We were just in time

Let me take a little more off your mind

There's something in my head

Somewhere in the back said

We were just a good thing

We were such a good thing

Midnight Show by The Killers

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By 5:45, Elena and Damon stood at Andy's door. She usually just walked in, but Damon needed an invitation. Andy's sister, Jenny, greeted them. She was 5'9 with brown shoulder-length hair and green eyes. Elena guessed she was 21.

"Elena!" She exclaimed happily. "Why didn't you just come in?" Then realization hit her. "Oh! He's a vampire... come in, come in."

Elena said her thanks. She was still surprised about the whole gypsy blood revelation.

"You know, if my grandmother wasn't already dead, I think she would have fainted seeing a vampire in the house." Jenny half-joked.

"I'm known to have that effect on women of all ages." Damon replied.

"Quite the character." Jenny observed.

"You have no idea." Elena sighed.

The three of them walked over to the kitchen. Boxes of Chinese take out were scattered on the counter. "Lots of food if you want some." Jenny offered.

"Sorry, you're not my type." Damon couldn't resist.

After a quick glare at Damon, Elena served her late lunch. While eating, Elena caught up with Jenny, while Damon looked for scotch. Jenny apologized for not being at Jeremy's funeral, she was studying abroad at the time.

Not much later, Andy walked in with his arm around Caroline's shoulders. Caroline was laughing hard, but stopped and screamed when she saw Elena. Elena and Caroline started talking super fast. Andy put his hands over his ears and made an 'ouch' face. Jenny left after Andy gave her some cash for errands.

Andy grabbed a beer and air toasted Damon. He played 'good host' and invited Damon to a game of pool. "Come on, there's a bar in that room as well." Andy assured. The guys walked into the parlor. They settled on playing for a $100. The bet fueled their competitive personalities.

"How did you meet Elena?" Andy asked after taking a shot.

"She dated my little brother."

"Wait. Stefan is your brother."

"Have you had the pleasure of meeting Saint Stefan?" Damon asked sarcastically.

"No, otherwise I would have known he was a vamp. I kinda get it now..."

"What?"

"He sounded oddly boring for a 17 year old male." Andy laughed. "But I guess he's been 17 for a long time now." Damon was happy to offer some jokes on Stefan's 'boring' personality.

Towards the end of the pool game, Elena and Caroline entered the parlor. Elena walked over to Andy. He knew that look. "What do you want kid?"

"Can I have a whippet?"

"Sure. Check the drawer on the left side of my bed."

Ten minutes later, Elena reentered the room holding two balloons. Damon eyed her curiously, but she offered no explanations. Caroline refused in favor of some lemon drop shots. Elena sat on the floor and took a hit, as Andy set up the would-be winning shot. The sound of Elena's high caught Andy off guard and the ball went flying off the table. "Unbelievable." He muttered. After loosing the pool game, Andy went to the backyard for a cigarette. Caroline trailed after him.

Elena laid on the carpet in a giddy mood. Damon went over and mimicked her position. He looked over at her, she was smiling while staring at the ceiling. "How do you feel?" Damon questioned in amusement. Elena just laughed in response. "I'm intrigued." Damon said seriously. "About nitrous?" Damon didn't respond, so Elena continued. "It's been awhile for me, so it came up strong. The stronger reaction, the better. It feels like an orgasm. Girls usually take hits while receiving oral, it's a... it's a good time." Elena closed her eyes in satisfaction and relaxed against the carpet.

Damon had to reply. He's gotten raving reviews about his oral skills, completely logical after years of practice. "You can come to me for a good time. I would be-" Elena put her hand over his mouth to cut him off. He kissed her hand. Their noses were almost touching. Damon was hoping to steal a kiss, but didn't get the chance. Elena got up in search of her friends.

Elena found Andy and Caroline in the pool, fully clothed. "Do I want to know?"

"He threw me in!" Caroline shouted.

"You deserved it." Andy chuckled darkly.

"Get in." Andy invited Elena.

Elena walked away to turn on the outdoor surround system. "Kid, bring me the remote!" Andy demanded from the pool.

