Hiya guys! well here is the next chapter and i decided to put it in Simon's POV. Yes, I'm sry to all the ones who wanted Derek(don't worry HE WILL BE IN NEXT ONE) but this chapter is very cruicil in the boundaries in Simon's and Chloe's relationship. And about how she truly feels about him so........

(Simon's POV)

David's body kept still in the front seat. His head was laid over the steering wheel, shoulders sagged. He looked dead to be honest with you. I don't even think he was breathing.

But Karrah assured us that he was okay. I honestly didn't know how she knew, but I guess living with someone for three years, you just know.

I couldn't believe it when they told us that last night. I mean three years of just each other? I don't know how they- well David- survived.

Apparently they have been traveling all over New York together. They wouldn't say why just that they were. Tori wouldn't leave it alone. Every chance she had she would ask, and not nicely.

We don't know what Karrah is either. Tori thinks she's a half-demon; more on the demon part though. I rolled my eyes when she told me. Then she asked what I thought. I just shrugged. I didn't really care; what she is, is what she is. Though, I do have my hunches, I just don't ponder them. My mind is on someone else.

I looked down at my notepad to see Chloe staring up at me. Her eyes were slightly squinted while she smiled, her lips curved perfectly. A pain in my heart hit me as I thought that I would never see her smile again, only this picture and my faint memory. Then my anger rose up and I beated that thought down, determination in its place.

I will see her again, I told myself. I will.

And when I do….

I'm going to tell her how I feel.

About her.

Suddenly David's body twitched. Tori stopped filing her nails, I sat down my pencil and notepad, and Karrah looked up from her iPod. A low moan escaped David's lips as he pulled his head up from the steering wheel.

Karrah leaned up from the passenger seat and took a hold of his shoulder and shook it lightly.

"David? Dave, are you okay?" she asked softly.

His eyelids twitched and his shoulders shuddered as he let out another moan.

"Dave?" she asked again stronger. Tori and I leaned up closer from the back seat unconsciously.

With a start, David jerked himself forward, eyes straight open. I jumped slightly while Tori nearly had a heart attack. He turned his head toward Karrah and blinked a couple of times, trying to adjust his eyes.

"Karrah?" he groaned and rubbed at his eyes.

"Yeah?" she said back, hand still on his shoulder, rubbing it lightly.

He stopped his hands and turned back toward the steering wheel, one hand tight on the wheel.

"I found her." He said and jerked the truck to life.

~*~

He pulled the truck to the side in a fishtail and cut the truck off. I jumped out at the first chance I had and ran, not sure where room C7 was but just took my chances.

"Simon!" Karrah yelled. I didn't answer her, just kept running.

I heard a car door open then slam. Again, I didn't care. And then, though, Karrah was right beside me running.

I stumbled for a moment but kept running.

"Do you know where you are going?" she asked, her dark hair flying in her face.

I shook my head. She sighed.

"Okay, follow me."

I scrunched my eyes in frustration. I didn't want her there when I found Chloe. But she looked back at me and I knew that I needed her help. Just something about the way she ran, let me know she could find her quicker.

We took turns after turns around all the rundown aparment-like houseings. Karrah took a jerking turn and squeezed herself through to buildings. I followed. Finally we reached a took it two at a time till we reached the top. I never thought we would make it quick enough until I saw the room number.

I pounded on the door with both fist. "Chloe! CHLOE! Are you in there?"

I heard a muffle gasp.

"Chloe!?"

I turned the knob to the door, already knowing it was bolted and locked. I beated it again, now with just my shoulder. The door gave way. But the chain lock was still hooked.

Suddenly it exploded in a work of green sparks. It took me a moment to realize that I did that.

I stormed into the room by myself, and plunkered to the floor beside her. I untied her hands with quick movement with my hands and pulled her tight toward me her tight.

"Simon?" she asked, voice small and hoarse.

I pulled back and cupped her face with both hands. Tears streaked her face, one side slightly yellowed from a bruise. "Chloe." I whispered and lowered my head to her forehead.

"You came." Tears started to swell up in her eyes.

"Yes, Chloe and I have to tell you that-"

"S-Simon?"

"Chloe I have to tell you that-that I-"

"Yeah?"

I couldn't say it. I just couldn't. But I had to tell her somehow....

I crashed my lips onto hers instead. She stayed stun, unmoving. Then, slowly, she worked her lips around mine gently. I pressed harder into the kiss and brought her face closer to mine. I was exspecting her to pull me closer and hug me or something. But no. She kept her hands to her side. I wanted to know what was wrong, why she was so still and gentle. So, so gentle.

"Chloe?" I pulled back and looked at her. She bowed her head and pushed her hands toward her face and shook silently.

Alarms started to go through my mind. "Did I do something wrong?"

She shook her head and kept her head bowed. "Then what's wrong, sweetheart?"

She choked on a sob as I called her sweetheart. I pulled her into my chest and held her there, until she spoke, almost to small to hear.

"Do you know in movies how when the couples kiss and fireworks and doves and whatever goes off?"

I paused for second but then shook my head yes, not sure where she was going with her movie terminology.

She looked up at me with sad eyes. "I didn't feel that way when I kissed you."

My heart dropped a beat and I pulled back from her. "What?"

"Simon-" She turned her head away from me.

"Chloe, do- do you know how much I like you?

"Simon, d-don't. "

"I really like you. I never felt this way for someone before. Ever."

She shook he head, tears flying.

"Simon, I like you too. Just not as much as-"

I saw it coming. I knew it all along. But still I gave out a sour laugh in disbelief, "As Derek, right?"

Her breath caught. "Yeah."

A million plus emotions screamed through my head. Jealousy, anger, hate toward Derek. And longing and also a ting of heartache for Chloe.

I wanted to laugh at Tori in the face. See, even though I did help save her and got my kiss, she didn't want me. I could just see her face now.

The old me would have said the heck with Derek and just take Chloe all for myself. But I couldn't do that.

I once heard a saying from some book that if you love something you will put it before yourself. And that is what I'm going to have to do, I realized. The true showing of how much I truly love her more than Derek, was also the reason to my soon to be heartache.

I have to give her up.

Well hoped ya'll liked it! Just stay intuned for the next chapter in DEREK'S POV!!!!!!!! :D R&R