*American Gothic*



Every time we lie awake

After every hit we take

Every feeling that I get

But I haven’t missed you yet

Every roommate kept awake

By every sigh and scream we make

All the feelings that I get

But I still don’t miss you yet

Only when I stop to think about you



        It was a beautiful day, as they stood in front of each other.

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

        “No. Of course, you’re not a means of survival. You looked out for me, when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now, when no one else will.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “I love you. Elijah.”

        He turned his head away.

        “You don’t believe me.”

        He looked at her. “I want to. It’s my disease. I just 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, but she caught up with him and put a hand on his arm, stopping him.

        When he looked at her hand on his arm and then her a couple times, she got the hint and let go.

        He looked at her.

        “Goodbye, Katherine.”

        She could only watch, as he walked away.



I hate everything about you

Why do I love you?

I hate everything about you

Why do I love you?

Every time we lie awake

After every hit we take

Every feeling that I get

But I haven’t missed you yet

Only when I stop to think about it

I hate everything about you

Why do I love you?

I hate everything about you

Why do I love you?

Only when I stop to think about you, I know



        That night, she found him and stood in front of him after thinking things through after he’d walked off that day.

        “What do you want?”

        “To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I—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.”

        “How do I know this isn’t another lie? Katherine Pierce deceiving yet another man,” he inquired of her.

        “Because I meant what I said about my feelings for you. And I’d like to think that you feel something for me too.” She took the cure out of her purse and set it in his hand. “I need you to trust me. I want you to trust me. Just like I’m trusting you. You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”

        He watched, as she walked away and then looked down at the cure in his hand.



Only when you stop to think about me, do you know?

I hate everything about you

Why do I love you?

You hate everything about me

Why do you love me?

I hate

You hate

I hate

You love me

I hate everything about you

Why do I love you?



        Elijah stood in front of her later that night. He hated what he was about to do, but he felt like he had to do it anyway. There were a lot of things he didn’t have to do that he usually felt he should do, no matter how much pain it caused. Even if it caused himself or her pain.

        He rested a hand on the side of her face.

        “It’s our turn, Elijah. Please,” she pleaded when he’d told her that he was leaving.

        “Katerina.” He kissed her on the forehead. “Goodbye, Katerina.”

        A moment later, he was gone.

*American Gothic*



I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house

That don’t bother me

I can take a few tears now and then and just let ‘em out

I’m not afraid to cry every once in a while

Even though goin’ on with you gone still upsets me

There are days every now and again I pretend I’m okay

But that’s not what gets me

What hurts the most was being so close

And havin’ so much to say

And watchin’ you walk away

And never knowin’ what could’ve been

And not seein’ that lovin’ you

Is what I was trying to do



        It was a beautiful day, as they stood in front of each other.

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

        “No. Of course, you’re not a means of survival. You looked out for me, when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now, when no one else will.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “I love you. Elijah.”

        He turned his head away.

        “You don’t believe me.”

        He looked at her. “I want to. It’s my disease. I just 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 but she caught up with him and put a hand on his arm, stopping him.

        When he looked at her hand on his arm and then her a couple times, she got the hint and let go.

        He looked at her.

        “Goodbye, Katherine.”

        She could only watch, as he walked away.



*American Gothic*



It’s hard to deal with the pain of losin’ you everywhere I go

But I’m doing it

It’s hard to force a smile, when I see our old friends and I’m alone

Still harder getting’ up, getting’ dressed, livin’ with this regret

But I know if I could do it over

I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart

That I left unspoken

What hurts the most was being so close

And havin’ so much to say

And watchin’ you walk away

And never knowin’ what could’ve been

And not seein’ that lovin’ you

Is what I was trying to do, oh



        That night, she found him and stood in front of him after thinking things through after he’d walked off that day.

        “What do you want?”

        “To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I—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.”

        “How do I know this isn’t another lie? Katherine Pierce deceiving yet another man,” he inquired of her.

        “Because I meant what I said about my feelings for you. And I’d like to think that you feel something for me too.” She took the cure out of her purse and set it in his hand. “I need you to trust me. I want you to trust me. Just like I’m trusting you. You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”

        He watched, as she walked away and then looked down at the cure in his hand.



*Mystic Falls- Mikaelson Mansion*



What hurts the most was being so close

And havin’ so much to say

And watchin’ you walk away

And never knowin’ what could’ve been

And not seein’ that lovin’ you

Is what I was trying to do

That’s what I was trying to do, ooh



        Elijah stood in front of her later that night. He hated what he was about to do, but he felt like he had to do it anyway. There were a lot of things he didn’t have to do that he usually felt he should do, no matter how much pain it caused. Even if it caused himself or her pain.

        He rested a hand on the side of her face.

        “It’s our turn, Elijah. Please,” she pleaded when he’d told her that he was leaving.

        “Katerina.” He kissed her on the forehead. “Goodbye, Katerina.”

        A moment later, he was gone.

*1492*



We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain

We jumped, never asking why

We kissed, I fell under your spell

A love no one could deny

Don’t you ever say

I just walked away

I will always want you

I can’t live a lie

Running for my life

I will always want you



        It was a beautiful day, as Katerina Petrova ran through the woods from Elijah and the others after fleeing from the estate. She knew what they were now and what Klaus wanted her for. Elijah was only on Klaus’ side because Klaus was his brother, she knew. She cared for him, but she couldn’t stay and let Klaus sacrifice her. She wanted to live. She didn’t want to die. So, she was running for her life.



*American Gothic- Mikaelson Mansion*



I came in like a wrecking ball

I never hit so hard in love

All I wanted to do was to break your walls

All you ever did was wreck me

Yeah, you wreck me

I put you high up in the sky

And now

You’re not coming down

It slowly turned

You let me burn

And now

We’re ashes on the ground



        Katherine and Elijah stood in front of each other. Katherine was hopeful that maybe, just maybe, this one time, that he’d finally choose her over his brother, but then, when he finally told her what his choice was, she was disappointed. She knew now that they were always doomed to not get their happy ending, because Elijah would never choose her over his brother; the brother that ruined her life. He would always choose family, just because of a vow that he had made with his family so long ago. Always and forever.

        “It’s our turn, Elijah. Please,” she pleaded with him, trying to get him to reconsider.

        “Katerina.” He rested a hand on the side of her face. Then, after a moment of looking at her, he kissed her on the forehead. “Goodbye, Katerina.” Then he was gone.



*American Gothic*



Don’t you ever say

I just walked away

I will always want you

I can’t live a lie

Running for my life

I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball

I never hit so hard in love

All I wanted to do was to break your walls

All you ever did was wreck me

Yeah, you wreck me



        It was a beautiful day, as they stood in front of each other in a Pennsylvania alleyway.

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

        “No. Of course, you’re not a means of survival. You looked out for me, when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now, when no one else will.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “I love you. Elijah.”

        He turned his head away and she put her hand down.

        “You don’t believe me.”

        “I want to. It’s my disease. I just 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.”

        She could only watch, as he walked away. Though she tried to get him to stay so they could talk, he left anyway.



