What if Elena ran into Katherine while she was in transition? This is my take on what I wish would happen when season 4 returns in the fall. I hope you enjoy it. I may continue this if there is enough interest :) Please leave a review, they're much appreciated and as always thank you to my awesome beta, xLadyLovelyLies!
Katherine found Elena wandering an alleyway late one night, with tear-streaked cheeks and pained noises coming from behind her lips as she slowly walked further into the alley. It delighted Katherine to see the human in pain, but there was something off about her. Katherine couldn't quite place it, but she could tell there was something different about her. She took several silent steps forward, "Oh my God," Katherine murmured, meaning only to think her words. Before, she had been able to smell Elena's blood from miles away. Now she couldn't find the familiar smell of the brunette's sweet, metallic blood. It was much more harsh... much more like hers. It was vampire blood.
Elena soon realized that she was being watched and she stood up straight, turning around. Her eyes narrowed as she saw her lookalike. "Go away Katherine. I don't need this right now," she spat, not wanting to be in anyone's company— especially Katherine's. She didn't want anyone else to see her like this and she was definitely not in the mood to be around the one vampire who had made her life miserable for months.
Katherine, never one to take orders, took a step closer to Elena and tilted her head; as if to analyze the brunette. "You look like hell." she said without a hint of sympathy, not that Elena had expected any. Elena stared blankly at Katherine, looking as if she could start crying at any given moment. "I'm dying," she managed to say as a tear slipped onto her soft cheek. "Just leave me alone."
Katherine saw someone out of the corner of her eye, a woman, and she grinned deviously. Before Elena knew what was happening Katherine had grabbed the unsuspecting stranger and bit into her soft flesh, forcefully tearing skin and letting blood drip down the woman's neck; silencing her cries. Katherine's cold eyes flicked up to meet Elena's, blood dripping from her mouth and chin. "Your turn, Elena" she said as she shoved the woman towards the unstable teen.
The fragrance of the sweet, copper blood flooded Elena's sensitive sense of smell, making her mouth water and the veins under her eyes run dark. She knew that she couldn't drink the blood. She didn't want to become a monster, like Katherine. "I can't!" she cried out, shaking as she felt the hunger take hold of her, her resistance growing weaker with every passing second.
In an instant, Katherine closed the space between them and grabbed Elena by her hair. Elena yelled in pain as Katherine forced her mouth to meet the wound on the stranger's neck and held her in place while Elena tried desperately to fight against her. After a few short moments, however, Elena gave in to her weakness and began to drink the silky liquid, greedily devouring mouthful after mouthful. Katherine laughed quietly, knowing she had won.
Katherine watched as Elena's hands wrapped even tighter around her victim's shoulders, pulling her closer as she fed. She drank more deeply every second, completely giving into the bloodlust. When she finally realized what was happening, when she came to her senses, the new vampire shoved the stranger away and looked around frantically. The woman fell to the ground, quivering, nearly drained of blood. Elena couldn't believe what she had just done. She had made her choice not to become a vampire, but Katherine took that choice away from her. She looked absolutely horrified, wiping the blood from her mouth and staring down at her bloody, shaking hands.
"Why?" Elena cried, wiping the blood from her hands onto her jeans. She stared at the woman she had fed on; shaking with fear that she had killed someone.
Katherine glared at her, feigning annoyance, and replied, "I have my reasons." She took a step towards Elena, putting a finger on her jaw to turn her head forwards. Elena's eyes were glassy with tears. "Don't worry Elena, she'll be fine," Katherine said. She walked over to the woman and picked her up effortlessly, standing her on her wobbly feet. She stared into the woman's eyes, giving her an order that Elena could hardly hear.
The woman staggered away and Katherine walked back to Elena, "See? All better" Katherine smiled cruelly as she closed the space between the two of them, trailing her finger along Elena's collarbone. The brunette shuddered at the touch and Katherine noted the way the young vampire's body had reacted.
"You have so much to learn." Katherine cooed seductively as she stalked around Elena. She pressed herself against the girl's back, one hand firmly around her waist, effectively holding her in place. "There is so much that you don't know…and I could teach you," Katherine whispered as she moved Elena's hair to one side, causing her to gasp quietly. "...just say the word" she said softly as she ran her tongue along the side of Elena's neck, tasting her subtle sweetness.
Katherine's free hand found its way under the new vampire's shirt and stopped just underneath her breast, cupping it firmly. "Katherine" Elena moaned, unintentionally. She couldn't fight the hunger she felt for Katherine's touch. She pressed herself closer to the vampire who was endlessly caressing her body.
Katherine bit down into Elena's tender flesh and Elena gasped in pain, at first. Katherine could still taste the sweetness of the rest of her human blood, and she relished in the flavor that was Elena.
After a few seconds of Katherine feeding on her blood, Elena felt a rapid burning in the pit of her stomach, and it expanded outward until she felt like her entire body was on fire. Katherine tightened her grip on Elena's hip as she drank more deeply. Elena felt like she would collapse from the pleasure if it weren't for Katherine steadying her.
All too soon Katherine withdrew her fangs, licking her lips as she turned Elena around so that she could gaze into her chocolate brown eyes. Elena didn't fully understand what had just happened but she could no longer deny the attraction and the desire she felt for Katherine. She glanced down at her lower neck, where Katherine's teeth had just been, and watched as the wound began to heal itself.
"That was just the beginning," Katherine said after a few moments. Elena looked up at her and asked, "What do you mean?"
Katherine leaned closer, her lips brushing against Elena's, and whispered, "How badly do you want to know?" Without a second thought Elena pressed her lips against the older vampire's, falling deeply into all that was Katherine Pierce.
