Run Away
Elena sat in the cemetery, alone and scared. Normally she had someone with her, most times it was Stefan, sometimes it was Damon; but very rarely, Elena was alone. It had been two days since she “turned”, and at first she had refused to drink blood, accepting Stefan’s idea of animal blood. But she soon realized she couldn’t keep it down, leaving her with no other choice but to drink human blood.
So now here she was; deciding whether she really wanted to do this or not. Everything Elena had believed in, was against this. How could she drink human blood? What if she herself was a ripper? What if she wouldn’t be able to control herself after that first drop?
There were so many questions revolving around her head. Questions she knew no one really knew the answer to. She groaned, hunger was sneaking up on her again; she was trying her best to ignore it. She had pushed it down awhile ago, and the many times it snuck up on her before; but it was becoming unbearable.
“SNAP”
She heard a stick break in the distance, she quickly turned around, becoming alert. She turned her head around, then faced forward again. It was suddenly quiet; there wasn’t a single sound at all.
Elena still felt as if she wasn’t alone. She had a feeling at the pit of her stomach, and it wasn’t just hunger anymore. It was fear.
“Hello, little girl.” A familiar voice whispered in Elena’s ear, causing the new vampire to freeze. She knew that voice anywhere.
“Katherine.” Elena said, her voice barely above a whisper, and her back still turned to Katherine. Although Elena could practically see Katherine’s usual smirk. “The one and only.” The older vampire teased, walking in front of Elena, and flashing her an innocent smile.
“What are you doing here?” Elena asked harshly, causing Katherine to pout. “Aren’t you happy to see me?” She asked innocently, her eyes full of wonder, and they drove Elena crazy; they always do. “Why in the world would I be happy to see you?” Elena asked coldly, glaring at Katherine. “Because you haven’t seen me since we fu—“ Katherine started, but Elena quickly cut her off as soon as she realized what Katherine was going to say.
“Don’t.” Elena said quickly, “We do not speak of it. Ever.” Elena warned, and Katherine held her hands up in surrender. “Geez cupcake, was it that bad? I mean, if I remember correctly you were having lots of fun—“ Katherine tried to say, but Elena cut her off again. “What did I just say about speaking about it?!” She hissed, and Katherine only smiled smugly, but it quickly fell when she got a good look at Elena.
“Somethings off about you, princess.” Katherine said, as she walked around Elena; trying to figure out what was going on with her. “You’re smell is— different.” Katherine hesitated, and Elena looked down as Katherine came to a stop. She looked at Elena with a serious expression on her face. “What’s going on?” She asked, her voice suddenly laced with concern.
Elena knew if Katherine found out about her being a vampire, she would be upset. So upset that she’d probably try to kill anyone who she would consider responsible for it.
“Katherine I—“ Elena tried, but she cut herself off when she saw the way Katherine was staring at her. “What? What is it?” Katherine asked in a hurried tone, but Elena only stared at her. She didn’t know how to tell her; she hadn’t even said it out loud to herself yet. “Tell me what’s going on.” Katherine demanded, staring at Elena with a serious look on her face.
“I’m— I’m—“ Elena tried, and Katherine only patiently stared at her; waiting for her to finish. “I’m a vampire.” Elena blurted out, and Katherine froze. She stood there for awhile, silently, as she stared at Elena. The expression on her face was unreadable.
“What did you just say?” Katherine asked, her voice low. “Katherine please—“ Elena said in a quiet tone, but Katherine cut her off. “What the hell did you just say?” Katherine asked again, her voice becoming more stern. Elena stayed silent for another moment, worrying about Katherine losing her cool.
“Elena what did you just say?!” Katherine shouted, “I’M A VAMPIRE.” Elena yelled loudly, it practically echoed through the cemetery. Katherine stayed silent, as she released a loud breath, and Elena only stared at her expectantly. But Katherine still didn’t say anything.
“Please don’t run away.” Elena said quietly, in a tone that was barely audible; and if it wasn’t so quiet around them, Katherine might not have heard it. “What?” Katherine asked lowly, staring at Elena. “Don’t run away from me again.” The younger girl said, causing Katherine to furrow her eyebrows. “Again? Wh— What the hell are you talking about?” Katherine asked, clearly confused.
“You always run, Katherine. Every time things get a little too real for you; you run. You ran when you realized Stefan loved me, you ran when we had our first kiss, and you ran after we had sex. You always run.” Elena said, her voice cracking ever so slightly.
“Then you come back. You just come back. Out of the blue; out of nowhere, you’re just back. You need to stop doing that, because I never know what page you’re on. It’s like one minute you love me, and then—“ Elena said frustratedly, as she paused to stare at Katherine. “And then?” Katherine asked, her voice quiet, similar to Elena’s tone before. “And then you don’t.” Elena said, letting a defeated sigh escape her mouth.
“If it was some sort of plot to make me like this— you know, one of your twisted little schemes; then congrats. You won Katherine, you did it.” Elena said, letting out a bitter laugh. Katherine furrowed her eyebrows again, even more confused than before. “Did what? What the hell did I do?” Katherine asked; “You ruined me!” Elena yelled, her voice cracking again, and this time tears were starting to burn in the rim of her eyes.
“You made me love you, then you just left! You ran away, and it killed me! Literally!” Elena yelled, and Katherine’s eyes went wide. “Are you implying that this is my fault?!” Katherine asked through gritted teeth. “If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been gone, Elena! I’ve been gone for a year, busting my ass off trying to get over you! The decisions you made, while I was gone; were out of my reach!” Katherine yelled back, starting to get angry.
