Summary: Set in S8. Based on the song “Not Meant To Be.” Katherine comes back to life after escaping the 1994 prison world and Kai. Will Damon save her or not?550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9a9uHULkB
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It’s never enough to say I care550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLUcUwIIUO
But I’m caught between what you wanted from me550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzist6NTLhp
And knowing that if I give that to you550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGslk4vS9w
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Nobody wins when everyone’s losing
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It was a nebulous night, as Damon drove through Mystic Falls, on the way out of town. A few weeks ago, he and Enzo had been saved from the siren, Sybil, when they’d destroyed it. Just last week he’d gotten his humanity back on. Now he was on his way out of town for a break from Mystic Falls and everything that came with it.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLMlHH63NX
Suddenly, on a road, close to the edge of town, he stopped the car, seeing someone on the road. Deciding to see who it was and if he could help, he got out and walked towards the shoulder of the road.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OWBJSfPUv
Once there, he immediately knew who it was. She wasn’t Elena, but he’d know her anywhere.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMD9BR0XWpU
“Katherine?”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEZB1SlWtr
He knelt by her to assess her condition and wounds with his eyes. When he did and saw the arrow in her lower stomach and the ascendant not far from her, he knew where she’d come from.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEFzx93fCX
“I’m so sorry. You didn’t deserve this,” he said, knowing she’d just escaped Kai and it was partly his fault. He was the one that killed Kai to save Bonnie, and Stefan was the one that had killed her. Damon had just watched instead of trying to keep her alive, because he’d loved Elena. He couldn’t deny that there was still connection between them, though. She’d taught him everything he knew.
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*As I Lay Dying*
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It’s like one step forward and two steps back550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWQtpWwf2R
No matter what I do you’re always mad550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21JjANFGlw
And I, I can’t change your mind550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnletjhMB5
I know it’s like trying to turn around on a one way street550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Dbc3ChEso
I can’t give you what you want550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDnrdh7f3Z
And it’s killing me550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrh98iTBhLA
And I, I’m starting to see550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtvQoUlXLw
Maybe we’re not meant to be550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5EJekTEPf
It’s never enough to say I love you
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It was a dismal night in the Mystic Falls woods in 1864, as human Damon stood in front of her, her standing against a tree.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZioYqBwFTh
“Why must you run from me?”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCUeLRoPZU
“Because I know that you will chase,” she answered with a smile.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmKtJDJkbs
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8D6dQJUTJU
She used a fingernail to make a cut by her collarbone.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxT7mQq6o47
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose.”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMefy708HU
“I choose you, Katherine,” he said, before he began to drink from the cut. That was the first lesson she taught him; take what you want without consequences.
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*500 Years of Solitude*
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It’s hard to believe550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAn7AGE6goY
That there’s no way out for you and me550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjlNKrdRPi
And it seems to be the story of our lives550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTHhuLXQML
Nobody wins when everyone’s losing550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrLYiCyDR7
There’s still time to turn this around550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHo8yTIhGw
You could be building this up instead of tearing it down550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgeRXvw0iR
But I keep thinking550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZqi0YfsRI
Maybe it’s too late
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As Katherine lay in bed, resting, stuck in the memory of her parents slaughtered, Damon appeared in her memory, ready to torment her about it.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDIoC7kJvV
“You know, your family’s death was all your fault,” he told her.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUI5iubudm
“Get. Out. Of. My. Head,” she said angrily, mad at him for being inside her head and trying to torment her.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawszutga7u
He didn’t heed, but instead, went on to comment about the style that Klaus used, saying that he admired how he’d put the sword through her father and made him hang on the wall.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9AcyRKe0C
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*The Return*
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Katherine stood in front of him in the living room.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRg8LlsdBCE
“Kiss me or kill me. Which will it be, Damon? We both know you’re only capable of one.”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡai8HDiJ0fa
He pinned her to the floor with a hand around her throat. He thought about the latter, but then a moment later, he let go of her and kissed her.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCQa2Xzo4S
She kissed back with a smile and they blurred towards a wall, her against it, and they continued kissing.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuuV17OVc6
He pulled away five minutes later.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgF2gX5Z4St
“Wait. Time out.”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpirZRSErfj
She pushed him away and stepped back, waiting for him to continue.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWw9iGjiS6
“I have a question. Answer it and it’s back to rockets and red glare. Answer it right and I’ll forget the last 145 years I spent missing you. I’ll forget everything and we can start over. That’s the beauty of eternity. See, we have time. I need the truth just this once.”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zfLx1j2Zq
She stood in front of him.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwY6qVAV3lc
“Stop. I already know the question and its answer.”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZL7pO5YGys
He rested gentle hands on either side of her face.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8TSSqDxcs
“The truth is…I’ve never loved you.”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGq7xgErxs
She took his hands and put them down, before walking off.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57WDwU031A
As she walked off, everything she said sunk in and he grabbed a shot glass, chucking it at the fireplace. As a result, it shattered into a million pieces, just as he felt like right now.
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*Present*
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It’s like one step forward and two steps back550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf6vr7zWHt
No matter what I do you’re always mad550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveiJa6U7IG
And I, baby, I’m starting to see550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZreypcrzGK
Maybe we’re not meant to be
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As he scanned her, he saw a dagger in her thigh and her lower stomach and side were bleeding. To top it off, there was blood on either side of her head and she was pale from blood loss.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhpHlA4Bl8
After another moment of looking her over, he pulled the arrow out and gently picked her up in his arms, taking her to his car.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37MmSQMgok
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As he drove out of town to the nearest town and hospital, he hoped that she’d make it. All he could do was hope. He’d hated her for so long and now he cared for her. He didn’t hate her anymore. He just wanted her to live. His hatred had died when she had died. Besides, no one deserved to be treated the way Kai liked to treat others.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekKkIt2Mvb
He looked over at her.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNIAJq2e82
“Katherine, can you hear me? I need you to open your eyes. I know I was an ass before you died and I’m sorry for that.”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNevXtfnrr
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When he got parked in the hospital parking lot and opened her side of the car, she began to wake up and he went to her side. He could see that though she was awake, she was fighting as to not go under again.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeXugYjm2m
“Hey. You’re finally awake.” He gently picked her up in his arms and walked to the hospital building. “Stay with me. You’re going to be okay. Just stay with me.”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQIXT7wMxt
She was barely awake, as he entered and got some help for her.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerY0P2Qp6F
A few minutes later, she was rushed down the hallway with a breathing mask on her.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnLdFfzihk
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A few hours later, he entered her hospital room after she’d survived the surgery, and sat on her bedside, his hands in hers.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE4LUHj5HA
“You’re lucky. You know that? You’ve been through hell and back and survived.”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBp4jZUOl0k
He gave a smile, though she wasn’t awake yet.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbC5Fiz0cg
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An hour later, she woke up and he gave a smile, which she returned.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBW7TGOU8Dp
“Thanks,” she said.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9rXgTBBju
“Well, you didn’t deserve that and I don’t hate you anymore,” he replied.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStA0l4yiuW
“Well, thanks for the save anyway.” She smiled. “If it’s any consolation, thinking about you kept me going.”550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHf0BQnziXM
She slowly sat up in bed and gave him a kiss, which he lustfully returned. After her death and near death experience, he realized that he loved her.550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRCaJfu4wd
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A month later, they were a couple again.