I came in like a wrecking ball

Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung

Left me crouching in a blaze and fall

All you ever did was break me

Yeah, you wreck me

I never meant to start a war

I just wanted you to let me in

And instead of using force

I guess I should’ve let you in

I never meant to start a war

I just wanted you to let me in

And instead of using force

I guess I should’ve let you in



        That night, she stood in front of him after finding him and after thinking over what he’d said earlier.

        “What do you want?” he questioned.

        “To tell you that I’m right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I—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.”

        “How do I know this isn’t another lie? Katherine Pierce deceiving yet another man,” he accused.

        “Because I meant what I said about my feelings for you. And I’d like to think that you feel something for me, too.” She set the cure in his hand. “I need you to trust me. I want you to trust me. Just like I’m trusting you. You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”

        He watched her leave and then looked at the cure in his hand, debating on what to do.



*American Gothic*



Don’t you ever say

I just walked away

I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball

I never hit so hard in love

All I wanted was to break your walls

I came in like a wrecking ball

All you ever did was wreck me

Yeah, you wreck me

Yeah, you wreck me



        It was a beautiful day, as Elijah spoke over the phone, with a threatening tone as well as threatening words, to Stefan after hearing that Rebekah was on the good side with him and Damon. After telling Stefan over the phone that “as soon as Katerina ceases to have any use, she will kill her,” Elijah began to threaten him, saying, “If anything so ever happens to Katerina, I will descend upon Elena.”

*American Gothic*



Sometimes I hate every single stupid word you say

Sometimes I wanna slap you in your whole face

There’s no one quite like you

You push all my buttons down

I know life would suck without you

At the same time, I wanna hug you

I wanna wrap my hands around your neck

You’re an a**hole, but I love you

And you make me so mad I ask myself

Why I’m still here, or where could I go

You’re the only love I’ve ever known

But I hate you, I really hate you

So much, I think it must be

True love, true love

It must be true love

No one else can break my heart like you



        It was a beautiful day, as they stood in front of each other, arguing.

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

        “No. Of course, you’re not a means of survival. You looked out for me, when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now, when no one else will.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “I love you. Elijah.”

        He turned his head away, and she put her hand down.

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

        “I want to,” he replied, looking at her. “It’s my disease. I just 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.

        After a moment of standing there, she caught up with him and put a hand on his arm, stopping him.

        He looked at her hand on his arm and then her a couple of times, giving her the hint to let go, which she did.

        “Goodbye, Katherine.”

        She could only watch, as he walked away.



Just once try to wrap your little brain around my feelings

Just once try not to be so mean

Repeat after me R-O-M-A-N-C-E-E

Come on I’ll say it slowly (Romance)

You can do it, baby



        That night, she found him and stood in front of him after she’d thought about what he’d said that day.

        “What do you want?” he questioned her.

        “To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I—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 replied.

        “How do I know this isn’t another lie? Katherine Pierce deceiving yet another man?” he replied

        She took the cure out and set it in his hand.

        “Because I meant what I said about my feelings for you. And I’d like to think that you feel something for me too.”

        “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. I need you to trust me. I want you to trust me. Just like I’m trusting you. You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”

        He watched, as she walked away, before looking down at the cure.



At the same time, I wanna hug you

I wanna wrap my hands around your neck

You’re an a**hole, but I love you

And you make me so mad I ask myself

Why I’m still here, or where could I go

You’re the only love I’ve ever known

But I hate you, I really hate you

So much, I think it must be

True love, true love

It must be true love

No one else can break my heart like you



        Later that night, Elijah stood in front of her at the Mystic Falls Mikaelson place.

        “It’s our turn, Elijah. Please,” she pleaded, once he’d told her that he was leaving.

        He rested a hand on the side of her face. “Katerina.” He kissed her on the forehead. “Goodbye, Katerina.”



*1492*



Why do you rub me the wrong way?

Why do you say the things you say?

Sometimes I wonder how we ever came to be

But without you, I’m incomplete

I think it must be

True love, true love

It must be true love

Nothing else can break my heart like

True love, true love



        It was a beautiful day, as Katerina Petrova sat on a bench next to Elijah. She began speaking of love, before saying, “True love is not real unless it is returned, do you agree?”

        “I do not believe in love, Katerina,” he lied.

        “I’m sorry, my Lord. That is too sad for me to accept. If we cease to believe in love, why would we want to live?”



*1492- Run*



It must be true love

And no one else can break my heart like you

(Like you)

No one else can break my heart like you

(Like you)

No one else can break my heart like you



        It was a beautiful day, as Katerina tripped over a twig after running from the Mikaelsons. Klaus was whom she was really running from, but Elijah was on Klaus’ side since he was so loyal to his brother.

        “Katerina! It’s pointless to run. Klaus will find you wherever you are,” she heard Elijah say.

        Eventually, she got away from there with some help from Trevor, and later turned.

*1492*



And I’ll use you as a warning sign

That if you talk enough sense then you’ll lose your mind

And I’ll use you as a focal point

So, I don’t lose sight of what I want

And I’ve moved further than I thought I could

But I missed you more than I thought I would

And I’ll use you as a warning sign

That if you talk enough sense then you’ll lose your mind

And I found love where it wasn’t supposed to be

Right in front of me



        “Are you so foolish as to care for her?” Klaus inquired of his brother.

        “Of course not,” Elijah answered.

        “She is human. Her life means nothing. Love is a vampire’s greatest weakness and we are not weak. We do not feel, and we do not care,” Klaus reminded him.

        “We did once,” Elijah replied.

        Klaus was silent for a moment, remembering, before saying, “Too many lifetimes ago to matter.”



*American Gothic*



Talk some sense to me

Right in front of me

Talk some sense to me

Right in front of me

Talk some sense to me

And I’ll use you as a makeshift gauge

Of how much to give and how much to take



        It was a beautiful day, as they stood in front of each other.

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

        “No. Of course, you’re not a means of survival. 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.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “Elijah.”

        He turned his face away and she put her hand down.

        “You don’t believe me.”

        He looked at her. “I want to. It’s my disease. I just 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.”

        She watched him walk away for a moment, before catching up with him and stopping him with a hand on his arm.

        “Wait.”

        He looked down at her hand on his arm, then her, then her hand again, and then her once again.

        She let go, getting the hint.

        “Goodbye, Katherine,” he said, for once in his 500 years of knowing her, not calling her her human name.

        This time, as he walked away, she let him go.





        That night, she found him and stood in front of him.

        “What do you want?” he inquired.

        “To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I—I’m starting to believe my own lies. I don’t even remember who I was when we first met. And I’d like to find out.”

        “How do I know this isn’t another lie? Katherine Pierce deceiving yet another man?” he questioned.

        “Because I meant what I said about my feelings for you. And I’d like to think that you feel something for me, too.”



Oh I’ll use you as a warning sign

That if you talk enough sense then you’ll lose your mind

Oh and I found love where it wasn’t supposed to be

Right in front of me

Talk some sense to me

And I found love where it wasn’t supposed to be

Right in front of me

Talk some sense to me

And I found love where it wasn’t supposed to be

Right in front of me

Talk some sense to me



        After she gave him the cure, showing him that he could trust her, she told him that she’d let him decide where they stood, and then walked away.

