Allure of Darkness: TVD [2]✓

Chapter Twelve

When Gemma woke up it was early into the evening, Stefan had placed a note on the pillow next to her;

Gem- at the hospital, Katherine had a heart attack. Call you later. -Stefan

She got out of bed and still felt tired, she turned on the shower and got inside once it was warm, she heard her phone ringing while she was shampooing her hair. She rushed out of the shower and answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey, can you meet me at the boarding house?" she heard Stefan's voice

"Yeah, let me wash the shampoo out of my hair and I'll be there. How's Katherine?"

"She's dying. I was thinking..."

"I will help her pain, I won't heal her."

"Sounds fine. See you soon, hurry please."

"I will." Gemma hung up and finished showering, she quickly got dressed. She reached the Salvatore boarding house and went inside. Gemma instantly heard Damon's voice.

"Rule number one: Name the worst thing Katherine Pierce has ever done. Rule number two: toast to the glory of her impending death. Rule number three: if you come across something that's worse, which you will, repeat rules one and two." Gemma saw Stefan and joined him at the top of the stairs, she followed him into the room where Katherine was.

"They're talking about me, aren't they."

"They're reminiscing."

"It's fine. I'm sure I deserve everything they're saying. What is she doing here?"

"Here to help you."

"Does my hand look wrinkled to you?" Katherine asked Stefan.

"It looks fine."

"If I start to sag, anywhere, you take a knife and you jam it into my carotid artery immediately. Okay?"

"Okay."

"What?" Gemma slid on her cardigan and placed it on a chair in the room. She placed her hands onto Katherine's body.

"You know, even on your death bed, you're vain."

"Hey. If a girl's gotta go, it may as well be glamorous right. Gemma gets it, she has always looked good whenever I saw her. That's definitely an age spot."

"It's not an age spot, Katherine." Stefan took her hand in his.

"You're being too nice to me. Why?"

"You're dying. I think I can muster up a bit of compassion." Gemma looked at Stefan.

"I bet Gemma and I would've been friends in another life. I bet you look killer in a corset."

"You'll never know." Gemma said with a wink, "I was able to stop the kidney failure, but that won't stop you from dying. I'm sorry."

"You healed me? How? Why?"

"Because even terrible deserve to die comfortably."

"How?" Gemma ignored her and grabbed Katherine's hand and took some of her pain away.

"Gemma."

"Yeah?"

"Let's leave Katherine alone. You've done enough." he took Gemma's hand and they walked downstairs joining their other friends.

"Rumor has it, she burnt down the entire city of Atlanta once."

"That might win."

"Alright. Knock it off or take it somewhere else. You guys are being insensitive."