"What happened?" Elena asked, edging her way over to Katherine who stared at up at her shadow self with scared eyes. Katherine couldn't find her voice. What she had just experienced was something new to her and new scared her.
Elena was reminded of Pastor Young's funeral, when she brought blood back up herself. It's not good for anyone to bring up blood but for a vampire, it's dangerous. When blood is your only means for survival, you're doomed for death if your body rejects it. Elena was certain she was going to die, so close to actual death itself. She was scared, even felt like she was destined not to become a vampire. Elena couldn't imagine what Katherine must be going through. Bringing up that much blood as a human must be terrifying. Letting out a small sigh, she grabbed her own makeup wipes that were next to the sink and sat opposite Katherine.
"What are you doing?" Katherine asked. She was scared Elena was going to suddenly lash out and kill her. It wouldn't surprise her at all, considering Elena looked as though she was ready to pounce on her when she woke up earlier.
Elena looked down at the wipes she was holding, smiling. "In all honesty, the boys kind of forced me to come and help you."
Katherine replied quite bluntly, her voice shaky. "I don't need help from you." She attempted to stand up but Elena grabbed her wrist and pulled her back down.
"You're not okay, Katherine." She took a wipe out and began cleaning up all of the blood that was now on her ancestor. "I'm not saying I'm sorry for forcing you the cure" Katherine glared at her, allowing her to clean the blood off of her. "but my transition wasn't a memorable experience. And from what I can tell, you getting used to being human again isn't going to be fun either." Elena took her hands and and finished cleaning off the blood.
Katherine scoffed. "Like I said, I don't need your help. I've been human before, you know? I'm sure I'll manage."
"Yeah, but a lot has changed since you were human. And if you want to survive, I'd suggest learning to not push people away. You actually have people in this house that are willing to help, even if it is unlike them to help you. I wouldn't waste that opportunity. I'm sure they could easily change their minds."
There was a long and awkward silence between the two doppelgangers. Neither of them had ever spoken to each other like that before. It felt so strange, even for Elena who cared about a lot of people. Katherine's eyes then began to swell up again and tears started to fall down her delicate face. Clearly, human emotions were slightly out of Katherine's control at the moment, Elena thought. "Thank you. For helping me, I mean."
Elena let out a slight smile. "You're welcome. Let's get back to the others, they'll be wondering what's taking so long." They both smiled as Elena helped Katherine stand up and make her way to the living room. She was still shaky and didn't feel great but the feeling of sickness had lifted so she was thankful for that. The throbbing headache had even lifted slightly.
As they made their way through the Salvatore boarding house, Elena had to question herself. Did she really just give Katherine Pierce help?
A.N: Short chapter, I know. I'll promise to try and make them longer. Thought it's better to update you with something rather than leave you waiting ages. Anyway, for those of you wanting Steferine, don't worry! There will be more of them two together real soon! ;)
So what do you think of Elena helping Katherine out? Reviews are much appreciated! :) Feedback would be nice too, if you were the writer, how would the story go next?