Summary: Set in S5. Basically “Dead Man On Campus” centered. Based on “I’ll Be There For You” by Bon Jovi.
*1492- Bulgaria*
I guess this time you’re really leaving
I heard your suitcase say goodbye
Well as my broken heart lies bleeding you say true love is suicide
You say you’ve cried a thousand times
And now you’re swimming for the shore
You left me drowning in my tears
And you won’t save me anymore
Now I’m praying to God you’ll give me one more chance, girl
It was a dark night as Katerina Petrova, recently turned, wept over her mother after finding her entire village, including her parents, slaughtered. She knew it had to be Klaus. He was the only monster she knew of that would do this.
After she wept over her mother, she fled from Bulgaria with hatred for Klaus and grief over her mother.
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
I’ll be there for you
These five words I swear to you
When you breathe I want to be the air for you
I’ll be there for you
I’d live and I’d die for you
I’d steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can’t say what love can do
I’ll be there for you
Damon came home to a silent house after having a drink at the Bar and Grille, smelling blood and sensing that something was wrong. He knew now that he shouldn’t have left her alone, but he’d thought that even as a human, she could protect herself. Now he knew that he was wrong, because he could smell blood and knew something had happened.
He blurred to the bathroom and saw her in his bathtub with a knife in her side. He blurred to the bathtub and gently but quickly lifted her out and onto the towel on the floor, before pulling the knife out and using another towel to tie around her wound.
He looked down at her to see that she was pale with blue lips and he couldn’t hear anything from her, so he bent down and kissed her, giving her some air.
“Come on, Katherine. Breathe for me,” he said after a few tries.
Ten minutes later, she coughed, revived, and saw Damon.
“What happened?” he asked her, as calmly as he could. Innerly, for some reason, he didn’t know why, but he wanted to tear apart whoever had done this to her.
“Silas happened,” she replied.
“Don’t worry. We’ll get rid of him. Just go get ready and rest,” he replied, before leaving the bathroom.
*As I Lay Dying*
I know you know we’ve had some good times
Now they have their own hiding place
Well I can promise you tomorrow
But I can’t buy back yesterday
And baby you know my hands are dirty
But I wanted to be your Valentine
I’ll be the water when you get thirsty, baby
When you get drunk, I’ll be the wine
I’ll be there for you
These five words I swear to you
When you breathe I want to be the air for you
I’ll be there for you
I’d live and I’d die for you
Steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can’t say what love can do
I’ll be there for you
It was a nebulous night in the woods in 1864, as Katherine stood against the bark of a tree, Damon just inches in front of her.
“Why must you run from me?” he asked her.
“Because I know that you will chase,” she replied with a smile.
“Then let me chase you forever.”
She used a fingernail to make a cut by her collarbone.
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose.”
“I choose you, Katherine,” he said without hesitation, before feeding from the cut. That was the first lesson he learned from her. To take what you want without consequences.
*Dead Man On Campus*
And I wasn’t there when you were happy
I wasn’t there when you were down
I didn’t mean to miss your birthday, baby
I wish I’d seen you blow those candles out
I’ll be there for you
These five words I swear to you
When you breathe I want to be the air for you
I’ll be there for you
I’d live and I’d die for you
Steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can’t say what love can do
I’ll be there for you
Katherine stood on the clock tower, willing to end it all. She was dying of old age and there was no stopping it. She didn’t want the pain of dying of old age quicker than normal.
She closed her eyes, back facing the edge, and stepped off. As she fell towards the ground, she felt the wind but then she felt as if someone had caught her.
She opened her eyes to see that she was in Damon’s arms.
“Damon?”
He set her on her feet.
“What are you doing?” he inquired.
“I’m dying of old age. I don’t want that pain and it can’t be stopped. So why live longer?” she clarified.
“You didn’t even consider what some of us that care would think?” he said. “You didn’t even bother to say goodbye. I’ve lost you so many times. I’m not losing you again. Especially, not like this. The Katherine I know would fight to the end.”
“That’s just it. I’m sorry, but I’m tired of goodbyes and running and fighting.”
“So you’re just going to die,” he said, summarizing what she had once said to him after he’d been ready not to say goodbye to her when he’d been bitten by a werewolf a few years ago. “I’m not going to let anything like this happen. I’ll find a way to save you. In the meantime, no more suicide attempts.”
She sighed. “Fine.”
