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?442Please respect copyright.PENANA77I83oMIw3
You’re the first face that I see442Please respect copyright.PENANAU7JjPtPPOE
And the last thing I think about442Please respect copyright.PENANArUmlTUjMKh
You’re the reason that I’m alive442Please respect copyright.PENANAaXd2Y6jZKN
You’re what I can’t live without442Please respect copyright.PENANArDGJQQSXVL
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.442Please respect copyright.PENANA2n4IYXJEeQ
She walked up to him and snatched the bottle from him and grabbed his ring from the ground.442Please respect copyright.PENANAzrnPMmsgNk
“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.442Please respect copyright.PENANA0mscE665gz
“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.442Please respect copyright.PENANAn5fwNeEuhL
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.442Please respect copyright.PENANALeX2rDYn9B
“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.”442Please respect copyright.PENANA9YuZUTvxiO
She held out his ring to him.442Please respect copyright.PENANA8psJ10ivRV
“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.”442Please respect copyright.PENANAaYmNUmBUvE
“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.442Please respect copyright.PENANAy04no0M3YJ
“Why tell me now then?” he replied, testing to see if she was telling him the truth.442Please respect copyright.PENANA5uk0vbHZps
“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.442Please respect copyright.PENANArdHutHi5dF
He sighed, seeing that she was nearly begging him to live, making him see that she was telling the truth.442Please respect copyright.PENANAJwAEKZRTjI
“Fine. You’ve been convincing enough.”442Please respect copyright.PENANAsSdBR0ZKHW
He took his Daylight ring from her and put it on.442Please respect copyright.PENANA6rLGDSadMc
She sighed in relief.442Please respect copyright.PENANAqcMIARRkmg
“Now why don’t we go some place to talk,” he suggested.442Please respect copyright.PENANAWEyF2g0LRq
She smiled.442Please respect copyright.PENANACNnf6YgZjv
“Good idea.”
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You never give up442Please respect copyright.PENANAKOKLw6iAM8
When I’m falling apart442Please respect copyright.PENANAZcXDMfEu6l
Your arms are always open wide442Please respect copyright.PENANA1nNvtKSBH0
And you’re quick to forgive442Please respect copyright.PENANAHf3uMOjkEF
When I make a mistake442Please respect copyright.PENANASbCTmH87pI
You love me in the blink of an eye442Please respect copyright.PENANAKiiOdDgMRO
I don’t deserve your love442Please respect copyright.PENANA8Mdlyddv1y
But you give it to me anyway442Please respect copyright.PENANAxwtghvwgUs
Can’t get enough442Please respect copyright.PENANA4Xn81FdMIz
You’re everything I need442Please respect copyright.PENANAJUgvocAay9
And when I walk away442Please respect copyright.PENANAckzQGdifyA
You take off running and come right after me442Please respect copyright.PENANACwHXolvKTz
It’s what you do442Please respect copyright.PENANAoHYYzJxG2O
And I don’t deserve you442Please respect copyright.PENANAzoxQsYSY5f
You’re the light inside my eyes442Please respect copyright.PENANACkJHdqvmxv
You give me a reason to keep trying442Please respect copyright.PENANAa5nzcAND0x
You give me more than I could dream442Please respect copyright.PENANAKK5yhnQggT
And you bring me to my knees442Please respect copyright.PENANARjQA2SP3CS
You bring me to my knees442Please respect copyright.PENANAIox42yXLyb
Your heart is gold and how am I the one442Please respect copyright.PENANA907pOvKFyF
That you’ve chosen to love? 442Please respect copyright.PENANADEaeZmdzuS
I still can’t believe that you’re right next to me442Please respect copyright.PENANA35T4XYia7D
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.442Please respect copyright.PENANAqBxtdclgdY
“You sure you don’t need any help before we talk?”442Please respect copyright.PENANA85WBX8NNQR
He looked at her, seeing that she looked like hell and had a lot of wounds and blood on either side of her head.442Please respect copyright.PENANAK3KWstbKJX
When he asked that, she was suddenly aware of how injured she was from that prison.442Please respect copyright.PENANAwDZGjMGoGp
“I look like hell,” she commented, before everything went dim for her.442Please respect copyright.PENANAAioqvAGfpN
Damon caught her from hitting the ground and then gently picked her up in his arms.442Please respect copyright.PENANA3p5Sgi7p7G
“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.442Please respect copyright.PENANANwx8v1x5qg
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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I don’t deserve your love442Please respect copyright.PENANAdhTUbezelG
But you give it to me anyway442Please respect copyright.PENANAalRAN5jYqr
Can’t get enough442Please respect copyright.PENANAHdq3UcsYHH
You’re everything I need442Please respect copyright.PENANAuise4SU46U
And when I walk away442Please respect copyright.PENANAmTSGY4fkrN
You take off running and come right after me442Please respect copyright.PENANAKAaAQCysTP
It’s what you do442Please respect copyright.PENANAcNG8AFIWdm
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.442Please respect copyright.PENANAS0rO29Z1Xt
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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.442Please respect copyright.PENANACqTJLRmh6E
“Hey.”442Please respect copyright.PENANArGDUtEYAZX
He smiled back. “You made it through.”442Please respect copyright.PENANApOtb2IoS1t
“Well, I always do manage to survive somehow,” she replied.442Please respect copyright.PENANAxoqH639ukr
“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.442Please respect copyright.PENANALh5MSUTvPG
“You’re welcome then.” She slowly sat up in bed. “And I never stopped loving you either.”442Please respect copyright.PENANAxJI5IOLq1U
A moment later, after their confessions, they began kissing romantically and lustfully.