Authors Note: This story takes place sort of between Ep 7 8, 9 & 10 as an off shoot story. I tried to weave it in as best as I could but you will need to just imagine some of this into the plotline ok. This was me sort of imagining if maybe something more was happening between Danny and Laura than what was shown and IF this had happened it might explain Danny's overprotectiveness and dislike of Carmilla a bit more. Sometimes in college you start to date someone even sleep with them but it doesn't go anywhere and this was my attempt to show how that could have happened a bit more for Laura and Danny. Plus I really wanted them to at least get a kiss in and you know maybe more. For the record Carmilla and Laura are OTP but sometimes before you get there you need to see how you fit with other. I LOVE Danny (and Sharon Belle) and wanted to see her shine a bit before her fall from favor. Should also mention that YES there will be mature content in the 3rd chapter. Sex and hotness. You are forewarned.

Disclaimer: I do not own Carmilla or the Characters only the words I choose to use to write about them. All respect to the creators of the series, the actors portrayals and all involved.

The Summer Society Soiree:

Chapter 1 -Danny's question

Once a year the Summer Society gets together for a wine and cheese party. Old alumni summers come back and the leader of the next year's big Adonis Festival and Hunt gets announced. Each Summer is expected to dress up get fancy and bring a date male/female/otherwise doesn't matter just as long as they are NOT a Zeta. Danny was in the running and knew that even though the competition was stiff she was gonna pull it off and cement her place as a strong leader in the Summers. Danny was a strong leader and her quest to find out what happened to the missing girls on campus was sure to get her noticed by the committee.

Really her biggest issue was Mel, know it all bossy and totally unpleasant Mel. She was a thorn in Danny's side, well you know her along with that douche Zeta Will; whatever or whoever was taking the girls and maybe the mysterious dean who after the recent town hall seemed to definitely be up to something. BUT tonight non of that mattered because it seemed that all of campus had calmed down so that the Summers could have their Soiree. Even the crazed Styrian villagers let in Alumni enter campus and the Zetas were actually at their counter event in the nearby mountains. What Danny didn't know was that there was a binding unbreakable truce between the Summers and the Zetas for this soiree so that even if the Zetas wanted to they couldn't have broken up the party. This truce signed in blood by the 1st Zetas & Summers meant that all bloodshed between them was forbidden and that the Zetas physically had to retreat to their mountain cabin for a period of 48 hrs or be so ill they would never recover. All around a good deal especially for the Summers, Danny was excited and knew it was going to be a great night. The only trouble was….she didn't have a date, but she knew who she wanted to bring but wasn't sure how to ask.

Meanwhile Laura was hold up in her room trying to sort through the data she and Danny had started to compile along with her notes on "talking" with Natalie, but was of course interrupted by Carmilla's broody antics. "Hey custard cups, your nerd-search is spreading into all areas of the room and unless you want me to chuck it all out the window I suggest you keep it to your side." Carmilla called to Laura from her bed as Laura struggled with a large pile of books and notes and tripped over her paperboard easel. "You know," Laura said picking up all that she dropped and trying to scrap it up onto her bed in some sense of order. "You could help me here or I dunno stay out of my way while I work? I don't understand why you don't care about these missing girls, couldn't you be one of them?" she finished not looking at Carmilla who was rolling her eyes and giggling to herself. She sat up on the side of her bed saying, "Sugar snack I would never be one of those girls, never" and she swooped up and sauntered over to the mini fridge to pick up her "smoothie" and sat by the window looking out. Laura just gapped at her in confusion and went back to picking up her mess. Just then there was a knock at the door and Laura moved to open it knowing it was probably Danny back for more work, before she opened the door however she smoothed down her hair and neatened her top.

Danny stood there in the doorway with a bunch of purple flowers in her hand and a kind and heart-melting smile. "Danny, hi what's that.." but Laura was cut off by Danny saying, "Laura I've um come to officially, I mean not that it's official or I'm being forced to but, that it is to say it is mandatory I bring a date; but I mean I didn't just pick anyone. I was just um thinking that maybe, you know since you and I mean we are working together but your so cool and amazing; and I did want to ask you but I wasn't sure if you'd wanna come. Wait do you even know what I'm talking about (Laura is shaking her head in confusion) I'm taking about the Summer Society Soiree. Do you I mean would you please." Carmilla who was still by the window but turned away from the stars to stare at this ridiculous display cut in, "OH my god spit it out already Red! Jesus she wants you to be her date to the SSS this year right?" Carmilla crossed to her bed and flopped down on it with a sigh. "Um yes, Laura, yes will you be my date to the Summers' Soiree?" Danny finally got out with her sweet smile and only a slight annoyance at Carmilla for speaking for her. "Oh wow, the big Summer Party tomorrow night?" Laura swooned. "Well yes, I mean if you want and have a fancy dress for it than please be like my date." Carmilla's eye rolls and annoyance would be felt for 100 miles, but Laura smiled and said, "YES" as big as she could and hugged Danny hard. The two hugged a little longer than normal and as they pulled away from each other it seemed like they might kiss. Carmilla noticed over the top of her book & out of the corner of her eye and frowned considerably.

After Danny and Laura made all their arrangements for trying to coordinate outfits and when Danny would be by to pick Laura up for the soirée Danny left and again Laura hugged her goodbye with a lingering hold on each other.. Laura closed the door and did her cute victory dance just like the first time her and Danny hung out after the town hall. She danced back to her computer to make a more personal blog entry, which she didn't plan on uploading & one that she knew Carmilla was listening to, but she didn't care. She was excited her TA crush was actually happening & more over she as a freshman was going to see inside the Summer's house and meet alumni & some of the other Summers. It sounded perfect and possibly a good place to do some extra snooping to find out what happened to Danny's missing Summer sister. She went to the bathroom and started her bedtime routine but when she came back out she found her way blocked by her dark moody roommate staring at her intensely.

"Look Laura I know you have no reason to trust me but the Summers aren't exactly what they say they are. And the Dean is close with them & the Zetas she might be using Tall Red there to get to you to shut down you videos, every think of that." Carmilla wasn't projecting anger or attitude it seemed to Laura a plain and simple statement of warning, but it didn't mean she wanted to hear it. So she pushed past Carmilla to sit on her less than tidy bed and say, "Since when do you care about my wellbeing? Huh roomie, I'll do as I please & besides wanting..." here she stressed the word wanting "... to be there with Danny & spend time with her this is a perfect opportunity to figure out the Summers. So if you don't mind I would like to get some sleep besides an ancient dead languages quiz tomorrow I have to try to find a formal dress among the peasant shops in the village!" And with that Laura moved all he research onto her desk, turned off he half of the rooms lights, got in bed and attempted to fall asleep. Carmilla shocked slightly said, "Don't say I didn't warn you creampuff." Carmilla turned off the lights in the room and it was dark. Except for two glowing eyes that peaked out from exactly where Carmilla had just been standing and then disappeared with a slight poof.