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Chapter 11

Damon's POV

As I watched Bella run away from us I couldn't help but think that it was all my fault. If I just told her from the beginning then this wouldn't have happened. Well the thing with Stephan would have but Bella wouldn't have been surprised. She might not have even been here.

She might be too scared to be with me.

But as long as she promised not to tell anyone then I would have been ok with it. Well I would have accepted her wishes and I wouldn't have had to compel her to forget.

But the strange thing was that I didn't get the feeling that she would have been afraid.

She was different and has had a habit of surprising me and I just thought she would have surprised me with this.

Only the difference is I didn't tell her. She was too curious for her own good and followed us out.

I might even be over reacting.

We don't know how long she was standing there.

How much she saw.

But I think she saw if not all then enough, her face told me that much.

She looked shocked, and pained. I think I saw a bit of recognition or curiosity but I was probably seeing things. I mostly saw pain.

She was hurting right now, and it was my entire fault.

"Damon, what are we going to do about Stephan? And Bella?"

Elena sounded panicked. I really couldn't blame her. I was feeling the same, only I was hiding it better than Elena was. I looked calm and composed but on the inside I was freaking out. I was worried about Stephan but I was panicking about Bella.

"I don't know about Bella, I guess we give her time to calm down and in the meantime I have an idea for what to do to help Stephan. We're going to need one of Alaric's vervain darts."

"What why? What are we going to do?"

I could practically feel the panic coming of her.

I was about to answer her when a whimper made me remember something I forgot.

"Bonnie will you please go and get Chief Forbes?"

Bonnie had just been standing there staring at the place Bella had disappeared.

I could tell she really cared about Bella but for some reason was avoiding her. They only spoke in passing, or using small talk.

When she went to get the Chief I turned to Elena and explained my plan.

She was a bit wary at first but when she realized it's the only thing that might help him she reluctantly agreed.

Once everything with Amber was taken care of I went home to help Elena with Stephan.

I was dying to go see Bella but I thought the more time I gave her the calmer she will be.

When I got home Anna and Pearl were there and they gave me a device that John was after.

John is Elena's uncle, Anna is Jeremy's girlfriend and Pearl is Anna's mum.

Putting the device to the back of my mind I went inside just in time to lock Stephan in the cellar.

"Is he going to be OK in there? How long is this going to take do you think? God I feel so bad locking him up."

Elena was rambling, she was just so nervous. I could tell that she really did feel bad locking him up but it was for the best. So I told her so.

"Elena, I don't know how long this is going to take. He is very stubborn and ashamed of himself so it could take a couple of days or a couple of weeks. But he will be fine; it's just going to take some time. Try not to feel bad about it, it's for the best. Are you going to stay here or do you want to come with me and talk to Bella?" I asked.

She looked a little uncertain like she wanted to do both. "Umm, I think I'll stay here, let me know how it goes though."

"Will do, Elena whatever you do don't go in there or let him out or open the door, OK?"

"OK I promise. Good Luck"

"Thanks, I think I'll need it. Bye."

With that I headed out and started to make my way to Bella's house.

When I knocked on the door I came face to face with a man I had never seen before.

He looked to be in his late 20s early 30s and had pale blonde, almost white hair.

None of that is what caught my attention though. What did was that he was pale skinned and had golden eyes.

I was staring in the eyes of a vampire.

But not just any vampire,

'A Cold One'.

But how did Bella know a Cold One?

Bella's POV

After I had been running a good few minutes my tears were not stopping. My feet were killing me so I stopped running and took my heels off.

I didn't care that the stones hurt my feet when I started to run again.

I didn't care that I was still sobbing and that my make-up has run all down my face.

All I cared about was getting home.

When I finally came to a stop on the front porch my feet were bleeding and all cut up. But I wasn't sobbing anymore.

I still had tears running down my cheeks but I wasn't physically sobbing. I think my body was too drained to keep it up much longer.

When the front door opened I was caught by surprise so I gasped and looked up really quickly, so quickly that I lost my footing and started to fall backwards when I felt two cold hard hands grab my arms and put me steadily on my feet again.

I refused to open my eyes though because those hands could only belong to a vampire and I didn't want to believe that they were here.

I didn't want to give myself hope and then be disappointed.

"Bella?"

With that voice though my eyes flashed open, I would recognize that voice anywhere.

Since I'd been talking to the person it belonged to every day this week.

It was Alice. Alice was here, they all were. I was staring in the eyes of the vampires I considered family.

They all looked confused and worried. That was probably because of the state of my face.

"Bella, are you OK? What happened?" It was Rosalie that time. I wasn't used to her sounding worried for me.

Showing concern for me. It was a little weird, but it was nice. Only it brought on a new round of tears.

They all panicked when they saw the tears. They led me inside and straight up to my room so Jenna wouldn't see. I didn't want her to find out and panic. She would call Charlie and then I would most likely be forced to go home. I didn't want to go home, I liked it here.

I was surprised that Damon hadn't come to see me yet but maybe he just wanted to give me time, and space.

