Serendipity n

1. the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident

A flash of dark hair and a crash was all that was needed to turn my world upside down.

"Oh my God I am so sorry!" I say as I turn to see if the girl I just ran into is okay. Freshmen orientation at Silas University. Orientation just got out and I was on my way to get my room assignment when I ran into her.

"Ugh, watch where you're goi-" she stops talking the moments she meets my eyes. Her dark brown, nearly black, eyes look into mine as if she is trying to read me like a book. She's a few inches taller than me, with black hair and extremely pale skin. I can't help but admit that she is extremely beautiful, not that I'm into that kind of stuff.

Or am I?

After a few moments she finally regains her composure and gives me a small smile. "I'm sorry I wasn't watching where I was going." She says softly. "I'm Carmilla by the way." She then sticks out a hand while I try and comprehend what just happened.

Was she checking me out? No, she probably was just trying to recognize me from orientation.

"I'm Laura" I say as I take her hand. "I'm guessing this is your first year."

Of course it's her first year Laura, its freshmen orientation.

I must have gotten visibly flustered because Carmilla flashes a smile. From what I saw, her teeth are extremely white and, other than her abnormally sharp canine teeth, they are perfect, but hey, I only saw a glimpse.

"Yes this is my first year, do you know your major?" She asks, the look in her eyes tell me she's actually interesting in knowing this.

Or really good at pretending she is.

"Journalism, well specifically investigative journalism. What about you?"

"Philosophy." She states blandly. I can't tell if she is bored of the conversation, or her voice just sounds like that.

"Wow, you must love hearing people's opinions." I nearly hit myself over the head after that.

That was such a stupid thing to say, philosophy is very different than a person's opinion.

"I guess if they have the same opinion as me." She says with a soft laugh. Her voice is a deeper raspier voice, one you could listen to for hours even if they were reading the dictionary. Before I am able to reply a voice yells above the auditorium.

"Hey Laura!" I curse under my breath as Danny Lawrence pushes her way through the crowed towards me.

"Do you not like her?" Carmilla asks in a soft but deep whisper.

"She transferred into my high school our senior year and I was the one who had to show her around. She has the biggest crush on me and it's extremely obvious, but I don't like her back." I whisper back. This causes Carmilla to laugh as Danny finally makes her way towards me.

"Hey have you gotten your room assignment yet?" Danny asks.

"No I haven't, I was about to until I ran into Carmilla." I say, gesturing towards Carmilla.

"Oh, it's you." Danny says as she looks Carmilla up and down.

"Why hello Athena, nice to see you too." Carmilla says as she glares at Danny.

"You two know each other?" I ask while stepping between them. A fight at orientation is the last thing I need.

"We went to high school together." Danny says. Danny is around six feet, and is built due to her participation in many sports.

"So where did you go senior year? Did Zeus need Athena back at Mount Olympus?" Carmilla chuckles deeply at her own joke. I have to bite my lip to keep myself from laughing.

"Very funny Karnstein, but for your information I moved to a different high school."

"I figured that much, well I have to be anywhere but here, but Laura I will see you another time cutie." And with a wink she is off.

I feel like that won't be the last time I see Carmilla.

"What's cutie about?" Danny asks, obviously angry.

"I don't know, why are you jealous?" I ask which causes Danny to become very flushed.

"No, I-I-I" She sputters out.

"Danny, I was kidding!" I say with a laugh. This causes her to visibly relax and she laughs with me.

"Well shall we go get your room assignment?" Danny asks.

"Sure" and we head off into the crowd.

"I hope we're on the same floor." Danny says, obviously blushing.

"That would be awesome." I say with as much excitement I can muster up. After more extremely uncomfortable small talk, we are finally next.

"Name please." The lady says with barley any tone.

"Laura Hollis."

After a moment of searching she finds my name and hands me the slip, but not before reading me the information.

"You will be in the Vampress hall in C204. Your roommate will be Miss Carmilla Karnstein." I feel my heart stop at the mention of her name.

"What?" I sputter out.

"You will be in the Vampress hall in C204. Your roommate is Carmilla Karnstein." She says again, obviously annoyed. My heartbeat races as I try and comprehend the information.

Carmilla is going to be my roommate? The one who called your cute? Yes yes yes!

"Thank you!" I nearly scream at her in excitement as I take the papers from her and quickly tell Danny you have to go and you'll see her in school. I end up racing to my bike and biking the 5 miles home in record time.

I feel like that won't be the last time I see Carmilla.

And I was right.