Summary: Another revised version of the S2E22 finale. Takes place after Klaus knocked Damon out and left. What if Kat had trouble waking him up?
Katherine Pierce
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I kneel down beside Damon Salvatore and force fed him some blood.661Please respect copyright.PENANAMmgL1JmWYn
"Come on, Damon. Wake up," I say, pleading with him, wondering what's wrong.661Please respect copyright.PENANA7xrlUQC4QH
I toss the empty blood bag onto the floor and look him over, remembering Klaus saying he's unclean. And that's when I see it. The werewolf bite.661Please respect copyright.PENANAhrTchT87Oi
"No," I say. "No. Damon."661Please respect copyright.PENANATwFNz5bitC
I take his phone out and call my doppelganger.661Please respect copyright.PENANAN2T9ZWmyBz
"Elena, it's me. We have a problem. Did Damon tell you if he was bitten by a werewolf or not? He has a werewolf bite on his arm. And I can't get him up. Can you come over?" I say, before she can say anything.661Please respect copyright.PENANACtNOWK5IpH
"I didn't know. I'll be right over."661Please respect copyright.PENANAXdENDJlGz6
She hangs up and I put his phone back.661Please respect copyright.PENANAV5Ti9HGzon
"Please wake up, Damon," I beg.661Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3XiMwqDiX
I gently slap his cheek to see if that'll work.661Please respect copyright.PENANAQX6NZYLo6K
I wait.661Please respect copyright.PENANAkyzDj7l8N4
Nothing.661Please respect copyright.PENANA8fPEjq7XPx
I take his hand in mine.661Please respect copyright.PENANAhVdl3DqJXg
I can't lose you, Damon. Please wake up, I think to him.
Elena soon arrives and kneels down on the left side of him. The opposite side I'm on.661Please respect copyright.PENANAOZvP4drKsr
"We need to get him home," I inform her.661Please respect copyright.PENANAQYo24zvdX0
She sees that my ring is off I guess, because she had to ask me, "Where's your ring?"661Please respect copyright.PENANAO7MOnx41Es
"I don't know. Klaus must've taken it. And we don't have time to waste. We'll have to manage. Even if I burn alive helping him. It's worth it. I owe him one and he's my family. Family is everything to me."
By the time we get him in bed, I'm burnt terribly. I lean against the wall by his bedroom door, back against the wall, my vision blurry, my focus going in and out, as I watch Elena standing at his bedside with a wet wash cloth.661Please respect copyright.PENANAOL3JzeYBWr
"We need Klaus' blood. That's the cure," I say as normal as I can.661Please respect copyright.PENANAguZA6fIPwO
She hears my wavering voice, because she puts the cloth on his forehead and turns around to look at me.661Please respect copyright.PENANAsm3z4LF8zk
"Katherine," she says.661Please respect copyright.PENANAitgNGmKpwr
I can smell her fear scent and concern for me.661Please respect copyright.PENANAg7ujzXLKhC
"Take care of Damon. He's more important," I tell her.661Please respect copyright.PENANAXHZ8B9JGEB
"No. You're both important. What's happening to you?"661Please respect copyright.PENANA4a8BOyZS6L
"You really want to know the cold, hard truth? I got burnt too much. I'm dying."661Please respect copyright.PENANAxi7nZZSDbI
"I won't let you die, Katherine. What can I do?"661Please respect copyright.PENANAynWY1BGdWF
"I don't know."661Please respect copyright.PENANA1m60NS13l5
Alaric Saltzman walks in.661Please respect copyright.PENANAZBqM9taLEM
"How's Damon doing?"661Please respect copyright.PENANAbILCRp3fBE
"He needs the cure. Klaus' blood. And Katherine's dying, too. She got burnt helping me."661Please respect copyright.PENANASApjiRXkH6
"I'll take care of Katherine. You do what you have to," Alaric says.661Please respect copyright.PENANAgPiOwlSmbk
I feel myself slide down the wall, as weakness starts to come.
Alaric Saltzman
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I go to Katherine Pierce and catch her, as she starts to slide down the wall. I see she's weak, burnt badly, and fighting to stay awake. But how much longer can she fight? Even a vampire has to give up someday. And Katherine's been fighting constantly for 500 years. I have to try and help her, though. For Elena's sake.661Please respect copyright.PENANAHMPJTYbkpe
"Katherine," I say. "Stay awake."661Please respect copyright.PENANAP3893xkSNF
Careful not to touch her burnt skin, I gently pick her up in my arms.661Please respect copyright.PENANAIIPTdeAsC8
"I'm going home," I tell Elena, before leaving with Katherine.
