Chapter Sixteen: It Didn't Work Out

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I walk into the front door of the Salvatore house with blood still all over my clothes. I get to the living room and there is everyone, and Silas? They watch as I make my way into the room and Stefan automatically runs up to me.

"What happened?" He asks

"She's dead." I simply state

"Who? How?"

"Qetsiyah, I killed her." I walk past him and up the stairs

"Katerina..." I turn to see Silas behind me

"I'm going to go take a shower and when I get out I expect you to be gone." I say and walk upstairs

Silas's POV

I turn away from Katherine and back to them.

"What in the hell were you guys thinking by letting her go back there? Are you guys crazy!?" I shout

"You're the one who kidnapped her. None of this would have happened if you guys didn't come back. You should have just stayed away." Stefan comes at me

"If you didn't go kissing Katherine, Amara would still be dead, Qetsiyah would still be alive and happy. And I would be able to raise my child with the woman I love. You had your time with Katherine and you blew it." I continue blame

"Oh, so it's my fault? The moment Katherine said just the littlest thing out of the way you jumped down her throat and ignored her for weeks. Then you ran off with your ex and were gone for over six months. How in the hell is this MY fault!?"

"You kissed her! You knew, everyone knew, the trust issues Qetsiyah had. What Amara and I did to betray her. And yet you basically did the same thing I did. Way to go!" I can't seem to stop shouting

Stefan steps in front of my face. "Don't compare the two of us. I'm not anything like you." He states

"Both of you, stop fighting!"Elena butts in

We both turn to her and I can see the anger on her face.

"Who cares who did what. The real worry we should have is what we are going to do about Amara. She's going to go back and see that Qetsiyah is dead. We should get Katherine out of here before she gets killed."

"I'm not running away. I killed Qetsiyah, I can kill Amara too." Katherine comes walking down the stairs and looks at me

"I thought I told you to leave?" She asks

"You did, but I'm not going to. We need to really talk about what just happened." I demand

"You wanna talk, let's talk. Qetsiyah was so caught up in revenge that it got her killed. You and Amara have been doing god knows what while you were on your little rendezvous. And I have never before in my vampire life felt regret and guilt over killing someone more than I have today."

She moves past me and sits on the couch. I reuse to leave and I go and sit next to her on the couch.

"I told you. Nothing happened between me and Amara." I say again

"Don't patronize me. You've not only made out with her in front of me once but you've done it twice. Not to mention it looked like you were pretty into it." She says in anger

I get up off the couch abruptly and stand in front of her. I can't stand when she is mad at me.

"You're mad, I get it. But I love you and I'm not going to let you sit here and put yourself in danger. You don't know what Amara is capable of."

She looks up from her lap and stands to get in my face. She looks straight into my eyes and they are filled with nothing but pure hatred. I take my chances and reach for her hand, holding it in mine. She looks down to our intertwined hands and I see the change in her eyes. From hatred to love in just one touch of my hand.

"You feel that? That's electricity coursing through your body when we touch. That's the love you feel towards me and I feel towards you. Please, Katerina..." I pause for her

She disconnects our hands and wraps her arms around my neck. Her grip tightens and I lean into it and wrap mine around her hips. She seems like she really needed this hug and I'm glad I'm the one who can give it to her.

"I do love you, Silas..." She pauses and removes her arms from around my neck "But I'm not going to run. I've spent five hundred years running and I'm tired. Maybe if Amara is smart enough she won't come after me."

"You love me still? Does that mean you'll forgive me?" I ask

"It means I still love you. It will take time for me to forgive you, and I mean awhile. I need space, Silas so please leave. I have more pressing matters on my hands than fixing our relationship."

I place my hand on her cheek and run my thumb across her chin and then her lips. I look away from her eyes and straight to the floor. I understand why she wants this and I can respect that.

"I'll do whatever I can to get you back, I promise." And with that I'm out the front door

Katherine's POV

I watch as Silas walks out the front door not turning back to look at me. I just look around at all the solemn faces and I wait until someone breaks the silence.

"Are you okay, Katherine?" Elena asks

"I just killed somebody, Elena. How do you think I feel?"

I look towards the ground because I can't bear to look at Stefan just after killing the girl he loved. I feel a tear run down my face and quickly wipe it away and I look back up into Elena's eyes.

"I'm sorry." She says before pulling me into a hug

I let her embrace and as we are standing there another person joins in and wraps their arms around me. I look up to see Stefan standing a bit away from us so I'm assuming it's Damon. I can see the pain in his eyes and I just close my eyes. Without warning I feel my neck break and I'm consumed by darkness. Shit.

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