        He stood with the cure in his hand and watched her walk away.



And I found love where it wasn’t supposed to be

Right in front of me

Talk some sense to me

And I found love where it wasn’t supposed to be

Right in front of me

Talk some sense to me



        Later that night, they stood at the Mikaelson place, him in front of her. He’d just told her that he was going to New Orleans. He rested a hand on the side of her face, as she pleaded with him to stay.

        “It’s our turn, Elijah. Please.”

        “Katerina,” he said, looking at her. Then he kissed her on the forehead. “Goodbye, Katerina.”

        A moment later, he was gone.

*American Gothic*



Love is a burning thing

And it makes a fiery ring

Bound by wild desire

I fell into a ring of fire

I fell into a burning ring of fire

I went down down down and the flames went higher

And it burns, burns, burns the ring of fire

The ring of fire

I fell into a burning ring of fire

I went down down down and the flames went higher

And it burns, burns, burns the ring of fire

The ring of fire



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

        “Of course you’re not a means of survival. You looked out for me, when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now, when no one else will.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “I love you. Elijah.”

        He turned his head away and she put her hand down.

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

        He looked at her. “I want to. It’s my disease. I just 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.

        She stood there for a moment, thinking about what he’d just said, before catching up with him and putting a hand on his arm.

        “Wait.”

        He looked at her hand on his arm and then her a couple times, so she let go of him, getting the hint. Then he looked at her.

        “Goodbye, Katherine.”

        She could only watch, as he walked away.



*1492- England*



The taste of love is sweet

When hearts like ours meet

I fell for you like a child

Oh, but the fire went wild

I fell into a burning ring of fire

I went down down down and the flames went higher

And it burns, burns, burns the ring of fire

The ring of fire



        It was a beautiful day with a soft breeze blowing, as Katerina sat on a cement bench outside, Elijah seated beside her, as they discussed love.

        “True love is not real, unless it is returned. Do you agree?” she said, looking at him.

        “I do not believe in love, Katerina,” he lied, needing to not fall for her. If he fell for her, he wouldn’t be able to help Klaus break the curse set upon him, which involved her death.

        “That is too sad for me to accept, my Lord. If we cease to believe in love, then why would we want to live?” she replied, not believing him.



*American Gothic*



I fell into a burning ring of fire

I went down down down and the flames went higher

And it burns, burns, burns the ring of fire

The ring of fire

And it burns, burns, burns the ring of fire



        That night, she found him and went to stand in front of him where he was on a sidewalk.

        “What do you want?”

        “To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I—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 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 to happen.” She set the vial of the cure in his hand and put his empty hand on top of the hand that held the cure with her hands around his. “I want you to trust me. I need you to trust me. Just like I’m trusting you.” She took her hands away. “You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”

        He watched, as she walked away and then looked down at the cure in his hand.



The ring of fire

The ring of fire

The ring of fire

The ring of fire



        Later that night, Elijah stood in front of her at the Mikaelson place in Mystic Falls. He loved her, but he couldn’t trust someone that would lie to him like she had today. He hated what he was about to do. He’d promised to protect her all those centuries ago, but he was so tired of figuring out if she was telling the truth or not. He was about to do the one thing that he hated to do to her. He had to leave to go help Klaus in New Orleans. He couldn’t stay and family always came first for him. He always had to sacrifice love for family, no matter what. He always stood by his family because of their vow centuries ago; always and forever.

        “It’s our turn, Elijah. Please,” she pleaded, when he’d told her that he was leaving to go help Klaus out.

        “Katerina.” He rested a hand on the side of her face and then took it away and kissed her on the forehead. “Goodbye, Katerina.” Then he was gone.

*American Gothic*



Can…

We work this out

I don’t wanna close the door, before the sun goes down

(Before the sun goes down)

We can’t…

Let this go too far

I’ll do anything to meet you anywhere you are

(Anywhere you are)

‘Cause it doesn’t matter anymore

Who was right or wrong

If we could only find the words we lost before

What we have is gone…

Say it now

Find a way to say it now



        It was a beautiful day, as they stood in front of each other in a Pennsylvania alleyway.

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

        “No. Of course, you’re not a means of survival. 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.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “Elijah.”

        He turned his face away and she dropped her hand.

        “You don’t believe me.”

        “I want to. It’s my disease. I just 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.

        She watched for a moment, before catching up with him and put a hand on his arm.

        He looked at her hand on his arm, then her, then her arm, and then her again.

        She let go, getting the hint.

        “Goodbye, Katherine.”

        She watched, as he walked away.



Don’t be afraid to say it now

Everything we’re keeping inside

Don’t wait just let your heart speak

Don’t waste another heart-beat

‘Cause we’ll never know ‘til we let it out (let it out)

Say it-Say it now

(Say it, say it)

My heart…

Is wearing thin…

I don’t wanna fight a war that no one’s gonna win



        It was a dismal night, as she stood in front of him in Pennsylvania.

        “What do you want?” he questioned.

        “To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I—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.”

        “How do I know this isn’t another lie? Katherine Pierce deceiving yet another man?”

        “Because I meant what I said about my feelings for you. And I’d like to think that you feel something for me too.”



(No one’s gonna win)

All this time we’ve grown apart

Looking for an end

If I’m the one that’s holding on and holding back, here’s how we begin

We gotta

Say it now

Find a way to say it now

Don’t be afraid to say it now



        She and Elijah stood in front of each other at the Mikaelson place in Mystic Falls. He’d just told her that he was leaving town.

        He rested a hand on the side of her face and she pleaded for him to stay, saying, “It’s our turn, Elijah. Please.”

        “Katerina.” For a moment, he looked at her. Then he kissed her on the forehead. “Goodbye, Katerina.” Then he was gone.



*1492*



Everything we’re keeping inside

Don’t wait just let your heart speak

Don’t waste another heart-beat

‘Cause we’ll never know ‘til we let it out (let it out)

Say it-Say it now

(Say it, Say it)

No more getting lost between the lines

Can…

We work this out

I don’t wanna close the door, before the sun goes down

(Before the sun goes down)



        It was a beautiful day, as they played chase with each other.

        “You’re meant to catch me,” she said with a laugh and smile.

        “But if I catch you, then the game will be over,” he replied to her.

        They went to sit on the bench next to each other and she spoke of love.

        “True love is not real unless it is returned. Do you agree?” she said.

        “I do not believe in love, Katerina.”

        “That is too sad for me to accept, my Lord. If we cease to believe in love, then why would we want to live?” she replied.



Say it now

Find a way to say it now

Don’t be afraid to say it now

Everything we’re keeping inside

Don’t wait just let your heart speak

Don’t waste another heart-beat

‘Cause we’ll never know ‘til we let it out (let it out)

Say it-Say it now

(Say it, Say it)



        It was a dismal night, as Katerina Petrova stood by a table of food. She was soon introduced to Klaus and Elijah and gave a bow to both of them.

        “It’s a pleasure to meet you,” she said.

