Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab

While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag

Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick

And it's all in my head, but she's touching his chest

Now, he takes off her dress. Now, letting me go

And I just can't look - it's killing me and taking control

Jealousy, turning saints into the sea

Mr. Brightside by The Killers

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The Next Morning

Andy pinched Elena's leg and she jumped up in pain.

"What was that for?" Elena said rubbing the spot.

"Your phone is ringing!" Andy said annoyed and tired.

"Huh." Elena's phone was ringing on its lowest volume. She pulled it out of the front pocket of her jeans. In a way, she was grateful that Andy didn't go digging around to answer it.

"Hello?" She answered without checking the ID.

It was Damon, but she didn't hear him. "What? Say that again?"

"Where are you?" Damon repeated slowly.

"I'm..." Elena looked around confused. "I'm in the middle of nowhere. I don't know where I am."

"Do you know what city you're in?" Damon said incredulously.

"I'm in the middle of a field. Hold on." Elena explained.

Elena asked Andy if he remembered the town's name.

"Halifax." She said.

"What's in Halifax?" Damon asked curious. Less than 2,000 people lived in Halifax. It was known for its Amish community.

"Nothing is here." She said nonchalantly.

Andy poked Elena and she turned to look at him. He was pouting, rubbing his stomach and she nodded in understanding.

"Hey, we really need to eat... do you want to meet up with us?"

Damon agreed, but his voice was emotionless.

"Okay." Elena yawned. "I'll text you the address. Love you."

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It took Damon 35 minutes at his driving speed to reach Halifax. Elena was right in her assessment, she was in the middle of nowhere. The majority of the town was sprawling green fields. He raised a brow when he saw a horse carriage crossing the road. Amish communities always gave him a sense of déjà vu.

Needless to say, Damon found the two easily, as he entered the Road Diner. Elena and Andy were laughing about an inside joke. Elena's eyes lit up seeing Damon approach their booth. She got up, wrapped her arms around his neck and planted a kiss. "Have a seat, we haven't eaten yet."

Damon sat down next to Elena and noticed some grass in her hair. He removed it and held it out to her in his hand.

"It happens." She shrugged.

"We slept in a field." Andy explained.

"Why?" Damon asked them.

"Why not?" Andy countered.

"God, this is so weird! I haven't heard you say that in forever." Elena laughed.

"What?" Damon asked confused.

"Whenever you ask why, I always ask why not." Andy said.

There was an uncomfortable silence between the three.

"We already ordered." Elena said for the sake of saying something.

"45 minutes ago!" Andy said annoyed and loud.

"We need more coffee." Elena frowned at the empty pot. "You need to take your meds."

Andy rolled his eyes and threw back some pills with a glass of water.

"I'm so excited for Karaoke!" Andy said enthusiastically.

"In Mystic Falls?" Damon asked.

"Yeah, sort of, it's in the outskirts, the place might not be there anymore." Elena said seriously.

"Guess we're gonna find out!" Andy clapped liked a little kid.

"So I have to ask, what is your song?" Damon asked Andy.

"My Life Would Suck Without You." Andy answered.

"Nice. Kelly Clarkson." Damon pretended to be impressed. "I'm more of a Taylor Swift guy."

"The country blond with a guitar?" Andy nodded. "No, but seriously, I heard the song on the radio, when I was driving with Caroline. She was all on that." He said mischievously with a lewd smile.

"Of course, she's your test audience." Elena huffed in disgust.

Elena looked over at Damon to explain. "20 year old Andy loves hooking up with girls by singing pop hits. He has the moves, because he can hit all the high notes."

Andy laughed. "You make it sounds like the 'other' me died. I'm the same person."

"No. You're not. I would know." Elena said grimly.

"So no Karaoke for 23-slash-almost-24 year old me?" Andy asked.

Elena looked at him like he was stupid. "You sing your own songs. You're in a band. What do you think?"

Andy shrugged. He looked up with a wide smile. "I have an idea for a bet."

"Go on." Elena said bored and hungry.

"I will make Jenna sing tonight." Andy said.

The whole table laughed picturing it.

"Fine." Elena held out a hand to shake on it.

"Open prize." Andy said before shaking it.

Elena confirmed and they shook hands.

The waitress, finally, came over with breakfast. Elena and Andy flipped out over the food. Elena was loving the happy face style chocolate chip pancakes. Andy unzipped his hoodie to get more comfortable. Elena started laughing loudly and the whole diner looked over.

"What is wrong with you?" Andy asked confused.

Andy followed Damon's gaze to his right arm. His arm read 'Andy, you're a star!' and little stars were drawn everywhere in blue sharpie marker.

"Oh for fuck's sake!" Andy shouted, the people at the diner looked at him disapprovingly for the foul language. "You are pure girly evil."

Elena continued laughing.

"I don't even have a place to shower!" Andy whined.

