Elijah stood in front of Katerina and looked at her, hoping she would decide to stay with him. Even if she didn't, he had to protect her from Klaus. He was sure that his brother would hunt her until he was sure that she died…he couldn't let that happen to her.

"I trust you Elijah", Katerina said and looked up at him, "I think…I will stay with you…for now"

Elijah smiled slightly because he was relieved that she didn't want to run again. Suddenly he noticed that he was still holding her hands, so he let go of her slowly. Suddenly he smelled another scent and one second later, as he heard his brother's voice, he pulled Katerina behind himself fast.

"Isn't it lovely…", Klaus asked, "The selfish doppelganger and the pathetic original reunited", he shook his head and smirked. "Brother, don't be a fool. I give you another, last chance to prove that you're worth being an original. Have you forgotten what I told you once? Love is a vampire's greatest weakness. She isn't worth, giving up your family. Join me and compel her."

"Maybe you're right brother ", Elijah said and turned towards Katerina. He looked into her eyes as if he would want to compel her, then he whispered to her "Run", before letting go of her hands. He wanted to make sure that his brother wouldn't be able to hurt her.

For a second Katherine hesitated, but then she let go of him and ran. She didn't know where she was going, but she knew that Elijah was distracting Niklaus until she would be safe. She just kept on running, but stopped as she heard the noise of growling wolves following and surrounding her.

Klaus looked at Elijah, "You're a disappointment for this family and for me as your brother. More than a thousand years and you still don't know that I wouldn't be that stupid to try and catch you both alone? I have a lot of people who help me, for example hybrids" he said smirking.

"Hybrids ? Seriously ? You didn't told them to follow her, did you ?" he asked and walked a few steps closer, grabbing him by the neck "Tell me you didn't Niklaus !"

Klaus just smirked and pushed Elijah from him "You should be friendly, you might need me quite soon"

Katherine looked around and tried to find a way to escape. 14 hybrids were around her and all of them stepped closer and closer. She didn't know what to do, they were too much but then she just walked to two of them and ripped out there hearts before they would have been able to react. The other wolves growled again and attacked her. Katerina grabbed a few pieces of wood from the ground and stabbed it into the hybrids heart before they could come too close. She killed all of them and was glad that she managed the fight without getting hurt, but suddenly she heard a noise behind her and turned around. It was too late. A hybrid in his wolf form attacked her in bit her thigh tight. Katerina stepped back grabbed another piece of wood and stabbed it into the body of the wolf. She stepped back again and watched the wolf dying, but she had to sit down because the bite hurt. She was bitten. Bitten by a hybrid.

Elijah let go of his brother and ran into the direction where Katherine left. It didn't took long until he found the place where 14 dead hybrid were lying on the ground. He looked around worried, seeing Katerina between the dead bodies of hybrids. He went towards her fast and knelt down next to her "Katerina…are you okay ?" he asked

"Im fine…" she began, "but…one of them bit me" she said, looking up at him

In the meantime Klaus had been following them and stood not far from them grinning "You turned against your family, brother. Don't expect that I give her my blood, but I'll won't disturb you both anymore. I don't want that you miss the pleasure of watching her die" he said and left.

Elijah didn't say anything. He just helped Katherine up and supported her a little. After walking for a while she stumbled over the root of a tree ,because walking wasn't that easy with the hurting leg. She almost fell , but the original held her tight before she could hurt herself.

Katherine stood in front of him, just after he protected her from falling and looked up at him "Thank you.." she said quietly.

"No need to thank" he replied. He still held her close , while his hands laid on her waists. For a moment he looked into her eyes and hesitated . With one hand, he carefully moved a strand of her hair out of her face and looked at her "You're so beautiful Katerina" he whispered.

She looked up at him as she felt his hand in her face, staying as close as before. She didn't say anything.

Elijah hesitated for a short while then he moved a little closer to her , caressing her cheek softly "Katerina, may I kiss you ?" he asked

Katherine hesitated then nodded slightly "Yes..." she said quietly

He moved even closer towards her face and kissed her softly , while holding one hand on her waist, the other on her cheek.

She returned the kiss deeply, moving her hands up to his arms.

Elijah let go of her slowly and looked into her eyes "I love you Katerina Petrova. I loved you for 500 years"