        “My pleasure,” Elijah replied.

        Klaus took her hand and kissed it. When she called him Niklaus, he said, “Please. That’s what my mother calls me. Call me Klaus.”

        She gave a smile at them both, but was more intrigued with Elijah. She felt like she could trust him, even though they had only just met.



‘Cause we’ll never know ‘til we let it out

(Say it, say it now)

Say it-Say it now

(Say it, Say it)



        It was a beautiful day on the Mikaelson estate, as Elijah and Katerina played chase. She stopped running and gave a laugh, saying, “You’re meant to catch me.”

        He stopped as well and replied, saying, “Well, if I catch you, then the game will be over.”

        They gave a smile at each other, before going to sit on a cement bench.

*1492*



Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you
Tell you I need you
Tell you I've set you apart
Tell me your secrets
And ask me your questions
Oh, let's go back to the start
Running in circles
Coming up tails
Heads on the science apart



        It was a dismal night, as Katerina Petrova stood by a food table at a ball.

        Elijah came up to her and was shocked for a moment, at the resemblance to a former doppelganger he’d loved, that was no longer alive.

        “Forgive me. You remind me of someone,” he said.



*American Gothic*



Nobody said it was easy

It’s such a shame for us to part

Nobody said it was easy

No one ever said it would be this hard

Oh take me back to the start

I was just guessing

At numbers and figures

Pulling the puzzles apart

Questions of science

Science and progress

Do not speak as loud as my heart

Oh tell me you love me



        It was a beautiful day, as they stood in front of each other in a Pennsylvania alleyway.

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

        “No. Of course, you’re not a means of survival. 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.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “Elijah.”

        He turned his face away and she dropped her hand.

        “You don’t believe me.”

        “I want to. It’s my disease. I just 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.

        She watched for a moment, before catching up with him and put a hand on his arm.

        He looked at her hand on his arm, then her, then her arm, and then her again.

        She let go, getting the hint.

        “Goodbye, Katherine.”

        She watched, as he walked away.



Come back and haunt me

Oh and I rush to the start

Running in circles

Chasing our tails

Coming back as we are

Nobody said it was easy

Oh, it’s such a shame for us to part



        It was a dismal night, as she stood in front of him in Pennsylvania.

        “What do you want?” he questioned.

        “To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive, I—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.”

        “How do I know this isn’t another lie? Katherine Pierce deceiving yet another man?”

        “Because I meant what I said about my feelings for you. And I’d like to think that you feel something for me too.”



Nobody said it was easy

No one ever said it would be so hard



        She and Elijah stood in front of each other at the Mikaelson place in Mystic Falls. He’d just told her that he was leaving town.

        He rested a hand on the side of her face and she pleaded for him to stay, saying, “It’s our turn, Elijah. Please.”

        “Katerina.” For a moment, he looked at her. Then he kissed her on the forehead. “Goodbye, Katerina.” Then he was gone.



*1492*



I’m going back to the start

Oh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ah ooh ooh ooh

Oh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Oh ooh ooh ooh ooh



        She gave him a curtsey and he took her hand.

        “It’s a pleasure to meet you, my Lord,” she said.

        “My pleasure,” Elijah replied.

        It was a dismal night in Pennsylvania, as he watched her walk away. Then he looked down at the cure in his hand that she had given him, wanting him to trust her just like she trusted him. How could he though when, at every turn, she lied and deceived so much that he didn’t know any more if she was telling the truth? He couldn’t trust someone like that. She wasn’t who he had fallen in love with anymore. She had changed a long time ago, but despite wanting to believe that his Katerina was still in there somewhere, he was starting to think that his Katerina he had fallen for was dead.

        He stopped looking at it and put it away in his pocket in his suit jacket.

        Suddenly, just as he turned around and began to cross the street, he heard some shots close by and saw someone leaving a building with a rifle. That someone knew he saw him but wasn’t afraid.

        At vamp speed, he had the guy pinned against a brick wall with the gun on the ground.

        “Who are you?” he growled, fighting not to lose control. He would love to kill him, but he needed to know who he was first. “What do you want?”

        “Jack. Some guy named Silas sent me,” he replied, as Elijah’s hearing picked up on Katherine in an alley, who he hadn’t seen since the shots. He didn’t need to see her to know that she’d been hit.

        He growled at Jack, and, angry at Katerina being targeted, let him go and then severed his head from his body, killing him. He then sped towards the alley.





        Once in the dark alley, he saw her on her back and was instantly knelt at her side.

        “Katerina?” he called to her. “Katerina.” He rested a gentle hand on the side of her face, not getting a reply. That’s when he felt how warm she was. He knew what it meant. The bullets she’d been shot with had werewolf poison in them. She was dying. With his free hand, he began to pull each bullet out. Then, after that was done, he rested his free hand on the right side of her face so both hands rested on either side of her head. “Katerina, can you hear me?” he called to her, trying again. “I need you to open your eyes, Katerina.” Once more, he didn’t get a reply. That made him think that she’d gotten more than the average poison normally accompanied by just one werewolf bite. Realizing that, his heart sunk. If she’d gotten an extra dose, she didn’t have twenty-four hours to wait for the cure. She had less than that.

        He took his hands away and put his right arm around his shoulders. He used his right to slide under her legs and his left to slide under her, supporting her head, and gently pulled her close to him. As he gently pulled her close, he heard her groan, but that was all he got.

        “Stay with me, Katerina,” he pleaded, before speeding towards his car with her, where he gently sat her in the passenger’s seat. Then he closed the door and got in, before starting the car and driving as fast as possible back to Mystic Falls.





        As he drove, he kept an eye on her, making sure she didn’t grow any purple veins, and hoped that she’d open her eyes. He needed her to wake up. He needed to at least know that she could hear him.





        An hour later, half way to Mystic Falls, he used his right hand to hold her hand, as he continued driving.

        When he heard her groan, he looked over at her.

        “Katerina?”

        “Elijah,” she half-whispered and, with difficulty, opened her eyes to see him with a worried face. “What’s happening?”

        “You were shot more than once with bullets that have werewolf poison. You’re dying,” he answered her.

        She turned her head to watch the road. After 500 years of survival, she was going to die, knowing that Klaus would never cure her. As she looked at it, her vision went blurry and she felt as if she couldn’t breathe. And as everything began to fade, she vaguely heard Elijah calling to her, but everything was too far away.

        “We’re almost there, Katerina. Just hang on,” he begged, as he drove into town and towards home. If anything happened to her, he didn’t know how he’d live. He needed her alive.





        An hour later, he was seated on her bedside, having gotten Klaus to cure her an hour ago, waiting for her to wake up, her hand in his, glad she was cured.

        It was a beautiful night in Mystic Falls, Virginia as Katherine Pierce sat at the bar next to Alaric.

        "Hello, Alaric," she greeted.

        "Katherine."

        "Do you know where I might find Elijah?" she questioned.

        "Go away."

        "Why? I thought we left on good terms."

        "I don't want you here. Take a hint, will you?"

        Then the familiar scent hit her. Vampire.

        "What happened to you?" she asked him.

