Disclaimer: I own nothing. Just playing with the characters.

A.N. I was listening to music, and Christina Perri's song titled "Human" came on, and this story just popped in my head. I didn't include the words, so listen to it in the background if you want to get the feel for this story. It is not Beta'd, so all mistakes are my own. Plus it is 430am where I am at, so it might not flow the best.

I pulled into Isa's driveway listening for her heartbeat, hoping she is home. What I heard was music to my ears. No literally, it was music to my ears. Isa was singing. I got out of the car and just listened. After she finished, I stood there for a second. Well damn, I thought. That is a fucking depressing song. My curiosity got the best of me and I jumped to her window sill.

"God dammit Damon!" Isa yells at me. "You scared the shit out of me. Come in here. I don't need the neighbors reporting you to my father," she hisses out as she drags me into her room. She's so angry and so sad, it's tearing me apart to see her like this.

The last time I saw Isa, she was packing up her room in Phoenix, to move here, to Forks, to spend some time with her Dad, while her scatterbrained mother globetrotted with her new husband. We kept in touch through text messages and phone calls, but visiting was out of the question, what with everything going on back in Mystic Falls. As soon as the smoke cleared, I hightailed my ass out of there faster than you can say "vampire said what?" and made my way to see Isabella, my Isa.

"DAMON?! Have you heard anything I have said to you?" I looked at her sheepishly and smirked.

"Sorry, I was thinking about the last time I saw you. Speaking of, where is your darling mother now?"

"Who knows. France, Ireland, Hell? It's all the same to me. Now answer my question. Why are you here Damon?" Damn, she's sexy standing there with her hands on her hips glaring at me through her narrowed eyes, thinking she scares me.

I humor her and answer with mock fear. "What? Can't a guy, a handsome one at that, visit his girl, a very sexy one, might I add, spontaneously?" I finish with a pout.

She barely cracks a smile and with a shrug of her shoulders and a tired sigh answers with an "I guess."

"Isa, what's wrong?"

"Hmm? Oh, nothing is wrong." She attempted to smile, but it didn't reach her eyes. Her eyes used to be so lively, I would be able to tell what she was thinking just by looking into them. Now, they are dull and lifeless, not even a tiny sparkle is in there anymore.

I couldn't suppress my growl at her awful lying. "Don't lie to me Isabella. I know you better than that. What was that song you were singing?"

"Something I wrote a few months ago."

"What or who is it about? It sounded pretty serious and actually kind of depressing, not your typical style."

"Damon, you don't get to do a surprise drop by and expect everything to be the same. We haven't seen each other in over year. Things change. People change. I've changed!"

"You know things have been crazy in Mystic Falls, or I would have come to see you sooner. So this is about me? I don't think so. Stop deflecting and tell me what happened?!"

"Jesus Christ! Fine. You want to play Dr. Motherfucking Phil, then let's play. That song you heard me singing, was one I wrote the day after my vampire boyfriend dumped me in the woods. Told me I wasn't good enough for him, that I wasn't wanted…"

"Wait," I interrupted her, "what do you mean you dated a vampire?! Was he like me? Hold on a sec," I take a deep breath and can smell a faint sweet smell. "Bleh. Isa, you dated a COLD ONE?! What the hell is wrong with you? I can't bel…" My rant was stopped by a slap to my face.

"You don't get to come here and judge me! I took what I could get. He showed interest in me when you didn't! He wanted me, when you threw me aside for your precious fucking Elena or Katherine or whatever the fuck her name is these days!"

"What do you mean I never wanted you?! Christ Isa, I told you the last time we saw each other that I would come back for you. How does that translate to not wanting you, in that tiny human brain of yours?!" I yell back, my anger getting the best of me.

"I called you a few months after I got here. I wanted to tell you about Edward and his family and what I discovered about them and the local Indian tribe. Stefan, well I think it was him, answered the phone and told me you were indisposed with Elena and that if I was one of your nightly conquests, I shouldn't bother to call again because he was sure you wouldn't want to talk to me anyways. I told him to tell you I called anyways and hung up. When I didn't hear from you, I figured you didn't want me like he said, so I just tried to move on the best I could.."

"To a cold one? You moved on to a COLD ONE! The only place to move on to, with a cold one mind you, is to the Other Side! Jesus. Isa, you should have called me again." I moved to grab her shoulders, forcing her to stay in front of me to finish this conversation.

"I couldn't! You of all people should understand why I couldn't put myself out there, to chase after a dream. You went through it with Katherine. Wanting something so bad, only to be crushed to find out it was all a lie. That you were just a passing fancy." She shakes my hands off and moves towards her bedroom window. "Jokes on me though. It ended up happening anyways, just not with the vampire I wanted. Still hurts never the less."

"Well I'm here now Isa. I don't plan on going anywhere. As soon as the storm passed back home, I left with the clothes on my back and made a straight line for you. I still want you." I grabbed her hand and pulled her to me.

"I don't know Damon. You've been burned, I've been burned, we are both a little crispy around the edges. Can this work between us? Should we just cut our losses and move on?"

"Burnt edges add character. This just means we are perfect for eachother. We can relate even better now, knowing we both had selfish exes and went through bad break ups. The only way I am going to move on, is with you by my side." I look into her eyes, letting the truth and sincerity of my words shine through mine.

"I...Are you sure? I'm only human, Damon." I didn't let her finish.

"Not for long," I said. I stopped any further protests by pressing my mouth to hers.