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 comfort681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjxbYJXuEt
It helps me sleep tonight681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTfa3IiNis
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. 681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquXVSRsk3o
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 doubts681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRhlegzAgg
I am damaged at best681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzq9E5J5ZBX
Like you've already figured out681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOX3fnLu4x
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. 681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9QYzBX7b4
She looked up at him. 681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVqf7Ihbmf
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiqiBqj7gn
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoO832tIPuU
"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. 681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgSsN2pWND
"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. 681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroKRBXMJez
"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."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeuWzXSWTV
"Thank you," she said to him. 681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KnKv8vyjx
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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 breathing681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp0aBMV0yj
With a broken heart that's still beating681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RO1pfDGDU
In the pain681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslOgxeszZY
There is healing681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGmeE7XqGu
In your name I find meaning681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzgLLMKl43
So I'm holdin' on681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bQJiSKQ5X
I'm holdin' on681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRhVUwh5nM
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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cZFxrwVVr
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8GfaEsuQm
"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. 681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIiQhFPOUY
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 head681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKZ1V3lKP9
I tried my best to be guarded681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2zl80LCk5
I'm an open book instead681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlPFiGbRir
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdIBIHqzZ3
That are looking for a purpose681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcT2XSx81nT
They're still looking for life681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFQryA6MS7
I'm falling apart681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTTS211ifv
I'm barely breathing681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cg81ezNM6
With a broken heart that's still beating681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhGcyRhR5Z
In the pain (In the pain)681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWfRwakriq
Is there healing681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCB6aqwgY9c
In your name (In your name) I find meaning681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSTn0OPf3A
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRMg5h5QgO
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZdwwdJqUm
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3gkI1TV56
I'm barely holdin' on to you681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchiG8U3QUx
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 away681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNihHNMeFpv
And I'm hanging on to the words you say681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZksmQ5P8oQ
You said that I will be OK681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumllL2W83w
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8ZAdF8b6k
I may have lost my way now681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4XLC0Rx13
Haven't forgotten my way home681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AyYbTUcNT
I'm falling apart681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMl5PdSN1D6
I'm barely breathing681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9u1EeqXwmY
With a broken heart that's still beating681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MWt4EJdEJ
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVvGzWLrav
In your name I find meaning681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwF6WNEQkL
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgLGPjPErQ
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I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrP0Z65jxEy
I'm barely holdin' on to you681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cCguWZHNG
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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.