        "Esther turned me. Now, I'm going to kill every vampire, starting with Klaus."

        She clenched her teeth and gasped in pain, as he stabbed her with a dagger. And then she felt the familiar sensation of having a hard time breathing. And that's when she knew the dagger had vervain on it. Now, she couldn't go anywhere without help, and she was too shaky to move on her own, much less get her phone out to call for help. All she could do was clutch the bar with both hands to keep from falling.

        "We should help her," she heard Caroline Forbes say, a moment after she smelled Tyler and Caroline when they walked in.

        "Why?" she heard Tyler ask.

        "She had to have come back for a reason. And that reason wasn't to get vervained by Alaric. She needs help. We have to help her."

        "Fine. You stay here. I'll get away from him. He can't hurt me like he can you."

        A few minutes later, she smelled his scent. He was behind her. She felt a gentle hand on her right upper arm and knew it was Tyler's.

        I'm saved, she thought to herself.

        "Let's get out of here," she heard Tyler say.

        She slowly got off the stool and onto her feet, as he held a hand on her arm to help her keep her balance.

        Before she knew it, they were outside the Mystic Grille. Tyler still had his hand on her arm and Caroling had a hand on her other arm.

        "What happened?" Caroline asked her as gently as she could. All she knew was that she smelled vervain with something else she couldn't place.

        “I asked him where Elijah was, and he told me what happened to him. Then he stabbed me," Kat summarized.

        "And before that?" Tyler asked.

        "I killed the hybrids Klaus sent after me. They attacked, though. That's why I was looking for Elijah. He's the only one I can trust to get me the cure without having to sacrifice anything. And Elijah still cares about me. We had something when I was human and before I came to live in America."

        Tyler and Caroline looked at one another. They knew they had to do something, but they didn't know where they would find Elijah.

        As she started to feel weak, Kat saw Damon.



        Damon had been walking up to the Mystic Grille, when he had seen Tyler and Caroline outside holding Katherine up. Then he was instantly in front of them.

        "What happened to her?" Damon asked them, though he looked at Katherine.

        "She was vervained by Alaric. Before that, she was attacked by his hybrids. She killed them," Tyler answered.

        "I'll take care of her."

        "She said she wanted to ask Elijah to get the cure for her."

        "Then I'll find him and take care of her."

        She felt the vampiress and hybrid leave to go inside. Then she was alone with Damon.

        He kept his eyes on her, as he assessed her condition.

        "Katherine."

        "Damon?" was all she got out, as everything went black.

        The elder Salvatore brother caught her from hitting the ground. Then he picked her up in his arms and walked the route to Elena's. He couldn't use his super speed. There were too many people around.



        She groaned as she came to and realized that she was in Damon's arms. Then she felt an urge. It was a side effect of the vervain.

        Damon set her on her feet and watched her, as she knelt down by a bush by Elena's walkway and coughed up blood. He knew it would come. This wasn't the first time he had seen her in a vervained state. As she coughed up blood, he knelt by her. Before he could pull the dagger out of her lower stomach, he smelled Elena's scent. That's what made him look up.

        Elena was heading out the door, when she saw Damon and Katherine. She knew from the scene that something was wrong. She left the house and didn't stop until she stood by them.

        "Damon, what's going on?"

        He looked up at her.

        "Elena, you should go back inside, but if you must know, Ric vervained her. To top it off, she was bitten by hybrids before she killed them."

        He pulled the dagger out and handed it to the doppelganger.

        "Take it."



        Kat finished and used the sleeve of her jacket to clean her face, before she looked up at Elena.

        "Elena," she greeted.

        Damon got to his feet, as he helped his Sire to her feet. He could tell she was weak, as he did so.

        "She can stay in my room and I'll watch her," Elena announced.

        "Thanks," Kat told her descendant.

        "We should get her inside," Damon said.

        Before she knew it, everything went dark again.



        When she woke up for the second time tonight, she was on her back on Elena's bed. Her jacket was off, and her wounds had been tended to. Her journal was on top of the end table and Elena was seated on her bedside with a wash cloth in hand. She stared at the wall as she saw her pa' pa and ma' ma, too weak to cry. And then they disappeared, and she saw Rose. She thought it odd to see her sire that hadn't liked her in the beginning. But she didn't care. She just wanted to know if she would live or die. Then she finally looked at Elena, as Elena continued to damp the cloth on her face to cool her down.

        "I'm sorry, Elena. I'm sorry for what I did. Forgive me. Tell Damon that I have always cared and loved them both. I never chose either of them. I love you too, Elena. You are the last of my Petrova family. I hope you will all forgive me," she whispered.

        "I forgave you a long time ago. And I think Damon will forgive you after a while. Just hand on," Elena replied.

        "I don't know how much longer I can, Elena."

        "Try, Katherine."



        Damon stood by the stairs, as he spoke to Rebekah.

        "Please, Rebekah. Do this for me, at least."

        "Fine."

        "Good. Meet me at Elena's."

        He hung up.

        "I'm going to find Elijah!" he yelled up the stairs at Elena and Kat. Then he left.





        When Katherine woke up, she felt better. She saw that Elijah and Elena were both at her side.

        "You should go help Damon. My sister has stepped out of line," he told Elena.

        She obeyed.

        Katherine sat up in bed.

        He gave her a shot glass of blood and she drank it, before she gave it back to him. He then set it back on the end table and she got to her feet. She put her jacket back on and he bit his wrist.

        "It'll heal you faster," he said, as he held it out to her.

        She drank from him for a few minutes, before she let go.

        She watched him vanish, and then she headed down the stairs.





        Once down the stairs, she saw the scene. There was a dagger in Damon's chest. He was slumped against the threshold. Elena was knelt in front of him with fear. Elijah and Rebekah were gone.

        Kat knelt by them.

        "He'll be okay," she assured her.

        Katherine gently drug him into the hallway and Elena closed the door. The vampiress then knelt down with his back against her and bit her wrist. She put it to his lips and made her blood go down his throat, as she used her free hand to pull the dagger out. She tossed it to the floor and Elena knelt at his right side.

        A few minutes later, he came to. Then, once he felt better, he stopped drinking and she took her wrist away. It obviously healed.

        He looked up at her.

        "Katherine."

        "Welcome back, Damon."

        "I could say the same thing," he answered.

        The three of them smiled at one another.

Katherine



        It's a dark night as I run through the forest, the enemy after us with Elena at my side. I could be gone before Klaus got to me, but I won't leave her for Klaus. As we run hand in hand, I can sense that he's not that far behind us. We're running from him, because he tried to kill her by draining her. He needs her to die in order to kill vampire Alaric. I won't let her die, though. Especially, not after I just saved her life from him. If anyone's going to die tonight, it'll be me. If it comes down to it, I'll gladly sacrifice my life for Elena's.

        I stop when we arrive by a log. I could run forever non-stop, but I can tell that she won't be able to run much farther. She needs rest, so that's what I'll give her.

        I let go of her hand.

        "Rest. You need it and you've earned it."

        She sits down on the log.

        "What about you?" she asks, as she tries to catch her breath.

