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 comfort529Please respect copyright.PENANA2sStq47J3t
It helps me sleep tonight529Please respect copyright.PENANAZOdM4GMY4C
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. 529Please respect copyright.PENANAu24CmPMRgX
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 doubts529Please respect copyright.PENANAcpeY6gJQPK
I am damaged at best529Please respect copyright.PENANAARD9x2LiUl
Like you've already figured out529Please respect copyright.PENANAADSssdKD3c
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. 529Please respect copyright.PENANAmrrUDOCeNc
She looked up at him. 529Please respect copyright.PENANA7evFXURkCG
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 529Please respect copyright.PENANAoOH3vpF1Wm
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 529Please respect copyright.PENANA3JUSyU4X1N
"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. 529Please respect copyright.PENANAv20Gfbhent
"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. 529Please respect copyright.PENANAo1qPVajIlv
"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."529Please respect copyright.PENANAIfkDTGDhQm
"Thank you," she said to him. 529Please respect copyright.PENANABJZ8t07Kky
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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 breathing529Please respect copyright.PENANAopfcMDccRQ
With a broken heart that's still beating529Please respect copyright.PENANAimnVrPjqbq
In the pain529Please respect copyright.PENANA3XG5xVog6s
There is healing529Please respect copyright.PENANA5Fbbu59O31
In your name I find meaning529Please respect copyright.PENANAJoAbtOdbf6
So I'm holdin' on529Please respect copyright.PENANABp0mVgNkTZ
I'm holdin' on529Please respect copyright.PENANACme1RwNHGO
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.529Please respect copyright.PENANAsdmrmxf5Y1
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 529Please respect copyright.PENANAxd8tCGMHN9
"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. 529Please respect copyright.PENANA2JDPN9YNIh
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 head529Please respect copyright.PENANA86btuxIxY0
I tried my best to be guarded529Please respect copyright.PENANADu6tzjJcLe
I'm an open book instead529Please respect copyright.PENANAjMsqddFojb
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes529Please respect copyright.PENANAd5PkhwfV3y
That are looking for a purpose529Please respect copyright.PENANAuAV3jSNWQQ
They're still looking for life529Please respect copyright.PENANAPWHEJRvoVk
I'm falling apart529Please respect copyright.PENANApq4VFaOdgh
I'm barely breathing529Please respect copyright.PENANABX4KoSWroc
With a broken heart that's still beating529Please respect copyright.PENANAK0kaHDZIBY
In the pain (In the pain)529Please respect copyright.PENANAPl8hWwfyv2
Is there healing529Please respect copyright.PENANAlG1xR5B1qd
In your name (In your name) I find meaning529Please respect copyright.PENANAfhrNcTKtT1
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)529Please respect copyright.PENANAucHMcnPrgh
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)529Please respect copyright.PENANA7vCRO0th4V
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)529Please respect copyright.PENANAaRIBKx0hjW
I'm barely holdin' on to you529Please respect copyright.PENANAYtlrJd9qex
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 away529Please respect copyright.PENANAh69405Bpg7
And I'm hanging on to the words you say529Please respect copyright.PENANAYHDCVyEK82
You said that I will be OK529Please respect copyright.PENANAS95W6wXAbV
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone529Please respect copyright.PENANA2HcHaNMuCX
I may have lost my way now529Please respect copyright.PENANAUQJCMMUC4N
Haven't forgotten my way home529Please respect copyright.PENANAgdGsZ82dku
I'm falling apart529Please respect copyright.PENANAV9YS6FF8OG
I'm barely breathing529Please respect copyright.PENANABIDQ4wiIm4
With a broken heart that's still beating529Please respect copyright.PENANAIIEEAfz3cG
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing529Please respect copyright.PENANAoGn6houamm
In your name I find meaning529Please respect copyright.PENANABc7ElbWrfC
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')529Please respect copyright.PENANA3VHjrvY6HS
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')529Please respect copyright.PENANAjc2g5NE7o6
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')529Please respect copyright.PENANAcO6NlO6G7a
I'm barely holdin' on to you529Please respect copyright.PENANAbmdY9E0mzn
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')529Please respect copyright.PENANArG7BVdBlda
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')529Please respect copyright.PENANAzeTXkYVg9s
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.