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 comfort500Please respect copyright.PENANANMJWuIAp22
It helps me sleep tonight500Please respect copyright.PENANAb9ihiW6LZV
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. 500Please respect copyright.PENANAmfW2WD8qnF
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 doubts500Please respect copyright.PENANAUL8zF02Fvc
I am damaged at best500Please respect copyright.PENANAbZvlt5h18Q
Like you've already figured out500Please respect copyright.PENANA8EhJ052s26
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. 500Please respect copyright.PENANAd46HyUJgco
She looked up at him. 500Please respect copyright.PENANAfLu2vEeJf1
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 500Please respect copyright.PENANAEk5TnPeLvf
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 500Please respect copyright.PENANAihrAAdhrqh
"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. 500Please respect copyright.PENANATIT22uEd1H
"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. 500Please respect copyright.PENANAtNhTudpUwH
"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."500Please respect copyright.PENANAz0VrqxmPLT
"Thank you," she said to him. 500Please respect copyright.PENANAcqtGGLFFS5
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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 breathing500Please respect copyright.PENANA3Esj3x72en
With a broken heart that's still beating500Please respect copyright.PENANAqpIu2SxXFG
In the pain500Please respect copyright.PENANAZZsDiUS0Mr
There is healing500Please respect copyright.PENANAEitD4NCqTu
In your name I find meaning500Please respect copyright.PENANAVT4ZlhXs9o
So I'm holdin' on500Please respect copyright.PENANAFz4ejtw4Rl
I'm holdin' on500Please respect copyright.PENANAsEP8NobWLi
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.500Please respect copyright.PENANAVzusnmM0pu
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 500Please respect copyright.PENANAGtFV77mF8w
"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. 500Please respect copyright.PENANAVhvCY4V9jl
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 head500Please respect copyright.PENANAMoVfndbAZf
I tried my best to be guarded500Please respect copyright.PENANAWQBsvnGTAS
I'm an open book instead500Please respect copyright.PENANA0b7NKzZWkF
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes500Please respect copyright.PENANAqtopJGNBTq
That are looking for a purpose500Please respect copyright.PENANAWlk3DQsWfg
They're still looking for life500Please respect copyright.PENANAfNl0NIZcpP
I'm falling apart500Please respect copyright.PENANARJ7AvVR3Dj
I'm barely breathing500Please respect copyright.PENANARFaxyhKEK4
With a broken heart that's still beating500Please respect copyright.PENANAeopp2oPltO
In the pain (In the pain)500Please respect copyright.PENANAhokJIv5Bal
Is there healing500Please respect copyright.PENANAf50QPI70Up
In your name (In your name) I find meaning500Please respect copyright.PENANAxbimmvGXm2
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)500Please respect copyright.PENANAzqxfHfsDfl
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)500Please respect copyright.PENANAPHK1OXXVRp
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)500Please respect copyright.PENANAhOdTqRboAK
I'm barely holdin' on to you500Please respect copyright.PENANAeUE5RxHrTT
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 away500Please respect copyright.PENANAzAXJGcMVcZ
And I'm hanging on to the words you say500Please respect copyright.PENANA80nDNd2bYh
You said that I will be OK500Please respect copyright.PENANAV1e2nhAUgv
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone500Please respect copyright.PENANATfZEEogxMb
I may have lost my way now500Please respect copyright.PENANAtZJ2InLOss
Haven't forgotten my way home500Please respect copyright.PENANAT0Yp2ntXS6
I'm falling apart500Please respect copyright.PENANAN5iFqPxGOa
I'm barely breathing500Please respect copyright.PENANAVmX64Cwj22
With a broken heart that's still beating500Please respect copyright.PENANAqyiDTZyEF7
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing500Please respect copyright.PENANASnGNcXf8kW
In your name I find meaning500Please respect copyright.PENANADF98QKTFH9
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')500Please respect copyright.PENANAtuJhlwoQ9j
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')500Please respect copyright.PENANAtuHx5HuvLy
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')500Please respect copyright.PENANAKSdwm9PvnG
I'm barely holdin' on to you500Please respect copyright.PENANAIv4CdptKRM
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')500Please respect copyright.PENANAVFz4cJeFWU
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')500Please respect copyright.PENANAWiO175ZuLn
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.