        That night, she met up with him on a sidewalk, when he was on his way to go find his car so he could leave town.

        He tried to pass, but she stood in front of him.

        “Wait.”

        “What do you want?” he questioned in a tone that said that he didn’t want to talk to her right now. He was irritated with her and frustrated. He didn’t know what to think right now about her intentions.

        “To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive that I—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 out a box from her purse.

        “You have the cure,” he realized.

        “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 vial of the cure in his hand. “I want you to trust me. I need 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 silently watched, as she walked away.



*Mystic Falls-Mikaelson Mansion*



Cut me down

But it’s you who’ll have further to fall

Ghost town, haunted love

Raise your voice

Stick and stones

May break my bones

I’m talking loud

Not saying much

I’m bullet proof, nothing to lose

Fire away, fire away

Ricochets, you take your aim

Fire away, fire away

You shoot me down, but I won’t fall

I am titanium



        It was a dismal night, as they stood in front of each other in a bedroom in the Mikaelson place. Elijah had just informed her that he was leaving town to help Klaus in New Orleans with the witches. Her plan of getting Klaus out of town had worked, but she had hoped with Klaus out of town that she and Elijah could have a chance together. She was wrong.

        “Elijah, please. It’s our turn,” she pleaded with him, trying to make him see reason.

        “Katerina,” he said. He kissed her on the forehead. “Goodbye, Katerina.”

        A moment later, he was gone.

        She stood there, hurt and feeling alone and once again, abandoned. He’d once again, chosen Klaus over her.



*Tomb*



You shoot me down but I won’t fall

I am titanium

I am titanium

I am titanium

Stone hard, machine gun

Firing at the ones who rise

Stone hard, as bulletproof glass

You shoot me down but I won’t fall

I am titanium



        Katherine attempted to blur out of the tomb, but Elijah blurred in front of her, keeping her from leaving.

        “Stay here until I tell you otherwise,” he compelled her.

        She had no choice, so she stayed.

        She watched, as he left.



*I Know What You Did Last Summer*



You shoot me down but I won’t fall

I am titanium

You shoot me down but I won’t fall

I am titanium

You shoot me down but I won’t fall

I am titanium

I am titanium

I am titanium



        Elijah was driving, having just arrived back in town, having found out what had happened to Katerina. He was coming back for her, knowing that she had loved being a vampire and as a human, she was most likely afraid and alone and probably even paranoid. He was here to protect her. As he had once said to Stefan before he’d found out that she’d lied to him a year ago, if anything happened to Katerina, there would be consequences. Those responsible would not like those consequences. In this case, Elena would be one of those responsible, knowing that she had shoved the cure down Katerina’s throat. If anything happened to Katerina, he would be coming for Elena and anyone else that were responsible for what had happened to Katerina. Whether he’d left or not, he still loved her, no matter what.

        He stopped driving and got out, spotting her limping down the road, clearly injured.

        He blurred behind her and put a hand on her arm gently.

        She stopped, feeling a hand on her arm.

        “Katerina,” he said.

        She turned around to look at him, knowing that voice anywhere. Clearly, he was here to help her. He wouldn’t be here if he wasn’t here to help her. She knew him too well. He must’ve found out that she was human. Probably from Caroline. She was the only person she could think of that would tell Elijah about it. She knew Damon wouldn’t call him and neither would Stefan and definitely not the others. It had to have been Caroline.

        He rested a hand on the side of her face and took his hand from her arm, looking at her, assessing her injuries.

        “Elijah,” she greeted. She was happy to see him, despite the last time they’d seen each other. She’d been through hell for the whole summer. She sucked as a human, so she was happy that he was here to help her. Otherwise, she knew she’d end up in supernatural danger that she couldn’t get herself out of.

        She started to feel her injuries finally, knowing that with Elijah only, she could show her true self, no matter what her true self was or felt, she realized how injured she was.

        He took his hand away from her face and caught her, when she lost her balance, before she could hit the ground. He then gently picked her up in his arms and she weakly wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes, feeling weak and tired.

        He went back to his car and gently set her in the passenger seat and then began to drive to the hospital, not wanting to try his blood. She was the first person to ever take the cure. He didn’t know if she could digest it, so he wasn’t taking that risk.





