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 comfort713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoG4jU4mgm9
It helps me sleep tonight713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2ExtKJ8jS
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. 713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzasFy6zvS
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 doubts713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7mLAtvTEp
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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. 713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yJxfjRLBb
She looked up at him. 713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbYrPQEh9K
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFUYsqjOa5
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkZABmxe80
"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. 713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgW7gq2ftJP
"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. 713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiEpW7apI9
"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."713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtv649tCJSV
"Thank you," she said to him. 713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKw9XLcbYLo
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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 breathing713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5nPdPfV89
With a broken heart that's still beating713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiEveUls4X
In the pain713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiJtHiS4Op
There is healing713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNORyTS7KyZ
In your name I find meaning713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZDbSASlZC
So I'm holdin' on713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCdxQfS3D8
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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.713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iq1FEKsxz
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMb1KdIzuC
"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. 713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Fcdqx840N
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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I'm an open book instead713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkgKmory5o
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAFbgriJlh
That are looking for a purpose713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOs6CJF9z9r
They're still looking for life713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HM2rajQX8
I'm falling apart713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23PPb4OwfR
I'm barely breathing713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYXyj9jho9
With a broken heart that's still beating713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQV4DCRpIR
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Is there healing713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNV1HUWJDKu
In your name (In your name) I find meaning713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItJcsu6gqr
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZBYnUjjRC
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I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEv5JTEEU1c
I'm barely holdin' on to you713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyuWsPO9du
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 away713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoJrJYwSmG
And I'm hanging on to the words you say713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi96OtyxeED
You said that I will be OK713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNRFkFl8RZ
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8lTApG1a8
I may have lost my way now713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmCWdjn4xD
Haven't forgotten my way home713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqleR4aBQr
I'm falling apart713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhT9aQw3CtE
I'm barely breathing713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX80hI1VBGR
With a broken heart that's still beating713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB6RW5iUst
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPKAf2Yhz1
In your name I find meaning713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpD9AZJ4Erz
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ohXk8UCMa
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I'm barely holdin' on to you713Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XTyx3qFNP
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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.
