Summary: Set in S8. Based on the song “Not Meant To Be.” Katherine comes back to life after escaping the 1994 prison world and Kai. Will Damon save her or not?561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbSG0mOgSl
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But I’m caught between what you wanted from me561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLEqXOD6Pg
And knowing that if I give that to you561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFtWFU2ajH
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Nobody wins when everyone’s losing
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It was a nebulous night, as Damon drove through Mystic Falls, on the way out of town. A few weeks ago, he and Enzo had been saved from the siren, Sybil, when they’d destroyed it. Just last week he’d gotten his humanity back on. Now he was on his way out of town for a break from Mystic Falls and everything that came with it.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UYXocMiUA
Suddenly, on a road, close to the edge of town, he stopped the car, seeing someone on the road. Deciding to see who it was and if he could help, he got out and walked towards the shoulder of the road.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWUPfgOUmm
Once there, he immediately knew who it was. She wasn’t Elena, but he’d know her anywhere.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb37qNHsSyG
“Katherine?”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RHrQkYKGW
He knelt by her to assess her condition and wounds with his eyes. When he did and saw the arrow in her lower stomach and the ascendant not far from her, he knew where she’d come from.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WAHIM9JKL
“I’m so sorry. You didn’t deserve this,” he said, knowing she’d just escaped Kai and it was partly his fault. He was the one that killed Kai to save Bonnie, and Stefan was the one that had killed her. Damon had just watched instead of trying to keep her alive, because he’d loved Elena. He couldn’t deny that there was still connection between them, though. She’d taught him everything he knew.
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*As I Lay Dying*
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It’s like one step forward and two steps back561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Mi5oIynlt
No matter what I do you’re always mad561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhU2sfb1nQ
And I, I can’t change your mind561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2K9XOy37r
I know it’s like trying to turn around on a one way street561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiNux64Wgv
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And it’s killing me561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeX49qtcc9
And I, I’m starting to see561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlt3uCiXghl
Maybe we’re not meant to be561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQEhpMUIX8
It’s never enough to say I love you
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It was a dismal night in the Mystic Falls woods in 1864, as human Damon stood in front of her, her standing against a tree.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhS7QXXl2X3
“Why must you run from me?”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0Z6ptx3ma
“Because I know that you will chase,” she answered with a smile.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVwVBdh3Q4
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiE2XavYLYn
She used a fingernail to make a cut by her collarbone.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPLvGy6VA1
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfZXkv7w3j
“I choose you, Katherine,” he said, before he began to drink from the cut. That was the first lesson she taught him; take what you want without consequences.
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*500 Years of Solitude*
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It’s hard to believe561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjlt5XrOCX
That there’s no way out for you and me561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqj5BhPn679
And it seems to be the story of our lives561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpRl0GgTsk
Nobody wins when everyone’s losing561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CqdLegxEo
There’s still time to turn this around561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwhR2vIvbV
You could be building this up instead of tearing it down561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzg05mzo3NA
But I keep thinking561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXYq0N5euO
Maybe it’s too late
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As Katherine lay in bed, resting, stuck in the memory of her parents slaughtered, Damon appeared in her memory, ready to torment her about it.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQeDGl3o4F
“You know, your family’s death was all your fault,” he told her.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXG5Bbu5sh
“Get. Out. Of. My. Head,” she said angrily, mad at him for being inside her head and trying to torment her.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjOt9alA5T
He didn’t heed, but instead, went on to comment about the style that Klaus used, saying that he admired how he’d put the sword through her father and made him hang on the wall.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJc0rfoN0x
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*The Return*
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Katherine stood in front of him in the living room.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvXWU4JOLs
“Kiss me or kill me. Which will it be, Damon? We both know you’re only capable of one.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgIxFOTbWK
He pinned her to the floor with a hand around her throat. He thought about the latter, but then a moment later, he let go of her and kissed her.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pCrITkHfM
She kissed back with a smile and they blurred towards a wall, her against it, and they continued kissing.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2ArQTJp1C
He pulled away five minutes later.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDtkBefQry
“Wait. Time out.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwZ4oHFA4d
She pushed him away and stepped back, waiting for him to continue.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpArntHZX2c
“I have a question. Answer it and it’s back to rockets and red glare. Answer it right and I’ll forget the last 145 years I spent missing you. I’ll forget everything and we can start over. That’s the beauty of eternity. See, we have time. I need the truth just this once.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc994xph257
She stood in front of him.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGhZW4CuJA
“Stop. I already know the question and its answer.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWb9yeKSiaJ
He rested gentle hands on either side of her face.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOTeWi3YnB
“The truth is…I’ve never loved you.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNA9Nx9Hyxc
She took his hands and put them down, before walking off.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGugmBY4SfX
As she walked off, everything she said sunk in and he grabbed a shot glass, chucking it at the fireplace. As a result, it shattered into a million pieces, just as he felt like right now.
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*Present*
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It’s like one step forward and two steps back561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCfdySpYLU
No matter what I do you’re always mad561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXTTCTcQyj
And I, baby, I’m starting to see561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqKYOk3NOD
Maybe we’re not meant to be
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As he scanned her, he saw a dagger in her thigh and her lower stomach and side were bleeding. To top it off, there was blood on either side of her head and she was pale from blood loss.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELBhMCMCJT
After another moment of looking her over, he pulled the arrow out and gently picked her up in his arms, taking her to his car.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNNFBSR116
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As he drove out of town to the nearest town and hospital, he hoped that she’d make it. All he could do was hope. He’d hated her for so long and now he cared for her. He didn’t hate her anymore. He just wanted her to live. His hatred had died when she had died. Besides, no one deserved to be treated the way Kai liked to treat others.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHYcBClhDa
He looked over at her.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauQOsw6oCv
“Katherine, can you hear me? I need you to open your eyes. I know I was an ass before you died and I’m sorry for that.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsaI3KtGD5
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When he got parked in the hospital parking lot and opened her side of the car, she began to wake up and he went to her side. He could see that though she was awake, she was fighting as to not go under again.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aN5j9tOpc
“Hey. You’re finally awake.” He gently picked her up in his arms and walked to the hospital building. “Stay with me. You’re going to be okay. Just stay with me.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSZ2xaLlZM
She was barely awake, as he entered and got some help for her.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF89ItVAb6p
A few minutes later, she was rushed down the hallway with a breathing mask on her.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBU37jRJYK
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A few hours later, he entered her hospital room after she’d survived the surgery, and sat on her bedside, his hands in hers.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FbirWqEDK
“You’re lucky. You know that? You’ve been through hell and back and survived.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcexBW5EQgN
He gave a smile, though she wasn’t awake yet.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWVYl6etCD
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An hour later, she woke up and he gave a smile, which she returned.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovqW2ASewL
“Thanks,” she said.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryICHFl38c
“Well, you didn’t deserve that and I don’t hate you anymore,” he replied.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16u7oKD95w
“Well, thanks for the save anyway.” She smiled. “If it’s any consolation, thinking about you kept me going.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡck8hFtQD5I
She slowly sat up in bed and gave him a kiss, which he lustfully returned. After her death and near death experience, he realized that he loved her.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmWKWp7h1F
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A month later, they were a couple again.
