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?528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpybqrQ1Mwv
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It’s never enough to say I care528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdykt2sJcDK
But I’m caught between what you wanted from me528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YprOtd4rv
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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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXD46UTFnP0
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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgiCAmLfGJ
Once there, he immediately knew who it was. She wasn’t Elena, but he’d know her anywhere.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fkhJQ5oAu
“Katherine?”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡac91kZJMQ5
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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDSNNZTUAQ
“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 back528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5E9hHq3BNY
No matter what I do you’re always mad528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lcdsFiNf3
And I, I can’t change your mind528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIafRTAtEa
I know it’s like trying to turn around on a one way street528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYhu07Rda5
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And it’s killing me528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxY5qUivGW
And I, I’m starting to see528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78XZnKbelr
Maybe we’re not meant to be528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUCY6dtugW
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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cdQpRDXfj
“Why must you run from me?”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeCWzr0cTx
“Because I know that you will chase,” she answered with a smile.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDbAATTc3X
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVa1ZDO6KrL
She used a fingernail to make a cut by her collarbone.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFtG0QVET6
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose.”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5plybjy2x9
“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 believe528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRb2TgEJgwL
That there’s no way out for you and me528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvahF49xON
And it seems to be the story of our lives528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9C2moKqnx
Nobody wins when everyone’s losing528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3z1JX5DL3T
There’s still time to turn this around528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTaLD2Dfi0
You could be building this up instead of tearing it down528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZFK9ULOhw
But I keep thinking528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxdaIcv88H
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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uJMiRMEgp
“You know, your family’s death was all your fault,” he told her.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwZyXjso3s
“Get. Out. Of. My. Head,” she said angrily, mad at him for being inside her head and trying to torment her.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb27ZUJTK3a
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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8O5E8ODHN
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*The Return*
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Katherine stood in front of him in the living room.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvugB6VPFT
“Kiss me or kill me. Which will it be, Damon? We both know you’re only capable of one.”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiiovFSxKD
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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfViRNsDzCA
She kissed back with a smile and they blurred towards a wall, her against it, and they continued kissing.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIP8LuTtMY
He pulled away five minutes later.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWFzT7uYIk
“Wait. Time out.”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmpc1hgZJe
She pushed him away and stepped back, waiting for him to continue.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0nLPI6vbu
“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.”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74Bdm5mn6S
She stood in front of him.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHaIa9amoD
“Stop. I already know the question and its answer.”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsvQ9jm179
He rested gentle hands on either side of her face.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTHqXVtpuh
“The truth is…I’ve never loved you.”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVOPWjk5eX
She took his hands and put them down, before walking off.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YkRpEvO4J
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 back528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsXh5xDPjs
No matter what I do you’re always mad528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy9qt5vQOJ
And I, baby, I’m starting to see528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgm7vaI0h5
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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcymBa1ACdo
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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKvbzVIxss
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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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQ33NPVZWZ
He looked over at her.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uWeZNEWGD
“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.”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmaouCd8Jf
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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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLeE24f6ki
“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.”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJWvBBQ84G
She was barely awake, as he entered and got some help for her.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnzBfOkPtm
A few minutes later, she was rushed down the hallway with a breathing mask on her.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxOl4NhOQK
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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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhf0uuLHb8G
“You’re lucky. You know that? You’ve been through hell and back and survived.”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AQo4KR8bW
He gave a smile, though she wasn’t awake yet.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4D4JKrvobb
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An hour later, she woke up and he gave a smile, which she returned.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJP9mD7aNfY
“Thanks,” she said.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEK1Zaj25N
“Well, you didn’t deserve that and I don’t hate you anymore,” he replied.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzlUci7Y92
“Well, thanks for the save anyway.” She smiled. “If it’s any consolation, thinking about you kept me going.”528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7hqZR76f1
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.528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0VjhR0KeH
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A month later, they were a couple again.
