Summary: Set in S5. Based on the song “Awake and Alive” by Skillet.697Please respect copyright.PENANA7Tn9Fi9dwq
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
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I’m at war with the world and they697Please respect copyright.PENANA9YvJskabGk
Try to pull me into the dark697Please respect copyright.PENANAgNFh9TyFfu
I struggle to find my faith697Please respect copyright.PENANAH1d1RQNotL
As I’m slippin’ from your arms697Please respect copyright.PENANAaIe92cGDeC
It’s getting harder to stay awake697Please respect copyright.PENANAqORtUEh3dN
And my strength is fading fast697Please respect copyright.PENANAeSZ3xkjVf2
You breath into me at last697Please respect copyright.PENANAJL7Zj1zmcZ
I’m awake and alive697Please respect copyright.PENANA1MCYLgSdQp
Now I know what I believe inside697Please respect copyright.PENANABkeGRHacPC
It’s my time697Please respect copyright.PENANATYtjBJ86E4
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life697Please respect copyright.PENANAiTSjfLsPl4
Here (right here), right now (right now)
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It was a nebulous night, as Katherine sat in the driver’s seat of Damon’s car, human and injured, trying to stay awake, but she knew it was useless. Everything was going black and it all seemed so far away. She’d tried running, knowing Damon wanted to hand her over to Silas. She knew he had to have had a reason, but she would never know what that reason was. She’d never get the chance to say goodbye or to tell him the truth about her feelings for him, either.697Please respect copyright.PENANAaCZmSLuI6k
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Half an hour later, after making up his mind to look for her, he spotted his wrecked car. He could see her still inside and he could smell blood. By the smell, he knew she was injured but hoped he could save her. This was all his fault. He’d broken his promise to protect her. She’d ran because of it.697Please respect copyright.PENANAElXF5ml0r4
He blurred to her side of the car and forced the door open. He then assessed her condition, scanning for what her wounds were. He saw her lower stomach and thigh bleeding, along with blood on either side of her head. He could hear her barely breathing and her heart slowing. He knew it was from her wounds.697Please respect copyright.PENANAJqxx33lt2v
He gently pulled her out of the wreck, in his arms, and layed her down. He knew she needed the hospital, but also knew she probably wouldn’t make it in time. As he made that assessment, he heard everything stop altogether. He knew he had to bring her back, whether he hated her or not. She’d been right. A part of him didn’t want her to die.697Please respect copyright.PENANAICfeBLhQNE
He kissed her, giving her air, and then began heart compressions, trying to revive her.697Please respect copyright.PENANAaQketgxFFo
“Come on, Katherine. Breathe. Come back to me. You’re a survivor. You always survive. Please, Katherine. Now is not the time to give up or be stubborn.”697Please respect copyright.PENANAjiRkCLyMP1
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Ten minutes later, she began to wake up, coughing.697Please respect copyright.PENANApUYcBNCFnS
“Damon,” she half-whispered with blurry and dim vision.697Please respect copyright.PENANAgnLmAKG09I
“Hey. Welcome back,” he said, before gently pulling her into his arms and getting to his feet with her in his arms. As he did, she rested her head on his shoulder and wrapped her arms weakly around his neck.697Please respect copyright.PENANAKmDXJiNBNe
“Stay with me,” he said, before blurring to the hospital.697Please respect copyright.PENANAMB9iaVnWoT
A few minutes later, he got her to the hospital and she was rushed down the hall with a breathing mask on.697Please respect copyright.PENANA9668SbS1pz
He could only watch, as they rushed her down the hall to save her life. He could only hope she would survive. She had to. He needed to apologize for almost handing her over to Silas. He’d made a mistake and wanted to make up for it, even if he couldn’t make it work. He had to try.697Please respect copyright.PENANA25bDMa0KRh
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I’ll stand my ground and never back down697Please respect copyright.PENANAI6kyXHH3IX
I know what I believe inside697Please respect copyright.PENANArs5WcMFl4T
I’m awake and alive697Please respect copyright.PENANAH2KhnYCRQp
I’m at war with the world ‘cause I697Please respect copyright.PENANA8S1LmRK0V1
Ain’t never gonna sell my soul697Please respect copyright.PENANAeeYkldo8AF
I’ve already made up my mind697Please respect copyright.PENANAUmrO49kh5C
No matter what I can’t be bought or sold697Please respect copyright.PENANAt1zUSrmE3y
When my faith’s getting weak697Please respect copyright.PENANAxzAp7B9ZcQ
And I feel like giving in697Please respect copyright.PENANACPBKYbcSwR
You breathe into me697Please respect copyright.PENANAmFMmAhmETP
I’m awake I’m alive697Please respect copyright.PENANAb1VgbiNmvJ
Now I know what I believe inside697Please respect copyright.PENANA4I4Z6kt1RO
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Five hours later, after she was in a recovery room, Damon was silently seated on her bedside, waiting for her to come to. She was in bad shape and they’d had to revive her a couple of times, but they’d brought her back and she’d survived. Now she just had to heal. He was happy that she hadn’t given up, because the Katherine he knew fought like hell.697Please respect copyright.PENANAfTiIwkR1zE
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A few weeks later, she was fully healed and Damon took her home with him. He apologized to her and she forgave him. They even rekindled their relationship.