He always seemed to know what I needed when I needed. It was a little eerie. But it was also nice to know that he knew me so well.

Once I was calm enough to talk I just said that I had had a really bad night. They kept asking me questions and even asked if Damon had tried to force himself on me.

After they had been reassured that no one tried to hurt me they let it go realizing that I didn't want to talk about it. But I think that they knew it had something to do with Damon.

They haven't met Damon yet or seen pictures so they have no idea what he looked like.

All they knew was that he meant a lot to me, and they respected that.

After that was all taken care of I went to take a shower, to get rid of all this make-up that had run down my face and get in my pajamas.

To wait for Damon because there is no way that he won't show up.

I was proven right because when I came out of my bathroom I heard him arguing with the Cullen's about needing to see me. They were saying that I needed rest because I'd had a hard day.

Deciding to stop the arguments before Jenna threw everyone out, she was looking pissed at the bottom of the stairs, I went down to put an end to it.

"I need to see her and you're not going to stop me!" Damon was yelling.

"Yes we are, I told you she needs her rest now come back tomorrow!" Emmett yelled back.

"Bella will you please put an end to this, I'm going out for about an hour when I get back this better be over" Jenna told me as she left. I felt bad for her, I had promised not to cause any trouble and yet here we are.

"Guys" no one paid any attention to me.

"Guys" I called still nothing.

"Guys" I shouted, this time everyone turned to me.

"Bella..." Damon started but I shushed him. He looked hurt and I felt bad for him but I needed to get rid of the Cullen's so we could talk. I had a lot of questions.

"Guys I need you to leave so Damon and I can talk." I said looking directly at the Cullen's.

They looked shocked that I asked them to leave and Emmett was about to answer back when Alice said that it was OK and that they would see me tomorrow. Most of them still looked reluctant but they trusted Alice so they went despite what they wanted.

It was a little awkward for a while with just me and Damon staring at each other so I turned around and went back up to my bedroom knowing that Damon would follow me, which he did.

But that didn't help any because now we were just sitting opposite each other on my sofas.

"Sooo" I started feeling weird, I hesitated a little when he looked at me. I just couldn't believe that I had been brought into the supernatural again. I didn't know exactly what he was because the only thing that fits with what I saw doesn't fit because of the Cullen's.

"I have questions" I started hesitantly.

He looked a little calmer now as he replied.

"Yeah, I figured as much. Ask me anything and I'll be as honest as I can. I won't lie to you."

He looked at me expectantly and I just blurted out what I was thinking without beating around the bush.

"What are you?"

I think he was shocked but he answered none the less.

"I'm a vampire"

He said after a minute, I think he expected me to scream or run. Or both. He looked a little surprise when I didn't do anything. I didn't do anything because I didn't believe him, I was starting to think that he was a little insane. He clearly didn't know what a vampire was like. But then what was he, or maybe he wasn't anything, maybe he was like me and had just been brought into the supernatural without a choice. Either way he was lying to me.

"I thought you said you wouldn't lie to me?" I said after a few minutes of silence.

He looked hurt that I didn't believe him, but he also looked like he expected me not to believe him.

"I'm not lying Bella. If you don't want to believe me then fine, but I'm telling you the truth. Now I need to ask you something. How much did you see tonight?"

He still looked hurt. I wanted to believe him but how could I do that when I've met vampires before. Unless they were different kinds, I mean the Cullen's aren't called vampires, there called 'Cold Ones'.

So is it possible that there are two different kinds?

In answer to his question I told him I saw everything. That I followed them all out and saw everything.

"Then how can you not believe me? After what you saw how can you not believe me?"

"Because it doesn't make sense. Nothing fits."

He looked puzzled at first but then a look of realization came over him.

"What do you think of when you think of vampires?"

He asked me calmly, too calmly.

What do I think of when I think of vampires? Hmmm let me think, I think of granite cold hard skin, sparkle in sun, golden or red eyes, super speed, super strength and all look really beautiful.

I thought sarcastically to myself but I couldn't say all that to him. He'd think I was insane.

So I told him of the 'movie vampires'.

"I think burn in sun, burned by crosses, allergic to garlic and holly water, die by a stake to the heart, sleep in coffins that sort of thing."

I was trying not to look him in the eye or he would know I was lying.

"Your lying, you never look at me when your lying. What do you really think of when you think of vampires. You can tell me the truth. But it's important I know."

He looked at me expectantly. I sighed and told him the truth.

"I think of cold hard granite skin, pale almost white skin, really fast and strong, gold or red eyes, inhumanly beautiful, don't sleep. It's why I don't believe you because nothing fits."

We were looking each other straight in the eye. I was still wondering if he was telling the truth because a part of me believed him but the more logic part of me was saying it was impossible.

"I was telling the truth, I am a vampire." He said breaking the silence.

I didn't say anything, I just waited for him to explain, never once looking away from his eyes. His gorgeous eyes.

He took a deep breath and began to explain.

"There are two types of vampires. There are the ones that you know of, the Cold Ones. But there are also the ones known as the Originals. That's me."