Not long afterward, I enter my apartment, closing the door behind myself. I then set her on her feet. I came here so Elena wouldn't know what's going to happen. I should probably kill Katherine now. Put her out of her misery with a stake through her heart. But for some reason, I can't find the will to do that to her.661Please respect copyright.PENANAMydbW0wzo0
"How are you feeling?" I ask, looking at her.661Please respect copyright.PENANAhKKZMOPseL
"Weak. I'm dying. Please. Kill me now."661Please respect copyright.PENANAUmNQSng0ku
"No. I'm not going to kill you. Look at me."661Please respect copyright.PENANAzgjvj31nEK
She looks at me, but is unsteady now.661Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3hdBG2KEt
I catch her from hitting the floor, as she collapses to the floor.661Please respect copyright.PENANAhAqQp3Oaip
I gently lay her down on the floor and take my jacket off. I use my jacket to put under her head and see her skin start turning purple.661Please respect copyright.PENANAWCRZrHBxCo
"No. You're not dying. Not today," I say.661Please respect copyright.PENANAQMzg8bOdgT
I check to see if she's breathing. Obviously, she's not. So, even though she's a vampire, I give her some breath before pulling her into my arms gently. She's breathing again, which is a good sign. I use a knife to cut my wrist, and I gently position her head back, putting my wrist to her lips, making it go down her throat.
Damon Salvatore
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I don't know how long I was out, but when I come to I'm feeling better. I look down at my arm and my bite mark is gone. That means I've been cured.661Please respect copyright.PENANAyvjX55weU1
I sit up in bed and look at Elena Gilbert. She's sitting on my bedside.661Please respect copyright.PENANAARB6TUuGCp
"Thanks," I say.661Please respect copyright.PENANAhuftBypDNG
"You should think, Katherine too. She was nearly burnt alive getting you here. Ric's at home helping her. She told me the cure before she nearly blacked out on us," she explains.661Please respect copyright.PENANAIY2Zmas4wz
Katherine. She almost died. But she'll be okay. I feel it, I think to myself.661Please respect copyright.PENANAEcNYB0OniA
"Then I'll think her when I see her again."661Please respect copyright.PENANAojlY9cDke4
Elena soon goes home and I go downstairs.661Please respect copyright.PENANAjIpBoUH6Lb
I stand by my drinking table and pour myself a shot glass of liquor, slowly sipping it.
Katherine Pierce
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I feel the familiar liquid once I awaken, and start drinking. But once I have my strength back, my senses come alert. I can hear someone's heart beating and hear breathing. And the blood is warm…so warm and fresh. And then I smell Alaric's scent. Everything comes flooding back and I realize I'm drinking from Alaric. He gave me his blood to save my life. He probably did it for Elena.661Please respect copyright.PENANAunKsGRaY7p
I stop drinking and open my eyes.661Please respect copyright.PENANArYwOJU318V
I look up at him and know I nearly died. And that means I took a lot. He's very pale. I nearly killed Elena's guardian.661Please respect copyright.PENANArs7kQpvQ6A
I get to my feet, as does he.661Please respect copyright.PENANAHla2mdFuxP
"Thanks," I say.661Please respect copyright.PENANAggw1caRI2i
He leans against the counter with a hand on it.661Please respect copyright.PENANARfckEz7g5R
"I'm sorry. I took too much," I apologize.
"It's my fault. I should've known how much a dying vampire would need."661Please respect copyright.PENANAs9pKHCjE0o
He struggles to stay on his feet and breathe right.661Please respect copyright.PENANAVA5wG1xQY7
"You need blood, Alaric."661Please respect copyright.PENANAqIBQX4kOj8
"No," he argues.661Please respect copyright.PENANAgjTFsNmH3B
"Alaric, you're going to die."661Please respect copyright.PENANAhkonMABMgj
"Then I'll die."661Please respect copyright.PENANAHOsOkUGxqT
I hear his heart and breathing slow.661Please respect copyright.PENANAZyt99JMeAh
"I don't want you to."661Please respect copyright.PENANAJrzinjxaqV
I look at his hand and his ring is off.661Please respect copyright.PENANAwBalYh0gfQ
No, I think to myself.661Please respect copyright.PENANAJCJtT8k7kh
I look back up at his face to see him grow paler and then collapse to the floor.661Please respect copyright.PENANAiuTFu9vuMU
At vamp speed, I'm instantly kneeling at his side. He's still breathing. Barely. This is all my fault. I've been so stupid today.661Please respect copyright.PENANAWOXk40SvMh
I bite my wrist and put it to his lips, making my blood go down his throat to heal him. I listen, as it helps him get stronger, and watch as his color comes back to his skin. I know he didn't want this, but I'd rather him be angry at me, than for him to die.
Alaric Saltzman
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I come to to see myself on myself on my back on my floor. Katherine is knelt at my side.661Please respect copyright.PENANAvYvoitO8WG
I sit up.661Please respect copyright.PENANA4RHrrsWC8k
"Thank you."661Please respect copyright.PENANAOlralaCfgT
"You're angry with me, but I'd rather you not be dead."661Please respect copyright.PENANAzr6LsQqsTH
"Well, at least you're not being a selfish bitch."661Please respect copyright.PENANA2JguTfr4IT
"And those are strong words. I never thought I'd hear you call someone a selfish bitch."661Please respect copyright.PENANAPA0dZj8wyk
She helps me to my feet.661Please respect copyright.PENANARgjeeilvSR
We soon go back to the Salvatore boarding house, where we find that Damon's okay. I then go home.