Chapter One

Katherine Pierce groaned as she turned to the side. Every bone in her body ached and she felt as if she had been run over by a car. She sucked in her breath as she manage to stand up with trembling arms. Easy, easy.

She wondered why her body was hurting so much. She had taken much worse beatings than the one little Elena had given her, and she was a vampire, her body should have been normal by now.

Her eyes landed on Elena Gilbert. Sweet little Elena. She wanted to kill her.

She stood up, wobbling a bit in her high heel boots. What had happened? She honestly couldn't remember.

She gaze at her wrist and noticed that the cuts she had received by Elena were still there, dripping with blood. Katherine could feel her temper risen, what the fuck?

Wait. . .the cure. Elena had stuffed it in her throat, did that mean she was human? Katherine wanted to give a little cry. Her eyes darted towards Elena, she wanted to kill her, strangle her, beat her to a bloody pulp.

But now, she couldn't. Not unless she wanted both Salvatore brothers on her tracks. And in the state she was in, there really wasn't much of a fight.

No, she needed to get away, needed to leave before anyone found her.

She walked slowly towards the school exit, her feet wobbling in her boots. If she didn't know better Katherine could probably assured herself that her ankle was swollen.

Very nice.

She looked at the empty driveway and groaned at the realization that she didn't have a car. She had used her vampire speed and temper to get her to the school in such a short time.

Now here she was with a swollen ankle, no money, and no car. She was having a really bad day.

She pulled out her cell phone and tried to keep here voice from shaking. She called Elijah, but as she had predicted, he hadn't answered and it went straight to voicemail. Great, not even Elijah wanted anything to do with her. "Hey, it's me," she bit her lip. "It's an emergency. Call me back, please Elijah. It's important."

She sighed as she put her cell phone in her pocket. She started walking towards the main road. It was a long way to go.

Elijah Mikaelson liked to think of himself as the smart brother, the moral, honest brother. But right now he was more of a fool. Yes, a fool because he had been deceived by the woman her foolishly loved not once, not twice, but three time.

He didn't know why he let Katherine get to him. He could have reestablish his life with a nice girl and not fall into more traps. But here he was.

Elijah checked his review mirror and frowned. He was still a good ten miles away from Mystic Falls, but the familiar bundle of brown curls, designer shoes, and warm, olive skin seemed familiar.

He stepped on the brakes and stopped in front of the bundle of curls. Not because he was a good Samaritan, but because the bundle of curls reminded him of Katherine.

"Excuse me, miss are you all right?" he bended down and gently turned the girl to the side. He froze. Katherine.

He looked at her pale complexion, the scars on her hands, the bruises on her cheeks. She touched her cheek and felt the heat radiating from it. "A fever." he mumbled. "Impossible."

Elijah picked up Katherine and placed her on the back seat. "We're almost there, Katherine," he mumbled. "Just be patient."

Elijah drove towards Klaus's home. Only Rebekah lived there, though not for long she was going to spend her summer with that Matt fellow.

He opened the door of the car and picked her up. He kicked the door open and was greeted by Rebekah, she looked up from her phone. "Elijah, I thought you were in New Orleans with Nik," her eyes grew huge when she saw Katherine. Her tone grew icy. "What's that?"

"Help me get her up." he said through gritted teeth. Rebekah didn't move. "Bekah!"

"Ok, fine," she said as she raced up the stairs and pushed opened the room of the guest room. "Here."

Elijah laid her on the bed, he placed a hand to her cheek. "She's still burning with fever," he mumbled. "Rebekah, got get me come cool water and cloths."

"Fever?" Rebekah squinted. "Vampires don't get colds."

"Well," he said impatiently. "Then I guess that Katherine is an exception."

Rebekah was about to leave when her cell phone buzzed. She picked it up and noticed that she had a text from Elena.

Elena: Gave Katherine the cure, she's human now. She disappeared like always, be on the lookout.

"Elijah," she chocked out, her eyes never leaving her phone. "I just got a text from Elena. Katherine isn't a vampire-"

Elijah looked back at her in confusion. He took the phone from his sister and read the message. He lowered the phone and then stared back at Katherine's sleeping form. "No, she's not," he said slowly. "She's human."

"Katerina." Someone was whispering her name, her old name. The voice that said it was very gentle and very sensual.

Katherine mumbled something as she woke up. "Elijah."

Elijah was staring back at her, obviously happy that she had woken up. He touched her cheek which made Katherine sighed in happiness. He wasn't angry at her anymore. "How are you feeling?"

"Much better." she said, trying to sound sexy, but her voice was low and whiny.

"You were sick with a horrible cold, you had a fever for days," he handed her a glass of water which Katherine gratefully took.

"I know you're human, Katerina."

"So is that why you came back for me?" she spat angrily, she didn't want his pity. "Because you felt sorry for me?"

"No," he stated simply. "I came for you because I care about you."

-End of Chapter One-