"Ok, so how are they, you different from the Cold Ones?"

I asked staring right at him.

"Well were more like the movie vampires. We"

I interrupted him then. "Oh so you are like the vampires I described earlier. Sleep in coffins, holly water, garlic, burn in sun ... but wait that doesn't make sense either because I've seen you in the sun, and I've seen you eat garlic on your pizza." That really didn't make sense.

When he started to chuckle I looked up at him not realizing that I even looked away.

"Something funny?" I asked him sarcastically.

"You just look so cute when you're trying to figure something out. But why don't I save you the head ach and explain?"

I really didn't feel like getting a head ach so I nodded for him to explain.

"OK. I'm going to just start from the beginning and say things that you already know its just the easiest way to explain. I'm a vampire which you now know. I don't sleep in coffins but I can sleep unlike the Cold Ones, garlic and holly water doesn't affect me, a stake to the heart does kill me. Sunlight kills me "

"But I've"

"I know you have seen me in the sun and that's because of this ring." He showed me the ring and it was that really old ring that I surprisingly loved. I really liked old things like that.

"It has Lapis Lazuli which prevents me from burning."

This was a lot to take in but I was surprisingly, or not surprisingly OK with it. But there was one question I had to ask first before I was really OK with it.

"I have a question I need to ask." I was a little hesitant in asking that and he looked at me and then finally spoke.

"Ask me anything you want, I already said that I won't lie."

He looked at me waiting and I asked the question I needed answered.

"What bl..." I took a deep breath and started again.

"What type of blood do you drink?" I asked him and judging by the look on his face he knew I wasn't on about that B Positive, negative stuff that the hospital does.

It was silent for a few minutes before he said the word I was so hoping he wouldn't say.

"Human"

As soon as it was out I could feel my heart getting faster and the fear was slowly starting to make an appearance. He was still looking at me, waiting for my reaction.

"Why?" I said feeling the tears start to pour out of my eyes.

"Because it's impossible for me not to." He replied but that's not actually what I meant.

"No, I mean why did you do this to me? Is it a game? Were you just toying with me? Were ..."

"WHAT, No I would never do that Bella, I would never hurt you like that." He interrupted me and moved to sit next to me on the couch. I automatically tensed up when he put his hand on my harm. I wasn't looking at him but I could tell that he was really hurt at the obvious sign of fear.

"Bella, will you please give me a chance to explain?" I didn't say or do anything, I was just staring at the wall not even showing I was listening. But he continued anyway.

He told me the truth about Katherine. About him and Stephan. All the years he spent trying to get to Katherine. All the love he held for her. I couldn't deny that I was insanely jealous about the way he was talking about her. I was still staring at the wall but I had relaxed quite a lot.

He then told me that it would be impossible for him to change his diet to Stephan's and the Cullen's vegetarian one. That he only drank from blood banks at the hospital and the occasional drink from a human but keep them alive and compel them. He also explained what compelling was to me.

I freaked a little at that but he had assured me that he had and will never do that to me. Apparently the charm bracelet Elena had given me has vervain in it.

After everything was explained I was feeling a lot better. I understood it all and was willing to stay with Damon. I cared about him way too much to leave him.

"Promise me something?" I asked him finally turning to look at him.

At his nod I asked him. "Promise that when you feel like you need to drink from a human, you will only drink from me. Without making me forget."

He looked hesitant at first but when he saw how determined I was he promised.

"So I take it your OK with this?" He asked me looking hopeful.

Instead of answering I just leaned in and kissed him.

He responded right away. After a few minutes he pulled away and looked at me.

"Your turn." He stated.

What was that supposed to mean. At my confused look he told me that it was my turn to explain how I knew the Cullen's, the Cold Ones.

I had already told him most of the story so I just told him how I found out about them. The whole truth.

Once I was done and surprisingly not upset Damon cupped my cheek with his hand.

"I will never hurt you the way Edward did. I promise."

He looked so sincere and he looked like he meant it. I believed every word of it.

I leaned in and kissed him. A passionate kiss. I raised my hands and slowly started to run my hands through his hair. He responded right away by running his hands down to my waist as he picked me up and took me over to my bed, our lips never breaking.

He laid me down and then we continued our heavy make out. I wasn't thinking about anything I was just reacting on instinct. I wasn't really nervous because I was never nervous when I was with Damon. He had a way of calming me down.

It was obvious what was going to happen and although I could have stopped it if I wanted to, I just didn't want to. There were no lies between us. No secrets. Just us.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Damon asked pulling away from me to look me in the eye.

"Yes, I'm sure." I replied staring him straight in the eye.

Then he leaned down and we had the perfect night. I had the perfect first time.

Damon stayed the night then and we fell asleep lying in each other's arms. Staring in each other's eyes and both thinking of the three words we wanted to say. But I didn't want to ruin this by moving too fast.

I wanted so badly to tell him. But I was scared of what would happen if we took that step.

What we just did was big enough step and I wanted to wait before I took another one.

Even though I wanted to.

I just didn't want to lose him because even though I'm not ready to tell him.

I do love him.

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