        Five hours later, after surgery, he was seated on her bedside, waiting for her to come to. He was relieved that she’d be okay.

*American Gothic*



I’ve been sitting here staring at the clock on the wall

And I’ve been laying here praying, praying she won’t call

It’s just another call from home

And you’ll get it and be gone

And I’ll be crying

And I’ll be begging you, baby

Beg you not to leave

But I’ll be left here waiting

With my heart on my sleeve



        It was a beautiful day, as they stood in an alleyway in Pennsylvania, in front of each other, arguing.

        “Is that what I am to you? A means of survival?” he needed to know.

        “No. 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. Elijah.”

        He turned his head away.

        “You don’t believe me,” she stated.

        “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 know if I ever will.”

        He began walking away.

        She watched for a few moments, before catching up with him. She put a hand on his arm, stopping him, as she begged him, “Wait.”

        He looked at her hand, then her, then her hand again, and she got the hint.

        She let him go.

        “Goodbye, Katherine.”

        She watched, as he left.



*Dead Man On Campus*



Oh, for the next time we’ll be here

Seems like a million years

And I think I’m dying

What do I have to do to make you see

She can’t love you like me?

Why don’t you stay



        It was a dismal night, as a human Katherine stood on the clock tower, having found out that she was dying. She was dying of old age. Time was catching up with her, and it couldn’t be stopped. That’s why she stood there, thinking of just ending it all quickly. Then a thought came to her. What would happen to Elijah if she died? Even though he’d left, she knew that he still loved her.



*American Gothic*



I’m down on my knees

I’m so tired of being lonely

Don’t I give you what you need

When she calls you go

There is one thing you should know

We don’t have to live this way

Baby, why don’t you stay

You keep telling me, baby

There will come a time

When you will leave her arms

And forever be mine

But I don’t think that’s the truth

And I don’t like being used and I’m tired of waiting



        It was a dismal night, as they stood in front of each other at the Mikaelson place. She’d handed him the cure and had let him decide where their relationship stood earlier.

        She looked at him, and knew he was leaving her in the dust.

        “Elijah, please. It’s our turn,” she pleaded with him.

        He rested a hand on the side of her face.

        “Katerina.” He looked at her for a moment. “Goodbye, Katerina.” He kissed her lightly on the forehead, and then left.

        She watched him leave for the second time that day.



*Present- I Know What You Did Last Summer*



It’s too much pain to have to bear

To love a man you have to share

Why don’t you stay

I’m down on my knees

I’m so tired of being lonely

Don’t I give you what you need

When she calls you to go

There is one thing you should know

We don’t have to live this way

Baby, why don’t you stay



        It was a nebulous night in New Orleans, as a human Katherine drove for the compound. She was human, so she was going to Elijah. She knew he’d protect her, because if she died, she knew it would break him.





        When she arrived at the compound that only Elijah was living at, she told him everything and asked for protection. He granted her protection, but left shortly after, needing to gather his thoughts.



I can’t take it any longer

But my will is getting stronger

And I think I know just what I have to do

I can’t waste another minute

After all that I’ve put in it

I’ve given you my best

Why does she get the best of you

So next time you find you wanna leave her bed for mine

Why don’t you stay



        Katherine was upstairs, when she felt a presence behind her. Then she turned around to see that one of her vampire enemies had come to town. He must’ve found her in town or had followed her undetected.

        When he lunged at her, she tried to use the knife on him she had, but they fought, and she ended up getting stabbed with it. Despite her injury though, she pulled it out of herself and tried again. She ended up getting an opened artery, but she pulled it out of her thigh. Then, on her third try, she finally was able to stake him with the knife.

        Her vampire enemy dropped dead.

        Katherine limped to the bathroom to get herself taken care of, only for everything to go black, once she was there.



I’m up off my knees

I’m so tired of being lonely

You can’t give me what I need

When she begs you not to go

There is one thing you should know

I don’t have to live this way

Baby, why don’t you stay, yeah



        A few hours later, when Elijah came back, having thought the situation through, he smelled the scent of blood.

        He stopped and looked at the stairs. Then he blurred up them and saw a dead vampire with a knife in his chest. He knew Katerina had done it. She’d always been a fighter, and he loved her for that.

