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 comfort527Please respect copyright.PENANAOJKQItxl5x
It helps me sleep tonight527Please respect copyright.PENANAhPyjzBiVio
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. 527Please respect copyright.PENANAyks9S2uImJ
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 doubts527Please respect copyright.PENANA5uQl3Dalj9
I am damaged at best527Please respect copyright.PENANAkxDkw9HLo5
Like you've already figured out527Please respect copyright.PENANAN3oMII3PCf
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. 527Please respect copyright.PENANAv4gM33rIHn
She looked up at him. 527Please respect copyright.PENANAJXAewHW6hr
"Damon?" she questioned, wondering why he of all people would save her. 527Please respect copyright.PENANAo2J4o6rV98
He set her on her feet and looked at her. 527Please respect copyright.PENANAwPBoqiLnbA
"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. 527Please respect copyright.PENANAdXKrFybIyh
"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. 527Please respect copyright.PENANARI0d7gP0PG
"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."527Please respect copyright.PENANAX4gIthRXAV
"Thank you," she said to him. 527Please respect copyright.PENANAwX4y5yheja
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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 breathing527Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5l42llBhi
With a broken heart that's still beating527Please respect copyright.PENANAYGMB4cmgev
In the pain527Please respect copyright.PENANATywredsjFV
There is healing527Please respect copyright.PENANAPcsFh4L9ga
In your name I find meaning527Please respect copyright.PENANAPHH8VNQ1Pn
So I'm holdin' on527Please respect copyright.PENANAsI6xRjCs93
I'm holdin' on527Please respect copyright.PENANAMT0OGR6lRf
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.527Please respect copyright.PENANAxnMbdBEYaJ
"Where is she?" he questioned, still walking with Meredith doing her best to keep up with his pace. 527Please respect copyright.PENANAB9a7ounI6o
"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. 527Please respect copyright.PENANA3lNVpRibGa
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 head527Please respect copyright.PENANAwfhOTa6h6q
I tried my best to be guarded527Please respect copyright.PENANAd8CwGD92NF
I'm an open book instead527Please respect copyright.PENANAh1vv8OYnZu
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes527Please respect copyright.PENANAC68npaFXT6
That are looking for a purpose527Please respect copyright.PENANAfFwNQLT4By
They're still looking for life527Please respect copyright.PENANAtQ1bCuajoR
I'm falling apart527Please respect copyright.PENANAm8ALnh7R1H
I'm barely breathing527Please respect copyright.PENANAXRuAvlMAja
With a broken heart that's still beating527Please respect copyright.PENANAkRKEn4hZeT
In the pain (In the pain)527Please respect copyright.PENANAzEZ7IBCZ0N
Is there healing527Please respect copyright.PENANAmxqVTcIuCK
In your name (In your name) I find meaning527Please respect copyright.PENANA3LrtPUPgyp
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)527Please respect copyright.PENANAI8J2ZKhEPN
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)527Please respect copyright.PENANAoIpNrK8wZc
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin' on)527Please respect copyright.PENANACVjbGBgYYa
I'm barely holdin' on to you527Please respect copyright.PENANANQq3OKfuD7
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 away527Please respect copyright.PENANAUznJD7DRAG
And I'm hanging on to the words you say527Please respect copyright.PENANAZ80bXm3ZXX
You said that I will be OK527Please respect copyright.PENANAkwv9gQBEb9
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone527Please respect copyright.PENANAZb7IGC5O7c
I may have lost my way now527Please respect copyright.PENANAwRD9hmzYEu
Haven't forgotten my way home527Please respect copyright.PENANApUAzTxEnIH
I'm falling apart527Please respect copyright.PENANAcJWCdVdZiq
I'm barely breathing527Please respect copyright.PENANA67EWZj9XZw
With a broken heart that's still beating527Please respect copyright.PENANA54vOdvpYYM
In the pain (In the pain) there is healing527Please respect copyright.PENANAj0W5vqxK3j
In your name I find meaning527Please respect copyright.PENANA2gZijzqJYG
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')527Please respect copyright.PENANAzyMJU0XzXp
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')527Please respect copyright.PENANA1RZ5reBqqu
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')527Please respect copyright.PENANAIi1O7CyC3o
I'm barely holdin' on to you527Please respect copyright.PENANAHebaE9IQLx
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')527Please respect copyright.PENANAYhVF5JoV1S
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')527Please respect copyright.PENANAMaYnJMbOIG
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.