A/N:
Chapter 4 ( You Have To Fight For The Things You Love). This one is the longest chapter yet. I think this is the best from the four. Thank you so much for the people who follow my story. I'm really grateful. I will keep trying to update regularly. So enjoy this chapter and please leave some feedback. Thank you :) x Chanou
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"Elena." Stefan shouted.
Elena and Katherine walked from around the corner.
"Hello brothers Salvatore." Katherine greeted.
"Katherine let her go and nothing will happen." Damon shouted.
Katherine didn't answer she just stood still. She knew the two of them couldn't take her on.
"Damon leave her alone please. I chose to come here." Elena said trying to make them listen.
"Elena she is trying to fool you." Stefan said.
"Come here Elena." Damon said impatiently.
"I'm not coming with you until you listened to Katherine."
"It's alright Elena go with them, I don't want to fight about this."
Damon and Stefan were confused. They didn't expect Katherine to give in so easily.
Stefan and Damon looked briefly at each other and than Stefan said. "We will stay and listen but we want Elena to come to us first."
Katherine looked at Elena and smiled letting her now it was ok.
Elena walked slowly towards the two of them. Stefan put his arm around Elena. Damon did exactly what Katherine was expecting. He ran towards her with a wooden stake. She did nothing but just waited for the right moment and pushed him off her with no effort. Damon flew against the stairs.
"STOP!" Elena demanded.
"Damon stop you have no chance against me and I have no interest in murdering you."
Damon was pissed. He kept looking at Katherine with narrowed eyes.
"Damon stop, we will just hear her out and than we will leave." Stefan said trying to get his attention away from Katherine.
Damon didn't take his eyes of Katherine but after a few seconds he gave in and walked to Elena and Stefan. Both brothers didn't take there eyes of Elena and walked close against her.
"Let's talk in the living room." Katherine said before turning around.
Katherine sat in the big seat and the trio sat down as far away as possible.
"So what do you guys wanna know?"
"Your so say fantastic plan."
"That will not be possible. You can see her when the time is right."
"Her?" Damon and Stefan asked at the same time.
"I can not say more at the time. But when I can you two will be the first to know." She reassured them.
"We trust Elena and Elena trusts you but we still don't." Stefan said making his point.
"I understand why. I will protect Elena if you guys want it or not." She said firmly.
"We don't have anything against more help for Elena. But the moment you try something to harm her I will take a stake and drive it trough your heart." Damon said and looked at Katherine.
"No Damon, I am sick of this."
"Stefan I love you and Damon I give a lot about you but I am old enough to decide what I want. I feel safe with her. I just want that my family and the people I love are safe and right now she is the only one who can really help me with that. So stop being stupid and just trust me."
Katherine gave Elena a grateful look.
"I'm going to stay here today if that's ok with you?" She looked at Katherine who nodded.
"Elena we want you safe and how do we know you're safe if you're not with us?"
"You two can stay two. Blood is located in the basement in the fridge, only human blood. You'll have to hunt Stefan. There is food and all the other stuff you may need. Pick out a room you like. I hope you both will consider my help and accept it."
The brothers did not feel good with staying here but Elena wanted it so they would stay too.
"Make yourself at home." She added before walking away.
Elena stood up trying to follow Katherine. Damon stopped her and took her by the arm. He gave her a threatening look.
"Damon please let me go I want to talk to her." He just couldn't say no and let her go.
Katherine was already gone. Elena went op the stairs and looked around. There were so many doors. She opened every door and when she opened the final door she saw a beautiful room with a huge bed with red satin sheets.
"Come in Elena." Katherine said with her back to her.
Katherine didn't hear an answer so she turned around and saw the tears rolling down from Elena her eyes. She walked slowly towards Elena. She took her hand and leaded her to the bed. They both sad down and Katherine didn't let go of Elena her hand.
"Why are you crying?"
"Katherine I'm afraid. Afraid it won't work and everybody I love will die. We are going to die." The tears kept rolling from her eyes.
"Elena that won't happen. I wont let it. We all will work together and we will protect each other."
Elena let her head rest on Katherine's shoulder. She buried her face in her curly hair.
Katherine wasn't used to this. Not anymore. It felt nice Elena's skin against hers. She didn't know how much she missed it. The touch of someone else. She gently took Elena up and placed her on the bed. She tried to walk away but Elena's hand stopped her.
"Stay." Elena begged. It would be so easy for Katherine to snatch lose but she didn't. She laid down next to Elena who crept closer to her. Katherine closed her eyes and just listened to Elena her heartbeat. The time past. She didn't even pay attention to it. They both just laid there.
It was getting dark already. Did the time really passed that fast? Katherine knew this wasn't her place to be. She heard Elena breathe slowly, she was asleep. Katherine said Stefan his name loud enough so he would hear it. A few seconds later he knocked on the door.
"Yes." Katherine said softly so she wouldn't wake Elena. Stefan opened the door and stopped when he saw the two woman.
"She needs you. You can sleep here I'll find another room." Stefan walked to the bed. Katherine broke away from her grip and Stefan took her place.
"Thank you." Stefan said.
"Thank you for what?"
"For keeping her safe."
Katherine nodded and walked out the room.
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Katherine walked down the stairs. What happened today. She let her walls down. For her, for someone she barely knew but it all felt so right she just wanted Elena to be safe.
Katherine walked into the living room and saw Damon sitting in the sofa with a glass of bourbon in his hand.
