The Devil's Kiss

Chapter 3

Blood thirsty heat rose from Damon's body as he woke up with a start feeling a sudden need that he hadn't felt for a while. The need of basic human affection. The need for a genuine relationship that he could never have. Exhaling in frustration Damon threw his covers off and grabbed his phone in time for it to chime with a message from Lexi of all people. Great. Who the hell did she want him to hook up with this time?

Busy? The text said as his hunger grew.

Depends, are you trying to hook me up with a girl you know I won't have any interest in? He texted putting his phone down near his stomach as it growled for something that wasn't food. He needed to feed, and he needed to feed soon.

In all fairness, I thought you and Elena would really hit it off. I'm afraid you're going to be alone for the rest of your life if you keep going the way that you do. She replied back making Damon sigh. Sometimes it aggravated him how much Lexi cared about his safety and well-being.

Whatever. He replied as his stomach growled. What did you need?

I feel bad for ruining our night out. I was wondering if we can do that again. Just us. No Elena. I promise.

What did you have in mind?

Kick back at my house? Elena won't be there because she's busy, but a few other girls will be. No strings included. Just come and have fun, it'll be a blast.

I guess I can spare an hour or two for my best friend, what time should I be there?

Well I told everyone the party starts at 7 so…

I'll be there at 8

See you then Salvatore

Setting his phone down, Damon rose off of his bed and went to his bathroom to take a much-needed shower wondering what the night had in store for him.

"You call this a kickback!" Damon shouted as him and Lexi walked through her very crowded living room.

"Listen when I told you about it, I thought it was a kickback, turns out there's a few more people here than I expected. Oh God not her."

"Who?" Damon asked narrowing his eyes slightly to see who Lexi was talking about through the crowd.

"Sybil. I swear to God she's so fucking annoying."

"Why do you hate her so much?"

"Are you kidding, she's the biggest slut in the whole school. She even tried to stick her claws into Enzo last week. I swear that bitch needs to be taught a lesson."

His stomach rumbled while his mind sparked with hope. He could finally feed, and this was the perfect place to do so.

"You're right. She deserves to get what's coming to her. How would you feel if I could make that happen?" he asked, his mouth feeling as if it were salivating for the taste of her putrid, dark soul.

"I would love that. Just don't catch an STI from her nasty ass. She seems more than a little ratchet." Lexie replied sipping her drink and eying Sybil who was running her hand through another guys hair. Perfect. Souls tasted sweeter when there was a challenge to them.

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Trust me. I'll see you in an hour or so."

"Good luck!"

"I'm pretty sure I won't need it." Damon replied making his way to Sybil as her and the guy she had been flirting with looked straight at him. Sybil looked intrigued but the other guy didn't seem amused. It was okay. Damon was sure that he could handle him if things got ugly.

"May we help you? Sybil asked with a slight purr to her voice.

"You can. I'm not sure he'll be any use to me though. Mind getting rid of him so the two of us can talk?"

"Fuck off dude. We're a little busy here." The other guy replied but stopped when Damon turned cold unhuman eyes on him. It was a part of his power he never really taped into because of how intense it was, but it was helpful with dealing with assholes like the guy he saw before him.

"On second thought I'll catch you later Sybil. I'm just not feeling it tonight. Have fun." The guy said leaving the two alone as Sybil looked at him confused.

"What the fuck just happened?" she asked as Damon smiled.

"Guess he couldn't handle the heat. Can you?" he asked stepping closer to her.

"Oh, baby you haven't been with a girl like me, yet have you?"

He had been with several girls like her since this curse had been bestowed upon him, but he chose to withhold that information from her for the time being. He was trying to get her into his bed, not make her run away before he had the chance to feed off her. She might not be so easily persuaded, but he did like a challenge when he was presented with one.

"I guess you'll have to take me to your bedroom and find out." He replied with a sly grin.

"Smooth. Maybe I'll enjoy our time together after all. Follow me hot stuff." She grinned taking his hand and leading him up to her room.

Their lips smashed together as Sybil shoved her door closed without breaking the kiss. He had to admit that if she wasn't just a means to survive, Damon would have thought she was pretty hot for a one night stand material, but that's not what he was doing here despite what Sybil thought his intentions were, she was so far off from what he really intended to do.

Shoving his on the bed, Sybil straddled him kissing his lips and all the way down his chest. Damon wished that he could enjoy sex like the average person could, but he only wanted to drain her slightly not kill her. That would be a messy clean up and he didn't have time for that tonight.

"I'm sorry about this." He whispered in her ear as she looked at him confused.

"Why are you sorry?"

"I'm not actually here for sex."

"Let me guess, You're a guy with mommy issues. Damn. Why does this keep happening to me?"

"No. I mean I did have mommy issues when I was younger, because my mom died when I was young, but I don't have them now."

"Then what do you want?"

"This." He said latching his lips to hers as she withered in pain and jerked away from him.

"What the hell are you doing? I'm fucking getting out of here you fucking psychopath." She said grabbing her clothes as he rushed over to stop her standing in front of her to make sure she didn't go anywhere.

"I can't let you do that."

"I'll scream."

"No, you won't, because I need you to survive. So please don't leave." Damon said compelling her to do as he said.

"What are you going to do to me?"

"I need a piece of your soul."

"How am I going to give you that?"

"I need you to kiss me."

"Why would I do that?"

"Because I need it to survive."

Stepping closer, Sybil placed her lips on his as he pulled her closer., He hated himself for doing this. He hated that he was hurting yet another person, but if he didn't than he would surely die. This wasn't something he did for pleasure. He fed on their souls to survive. It was why he could never get close to someone. It was why he grew to hate himself over the past few years. God, would he eve r forgive himself for this.

When he was finished taking what he needed careful not to take too much, he laid her down on the bed pulling the covers over her as he left the room closing the door behind him careful to keep his tears in taking a deep breath and walking down the hall where he saw someone he thought he would never see again. Caroline. What the fuck was she doing here?

Rushing to catch up with her, Damon moved with great vigor as he followed her outside and into the woods where he grabbed her arm and turned her around finally ready to confront the woman who had done this to him.

"You have some nerve showing your face around me again after what you did."

"And you have some nerve grabbing me like that when you know what I'm capable of."

Taking his hand away from her arm, Damon sneered as he took a step back looking down on her.

"What are you doing here?"

"Enjoying a good party like everyone else does. What about you? Here to curve the cravings?"

"You should know. You're the one who did this to me."

"You did this to yourself. So, don't you dare put this shit on me."

"Just cut the bullshit and tell me how I break this damn curse. I think I suffered enough don't you think?"

"You haven't even begun to understand what suffering is." She growled low.

"What about all those girls whose souls I'm stealing? Do they deserve this suffering as well? They haven't done anything wrong."

"No one is as innocent as they seem."

"You're not God. You don't get to decide if these girls are innocent or not."

"Listen, I'm not reversing your curse because you're trying to read me the right act, so stop trying because I'll never lift this curse and you'll always be this way, so you better get used to it." She said turning to walk away from him as he grabbed her arm once more.

"Hey, you just don't get to walk away from me." He growled as a searing pain ran through his hand forcing him to drop her arm as she narrowed her eyes.

"And you don't get to tell me what to do. See you around, lover boy." She replied as she disappeared into the night leaving Damon to feel more alone than he ever had felt before.