Summary: Set in S5. Based on the song “Awake and Alive” by Skillet.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuZ9GPpoWj
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
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I’m awake and alive666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq4WO014YM
Now I know what I believe inside666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJLBjLLTOK
It’s my time666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7mn1F3Qf8
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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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8dUgBBeMH
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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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxynjgJYKOP
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNk7VLvAq4T
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXY2wuZ2l2
He kissed her, giving her air, and then began heart compressions, trying to revive her.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALu3EOiFpk
“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.”666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAy4dUwnZ0
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Ten minutes later, she began to wake up, coughing.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmnLf4gMHU
“Damon,” she half-whispered with blurry and dim vision.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0IEvMhUDY
“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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgIXZaiiR2
“Stay with me,” he said, before blurring to the hospital.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbXIGAcpuL
A few minutes later, he got her to the hospital and she was rushed down the hall with a breathing mask on.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2l01KvBTY
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjs3HPG5Xgc
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I’ll stand my ground and never back down666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJ4COxidAY
I know what I believe inside666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJiHuMFMx4
I’m awake and alive666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f51X2acsd
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Ain’t never gonna sell my soul666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzDJBhq0KP
I’ve already made up my mind666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdiqKfKO6U
No matter what I can’t be bought or sold666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9yeZMg1us
When my faith’s getting weak666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3k2kXFKnpf
And I feel like giving in666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mX4KyPuJ5
You breathe into me666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6AIbbIh7a
I’m awake I’m alive666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfeGc9JM8F
Now I know what I believe inside666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwU9ovfeT2
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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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1tes8fNn5
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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 time666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvrYYdGO66
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkdxmUZDfp
l'll stand my ground and never back down666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6ab66Qg8K
I know what I believe inside666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2JivM425x
Here (right here), right now (right now)666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENXuxco9CZ
I’m awake and I’m alive666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFayOFQDhK9
Waking up, waking up666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33cGtWaKD6
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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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VEGuDfCGm
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 dark666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYie5r8QWP
I can feel you in my sleep666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GrH7B4981
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 you666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfatBbG7iK5
Forever I will live for you666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfy1og2CUF
I’m awake I’m alive666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJe6AClFzL
Now I know what I believe inside666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqRRsRNJrJ
Now it’s my time666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrVrZCEFEc
I’ll do what I want ‘cause this is my life666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjBVREwhJO
Here (right here), right now (right now)666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2z5YiYaSDo
I’ll stand my ground and never back down666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVF6jMtepz
I know what I believe inside666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIoxDOgl3m
I’m awake and I’m alive666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNfhF6xDTq
Waking up, waking up666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjXVbuPbTv
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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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPNK0fN78X
He caught up to her and now they stood against a tree, her back against the bark, him just inches in front of her.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQNs1Etetr
“Why must you run from me?” he asked her.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzDSCDZMoT
She smiled.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7o0dbufdq
“Because I know that you will chase.”666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFixJtYfQTP
“Then let me chase you forever,” he replied.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh93Y0xAhlh
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose,” she instructed.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJhCVXBOqV
She cut her collarbone with a fingernail.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3y9ACr0u0
“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.
