Summary: Set in S8. Based on the song “Not Meant To Be.” Katherine comes back to life after escaping the 1994 prison world and Kai. Will Damon save her or not?562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfq4FLM4FMh
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But I’m caught between what you wanted from me562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPcgYzVVoU
And knowing that if I give that to you562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqP5EndChpe
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Nobody wins when everyone’s losing
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It was a nebulous night, as Damon drove through Mystic Falls, on the way out of town. A few weeks ago, he and Enzo had been saved from the siren, Sybil, when they’d destroyed it. Just last week he’d gotten his humanity back on. Now he was on his way out of town for a break from Mystic Falls and everything that came with it.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuTwhFpnsd
Suddenly, on a road, close to the edge of town, he stopped the car, seeing someone on the road. Deciding to see who it was and if he could help, he got out and walked towards the shoulder of the road.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxkfzVbA9V
Once there, he immediately knew who it was. She wasn’t Elena, but he’d know her anywhere.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjnk2sHSI0
“Katherine?”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81OA5fxuge
He knelt by her to assess her condition and wounds with his eyes. When he did and saw the arrow in her lower stomach and the ascendant not far from her, he knew where she’d come from.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTYtbyIHx4
“I’m so sorry. You didn’t deserve this,” he said, knowing she’d just escaped Kai and it was partly his fault. He was the one that killed Kai to save Bonnie, and Stefan was the one that had killed her. Damon had just watched instead of trying to keep her alive, because he’d loved Elena. He couldn’t deny that there was still connection between them, though. She’d taught him everything he knew.
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*As I Lay Dying*
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It’s like one step forward and two steps back562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3v1EoX4Ms
No matter what I do you’re always mad562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiCyn3josd
And I, I can’t change your mind562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eqDtpGviS
I know it’s like trying to turn around on a one way street562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwpDhoSgAJ
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And I, I’m starting to see562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ic7ZRDAaE
Maybe we’re not meant to be562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAO92VUv4U
It’s never enough to say I love you
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It was a dismal night in the Mystic Falls woods in 1864, as human Damon stood in front of her, her standing against a tree.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKKK7jF66v
“Why must you run from me?”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Rpx56pde6
“Because I know that you will chase,” she answered with a smile.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNBWHdF9An
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVrrMts2iq
She used a fingernail to make a cut by her collarbone.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLY4XCXai0V
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose.”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2UKyVgv6x
“I choose you, Katherine,” he said, before he began to drink from the cut. That was the first lesson she taught him; take what you want without consequences.
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*500 Years of Solitude*
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It’s hard to believe562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnn6AaLh8q
That there’s no way out for you and me562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnMwi0jywk
And it seems to be the story of our lives562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Lljlhe9If
Nobody wins when everyone’s losing562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFhDvjx62f
There’s still time to turn this around562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTZO6ntOkR
You could be building this up instead of tearing it down562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdnZWpzr6A
But I keep thinking562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3x15VVyR3D
Maybe it’s too late
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As Katherine lay in bed, resting, stuck in the memory of her parents slaughtered, Damon appeared in her memory, ready to torment her about it.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrI2sfjCMd
“You know, your family’s death was all your fault,” he told her.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPy60ErlcN
“Get. Out. Of. My. Head,” she said angrily, mad at him for being inside her head and trying to torment her.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaxpWNx4g4
He didn’t heed, but instead, went on to comment about the style that Klaus used, saying that he admired how he’d put the sword through her father and made him hang on the wall.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfe2uHCcEcK
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*The Return*
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Katherine stood in front of him in the living room.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnb6Jk2V4i
“Kiss me or kill me. Which will it be, Damon? We both know you’re only capable of one.”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGNfCDy0jN
He pinned her to the floor with a hand around her throat. He thought about the latter, but then a moment later, he let go of her and kissed her.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGbmugYJSK
She kissed back with a smile and they blurred towards a wall, her against it, and they continued kissing.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GLe7ZnFMP
He pulled away five minutes later.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrOyrFjlRy
“Wait. Time out.”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6PtDzT4uv
She pushed him away and stepped back, waiting for him to continue.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1l5IwweKH
“I have a question. Answer it and it’s back to rockets and red glare. Answer it right and I’ll forget the last 145 years I spent missing you. I’ll forget everything and we can start over. That’s the beauty of eternity. See, we have time. I need the truth just this once.”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtQ9c275X1
She stood in front of him.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbI5NLX4jSA
“Stop. I already know the question and its answer.”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhMVEQDVRU
He rested gentle hands on either side of her face.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xWvrfifBJ
“The truth is…I’ve never loved you.”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0admXMczx
She took his hands and put them down, before walking off.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivIkns4dMm
As she walked off, everything she said sunk in and he grabbed a shot glass, chucking it at the fireplace. As a result, it shattered into a million pieces, just as he felt like right now.
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*Present*
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It’s like one step forward and two steps back562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UoEXOfDeu
No matter what I do you’re always mad562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3tNj3WzOR
And I, baby, I’m starting to see562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIHnrBodfb
Maybe we’re not meant to be
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As he scanned her, he saw a dagger in her thigh and her lower stomach and side were bleeding. To top it off, there was blood on either side of her head and she was pale from blood loss.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0wADp4UM2
After another moment of looking her over, he pulled the arrow out and gently picked her up in his arms, taking her to his car.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ukZB0cjie
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As he drove out of town to the nearest town and hospital, he hoped that she’d make it. All he could do was hope. He’d hated her for so long and now he cared for her. He didn’t hate her anymore. He just wanted her to live. His hatred had died when she had died. Besides, no one deserved to be treated the way Kai liked to treat others.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfkkxZwYWt
He looked over at her.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwAV5PtCVX
“Katherine, can you hear me? I need you to open your eyes. I know I was an ass before you died and I’m sorry for that.”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcf6jH7fpLN
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When he got parked in the hospital parking lot and opened her side of the car, she began to wake up and he went to her side. He could see that though she was awake, she was fighting as to not go under again.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJ11JRl4iz
“Hey. You’re finally awake.” He gently picked her up in his arms and walked to the hospital building. “Stay with me. You’re going to be okay. Just stay with me.”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUO5vv56H4A
She was barely awake, as he entered and got some help for her.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63BM99S799
A few minutes later, she was rushed down the hallway with a breathing mask on her.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdlahWNh1w
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A few hours later, he entered her hospital room after she’d survived the surgery, and sat on her bedside, his hands in hers.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL8jDQZZ5V
“You’re lucky. You know that? You’ve been through hell and back and survived.”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbtTp6LtK0
He gave a smile, though she wasn’t awake yet.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1oWgflzhc
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An hour later, she woke up and he gave a smile, which she returned.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgA2PJQyLRS
“Thanks,” she said.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMLiCF5CN0
“Well, you didn’t deserve that and I don’t hate you anymore,” he replied.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRMYfM2bP7
“Well, thanks for the save anyway.” She smiled. “If it’s any consolation, thinking about you kept me going.”562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ftXv6goPw
She slowly sat up in bed and gave him a kiss, which he lustfully returned. After her death and near death experience, he realized that he loved her.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPV6vmYdyq
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A month later, they were a couple again.
