Ch.12: Gods and Monsters
Summary: Set in the S7 finale “Gods and Monsters.” What if Katherine coming back to life and warning him not to listen to the voice in the vault stopped Evil Itself from getting to him? What if he helped her after he found out she was hurt by Kai? What will ensue between them?
It was a nebulous night, as Damon Salvatore stood in the vault. He had just heard the sound of Elena’s voice and had hung up on Enzo. Even though he knew Elena was still in a coffin under the sleep spell Kai had put her in, he couldn’t help but to listen to what sounded like Elena calling his name.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolWALqeBXC
As he began to look around for who or what it was, scanning with his eyes, he suddenly saw a very human and injured Katherine appear.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oUqzbdrgu
“Damon, help me. I need you,” the voice said in the vault.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TPHZlEAUJ
“Katherine?” he questioned her.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05GUFUwPLn
“It’s me. You didn’t think I’d stay dead, did you?”607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPilQNlmHfV
“Well, I can hope, can’t I? How are you alive?”607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEzWVXe9D0
“I ended up in the 1994 prison world. I think you can guess the rest.” She slowly half walked and half limped towards him until she was inches in front of him. “Don’t listen to the voice. Let’s just get the hell out of here.”607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyscElLLBeA
“Why? What is it?” he asked her.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5mClSm8al
“Evil itself. Now let’s go,” she answered him.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLpKlGptV3
After hearing that, he left the vault and then building with her.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG7oT8XVuS
Afterward, they stood in front of each other.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVWnhWp5fQ
“I know it’s not my place or anything, but I’m sorry that you had to deal with Kai. He’s a psychotic maniac ass. Bonnie and I had to deal with him when we died for a little while. Then a while later, he came back alive and towards the end of last year, he put Elena under a sleeping spell and linked her to Bonnie. I can’t be with her for 60 years until Bonnie dies. He also nearly killed Bonnie which I ripped his head off for,” he informed her.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPGJLy5rWS
“I’ll deal and I’m sorry for Elena. I know how much she means to everyone.”607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAr8yUpSGRy
“Yeah, well, it was bound to happen. I lose everyone I care about over time,” he replied.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuNg8IXhXm
She gently and cautiously rested a hand on the side of his face. She was cautious because she knew what he felt about her.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XlJ0iIbPS
“I know. That’s the price we pay for knowing what exists and being a vampire. I wish I could make it better for you,” she replied. She always hated when he was hurt. Besides, she sired him and no matter what, cared for him. She was responsible for anything that happened to him, whether it was by her hand or not.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9KOFAfSvR
“Well, there’s nothing any of us can do. What happened between you and Kai?” he replied, knowing she was injured. He’d know it since she’d shown up, alive yet again. He’d just been ignoring it until it seemed the right time to help her.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJy0gwnfLu
“It doesn’t matter,” she answered him.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbW3kpYSUCO
“Well, it does to me. He’s a maniac. Nobody deserves to be treated how Kai tends to treat everyone he meets and crosses paths with.”607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LL0JK5Yyi
She took her hand away from his face and dropped it.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMqRzBFOzo
“I should be the one asking what happened to you. You care now. That’s a new one. You haven’t cared for me since 1864. What changed?” she replied.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4Q9rhqslc
“I don’t know. I guess the thought of Kai hurting you isn’t something I care to happen.”607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZYpaa3pqz
“I can take care of myself, Damon. You don’t need to play hero to everyone that gets hurt or almost dies. You can’t help or save everyone.”607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8eEhqt87B
“Well, maybe not, but I sure as hell can try.”607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlcRgi3EVs
“Don’t. You’ll get yourself killed for good.”607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RCUVqkZeg
As she spoke, he scanned her for what her injuries were. He could see that it looked like she had some stab wounds and there was a dagger in one of her thighs. It looked like it had opened an artery. There was also blood on the left side of her head and she was pale. He knew that she had lost a lot of blood and it was making her weak, but she was hiding what she was feeling.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfmcSsYGee
“How about we get out of here? You need a hospital,” he suggested.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn8Gt4rIiK
She knew he was right, but didn’t want to admit it. She was stubborn like that, but she was starting to feel weak and her vision was going black.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWVgh4HB9n
“Katherine,” he said, as he caught her from hitting the ground. He then gently layed her down on the ground, knelt by her, and gently took her jacket off. He had to use it to slow or stop the bleeding.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FqHxMCpQB
As she lay there, trying to stay awake, she blurrily saw Damon. She could also feel pain and put her hand on her lower stomach, where she felt the pain and now the blood. She could also feel her hand start to shake.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRK8Nf78ny0
He took her hand off the wound and put her jacket on it, tying it into place. He then put her hand on top of her jacket and his hand on top of hers.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMS3Xbi8OU
“Stay with me, Katherine. You’re gonna be okay.”607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDJYXNPE8Q
He slid an arm under her, gently pulling her into his arms, and slide his other arm under her legs. He then got to his feed and blurred towards the hospital.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrHzpuiXIR
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Damon stood by and watched as the doctors got her hooked up to an ivy and checked her over, as they put a breathing mask on her. There wasn’t anything he could do. He could only wait for them to tend to her wounds and hope she would make it.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4enO5Tc3t
As everything began to fade away, she could hear the sound of doctors around her and knew where she was. Then everything went black.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1nWVHJ5HE
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A few hours later, a doctor informed Damon that she was in the recovery room and should be just fine. She had a few fractured ribs, a concussion, an opened artery, and some internal bleeding but would be just find as long as she healed correctly and didn’t reopen her wounds. He thanked the doctor and then went to her room to see her.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7a0MVHWIp
He closed the door behind himself and sat on her beside, a hand on top of hers and his other one he rested on the left side of her face.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Pr0H4dUGs
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When she woke up, she saw that she was in a hospital room with Damon seated on her bedside, a hand on the side of her face.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCyBLeuW7s
She gave a smile.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZ1QaHEMlk
“You saved me.”607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxTBNdzPFT
“Yes, and don’t make me regret it,” he replied.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIMnNI9Uuw
“Well, thank you anyway,” she said.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EW1eycLiJ
He took his hand away from her face and she slowly sat up.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QdhKqdSDp
They silently looked at one another.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8exhG2wb21
After a few minutes, they began to make out.
