Summary: Set in S8. Based on the song “Not Meant To Be.” Katherine comes back to life after escaping the 1994 prison world and Kai. Will Damon save her or not?552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsboX7tfAx
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It’s never enough to say I care552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVel0hgLv4
But I’m caught between what you wanted from me552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnMoopHwlD
And knowing that if I give that to you552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcOZgFHuZK
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Nobody wins when everyone’s losing
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It was a nebulous night, as Damon drove through Mystic Falls, on the way out of town. A few weeks ago, he and Enzo had been saved from the siren, Sybil, when they’d destroyed it. Just last week he’d gotten his humanity back on. Now he was on his way out of town for a break from Mystic Falls and everything that came with it.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYIEPEWRtA
Suddenly, on a road, close to the edge of town, he stopped the car, seeing someone on the road. Deciding to see who it was and if he could help, he got out and walked towards the shoulder of the road.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHmU3h1XS6
Once there, he immediately knew who it was. She wasn’t Elena, but he’d know her anywhere.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwTxede014
“Katherine?”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSE1PRw2mJ
He knelt by her to assess her condition and wounds with his eyes. When he did and saw the arrow in her lower stomach and the ascendant not far from her, he knew where she’d come from.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb97FzGEIXr
“I’m so sorry. You didn’t deserve this,” he said, knowing she’d just escaped Kai and it was partly his fault. He was the one that killed Kai to save Bonnie, and Stefan was the one that had killed her. Damon had just watched instead of trying to keep her alive, because he’d loved Elena. He couldn’t deny that there was still connection between them, though. She’d taught him everything he knew.
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*As I Lay Dying*
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It’s like one step forward and two steps back552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoUwwqicZ8
No matter what I do you’re always mad552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5b6PexyiG
And I, I can’t change your mind552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaspC6SE08m
I know it’s like trying to turn around on a one way street552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwNYGLHxmC
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And I, I’m starting to see552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96UrNMcCxj
Maybe we’re not meant to be552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmjiTpLCwt
It’s never enough to say I love you
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It was a dismal night in the Mystic Falls woods in 1864, as human Damon stood in front of her, her standing against a tree.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnGvBt2Pb4
“Why must you run from me?”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8iuTwH45X
“Because I know that you will chase,” she answered with a smile.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaaRhXjyeA
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtc8PY1Ugd
She used a fingernail to make a cut by her collarbone.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhROQw68k5
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose.”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oxCMxpc8O
“I choose you, Katherine,” he said, before he began to drink from the cut. That was the first lesson she taught him; take what you want without consequences.
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*500 Years of Solitude*
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It’s hard to believe552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcsbJrNjcP
That there’s no way out for you and me552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZvMMzZM66
And it seems to be the story of our lives552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaPItbkCNb
Nobody wins when everyone’s losing552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtPKG16f44
There’s still time to turn this around552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YYexKLADc
You could be building this up instead of tearing it down552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqtQdIs7G0
But I keep thinking552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2y3yRbIeR
Maybe it’s too late
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As Katherine lay in bed, resting, stuck in the memory of her parents slaughtered, Damon appeared in her memory, ready to torment her about it.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyC3XFsY9Gu
“You know, your family’s death was all your fault,” he told her.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWT0q6sNCU
“Get. Out. Of. My. Head,” she said angrily, mad at him for being inside her head and trying to torment her.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTPAS63L3S
He didn’t heed, but instead, went on to comment about the style that Klaus used, saying that he admired how he’d put the sword through her father and made him hang on the wall.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZxYo2KJHQ
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*The Return*
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Katherine stood in front of him in the living room.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjt0cIWtUXC
“Kiss me or kill me. Which will it be, Damon? We both know you’re only capable of one.”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjZrOverfp
He pinned her to the floor with a hand around her throat. He thought about the latter, but then a moment later, he let go of her and kissed her.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsAOORhTVk
She kissed back with a smile and they blurred towards a wall, her against it, and they continued kissing.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQU6Z7PDi8W
He pulled away five minutes later.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoQmIHrrK2
“Wait. Time out.”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9sV755ZFN
She pushed him away and stepped back, waiting for him to continue.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkwNnPNaLU
“I have a question. Answer it and it’s back to rockets and red glare. Answer it right and I’ll forget the last 145 years I spent missing you. I’ll forget everything and we can start over. That’s the beauty of eternity. See, we have time. I need the truth just this once.”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy66MAy0bQj
She stood in front of him.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYpf1050VP
“Stop. I already know the question and its answer.”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqE7hd7HUds
He rested gentle hands on either side of her face.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIZXl0gelY
“The truth is…I’ve never loved you.”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYRv0fJATB
She took his hands and put them down, before walking off.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5PrNwymWn
As she walked off, everything she said sunk in and he grabbed a shot glass, chucking it at the fireplace. As a result, it shattered into a million pieces, just as he felt like right now.
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*Present*
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It’s like one step forward and two steps back552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcstKyKREYn
No matter what I do you’re always mad552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuk4G6vrQey
And I, baby, I’m starting to see552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2ZcDXAZNX
Maybe we’re not meant to be
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As he scanned her, he saw a dagger in her thigh and her lower stomach and side were bleeding. To top it off, there was blood on either side of her head and she was pale from blood loss.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRZw4tbEDK
After another moment of looking her over, he pulled the arrow out and gently picked her up in his arms, taking her to his car.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2mvjHh2bI
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As he drove out of town to the nearest town and hospital, he hoped that she’d make it. All he could do was hope. He’d hated her for so long and now he cared for her. He didn’t hate her anymore. He just wanted her to live. His hatred had died when she had died. Besides, no one deserved to be treated the way Kai liked to treat others.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQViizYEA6S
He looked over at her.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEyoD55KdU
“Katherine, can you hear me? I need you to open your eyes. I know I was an ass before you died and I’m sorry for that.”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvGER0i1bJ
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When he got parked in the hospital parking lot and opened her side of the car, she began to wake up and he went to her side. He could see that though she was awake, she was fighting as to not go under again.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WRKbajxc3
“Hey. You’re finally awake.” He gently picked her up in his arms and walked to the hospital building. “Stay with me. You’re going to be okay. Just stay with me.”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2V70m0DNQM
She was barely awake, as he entered and got some help for her.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTPIzyO4w7
A few minutes later, she was rushed down the hallway with a breathing mask on her.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZIZXBviQC
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A few hours later, he entered her hospital room after she’d survived the surgery, and sat on her bedside, his hands in hers.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhCyAMmpgI
“You’re lucky. You know that? You’ve been through hell and back and survived.”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVH3QUTYSMn
He gave a smile, though she wasn’t awake yet.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPQGTT8efm
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An hour later, she woke up and he gave a smile, which she returned.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrN3YywMko
“Thanks,” she said.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WuXIasCbW
“Well, you didn’t deserve that and I don’t hate you anymore,” he replied.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnrOlHiEKF
“Well, thanks for the save anyway.” She smiled. “If it’s any consolation, thinking about you kept me going.”552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9LOFvgmSE
She slowly sat up in bed and gave him a kiss, which he lustfully returned. After her death and near death experience, he realized that he loved her.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxq1vtsUHP
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A month later, they were a couple again.
