Summary: Set in S5. Based on the song “Awake and Alive” by Skillet.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16WkMGQKWX
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
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I’m at war with the world and they711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrPSFg0o4F
Try to pull me into the dark711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VzKqJSJGp
I struggle to find my faith711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9vOtNl4P3
As I’m slippin’ from your arms711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcNkcBfXfk
It’s getting harder to stay awake711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaiPGXblAf
And my strength is fading fast711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0PTBWRo0h
You breath into me at last711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHs5cu8pcFU
I’m awake and alive711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfkx8VSWNT
Now I know what I believe inside711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdMKCJbpnF
It’s my time711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzv71NzNXRT
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSLnVhVOjd
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.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYE0rzCerXe
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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.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1arFf53QT
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.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0lMR0UO9G
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.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3R9BfyAog
He kissed her, giving her air, and then began heart compressions, trying to revive her.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkUFuAliUk
“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.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmcWr1xFBC
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Ten minutes later, she began to wake up, coughing.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DZ9rpgf0g
“Damon,” she half-whispered with blurry and dim vision.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeNEGP5Xuy
“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.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5jeAskyCp
“Stay with me,” he said, before blurring to the hospital.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyc6F95Jic
A few minutes later, he got her to the hospital and she was rushed down the hall with a breathing mask on.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLCfu7zQmh
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.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPy2eyjdVc
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I’ll stand my ground and never back down711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXfQ0oolQP
I know what I believe inside711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNkLYzIMWH
I’m awake and alive711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYBN5L40yn
I’m at war with the world ‘cause I711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvhxtUWztS
Ain’t never gonna sell my soul711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhHc8R2bEZ
I’ve already made up my mind711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6bJgCmOAG
No matter what I can’t be bought or sold711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAivmsiuL5P
When my faith’s getting weak711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3a3RRuavv
And I feel like giving in711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToqL1pOpzW
You breathe into me711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxtZ9pywqw
I’m awake I’m alive711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiQ1c6j3cl
Now I know what I believe inside711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPG9xy9leWN
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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.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07xcS3YHrm
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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 time711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Z6MYjO4Eq
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWEmLhkUh7
l'll stand my ground and never back down711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7cIehTyCf
I know what I believe inside711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBLwdXxhxq
Here (right here), right now (right now)711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4V1pCAhsAr
I’m awake and I’m alive711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCqazoI3FB
Waking up, waking up711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHp9vHx2TM
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Waking up, waking up711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2bWj89Trg
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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.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKdHAG67EJ
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 dark711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl57ZPYBQ6I
I can feel you in my sleep711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsczgP67RFy
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 you711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJT3V0PtPm
Forever I will live for you711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFtlZyedgv
I’m awake I’m alive711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg53WVCymOi
Now I know what I believe inside711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aoo35mBye
Now it’s my time711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fswI4zpOc
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9HFng1q3V
Here (right here), right now (right now)711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EEzkSWnmz
I’ll stand my ground and never back down711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXXptTYdqO
I know what I believe inside711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsWI4Gnr2Z
I’m awake and I’m alive711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsBQNDj0Y1
Waking up, waking up711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TpQgDYcdm
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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.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbHENmNnz3
He caught up to her and now they stood against a tree, her back against the bark, him just inches in front of her.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52eEArKi2x
“Why must you run from me?” he asked her.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfW2tmmBTC
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“Because I know that you will chase.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCR85Sooj9a
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuq9yFZjsy
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose,” she instructed.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7lLGKzjTZ
She cut her collarbone with a fingernail.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4v442AykR
“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.
