Summary: Set in S8. Based on the song “I Don’t Deserve You.” Katherine comes back to life after being in a prison world and saves Damon from his stupidity when she finds him in a very dark place. In return, he saves her. What will ensue between them?542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQoJwFjYIj
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You’re what I can’t live without
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It was early morning turning into dawn, as a human Katherine began walking, having escaped a prison world, when she saw someone on one of the hills past the tree line. He seemed familiar, so she began walking towards the guy that had his back to her and, once she was at the tree line, she knew who it was. She’d know him anywhere, no matter what. She could see that he was finishing a bottle of Bourbon, obviously in a lot of emotional pain. She also could see that he had his ring off. Considering the sun was starting to come up, she knew what he was planning to do. She couldn’t let him die; never.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGgGIrUc2M
She walked up to him and snatched the bottle from him and grabbed his ring from the ground.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOFQNzy4ZG
“What do you think you’re doing? You don’t get to die, no matter what you’re going through,” she blurted at him, as she stood in front of him.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnZU9OrPgM
“One, how are you alive? Two, you don’t get to tell me what to do. You don’t know what I’ve been through. Elena’s gone and I’ve hurt many and almost killed Enzo. I killed Sarah too. She was the last of our living family. Sybil, a siren, got inside my head and made me do things. The world would be better off without me,” he replied.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3uwR0DEbM
Hearing this, she knew what he was going through. It pained her to see him in pain, but she didn’t want him dead. She’d lied to him to make him let her go. She loved him and always would.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhs3KD2uVIU
“I ended up in a prison world after I died and just escaped with an ascendant,” she answered him. She then tried to reason with him. “Just because you did those things and you’re in pain doesn’t give you the right to do this. You have people that care about you. You can’t die. I won’t let you. Just put your ring on and let’s talk.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRrApB2Mbf
She held out his ring to him.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6sA2Ld0NS
“It gives me plenty of a right. Besides, why do you care? You said it yourself. You never loved me. It was always Stefan. Just leave me to die in peace.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwmPXzbL1f
“I know you’re not going to believe me, but I always loved you. I didn’t want to hurt you, but I knew Klaus was getting close. I had to protect you. If he knew we loved each other, he would’ve killed you to hurt me more. I did what I had to do to save you. And then you fell for Elena, so I figured it wouldn’t matter if I told you anyway once he left,” she explained to him.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62cweEnLis
“Why tell me now then?” he replied, testing to see if she was telling him the truth.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HHu5oHGJo
“Because I need you alive and so do the others that care about you. Please, don’t do this, Damon. I know you didn’t spare my life, but I’m asking you to spare your own,” she encouraged her elder childe.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMc7JQQbnG
He sighed, seeing that she was nearly begging him to live, making him see that she was telling the truth.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHu5nZyHX4R
“Fine. You’ve been convincing enough.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA20bbV5vfW
He took his Daylight ring from her and put it on.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6oKQ5X2Xt
She sighed in relief.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZwt91lCKL
“Now why don’t we go some place to talk,” he suggested.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJIGIgcH5N
She smiled.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVs6zJH1Exa
“Good idea.”
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You never give up542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCcepRA4Hi
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And you bring me to my knees542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUyjS43EXE
You bring me to my knees542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZ1twAayh4
Your heart is gold and how am I the one542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLg6D9BBHY
That you’ve chosen to love? 542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3GzXp7ma6
I still can’t believe that you’re right next to me542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡey44fpGIvi
After all that I’ve done
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He rested a gentle hand on the side of her face, seeing that she was quite injured from her time in the prison world.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JSyLhb1nm
“You sure you don’t need any help before we talk?”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITeKrvDskS
He looked at her, seeing that she looked like hell and had a lot of wounds and blood on either side of her head.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9dclCYFuM
When he asked that, she was suddenly aware of how injured she was from that prison.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBWaAYN0md
“I look like hell,” she commented, before everything went dim for her.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3dHN62WPJ
Damon caught her from hitting the ground and then gently picked her up in his arms.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4O3NGqoDM
“You’re gonna be okay. Stay with me,” he encouraged, before blurring off to get her to the hospital. He lost Elena. He couldn’t lose her too. She’d been his first love. Apart from that, she’d just saved him from killing himself. He felt like he owed her. It was his turn to save her. He needed to make up for being an ass to her when she’d been dying and for feeding her to Silas, as well as for trying to kill himself today. This was his way of making up for all of that.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghGeZcyUok
She felt wind, as she rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes, letting her know that he was going to save her one way or another, whether he still loved her or not.
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You’re everything I need542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBl7oIyjY7
And when I walk away542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhtjl8ht3W
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And I don’t deserve you
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A few hours later, after she survived the surgery, Damon was seated on her bedside, a hand on her right one, waiting for her to wake up.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aqTn0ETTH
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An hour later, when she woke up, she saw that she was in a hospital bed with Damon seated on her bedside, a hand on hers. She smiled.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRUQp477lN
“Hey.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwWtYSDsrR
He smiled back. “You made it through.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlvqxEVklL
“Well, I always do manage to survive somehow,” she replied.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGm0oME56eM
“That you do,” he agreed. “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m glad you’re alive. Thanks for saving me from my own stupidity. I guess you made me realize when you almost died that I never stopped loving you,” he replied.542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPh10Ubpa4
“You’re welcome then.” She slowly sat up in bed. “And I never stopped loving you either.”542Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXfwKnBGVg
A moment later, after their confessions, they began kissing romantically and lustfully.
