Summary: Set in S5 "Dead Man On Campus" to "500 Years of Solitude," but revised to be a one-shot Damon and Katherine song fic, based on Lifehouse's song "Broken."
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The broken clock is a comfort688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqOZJ7j4Sa
It helps me sleep tonight688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAoapOCg0C
Maybe it can stop tomorrow from stealing all my time...
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It was a dark night as Katherine Pierce stood on the clock tower, ready to end it all, not wanting the pain of dying of old age. Nadia would be okay without her and everyone else in Mystic Falls hated, despised, and wanted her dead. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwm8ewDaBv
She stepped off the ledge backwards, eyes closed, and felt the wind as she fell towards the sidewalk.
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I am here still waiting though I still have my doubts688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTvobJn9L6
I am damaged at best688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaBGejJxlq
Like you've already figured out688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQq7Cj5BYB
I'm falling apart...
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Before she could hit the ground, she felt as if someone had caught her, saving her. Thinking Elijah had come back for her, she opened her eyes, only to see her elder childe, Damon Salvatore. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaweXZUgNkS
She looked up at him. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgHzhCkmdh
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYffq9W13b
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ONgtDgHm5
"What are you thinking? Killing yourself instead of surviving? The Katherine I know wouldn't be killing herself, so what made you change your mind after 500 years of survival?" he asked her. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7Ef2NkbG1
"I'm dying of old age and it can't be stopped, so why try? I'd rather kill myself than to die of old age. Why did you save me? You'd rather see me dead," she replied. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFonRAs9MO
"I figured I'd save your from your own stupidity. As for you dying; whoever told you that it can't be stopped was wrong. You'll figure a way out. You always do."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9Y9SdNCqB
"Thank you," she said to him. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCk1zZ35Ut
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A month later, just as she was heading down the stairs at the boarding house, she felt pain start up her arm and travel to the left side of her chest. She put a hand on her chest as the pain came. She didn't know what was happening, but figured that this was it.
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I'm barely breathing688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmhbG8Nlw4
With a broken heart that's still beating688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPPHEgNDi1
In the pain688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQOJsgn9BP
There is healing688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEn9De53rcp
In your name I find meaning688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNogSpMjHpw
So I'm holdin' on688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBDu3kJPI7
I'm holdin' on688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBuxGhUMbz
I'm barely holdin' on to you...
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An hour later, Damon entered the hospital, heading down the hallway in search of Katherine, which was where Dr. Meredith Fell met up with him.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8TRzMHcgP
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6lttZ7GzF
"She's in room 150, but she had a heart attack. Damon, she may not make it through the night. Every organ in her body is failing," she answered him. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uNbJtkitq
He left her standing there and soon entered Katherine's room, closing the door behind himself, where she lay in critical condition with machines hooked up to her, keeping her alive as long as possible.
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The broken locks were a warning you got inside my head688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyPVOaFmhm
I tried my best to be guarded688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡol7PuyUwX6
I'm an open book instead688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLCGm3r6Ne
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPDLfJdQQQ
That are looking for a purpose688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntjHa79Ocp
They're still looking for life688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Z74KaSH66
I'm falling apart688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIrxblCmUB
I'm barely breathing688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIJMH8Yeh3
With a broken heart that's still beating688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvAqpEaFJp
In the pain (In the pain)688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJ3Uwv8MTp
Is there healing688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJU9lgeNan
In your name (In your name) I find meaning688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5dKBj8grb
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMvR9e3spy
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlJQOLmFgO
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaUcQVluP3
I'm barely holdin' on to you688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfQif4DNKr
I'm hangin' on another day...
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As Damon stood at her hospital bedside, looking down at her, he realized that he didn't just care about if she lived or died; he loved her. The brave, fierce, independent girl he had always loved and hated was barely holding on; fighting for her life.
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Just to see what you throw away688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeRgsuhuW0
And I'm hanging on to the words you say688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aNeRYkRIm
You said that I will be OK688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4qanNAJuX
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhPFxEoMQP
I may have lost my way now688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTfZvFd5Zj
Haven't forgotten my way home688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUN13xnBcR
I'm falling apart688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4H5vNTNwiY
I'm barely breathing688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6mz47Ldnz
With a broken heart that's still beating688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xPIIWKUXE
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqvX0E0Pq9
In your name I find meaning688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpK07egdnQc
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTowqxPt4IS
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I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdg4rJ8Qel
I'm barely holdin' on to you688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA9moVtomS
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I'm barely holdin' on to you...
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After she was no longer in critical condition and was sent home, she was put on bed rest until she healed the human way. Damon took care of her and they fell back into love and got back together.
