Summary: Set in S8. Based on the song “I Don’t Deserve You.” Katherine comes back to life after being in a prison world and saves Damon from his stupidity when she finds him in a very dark place. In return, he saves her. What will ensue between them?729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyj0GtyHMzD
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You’re what I can’t live without
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It was early morning turning into dawn, as a human Katherine began walking, having escaped a prison world, when she saw someone on one of the hills past the tree line. He seemed familiar, so she began walking towards the guy that had his back to her and, once she was at the tree line, she knew who it was. She’d know him anywhere, no matter what. She could see that he was finishing a bottle of Bourbon, obviously in a lot of emotional pain. She also could see that he had his ring off. Considering the sun was starting to come up, she knew what he was planning to do. She couldn’t let him die; never.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFc20ROSbl
She walked up to him and snatched the bottle from him and grabbed his ring from the ground.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLjSNcwFRd
“What do you think you’re doing? You don’t get to die, no matter what you’re going through,” she blurted at him, as she stood in front of him.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnq9fWkGr4M
“One, how are you alive? Two, you don’t get to tell me what to do. You don’t know what I’ve been through. Elena’s gone and I’ve hurt many and almost killed Enzo. I killed Sarah too. She was the last of our living family. Sybil, a siren, got inside my head and made me do things. The world would be better off without me,” he replied.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nc86G9DNP
Hearing this, she knew what he was going through. It pained her to see him in pain, but she didn’t want him dead. She’d lied to him to make him let her go. She loved him and always would.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQoHO5unTl
“I ended up in a prison world after I died and just escaped with an ascendant,” she answered him. She then tried to reason with him. “Just because you did those things and you’re in pain doesn’t give you the right to do this. You have people that care about you. You can’t die. I won’t let you. Just put your ring on and let’s talk.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNv48zaznn
She held out his ring to him.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJzrcp6B3h
“It gives me plenty of a right. Besides, why do you care? You said it yourself. You never loved me. It was always Stefan. Just leave me to die in peace.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfQLmvRoju
“I know you’re not going to believe me, but I always loved you. I didn’t want to hurt you, but I knew Klaus was getting close. I had to protect you. If he knew we loved each other, he would’ve killed you to hurt me more. I did what I had to do to save you. And then you fell for Elena, so I figured it wouldn’t matter if I told you anyway once he left,” she explained to him.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rxAxQ0OT0
“Why tell me now then?” he replied, testing to see if she was telling him the truth.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡka6But9TED
“Because I need you alive and so do the others that care about you. Please, don’t do this, Damon. I know you didn’t spare my life, but I’m asking you to spare your own,” she encouraged her elder childe.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAh1eDvcMb
He sighed, seeing that she was nearly begging him to live, making him see that she was telling the truth.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0Hg1YMRmQ
“Fine. You’ve been convincing enough.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1E5PRKdPDS
He took his Daylight ring from her and put it on.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbaXDgidN1
She sighed in relief.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHByu18NZ9B
“Now why don’t we go some place to talk,” he suggested.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFNi2QmNWr
She smiled.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaJHNt80uL
“Good idea.”
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You never give up729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcN59FuAqr
When I’m falling apart729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq46hHe5Y7
Your arms are always open wide729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0gdYcEKmd
And you’re quick to forgive729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BOY7iZvq6
When I make a mistake729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAgByUzn46
You love me in the blink of an eye729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fy7UNJmZK
I don’t deserve your love729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYW26HtF13
But you give it to me anyway729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAw5y27gX3
Can’t get enough729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWRuD3Yxmy
You’re everything I need729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8Nf2odseO
And when I walk away729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MRSk2nZiK
You take off running and come right after me729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3F7i3j5Q49
It’s what you do729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwiIE3b1tl
And I don’t deserve you729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzF7V0Lpccp
You’re the light inside my eyes729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlfBFvUA4N
You give me a reason to keep trying729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobN8QRnE9r
You give me more than I could dream729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAUBdqscA9
And you bring me to my knees729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvO8Gn67ZZ1
You bring me to my knees729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EcrkfOMh0
Your heart is gold and how am I the one729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrkSYPfQhK
That you’ve chosen to love? 729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1e8y3Jfj2
I still can’t believe that you’re right next to me729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0s4qyasaT
After all that I’ve done
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He rested a gentle hand on the side of her face, seeing that she was quite injured from her time in the prison world.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4nAZsWvmp
“You sure you don’t need any help before we talk?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ499wiTw3S
He looked at her, seeing that she looked like hell and had a lot of wounds and blood on either side of her head.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgfbovPBFd
When he asked that, she was suddenly aware of how injured she was from that prison.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96iW2VVqdS
“I look like hell,” she commented, before everything went dim for her.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvweRjiNbQ
Damon caught her from hitting the ground and then gently picked her up in his arms.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvv1tc1dss
“You’re gonna be okay. Stay with me,” he encouraged, before blurring off to get her to the hospital. He lost Elena. He couldn’t lose her too. She’d been his first love. Apart from that, she’d just saved him from killing himself. He felt like he owed her. It was his turn to save her. He needed to make up for being an ass to her when she’d been dying and for feeding her to Silas, as well as for trying to kill himself today. This was his way of making up for all of that.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlJQqsp3vi
She felt wind, as she rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes, letting her know that he was going to save her one way or another, whether he still loved her or not.
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I don’t deserve your love729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjovNQ1E9V
But you give it to me anyway729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzl4u15AgUa
Can’t get enough729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfzugu0TqZ
You’re everything I need729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45pVltGpfA
And when I walk away729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ126AWIf3qb
You take off running and come right after me729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWaLLnQeOr
It’s what you do729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoFNsFnYFc
And I don’t deserve you
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A few hours later, after she survived the surgery, Damon was seated on her bedside, a hand on her right one, waiting for her to wake up.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvlBj9b2ih
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An hour later, when she woke up, she saw that she was in a hospital bed with Damon seated on her bedside, a hand on hers. She smiled.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWGCbhSNdP
“Hey.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0I60i4kIaU
He smiled back. “You made it through.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaijW1NMkNZ
“Well, I always do manage to survive somehow,” she replied.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgoIm2Tpul
“That you do,” he agreed. “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m glad you’re alive. Thanks for saving me from my own stupidity. I guess you made me realize when you almost died that I never stopped loving you,” he replied.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWa0IhqmoP
“You’re welcome then.” She slowly sat up in bed. “And I never stopped loving you either.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmCPNV0fPU
A moment later, after their confessions, they began kissing romantically and lustfully.
and then Add to home screen.