Smoke and Mirrors (Deratherine; Datherine)
Characters: Derek, Kat, Damon, Freya (mentioned), Klaus (mentioned), Elena (mentioned)
Summary: Set in S4 "Smoke and Mirrors" ep. Instead of Derek being mortally injured, it's Kat. However, her Traveler magic has become more powerful. She knows there's one person that can save her, so she uses what energy she has left to transport him to where the battle is, hoping he'll help her.
Pairings:
Deratherine
Datherine
A/N: Based off of a recent dream I had.
It was a dismal night, as Katherine sat against a rock, battle roaring all around her, as hunters and wolves alike fought against the berserkers and Kate. Kat was quite injured from a berserker. Derek had wanted to stay with her, but she'd eventually convinced him not to worry about her, and to help them fight. Besides, her Traveler magic was active. She had just enough strength left to bring her eldest childe here, as well as Klaus' eldest sister, Freya, whom she'd known off and on throughout the centuries. However, she decided on just her childe. He was a vampire, but also knew first-aid. Since Elena was a doctor, she assumed she'd be by now, Damon would know more than what he'd known from fighting in the 1860's war. So, that's what she did. She thought of Damon, as she did a spell, and soon, she saw him end up a distance away. Her vision was blurry though, as she saw him. She was losing her strength from all the blood loss.
"Damon," she said, needing to get his attention.
Damon was minding his own business, when he appeared not far from a battle. There were wolves and what seemed to be hunters fighting creatures made of bones, it seemed. He didn't know why he'd appeared here, but knew it had to be because of magic. Then he realized who might've used magic to get him here, when he heard his name and then saw her. She wanted him to help her. He was the only one available to save her, so after contemplating for a few moments, he made up his mind.
A moment later, in a blur, he was knelt in front of her. It only took a second for him to see the injury that was killing her. She was losing a lot of blood from her lower stomach wound.
Damon, being careful, took her jacket off. He then used it to apply pressure and tie around her. Then, seeing her having trouble staying awake, he rested a hand on the side of her face.
"Katherine? Stay with me, Katherine."
As she sat there, she felt him trying to stop the bleeding. She vaguely heard everything too, saw Derek at her side again, and heard the short conversation of who he was and that he had to get her to the hospital. She heard Derek say who he was and gave directions to the hospital. She knew when it came to her, Derek would trust anyone. Especially, when she was dying.
As everything began to go black, she felt Damon pull her gently into his arms, get to his feet with her, and blur her to the hospital.
Half an hour later, Damon entered the hospital. Seeing an empty bed with wheels, he gently layed her down on the bed. Then, not long after, he watched her be rushed down the hall, ivy in, and breathing mask on.
Meanwhile, Derek had once again, rejoined the fight, knowing Damon would make sure she stayed alive. She'd talked a lot about who Damon was to him, so he knew that despite the past, Damon wouldn't let anyone hurt her.
A few hours later, after surgery, she was in the recovery room, so Damon sat on her bedside. He was glad that she was okay now. After all, despite the past, he wouldn't let anyone hurt her, just as she wouldn't let anyone hurt him. That's one thing that had always made them work, even if they weren't in love anymore. They always had each other's backs when everything went to hell. Even if they were sometimes selfish enough to leave one of them behind when things got bad. This time though, he wouldn't do that. Despite the last time, he didn't want her dead. He wanted her to live. Especially, when he just found out that she was with a wolf. And he knew, just from the short introduction, that the wolf would protect her.
"You stayed," she greeted, sitting up in bed. It was painful, but she wouldn't show or admit it.
"Well, I wasn't going to leave you unless you wanted me to. Besides, someone has to watch you until he gets back from that battle," he replied.
"Thanks," she replied with a smile.
After the battle was said and done, Derek was okay and went to the hospital. Then, when Derek showed up and they headed home, Damon headed back home too, having done his good deed for the night. So, everyone lived as happily as they could.
