Summary: Set in S5. Based on the song “Awake and Alive” by Skillet.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZFKEDcEJO
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
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I’m at war with the world and they673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYWy5UjrSu
Try to pull me into the dark673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5o1uqAC8V
I struggle to find my faith673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RLciUo6iV
As I’m slippin’ from your arms673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3O7GADDUu
It’s getting harder to stay awake673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72TNvGzspG
And my strength is fading fast673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7noO6Kpdo4
You breath into me at last673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZLTVLmHh0
I’m awake and alive673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvwsZf1urx
Now I know what I believe inside673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiJWHSTApd
It’s my time673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXx7eS0VSV
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRItkbCNTx
Here (right here), right now (right now)
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It was a nebulous night, as Katherine sat in the driver’s seat of Damon’s car, human and injured, trying to stay awake, but she knew it was useless. Everything was going black and it all seemed so far away. She’d tried running, knowing Damon wanted to hand her over to Silas. She knew he had to have had a reason, but she would never know what that reason was. She’d never get the chance to say goodbye or to tell him the truth about her feelings for him, either.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohfGBvDoww
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Half an hour later, after making up his mind to look for her, he spotted his wrecked car. He could see her still inside and he could smell blood. By the smell, he knew she was injured but hoped he could save her. This was all his fault. He’d broken his promise to protect her. She’d ran because of it.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuEf32AtJd
He blurred to her side of the car and forced the door open. He then assessed her condition, scanning for what her wounds were. He saw her lower stomach and thigh bleeding, along with blood on either side of her head. He could hear her barely breathing and her heart slowing. He knew it was from her wounds.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm54oK7j8qH
He gently pulled her out of the wreck, in his arms, and layed her down. He knew she needed the hospital, but also knew she probably wouldn’t make it in time. As he made that assessment, he heard everything stop altogether. He knew he had to bring her back, whether he hated her or not. She’d been right. A part of him didn’t want her to die.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztyhwLCCVr
He kissed her, giving her air, and then began heart compressions, trying to revive her.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6APFTDltzV
“Come on, Katherine. Breathe. Come back to me. You’re a survivor. You always survive. Please, Katherine. Now is not the time to give up or be stubborn.”673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3kAAHpawD
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Ten minutes later, she began to wake up, coughing.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwWYqtOvbE
“Damon,” she half-whispered with blurry and dim vision.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Isn5YgBId
“Hey. Welcome back,” he said, before gently pulling her into his arms and getting to his feet with her in his arms. As he did, she rested her head on his shoulder and wrapped her arms weakly around his neck.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEYcoVqcL0
“Stay with me,” he said, before blurring to the hospital.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd2bc9u14N
A few minutes later, he got her to the hospital and she was rushed down the hall with a breathing mask on.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtSp3ivtZC
He could only watch, as they rushed her down the hall to save her life. He could only hope she would survive. She had to. He needed to apologize for almost handing her over to Silas. He’d made a mistake and wanted to make up for it, even if he couldn’t make it work. He had to try.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ccDyFflDu
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I’ll stand my ground and never back down673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57a3M7NjCV
I know what I believe inside673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHlihQKp17
I’m awake and alive673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHziIezJEmo
I’m at war with the world ‘cause I673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGl9MYO7EjG
Ain’t never gonna sell my soul673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNR6LWkRcHa
I’ve already made up my mind673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlk3EAOW1PT
No matter what I can’t be bought or sold673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwz8hykFTQ
When my faith’s getting weak673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSFgzzonK3
And I feel like giving in673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SmU3rkIao
You breathe into me673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9l8SPNXyA
I’m awake I’m alive673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuV6YFysSD
Now I know what I believe inside673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwM8nMHrzf
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Five hours later, after she was in a recovery room, Damon was silently seated on her bedside, waiting for her to come to. She was in bad shape and they’d had to revive her a couple of times, but they’d brought her back and she’d survived. Now she just had to heal. He was happy that she hadn’t given up, because the Katherine he knew fought like hell.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW56IeQzl5y
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A few weeks later, she was fully healed and Damon took her home with him. He apologized to her and she forgave him. They even rekindled their relationship.
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*Dead Man On Campus*
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Now it’s my time673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkbGDr0ybJ
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxLrjjlLTz
l'll stand my ground and never back down673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QDBzWTo6L
I know what I believe inside673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMU7XuLGFrC
Here (right here), right now (right now)673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbnmobS5k4
I’m awake and I’m alive673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQK1odUoNVf
Waking up, waking up673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDn6KKrghJ
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Waking up, waking up
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It was a beautiful night, as she stood on the clock tower, overlooking the town square, ready to step off to end her suffering. She’d just found out that she was dying of old age at a rapid pace and had a few months to six months, give or take, to live. She didn’t want the pain of dying of old age.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJ5QCusoOb
Before she could turn around and jump off the ledge, she had a thought about Damon. If she died, what would happen to him? He finally loved her once more, as she did with him. She knew how deeply he felt things. Thinking this through, she realized that he’d be devastated and probably end up wreaking havoc everywhere. That’s what made her realize that she couldn’t do this to Damon. She couldn’t kill herself; especially, without a goodbye.
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*500 Years of Solitude*
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In the dark673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLexGKqDfXj
I can feel you in my sleep673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEZM8bxA3W
In your arms I feel you breathe into me
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It was a beautiful day at the boarding house, as Katherine lay in bed after having a heart attack the night before, Damon seated on her bedside. He wanted to give her peace in her last moments, so he gave her old memories that only they shared. Their most fondest memory of all, he gave to her last.
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*Flashback-As I Lay Dying*
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Forever hold this heart that I will give to you673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7L5a6tAJHM
Forever I will live for you673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4VuhuJrmJ
I’m awake I’m alive673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFy2A53BHmc
Now I know what I believe inside673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wEz9eAMSn
Now it’s my time673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlnh6WAUYx
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUoWEDSomx
Here (right here), right now (right now)673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjTeetUv1k
I’ll stand my ground and never back down673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX54CoWgEb8
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I’m awake and I’m alive673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLs705TieA
Waking up, waking up673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRCaVUmM5S
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Waking up, waking up
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It was a nebulous night in the woods in 1864, as he chased after her. He was still human and loved her unconditionally.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyoU2MU2vj
He caught up to her and now they stood against a tree, her back against the bark, him just inches in front of her.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIgvzFLErU
“Why must you run from me?” he asked her.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hGis3T869
She smiled.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bZwfsQl6C
“Because I know that you will chase.”673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVVZYT588J
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcsk5mHPGM
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose,” she instructed.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPcou5xN5r
She cut her collarbone with a fingernail.673Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlVP1lTIya
“I choose you, Katherine,” he said, before drinking from the wound, learning to take what he wanted without consequences.
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*End*
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*Present*
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Damon left her head and kissed her goodbye when she became no more. He was silent, as he looked at her. He was grief-stricken. They’d found love with each other, only for her to die, this time for real and permanently. He refused to become a monster because of his emotions though. He was better than that now.
