It was a dark night as Rebekah Mikaelson, in a witch’s body, closed the door and stood in the middle of the room, sensing the presence again.

        “Who are you?” she questioned, wanting to know who it was.

        A moment later, Katherine’s ghost showed herself.

        Rebekah was both shocked and surprised, having not known that Katherine had even died.

        “Hello, Rebekah.”

        “Katherine.”

        “Don’t worry. I’m not here to haunt you. I’m here to help you get home and in your own body.”

        “Why would you help me?”

        “Because it sucks being alone and not being able to have the life you want. And I’ve always felt sorry for you. Besides, next to Elijah, you’re my favorite Original. So, what do we say we get you the hell out of here?”

        “Deal. What do we have to do?”

        Katherine became solid.

        “We need to hold hands.”

        “Why? You’re not a witch.”

        “No, but I am descended from Travelers. I tapped into my Traveler lineage before I died. I have magic. I may be dead, but this place is between worlds. I’m half dead and half alive here.”

        She went to stand in front of Rebekah.

        They held hands and Katherine chanted.

        Before they knew it, they were at the compound with Rebekah in her own body and Katherine back to being a full-fledged ghost.

        Kat looked at the originals, glad she was able to reunite them, before vanishing.

        It was a dark night in New Orleans, as Esther watched Elijah sleep, a cup of tea in hand, sipping from it. She would wait for him to plead for peace before she’d remake him as a mortal and witch.





        Meanwhile Katherine Pierce, formerly Katerina Petrova, was walking after just coming back alive. She wasn’t a vampire anymore, but at least she was in her own body and she wasn’t dying of old age. She’d been desperate to find a way to come back to life after seeing what was happening in New Orleans. Her mission was to save the love of her life from his evil mother. That, she could do with the knowledge and power from her Traveler lineage.





        Half an hour later, Katherine entered the deepest part of the mausoleum, and once she saw Esther, she magically pinned her to a wall and Esther dropped her cup of tea, which shattered.

        “You’re dead,” Esther said in shock.

        “Not anymore. I have my ways. When someone I love is in danger, I’m determined to do anything.”

        As she used her Traveler magic to keep Esther there, she cited a spell to unlink Kol from Esther so she could get rid of Esther once and for all. She also did a spell that would keep Esther from body jumping.

        “I hope you rot in hell,” she said, once she had finished, before magically killing her.

        Once Esther was dead, Katherine magically through the doll off from where it was hanging and approached the love of her life.

        She rested gentle hands on either side of his face.

        “Elijah? Elijah, can you hear me?” she called to him.

        She sighed in relief, when he slowly woke up.

        “Katerina?” he questioned, shocked to see her.

        She smiled.

        “It’s me.”

        She unchained him by using a key and then walked at his side, helping him home.

        “You need rest after what Esther did to you, so after you’re fed, rest. I have something to do.”

        He did as he was told and Katherine headed over to where she knew Davina and the Mikaelsons were at.





        Katherine headed towards where Mikael had Klaus pinned to a wall and ready to kill him with the White Oak stake in hand.

        She magically through Mikael off Klaus and went to stand between Mikael and Klaus.

        “You wanna kill Klaus? You gotta go through me. It’s a loss cause, though. All your hatred towards Klaus is nothing.”

        She stood there and watched, as Mikael got to his feet.

        “You dare to defy me! Stand against me!?” he growled.

        “Yes,” she said with a smile. “So unless you wanna die at my hands like I did to Esther thirty minutes ago to save Elijah, you might wanna reconsider.

        “Get out of my way,” Mikael growled at her.

        Klaus was on his feet and watching this play out. Who would have guessed he’d be saved by his former doppelganger? He’d step in if he had to, but right now he’d watch things play out while tending to Cami.

        As he knelt down by Cami and pulled her gently into his arms and bit his wrist, putting it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat to heal her, Katerina and Mikael continued to face off and started to fight.

        He could smell blood, as he took his wrist away and layed Cami back on the ground, once her wound was healed.

        When he got to his feet, he saw Mikael had hurt Katerina, but Katerina was still using magic on Mikael.

        Klaus was instantly at her side.

        Katerina pulled the White Oak stake out of her stomach and gave it to Klaus.

        “Finish it,” she said to him.

        He took the White Oak stake from her and walked towards Mikael.

        Katerina stopped her magic weak, drained, and injured.

        As Klaus and Mikael fought, Katherine felt the ground underneath her.

        Hayley arrived on the scene to see Klaus and Mikael fighting, Cami on the ground but looking like she was okay, and Katherine on her back on the ground.

        What the hell is Katherine doing here? she thought.

        Hayley knelt by an out cold, heavily bleeding Katherine. She then bit her wrist and put it to her lips, making her blood go down her throat to heal and save her. As she did so, she kept an eye on the fight between Klaus and Mikael, in case Klaus needed help.

        After a few more minutes, Klaus finally succeeded in killing Mikael.

        After her wound had healed, Hayley took her wrist away, which instantly healed.

        Klaus knelt on the other side of Katerina.

