Summary: Set in S5. Based on the song “Awake and Alive” by Skillet.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ke439FSny
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
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I’m awake and alive662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJYcbOwBR4
Now I know what I believe inside662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnDJpW4QOq
It’s my time662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpqEPWCVoy
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbzPKcMFWQ
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HxXGSw5RM
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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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQ01CRIP10
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PXkcujxU2
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2x3vLDKym
He kissed her, giving her air, and then began heart compressions, trying to revive her.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3lILnYr1x
“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.”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8B8VJAtGlH
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Ten minutes later, she began to wake up, coughing.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDASNXWNDs
“Damon,” she half-whispered with blurry and dim vision.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXxYoZRSRN
“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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbQx4DKmNi
“Stay with me,” he said, before blurring to the hospital.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUPdZrJI8Z
A few minutes later, he got her to the hospital and she was rushed down the hall with a breathing mask on.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjY4fNKTy5
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLa623ay9Jf
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I’ll stand my ground and never back down662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OCSD3Blrh
I know what I believe inside662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡze7FD19p42
I’m awake and alive662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEb75FLZFVz
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Ain’t never gonna sell my soul662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpelemx2DD
I’ve already made up my mind662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeXU0tCA7m
No matter what I can’t be bought or sold662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlV2G5s3yEm
When my faith’s getting weak662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4jiWHss6R
And I feel like giving in662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVfhXtUJ4k
You breathe into me662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOL5IQndOC
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Now I know what I believe inside662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuYusQumq9
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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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5dTlyDs8u
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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 time662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx99mO8gxZi
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeXL3P0cdq
l'll stand my ground and never back down662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELWk6Njm6l
I know what I believe inside662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDPkosOK4R
Here (right here), right now (right now)662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlvqV1ukcj
I’m awake and I’m alive662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFnNj13bbi
Waking up, waking up662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCOVRFPPO3
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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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZd49WVmae0
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 dark662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvjWPo8Xi2
I can feel you in my sleep662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqosAyKBmr
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 I will live for you662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpVhfTJR5r
I’m awake I’m alive662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBxx8oEFKs
Now I know what I believe inside662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPN7i9LKGVS
Now it’s my time662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVgglNX6Mz
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8T2BH1gA18
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I’ll stand my ground and never back down662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREv3YusUbo
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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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjmgAWeVu4
He caught up to her and now they stood against a tree, her back against the bark, him just inches in front of her.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIOvS0rVEh
“Why must you run from me?” he asked her.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dUDPQX1Mc
She smiled.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjJqq7G7Xc
“Because I know that you will chase.”662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQpgCiOzNC
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsUUmpvDV5
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose,” she instructed.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdY9mSqF984
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“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.
