Lee walked with Charlotte to the drinks table, leaving behind the furious Prissy Queen, her brothers, and Elena.

This was a fun night already- thought Charlotte. And alcohol was about to become involved!

Vampires didn't really get drunk- but Charlotte liked the taste. And since females get affected more by alcohol, vampire or not- she still felt a bit loopy when she took large amounts.

"I wonder where Kian and Sam are?" Lee asked while picking up two glasses of champagne and handing one to Charlotte.

"Hmm," Charlotte mumbled, taking a sip of her champagne.

"That was really...interesting, what happened back there," Lee said, staring at Charlotte with a serious expression on his face. But she found his serious face to look more like a grumpy pout, and she giggled. Wow- the alcohol was taking effect already.

"Why didn't you tell me you have brothers, Charlotte?! I told you all about my family," Lee said, sounding angry and slightly hurt.

Charlotte instantly sobered up.

"My family's nothing like yours. And really it's none of your business. You told me about your family because you wanted to. I didn't want to talk about mine. That's it."

Lee looked confused and more hurt every second- but then he just looked tired.

"Fine. But you know you can talk to me right?" Yeah, as if.

"Yup," she said, scanning the room.

Lee gave her a small smile, and just when he opened his mouth to say something again- Damon rolled up.

Are they stalkers?

"Hello again. What are we talking about over here?" he asked smoothly, reaching over to grab a glass of champagne.

"None of your business, Damon. Now go away," Charlotte snarled.

"Now, now, Charlotte. You're the baby of the family, remember? And I'm the oldest. So I get to take an interest in your affairs," Damon said simply, grinning at her.

There was a pause in which the two vampires glared at each things could get even more heated- Stefanie appeared at Damon's shoulder. He looked at Charlotte with a disapproving face- and Charlotte realized it was because of the champagne. He still wasn't happy about her drinking?!
"Oh for god's sake, Stefanie! Will you just stop being such an old lady about everything!" she stomped her foot like a two year old.

Damon blinked at her, then burst into laughter. Stefan looked confused and hurt- and Lee just stood looking uncomfortable.

"Old lady?" Stefan repeated.

"Yes. It's a definition of an elderly female," she snapped, only making Damon laugh more.

Stefan looked stroppy- as he angrily pursed his lips and looked over in Blondie Girl's direction. She, Blondie Boy, and Ginger Girl were all standing looking over at Charlotte anxiously. Then Stefan's gaze fell on Lee, and he gave him a little smile.

"Oh, hi, Lee."

"Hi, Stefan," Lee gave him an uncomfortable looking smile.

Everything was silent for a moment. Damon's laughter had eventually died down completely- but he was still making little amused smiles in Charlotte's direction. She ignored him.

"Your family has issues, doesn't it?" Lee said into the uncomfortable silence. But Charlotte knew that Lee was just pointing out the obvious- a twig could work out that the Salvatore family had issues.

Damon looked at him coolly.

"And how is that any concern of yours? Are you romantically involved with my sister?" His gaze hardened on Lee's.

Lee blushed a little- and Charlotte remembered the drunken kiss they had shared after Blondie Girl's party. She had doubted he had remembered- but obviously he did.

He glanced at Charlotte before mumbling an "I don't think so."

"Good. Then it is none of your concern."

"Damon," Stefan scolded. Then he looked at Lee- but it wasn't in the nice way that he had looked at him before. His gaze darted between Charlotte and Lee before it settled on Lee. Even the complete flower he was- Charlotte could sense that he knew that Lee hadn't been telling to exact truth when Damon had asked him, and he didn't look too happy about it.

"Sorry about Damon, he's not very nice to people."

Damon glared at his brother.

Charlotte whistled.

"So, do you have any sisters in the family?"

Damon glared at him again, but Lee was oblivious.

"Nope. It was just me and three men. Although Stefan does have a very, er, feminine attitude," Charlotte replied, nodding at the last bit.

This time it was Stefan doing the glaring while Damon practically peed himself laughing.

Even Lee cracked a smile.

And that's when the window shattered.

Very short chapter, but I needed a cliffy to end with :D