Summary: Set in S2-5. A songfic based on the pairing Datherine and song “Hero.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAdOPiW47XuG
*The Last Day*
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Would you dance423Please respect copyright.PENANAeLsk1KgR3j
If I asked you to dance?423Please respect copyright.PENANAMaI253busa
Would you run and never look back?423Please respect copyright.PENANAcb4gzIpwUI
Would you cry423Please respect copyright.PENANAIbHmetB5Sw
If you saw me crying?423Please respect copyright.PENANAQnw0FB2uaI
Would you save my soul tonight?423Please respect copyright.PENANAAaW79Fnzhn
Would you tremble423Please respect copyright.PENANA5UtxAyRabo
If I touched your lips?423Please respect copyright.PENANAegaJ2EA6dn
Would you laugh?423Please respect copyright.PENANAyb9n3FHMpn
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Now would you die423Please respect copyright.PENANA0FWENiJU9z
For the one you love?423Please respect copyright.PENANA2NNQiN70rk
Hold me in your arms tonight423Please respect copyright.PENANAm6kPVlx6tT
I can be your hero, baby423Please respect copyright.PENANAmzeVp0p3lS
I can kiss away the pain423Please respect copyright.PENANAmyS6qfg24A
I will stand by you forever423Please respect copyright.PENANAERHza3lyOz
You can take my breath away
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It was a beautiful day, as Damon knocked on Ric’s apartment door and waited for someone to open the door. Klaus was keeping her hostage, so he thought he’d come by and give her a vial of vervain to use so he couldn’t compel her. He hated Katherine, but no one deserved torture, captivity, or being ripped of their free will. If she was alive, he’d help her the best of his ability.423Please respect copyright.PENANA8bDAUQ7ufn
Ten minutes later, when no one opened the door, he figured he should see what was going on, so he did just that. He walked inside, closing the door behind himself. That’s when he saw her on her back on the floor, skin burning in the sun, and a bite on the left side of her neck. Because of the burning, he assumed that Klaus had taken her Daylight bracelet.423Please respect copyright.PENANATtOGMjVEUS
He went over and closed the curtains to stop the burning. She was a vampire just like himself. If a vampire burned long enough, they’d die. He didn’t know how long that she’d been burning. If he hadn’t come today, she probably would’ve died before the sun went down.423Please respect copyright.PENANAKEuaBIgNdo
He knelt at her side and scanned her with his eyes. He’d gotten to her just in time, since she had started showing veins from burning in the sun. The veins were starting to disappear and her skin was starting to heal, but not as quickly as vampires usually do. He knew it was from the vicious bite.423Please respect copyright.PENANAJZUjSwGmcg
He rested gentle hands on either side of her head, avoiding touching the werewolf bite.423Please respect copyright.PENANAlfn1bE5sYs
“Katherine, can you hear me? I need you to wake up. If you can hear me, open your eyes.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAjRFVSyORU2
When she didn’t reply or move a muscle, he patted her right cheek gently, his right hand resting on her forehead to keep her head still. In this state, she was fragile. He hated to call her that, but she was burning up. That, and she looked very weak and pale, not to mention, he was having a hard time waking her up. If and when she woke up, she wouldn’t be able to go anywhere. She’d be too weak to stand, much less walk. Even if she did wake up before he left with her, he’d still have to carry her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAlqVuh4PSMS
“Come on, Katherine; wake up. You need to tell me where the cure is,” he said, still patting her cheek.423Please respect copyright.PENANAjpok2tY2dW
He stopped trying to wake her, when she began awakening.423Please respect copyright.PENANAobmwOkLUnT
When she opened her eyes, he gave a smile.423Please respect copyright.PENANAyYkcPMLpx3
“Hey. Welcome back to the waking world.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAkRXOMO4wQu
“Damon?” she inquired weakly.423Please respect copyright.PENANAM4m5ZsicWV
“Don’t worry. I’m not here to kill you. I’m not an hallucination either. I’m getting you out of here, but you need to tell me where he’s go the cure. Surely, he didn’t leave you to die without leaving the cure behind.”423Please respect copyright.PENANA7Mruwi6xYm
“In a kitchen cupboard,” she weakly replied.423Please respect copyright.PENANAjboUG5vZQe
He took his hand from her forehead and went to the kitchen to look in the cupboards.423Please respect copyright.PENANAWo6NEWhu2H
She blurrily watched him go and turned her head to the left to watch him look for the cure; Klaus’ blood. As she did, everything began to seem too far away. She was also in a lot of pain from the bite and felt tired.423Please respect copyright.PENANAS0Zc5FIN1t
Once he’d found the vial of Klaus’ blood as well as her Daylight bracelet, he put the vial inside his jacket and blurred back over to her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAVsiCTl8a1X
Once knelt at her side, he could tell that she was about to go under again. He removed her jacket and slipped her Daylight bracelet on her wrist, before putting her arm around his shoulders and pulling her gently into his arms. Then he got to his feet and looked down at her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAYGXlSIRoET
“You’re gonna be okay, Katherine. You hear me? I’m gonna cure you, but not here.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAnn6CasxTuw
He blurred towards his car outside and gently sat her in the passenger’s seat, before taking the vial out. By this time, she’d gone under.423Please respect copyright.PENANAz6jhmxSciQ
He slid an arm under her head, gently positioning her head back. Then he put the vial to her lips, making the cure go down her throat. Then, after he figured she’d had enough, he layed her head on the seat again and closed the door. Then he drank the rest, having been bitten by Tyler, and got in the driver’s seat. Then he drove away, towards the boarding house.423Please respect copyright.PENANAPTr50oCzlo
Later, she was cured and lived to see yet another day.