        "I don't need rest. If he comes close enough, get out of the way and run for safety. I'll do what I can. If he kills me, then so be it."

        "Katherine-" she starts.

        I look down at her, as I stand in front of her and speak.

        "Elena, you have more of a chance of surviving than I do. After 500 years of running, it's exhausting. If I do die though, remember that we are the same in more ways than one. And I'm not talking about our traits."

        "Then what are you talking about?"

        "Our family, Elena. Damon and Stefan don't know my past, except for the past with them. You and I both lost our parents. Klaus slaughtered my uncle, father, maid, mother, and villagers just to get back at me for running. It was 500 years ago in Bulgaria, but it still hurts. It's one of the many eternal scars that will never fully be healed. It took me meeting Stefan to love again. After he slaughtered everyone, I closed up my heart to love. I made myself not feel anything. Then I came to America in 1864 and met Stefan. I fell in love with him shortly before Damon came home on leave from the war. I instantly fell for him. I guess I'll never know if it was the uniform or something entirely different about him that made me fall for him. And what Damon and Stefan call me playing games; that just me doing what I can to make sure my family stays together. I lost it once; I won't lose it again; and your biological mother? She was my daughter my father took away, because she was born illegitimate."

        "But why would he do that? Your father, I mean."

        "It was the sixteenth century and those types of children weren't welcome. Instead, they were abandoned and even taken away from their mothers. I never saw her again, until I realized Isabelle was my daughter, when she came to town. I knew it from her looks. If I had been able to be a true mother, Isabelle would've never been turned and never met Ric. She most certainly never had turned out to be so twisted without any morals whatsoever. I would've taught her the right thing."

        "Why didn't you tell them?" Elena asks, obviously referring to Damon and Stefan.

        "Because I didn't know them very well back then. I'm not very trusting, which Damon has also grown to be like. And now, if I told either of them, they would say that I'm lying. They wouldn't know the truth, unless they read my Petrova journal."

        "You have a journal?"

        "Yes, of course. You and Stefan aren't the only ones. A lot of people do."

        "I guess it's surprising."

        "Now you know my whole story. Now we should go before he gets any closer."

        She starts to her feet, and I help her with a hand on her upper, right arm. I then take her hand and we start to run as fast as we can at a human pace.

        Suddenly, I'm thrown and land on the ground on my back. Klaus looms over me, as he looks down at me. Elena is a distance away getting to her feet.

        Run, I think to myself. She can't hear me, because her vervain necklace keeps me out of her head.

        I get to my feet.

        "Klaus."

        "Katerina."

        "You need to stop this. Haven't you done enough? She is part of my family. If you do anything to her, I take it personal. But of course, you never thought of that, did you?" I say.

        He pins me against a tree at vampire speed, hand around my throat.

        "I don't want to hear your part," he says. "Just stay out of this. When everything is over, it'll be your turn. I promise."

        He lets go and then turns around and starts towards Elena.

        "No!" I yell, as I throw him at vamp speed.

        He lands on the ground but gets to his feet unharmed. Then he glares at me and growls.

        I growl back.

        I take a few steps back when I see him willingly phase into a brown werewolf. Then he lunges at me and I avoid him. I keep avoiding him until I can't.

        Soon, he's on top of me and attacking me with teeth and claws. I scream in pain, as he does and everything starts to become distant. I vaguely hear Elena in the distance yelling my name.





        What feels like hours later, Klaus is thrown off me. I see Elijah facing off with Klaus and I smile inwardly. After everything I've done, Elijah still cares enough to save my life.

        "Katherine," Elena says, as she kneels at my left side.

        "Elena," I half-whisper.

        "Come on. We have to get out of here."

        She puts an arm around me and I put an arm around her shoulders. As we get to our feet, I lean against her. Right now, Elena is my strength. I need her to help me, because I'm dying.





        After a while, I recognize where we're going. The Salvatore boarding house where both brothers live at. As we continue on our way with me leaning heavily on Elena for support, everything is tunnel-like and dim. I can barely see anything and I'm so weak and tired.

        As we near the door, I start to feel numb and cold. Then I hear Elena, as I barely see the door open.

        "Katherine, stay awake. Stay with me."

        I barely see light and hear the door close. That's when I know that we made it inside.

        When I barely see that we're in the living room, my senses plummet and I can't feel anything.

        "Katherine," I hear Elena say, before everything goes black.



Elena



        I use my body weight to hold Katherine up, as she blacks out. Then, with much effort, I finally get her on Damon's bed upstairs.

        As she lays on her back, I take her black leather jacket off. I toss it by the end table on the floor and then go to the bathroom. I need a damp washcloth.

        A few minutes later, I come back with a damp washcloth and sit on her bedside. I put it on her forehead.

        "Hang in there, Katherine," I say, even though I don't know if she can hear me.

        I get to my feet and hurry downstairs towards the basement.

        Damon has a cooler of blood down there. If I'm lucky, there's still half a vial of Klaus' blood there. Katherine needs it, or she'll surely die.

        Once I find it, I rush towards Damon's room and then sit on her bedside. I gently lift her head and put the vial to her lips, making the blood go down her throat.

        Once I know that I gave her enough, I set the vial on the end table and gently lay her head back down. She looks better already. She doesn't look pale anymore. I take the wash cloth off and set it on the end table.

        I look down at her, as I wait for her to wake up.



Katherine



        I don't know how long I'm out, but when I come to, I feel like myself. Elena must've cured me, which I'm very thankful for.

        I sit up slowly.

        "Thank you."

        "You're welcome," she replies.

        We smile at one another, glad that we both lived through tonight.

        It was a dark night in Mystic Falls, as Katherine Pierce walked the route to the Salvatore boarding house. She stopped when she smelled the smell of heavily flowing blood. She knew whom it belonged to, so she followed her scent.

        She stopped a distance away in a deserted parking lot.

        As soon as she saw Rebekah Mikaelson feeding from the present doppelganger’s neck, she through her across the parking lot at vampire speed and, as Rebekah was thrown, she caught an unconscious Elena Gilbert from hitting the ground. Then, vamped out, she bit her wrist and put it to her lips, making her blood go down her throat, as she knelt on the ground and held her in her arms.

        Rebekah got to her feet and saw the scene. As she started to walk towards them, Katherine looked at her and growled menacingly in warning.

        Rebekah stopped a distance away when she got growled at.

        “Well, well. Look who’s so protective,” the Original commented.

        The former doppelganger gently took her wrist away and layed her gently on the ground on her back, before she got to her feet.

        “Why wouldn’t I be?” the vampiress growled at her.

        “I thought you despised her is all.”

        “I don’t despise her. She’s my family and you nearly killed her.”

        At vampire speed, the vampiress pinned Rebekah to a tree with a hand tightly around her throat, letting her anger loose.

        “You can’t kill me. I’m older than you,” Rebekah said through the pain.

        “No. But I sure as hell can hurt you. You should learn a few things about family before you start killing, or, in this case, almost killing someone else’s family,” she growled at the blond vampiress. Then she through her to the ground and twisted her arm behind her back.

        Rebekah gasped in pain.

