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 comfort519Please respect copyright.PENANATXshm2a3KL
It helps me sleep tonight519Please respect copyright.PENANAhV8UJq3qa1
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. 519Please respect copyright.PENANAOxCx33XyGZ
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 doubts519Please respect copyright.PENANAbPygB47SHM
I am damaged at best519Please respect copyright.PENANALgqOLbuiIK
Like you've already figured out519Please respect copyright.PENANAjhUqJBVx5d
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. 519Please respect copyright.PENANAVIIl2N8cPr
She looked up at him. 519Please respect copyright.PENANATxi2LLvfNV
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 519Please respect copyright.PENANAZfTRzt70uB
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 519Please respect copyright.PENANAj83shjj8iO
"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. 519Please respect copyright.PENANAlpsuW5BvmA
"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. 519Please respect copyright.PENANA4ey31xV763
"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."519Please respect copyright.PENANAnok6hOZJKr
"Thank you," she said to him. 519Please respect copyright.PENANAQN9GjWiNMh
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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 breathing519Please respect copyright.PENANAx5Zhyn7Byp
With a broken heart that's still beating519Please respect copyright.PENANAKlqt2buWXr
In the pain519Please respect copyright.PENANAiGpn3J0kAz
There is healing519Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5QFx2Gw0f
In your name I find meaning519Please respect copyright.PENANAFoEKQZrBYn
So I'm holdin' on519Please respect copyright.PENANAu6OYYiRnP2
I'm holdin' on519Please respect copyright.PENANAENcAWs0zJb
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.519Please respect copyright.PENANAfi0QvzbVtM
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 519Please respect copyright.PENANAmmRXnrSShr
"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. 519Please respect copyright.PENANATqmgym9Ep4
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 head519Please respect copyright.PENANAi9HEAL0dQp
I tried my best to be guarded519Please respect copyright.PENANA96dVGOiMzW
I'm an open book instead519Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2ES6fDiSZ
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes519Please respect copyright.PENANAHGagiVRShQ
That are looking for a purpose519Please respect copyright.PENANAKNbQ03GcMF
They're still looking for life519Please respect copyright.PENANAEZVlApB5OX
I'm falling apart519Please respect copyright.PENANAFkHc4eD9O4
I'm barely breathing519Please respect copyright.PENANAhOmwQEO7dG
With a broken heart that's still beating519Please respect copyright.PENANAz8fl31ZCkJ
In the pain (In the pain)519Please respect copyright.PENANA7lF4E9zbId
Is there healing519Please respect copyright.PENANAtqkdz2cXxu
In your name (In your name) I find meaning519Please respect copyright.PENANApjuxUi70bD
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)519Please respect copyright.PENANAnQRl0sKuGA
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)519Please respect copyright.PENANAiCDZL6PoGp
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)519Please respect copyright.PENANAuP9dcwl730
I'm barely holdin' on to you519Please respect copyright.PENANAZov3RGrJXc
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 away519Please respect copyright.PENANAMh9z2tCCHQ
And I'm hanging on to the words you say519Please respect copyright.PENANAGpnk8cxAZp
You said that I will be OK519Please respect copyright.PENANAvZTo8Dkui6
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone519Please respect copyright.PENANAOINIJhMI2h
I may have lost my way now519Please respect copyright.PENANAvXJh54Lwbm
Haven't forgotten my way home519Please respect copyright.PENANADdMSaNL0pj
I'm falling apart519Please respect copyright.PENANACT4xMJ9pXQ
I'm barely breathing519Please respect copyright.PENANAkxhlbXK0gI
With a broken heart that's still beating519Please respect copyright.PENANA0zuXBYE22U
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing519Please respect copyright.PENANA2YyH5k8W9O
In your name I find meaning519Please respect copyright.PENANA6VM9GSRIvQ
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')519Please respect copyright.PENANAIeFCUDLIYA
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')519Please respect copyright.PENANAQG7jp48BYg
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')519Please respect copyright.PENANA4A1qPUuQBL
I'm barely holdin' on to you519Please respect copyright.PENANAn7ll1UEOnr
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')519Please respect copyright.PENANAm3pNokRFdt
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')519Please respect copyright.PENANAlyvvfWDkP3
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.