"Can she save her?" Damon asked suddenly.
"Yes. She can save us all but that doesn't mean it won't be without difficulties."
"And when will we meet this woman?"
"When I find her, hopefully soon."
"She will live Damon. I know you love her. She loves you too you know she just doesn't know it yet."
"I tried. I tried to tell her but I just couldn't it didn't seemed fair for Stefan. But I can't lose her."
"I know. You have to fight for the One you love Damon."
Suddenly Damon was right in front of Katherine and started kissing her rough. "Stop!" She tried to say between kisses.
Damon pushed her against the wall.
Katherine put her hands against his chest and pushed him of her. Not with to much power just enough so he would fall on the sofa.
"Damon this won't fix things. If you want her to love you you will have to change and become the Damon you used to be. The Damon I met. You just have to decide if she is worth it. I think she is."
Katherine left him alone and went upstairs.
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Elena was awakened by the sunlight that penetrated through the curtains. She opened her eyes and felt the dried tears on her face.
"Good morning."
"Good morning." Elena said half yawning.
"Did you sleep well?"
"I think so. How did I get here?" Katherine put you on the bed. Elena crept a little closer to Stefan.
"You believe her now?" Asked Elena.
"I think I do but I just don't understand." Stefan said confused.
"I know what you mean, but I feel safe with her and she wants to help us."
"I know and that is all I want."
"Feel like having breakfast?"
"Please, I'm starving."
"Are you making it?"
"I think that Katherine already did that. It smells great." Stefan said with a smile on his lips.
Stefan took her hand and leaded her to the door.
When they entered the kitchen they saw that the whole table was full of food. All types and flavors.
"I think she has outdone herself."
"I guess so, where is she anyway?" Stefan asked.
"I don't know."
Stefan and Elena were enjoying their breakfast when Damon walked in.
"Good morning." he said half asleep
"Good morning Damon." Elena said laughing at his tousled hair. He sat down and began to eat.
"Its very good."
The three of them were eating when Katherine walked in.
"I'm glad you think so." She said looking at Damon.
"Yes Thanks, it's very good. Maybe a bit much." Elena added.
"I didn't know what you like so I made a bit of everything." Katherine explained.
Katherine took place next to Elena.
"Did you thought about my proposal gentlemen?"
"Yes and we have decided we need your help."
Damon didn't want to admit it but it was the truth.
"I'm glad you think so."
Elena looked at Damon and Stefan with a grateful look.
Then she looked at Katherine who just smiled.
"We have a secret weapon but there are still other things we need. Damon you will have to contact Alaric to find Isobel she may have what we need."
Elena was disgusted thinking about Isobel.
"And what exactly do I need to find?"
"A bottle with ashes of a ancient plant and daggers. That is the way to kill an original."
Damon nodded and dialed the number of Alaric.
"Stefan you can bring Caroline and Bonnie here. That way they will be safe and Elena can spend some time with them. If that is alright with you Elena?"
"Of course."
Damon was already walking out the room.
"I see you later." Stefan also walked away but not before he gave Elena a soft kiss.
"Have you eaten enough?"
"Yes, I'm full."
"I'm going to clean up. Maybe you could call Jenna or Jeremy so they know that everything is alright."
"I'd rather just go home and pick up some stuff. I'd like to stay here a little bit longer if I may?"
"You are welcome as long as you want." Katherine said with her eyes focused on Elena. "You can say you will stay with Bonnie. It's not a total lie if she is here too."
Elena called Jenna to say she would be home soon and than helped Katherine with cleaning the table.
"I thought people had to go to school." She said as she put plates in the dishwasher.
"Tomorrow I'll need to go back to school."
"There will always be one of us around probably Stefan because he goes to school anyway."
"I'm glad because otherwise I'd never met him."
Katherine didn't say anything.
"I'm sorry I don't want to hurt you."
"You are not hurting me Elena. I'm glad Stefan and you are happy together. I screwed up a long time ago. I still care about him but I'm not in love anymore."
They smiled at each other.
"And what about Damon?"
"I care a lot about him and love him too but not like I love Stefan."
"You do not choose who you love, he is in love with you."
"I know." Elena said with a guilty voice. She felt bad that she could not answer his love but she was with Stefan now.
Elena wanted to put a glass in the dishwasher but the cup slipped out of her hands. Just before the glass hit the ground Katherine caught it.
"It would be nice if you didn't break anything." she said playfully.
"Sorry." Elena said with an apologetic smile on her face.
They finished cleaning up and stood in the kitchen looking at each other. They looked each other straight in the eye. It wasn't awkward. It felt like they could stand there for hours.
"Thank you Katherine, thank you so much."
Katherine didn't say anything but raised her hand and touched Elena's cheek gently.
"It will be ok Elena, I promise."
Elena laid her head on Katherine chest and Katherine locked her in her arms. Elena felt safe, safer than she had ever been. It was strange how good it felt. They didn't really knew each other but it felt like they had knew each other whole their lives.
After several minutes Katherine stepped back.
"Shall I give you a lift?"
Elena nodded and followed Katherine into the garage.
In the garage were three different cars. Elena did not know exactly what the names were but she could tell they all were very fast.
"Take your pick."
"It seems you like fast cars."
"Indeed."
"I think I'm going to choose the black one, what kind is it?"
"A BMW 4x4."
Katherine opened the door for Elena and then took place in the driver seat. She opened the gate and drove away at full speed.