        When he saw the bathroom door open and the light on, he assumed she was in there.

        Once at the threshold, he saw her on the floor on her back, injured.

        He was instantly at her side, hoping he could still save her, but looking at her, he could tell that she’d been like this for a while.

        After getting what he needed, he returned to her side and tied a towel around her thigh artery wound. He could only assume that that was what had killed her the quickest. He then tied a few towels around her lower stomach wound.

        Once he’d done those things and had gotten her lower stomach properly taken care of, he bent down and kissed her, giving her some air, and started heart compressions. She was so pale from blood loss, and he couldn’t hear anything from her, but he tried anyway.

        “Come back to me, Katerina. Breathe. Breathe for me. I need you. Don’t leave me, Katerina. Please.”





        After twenty minutes, he heard her heart beat and breathing, and saw a pulse, which relieved him.

        While she was out, he tended to her wound, and had a nurse restore the blood she’d lost.

        Afterward, he sent the nurse home and sat on her bedside, a hand in hers, his free hand on the side of her face. He was thankful that she’d be okay. He didn’t know what he’d do if he lost her. He couldn’t live in a world without his Katerina.

*1492*



We should go to sleep now

You should stay the night

I’ll be up to watch the world around us live and die

Lying on the grass now

Dancing for the stars

Maybe one will look on down

And tell us who we are

We might fall, we might fall

We might fall, Hallie, we might fall

We might fall, we might fall

We might fall, Hallie, we might fall

I could learn to walk the link or learn to train the bears

Tell me are you crazy and did you mind the cold?



        It was a dismal night at the ball, as she stood by a food table. She was here to meet someone.

        Elijah came up to her. He was silent for a moment. She looked exactly like Tatia he’d loved, but she’d died.

        “Forgive me. You remind me of someone,” he said, getting over the resemblance a moment later.

        He introduced himself and she did a curtsey.

        “Pleasure meeting you, my Lord.”

        He took her hand and kissed it.

        “The pleasure’s all mine, Katerina.”



*Bulgaria*



        After fleeing from Klaus and turning, she returned to her village, only to find everyone slaughtered.

        She entered the cabin, only to find her parents killed. She gasped at her father hanging from the wall with a sword through him, but didn’t grieve for him. Her mother, however, she ran to, and knelt on the bed by her, and saw that her throat was torn open.

        “No, ma’ma,” she sobbed, and wept over her, before fleeing Bulgaria.



*American Gothic*



Tell me are you comfortable if comfortable at all?

We might fall, we might fall

We might fall, Hallie, we might fall

We might fall, we might fall

We might fall, Hallie, we might fall

Now that we are older I remember you

Reaching out to show me all the things that I must do



        It was a dismal night, as she stood in front of him on a sidewalk.

        “What do you want?” he asked.

        “To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I—I’m starting to believe my own lies. I don’t even remember when we first met. And I want to find out.”

        “How do I know this isn’t another lie? Katherine Pierce deceiving yet another man?” he inquired.

        “Because I meant what I said about my feelings for you. And I’d like to think that you feel something for me, too.”



*500 Years Of Solitude*



Now that we are older, I remember youth

Now that we are close to death and close to finding truth

We might fall, we might fall

We might fall, Hallie, we might fall

We might fall, we might fall

We might fall, Hallie, we might fall



        Katherine, human, lay in bed on bedrest, having had a heart attack the night before.



*3 Years Later*



        After Elijah and Kol were bitten by Marcel, Rebekah hexed, and Freya poisoned, they were put in a sleeping spell and in coffins, until cures could be found and made.



Sha la la sha la la sha la la

Hey now

Sha la la sha la la sha la la

Heey

We might fall



        After cures were made, they were woken up and cured.

They say we’ve got nothing in common

No common ground to start from and we’re falling apart

You’ll say the world has come between us

Our lives have come between us

Still I know you just don’t care

And I said, what about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?

