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'Kat, I'll be back soon,' Damon promised her. 'This is an emergency.'
'I understood that,' Katherine said a bit grumpy. 'Can't I come with you?'
'I don't think that's a good idea,' Damon said. 'Klaus' there.'

'What?' Katherine spat. 'Klaus? As in the original hybrid Klaus? Why?'

'Bonnie was nearby Chicago, with a family member or so. Klaus found out that she was dead. Look, Katherine, I don't understand what has happened too. But if Bonnie's dead, that's a big problem. And besides that, we've lost enough people. It will be a terrible lost to lose her too.'

'I understand,' Katherine said softly.

'And besides,' Damon continued. 'When Klaus finds out you're still human, he will use your blood to make new hybrids.'

'Damon, go,' Katherine said. 'I guess I'll see you around after this mess is cleaned up?'

'I guess,' Damon said, smiling sadly. He bowed towards her and placed a gently kiss upon her hair. 'See you soon, little cat.'

'I hope so,' Katherine said, before Damon left her house. She sighed and sat back, her head in her hands, thinking about Damon and Elena.

'Elena,' Damon said, while walking into the living room.

'Damon,' she said. She had been crying; her eyes were all red and puffy.

He spread his arms and she ran towards him. He pulled her in a hug and stroke her hair. They were not the only one; Klaus was trying to comfort Caroline and Stefan and Jeremy stood in corner. Things weren't going well between Tyler and Caroline, but it surprised Damon he wasn't here.

Damon stepped out of Elena's embrace. 'I don't understand,' he said. 'When did this happen?'

'Long story,' Klaus said. 'But I guess little Gilbert knows everything can tell you.'

Jeremy sighed.

Damon looked at him.

'Bonnie died while she brought me back to life,' Jeremy said.

'That's mouths ago!' Damon gasped.

'Let him continue,' Klaus said.

'Of course I could speak to her ghost. She asked me to keep it quiet. She wanted me to tell you she was with her family.'

They were silent. Damon could hear the drops falling in the sink.

'God,' he said eventually.

'During a really strange spell, performed by the witches, everybody was able to see ghosts for a few seconds. And strangely enough, Bonnie was there,' Klaus said. 'The witches found out what had happened at her and I immediately drove her, so I could talk to Jeremy.'

'God,' Damon said again. 'So Bonnie is… dead? I can't believe it.'

Elena wanted to hug Damon, but she knew he was still angry with her. In fact, she was angry with him too! He hadn't listen to her, no, he had run into Katherine, her doppelganger! At least he could've listened to her, she thought angrily. But still, she was very vulnerable now and she needn't him.

'So what are we going to do?' Damon asked. 'Is there no way to bring her back?'

'There should be,' Jeremy said. 'She brought me back.'

'Yeah, well, so all we have to do is to find a suicidal witch,' Damon said sarcastically. 'That can't be hard to do, right?'

'Is she here?' Caroline asked.

Jeremy was silent for a few seconds and then shook his head. 'No, I'm sorry.'

'I guess we can't do anything right now,' Klaus said. 'Then I'm going to call my brother. Excuse me.'

He squeezed Caroline's hand before he left the room.

'Elena, can I talk to you?' Damon asked.

'Sure,' she said.

They walked outside. Elena always loved the Salvatore house. The garden was beautiful too.

'How are you doing?' Damon asked.

'I'm fine, thanks,' Elena replied. She didn't want him to pity her.

'Really?' Damon said. He touched her shoulder hesitantly. 'Don't lie to me.'

Elena sniffed. 'I feel like crap,' she admitted. 'I just can't believe Bonnie's dead… for months!'

'I know,' Damon said. 'I know, Elena. Come here.'

He hugged her and she started to cry against his shoulder.

Damon wanted to say that everything was going to be okay. Because it wasn't. Bonnie was dead and no one could change that. So he tried to comfort her.

Things had changed between them. It was a bit awkward to hold her like that. Hugging her felt different from hugging Katherine. He was wondering: why did he love her?

Because she reminded him of Katherine – of a better version of her? A human, sweet version of Katherine? But now, Katherine was human. She was sweet and caring and she was still the girl he loved for about 150 years.

'Do you think things are going to be okay between us?' she asked him.

'Maybe,' Damon said. He caressed her back.

'I didn't cheat on you, Damon, I really didn't,' Elena said. 'Stefan kissed me and I was just surprised. Damon, I swear.'

He closed his eyes. 'I don't know what to say, Elena,' he said. 'I don't know if I believe you, but I guess…' He sighed. 'It doesn't matter right now.'

'It does,' Elena said.

There was an awkward silence. 'You're still with Katherine, aren't you? Are you guys living together?'

'I don't know Elena,' Damon said.

'How can you do that? After everything she has done to you?' Elena asked angrily.

Somehow Damon wanted to defend Katherine. 'Everyone makes mistakes,' he said calmly.

'And now you're defending here?' Elena said, tears of anger streaming down her face.

'Look, Elena. All I'm saying is that I'm not judging anyone. Katherine has made a lot of mistakes and so did I.'

'Because she treated you like crap!' Elena said. 'She has changed you and it took you more than a hundred years to become your old self again! And now she going to change you again!'

'Elena, I don't want to fight with you,' Damon said. 'I love you, I do. But I love Katherine too.'

He knew it was the truth.

Elena turned away from him. 'Who do you love the most?' she asked, trying not to show how much he had hurt her.

Damon didn't answer. 'I don't know, Elena. But I've loved Katherine, since, forever. And now I love you too but I don't know… I don't know who I want to be with.'

'Then sort it out!' Elena spat.

'I will,' Damon promised.

'Damon?' Katherine asked when she heard a knock. She walked towards the door and opened slowly.

Damon was on the other side, waiting for her. He couldn't stop thinking about her. About her and Elena. But mostly, he thought about her.

She opened the door and smiled when she saw him. 'There you are, I've missed you.'

'Yeah,' Damon said. 'I've missed you too.'

Katherine smiled and opened her mouth to say something, but before she could Damon crashed his lips into hers.

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