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?422Please respect copyright.PENANAloGsr2aRAQ
You’re the first face that I see422Please respect copyright.PENANApz4agPblu8
And the last thing I think about422Please respect copyright.PENANAHN5wVqIqfv
You’re the reason that I’m alive422Please respect copyright.PENANADx4e91zqjF
You’re what I can’t live without422Please respect copyright.PENANAA1oe73LNGu
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.422Please respect copyright.PENANArVFXy8qGlE
She walked up to him and snatched the bottle from him and grabbed his ring from the ground.422Please respect copyright.PENANAL9QngFMSJl
“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.422Please respect copyright.PENANAeaIEsg2Xhc
“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.422Please respect copyright.PENANAjijZIHdFp6
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.422Please respect copyright.PENANAaJNVZ8Owwk
“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.”422Please respect copyright.PENANAAhxvNL69ZJ
She held out his ring to him.422Please respect copyright.PENANANVqLJG20FB
“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.”422Please respect copyright.PENANALPfHWyVLaP
“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.422Please respect copyright.PENANA1TYmjvNQIG
“Why tell me now then?” he replied, testing to see if she was telling him the truth.422Please respect copyright.PENANAlOkQQHLYbV
“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.422Please respect copyright.PENANAZ18WEfZCuO
He sighed, seeing that she was nearly begging him to live, making him see that she was telling the truth.422Please respect copyright.PENANAMc02eMxQp3
“Fine. You’ve been convincing enough.”422Please respect copyright.PENANAmpBJDkyWBB
He took his Daylight ring from her and put it on.422Please respect copyright.PENANA03jTrrMEYd
She sighed in relief.422Please respect copyright.PENANAsohNALznQz
“Now why don’t we go some place to talk,” he suggested.422Please respect copyright.PENANAY5XVW7Km3m
She smiled.422Please respect copyright.PENANAUj4BloqdLF
“Good idea.”
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You never give up422Please respect copyright.PENANA2PyB83l1Vn
When I’m falling apart422Please respect copyright.PENANAmKFumx0Cm9
Your arms are always open wide422Please respect copyright.PENANAT3ZvJNkdzX
And you’re quick to forgive422Please respect copyright.PENANACl11jJQZ4j
When I make a mistake422Please respect copyright.PENANAqDa6LfXcgo
You love me in the blink of an eye422Please respect copyright.PENANAgUXOweUAZt
I don’t deserve your love422Please respect copyright.PENANAEaNgManfO9
But you give it to me anyway422Please respect copyright.PENANAJ00RPfTbk4
Can’t get enough422Please respect copyright.PENANATwrgmCNwRD
You’re everything I need422Please respect copyright.PENANAXRb2kaXUO1
And when I walk away422Please respect copyright.PENANAQsF0uSt8HV
You take off running and come right after me422Please respect copyright.PENANAaOE5BzOvXr
It’s what you do422Please respect copyright.PENANAs9xCyySMuz
And I don’t deserve you422Please respect copyright.PENANA5mkBMb8Onj
You’re the light inside my eyes422Please respect copyright.PENANAeUGmIqNSJo
You give me a reason to keep trying422Please respect copyright.PENANApL7sBPHOpO
You give me more than I could dream422Please respect copyright.PENANApvNqd2m2Am
And you bring me to my knees422Please respect copyright.PENANAoW5hoZ2TYJ
You bring me to my knees422Please respect copyright.PENANAV9o2vkT9op
Your heart is gold and how am I the one422Please respect copyright.PENANA3jQUVK5uAt
That you’ve chosen to love? 422Please respect copyright.PENANA7WWAh2kdg2
I still can’t believe that you’re right next to me422Please respect copyright.PENANA9K8DukoE0F
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.422Please respect copyright.PENANAeOHpRE5s7B
“You sure you don’t need any help before we talk?”422Please respect copyright.PENANAHqCFbXq1uh
He looked at her, seeing that she looked like hell and had a lot of wounds and blood on either side of her head.422Please respect copyright.PENANAvAtdQLQ1LH
When he asked that, she was suddenly aware of how injured she was from that prison.422Please respect copyright.PENANA8xWQyRfdU9
“I look like hell,” she commented, before everything went dim for her.422Please respect copyright.PENANAlTQwskJ2Vm
Damon caught her from hitting the ground and then gently picked her up in his arms.422Please respect copyright.PENANAH4GmNBLVYN
“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.422Please respect copyright.PENANANw4Xzc2Il8
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 love422Please respect copyright.PENANABOAGDfdeQA
But you give it to me anyway422Please respect copyright.PENANAyYeIujScCd
Can’t get enough422Please respect copyright.PENANANBVhWNPxve
You’re everything I need422Please respect copyright.PENANAznErMt44ed
And when I walk away422Please respect copyright.PENANA24pKcGQ1o1
You take off running and come right after me422Please respect copyright.PENANAmJ59QvjVaT
It’s what you do422Please respect copyright.PENANAg3jY5zuJiR
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.422Please respect copyright.PENANAX7gp4t0VMq
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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.422Please respect copyright.PENANAP0hAHK4kFY
“Hey.”422Please respect copyright.PENANA7FEfMbWAtX
He smiled back. “You made it through.”422Please respect copyright.PENANAMIApvGQTy5
“Well, I always do manage to survive somehow,” she replied.422Please respect copyright.PENANAdbvaQ4cwlB
“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.422Please respect copyright.PENANAmHgur3UAaH
“You’re welcome then.” She slowly sat up in bed. “And I never stopped loving you either.”422Please respect copyright.PENANAWqodEWZDob
A moment later, after their confessions, they began kissing romantically and lustfully.