        “I’ll take Katerina home. You should get Cami home,” Klaus said, before gently picking her up and vanishing from sight.





        When Katherine woke up, she was in an unfamiliar room in a bed, Elijah seated on her bedside, hand in hers, looking down at her.

        She smiled.

        “Elijah,” she greeted.

        He smiled back.

        “Katerina,” he greeted back.

*Present- New Orleans*



It’s easy to fall in love

But it’s so hard to break somebody’s heart

What seemed like a good idea has turned into a battlefield

Once lust has turned to dust and all that’s left’s held breath

Forgotten who we first met

What seemed like a good idea has turned into a battlefield

We both know it’s coming

Does illusion count for something we hide?

The surface tension’s gotta break, one drop is all it takes to flood out this lie

You and I

We have to let each other go

We keep holding on but we both know

What seemed like a good idea has turned into a battlefield

Peace will come when one of us puts down the gun

Be strong for both of us

No please, don’t run, don’t run

Eye to eye, we face our fears unarmed on the battlefield



        It was a nebulous night, as Katherine sat in the driver’s seat after wrecking the car she’d stolen to get as far away from Mystic Falls as possible, injured quite a bit and pale from massive blood loss and her injuries. She was human now and everyone in Mystic Falls hated her, so she knew she couldn’t stay in Mystic Falls. She knew New Orleans was safer, because Elijah would do anything for her. It didn’t matter much that he’d left her for his brother.



*Pennsylvania- Day*



        It was a beautiful day, as they stood in front of one another. She’d broken their agreement from centuries ago to never lie to him, breaking his trust in her.

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

        “No. Of course you’re not a means of survival.” She rested a gentle 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 looked away and she put her hand down.

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

        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 began to walk away from her.

        She caught up with him and rested a hand on his arm.

        “Wait.”

        He looked at the hand on his arm and then at her.

        She took her hand away.

        “Goodbye, Katherine,” Elijah said, and walked away.



*Pennsylvania- Night*



        Katherine walked towards him, purse slung over her shoulder, and he began to pass her.

        “Wait,” she said, and stood in front of him.

        “What do you want?” he questioned.

        “To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time lying and running 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.” 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 handed him the cure. “You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”

        He watched, as she walked away.



*Mikaelson Mansion*



We seemed like a good idea

We seemed like a good idea

No blood will spill if we both get out now

Still it’s hard to put the fire out

What seemed like a good idea has turned into a battlefield

Feelings are shifting like the tide

What seemed like a good idea has turned into a battlefield

We both know it’s coming

Does illusion count for something we hide?

The surface tension’s gotta break, one drop is all it takes to flood out this lie

You and I

We have to let each other go



        It was a nebulous night, as they stood in front of one another.

        “Elijah, please. It’s our turn,” she begged, once he’d told her that he was leaving to go follow Klaus to New Orleans.

        “Goodbye, Katerina.”

        He kissed her forehead and then left.



*Present Day*



We keep holding on but we both know

What seemed like a good idea has turned into a battlefield

Peace will come when one of us puts down the gun

Be strong for both of us

No please, don’t run, don’t run

Eye to eye, we face our fears unarmed on the battlefield

We seemed like a good idea

We seemed like a good idea

We seemed like a good idea



        Elijah was walking home, when he smelled the mixed scents of Katerina, blood, and human. As soon as he smelled what seemed to be Katerina being human and injured, he followed the scent trail. If anything happened to Katerina, he’d never forgive himself.

        When he saw her in a nearly totaled SUV, clearly very injured, he blurred towards the crash site.

        “Katerina!”

        Once there, he opened the door and looked at her. He could tell that she was quite injured, so he gently picked her up in his arms. He didn’t know how she was human, so he could only do one thing. Have Freya heal her.

        “Stay with me, Katerina,” he begged, before blurring home.





        After Freya healed her, he gently layed her down in his bed and waited for her to awaken.

        A while later, everything was forgiven and she was just fine, so they got back together.

A hundred days have made me older

Since the last time I saw your pretty face

A thousand lies have made me colder

And I don’t think I can look at this the same

But all the miles that separate

Disappear now when I’m dreaming of your face

I’m here without you, baby

But you’re still on my lonely mind

I think about you, baby

And I dream about you all the time

I’m here without you, baby

But you’re still with me in my dreams

And tonight it’s only you and me, yeah



        It was a dark night in New Orleans, as Elijah Mikaelson stood on the balcony that connected to his room, a bottle of Bourbon in hand, having just heard of Katerina’s death from Niklaus after an argument with him. He normally didn’t drink like this, but tonight was an exception. He had lost the love of his life and Niklaus hadn’t informed him for eight months. He was furious with him and had given up. Because of her death, he was shattered and now had become like Klaus. The one who drank his sorrows away. After all, it was better than being a monster.



The miles just keep rollin’

As the people leave their way to say hello

I’ve heard this life is overrated

But I hope that is gets better as we go, oh, yeah, yeah

I’m here without you, baby

But you’re still on my lonely mind

I think about you, baby

And I dream about you all the time

I’m here without you, baby

But you’re still with me in my dreams

And tonight, girl, it’s only you and me

Everything I know, and anywhere I go

It gets hard but it won’t take away my love



        As he stood there silently, sorrow overwhelming him, his heart broken, Katherine’s ghost appeared beside him. It broke her heart to see him this way. She wanted so much to hug and comfort him.