In the end, he found a way to save her through a witch and they got back together.
*1492- Bulgaria*
I guess this time you’re really leaving
I heard your suitcase say goodbye
Well as my broken heart lies bleeding you say true love is suicide
You say you’ve cried a thousand times
And now you’re swimming for the shore
You left me drowning in my tears
And you won’t save me anymore
Now I’m praying to God you’ll give me one more chance, girl
It was a dark night as Katerina Petrova, recently turned, wept over her mother after finding her entire village, including her parents, slaughtered. She knew it had to be Klaus. He was the only monster she knew of that would do this.
After she wept over her mother, she fled from Bulgaria with hatred for Klaus and grief over her mother.
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
I’ll be there for you
These five words I swear to you
When you breathe I want to be the air for you
I’ll be there for you
I’d live and I’d die for you
I’d steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can’t say what love can do
I’ll be there for you
Damon came home to a silent house after having a drink at the Bar and Grille, smelling blood and sensing that something was wrong. He knew now that he shouldn’t have left her alone, but he’d thought that even as a human, she could protect herself. Now he knew that he was wrong, because he could smell blood and knew something had happened.
He blurred to the bathroom and saw her in his bathtub with a knife in her side. He blurred to the bathtub and gently but quickly lifted her out and onto the towel on the floor, before pulling the knife out and using another towel to tie around her wound.
He looked down at her to see that she was pale with blue lips and he couldn’t hear anything from her, so he bent down and kissed her, giving her some air.
“Come on, Katherine. Breathe for me,” he said after a few tries.
Ten minutes later, she coughed, revived, and saw Damon.
“What happened?” he asked her, as calmly as he could. Innerly, for some reason, he didn’t know why, but he wanted to tear apart whoever had done this to her.
“Silas happened,” she replied.
“Don’t worry. We’ll get rid of him. Just go get ready and rest,” he replied, before leaving the bathroom.
*As I Lay Dying*
I know you know we’ve had some good times
Now they have their own hiding place
Well I can promise you tomorrow
But I can’t buy back yesterday
And baby you know my hands are dirty
But I wanted to be your Valentine
I’ll be the water when you get thirsty, baby
When you get drunk, I’ll be the wine
I’ll be there for you
These five words I swear to you
When you breathe I want to be the air for you
I’ll be there for you
I’d live and I’d die for you
Steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can’t say what love can do
I’ll be there for you
It was a nebulous night in the woods in 1864, as Katherine stood against the bark of a tree, Damon just inches in front of her.
“Why must you run from me?” he asked her.
“Because I know that you will chase,” she replied with a smile.
“Then let me chase you forever.”
She used a fingernail to make a cut by her collarbone.
“I’m not going to feed you, Damon. If you want it, take it. Choose.”
“I choose you, Katherine,” he said without hesitation, before feeding from the cut. That was the first lesson he learned from her. To take what you want without consequences.
*Dead Man On Campus*
And I wasn’t there when you were happy
I wasn’t there when you were down
I didn’t mean to miss your birthday, baby
I wish I’d seen you blow those candles out
I’ll be there for you
These five words I swear to you
When you breathe I want to be the air for you
I’ll be there for you
I’d live and I’d die for you
Steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can’t say what love can do
I’ll be there for you
Katherine stood on the clock tower, willing to end it all. She was dying of old age and there was no stopping it. She didn’t want the pain of dying of old age quicker than normal.
She closed her eyes, back facing the edge, and stepped off. As she fell towards the ground, she felt the wind but then she felt as if someone had caught her.
She opened her eyes to see that she was in Damon’s arms.
“Damon?”
He set her on her feet.
“What are you doing?” he inquired.
“I’m dying of old age. I don’t want that pain and it can’t be stopped. So why live longer?” she clarified.
“You didn’t even consider what some of us that care would think?” he said. “You didn’t even bother to say goodbye. I’ve lost you so many times. I’m not losing you again. Especially, not like this. The Katherine I know would fight to the end.”
“That’s just it. I’m sorry, but I’m tired of goodbyes and running and fighting.”
“So you’re just going to die,” he said, summarizing what she had once said to him after he’d been ready not to say goodbye to her when he’d been bitten by a werewolf a few years ago. “I’m not going to let anything like this happen. I’ll find a way to save you. In the meantime, no more suicide attempts.”
She sighed. “Fine.”
In the end, he found a way to save her through a witch and they got back together.