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 comfort590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvnCokx2Ia
It helps me sleep tonight590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3gMB1hKiQ
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. 590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdS8Ej1Ledh
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 doubts590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9Bl9xbxrG
I am damaged at best590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGh0dba1Rrf
Like you've already figured out590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlni5KWWT8A
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. 590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fIS23nLY3
She looked up at him. 590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsGt5PlL49
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aAFYYB8yn
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwv321MUgo
"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. 590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1dUBN825A
"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. 590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVVl5yV1yu
"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."590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgVSBy36jj
"Thank you," she said to him. 590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzK0iX8tWj
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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 breathing590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhG7whwZFdx
With a broken heart that's still beating590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1RtVhaWYx
In the pain590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgvO6EFAX6
There is healing590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNdEqJrkjX
In your name I find meaning590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhu2sXADqE
So I'm holdin' on590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnR3qKXCfIt
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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.590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnkxCdFpO7
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFUuYGmjQ3
"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. 590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnlWNutXeL
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 head590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBw8jFw8Bpi
I tried my best to be guarded590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkfbRhgTIw
I'm an open book instead590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd9jNqXRF0
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAzM9NbSi3
That are looking for a purpose590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwxkvnhWIo
They're still looking for life590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrYOW5cbWi
I'm falling apart590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9vjja0iwd
I'm barely breathing590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWBDJXjfmY
With a broken heart that's still beating590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNhy0XCsuD
In the pain (In the pain)590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXAoJGXre1
Is there healing590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Jlq4YhQOL
In your name (In your name) I find meaning590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLWtYqvjZN
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PIlrjWvyD
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I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgU8tl3ks6
I'm barely holdin' on to you590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIGh7p9KxR
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 away590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjzudsGwcg
And I'm hanging on to the words you say590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxfEvBmVkZ
You said that I will be OK590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjqZB673vx
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQG2zldF6Dn
I may have lost my way now590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmfIYNUMIu
Haven't forgotten my way home590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrHJXKrRNw
I'm falling apart590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89KMN1bbPz
I'm barely breathing590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9GD0sZxgu
With a broken heart that's still beating590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUC1YJVto0Z
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4Wm5Ax9wa
In your name I find meaning590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcv1G5rLdqE
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKEfSouVNM
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I'm barely holdin' on to you590Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22anOAaiyE
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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.
