Summary: Set in S5. Based on the song “Awake and Alive” by Skillet.483Please respect copyright.PENANAlqOOPiIIA6
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
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I’m at war with the world and they483Please respect copyright.PENANAR5M3jo52tx
Try to pull me into the dark483Please respect copyright.PENANAvD7ibDq4nH
I struggle to find my faith483Please respect copyright.PENANA23BrK3bRbU
As I’m slippin’ from your arms483Please respect copyright.PENANA8eNxU18eU9
It’s getting harder to stay awake483Please respect copyright.PENANAOIb9rCUNOs
And my strength is fading fast483Please respect copyright.PENANAMSYYLoRPDp
You breath into me at last483Please respect copyright.PENANAht0gDZf6e4
I’m awake and alive483Please respect copyright.PENANAhFMyZtJsf9
Now I know what I believe inside483Please respect copyright.PENANAs9gdILrUsV
It’s my time483Please respect copyright.PENANAm3GRMAhNDf
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life483Please respect copyright.PENANAw708PBfl1a
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.483Please respect copyright.PENANAqNRgaryoJH
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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.483Please respect copyright.PENANAwxwkvfJcA8
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.483Please respect copyright.PENANA5uHij5GYT0
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.483Please respect copyright.PENANArLwq6KGUzZ
He kissed her, giving her air, and then began heart compressions, trying to revive her.483Please respect copyright.PENANA2bxGOvphPV
“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.”483Please respect copyright.PENANAnWgLYDt176
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Ten minutes later, she began to wake up, coughing.483Please respect copyright.PENANA0SgIdDTiPh
“Damon,” she half-whispered with blurry and dim vision.483Please respect copyright.PENANAYsuF8HNyaj
“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.483Please respect copyright.PENANAFucaA2lqxt
“Stay with me,” he said, before blurring to the hospital.483Please respect copyright.PENANA5n6pqfHecm
A few minutes later, he got her to the hospital and she was rushed down the hall with a breathing mask on.483Please respect copyright.PENANAW9iRFEPdYX
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.483Please respect copyright.PENANAwjbZqOUIQJ
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I’ll stand my ground and never back down483Please respect copyright.PENANALBMLk3rDjM
I know what I believe inside483Please respect copyright.PENANAOeJah9thwp
I’m awake and alive483Please respect copyright.PENANAGzhKSG79Iv
I’m at war with the world ‘cause I483Please respect copyright.PENANA37G3BPHyZD
Ain’t never gonna sell my soul483Please respect copyright.PENANAqpJNshvwQ1
I’ve already made up my mind483Please respect copyright.PENANAUPFE1am0zs
No matter what I can’t be bought or sold483Please respect copyright.PENANAezXH6RMIHl
When my faith’s getting weak483Please respect copyright.PENANAWgVEoqMYcr
And I feel like giving in483Please respect copyright.PENANAf5L1yQkbRP
You breathe into me483Please respect copyright.PENANA7HxXLsMRb3
I’m awake I’m alive483Please respect copyright.PENANARMhvCXpGef
Now I know what I believe inside483Please respect copyright.PENANACpjxSDKCGV
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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.483Please respect copyright.PENANAPijVOv4G48
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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 time483Please respect copyright.PENANACyLuSwjCrR
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life483Please respect copyright.PENANAb1JmhlQNth
l'll stand my ground and never back down483Please respect copyright.PENANAjcL45M7PqG
I know what I believe inside483Please respect copyright.PENANAN7ooIym6nv
Here (right here), right now (right now)483Please respect copyright.PENANAb2iFSHVgkX
I’m awake and I’m alive483Please respect copyright.PENANAbWImJAO5jx
Waking up, waking up483Please respect copyright.PENANAO8N0CnRPHN
Waking up, waking up483Please respect copyright.PENANArZSep4j2yY
Waking up, waking up483Please respect copyright.PENANAjE19LBgAT5
Waking up, waking up483Please respect copyright.PENANAiuKvxbx5DL
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.483Please respect copyright.PENANAbyFAkvNK1x
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 dark483Please respect copyright.PENANAmqt1nvcSTZ
I can feel you in my sleep483Please respect copyright.PENANAQ93rxSyxD5
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 you483Please respect copyright.PENANAzuukrgnrHu
Forever I will live for you483Please respect copyright.PENANATinYvxoc9X
I’m awake I’m alive483Please respect copyright.PENANAFJ2ChOdfqU
Now I know what I believe inside483Please respect copyright.PENANApRBrGgPmO1
Now it’s my time483Please respect copyright.PENANAlDJDwKwzs5
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life483Please respect copyright.PENANA56O69pwTYU
Here (right here), right now (right now)483Please respect copyright.PENANAKTPCEjGKiE
I’ll stand my ground and never back down483Please respect copyright.PENANA1rmrxttO81
I know what I believe inside483Please respect copyright.PENANARFI3GmELL0
I’m awake and I’m alive483Please respect copyright.PENANAIjYCINTMSh
Waking up, waking up483Please respect copyright.PENANAOHmCKjcoWJ
Waking up, waking up483Please respect copyright.PENANA4rhYUXqfoY
Waking up, waking up483Please respect copyright.PENANAJsElx0Kdwi
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.483Please respect copyright.PENANAWhrQSmUnLu
He caught up to her and now they stood against a tree, her back against the bark, him just inches in front of her.483Please respect copyright.PENANA4C46qlqgRZ
“Why must you run from me?” he asked her.483Please respect copyright.PENANAgRh5PAVIr8
She smiled.483Please respect copyright.PENANAhQxk2JVLKi
“Because I know that you will chase.”483Please respect copyright.PENANAvHTMfAfCA9
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.483Please respect copyright.PENANAesZm4lSvtj
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose,” she instructed.483Please respect copyright.PENANADUsMjTxSkr
She cut her collarbone with a fingernail.483Please respect copyright.PENANAgdFgJU0RSC
“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.