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 comfort652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaStBhQfBem
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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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ079gXKFU1A
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 doubts652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEKLv2smoj
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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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREXkOajb5M
She looked up at him. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR10VLsxhyu
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT03zrRZiWq
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAbUFV9Cit
"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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyw2vhm9pY
"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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnLZFscEIf
"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."652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3tCg4vq7h
"Thank you," she said to him. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrFktX5RJI
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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 breathing652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsItvFAgZj
With a broken heart that's still beating652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVm2IM2LCHg
In the pain652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsizrqnF6Y
There is healing652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTp0bDcocE
In your name I find meaning652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnAVYdR25q
So I'm holdin' on652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5zXgb5lzd
I'm holdin' on652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuoPUnA2tR
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.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡya60dfYwuy
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdhWuHxKer
"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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ViQiYRrMU
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 head652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBxCI1MZwy
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I'm an open book instead652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ADhU8cbf0
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That are looking for a purpose652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrM6GbTEjuF
They're still looking for life652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPcKI3g8tt
I'm falling apart652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBN4AKlwvlz
I'm barely breathing652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jLhvkiX0Z
With a broken heart that's still beating652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzsMXOBhAQ
In the pain (In the pain)652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkR6oq640ck
Is there healing652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqIhWQEp1W
In your name (In your name) I find meaning652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0sUiTxEg3
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KmE2veSYe
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cOVDrpNkA
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWHJImXbcI
I'm barely holdin' on to you652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2LkYA8cVw
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 away652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqPp7qii9Y
And I'm hanging on to the words you say652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsuUKSCVcX
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I may have lost my way now652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXId3vHcWH
Haven't forgotten my way home652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwxwhtDskb
I'm falling apart652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwV4s9OrAr6
I'm barely breathing652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXTFw9eyK5
With a broken heart that's still beating652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUymYlBlQ37
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCShTIrLXYZ
In your name I find meaning652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8Gi4j1m0W
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq0nCjKUCL
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I'm barely holdin' on to you652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsc9ayjhPgk
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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.
