Because of You
Characters: Damon, Katherine, Elena, Stefan, Mr. and Mrs. Petrova, villagers, Silas, Ric, Tyler
Summary: Set in S1-2 and 4-5. Based on the song "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson.
Pairings:
Datherine
*1492-Bulgaria*
I will not make the same mistake that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far
It was a dark night in her village at home, as she wept over her mother, having just found her village slaughtered; even her family had been killed. After turning and running, she had come home, only to see the aftermath of true evil. Only someone evil could kill another person's entire family.
*1864-Woods*
It was a dark night, as Damon and Katherine stood in the woods on the side of the road. They were up against a tree with her back against it, him catching his breath after chasing her.
"Why must you run from me?" he questioned her.
"Because I know you will chase," she replied.
"Then let me chase you forever."
She smiled and used a fingernail to make a cut on her collarbone.
"If you want it, take it. You must choose," she offered, teaching him to take whatever he wanted without consequences.
"I choose you, Katherine."
He bent down and drank from the cut.
She smiled, as he did so.
Later that night, she also taught him how to kill, knowing she wouldn't be around when he turned.
*Opened Tomb*
When Damon walked into the opened tomb and saw that she wasn't there, his heart sank, thinking she was dead. He was so upset when his brother walked in and asked what was wrong, that he had to inform him when he through the bag of blood at the rock wall, yelling, "She's not here!"
*The Return*
It was a dark night at the Salvatore boarding house in the living room, as they stood in front of each other. They had just finished making out, since he had called a time out.
"I have one question. Answer it right and it's back to rockets and fireworks. I'll forget the last 145 years I've spent missing you. I'll forget how much I loved you. I'll forget everything and we can start over. This can be our defining moment. See, we have time. That's the beauty of eternity. I just need the truth just this once," he told her.
"Stop. I already know the question and its answer," she replied, before he could say more. "The truth is…I've never loved you."
She took his hands from her face and began to walk out. As she did, her words sunk in which were the worst words than she could've said to him, because he believed her words to be true. He had asked for the truth, after all.
*Monster's Ball*
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
It was a dark night at the boarding house, as human Katherine backed away from him. He was going to feed her to Silas.
"No; Damon, don't do this to me. Please; I don't want to die."
He paused for a moment, before taking her over to the couch.
"See you in hell, Katherine."
He fed her to Silas, but somehow she was brought back to life.
"And she keeps on ticking," he commented.
When she woke up a moment later, she had to ask, "Am I in hell?" before realizing that she wasn't on the Other Side.
*American Gothic*
I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't whole to start with
It was a beautiful day in Pennsylvania at a diner, where Katherine was seated in a booth.
Damon slid in across from her and soon told her, "You're losing your touch, evil one."
*The Last Day*
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing
It was a beautiful day at Ric's apartment, as they talked. Then, seeing something on his arm, she had to ask him what it was, while hiding her fear of what it might be. She didn't want him to die.
"A werewolf bite. Tyler Lockwood bit me," he replied.
"So, what? 145 years and no last goodbye?" she asked him, a little surprised, knowing that he had loved her the most out of the two Salvatores.
He looked at her without remorse.
"For you? You don't get a goodbye."
She watched, as he left the apartment.
*As I Lay Dying*
When he was in bed, eyes closed, moments from death, she showed up with a vial of the cure in hand; Klaus' blood.
After curing him, she rested a gentle hand on the side of his face.
He opened his eyes to see her.
"You came back."
She gave a smile.
"I owed you one."
He watched, as she left.
*Gone Girl*
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid
Because of you
Because of you
It was a dark night, as she stood in front of him in the boarding house in the living room in Elena's body. Since she was going to die anyway, she decided to say her last sort of mean words to him, knowing he would never believe the truth.
"I'm sorry that I turned you. I'm sorry that I made you who you are, because I'm the one that gave you passion, desire, and love."
A few minutes later, she died.