        She rested a gentle hand on the left side of his face and gave a small smile, finally able to see and touch him. She didn’t like how he looked, though.

        He felt a touch on his cheek, but didn’t move, savoring the touch.

        “Katerina,” he greeted, knowing that touch had to be her.

        “It’s me,” she assured him, though she knew he couldn’t hear or see her. He could only feel her.

        She took her hand away and gave him a kiss.

        “We’ll be together again very soon. I promise,” she said, before disappearing.

        He gave a smile, realizing she still loved him. Even death couldn’t take away her love nor his. Even after he had broken up with her the way he did, she still deeply and unconditionally loved him with all of her heart. It amazed him that she could love him even after what he had all done.



I’m here without you, baby

But you’re still on my lonely mind

I think about you, baby

And I dream about you all the time

I’m here without you, baby

But you’re still with me in my dreams

And tonight, girl, it’s only you and me



        That night he dreamt of Katerina, as he tried to have some semi-good dreams. It was all about he and Katerina from the past, as well as her informing him that she’s alright.



I’m here without you, baby

But you’re still on my mind

I think about you, baby

And I dream about you all the time

I’m here without you, baby

But you’re still with me in my dreams

And tonight, girl, it’s only you and me



        A few weeks later, after a spell was found to bring her back, Elijah had Davina bring her back. Davina did as she was asked, because she knew what it was like to lose someone you love because of Klaus and such. Mostly Klaus.

        That night, after she was brought back and had been properly clothed and fed, she and Elijah met in his room.

        She closed the door behind herself and they had the best time of their lives after 500 years.

        It was a beautiful day in New Orleans, as Katherine Pierce sat in the bar on a bar stool, drinking a shot glass of Bourbon, not having a care in the world. Her humanity was off and it felt great not to feel anything. Abandoning her emotions meant that she didn’t have to feel the pain of Nadia’s death.

        A guy came up to her, just as she finished her shot glass.

        “What’s a pretty girl like you doing in a place like this?”

        “The same as everyone else around here. Sort of,” she replied, as she looked at him.

        “Why don’t you and I go somewhere private?” he suggested.

        “Not interested. Now go away,” she said without emotion, sounding bored.

        He put an arm around her, which was a bad idea, because she pushed him off and got to her feet.

        They faced each other and he attacked her.

        She fought back and they ended up on the floor, as a crowd of his friends gathered around and cheered, in a tussle of enemies. He was a werewolf, after all. She kicked him off and he got back on his feet, standing over her for a couple minutes, before leaving with his friends.

        She layed there in silent agony and wished, for once since she’d turned it off, that Elijah would come to her rescue, knowing she was weak from being bitten.





        When Elijah entered the empty bar for a drink, it was quite early the next day and it was still dark outside.

        He stopped at the entrance, seeing his ex, shocked for a moment, before recovering a moment later.

        “Katerina?”

        He was instantly knelt at her side where she lay on her back on the floor, eyes closed, pale and sweaty. He could tell that she didn’t have much time left.

        He rested gentle hands on either side of her head, as he looked down at her.

        “Katerina,” he said, hoping to wake her, but she didn’t.

        He gently pulled her into his arms and got to his feet.

        As he blurred home with her in his arms, he listened to her shallow breathing with vamp hearing.

        “Stay with me, Katerina,” he begged, but wasn’t sure if she could hear him or not.





        Once home, he entered the parlor and gently layed her down on the couch.

        “Niklaus!” he called.

        Klaus came from upstairs.

        “What is so important enough that you have to call upon me?”

        He entered the parlor and saw his former doppelganger.

        “You want me to cure her,” he stated.

        “Yes, brother. I do.”

        “And why should I? She’s the bane of my existence.”

        “Because I care about her. You have taken every happiness I ever had. Don’t refuse to help her. Cure her and I’ll keep her in line at the best of my abilities.”

        Klaus growled, before going to the couch to cure her, just as purple veins began to show on her skin.

        Elijah watched, as he cured her.





        When she was cured, Klaus left the parlor.

        Elijah sat on the corner of the couch and waited for her to awaken, but when she did, he noticed a change in her. That made him realize that she’d turned it off.

        He got to his feet, as she sat up.

        “Now that I’m cured, am I free to go? I have things to do, and they don’t involve your or your family.”

        “And where will you go? You don’t have anywhere to go, Katerina, and you’ve clearly turned off your humanity. Let me help you.”

        “If you wanted to help me, you would’ve been there for me in my time of need,” she growled.

        He gave her a confused look.

        “I didn’t know you needed me. You didn’t call or come to me. How was I to know that I was needed elsewhere?”

        “You should’ve been there.”

        She told him everything, as she looked at him.





        When she had finished, everything came to the surface and he comforted her, wrapping his arms around her and letting her cry into his shoulder.

        In the end, they got back together and Klaus let them be.