That only made Elena laugh harder.

Andy rolled his eyes. "Yeah, laugh it up sweetheart. Revenge will be sweet."

The table fell silent as Elena and Andy devoured their food. With an occasional 'try this' or 'this is delicious', there wasn't any talking at all. When they finished, all of the plates were empty, and they were very stuffed.

"I need to use the restroom before we leave." Elena said and Damon let her out of the booth.

Damon didn't talk, but stared territorially at Andy. Andy noticed, but didn't care, he was checking messages on his phone.

"Is it a myth that vampires can tell when someone is afraid?" Andy asked in a monotone voice, not looking up from his cell.

"No. We can tell. It makes killing more fun." Damon said seriously.

"Good." Andy nodded, while replying to a text message. He looked up meeting Damon's eyes. "I apologize in advance, if we already did this thing pre-hospitalization."

"What thing?"

Andy leaned back relaxed against the booth. "The jealous boyfriend thing. Can we skip to the end? I don't give a shit. I'm not afraid of anything."

Damon knew Andy was sincere. Andy was indifferent about the situation. There were no signs of elevated breathing or heartbeat. Honestly, Andy could have said something about the weather versus life or death. It was all the same to him.

"I enjoy physical pain. It turns me on. I get to feel something other than emptiness." Andy looked down, he received another message on his phone.

"Are you trying to piss me off? I could snap your neck in a second." Damon said incredulously.

Andy smiled and leaned over the booth. People in the diner were expecting the guys to make out. Andy winked and whispered. "Do it, come on... I'm suicidal." He paused, his eyes darkened with seriousness. "Elena would never forgive you."

Andy backed down, shrugging and went back to his phone.

Damon didn't get a chance to respond, because Elena returned sliding into the booth.

"Do you know who this is? She won't fuck off." Andy held out his phone to her.

Elena glanced at the name and area code. "One of Jenny's friends."

"Ewww." Andy made a face of disgust.

Elena's jaw dropped in amusement. "Wait, what does that say..." She grabbed the phone and read the conversation. "This is too good!"

"More like annoying." Andy rolled his eyes.

Elena handed the phone back. "She's pretty good at sexting." Elena said exiting the diner.

"Yeah, but I'm a phone sex kinda guy." Andy reminded.

"So why are you driving to Stony Creek?" Elena asked curious in the parking lot.

Andy pulled at his hair in annoyance. "When I was, well 20, I loaned a sythensizer to a guy. He never returned it and I never picked it up."

"You want to pick up a synth you loaned three years ago? That's insane." Elena shook her head. "It could be broken. Or he could have sold it. Does this guy know you're coming?"

"Ugh, I don't have his number anymore. But I have to try! It's like five fuckin' grand."

Elena's eyes widened. "You loaned something worth-"

Andy cut her off. "Yeah yeah, I'm insane. Nothing new. I'll call you later, kid." He turned to open his car door.

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Elena watched Halifax pass by in the Damon's chevy. She yawned, tired, she only slept three hours.

"What time did you leave my house?" Damon asked emotionless.

"Four."

"Did you guys have a good night? Well, morning, actually?" Damon asked with a tense jaw.

"Normal fun." Elena shrugged. "Drove. Talked. 7-Eleven Slurpees. Fell asleep when the sun came up."

"Why didn't you guys stop at a motel? Or better yet your house?"

"We usually sleep outside."

"Do you want me to take you camping?" Damon turned to her.

"Not particularly, but we could if you want." Elena smiled. "I'm not like a big fan of the wilderness. I love stars. That is why we sleep outside."

"Stars? Seriously?"

"Looking at stars reminds me that any problem I have is nothing compared to the vastness of existence." Elena explained in a gentle voice.

Damon thought about Elena's words, it probably meant more to her because she was not immortal.

After ten minutes, Damon broke the silence again. "Andy told me he wasn't afraid of me."

"Blah, should he have a reason to be?" Elena asked confused.

"People are generally afraid of vampires."

"Andy is too apathetic to be afraid." She stated seriously.

"The golf cart thing happened when he was 20. I suggested it as a joke, but he wanted to do it. So he hot-wired it and I drove it. I took a sharp turn around a lake and lost control. We jumped out in time, before submerging. Someone called the cops hearing the commotion. Now Andy has a felony on his record for stealing it. The lesson: don't suggest ANY crazy ideas, because he will do it."

Damon turned surprised at her words. The night they played 'Never Have I Ever' on the beach, she said there wasn't a story behind the golf cart. Damon couldn't help his curiosity, he wanted to hear all of the stories. He found it interesting that people in Mystic Falls had an inaccurate perception of Elena. Stefan never dated the real deal.

Elena could barely talk, she was so fatigued "Honey, you should let me sleep for awhile, before you feed."

A/N: I was excited to write the Mr Brightside chapter! :) D/E bloodplay & smut next. Be Good & Review!