Summary: Set in S5. Based on the song “Awake and Alive” by Skillet.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3H6g9XBOv
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
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I’m at war with the world and they603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVFS7nwI3e
Try to pull me into the dark603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ghXqNLCBB
I struggle to find my faith603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAeDAVlTWV
As I’m slippin’ from your arms603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOEKR6qK72
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I’m awake and alive603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1ECYAOlMj
Now I know what I believe inside603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BQt2SARgf
It’s my time603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vF73RCeXj
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Here (right here), right now (right now)
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It was a nebulous night, as Katherine sat in the driver’s seat of Damon’s car, human and injured, trying to stay awake, but she knew it was useless. Everything was going black and it all seemed so far away. She’d tried running, knowing Damon wanted to hand her over to Silas. She knew he had to have had a reason, but she would never know what that reason was. She’d never get the chance to say goodbye or to tell him the truth about her feelings for him, either.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOebwYFPX5I
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Half an hour later, after making up his mind to look for her, he spotted his wrecked car. He could see her still inside and he could smell blood. By the smell, he knew she was injured but hoped he could save her. This was all his fault. He’d broken his promise to protect her. She’d ran because of it.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKdeHGtBuQ
He blurred to her side of the car and forced the door open. He then assessed her condition, scanning for what her wounds were. He saw her lower stomach and thigh bleeding, along with blood on either side of her head. He could hear her barely breathing and her heart slowing. He knew it was from her wounds.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IY5EwpwKc
He gently pulled her out of the wreck, in his arms, and layed her down. He knew she needed the hospital, but also knew she probably wouldn’t make it in time. As he made that assessment, he heard everything stop altogether. He knew he had to bring her back, whether he hated her or not. She’d been right. A part of him didn’t want her to die.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0Y119lHK9
He kissed her, giving her air, and then began heart compressions, trying to revive her.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcCrKGAfbm
“Come on, Katherine. Breathe. Come back to me. You’re a survivor. You always survive. Please, Katherine. Now is not the time to give up or be stubborn.”603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhY3P8rPEj
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Ten minutes later, she began to wake up, coughing.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97ItzTr6n1
“Damon,” she half-whispered with blurry and dim vision.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3PkKhS77h
“Hey. Welcome back,” he said, before gently pulling her into his arms and getting to his feet with her in his arms. As he did, she rested her head on his shoulder and wrapped her arms weakly around his neck.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4l2OwncPhY
“Stay with me,” he said, before blurring to the hospital.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIURH6gxLB
A few minutes later, he got her to the hospital and she was rushed down the hall with a breathing mask on.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJl0aneLKFg
He could only watch, as they rushed her down the hall to save her life. He could only hope she would survive. She had to. He needed to apologize for almost handing her over to Silas. He’d made a mistake and wanted to make up for it, even if he couldn’t make it work. He had to try.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYx026zLMc
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I’ll stand my ground and never back down603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqCmjxmVKB
I know what I believe inside603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNujTWTAmla
I’m awake and alive603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcuDOl2JTw
I’m at war with the world ‘cause I603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgR1txrEQZe
Ain’t never gonna sell my soul603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡag0HcXUPPM
I’ve already made up my mind603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLJkcb0nz9
No matter what I can’t be bought or sold603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1F5vK8EkT
When my faith’s getting weak603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuPuq84hDU
And I feel like giving in603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVeSb7lRiD
You breathe into me603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2R41aJEXp
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Now I know what I believe inside603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtABMCjNh2K
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Five hours later, after she was in a recovery room, Damon was silently seated on her bedside, waiting for her to come to. She was in bad shape and they’d had to revive her a couple of times, but they’d brought her back and she’d survived. Now she just had to heal. He was happy that she hadn’t given up, because the Katherine he knew fought like hell.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXd9vSO2gr
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A few weeks later, she was fully healed and Damon took her home with him. He apologized to her and she forgave him. They even rekindled their relationship.
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*Dead Man On Campus*
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Now it’s my time603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LwS6xcXUu
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBh7jpVbaZV
l'll stand my ground and never back down603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3WQdcJAig
I know what I believe inside603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZYUVAH43u
Here (right here), right now (right now)603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxNlC0kysF
I’m awake and I’m alive603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYXpmPKkiI
Waking up, waking up603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8JY4YhgoS
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Waking up, waking up
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It was a beautiful night, as she stood on the clock tower, overlooking the town square, ready to step off to end her suffering. She’d just found out that she was dying of old age at a rapid pace and had a few months to six months, give or take, to live. She didn’t want the pain of dying of old age.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdgYF79bke
Before she could turn around and jump off the ledge, she had a thought about Damon. If she died, what would happen to him? He finally loved her once more, as she did with him. She knew how deeply he felt things. Thinking this through, she realized that he’d be devastated and probably end up wreaking havoc everywhere. That’s what made her realize that she couldn’t do this to Damon. She couldn’t kill herself; especially, without a goodbye.
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*500 Years of Solitude*
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In the dark603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMKAVPu5Mo
I can feel you in my sleep603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01qWQP5SIo
In your arms I feel you breathe into me
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It was a beautiful day at the boarding house, as Katherine lay in bed after having a heart attack the night before, Damon seated on her bedside. He wanted to give her peace in her last moments, so he gave her old memories that only they shared. Their most fondest memory of all, he gave to her last.
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*Flashback-As I Lay Dying*
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Forever hold this heart that I will give to you603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMFccuneKh
Forever I will live for you603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgf1YUS2ukj
I’m awake I’m alive603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigc5TeJt0s
Now I know what I believe inside603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGrEiIb2lF
Now it’s my time603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvh7XdnZV1L
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndD6yShDux
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I’ll stand my ground and never back down603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwq92Lm1Oq9
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Waking up, waking up603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfroTL5FpS
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Waking up, waking up
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It was a nebulous night in the woods in 1864, as he chased after her. He was still human and loved her unconditionally.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCUfiJT2Ek
He caught up to her and now they stood against a tree, her back against the bark, him just inches in front of her.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbA592ijws
“Why must you run from me?” he asked her.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDB5dh3QoR
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“Because I know that you will chase.”603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKIVbyKq2K
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTFGfoIY0f
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose,” she instructed.603Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53t4UdcDZo
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“I choose you, Katherine,” he said, before drinking from the wound, learning to take what he wanted without consequences.
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*End*
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*Present*
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Damon left her head and kissed her goodbye when she became no more. He was silent, as he looked at her. He was grief-stricken. They’d found love with each other, only for her to die, this time for real and permanently. He refused to become a monster because of his emotions though. He was better than that now.
