Summary: Set in S5 "Dead Man On Campus" to "500 Years of Solitude," but revised to be a one-shot Damon and Katherine song fic, based on Lifehouse's song "Broken."
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The broken clock is a comfort691Please respect copyright.PENANA6cemJaxBrx
It helps me sleep tonight691Please respect copyright.PENANA2erxrCoYLR
Maybe it can stop tomorrow from stealing all my time...
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It was a dark night as Katherine Pierce stood on the clock tower, ready to end it all, not wanting the pain of dying of old age. Nadia would be okay without her and everyone else in Mystic Falls hated, despised, and wanted her dead. 691Please respect copyright.PENANAGpDSWtzdua
She stepped off the ledge backwards, eyes closed, and felt the wind as she fell towards the sidewalk.
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I am here still waiting though I still have my doubts691Please respect copyright.PENANAY0eFHtt1lN
I am damaged at best691Please respect copyright.PENANA2oEYu26Y5K
Like you've already figured out691Please respect copyright.PENANA4kzyBzmcfZ
I'm falling apart...
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Before she could hit the ground, she felt as if someone had caught her, saving her. Thinking Elijah had come back for her, she opened her eyes, only to see her elder childe, Damon Salvatore. 691Please respect copyright.PENANAYCSLKD8tjv
She looked up at him. 691Please respect copyright.PENANArf61Xh2Kmq
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 691Please respect copyright.PENANAoZEAIvbsTv
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 691Please respect copyright.PENANAB7oSeLCoyD
"What are you thinking? Killing yourself instead of surviving? The Katherine I know wouldn't be killing herself, so what made you change your mind after 500 years of survival?" he asked her. 691Please respect copyright.PENANA0hm0QXGmeo
"I'm dying of old age and it can't be stopped, so why try? I'd rather kill myself than to die of old age. Why did you save me? You'd rather see me dead," she replied. 691Please respect copyright.PENANAlKaZG4XAsz
"I figured I'd save your from your own stupidity. As for you dying; whoever told you that it can't be stopped was wrong. You'll figure a way out. You always do."691Please respect copyright.PENANAsPOzj8rqQX
"Thank you," she said to him. 691Please respect copyright.PENANAKb5BPom8B9
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A month later, just as she was heading down the stairs at the boarding house, she felt pain start up her arm and travel to the left side of her chest. She put a hand on her chest as the pain came. She didn't know what was happening, but figured that this was it.
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I'm barely breathing691Please respect copyright.PENANAxzESoo88yG
With a broken heart that's still beating691Please respect copyright.PENANAN9OZDd7h0o
In the pain691Please respect copyright.PENANAAe9o4hyHRW
There is healing691Please respect copyright.PENANAaGh6vMXIlo
In your name I find meaning691Please respect copyright.PENANAPAK6kcvYho
So I'm holdin' on691Please respect copyright.PENANADOgTxrcSGJ
I'm holdin' on691Please respect copyright.PENANAS4soybDnXz
I'm barely holdin' on to you...
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An hour later, Damon entered the hospital, heading down the hallway in search of Katherine, which was where Dr. Meredith Fell met up with him.691Please respect copyright.PENANAZm8mVvImso
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 691Please respect copyright.PENANAISdiZlgY6b
"She's in room 150, but she had a heart attack. Damon, she may not make it through the night. Every organ in her body is failing," she answered him. 691Please respect copyright.PENANAsEvcfQre1p
He left her standing there and soon entered Katherine's room, closing the door behind himself, where she lay in critical condition with machines hooked up to her, keeping her alive as long as possible.
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The broken locks were a warning you got inside my head691Please respect copyright.PENANA50jEdPaTGU
I tried my best to be guarded691Please respect copyright.PENANA02fVm7691n
I'm an open book instead691Please respect copyright.PENANA77bGx8LM2X
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes691Please respect copyright.PENANArxklQATJK2
That are looking for a purpose691Please respect copyright.PENANAhipfM5S7je
They're still looking for life691Please respect copyright.PENANA8z2yYOgVYy
I'm falling apart691Please respect copyright.PENANA1xtDZ6wIUE
I'm barely breathing691Please respect copyright.PENANAXHsadvKiKO
With a broken heart that's still beating691Please respect copyright.PENANAbyw0SXv2tQ
In the pain (In the pain)691Please respect copyright.PENANA6qZmhS8kbN
Is there healing691Please respect copyright.PENANApw5WYneOr7
In your name (In your name) I find meaning691Please respect copyright.PENANAGo2gpTC6tL
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)691Please respect copyright.PENANAulO7GDx5G8
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)691Please respect copyright.PENANAeg4NcyySlq
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)691Please respect copyright.PENANAgpwxa2soFL
I'm barely holdin' on to you691Please respect copyright.PENANAGXlkrLmusJ
I'm hangin' on another day...
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As Damon stood at her hospital bedside, looking down at her, he realized that he didn't just care about if she lived or died; he loved her. The brave, fierce, independent girl he had always loved and hated was barely holding on; fighting for her life.
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Just to see what you throw away691Please respect copyright.PENANAON5DbsGIuV
And I'm hanging on to the words you say691Please respect copyright.PENANA1VKwRspKQV
You said that I will be OK691Please respect copyright.PENANA6uqV9QTK5b
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone691Please respect copyright.PENANAZfRdPz9qB3
I may have lost my way now691Please respect copyright.PENANAqP93gsFF43
Haven't forgotten my way home691Please respect copyright.PENANA5XpR2gkOCw
I'm falling apart691Please respect copyright.PENANAJq2QfsjBuo
I'm barely breathing691Please respect copyright.PENANAzI8NjKVcwL
With a broken heart that's still beating691Please respect copyright.PENANAzIVCDpSJrV
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing691Please respect copyright.PENANAHVk782O1uz
In your name I find meaning691Please respect copyright.PENANAlR5Aok1tSF
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')691Please respect copyright.PENANAOjyzY1H3PC
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')691Please respect copyright.PENANABwPvMSs6JP
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')691Please respect copyright.PENANA1Y6BqHQziS
I'm barely holdin' on to you691Please respect copyright.PENANAHftTUa3VaT
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')691Please respect copyright.PENANAD9lRyMaWox
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')691Please respect copyright.PENANAqcjnzzoltF
I'm barely holdin' on to you...
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After she was no longer in critical condition and was sent home, she was put on bed rest until she healed the human way. Damon took care of her and they fell back into love and got back together.