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 comfort666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEcrP3Zd5m
It helps me sleep tonight666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPZMgsRocf
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. 666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaFZ5SqqVd
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 doubts666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMx6sHZAQu
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Like you've already figured out666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfG6PHXKXNL
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. 666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMqh7onVoR
She looked up at him. 666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SsWNnHabj
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0ltKt7hgD
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUYWacWAaG
"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. 666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDb2O5lkjDc
"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. 666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMZjUfHMri
"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."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Z7B0lTl5K
"Thank you," she said to him. 666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaizDvldXI
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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 breathing666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFEKKj31SC
With a broken heart that's still beating666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgmvu2RUfp
In the pain666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyzPQ2yOQM
There is healing666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA4axJmaSo
In your name I find meaning666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYlyrGJFyg
So I'm holdin' on666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DT8F8jlWs
I'm holdin' on666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMSPkFyvnT
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOJqKn5ADO
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFzdkUpR5w
"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. 666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPmeuUl6A0
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 head666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbY2Dd4pIZb
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I still see your reflection inside of my eyes666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuDVvnoNS4
That are looking for a purpose666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KPQpfSLkZ
They're still looking for life666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlZnFOnIlG
I'm falling apart666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddwvXQCxvs
I'm barely breathing666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk82v6YbVcJ
With a broken heart that's still beating666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yZSJY1FFa
In the pain (In the pain)666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjxO74GHfd
Is there healing666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvk4dQvA9M2
In your name (In your name) I find meaning666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbXxNtDyZY
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2RjhilPEV
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I'm barely holdin' on to you666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Dx89VNH4y
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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And I'm hanging on to the words you say666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSazdTyxTv
You said that I will be OK666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9c2phxOzr8
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I may have lost my way now666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rs4U4csM7
Haven't forgotten my way home666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uMSioTmMa
I'm falling apart666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPvrfVdKPv
I'm barely breathing666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJn9tyydVHi
With a broken heart that's still beating666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcWOdRdvkx
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTiwwc5LFc
In your name I find meaning666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfGo6frIB2
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I'm barely holdin' on to you666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWfW3pvAiY
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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.
