Summary: What if Katherine had been there to stop Rebecca? What if Elena had chosen Damon, instead of Stefan?708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjMqm6tLPK
It was a dark night, as Elena spoke to Damon on the phone, Matt driving Elena home in his old, white, Chevy truck.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8SNpblzuh
"If you had to choose, who would it be? Who would get the good-bye?" Damon questioned.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPSQ33ujrT
"I choose you, Damon. I love you both, but Stefan hurt me in a way that I don't know I can forgive."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKg4gaKMcb0
Damon was relieved.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFK4OronJzs
"I love you, too."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORnsvv7ZqU
"I'll see you soon, Damon."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj33lsMGoyd
"Take care, Elena."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvMf9zTvSj
Just then, Matt hit the breaks, seeing Rebecca. Before he could hit her, Elena and Matt saw Katherine push Rebekah out of the way.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmJtEtqCa2
The truck stopped.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lFlvr9Ydb
Matt and Elena saw Rebekah and Katherine face off.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTfj3S0KnE
Kat hissed at Rebekah.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGnJCIRdm6
"What do you think you're doing?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOXZols84g
"Alaric killed my brother. He's linked with Elena. Alaric has to die," Rebekah growled and hissed back.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLoJV1WCkq
Kat growled.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJomNBt82v
"I won't let her die. I'll die before I let Elena die."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tzqlPlIyi
Kat growled again as a warning.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrCAKNOw8E
"Go home or I'll dagger you, Rebekah."
The Original growled before vanishing at vamp speed.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5aLmktgrh
Kat relaxed and looked over at Elena who had gotten out of the truck and was heading towards the vampiress.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrL4CGaPGs
"Katherine?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNEnCA7uCz
"Elena, you should go home. I'll make sure Rebekah isn't following."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJojln1yoGL
"What happened?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtITCVZbtwU
"I saved you. Rebekah and the others don't know, but you have Damon's blood in your system. If Rebekah had ran you off the road, you probably would've died. If you die with vampire blood in your system, you'll wake up in transition. I don't want you to have to choose. I want you human."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOX4c5V1p7
"Thank you. But why do you care?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyKzYiaKFO
"Because family is everything to me. You are my family. I will not lose my family again. That's why I want Klaus dead. He killed my family 500 years ago to get back at me. I won't let my family die again."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMKtj1zmcY
Elena saw it now. The hatred she showed was to keep her dark past from being known. And her actions were to keep family together and hide the pain. But up close, she saw the pain in her eyes.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLgswqAxEt
Elena turned from her and walked towards the car where Matt waited.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3e6FRAT9f
Kat watched Elena get in and the truck drive off.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWgv9XbYMo
Matt gave the phone back to Elena, which she had had Matt take and speak to Damon.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4Az1TOVvo
"Damon, I'm here."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0BJCxtERW
"Elena, what happened?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZTaEhYqUk
"Katherine just saved us both from Rebekah trying to run us off the road to kill me."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEf8OP5ESz
"I'm heading back, Elena."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGy0xJVcD1U
"Damon, Katherine said she would make sure Rebekah doesn't follow. Somehow, I believe her. She said something else. Something about family."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeI9Xhjftm
"What did she say?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMk8Ptwc8D
"She cares about family enough to protect me and want Klaus dead. I guess he killed her family 500 years ago to get back at her."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5avSKdKrQ
"You shouldn't believe her. Everything she says is a lie."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrJOSKTGuS
"You didn't see her, Damon. It seemed like she wanted to say more."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdmzwApMfw
"We'll figure it out when I get back."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkX861yW1hZ
"Meet me at my place, then," Elena responded.
Later, Damon and Elena were in her living room, Elena seated on the couch, Damon standing by a wall.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFRcuhnCYo
Kat walked in.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdkZwromJQ
"Good. You're here," she told them, and then sat next to Elena.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4f5GoNjxZZ
"What do you want?" Damon asked.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2elR8im3B
Kat looked at him.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBiSe0PyjX
"You could be nicer. I'm older than you. Didn't anyone ever teach you to respect your elders?"708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQ6SDdmvaB
Damon looked back at her.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUGnf2tVCE
"Respect is putting it mildly considering what you've done."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ap9OT35Rg
"What you think I did," Kat corrected.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hlGLUz9Y7
Elena watched their exchange.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ521CEc7veQ
"I'm not welcome, so I won't bother you unless you're in danger. I'm going to leave something with Elena. I know that she'll keep it safe. You're welcome to read it too, since you think I lie."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknX1UljhVU
The Petrova vampiress took out a brown, leather book. It looked very old.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9bqBSOeWc
Kat looked at Elena.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFUzsSJ5u9
"Don't let my journal end up in the wrong hands. I wish I knew if this is a good-bye or not. But I don't. Be careful. Take care of yourself and the others, Elena."708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsABtMT7ed
Elena took the journal that she handed to her. Then Elena and Damon watched her leave.708Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AWOORjY3g
Elena looked down at the tattered, old diary and opened it. When she did, Damon went to sit beside her and they silently read it.
As Kat left, she knew she had to get somewhere where she wouldn't be found. She knew what Alaric was. She couldn't let him find her.
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