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*Before Sunset*
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Would you swear that you’ll always be mine?423Please respect copyright.PENANAIgJTK2eXpu
Would you lie?423Please respect copyright.PENANAU8v06OdsCl
Would you run and hide?423Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZVphk4HtK
Am I in too deep?423Please respect copyright.PENANAUIWKHq0zI9
Have I lost my mind?423Please respect copyright.PENANAs33DJnAgVr
I don’t care423Please respect copyright.PENANAVkmfpUZUtV
You’re here tonight
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It was a dismal night at Mystic High, as everyone tried to kill Klaus. Katherine opened up a couple grenades saying, “Kaboom,” before throwing it at the hybrids that were coming to help Klaus. Killing Klaus didn’t happen in the end though, because Stefan stopped Damon to save him. If Klaus died, Damon would’ve been hunted down and killed by Klaus’ hybrids.423Please respect copyright.PENANACRkZPh5l66
Later that night, when Katherine was heading down a hall towards the side exit where she’d parked her car, she was pinned against a set of lockers by Rebekah. Apparently, someone had undaggered her and she had heard about the plan to kill Klaus. She knew that that meant that she was on vengeance strike. She definitely knew that when Rebekah plunged a hand through her chest.423Please respect copyright.PENANAHjOOqU8Ac9
“I should rip your heart out right now,” Rebekah said.423Please respect copyright.PENANApYnIYAJkoB
“In that case, how about you kill everyone involved,” she replied.423Please respect copyright.PENANAGWIJkxbFvn
“Maybe I will,” the Original sister said.423Please respect copyright.PENANASxmHqLifVO
“I don’t doubt that you’re capable of killing all of us, but would you take away Elijah’s love? Could you live with yourself? You have too good of a heart. I don’t think you can kill me,” Katherine stated truthfully to her. She had no reason to lie. She didn’t know much about Rebekah.423Please respect copyright.PENANA5VZswUi7MO
She felt another squeeze of her heart and everything went blurry.423Please respect copyright.PENANA9dA03f0tG1
“You underestimate me,” she growled at Katherine.423Please respect copyright.PENANAG85gm9oh8d
“Then go ahead and kill me. It’ll make you feel so much better,” she urged her.423Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZzCwY4Q41
She felt her hand leave her chest and then felt pain of something being stabbed close to her heart.423Please respect copyright.PENANAsNWPhRJhW7
“Maybe I’ll take you up on your offer,” she heart the ancient vampiress say. Then she felt the thing, maybe a stick, start to pierce her heart. Then she felt her ass on the floor and even more pain. Then it was as if she couldn’t breathe and she closed her eyes.423Please respect copyright.PENANAkqpGkHSGDl
Damon, seeing the scene, snapped her neck and knelt in front of Katherine, before quickly pulling out the stick and tossing it to the floor. He then bit his wrist and put it to her lips to heal her quicker, which worked.423Please respect copyright.PENANA38RDseeTEf
After she’d healed, he gently pulled her into his arms and blurred off wit her.
