Author's Note: Things I have changed.

1) In my story, episode 4x20 actually takes places after 4x23.

2) No side effects of the cure (aging rapidly) the only side effect is that Katherine can't drink vampire blood.

3) No Nadia, and Silas is buried at the bottom of the quarry. Stefan isn't trapped in the safe for the summer.

Chapter One

"Bye, bye little girl." Katherine Pierce sneered. She was so close. So close to getting everything she finally wanted, freedom and to get rid of her pure as white snow, doppelganger Elena Gilbert. Yes, today was a good day.

Elena growled as she fished into her jacket pocket and pulled out the cure. She stuffed the cure inside Katherine's mouth and crushed her jaw shut.

Katherine's eyes widened in horror and she tasted the cure dissolving in her mouth. It taste disgusting, like overcooked cabbage.

No, no this could not be happening to her. Her life could not end like this, like a measly human. She could feel her muscles relaxing and her vision fading as she passed out on the floor next to Elena.

Elena smirked. "Have a nice human life, Katherine."

Katherine had no idea what she was still doing in Mystic Falls. She should be running for the hills, except she had no idea where she should run off to, in the first place. She had woken up in the hallway of Mystic Falls high school bruised and in seriously need of a drink.

It took her a minute to realize her faith. She was human.

She gave out a little whimper as she sat up quickly and wobbled towards the entrance. What was she supposed to do? She was a goner, she was as good as dead.

The cooled breeze greeted her when she exited the school. She looked around like a lost puppy, the graduated students had long since left. She didn't have a car, nor wouldn't be able to steal one without her precious compulsion.

She looked in her pockets. Lip gloss, gum, her broken cell phone, and ten dollars. This was not good, not at all.

Not knowing what to do, or where she was going to sleep for that matter, this still was very new for her she went to the one place that was good for a time of sorrow. A bar. The Mystic Falls Grill and bar was empty and thank God neither Elena, little Gilbert, or Matt were here to look at a defeated Katherine.

They're probably throwing a party, Katherine thought bitterly as she settled down on the stool. "One whisky, please. No, a shot. Double."

The bar tender raised an eyebrow as if saying, aren't you underage?

Katherine glared back.

While waiting for the bartender to serve her, her drink she kicked off her boots and realized much to her horror that her ankle was three times more swollen than it had been at the school. She cursed Elena under her breath.

She was so concentrated on the drink in front of her that she didn't noticed when someone sat next to her. The voice chuckled and whispered in her ear. "Hello, Katerina."

"Klaus!" she yelped as she dropped the glass on the floor, breaking it. What the hell, was Klaus doing here? She thought that he would have left for New Orleans days by now. Oh, wait he probably couldn't miss Blondie's graduation if his suit was any indication.

Klaus tsked, "Messy, messy."

Katherine felt whatever color she had left leave her face. Her instinct told her to run. Forgetting her ankle and her newfound humanity she started to leap out of her chair. As soon as her foot touched the ground she let out a squeal of pain and sat back down on the stool, trying to ignore the tears of pain that wanted to come out.

Even Klaus looked disappointed. "Oh, come on at least try. If you give up, that's no fun for me. I'll even give you a ten second advantage. Go."

"I can't ok," she snapped, feeling like bursting into tears more than ever. "Literally minutes ago that stupid bitch, Elena force fed me the cure. I'm human!"

Klaus looked at her almost amused. She hated that smile. "Katerina Petrova defeated by a baby vampire, her own shadow self. That is indeed sad."

"Shut up." She hissed.

Klaus grabbed her wrist and tighten his grip on it, not enough to break it, but to make her whimper in pain. "Watch that pretty little mouth of yours, Katerina or I will have to kill you."

Katherine looked at him suspiciously. "You're not going to kill me, why?"

Klaus smirked. "I had a pretty good day so far, consider yourself lucky and besides I don't want to dirty my new suit."

"Thanks for your consideration." She said flatly. "Well, as lovely as this meeting has been. I really should be going-"

Klaus smirked as he took a sip of his drink. "I hope the park bench is comfortable. It's mighty cold tonight, wouldn't want you to catch a cold."

Katherine froze. Klaus was right, she didn't have a place to stay.

"I'm not leaving New Orleans until tomorrow," Klaus mused. "I guess I could be humble enough to give you a place to stay. For the right price of course, it can't be comfortable walking around with that ankle."

"Let me guess," she narrowed her eyes. "You want my super doppelganger blood to make new hybrids."

Klaus raised an eyebrow. "Not quite."

Klaus managed to open the door of his house, without once pulling away from Katherine. Katherine wrapped her arms around his neck as he gave her neck a small bite. Klaus might have been a psychotic ass, but the man was great in bed she had to admit that. And having sex with him really was a small price to pay for a roof under her head and half decent treatment.

"Upstairs." Katherine said between kisses. "Ankle. Please, Klaus."

Surprisingly Klaus did as he was told and scooped her up in his arms and plopped her on his bed. He tore off her black blouse and with trembling hands she removed his pants.

Klaus let out a little growl as he pressed himself against Katherine. Katherine removed his shirt as the night slowly turned to dawn.

-End of Chapter One-

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