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 comfort522Please respect copyright.PENANAKgCuxjzOVY
It helps me sleep tonight522Please respect copyright.PENANAofy3gJMst1
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. 522Please respect copyright.PENANAiR0epYYvZ9
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 doubts522Please respect copyright.PENANAz9Bivnl1qR
I am damaged at best522Please respect copyright.PENANAvRZGNR43hC
Like you've already figured out522Please respect copyright.PENANAJa1OToX9PO
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. 522Please respect copyright.PENANAWEvSK76W11
She looked up at him. 522Please respect copyright.PENANA0bhlR2nArx
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 522Please respect copyright.PENANAmVn0LIyvxJ
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 522Please respect copyright.PENANAsAf1HgIlLH
"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. 522Please respect copyright.PENANA0MbY7PiwLL
"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. 522Please respect copyright.PENANAeZZA5CmnDk
"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."522Please respect copyright.PENANABW1kHh7Vs2
"Thank you," she said to him. 522Please respect copyright.PENANALAcW38af7P
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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 breathing522Please respect copyright.PENANAIOvk3iGze5
With a broken heart that's still beating522Please respect copyright.PENANAMXsyePwIMR
In the pain522Please respect copyright.PENANATYfCEDZ60q
There is healing522Please respect copyright.PENANAmV6cM8svVr
In your name I find meaning522Please respect copyright.PENANAG9JUV1mfct
So I'm holdin' on522Please respect copyright.PENANAlZOIDqkMh1
I'm holdin' on522Please respect copyright.PENANAma7WxuKlWu
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.522Please respect copyright.PENANACAqyQuAoxY
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 522Please respect copyright.PENANA4kgcGtw8w5
"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. 522Please respect copyright.PENANAcF5R318IPX
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 head522Please respect copyright.PENANAPMQdaMMqUl
I tried my best to be guarded522Please respect copyright.PENANAi2EdrObQq9
I'm an open book instead522Please respect copyright.PENANARmqbMbfbxR
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes522Please respect copyright.PENANAqBHax3pDtB
That are looking for a purpose522Please respect copyright.PENANAaG1fQxoyN4
They're still looking for life522Please respect copyright.PENANAnpszG0O9RN
I'm falling apart522Please respect copyright.PENANAEQFrcb2agO
I'm barely breathing522Please respect copyright.PENANAJ08ev5PAyN
With a broken heart that's still beating522Please respect copyright.PENANAkN4AnyPVAA
In the pain (In the pain)522Please respect copyright.PENANAVmKXzN5lg7
Is there healing522Please respect copyright.PENANADGWKcnRKY8
In your name (In your name) I find meaning522Please respect copyright.PENANAA5xzIlDqaQ
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)522Please respect copyright.PENANA4MDuHzFTDs
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)522Please respect copyright.PENANA8Y1wxQrIdI
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)522Please respect copyright.PENANA3zmk6br3ke
I'm barely holdin' on to you522Please respect copyright.PENANAIVKlehhuGB
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 away522Please respect copyright.PENANAQkhUto57Gm
And I'm hanging on to the words you say522Please respect copyright.PENANApKzideSX1v
You said that I will be OK522Please respect copyright.PENANAmQPQgbdt32
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone522Please respect copyright.PENANA7m4eMGvGLf
I may have lost my way now522Please respect copyright.PENANAe1FbeAAMx9
Haven't forgotten my way home522Please respect copyright.PENANAlveR6nNoJC
I'm falling apart522Please respect copyright.PENANAMqsmtWgO6B
I'm barely breathing522Please respect copyright.PENANAY2Q2JfsKgZ
With a broken heart that's still beating522Please respect copyright.PENANAePoFx1aS5p
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing522Please respect copyright.PENANAUyDDwqcq4P
In your name I find meaning522Please respect copyright.PENANAA5cTxEBMtF
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')522Please respect copyright.PENANAlEY2P0BEYa
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')522Please respect copyright.PENANAFPVhGjvgBv
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')522Please respect copyright.PENANAgvkpRXocLR
I'm barely holdin' on to you522Please respect copyright.PENANA3EbQJ16r1C
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')522Please respect copyright.PENANAW1xTnmqwjb
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')522Please respect copyright.PENANAs5ortd595o
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.