Prompt: AU WHERE ELIJAH IS INFORMED OF KATHERINE ON HER DEATH BED AND HE RETURNS TO MYSTIC FALLS TO SEE HER ONE LAST TIME
"Katherine, someone's here to see you" she heard Caroline say from the doorway.
Katherine turned her head towards the door to see Caroline's questionable look on her face.
Katherine's appearance hadn't changed at all. It was just her hair that changed its color but everything that was happening to her was completely internal. Every organ was shutting down and it won't be long before her heart stops.
She hated her situation, she didn't want to be robbed of her life, and by something as trivial as age. She wanted control even of her own death.
She could ask Caroline to rip her heart out and be done with it. She killed her before, Caroline would like to repay the favor.
The irony of the situation was that she was also in a hospital bed, just like Caroline was.
"Who?" Katherine asked groggily, blinking frantically as her vision started to blur slightly.
"Elijah"
Katherine's eyes widen, if she had the strength to do that, she didn't know but she didn't want him to see her. She wanted the last memories he had of her to be hot and immortal but mortal and frail and dying.
"Get him out of here, I don't want him here" she grumbled and she knew Caroline heard her, she's a vampire after all.
Caroline then stood straight at the door and scoffed, she knew she was going to say something sarcastic and witty then and the incredulous look in her eyes only confirmed her theory as she folded her arms and looked right at Katherine.
"Elijah is a one thousand year old hybrid who has a tendency to rip hearts out and severe heads off and you're asking little ole me to make him leave? Seriously? Has your brain shut down already?"
Katherine forgot for a moment that if Elijah was adamant on seeing her then there was nothing stopping him from seeing her so she sighed in defeat.
"Fine, let him in"
She saw Caroline lean back outside and then pushed the doors opened and in came the ever well dressed handsome Elijah with a stoned expression face.
"Thank you Caroline" he smiled timidly at her.
"Be lucky you're an Original and I can't kick you out" she mumbled.
Elijah, taken aback by her courage and lack of fear, raised an eyebrow at her in question. He knew exactly who she was. Rebekah constantly complained about her but he knew his sister hated competition.
"I can see why Niklaus is so taken with you" he smiled, amusingly.
"Speaking of the devil…tell him when you get back that my mini-fridge broke and I want a new Mini Fridge as soon as possible" she said to him and again, he was taken aback by her. She was not the girl he met in the woods, or maybe it was and she was just quiet then?
"I'll be sure to pass on the message" he nodded and Caroline quickly exited the room to give the two time alone.
He looked to Katherine and he noticed that she was not looking at him bu the other direction. He wanted to see her. He had heard from Stefan about the things that happened to her and he felt guilty for leaving her here in Mystic Falls.
"Katerina…" he called softly.
She made no movement or sound.
He approached her, towards the bed and gently sat at the edge but she refused to look at him or even acknowledge his presence.
"Are you going to ignore my presence?" he asked.
"Its a plan since no one is man enough to kick you out" she grumbled.
"You're dying, Katerina, did you honestly believe I would not be here?" he asked softly, wondering why she never saw his reasons for doing the things that he does.
"You broke up with me, Elijah. Not the other way around"
"Not willingly, Katerina" he replied.
She stilled and slowly turned her head to look at him, she could tell that he was trying to be strong for her and as much as the look annoyed her because what's the point of protecting her from what she already knew, she appreciated it
"Did you honestly believe that Niklaus would not have found out where you are if we stayed together and leave you alone?"
That did make sense to Katherine. He wouldn't. In fact, Klaus would have probably killed her to hurt Elijah and to finally get rid of her.
She decided not to say anything in return. Hoping her silence would be words enough.
"I take it Caroline being the nosy love sick blonde called you here" she stated, knowing that Caroline loved a happy ending or some cliche love story.
"Stefan notified me" Elijah replied.
She nodded, at least Stefan must have called him out of a need of closure or something.
They then continued on their conversation softly, as if she wasn't dying and he wasn't here to say goodbye, Katherine did get a few laughs from their conversation, about Klaus, their past, everything that was happening in Mystic Falls…It felt good to talk to Elijah like this again. She felt peaceful and content.
Figures life would pick the time she was dying to finally make her feel wanted and capable of redemption.
Then she was reminiscing about the 60's and her unexpected run-in with Elijah when her entire body was engulfed with a pain she had never felt before and she felt her heart shutting down. It started pumping slowly.
Everything around her happened slowly, her eyesight was becoming more fuzzy and her mind was getting body felt like it was shutting down and she kept hearing someone's deep male voice calling her name. She knew it was Elijah. Then her eyes fluttered close and she heard another male voice and a female.
She felt the weight of the bed move and suddenly she was in someone's arms.
Everything in her mind changed around into a place she hadn't been in years.
The garden
From 500 years ago.
When her feelings for Elijah grew deeper than respect and friendship.
She saw the stone bench and she looked around.
Elijah was standing behind her, in his suit and she knew he was doing this.
She was dying and she was probably unconscious.
"I'm dying, aren't I?" she asked softly and he nodded stiffly and she knew this was affecting him more than he was showing.
She could feel herself being pulled away from the dreamstate and at death's gate and from the look on Elijah's face, so did he.
"Any Last Words?" she asked, trying to bring some sort of humor to the mood they created between each other.
The winds blew around them, the sun bathed them in light but their insides were filled with too much darkness to think about her attempt at humor.
Suddenly he was in front of her, looking down at her.
"I will always love you, Katerina. Always" and with that, he kissed her.
Then he couldn't feel her lips anymore.
Because then she was gone.
Then the darkness that begged to attempt to comfort him suddenly was released to do what it wants.
And knowing that this darkness will only pull him in and possibly create a monster out of him.
He let it.
:D