“Exactly! You weren’t here Katherine, you promised you’d protect me! But where were you?! Huh? Where were you when I drove off that bridge?! Why didn’t you save me?!” Elena yelled, tears starting to fall out of her eyes. “I didn’t think you wanted ME to save you!” Katherine yelled loudly, and Elena froze, staring at Katherine with tears in he eyes.
“What?” Elena asked, staring at Katherine like a lost puppy. Katherine could see that Elena was scared, and confused; and it broke her heart. “Elena, you’re perfect. You’re sweet, kind, amazing; you have the heart of a child you—“ Katherine said, pausing as she stared at Elena, who was staring at her intensely. “You’re you.” Katherine said, her voice lowering.
“You’re Elena Gilbert; the girl everyone loves. You’re this amazing girl, who’s known for being well— amazing! And you have this way of making every single thing better. You’re— you’re a miracle. You’re literally a miracle.” Katherine said seriously, but there was something in her tone Elena couldn’t recognize. “And I’m— I’m not, a good person. I never was, I might never be. I’m Katherine Pierce, the girl who burns everyone who loves her; the girl who’s incapable of feeling anything.” Katherine said, as she took a deep, shaky breath.
“But then you come along, and you make me question everything. You make the world seem a little less shitty, because I know shitty. And I know, that you also know. But for some reason, you’re still good; and for some reason I’m still bad.” Katherine said, as Elena stared at her. “I’m not like Damon, Elena; you can’t change me. And I’m not like Stefan, I kill, a lot; and I can control it.” She said, “I’m everything wrong for you, you can’t love me.” Katherine said coldly, and Elena only stared at her in disbelief.
“But I do love you, Katherine, I love you so much—“ Elena was cut off by her stomach growling loudly. Katherine made a face, and Elena sighed. “I’m just hungry.” She admitted, and Katherine gave her a look, “When was the last time you fed?” She asked in a concerned tone. Elena then bit her bottom lip nervously, “I haven’t technically fed yet.” Elena admitted, looking down; this cause Katherine’s eyes to go wide.
“You haven’t fed at all since you turned? How long ago was that?” Katherine asked, and Elena continued glancing at the floor. “Nearly two days.” She admitted, and Katherine’s eyes went wide again. “How stupid are you?! Do you really want to die?!” Katherine yelled angrily, and Elena suddenly felt weak; but she tried to push it down.
“I didn’t know what to do Katherine! I tried animal blood but I couldn’t keep it down!” Elena yelled, arguing with her doppelgänger loudly. Katherine then scoffed as she crossed her arms, “Of course you can’t keep that shit down, it’s gross!” Katherine yelled, and Elena suddenly lost balance a bit, but the tree she was standing beside saved her.
Katherine uncrossed her arms, and have Elena a look of uncertainty. “What was that?” She asked, and Elena only stared at her while keeping her balance with the tree. “I don’t feel too good Kath—“ Elena tried but she soon started falling to ground, and everything went black in her mind.
Katherine sped over to her, and caught her before she fell. “God dammit Elena.” She mumbled, as she looked around, she then realized there was no one in sight. She needed to act fast.
“I didn’t think I’d ever have to do this for you.” Katherine mumbled, as she put her wrist to her mouth, and bit some of her skin off. She then put her wrist to Elena’s mouth, “Drink up, cupcake. I promise you’ll keep this one down, it’s a lot better than rabbit blood.” Katherine joked. Elena’s veins around her eyes started to become visible, as she smelt the scent of Katherine’s blood.
She gripped her doppelgänger’s writer tightly, and started drinking. Katherine gasped at Elena’s sudden roughness, but she didn’t pull her wrist away; instead she only smirked. There was something so satisfying to Katherine about watching Elena drink her blood.
After about five minutes, Elena pulled away, breathing heavily as she looked up at Katherine with wondrous eyes. Katherine glanced at her wrist, getting a glimpse of the gash in her wrist before it quickly healed. She then looked up at Elena, who was practically shaking in excitement, and nervousness.
She was still in Katherine’s arms, mesmerized by the older vampire. Elena slowly brought her hand up to her lips, trying to wipe away the blood that was trickling down her lips. Katherine quickly grabbed her hand, and put it down, her eyes locking with Elena’s.
Her pupils dilated as she looked down at the blood around Elena’s mouth. She leaned in slowly, and Elena snapped her eyes shut. As soon as Katherine was just centimeters away from Elena’s lips, she licked the blood away. Elena held back a moan, and Katherine smirked. She paused for a moment, taking in every thought that was going through her brain.
Before she even realized it, she was kissing the younger girl. Elena kissed back immediately, slowly moving her arms up, so she could cup the sides of Katherine’s face gently. They both felt electric sparks explode in their bodies, as their worlds collided. It was no doubt the most passionate kiss either one of them has ever had.
After about three minutes, they pulled away slowly; immediately missing one another’s lips. Their eyes bitch fluttered open, and they locked with each other’s. Both of them were breathing heavily, still trying to take in what had just happen. It was so unexpected; Elena was still trying to figure out if she was dreaming.
“What— What does this mean?” Elena asked, her voice quiet and soft. Katherine stared into her eyes deeply, “I’m not gonna run away this time.” She said, smiling softly at the younger girl.