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*Dead Man On Campus*
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Now it’s my time697Please respect copyright.PENANAr6BDNAayyh
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life697Please respect copyright.PENANAumkqe7lypm
l'll stand my ground and never back down697Please respect copyright.PENANAxo8gioEtfU
I know what I believe inside697Please respect copyright.PENANAfqQx3U0hA1
Here (right here), right now (right now)697Please respect copyright.PENANAcZ5iXM6lkr
I’m awake and I’m alive697Please respect copyright.PENANAlb0l2HOt6B
Waking up, waking up697Please respect copyright.PENANArTq15UOYwr
Waking up, waking up697Please respect copyright.PENANA5MZP8nTg3q
Waking up, waking up697Please respect copyright.PENANA41V2EtCkE5
Waking up, waking up697Please respect copyright.PENANANAzRnc2UMn
Waking up, waking up
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It was a beautiful night, as she stood on the clock tower, overlooking the town square, ready to step off to end her suffering. She’d just found out that she was dying of old age at a rapid pace and had a few months to six months, give or take, to live. She didn’t want the pain of dying of old age.697Please respect copyright.PENANApRbOspczf3
Before she could turn around and jump off the ledge, she had a thought about Damon. If she died, what would happen to him? He finally loved her once more, as she did with him. She knew how deeply he felt things. Thinking this through, she realized that he’d be devastated and probably end up wreaking havoc everywhere. That’s what made her realize that she couldn’t do this to Damon. She couldn’t kill herself; especially, without a goodbye.
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*500 Years of Solitude*
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In the dark697Please respect copyright.PENANAdeH2JrVVgv
I can feel you in my sleep697Please respect copyright.PENANAwr4OMzsHWB
In your arms I feel you breathe into me
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It was a beautiful day at the boarding house, as Katherine lay in bed after having a heart attack the night before, Damon seated on her bedside. He wanted to give her peace in her last moments, so he gave her old memories that only they shared. Their most fondest memory of all, he gave to her last.
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*Flashback-As I Lay Dying*
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Forever hold this heart that I will give to you697Please respect copyright.PENANAyju56c13FO
Forever I will live for you697Please respect copyright.PENANA3xdcrh212T
I’m awake I’m alive697Please respect copyright.PENANA927zCVNJtC
Now I know what I believe inside697Please respect copyright.PENANAG6XXlJSZ5w
Now it’s my time697Please respect copyright.PENANAaw3xI2lahT
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life697Please respect copyright.PENANAM1zityXRRB
Here (right here), right now (right now)697Please respect copyright.PENANALexxUetpFt
I’ll stand my ground and never back down697Please respect copyright.PENANAm0okJ8m7mX
I know what I believe inside697Please respect copyright.PENANAQM9exrpXNt
I’m awake and I’m alive697Please respect copyright.PENANArD4AKHUwGp
Waking up, waking up697Please respect copyright.PENANAcBfj2SERbb
Waking up, waking up697Please respect copyright.PENANAzL8wgSnznG
Waking up, waking up697Please respect copyright.PENANAhlP0fzdkKE
Waking up, waking up
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It was a nebulous night in the woods in 1864, as he chased after her. He was still human and loved her unconditionally.697Please respect copyright.PENANAiyoOa9Libp
He caught up to her and now they stood against a tree, her back against the bark, him just inches in front of her.697Please respect copyright.PENANAvCbH4sqRYY
“Why must you run from me?” he asked her.697Please respect copyright.PENANArOfRRY8XYz
She smiled.697Please respect copyright.PENANAB14brUikss
“Because I know that you will chase.”697Please respect copyright.PENANAPcyv1qiY4Y
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.697Please respect copyright.PENANA7LrDT89g3R
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose,” she instructed.697Please respect copyright.PENANAK7WQE9e6oL
She cut her collarbone with a fingernail.697Please respect copyright.PENANAaWYIPwyiXO
“I choose you, Katherine,” he said, before drinking from the wound, learning to take what he wanted without consequences.
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*End*
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*Present*
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Damon left her head and kissed her goodbye when she became no more. He was silent, as he looked at her. He was grief-stricken. They’d found love with each other, only for her to die, this time for real and permanently. He refused to become a monster because of his emotions though. He was better than that now.