Summary: Set in S5. Based on the song “Awake and Alive” by Skillet.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DRkdLeTNa
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
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I’m at war with the world and they654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQntW0CwyZV
Try to pull me into the dark654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kgSzfP6TA
I struggle to find my faith654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYjpB5XWg5
As I’m slippin’ from your arms654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kdGRMr1nN
It’s getting harder to stay awake654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3T6PCx0zo
And my strength is fading fast654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFyWPTYs9U
You breath into me at last654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFfYUeQiWv
I’m awake and alive654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVPrP3wwJC
Now I know what I believe inside654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SaTJInNDr
It’s my time654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQIGwQ3a5J
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JjVtA5dH5
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.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2ZOXadD7E
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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.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfhHwfbkW1
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.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJLh7d9oP1
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.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8zX3HLf0V
He kissed her, giving her air, and then began heart compressions, trying to revive her.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwM3AN2qtWB
“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.”654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sa0SFcX9R
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Ten minutes later, she began to wake up, coughing.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJNLCkslna
“Damon,” she half-whispered with blurry and dim vision.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJ3zZF0qkB
“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.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iiITIhlDU
“Stay with me,” he said, before blurring to the hospital.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXNAua0O6Q
A few minutes later, he got her to the hospital and she was rushed down the hall with a breathing mask on.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLyAIDqvxS
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.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XwL7FUkij
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I’ll stand my ground and never back down654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyBHIqxTkh
I know what I believe inside654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqav28AtYtQ
I’m awake and alive654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNfOMgl1kf
I’m at war with the world ‘cause I654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyptFXkMiE
Ain’t never gonna sell my soul654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGG3Y9Ucvf
I’ve already made up my mind654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPCDQmdf7c
No matter what I can’t be bought or sold654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSnYEpDJr9
When my faith’s getting weak654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBM1Q6of1HW
And I feel like giving in654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9hCo92JKo
You breathe into me654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquoBjLxxU8
I’m awake I’m alive654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dO8vMQBos
Now I know what I believe inside654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEavGaZihJS
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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.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWpWTZO9Xj
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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 time654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzVLOSeDGX
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMGBffcfLY
l'll stand my ground and never back down654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0j6Kzk9Bfr
I know what I believe inside654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83FTYo7OCJ
Here (right here), right now (right now)654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uD3wIbwly
I’m awake and I’m alive654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdxTgxkam3
Waking up, waking up654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7glq5NhAw
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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.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzbCvnXljg
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 dark654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23xuWzYH4s
I can feel you in my sleep654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEdHkBfVDp
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 hold this heart that I will give to you654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdxxMXNxcC
Forever I will live for you654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUL84QOfnXt
I’m awake I’m alive654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7XMQT9ldz
Now I know what I believe inside654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrseiw43Gqg
Now it’s my time654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3drchPQG2i
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJTCoYTK62
Here (right here), right now (right now)654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUnCvO9LKZ
I’ll stand my ground and never back down654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadKTWKXJwq
I know what I believe inside654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgMW33oDja
I’m awake and I’m alive654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SbtTVKWFg
Waking up, waking up654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6Hu5z391h
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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.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDVFOvXXtu
He caught up to her and now they stood against a tree, her back against the bark, him just inches in front of her.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMLL5G2wlr
“Why must you run from me?” he asked her.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18TuOSKR7Y
She smiled.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKAX275ghK
“Because I know that you will chase.”654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPuOY2eoKp
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbT4iir9QrK
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose,” she instructed.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmLS9p4Dwj
She cut her collarbone with a fingernail.654Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEpmCAQ5gS
“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.
