Carmen's POV

I sat in one of the big armchairs in the main room of The Boarding house, the fire crackled behind me, orange and yellow flames dancing in the fireplace though I wasn't sure why, it was a beautiful Virginian day outside and the sun was blazing it actually hurt my skin despite my lapis lazuli necklace. As I thought about it I put my hand over the cool stone, it was deep blue with The Salvatore family crest in silver metal, in the middle of the crest was a large "C" for my name. I glanced at Damon and Elena who were sitting opposite me in relative silence I frowned slightly studying Elena's deep brown eyes I could tell what she was thinking, knew she wanted to say something but wouldn't be the one to say it. Elena had been good to me, despite me originally coming to town to break her and my brothers apart, we'd come to understand each other and maybe I even liked her a little. I wasn't going to think too hard on that disgusting possibility though all the same I gave my older brother and Elena a cool yet disinterested look.

"What are we going to do about the hybrids?" I said, pleased that my voice matched my look, like I didn't care.

Damon was the first to respond, although not with words, instead he gave me a glare that, if I wasn't prepared for would have made me regret opening my mouth at all. He had clearly been trying to keep off the subject of hybrids and Klaus and Stefan for as long as possible...Especially Stefan. Although Elena gave her sickening sweet and innocent smile of hers to me clearly relieved I had brought it up.

"I was thinking...That maybe if we spoke to them maybe we can make them see what Klaus has done and is doing to them" Elena said looking me in the eye making sure she held my gaze, how annoying.

Damon's POV

We had all been sitting nicely until my younger sister had opened her mouth, I glared at Carmen when she spoke hoping a good old fashioned icy look would shut her up although I was glad she had brought it up, we need a plan whether or not it was good, we couldn't just sit here and let the hybrids run the town. I smirked at this thought and came up with a smart ass response to Carmen's question in my head, the urge to wind my little sister up at this moment was practially unbearable.

"We could do that" I looked to Elena speaking in a lazy tone, I gave her a slight smirk "And get ourselves killed, or we could move."

I saw both Elena and Carmen roll their eyes at my unhelpful comment and Elena looked at me in a way that allowed no room for joking around I braced myself to listen to one of Elena Gilbert's lectures on how a better man would act in a situation like this, I fought the urge to roll my eyes.

"This is serious Damon, if you don't have anything helpful to say don't say anything at all" Elena said sternly while I just looked at her, I swear if anyone else but Elena had said that to me they'd be dead before they could get the last word out

"It's getting late Elena, you should go home we'll talk about this tomorrow" I said bluntly, everything about how I'd said it allowed Elena no room to argue with me, my mind was already made up and she knew it I watched as she nodded slowly picking up her bag and leaving the house, I saw her wave slightly to me and Carmen as she left.