Summary: Set in S5. Now that Katherine's human, she needs protection. And what better protection than Damon Salvatore? What happens though, when Damon and Stefan's old enemy get in the way, and tortures her to get to Damon? Will Damon risk his life for her?656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZR6hIXirW
It was a dark night in Mystic Falls, Virginia as Katherine Pierce, formerly Katerina Petrova, walked down streets alone, head down to conceal herself from being recognized. She was human, so she was heading for the Salvatore boarding house. She needed to ask for protection. She had too many enemies scattered around the world. Protection was vital to her. She saw herself as a weak, helpless, insignificant human just as most would now.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8BjwEqHKp
Suddenly, not far from the boarding house, she found herself facing an enemy. It was a male vampire.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTZPGxfaA8
She took a step back.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIm5uTjFdVE
"Katherine Pierce," he said with a smile.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SXTTJKvEV
"Who are you?" she asked him.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysMC7kCaA8
"Warlow. You don't know me, but your Salvatores do. Now come with me."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX3pOcJIzx
She backed up a couple more paces.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXE3GcDzYl
"I don't think so," she replied, getting the sense that he might be their enemy.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKRdzTgqU3
He grabbed her roughly by the left arm.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1ecQHSlWw
"You're human. What can you do to stop me?" he said.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPYHDBsQd2
"Nothing. But that doesn't mean I'll tell you anything."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2KKRcixzA
He knew she'd fight all the way there, so, at vamp speed, he pinned her against a brick wall, hand tightly around her throat.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoyMkXXI51
"We're going to have so much fun together," he said, with an evil smile.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhBsu9Eivg
She gasped, as she tried to get him off, breathe, and stay awake, but she couldn't. Then, everything went black for her.
When she woke up, she was in a basement chained to a wall. She felt light-headed and weak, but she didn't know why until she saw that she was bleeding.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4r3PFNqoC
"Nice of you to join me," Warlow greeted. "Now let's announce to him that you need help."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhU1Hvq1Ad3
He took her phone out and went to her contacts.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaavcByJf76
"No," she protested.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRH0wBokoA7
He ignored her.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKSK8n1SdF
"Stefan or Damon?" he questioned, before making up his mind and saying,"How about Damon."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NL56ORqeu
He put it on speaker and called him, the other hand with a knife, as he stood in front of her.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfj4xJxqOTs
"Katherine," Damon answered.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UD9s8d2c6
"Remember me? It's Warlow. Now, I have her. If you want her alive, we're in the basement of a house on Saint John's parkway."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OJsnFRMme
For good measure, he took the knife and stabbed her in the side.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhHYetaAgO
She screamed in pain.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfnErfLKSe
He pulled it out.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iISiSQY9D
"Better hurry. She's human and she's dying," he urged him.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBhAC3mEXK
He smirked.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwrAEPZvMY
"It's a trap. Don't get yourself killed over me," she informed him.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRZp5Mkd0w
"Shut up," Warlow growled.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxWDJRxipI
"Go to hell," she said to him.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIg3qxz1cL9
He stabbed her in the gut, and then he took the knife out.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6nsEbrC60
"As I said, you should go," Warlow said, as Damon listened.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdfVadZvFk
Damon growled, as he heard her, knowing they were both right.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKLtT5cAuU
Warlow hung up on him.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPQAnc2MW2
She gasped in pain, as she started to black out.
Damon Salvatore informed Elena where he was going, before he left with her brother. After all, Jeremy was a Hunter. Killing vampires was his instinct, and Warlow was a vampire.
When Warlow and Jeremy started to face off, Damon headed over to his sire. He had to take care of her. She was human now. She had many enemies. Warlow was his. She was just caught in the middle.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicu6FzpZEw
He was instantly in front of her.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDMPUf7QN9
"If you can hear me, stay with me, Katherine," he urged her, as he used inhuman strength to unchain her.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bWVY8yOd8
He caught her, as an out cold Katherine fell when the chains were off her. He then left the house at vamp speed and gently layed her down. He then bit his wrist and put it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat to heal her. And as he did, he looked down at her. She was covered in blood from Warlow's torture.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92TkXt6XOO
"Stay with me, Kat. If you can hear me, I'll protect you. Just don't die."
Three days later, when she was healed, she slowly came to to see Damon seated on her bedside.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTR4QjVkik
When she was awake, it relieved him to know that she'd be okay. So, everybody lived as happily ever after as they could. After all, Warlow was dead and Damon was protecting Katherine, but they still had to figure out how to get rid of Silas.
