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?475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAYqtrDYiz
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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.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ63E0Ynexu
She walked up to him and snatched the bottle from him and grabbed his ring from the ground.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuvwHSbJsb
“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.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X6w8MuUjp
“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.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQErYTOBWm
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.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRiOFSk0Wu
“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.”475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeL3HGTKJ9
She held out his ring to him.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFC0myWATWU
“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.”475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRU2NstFn1
“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.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38pCSQ6DyA
“Why tell me now then?” he replied, testing to see if she was telling him the truth.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNYznKHe03
“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.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMtVGsmPgi
He sighed, seeing that she was nearly begging him to live, making him see that she was telling the truth.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZNEJd31lN
“Fine. You’ve been convincing enough.”475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpX9UQIUfnx
He took his Daylight ring from her and put it on.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfBeDlMqy6
She sighed in relief.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hw9y3lONd
“Now why don’t we go some place to talk,” he suggested.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugeGaHmm1c
She smiled.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrRNUlW92a
“Good idea.”
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You never give up475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNnemNIvdH
When I’m falling apart475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiO0cGmEx9X
Your arms are always open wide475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4Q3o3MMvB
And you’re quick to forgive475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpL48xZhAM
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And when I walk away475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcQJha8ald
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It’s what you do475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDKHmHAb7S
And I don’t deserve you475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhToxu0OpI0
You’re the light inside my eyes475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1M8s3lY1F9
You give me a reason to keep trying475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhw4ZUhQr3
You give me more than I could dream475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb05qFl8OOc
And you bring me to my knees475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJP64igfBLI
You bring me to my knees475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2jHAUUTP8
Your heart is gold and how am I the one475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXx8nIqzy6
That you’ve chosen to love? 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1VzyfCprH
I still can’t believe that you’re right next to me475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsW1LLS1Yb
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.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKGf7M4EBS
“You sure you don’t need any help before we talk?”475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdP7keL54n2
He looked at her, seeing that she looked like hell and had a lot of wounds and blood on either side of her head.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrkl5p2zAk
When he asked that, she was suddenly aware of how injured she was from that prison.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0hpEpciP2
“I look like hell,” she commented, before everything went dim for her.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcqrfxXlbR
Damon caught her from hitting the ground and then gently picked her up in his arms.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Cl8F5ZAaV
“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.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfo8CaEexe
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 love475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9zeondrf7
But you give it to me anyway475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7uuXPpJf9
Can’t get enough475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHI1OHJZyX
You’re everything I need475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1ADBwQGY0
And when I walk away475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsa1GFRnKQ
You take off running and come right after me475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCeebRLUM5
It’s what you do475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfspuPOi3HY
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.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybvuBB3Qe5
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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.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeEFffNcn2
“Hey.”475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGz4NuA3mQH
He smiled back. “You made it through.”475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNpiJUBAYy
“Well, I always do manage to survive somehow,” she replied.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdC4YOquXxH
“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.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6QJkp2cfm
“You’re welcome then.” She slowly sat up in bed. “And I never stopped loving you either.”475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUta56UjkT
A moment later, after their confessions, they began kissing romantically and lustfully.
