Summary: Set in S2 and 5. Just a Datherine songfic.
*The Return*
Hello
It’s me
I was wondering if after all these years
You’d like to meet to go over everything
They say that time’s supposed to heal
Yeah
But I ain’t done much healing
Hello…
Can you hear me?
I’m in California dreaming about who we used to be
When we were younger and free
I’ve forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet
There’s such a difference between us
And a million miles
It was a dismal night, as Katherine and Damon stood in front of each other in the Salvatore boarding house living room. They’d just made out, but Damon had called a pause, getting a grip of himself.
“I have a question. Answer it and it’s back to fireworks and rockets red glare. Answer it right and I’ll forget the last 145 years that I’ve spent missing you. I’ll forget how much I loved you. I’ll forget everything and we can start over. This could be our defining moment, because we have time. That’s the beauty of eternity. I just need the truth, just this once.”
“Stop. I already know the question and its answer. The truth is…I’ve never loved you.”
She left the boarding house, as her words sunk in, though she’d lied to him to protect him. Klaus was coming to town soon and she didn’t want him to kill Damon for loving her.
Upset at what she’d said, he threw an empty shot glass at the fireplace and it shattered into pieces.
*As I Lay Dying*
Hello from the other side
I must’ve called a thousand times
To tell you
I’m sorry for everything that I’ve done
But when I call you never seem to be home
Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I’ve tried
To tell you
I’m sorry for breaking your heart
But it doesn’t matter
It clearly doesn’t tear you apart anymore
Hello
How are you?
It was a dismal night, as Katherine walked into Damon’s room with a vial of Klaus’ blood in hand. The cure for a werewolf bite. She could tell that he was close to death and it broke her heart to see him this way, but she hid her true feelings and just walked over and put the vial to his lips, making it go down his throat to cure him.
Afterward, she rested a hand on the side of his face.
When he opened his eyes, she knew that he’d live, so she took her hand away, knowing what he felt about her after what she’d told him a year ago.
He looked at her. “You came back.”
“I owed you one,” she replied, before leaving the room, not elaborating on what she meant.
*Dead Man On Campus*
It’s so typical of me to talk about myself
I’m sorry
I hope that you’re well
Did you ever make it out of that town where nothing ever happened?
It’s no secret that the both of us are running out of time
Hello from the other side
I must’ve called a thousand times
To tell you
I’m sorry for everything that I’ve done
But when I call you never seem to be home
It was a dismal night, as Katherine stepped off the edge of the clock tower, ready to end it all, eyes closed, feeling the wind. She was dying of old age at a rapid pace. She didn’t want that pain, so she was going to kill herself. Besides, she didn’t think anyone would miss her if and when she died.
Suddenly, before she could hit the ground, she felt something as if someone had caught her. Curious as to whom it was, considering everyone hated and despised and wanted her dead in this town, she opened her eyes, only to see that it was Damon.
He set her on her feet.
“What are you doing?” he inquired. “The Katherine I know wouldn’t kill herself on purpose.”
“I’m dying of old age, okay? I don’t want that pain. Besides, no one would even care when I’m gone. You all want me dead or despise or hate me. I’ve got no one. Besides, there’s no way to stop it. Why did you save me in the first place? I’m sure you’d be more than happy to see me dead,” she countered him after informing him what was happening to her.
“I guess I just thought that I’d save you from your own stupidity in killing yourself. Whoever told you that it can’t be stopped is wrong. There’s always a loophole,” he replied to her.
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I’ve tried
To tell you
I’m sorry for breaking your heart
But it doesn’t matter
It clearly doesn’t tear you apart anymore
Hello from the other side
I must’ve called a thousand times
To tell you
I’m sorry for everything that I’ve done
Hello…
From the other side
It was a dismal night, as Damon headed home after dealing with an issue with Jeremy getting expelled. Nothing a little compulsion couldn’t fix. He wasn’t going to tell Elena though, because she’d definitely be dropping out of college and coming back home, and he wasn’t ready for her to come back home. He didn’t want her to know that Katherine was back, whether Katherine was human or not. He may hate Katherine, but she had been right when she’d shown up asking for help. A part of him didn’t want her to die.
Upon entering the house, he heard a commotion and saw the light in his bathroom on, so he blurred upstairs to help her if need be.
When he got to the threshold of his bathroom, he saw that Silas was drowning her in his bathtub, so he did the only thing he could do to save her. He blurred over and through Silas away from her and the bathtub. He stood between the tub and Silas protectively and they did a stare down, before Silas finally vanished.
Damon turned around to face the tub and lifted her out of the tub and layed her on the mat not far from the tub. He couldn’t hear anything from her, so he began try and revive her the only way he knew how. He knew how to, since he’d been trained how to back in the 1864 war, just as the other soldiers had been. Back in the war, at least some of the soldiers had to know some kind of first-aid.
“Come on, Katherine. Breathe,” he said, after ten minutes of trying to revive her. “Come back to me.”
After a few more minutes, he finally heard her breathing and she coughed up the water, though she wasn’t awake.
An hour later, she woke up to see that she was in Damon’s bed, alive and dressed in what she’d been wearing earlier when she’d first come to him to ask for his protection. That’s when she realized that he’d saved her from Silas, which she was very thankful for. When she’d needed it, he’d been there to save her and bring her back to life. Part of her had been worried that he wouldn’t do as he said he would, but he had come through in the end when she needed him the most.
She gave a smile at that.
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