        “Stay the hell away from my family, or I will dagger you myself,” the ex-doppelganger growled at her, as she did so, warning her for future reference.

        With her arm still behind her back, the former doppelganger got her to her feet before she through her. This time she let go of her, as she through her.

        Elijah Mikaelson arrived and stopped between the distance of his only sister and Katherine. As he did, his sister began to painfully get to her feet. Then he went to stand in front of Katherine.

        “What’s going on, Katerina?”

        “Keep your bitch of a sister away from my family,” she answered in anger. She then added more calmly, “Keep her in line.”

        “What happened?” he asked calmly.

        “Your sister nearly killed Elena.”

        “I promise that she will be punished.”

        “Thank you, Elijah.”

        “You are welcome, Katerina.”

        Elijah looked over his shoulder at his sister and calmly, but with a hint of anger in his voice said, “Rebekah, go straight home. There will be consequences.”

        He watched her vanish, before he looked at the vampiress again.

        “Are you okay? Did she hurt you?” he asked calmly with worry, figuring that she and Rebekah had most likely had a fight.

        When she had been human, he and Trevor had both loved her. To this day, he cared deeply for her, even though he wasn’t madly in love with her anymore. He cared for Elena as well. Elena was supposed to be under his protection. He felt like he had failed in his duty, knowing that Rebekah had almost killed the doppelganger.

        The vampiress looked back at him and tried to hide what she felt now. She was in pain. In the fight with Rebekah, she hadn’t felt any pain. She had been too filled with rage at her to notice.

        “I don’t know,” she replied truthfully.

        Like her human family, she knew she could trust Elijah with what life she had left. She didn’t have to lie to him.

        “Katerina, what…?” he started to ask, but stopped when he smelled blood. Her blood.

        She saw him start to look at her for where she was hurt at. As she saw that, she realized she couldn’t hide her pain. Then she felt herself quickly weaken.

        Elijah put gentle hands on her waist to try and keep her on her feet, as he saw her weaken and start to lose her balance.

        “Katerina,” he said calmly, though inside, he was scared for her. He wanted to help her in any way that he could.

        “Elijah,” she said, as everything blurred. She then put gentle hands on his shoulders to do what she could to stay on her feet. It was to no avail though, as everything went black.

        As she collapsed, Elijah caught her with a hand between her shoulder blades, an arm holding her up.

        “Hang on, Katerina.”

        He knelt down and pulled her gently into his arms. That’s when he felt it. He pulled the small dagger out of her lower back and tossed it to the ground. He then bit his wrist and put it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat to help her heal faster.

        A few minutes later, he took his wrist away and it instantly healed. As he held her close, she slowly started to come to.

        When she was awake, he helped her to her feet.

        “Thank you, Elijah.”

        “You’re welcome. Anytime, Katerina.”

        Elijah watched her, as she went over to Elena to get her home, before he went to his own home to deal with his sister and punish her for what she had done and almost done.

        Later, everybody lived happily ever after as they could with Elena and Kat fully recovering.

*As I Lay Dying*



Do you know what’s worth fighting for

When it’s not worth dying for

Does it take your breath away

And you feel yourself suffocating

Does the pain weigh out the price

And you look for a place to hide



        It was a dismal night, as Katherine, having been bitten by a werewolf the night before, walked around town during the festival, weak and sweaty and hallucinating. She wasn’t in her right mind, as she stumbled through the crowd of partiers. She was dying from the bite, but knew that Klaus wouldn’t cure her unless he had a good reason to. That reason would most likely be Elijah.



*England 1492- Flashback/Hallucination*



Did someone break your heart inside

You’re in ruins

One, 21 guns

Lay down your arms

Give up the fight

One, 21 guns

Throw up your arms

Into the sky

You and I

When you’re at the end of the road

And you’ve lost all sense of control

And your thoughts have taken their toll

And your mind breaks the spirit of your soul



        It was a beautiful day, as Katerina ran through the woods with the moonstone, running from Elijah and some humans whom wanted her back to help Klaus break the curse. Klaus needed her to die in a ritual to break it though, and she’d rather not die.

        She tripped over a twig and fell to the ground, but was okay.

        “Katerina, it’s pointless to run! Klaus will find you wherever you are!” he said, loud enough for her human ears to hear.



*1492- Mikaelson Estate- Flashback/Hallucination*



Your Faith is on broken glass

And the hangover doesn’t last

Nothing is ever built to last

You’re in ruins

You’re in ruins

You’re in ruins

One, 21 guns

Lay down your arms

Give up the fight

One, 21 guns

Throw up your arms

Into the sky

You and I



        It was a beautiful day on the Mikaelson estate, as Elijah and Katerina played chase.

        She stopped running and gave a laugh as she said, “You’re meant to catch me.”

        He smiled and said, “Well, if I catch you, then the game will be over.”



*Present*



Did you?

Did you try to live on your own

When you

When you blacked out the house and home

Did you?

Did you stand too close to the fire

Like a liar looking for forgiveness

Promise storm

When it’s time to live and let die

And you can’t get another try

Something inside this heart has died



        She lay on the ground, too weak to go anywhere now. She hoped that someone that didn’t want her to die would find and help her. She didn’t want to die, but she didn’t have any strength left to ask for help.

        She closed her eyes, tired and weak and burning up. She knew she’d been a bad person for centuries. She just hoped that someday she may be forgiven for that, whether she lived or not. She didn’t think that she would live though. She knew she was very close to joining the Other Side with all her deceased friends. She wanted so much for this pain to go away, though she would never admit to anyone but herself and Elijah how much pain she was in, or that she was in any pain at all.



You’re in ruins

You’re in ruins

One, 21 guns

Lay down your arms

Give up the fight

One, 21 guns

Throw up your arms

Into the sky

You and I



        Meanwhile, Elijah had found out that she had been bitten by a werewolf, so he was out looking for her.

        After an hour or two, he finally found her on her back on the ground, a ways away from the festival. He knew the way she looked, she didn’t have much time left.

        He blurred to her side.

        “Katerina.”

        He gently got to his feet with her in his arms and blurred towards home. He just hoped that she’d make it.



One, 21 guns

Lay down your arms

Give up the fight

One, 21 guns

Throw up your arms

Into the sky

One, 21 guns

Lay down your arms

Give up the fight



        Once home, he gently layed her down in his bed, before going downstairs to go and try to convince Klaus to cure her.



One, 21 guns

Throw up your arms

Into the sky

One, 21 guns

Lay down your arms

Give up the fight

One, 21 guns

Throw up your arms

Into the sky



        As she lay there, she could feel the darkness closing in, but she didn’t fight it. She was too weak and in too much silent pain to fight against it. Besides, she figured that it was her time. Plus, to her, death would be kind. At least she wouldn’t be in anymore pain if she died.





        When she woke up an hour later, she saw that she was in Elijah’s bed and she was no longer dying, which meant that Elijah had found her and Klaus had actually cured her. She knew that without Elijah, he never would have cured her. He would have just let her die.

        Elena stood upstairs.

        "You invited him in?" Damon questioned, figuring Elena wasn't thinking correctly.

