AN: I'm back again. I hope you liked the last chapter, Bella has been making a few of us cry with her statements hasn't she? The songs used to inspire this chapter are Stripped by Shiny Toy Guns and Tears Don't Fall by Bullet For My Valentine. Well here is the new chapter of Selling Your Soul. Enjoy!

Chapter 9: Tears Don't Fall

Damon's POV

I woke up before Bella and I was so worried about her, she was whimpering in her sleep last night and a couple times she tried to tear at her skin. I soothed her with my hands as I rubbed her back, she woke up a few times but she was barely awake. I'd kill that Edward bastard if I found him, she told me everything last night as we laid in bed. I tensed as I remembered what she told me last night.

"He picked the bottle up and smiled at me,lifting the bottle he opened it and poured it on me. I screamed at the intense pain, it was full of vervain, my skin felt like it was on fire. After the whole bottle was drained on my body, he lifted me and laid me on the bed, I was weak and in no control of what was going to happen to me. The last thing I remember was Edward taking his clothes off."

She looked so peaceful in her sleep, but not if you really looked at her. She had a frown on her face and her eyes looked heavy as if she hadn't had enough to eat. She looked afraid even while sleeping, I was pissed at myself for leaving her. We may have been saving Elena but that was a dead end, last night I had told Elena I loved her but did I really mean it. I felt something for her but I had this feeling that it was just that she was a better version of Katherine and I needed to leave that alone. Maybe it was my way of making Stefan's life a living hell for eternity but wasn't I over that. Things seemed better with Bella around, way better. I told her that I felt something for her last night and I was completely sure of what I said.

"I told Elena I loved her tonight and compelled her to forget it. I don't even think I meant it, I think I was just trying to vent and say the things I never truly could say to Katherine. Seeing her run into Stefan's arms last night sent me over the edge and now I realize that I am obsessed with making Stefan's life hell for an eternity. I know I should be over that and I truly think I am, I just am so used to doing it that it will take time to stop. I feel something for you Bella, it feels real and I know it is and I can't help but feel this way for you. Even with the short time we've known each other I know I could and am falling for you but Elena still has part of me. I don't know how and I don't know why though."

What I told her last night was the truth, I needed to resolve my issues with my obsession over Elena. I removed myself from Bella and went down stairs to grab a drink, I was stressed. Bella was still asleep, I could hear it. As I got down stairs I saw Rose, the girl that had abducted Elena, in the loft. "What are you still doing here?" I asked her, she stood and shrugged. "I figured I would be of use to you. After all I do have information to save Elena." I smirked at her and she laughed at me. "I have a friend Slater who can give us more information, come on I'll take you to him." I quickly got dressed and we drove to a coffee house and soon I met Slater. He was creepy, he knew who I was and when I died, so here we were talking to Slater about Klaus, whom I didn't even know.

Suddenly the glass was shattering and Rose and Slater were screaming in pain from the sun, I put her jacket over her and carried her out to the car. "It's Klaus, don't you understand. Please you don't know this man." she cried to me. I just nodded my head and drove back to the house, when we got back I went upstairs only to find a note from Bella saying that she'd be back later and not to miss her so much. I smiled at the note and got a shower, when I went back downstairs I sat by the fire and drank some scotch. Rose appeared out of nowhere and she began talking, "Being in love with your brother's girlfriend must be difficult." I scoffed and drank from my glass, "I'm not in love with anyone." She looked at me with a raised eyebrow, "Wanna try that again?" she said appearing before me, I stood up and stared at her.

She leaned forward and kissed me, I pulled back after a while. "I am in love with someone." Rose looked up at me and smiled, "Glad you finally admitted it to yourself Damon." I looked at her and was thoroughly confused, she shook my hand. "Friends?" she asked, I smiled and responded. "Friends." Jusst as I had answered her phone rang, "Hello." She answered. "Hey it's Slater. Sorry I left, I just freaked." He answered and she said it was okay, "Listen I want no part of this but I will tell you how to break the curse. You will need a witch and the moonstone." She looked at me and I nodded that we could get both and then they hung up. Something was off about Slater but it wasn't my concern I needed to find Bella and tell her the truth.

AN: Sorry for the shortness, I just need it to be short for the next chapter. Tata for now my loves,
TwilightLover265