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Consequences

Chapter 1

Katherine grinned as she stared at the motionless Jeremy. Soon, Silas would rise, and she'd be responsible. Her cold eyes rose to rest upon the box in the immortal's hands. With Klaus safely out of the way and contained by Bonnie's spell, this was a golden opportunity that she wasn't going to miss. As the immortal stirred, Katherine ran over and grabbed the cure from his now loosened grip. With it safely tucked inside her pocket, she turned on her heels and left the dull room at vampire speed, leaving Bonnie and the Gilbert boy behind her.

Reaching the passageway, she suddenly collided with something tall and warm

and was knocked to the dusty ground, dazed. She sighed as she looked up to see a face she knew all too well. Damon Salvatore. For a few moments, they remained completely still, neither of them daring to move or make a sound.

"Long time no see", Damon broke the silence.

The vampire quickly jumped to her feet, dusting herself down. "Indeed, Salvatore".

"Care to explain why you're in such a hurry?", Damon asked, stepping closer to Katherine.

"No time", she snappily replied, trying to barge past the Salvatore. He put out his arm, stopping her.

They were interrupted as Stefan and Elena rushed towards them. As Damon left to retrieve Bonnie and Jeremy, Katherine and Elena came face to face once more, Elena still bleeding from their earlier fight. For a few moments they merely stared, then Elena lunged at Katherine, only to be held back by Stefan.

"What have you done!", Elena yelled, tears in her eyes. "You killed my brother!"

Katherine looked Elena up and down, raised an eyebrow and laughed. "Jeez, Gilbert, don't make such a big deal of it."

"Enough, Katherine", interrupted Stefan. Elena glared at her with deep hatred.

Another silence followed as eyes darted from one vampire to another. Katherine made a move to push past, but Elena and Stefan caught her by her arms and threw her to the ground. At that moment, Damon returned carrying Jeremy's limp body and helping a protesting Bonnie to walk.

"Hey, how are you doing?", Elena comforted Bonnie.

"I'm fine", said Bonnie, even though the wound in her back would suggest otherwise. "Let go, Damon!", she said angrily, tugging her arm away from his grip.

"Excuse me for helping", said Damon with widened eyes. He knew the witch was grateful, she just wouldn't show it. "On to more pressing matters, Silas' hands are empty. Someone else has the cure", the Salvatore announced. "Who could-"

"Her", interrupted Bonnie, pointing to the vampire in the middle of them all.

There followed a pause, before all eyes slowly moved to Katherine, who was still on the ground. She moved her hand defensively over her left pocket, keeping a wary eye on the Salvatore brothers. Damon nodded to Elena, handing Jeremy and Bonnie over to her. With one last glare at Katherine, she and Bonnie headed for the exit, leaving the brothers alone with Katherine.

"All right, hand it over", sighed Damon, holding his hand out as she got to her feet once more. Keeping her eyes fixed on the brothers blocking her path, she kept the cure securely in her pocket.

"Typical woman. Never handling it the easy way", smirked Damon as he and Stefan advanced towards the now concerned Katherine. She took a few paces back, but hit the wall with nowhere left to turn.

"Come on boys", the trapped vampire said sweetly. The brothers took no notice and moved closer still.

"Last chance. Hand it over", said Stefan in his usual serious tone. They were only a few feet away from her now.

All of a sudden, Katherine charged towards them in an attempt to slip past. To her dismay, the brothers caught hold of her arms, threw her back on the ground and held her down. She hissed and thrashed, but she knew they were stronger than her. Without hesitation, Damon reached into her pocket and retrieved the small box containing the cure. Keeping a tight hold on her, Stefan pulled her up and dragged her out of the passageway with Damon at his side.

"Let go of me, you have your cure", Katherine spat angrily.

"Do you really think you're getting away with what you did to Jeremy?", said Damon, looking at her with menacing eyes. With that, he grabbed her arm and helped Stefan drag her to the boats where Elena was waiting with Bonnie and the still motionless body of Jeremy.

"Where's Rebekah?", asked Stefan, looking around.

"Wait!", a voice called. Rebekah came into view, running towards them. Reaching the boats, she looked around at their occupants. "What did I miss?", she inquired, climbing into a boat of her own.

With Stefan and Damon pushing a protesting Katherine into a boat with them, they set off, headed for the Salvatore home.