        "Yes. He promised to forget the past and help us, as long as we apologize to him," Elena replied.

        "I'm sorry we killed you," Stefan said, knowing that they needed all the help they could get.

        Everyone looked at Damon.

        "What? I'm not apologizing to him."

        Elena looked at Elijah.

        "He'll come around."

        "I doubt it," Elijah responded.

        Elijah followed Elena downstairs to stand beside her not far from the eldest Salvatore brother. Then he went to stand at the entrance to the living room.

        "Elijah has something that will help. An elixir," Elena explained.

        "We need something better," Damon replied.

        Stefan was silent from where he stood by the couch.

        Just then, everyone looked at Katherine Pierce as she walked in. She stopped by Elijah and said, "Nice to see you again. I'm sorry for what I did. I was just trying to survive."

        "I understand, Katerina."

        Katherine walked up to stand by Damon and Elena.

        "Katerina?" Damon questioned.

        "It was my human name. Elijah fell in love with me when he met me. I was Klaus' doppelganger and so I ran. Rose wanted to take me to Klaus, so he and Rose argued after Rose stopped me from killing myself. I hung myself but woke up in transition. When Rose tried to stake me, I shielded myself by using the owner of the cabin. Rose staked the owner and I fed. I apologized before I left, though. When I returned home, my villagers were all dead. Klaus slaughtered my people, including my family. I changed my name when I came to America from Bulgaria. But I didn't come here to tell you my tragic life of heartbreak and loneliness."

        "Why are you here?" Stefan asked calmly.

        "Yes. Why did you come?" Damon said in his usual voice he reserved only for Katherine.

        "I came to help in any way I can. I won't let another family member die from Klaus."

        "She won't stay dead for long. I have an elixir," Elijah informed her.

        "Will it work?"

        "Yes."

        "You don't know that," Damon said. "There's only one way to know that she'll come back."

        "Don't even think about it," Kat said, glaring at him.

        "What do you propose we do then?" Damon asked.

        "I'm thinking," she answered, no longer glaring.

        Suddenly, arrows started flying. One got Damon in the back. Stefan and Elijah left to find the shooter. At the same time, Kat got in the way of an arrow that would've gotten Elena and got her down, before Kat rolled onto her right side in pain and agony.

        "Elena, pull it out," Damon instructed.

        Elena went over and pulled the arrow out of his back, as the arrows stopped.

        Once it was out, Damon went over and quickly pulled Kat's out of her back.

        "Elena, get some blood from the basement and a shot glass from the table," he instructed, as he gently rolled Kat onto her back and pulled her into his arms.

        Elena obeyed.

        "Hang in there, Kat," he said calmly.

        Elena came back with a shot glass of blood.

        Damon gently lifted Kat's head and put the glass to her lips.

        "Drink."

        Though she was in pain and weak, she obeyed him and slowly began to drink.

        "What's wrong?" Elena asked.

        "There was vervain on the arrows. She doesn't sip vervain everyday like I do, so it affects her in the wrong way. Blood helps."

        Elena understood now.

        Kat felt better after finishing the glass, so he helped her up and led her over to the couch. He then helped her sit down on the couch.

        Stefan and Elijah came back.

        "We got rid of them," Elijah announced.

        "Good," Damon replied.

        "Thanks, Damon," Kat said.

        "You're welcome."

        "Is she okay?" Elijah asked.

        "She'll be fine. I gave her some blood. No big deal," Damon answered.

*American Gothic- Day*



Never made it as a wise man

I couldn’t cut it as a poor man stealing

Tired of living like a blind man

I’m sick of sight without a sense of feeling

And this is how you remind me

This is how you remind me

Of what I really am

This is how you remind me

Of what I really am

It’s not like you to say sorry

I was waiting on a different story

This time I’m mistaken

For handing you a heart worth breaking

And I’ve been wrong, I’ve been down

Been to the bottom of every bottle



        It was a beautiful day, as Katherine stood in front of Elijah in an alleyway in Pennsylvania.

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

        “No. Of course, you’re not a means of survival. You looked out for me, when I had no one. You’ve given me a second chance now, when no one else will.” She rested a hand on the side of his face. “I love you. Elijah.”

        He turned his face 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 just 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.

        She caught up with him, resting a hand on his arm.

        He stopped walking and looked at her, then her hand, then her, then her arm, and finally her again.

        She got the hint and let go.

        “Goodbye, Katherine.”

        She could only watch, as he walked away, knowing that she’d lost his trust when she’d lied to him. Even if it was only one time.



*American Gothic- Night*



These five words in my head

Scream, “are we having fun yet?”

Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no

Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no

It’s not like you didn’t know that

I said I love you and I swear I still do

And it must have been so bad

Cause living with me must have damn near killed you

And this is how you remind me

Of what I really am

This is how you remind me

Of what I really am



        It was a dismal night, as Katherine stood in front of him on a sidewalk, stopping him from going anywhere.

        “Wait.”

        “What do you want?” he questioned, irritated, wanting to be left alone.

        “To tell you that you’re right. I’ve spent so much time running and lying just to survive that I—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 the vial of the cure out of her purse and set it in his hand.

        “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. You don’t owe me anything. I’m going to let you decide where we go from here.”

        He was silent and looked at the cure, before watching her walk away.



*Mikaelson Mansion*



It’s not like you to say sorry

I was waiting on a different story

This time I’m mistaken

For handing you a heart worth breaking

And I’ve been wrong, I’ve been down

Been to the bottom of every bottle

These five words in my head

Scream “are we having fun yet?”

Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no

Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no

Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no

Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no



        It was a nebulous night, as Elijah stood in front of her, having just told her that he had chosen to go to New Orleans to help Klaus. He was following Klaus to New Orleans. He still loved her, but at the time, he felt like he had to once again choose his family over her. And so, he chose his family over love just like he always did.

        “Please, Elijah. It’s our turn,” she pleaded with him, wanting him to stay with her so they could finally be together without Klaus’ interference.

        “Katerina.” He kissed her on the forehead. “Goodbye, Katerina.”

        She watched with a broken heart, as he walked away once again, choosing Klaus over her. This time though, she knew that this was partly her fault for lying to him. She’d broken his trust. She understood that he didn’t know if he could trust her or not anymore.



*England- 1492*



Never made it as a wise man

I couldn’t cut it as a poor man stealing

And this is how you remind me

This is how you remind me

This is how you remind me

Of what I really am

This is how you remind me

Of what I really am

It’s not like you to say sorry

I was waiting on a different story

This time I’m mistaken

For handing you a heart worth breaking

And I’ve been wrong, I’ve been down

Been to the bottom of every bottle

These five words in my head

Scream, “are we having fun yet?”

Yeah, yeah, are we having fun yet?

Yeah, yeah, are we having fun yet?

Yeah, yeah, are we having fun yet?

Yeah, yeah, no, no



        It was a beautiful day, as Katerina and Elijah played chase on the Mikaelson estate. She stopped and laughed, saying, “You’re meant to catch me.”

        He smiled and replied, saying, “Well, if I catch you, then the game will be over.”