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 comfort712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2eIau38Lc
It helps me sleep tonight712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdAnOBSZas
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. 712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowOtDol3Mo
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 doubts712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreJBvkkvqD
I am damaged at best712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiekOCCQnT
Like you've already figured out712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4pP5YfFZP
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. 712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tba4oHquD
She looked up at him. 712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwoOZ3bZIV
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkw8Kch27Ey
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXggTOKHbad
"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. 712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgY4hkR0a7
"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. 712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0nSlLEnQ2
"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."712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIA4bywb4Z
"Thank you," she said to him. 712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWyCm2Mqe9
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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 breathing712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnjLtKJ8bc
With a broken heart that's still beating712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LxFCJauds
In the pain712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgy5JJzGNxr
There is healing712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTL1wQqL0E
In your name I find meaning712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHW5EzjZl4C
So I'm holdin' on712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYrguv3jNe
I'm holdin' on712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbiMfo9y2f
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.712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkROuM5wJr
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOSOzaxasf
"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. 712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiwyWK9WiV
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 head712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpb7vxYKLPt
I tried my best to be guarded712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PRWyvntdo
I'm an open book instead712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmkpEM4Ecp
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveNfFnzuW8
That are looking for a purpose712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYBWUEj6vW
They're still looking for life712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1G46elyHN
I'm falling apart712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sBRwfRSHg
I'm barely breathing712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VRH4iJmfA
With a broken heart that's still beating712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFCSZa2Ftp
In the pain (In the pain)712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvZKzFbttp
Is there healing712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BTEfO8SQ1
In your name (In your name) I find meaning712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSh6auPKKN
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsZUPtuzA9
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGFTFw0ulP
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9P4xUwzQI
I'm barely holdin' on to you712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAY9Uh1xHr
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 away712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTfnkKd5JV
And I'm hanging on to the words you say712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSZfdiBSl9
You said that I will be OK712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iJfjErfgE
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nx6SkBr5D
I may have lost my way now712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MN8hHqJNZ
Haven't forgotten my way home712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVcscsA9he
I'm falling apart712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aDhAqOcdH
I'm barely breathing712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvZIJPSRXd
With a broken heart that's still beating712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjmH9WzNNM
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQnci4FXfx
In your name I find meaning712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xJW3FQnBt
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tQvdm8SId
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I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevNjvhsWbb
I'm barely holdin' on to you712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIkMO6AkUF
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')712Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJz8jnR6CnA
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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.