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*Graduation*
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I can be your hero, baby423Please respect copyright.PENANAKLDpjzbElT
I can kiss away the pain423Please respect copyright.PENANALPi2xIkRWf
I will stand by you forever423Please respect copyright.PENANAqMsKhpYup7
You can take my breath away423Please respect copyright.PENANAXoZkRJJT5z
Oh, I just want to hold you423Please respect copyright.PENANAbgypMBDbRm
I just want to hold you, oh, yeah423Please respect copyright.PENANAeMnalce2aU
Am I in too deep?423Please respect copyright.PENANAIUtHD38W19
Have I lost my mind?423Please respect copyright.PENANAOj6xOXrDgf
Well, I don’t care423Please respect copyright.PENANAhXJwTk8TcP
You’re here tonight
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It was a dismal night, as Damon searched for Katherine through each Mystic High hall, having heard from Elena that she had shoved the cure down her throat when Katherine had almost killed her. It had been a few hours ago, but he hoped she’d still be here somewhere. He knew her as well as he knew himself. As a vampire, she had everything going for her. As a human, she’d be alone and scared, not to mention hurt and maybe a little paranoid.423Please respect copyright.PENANAyxKWMc2hhU
When he’d found the hall they’d fought in, she was gone, so he went back to his car to try and find her elsewhere. He’d search every road of Mystic Falls if he had to. For some reason, her being human made him care about her well-being. He hadn’t cared about her since 1864.423Please respect copyright.PENANADdrLcgTn6U
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Twenty minutes later, he found her limping down one of the desolate roads. Knowing her, he figured asking her to get in would prove to be unsuccessful, so he pulled over and got out.423Please respect copyright.PENANAuwtmqkkfVO
“Katherine.” He put a hand on her arm, stopping her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAcuTJRjYCJZ
She turned around to face him and he let go.423Please respect copyright.PENANA47rUH0R16V
“Come to celebrate in my misery? Come to finish what Elena started? Go ahead. Put me out of my misery,” she said with anger, angry at herself that she’d been defeated by her baby vampire doppelganger, and taking it out on him.423Please respect copyright.PENANAKb76hZNSI0
“I’m not here for either reason. I’m going to help you. You need help. You’re human, injured, and not as powerful as you were. Let me help you.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAlsT1nxINfF
“Fine,” she said, before limping towards the car.423Please respect copyright.PENANA7kFvdshErw
Just as he began following behind her, he saw her begin to collapse.423Please respect copyright.PENANAPtznxDQ75G
He blurred right behind her and put an arm around her. Then he knelt down with her against him. That when he saw a shard of glass in her thigh and a bigger shard of glass in her stomach.423Please respect copyright.PENANAvfQPpbzsIY
Once he’d gotten her in the car, he pulled both out, tossing them to the ground, and used a towel from the backseat to tie around her thigh. He used the other one for her other wound.423Please respect copyright.PENANAuQgYMxAZx3
As he drove, he used his right hand to apply pressure with the towel, trying to slow the bleeding. Normal people would’ve taken her to the hospital, but there was a first-aid kit at home. He figured that he could use that to get her wounds taken care of. He figured she’d ben find after that.423Please respect copyright.PENANAX5a2hxr4fA
When he’d taken care of her wounds in his room, he was right. She’d be fine.
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*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
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I can be you’re hero, baby423Please respect copyright.PENANA5YYjFLh22Y
I can kiss away the pain, oh, yeah423Please respect copyright.PENANAdevoNJwQU3
I will stand by you forever423Please respect copyright.PENANADcjwRM7LA3
You can take my breath away423Please respect copyright.PENANABbTGFxwkMW
(I can be your hero, baby)423Please respect copyright.PENANADwko1xxACP
I can be your hero423Please respect copyright.PENANAc6SjpIfbec
I can kiss away the pain423Please respect copyright.PENANAeGNjfWfxp6
And I will stand by you forever423Please respect copyright.PENANAyFE5IIirst
You can take my breath away423Please respect copyright.PENANABJJvM5B6li
You can take my breath away423Please respect copyright.PENANAy2WsyEoXbn
I can be your hero
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“Katherine!” he yelled, as he raced towards his wrecked car that she sat in. He’d broken his promise he’d made to her that he’d protect her from Silas. Now she’d somehow caused his car to be totaled. The hood and both sides were crinkled, including the trunk. Also, all of the windows were shattered and he could smell a lot of blood; her blood.423Please respect copyright.PENANA5cQHDR5vQF
When he tried opening the door, it was jammed, so he forced it open. Then, when it opened, her left hand fell off the seat. He gently turned her head towards him and snapped her seatbelt in two. That’s when he saw that she had a dislocated shoulder and a piece of glass grazed in the right side of her neck. She had blood on either side of her head too and was bleeding from the back of her head, but he’d already seen that. He pulled the glass out and scanned the rest of her. Seeing more glass in her, he did the same he’d done with the first glass he’d seen in her. Then he used his vamp strength to move a piece of the car in the floorboard, to free her foot so he could get her to the hospital.423Please respect copyright.PENANA2Mo9LCzUPe
He rested gentled hands on either side of her face, head still turned towards him.423Please respect copyright.PENANAB1j2TSZe7Z
“Katherine, can you hear me? Open your eyes. I’m going to get you to the hospital. I just need you to open your eyes.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAJPwJQxoLLZ
After ten minutes, she finally opened her eyes to see him.423Please respect copyright.PENANAwg0w4N31jq
“I’m so sorry, Katherine. Silas told me to hand you over in exchange of him telling me where Stefan is. I promise you, I will never do that again.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAvCMnQmK5kc
She began to close her eyes and he carefully pulled her into his arms.423Please respect copyright.PENANAkfNCLFWeFZ
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Half an hour later, as she was rushed down the hall, because of her extensive injuries, her body was going into shock.423Please respect copyright.PENANACR1oTE4JdC
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Hours later, after surgery, she was settled into a recovery room and he was told he could see her. So he went to sit on her bedside and rested his hand on top of her right one. She hadn’t woken up yet, so he was just silent, happy that she was alive.423Please respect copyright.PENANATwwc3CbYIR
He gave a smile, realizing that he more than cared about her. He was falling for her all over again.