Oh Brother, She is Our Sister

The Wakening Hour

She had finally awaken from her human slumber. Gasping for the new fresh air. Her shirt had still been covered with blood where she had been shot. She unbuttoned it to see that her flesh from the wound was completely normal. Like nothing had ever happened.

She looked around confusingly to see that Stefan was standing nearby, resting by a tree. He was staring off into the distance and had become deep in thought. Processing all that's happened and what would happen if they didn't complete the transition. He heard A shuffling noise from Daniela as she was finally awake. She held her head and Stefan sat beside her. She started tearing up.

"Stefan...what happened? Why am I alive, why are we alive?"

He held her hands and tried to keep her calm.

"We are not alive, Daniela. We are dead."

"But then how are we even—"

"Here? Because we are in transition. We all had Katherine's blood in our system."

"Does that mean that....No. No. No! That can't be. I can't...I can't be a vampire."

"Maybe it doesn't have to be that way Dani, if we're not to complete the transition, we must keep away from feeding on human blood. Me and Damon already agreed to that."

"Damon? Is he okay?!? Where is he Stefan?"

"Yes, Damon is fine. He just went out to get you fresh clothes."

"Oh, I'm hoping Damon isn't far."

"Don't worry. He'll be back soon."

"Okay."

...

"So since we're in transition, how long do we have until, you know, until we will actually die for good?"

Damon was back with you as you walked together. You had worn new, clean clothes finally. Stefan decided to take a visit to their home.

"It's at least 24 hours I believe."

"So a whole day?"

"Yes."

You were also finally getting your compelled memories back. And they weren't that bad, mostly because you were frightened of what Katherine was capable of doing. She was a vampire after all.

"Did Katherine ever compel you on different occasions?"

"No, I had loved her Daniela, and love makes you do things for the ones you love. No matter the risk. Just to satisfy your partner."

"But she wasn't really your partner."

Damon turned around and looked at his sister confusingly.

"Neither was she Stefan's. I was blind enough to see it than but now, I know the truth."

Damon gave her a "go on" look.

"She used you Damon. And she used Stefan. But you two were so caught up in her web that you never figured it out. How wrong it was. Even my ignorance and innocence never could tell then. If only I could have..."

"I loved her Dani! And that's all I'll ever feel for her."

"That's exactly what she wanted. But you had to learn the hard way ,brother."