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 comfort508Please respect copyright.PENANAPt5kv81uuF
It helps me sleep tonight508Please respect copyright.PENANAGhC9NYOJ1x
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. 508Please respect copyright.PENANAsdpoDsTBbE
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 doubts508Please respect copyright.PENANAziWWpD6TNZ
I am damaged at best508Please respect copyright.PENANAKkPzkYLeUd
Like you've already figured out508Please respect copyright.PENANAA8Wvo21EG3
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. 508Please respect copyright.PENANAhsHciAAkdC
She looked up at him. 508Please respect copyright.PENANALvto0q0uQg
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 508Please respect copyright.PENANA708Yix1cq6
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 508Please respect copyright.PENANAFiVRDwn3ow
"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. 508Please respect copyright.PENANAsGR9ZrT4Ft
"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. 508Please respect copyright.PENANAWmDcNmiQUp
"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."508Please respect copyright.PENANAcV7S4CUFnY
"Thank you," she said to him. 508Please respect copyright.PENANAAT3Eb3D3vE
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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 breathing508Please respect copyright.PENANA8tUPWivW3b
With a broken heart that's still beating508Please respect copyright.PENANAw2Iyq0UaIp
In the pain508Please respect copyright.PENANADYyPZogCsG
There is healing508Please respect copyright.PENANAUc0rlMmYnx
In your name I find meaning508Please respect copyright.PENANAvwDclgqQfV
So I'm holdin' on508Please respect copyright.PENANAdKlk3I7Wos
I'm holdin' on508Please respect copyright.PENANAdOmnzMIMDN
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.508Please respect copyright.PENANA2TZSkbwFsT
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 508Please respect copyright.PENANAWXzlaRweAR
"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. 508Please respect copyright.PENANAoSDckvFzIX
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 head508Please respect copyright.PENANASQuOQbXOrM
I tried my best to be guarded508Please respect copyright.PENANAqH4Ktq0qNe
I'm an open book instead508Please respect copyright.PENANA4CPLzMDKj0
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes508Please respect copyright.PENANAdCxrZWrIu0
That are looking for a purpose508Please respect copyright.PENANAsMS9u8SYs4
They're still looking for life508Please respect copyright.PENANAcPVURA7Dxz
I'm falling apart508Please respect copyright.PENANAij1GNGpaAk
I'm barely breathing508Please respect copyright.PENANAIXYCXFdCsZ
With a broken heart that's still beating508Please respect copyright.PENANAeRdAqJt3K0
In the pain (In the pain)508Please respect copyright.PENANA9hOmpmQ1kf
Is there healing508Please respect copyright.PENANAA3Lv2ITC73
In your name (In your name) I find meaning508Please respect copyright.PENANAPuvyyDuhHn
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)508Please respect copyright.PENANAgdwuU3MCqh
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)508Please respect copyright.PENANAE4mSactB1U
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)508Please respect copyright.PENANAnhyBEhNGqu
I'm barely holdin' on to you508Please respect copyright.PENANAFYhzqqctU5
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 away508Please respect copyright.PENANAF6xSqk97L8
And I'm hanging on to the words you say508Please respect copyright.PENANA1TRN7s52kd
You said that I will be OK508Please respect copyright.PENANAoOkdK3rQoa
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone508Please respect copyright.PENANAwul7vQKzyZ
I may have lost my way now508Please respect copyright.PENANA7szeMVqsxZ
Haven't forgotten my way home508Please respect copyright.PENANAR7kE8ZeABA
I'm falling apart508Please respect copyright.PENANATVXB7YBklz
I'm barely breathing508Please respect copyright.PENANAPtLdJMPeqg
With a broken heart that's still beating508Please respect copyright.PENANA6e0aIQkLQO
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing508Please respect copyright.PENANA7GAu2OMyZI
In your name I find meaning508Please respect copyright.PENANAZN1CcKo1Sk
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')508Please respect copyright.PENANAC1e1P9ib2l
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')508Please respect copyright.PENANAJEnjojg7Gj
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')508Please respect copyright.PENANA4ujRy1Ne1D
I'm barely holdin' on to you508Please respect copyright.PENANA9aXyR83Gzq
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')508Please respect copyright.PENANAOXh2v8Ezkv
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')508Please respect copyright.PENANAGLo409BvFH
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.