Summary: Set in S8. Based on the song “I Don’t Deserve You.” Katherine comes back to life after being in a prison world and saves Damon from his stupidity when she finds him in a very dark place. In return, he saves her. What will ensue between them?522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLI8cDINLp
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You’re what I can’t live without
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It was early morning turning into dawn, as a human Katherine began walking, having escaped a prison world, when she saw someone on one of the hills past the tree line. He seemed familiar, so she began walking towards the guy that had his back to her and, once she was at the tree line, she knew who it was. She’d know him anywhere, no matter what. She could see that he was finishing a bottle of Bourbon, obviously in a lot of emotional pain. She also could see that he had his ring off. Considering the sun was starting to come up, she knew what he was planning to do. She couldn’t let him die; never.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZupZ6LaWH
She walked up to him and snatched the bottle from him and grabbed his ring from the ground.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxcFJfTOwv
“What do you think you’re doing? You don’t get to die, no matter what you’re going through,” she blurted at him, as she stood in front of him.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqozx8OGzO
“One, how are you alive? Two, you don’t get to tell me what to do. You don’t know what I’ve been through. Elena’s gone and I’ve hurt many and almost killed Enzo. I killed Sarah too. She was the last of our living family. Sybil, a siren, got inside my head and made me do things. The world would be better off without me,” he replied.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4s7hiAaJw
Hearing this, she knew what he was going through. It pained her to see him in pain, but she didn’t want him dead. She’d lied to him to make him let her go. She loved him and always would.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRIHEIZy65
“I ended up in a prison world after I died and just escaped with an ascendant,” she answered him. She then tried to reason with him. “Just because you did those things and you’re in pain doesn’t give you the right to do this. You have people that care about you. You can’t die. I won’t let you. Just put your ring on and let’s talk.”522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeX8i7G0LC1
She held out his ring to him.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHg4UPS9vKC
“It gives me plenty of a right. Besides, why do you care? You said it yourself. You never loved me. It was always Stefan. Just leave me to die in peace.”522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnF8ydILNi
“I know you’re not going to believe me, but I always loved you. I didn’t want to hurt you, but I knew Klaus was getting close. I had to protect you. If he knew we loved each other, he would’ve killed you to hurt me more. I did what I had to do to save you. And then you fell for Elena, so I figured it wouldn’t matter if I told you anyway once he left,” she explained to him.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8u2OSLQXwG
“Why tell me now then?” he replied, testing to see if she was telling him the truth.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7z2LYTlIm
“Because I need you alive and so do the others that care about you. Please, don’t do this, Damon. I know you didn’t spare my life, but I’m asking you to spare your own,” she encouraged her elder childe.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgQVBIEMLE
He sighed, seeing that she was nearly begging him to live, making him see that she was telling the truth.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsZ77Ddhyu
“Fine. You’ve been convincing enough.”522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKxJv6huYN
He took his Daylight ring from her and put it on.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqqx4BhGpU
She sighed in relief.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkyV181nA0
“Now why don’t we go some place to talk,” he suggested.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopkbu7CaEV
She smiled.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJkdoUrL2r
“Good idea.”
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You never give up522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡve2o6tiGr9
When I’m falling apart522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTO4XH5CLN
Your arms are always open wide522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KSrQsvYSB
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And when I walk away522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojaYUs9mqj
You take off running and come right after me522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjbqZtGc3k
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And I don’t deserve you522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZYMnAfDWJ
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You give me more than I could dream522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRaR0wWOBw
And you bring me to my knees522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpUHG2Nack
You bring me to my knees522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviOVRe4zda
Your heart is gold and how am I the one522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tSfIueD3X
That you’ve chosen to love? 522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuZdUdh4I6
I still can’t believe that you’re right next to me522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSc2B651jP
After all that I’ve done
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He rested a gentle hand on the side of her face, seeing that she was quite injured from her time in the prison world.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkOnMIMZDR
“You sure you don’t need any help before we talk?”522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWVRIHAu4Q
He looked at her, seeing that she looked like hell and had a lot of wounds and blood on either side of her head.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofe3PfM37k
When he asked that, she was suddenly aware of how injured she was from that prison.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhVzFFGcEL
“I look like hell,” she commented, before everything went dim for her.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubBl3d5kVz
Damon caught her from hitting the ground and then gently picked her up in his arms.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZjytBaK4a
“You’re gonna be okay. Stay with me,” he encouraged, before blurring off to get her to the hospital. He lost Elena. He couldn’t lose her too. She’d been his first love. Apart from that, she’d just saved him from killing himself. He felt like he owed her. It was his turn to save her. He needed to make up for being an ass to her when she’d been dying and for feeding her to Silas, as well as for trying to kill himself today. This was his way of making up for all of that.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW59Q7bJMSR
She felt wind, as she rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes, letting her know that he was going to save her one way or another, whether he still loved her or not.
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I don’t deserve your love522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRU7ytnZ8lH
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Can’t get enough522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUzAXykXdN
You’re everything I need522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaC6NQuq3A
And when I walk away522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuNTQq4Bsh
You take off running and come right after me522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzZI6XIpfk
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And I don’t deserve you
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A few hours later, after she survived the surgery, Damon was seated on her bedside, a hand on her right one, waiting for her to wake up.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTrJY0NkMH
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An hour later, when she woke up, she saw that she was in a hospital bed with Damon seated on her bedside, a hand on hers. She smiled.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBuhz1YVji
“Hey.”522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBtNW2dw5v
He smiled back. “You made it through.”522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42zdjN8p6X
“Well, I always do manage to survive somehow,” she replied.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSiSXL7bOw
“That you do,” he agreed. “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m glad you’re alive. Thanks for saving me from my own stupidity. I guess you made me realize when you almost died that I never stopped loving you,” he replied.522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOJ30XftkJ
“You’re welcome then.” She slowly sat up in bed. “And I never stopped loving you either.”522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1WC7rnPV2
A moment later, after their confessions, they began kissing romantically and lustfully.
