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?573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqRJz807iv
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It’s never enough to say I care573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41uGN9uRfv
But I’m caught between what you wanted from me573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTHKIkcGma
And knowing that if I give that to you573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwOK97IKdJ
I might just disappear573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCypp5Gd0W
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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeEqmE3xSx
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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIn5mII4nr
Once there, he immediately knew who it was. She wasn’t Elena, but he’d know her anywhere.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qLnPF1P9d
“Katherine?”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wYDvt5ECN
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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GNT7x0gjM
“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 back573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvW9KDUmjU3
No matter what I do you’re always mad573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcQWLHEyVn
And I, I can’t change your mind573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwieIY0u1Xl
I know it’s like trying to turn around on a one way street573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5BfrLHjcB
I can’t give you what you want573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYybbk7qpv
And it’s killing me573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3TaEwmzXh
And I, I’m starting to see573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlszLEnB5pt
Maybe we’re not meant to be573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡks6NbLODQn
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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9D6AnMKRb
“Why must you run from me?”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8QcFJlr8Q
“Because I know that you will chase,” she answered with a smile.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYuIwcPvjg
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN87PwdHVXp
She used a fingernail to make a cut by her collarbone.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxLTmwiLi3
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose.”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHpKGOWtgr
“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 believe573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXHDmbVgDB
That there’s no way out for you and me573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SX8nIWr9f
And it seems to be the story of our lives573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJAx48apll
Nobody wins when everyone’s losing573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XzhenXgSs
There’s still time to turn this around573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXOxllktTF
You could be building this up instead of tearing it down573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnc0XMLibE
But I keep thinking573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAeUVJnAE6
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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwHc52f2Qv
“You know, your family’s death was all your fault,” he told her.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqY4RHuR6lo
“Get. Out. Of. My. Head,” she said angrily, mad at him for being inside her head and trying to torment her.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgA1BjntC7
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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5w5fN9aGj
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*The Return*
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Katherine stood in front of him in the living room.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGULpXttsz
“Kiss me or kill me. Which will it be, Damon? We both know you’re only capable of one.”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQM0HijuUN
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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALfjjqxEE0
She kissed back with a smile and they blurred towards a wall, her against it, and they continued kissing.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BUbcGyR3x
He pulled away five minutes later.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyQUFJXIum
“Wait. Time out.”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAezy65uvg
She pushed him away and stepped back, waiting for him to continue.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEjtKNnyNb
“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.”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshR5pJxU0S
She stood in front of him.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIuk5JUNIZ
“Stop. I already know the question and its answer.”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdBqwLXHf9
He rested gentle hands on either side of her face.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPK6D4n9Ky
“The truth is…I’ve never loved you.”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAM6gBM88Gi
She took his hands and put them down, before walking off.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyUbYJKu1R
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 back573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3o5yMXdKh
No matter what I do you’re always mad573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGs3En57Krj
And I, baby, I’m starting to see573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7Z3ZFL7Ff
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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ385IxpD5TH
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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQ4xvVXG4E
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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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5b1BiOjy6
He looked over at her.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjEpV5UT0a
“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.”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJSKeipmGB
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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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqg42Iv49Az
“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.”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNPRW52hhK
She was barely awake, as he entered and got some help for her.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEE0fIP9PeM
A few minutes later, she was rushed down the hallway with a breathing mask on her.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4FoOaJK7n
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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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGA7H3pUhXm
“You’re lucky. You know that? You’ve been through hell and back and survived.”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mOiF7Y3uB
He gave a smile, though she wasn’t awake yet.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1z0OxoU5k
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An hour later, she woke up and he gave a smile, which she returned.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wpRJCSK5U
“Thanks,” she said.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrfwTI3tNu
“Well, you didn’t deserve that and I don’t hate you anymore,” he replied.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MtVxpy9J0
“Well, thanks for the save anyway.” She smiled. “If it’s any consolation, thinking about you kept me going.”573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIf1YVsAUZ
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.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrv0HBf3Pq
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A month later, they were a couple again.