Andy flipped through his music to find something fun. "Let's make a bet, if you strip to a song of my choosing, you can name your prize."

"Oh my God, she's not going to do it." Caroline said shaking her head.

"Be right back." Elena went inside the house to grab some gin, her liquid courage. She told Damon to follow her outside.

"She will do it." Andy said seriously.

"Do what? Damon said confused.

"My bet." Elena answered.

Elena drank a third of the bottle. "Looks like she remembers what fun feels like. I'm impressed." Caroline grinned at Andy. He nodded in agreement and turned on the music.

"This song?" Elena narrowed her eyes at Andy. She let the beat take over her body. The whippets and gin removed any of her reservations. It was nice not worrying about anything. She danced to the music and unzipped her jacket. She didn't realize she was singing along (It's in the water baby, It's in the pills that pick you up / It's in the water baby, It's in the special way we fuck).

"This will be our best summer to date." Caroline commented.

"If you can convince her to stay." Andy nodded.

Elena danced around the edges of the pool (It's in the water baby, It's between you and me). Damon couldn't take his eyes off of her. This was so unexpected. Who is this? This can't be Elena. No way. The surprises keep coming! Elena caught Damon's baffled expression and threw her shirt at him. The lyrics reminded her of the vampire (Bite the hand that feeds / Tap the vein that bleeds / Down on my bended knees).

Elena didn't have much left to strip. She was in her hot pink bra and underwear. For the finale, she undid her hair and continued to dance (I'd break the back of love for you). She grabbed an inflatable donut and threw it on the water. Andy got nervous, "Fuck! Be careful!" Elena backed up from the pool and then sprinted over jumping onto the donut. She splashed everyone.

Elena floated over in the donut to Damon. He clapped at her performance. She smiled and told him to get in the pool. Damon jumped in the water wearing black boxers. Just to be evil, Damon flipped her over in the water. When Elena came back up to the surface, an instant water fight started. Damon had the advantage with his vampire speed.

Caroline and Andy climbed out of the pool to remove their heavy clothes.

Andy called over to Elena. "You still need to name your prize."

"I want your vintage Ray Ban wayfarers." Elena shouted over to him.

"You stripped for sunglasses?" Caroline said disbelieving.

Damon circled around Elena in the pool. If he wanted to, he could have grabbed her, but he liked feeling like a predator. He cornered her against a pool wall. Elena thought he was cute with messy hair. His eyes matched the water. She knew that Damon wouldn't appreciate being called 'cute', so she didn't comment.

Damon cupped her cheek in his right hand. "I didn't know you liked water."

"I'm sure there's lots of things I don't know about you. You are really old." Elena said with a teasing grin.

Damon raised a brow. "Are you making fun of your Fake Boyfriend? I'm not a forgiving person."

Andy and Caroline got back into the water and headed their way. Caroline asked Elena, "Do you guys want to play Chicken?"

"Sure, want to?" Elena asked Damon and wrapped her arms around his torso. Damon gave her a questioning glance. "It's a game, I sit on your shoulders. Caroline sits on Andy's shoulders. I have to knock her off of him to win."

"Best of 3 games?" Elena suggested. The group decided that the losers would pick up the bar tab later that night.

Elena moved around Damon to climb on his back. Her legs hanged loosely around his shoulders. Elena allowed Caroline to count it off... 1, 2, 3. Elena gave Caroline a strong shove, which sent her flying backwards. Damon laughed hard at the sight. "Kid, did you knock the wind out of her?" Andy asked as he turned around. Caroline was fuming. "Looks like tonight is on me, Caroline can't handle the physical abuse." Andy tried to hold his smirk.

Around 9 p.m., Jenny cooked everyone Bar-B-Q. After eating, Elena and Damon ran - in their underwear - to her house across the street. Everyone needed a shower, before the night continued.

A/N: Ahhhh, Elena is getting wild! Hope you guys find it amusing. The song she stripped to is Post Blue by Placebo. Who wants to see Elena and Damon in the shower together? You better review. :)