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 comfort518Please respect copyright.PENANAmug5nDiBvH
It helps me sleep tonight518Please respect copyright.PENANAwWBGjDMone
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. 518Please respect copyright.PENANA6CuFGytXzF
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 doubts518Please respect copyright.PENANAjY6Pf968Ux
I am damaged at best518Please respect copyright.PENANAMl67fULNnU
Like you've already figured out518Please respect copyright.PENANAOzSxPdc5a0
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. 518Please respect copyright.PENANAHtav6r0xO6
She looked up at him. 518Please respect copyright.PENANAymnDtOxB85
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 518Please respect copyright.PENANA6aFjHR9ye1
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 518Please respect copyright.PENANApUzms6ytHu
"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. 518Please respect copyright.PENANAUb0LXx1RiK
"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. 518Please respect copyright.PENANAqHSbsuNQnZ
"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."518Please respect copyright.PENANAvLRKrz7cuQ
"Thank you," she said to him. 518Please respect copyright.PENANAHmPgPGA9iN
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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 breathing518Please respect copyright.PENANADSWyN5a2zi
With a broken heart that's still beating518Please respect copyright.PENANA5h9xuJAf1Z
In the pain518Please respect copyright.PENANAGFxymoJlYx
There is healing518Please respect copyright.PENANAMk8zt22UjE
In your name I find meaning518Please respect copyright.PENANA4ISguEg3YN
So I'm holdin' on518Please respect copyright.PENANA8jtQJv7vP2
I'm holdin' on518Please respect copyright.PENANAczakFkOzrg
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.518Please respect copyright.PENANAlrda0oI79R
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 518Please respect copyright.PENANApLGM7AwHrw
"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. 518Please respect copyright.PENANAjFmsz3iXjr
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 head518Please respect copyright.PENANAH24xreHUhU
I tried my best to be guarded518Please respect copyright.PENANAAEMTAku0B0
I'm an open book instead518Please respect copyright.PENANAoGFxKTDSQr
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes518Please respect copyright.PENANAVEUEzn50P8
That are looking for a purpose518Please respect copyright.PENANAi2Z9OOQHcx
They're still looking for life518Please respect copyright.PENANAQiThrtFxKE
I'm falling apart518Please respect copyright.PENANArIjDMK7uNt
I'm barely breathing518Please respect copyright.PENANAtEdqKWUV3K
With a broken heart that's still beating518Please respect copyright.PENANACB9vOYxm9F
In the pain (In the pain)518Please respect copyright.PENANAtnjXEGz6ao
Is there healing518Please respect copyright.PENANALUPOIqc7C4
In your name (In your name) I find meaning518Please respect copyright.PENANAYhqxAPZCHy
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)518Please respect copyright.PENANAdeHLOz5nqO
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)518Please respect copyright.PENANA3dnB8eXQWW
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)518Please respect copyright.PENANAvitkvM8U6T
I'm barely holdin' on to you518Please respect copyright.PENANAyFPxdTC2IL
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 away518Please respect copyright.PENANAnt46MQZ2kP
And I'm hanging on to the words you say518Please respect copyright.PENANAonS9daycS1
You said that I will be OK518Please respect copyright.PENANACjyc1bFW3v
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone518Please respect copyright.PENANApakR2bToVB
I may have lost my way now518Please respect copyright.PENANANMH010kkE2
Haven't forgotten my way home518Please respect copyright.PENANA88aRPXalF0
I'm falling apart518Please respect copyright.PENANAGXzbCxd5we
I'm barely breathing518Please respect copyright.PENANAFY2onk8rBM
With a broken heart that's still beating518Please respect copyright.PENANABvZpZfKmIT
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing518Please respect copyright.PENANAuv9ObrXWi6
In your name I find meaning518Please respect copyright.PENANAsLnnRCCEmn
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')518Please respect copyright.PENANAadfjC1HDFy
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')518Please respect copyright.PENANAimvO5sSDSq
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')518Please respect copyright.PENANAEfuKQ7Ct2r
I'm barely holdin' on to you518Please respect copyright.PENANAcGH3hgHUCq
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')518Please respect copyright.PENANA2dx22cD6b7
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')518Please respect copyright.PENANArWgnTLOvzN
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.