Would you dance
If I asked you to dance?
Would you run
And never look back?
*England-1492*
It was a beautiful day, as Katerina Petrova ran for her life through the woods, having found out what existed and what Klaus wanted her for. He had to kill her to become the hybrid he was destined to be. It was his birthright. She didn't know why he was going to do the ritual, but the truth was that his mother had put a spell on him to keep him from becoming what he was born with. He was born a werewolf, but when his mother turned her family into vampires, she made it possible that he would someday become the Original hybrid. At one point, she tripped over a twig and when she got to her feet, there stood Trevor who loved her dearly.
"Please," she begged. "I can't run anymore."
"No matter." He gave the moonstone to her and pointed in the direction to go, as he said, "Here. Take this. There's a cabin not far from here. There's a woman there. Rose. Show her this and tell her I sent you. I can't hold them off much longer. Go," he said.
"Thank you," she said, before heading towards the direction of the cabin.
In the end, she turned into a vampire and fled.
*Bulgaria-1492*
Would you cry
If you saw me crying?
Would you save my soul tonight?
It was a dark night, as Katerina arrived at her village on horseback, only to find her entire village slaughtered.
She ran inside the cabin she had lived with her parents, only to find her father on a wall in a room with a sword through him. In the same room, her mother lay on the bed.
Seeing her ma'ma, she went to kneel by her on the bed, caring for only her, since they had always been close with one another.
"No. Ma'ma," she sobbed.
After a while of weeping over her mother, she fled so Klaus couldn't catch up with her.
*Mystic Falls-2010*
It was a beautiful day, as Katherine, a vampire of 500 years, sat in a wooden chair in Alaric Saltzman's apartment, having been captured. And as soon as he said her human name the way Klaus always did, she knew Klaus was inside Alaric's body. Being alone in Alaric's apartment with Klaus sent fear through her. After all, she didn't know what he had in store for her.
When he had left, the fear left her, knowing that until he returned, she was safe.
*Mystic Falls-2011*
On Homecoming night, before there was an attempt on Klaus' life, Katherine walked around the party, pretending to be Elena, her doppelganger, as they had all planned.
When Klaus approached her, thinking she was Elena, he sensed something.
"You seem anxious," he commented to her.
"I'm not anxious. I just don't like you," she replied, before walking off.
*Mystic Falls-2014*
After Klaus had left town to go to New Orleans to deal with a witch problem, Katherine had a fight with Elena who was a new vampire; only a year or less, and Elena shoved the cure for vampirism down her throat, before she could kill Elena with a mop head, which turned her human.
*Mystic Falls-2015*
Six months later, she returned to Mystic Falls after the summer had ended, needing protection from any vampire enemies of hers. If anyone found out that she was human, her enemies would kill her. So, she went to Damon, only for him to break his promise to her that he would keep Silas, an immortal who needed to drink the cure and die a witch and be reunited with Amara, his true love. When she was fed to Silas after being reunited with her long-lost daughter from 1490, Nadia, who was around 400 plus years old, it killed her but she was brought back to life somehow. Then she began aging and it couldn't be stopped.
Would you tremble
If I touched your lips?
Would you laugh?
Oh, please, tell me this
Now would you die
For the one you love?
Hold me in your arms tonight
A few weeks later, Nadia was bitten and soon, Katherine had to watch her daughter die of a werewolf bite. Then, not having anything worth living for, she stood up and turned to face Elena's circle of friends and boyfriend.
"So, who's going to kill the elusive Katherine Pierce?" she asked.
In the end, she left Elena's body, before Stefan could kill her, and went back to her dying, human body, giving in to her fate.
The next day, as she lay on her deathbed, she felt someone sit on the bed by her. Then, hearing his voice, she figured that he was here to watch her die or put her out of her misery, but she was too weak and tired and hopeless to be afraid of him.
"Katerina," he greeted.
"Klaus," she whispered.
By the time he had heard that she was dying at a rapid pace, he had come, realizing that he loved her.
"I'm sorry I didn't get here sooner, luv, but I'm here now."
The way he was suddenly speaking to her, she realized that he somehow had fallen for her.
"Yes. You are here now," she whispered in agreement.
I can be your hero, baby
I can kiss away the pain
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away
Would you swear
That you'll always be mine?
Or would you lie?
Would you run and hide?
Am I in too deep?
Have I lost my mind?
I don't care
You're here tonight
As darkness began to take her and she didn't fight it, she felt his hand in hers and then a kiss on her forehead. She knew that after 500 years, this was it. He wasn't here to cause her pain. He was here to say goodbye and be with her until the very end.
I can be your hero, baby
I can kiss away the pain
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away
Oh, I just want to hold you
I just want to hold you, oh, yeah
Am I in too deep?
Have I lost my mind?
Well, I don't care
You're here tonight
I can be your hero, baby
I can kiss away the pain
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away
I can be your hero, baby
I can kiss away the pain
And I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away
You can take my breath away
I can be your hero
In the end, he stayed with her until she died in peace, and he buried her in the New Orleans cemetery. And on the Other Side, because she died in peace, she was reunited with Nadia for the last time.