Summary: Set in S5. Based on the song “Awake and Alive” by Skillet.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UwaX5D535
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
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I’m at war with the world and they710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbVOKpUZNl
Try to pull me into the dark710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0rheCrPvt
I struggle to find my faith710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQOu7Np5r5
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It’s getting harder to stay awake710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAuwzHJtMC
And my strength is fading fast710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkHauKqPuL
You breath into me at last710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEg92jWqLr
I’m awake and alive710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLb4rOX2XK
Now I know what I believe inside710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQ1Xuw13KO
It’s my time710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxDTaqUPVl
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNG90CTUF4
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.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtob4lAGDej
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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.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbenZrZsBg
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.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoRfE2y1Qu
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.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFXFBMo6QY
He kissed her, giving her air, and then began heart compressions, trying to revive her.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikm7YgE5iR
“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.”710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyOHvUVY3f
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Ten minutes later, she began to wake up, coughing.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDxzRESwq8
“Damon,” she half-whispered with blurry and dim vision.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQPr2vUo71
“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.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjQWKKQPfS
“Stay with me,” he said, before blurring to the hospital.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzrLDWVQjy
A few minutes later, he got her to the hospital and she was rushed down the hall with a breathing mask on.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYpMjjph5i
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.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OabLVTihP
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I’ll stand my ground and never back down710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaN5w16KR0
I know what I believe inside710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNjAdzvCg8
I’m awake and alive710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHoWKnA6bl
I’m at war with the world ‘cause I710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjgVW0TZDv
Ain’t never gonna sell my soul710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEkPHApOUi
I’ve already made up my mind710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstFE3zV6Mt
No matter what I can’t be bought or sold710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPFtpncyAd
When my faith’s getting weak710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJGjRQ2oK6
And I feel like giving in710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBisAlJwh2
You breathe into me710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GPZFisvXl
I’m awake I’m alive710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecSbi9v9B6
Now I know what I believe inside710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCT5tonF9c
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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.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUjoHRIMaz
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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 time710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiMccUHUli
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2BBXvVL65
l'll stand my ground and never back down710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXnK9kxG0k
I know what I believe inside710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VUk4xzoz3
Here (right here), right now (right now)710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyGMRSes6r
I’m awake and I’m alive710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeLutQrdha
Waking up, waking up710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyszQ98w63
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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.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjU5d5zU3fH
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 dark710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbb8M0ShzF
I can feel you in my sleep710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfnGJjizpt
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 you710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhthK7mpVdi
Forever I will live for you710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hEdBpez08
I’m awake I’m alive710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxONmzxNzm
Now I know what I believe inside710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XxOENdyrv
Now it’s my time710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8IsgQIRB1
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTtdiPjHa7
Here (right here), right now (right now)710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2Y8BBu9YJ
I’ll stand my ground and never back down710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ41xa8ociv
I know what I believe inside710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bOmEVLmlh
I’m awake and I’m alive710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGpraL6jgR
Waking up, waking up710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjpBAGeMgA
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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.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnSwx4ODit
He caught up to her and now they stood against a tree, her back against the bark, him just inches in front of her.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7on3EVbbhi
“Why must you run from me?” he asked her.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicZ9N94UTy
She smiled.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzMA2eFQKX
“Because I know that you will chase.”710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqhe8VwuSw
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQJYv4rFPp
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose,” she instructed.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrc51amjvW
She cut her collarbone with a fingernail.710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYXq1TiVwj
“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.
