Damon Salvatore keeps it in the family since 1864 (mystic_damon) wrote,
"Katherine was with both of us, you already know that. But she was only meant to turn me," he said. "I didn't want to become a vampire when we were shot. I didn't want to turn because life without Katherine didn't seem worth it. Stefan talked me into it, because he didn't want to be alone. So I turned, and vowed I would make his life miserable. He had taken everything from me," he said.