Tyler got into his car and looked over at Damon in the drivers seat.
"So what's the plan?" He said, obviously drowsy.
"You can actually go to sleep. We are going on a bit of a road trip. I need to have a business meeting to take care of some things and you're just along for the ride."
Damon said pulling out of the parking lot.
Tyler was pleased with the idea and drifted off to sleep almost immediately.
When he woke up they were pulling into the parking lot of what looked like a run down bar.
"Feel like having a drink?" Damon said cheerfully when he noticed Tyler was awake.
"Uhh sure." Tyler said back running his hands over his face.
"My friend is meeting me here." Damon explained.
As the two walked into the bar, Tyler looked around and guessed he could get away with drinking in a place like this. Damon headed straight for the bar and Tyler could tell by the exchange that Damon knew the bartender. Damon was served two dark drinks and handed one to Tyler.
"Go find somewhere to sit down over there. You probably shouldn't be around for this conversation." Damon instructed before turning and walking towards a man seated near the opposite side of the room.
Tyler sat down feeling a bit awkward. He tried not to stare at the vampire's conversation or the individual he was speaking too but it was hard not to wonder who was and who wasn't a vampire. He noticed that Damon did not look happy and the man speaking to him looked very serious as well. Tyler wondered what a vampires troubles might be as a man approached his table. Tyler looked up a bit worried. "So you're with Damon?" The man said with a head tilt towards where the vampire was. "Uh yea." Tyler replied unsure if that question was loaded.
The man simply nodded and walked off. Tyler was a bit relieved.
Damon came over to sit with him a few minutes later and Tyler was hesitant to ask anything, unsure if he should be able to know what was going on.
"You seem upset." He went with instead.
"Well I don't like getting lectured." Damon said back. "Lectured?" Tyler asked in a way that made it clear he didn't believe the vampire would be lectured by anyone.
"My friend over there seems to be worried I've made too many enemies around here. Suggests I move." Damon said with a slight laugh.
"Oh." Tyler responded deciding it was most likely true.
"You definitely don't have the most winning personality." Tyler added attempting to make more of a conversation.
"How nice of you to notice." Damon said overly sarcastic.
They ordered more drinks and joked back and forth a bit about Damon's impossibility of actually having friends.
After another drink the subject matter changed.
"So Tyler, did you know that there is a secret council that hunts vampires? And that your parents are on it?" Damon said in a way that made them not sound like real questions.
"Well there is. But there's a lot that they don't know. I mean, I'm practically leading it. So as you can infer, the vampire hunting skills have diminished over the years. Your ancestors were much better at it. Much much better." Damon said with a smile.