She said, “I think I remember the film

As I recall, I think we both kinda liked it”

And I said, “Well, that’s the one thing we’ve got”



        It was a dark night in Mystic Falls at the Salvatore boarding house, as Katherine, newly turned human again, layed in bed in a guest room upstairs, knowing she wasn’t far away from joining the Other Side. She wanted to hang on just a while longer, though. If Elijah knew what was happening to her and was on his way, she didn’t want to die before he could say goodbye to her. She wanted him here. Just being in his presence always gave her some kind of peace. She couldn’t say why or how, but he gave her peace. Having him a part of her life made her have hope that she could have a chance at being forgiven. She had done such horrible things that she knew something horrible waited for her on the Other Side. She could make peace with that though, if she could be forgiven. It would be a relief to her just to see Elijah one last time. She doubted that Klaus had told him of her condition, though. He hated her with a dark passion. Worse than Damon did.



I see you, the only one who knew me

And now your eyes see through me

I guess I was wrong

So what now it’s plain to see we’re over

And I hate when things are over



        After waiting for him to show up and he didn’t, she took her last breath, not knowing what was going to happen next, or what Elijah felt about her now that she was dead.



When so much is left undone

They say we’ve got nothing in common

No common ground to start from and we’re falling apart

You’ll say the world has come between us

Our lives have come between us

Still I know you just don’t care



        Two years later, she miraculously came back to life after surviving hell in the 1994 prison world with Kai. When she came back to life though, she was in terrible shape. Kai had done a number on her, but she had to get somewhere safe. Find Elijah. She had ended up in New Orleans, after all. And what better Mikaelson to go to than Elijah? They may have broken up, but he was still the noble brother.



You say we’ve got nothing in common

No common ground to start from and we’re falling apart

You’ll say the world has come between us

Our lives have come between us

Still I know you just don’t care

And I said, what about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?

She said, “I think I remember the film

As I recall, I think we both kinda liked it”

And I said, “Well, that’s the one thing we’ve got”

And I said, what about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?

She said, “I think I remember the film

As I recall, I think we both kinda liked it”

And I said, “Well, that’s the one thing we’ve got”

And I said, what about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?

She said, “I think I remember the film

As I recall, I think we both kinda liked it”

And I said, “Well, that’s the one thing we’ve got”



        When she was on a desolate street, her vision went dim from blood loss, and she leaned against a wall. Then everything went black.





        Elijah was on his way home from the bar when, on a desolate street, he saw someone he had chased for 500 years. She was in terrible shape. There was a lot of blood and she was very pale. That made him realize that she was human. Having lost Gia and all his other lovers for 1,000 years due to Klaus, and still in love with her, he didn’t want anything to happen to her. Unlike others, he’d never wish death upon her.

        He was instantly knelt at her side.

        He gently slid an arm under her, crook of arm supporting her head, and bit his wrist, putting it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat to heal and save her. He just hoped it would work. He didn’t know how she was human.

        “Stay with me, Katerina.”

        A few minutes later, he took his wrist away, which instantly healed.

        He silently looked down at her, as her wounds healed, but she remained in the same state, her breathing slow from massive blood loss.

        I can’t lose you, Katerina. Please, he thought.

        He rested a gentle hand on the side of her face, hoping for her to wake up. He didn’t want to lose her. He couldn’t bear it. Even though he had broken up with her, she was his world. More so than Gia had been. She was the only girl, apart from Rebekah of course, who completely understood him and accepted all of who he was. Both the good and bad parts. She didn’t judge him, even though he always had chosen family above her.

        “I’m so sorry, Katerina. Please, forgive me. You were right. It’s our turn. I just need you to open your eyes. If you can hear me, open your eyes, Katerina. Please,” he said, almost begging. He knew she had lost a lot of blood, but he thought that she’d be okay, anyway. She just needed time to restore her strength. If she woke up, she would still be weak.

        A few minutes later, she came to, which relieved him.

        “Elijah,” she greeted weakly.

        “Katerina,” he greeted back.

        She gave a smile, knowing he had saved her life.

        He smiled back.

        “Thanks,” she said.

        “You’re welcome. Let’s get you home,” he replied.

        As he got to his feet with her in his arms, she wrapped weak arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder, before closing her yes.





        Later, after she woke up in his bed feeling better, she told him everything he had missed and assured him that he was forgiven, knowing how he felt about not being there for her.

*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.

*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.

*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.

*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.