All characters go to their respective owners, as does the song and its lyrics. I do not own Carmilla nor any of the characters.. sadly. Nor do I own the song used in this fic. I do, however, own the writing and the ideas for the story!
A Fan-fic by LostLove2015
A/N: Hey guys (: I'm alive it would seem, and back with trying to write things! This is my first attempt at writing Hollstein, so I really hope you guys like it. It's based around Fall Out Boy's new song 'Jet Pack Blues' which I am obsessed with as of late thanks to my girlfriend :P To get a feel for this story, and to just hear an amazing song, I advise you guys to go check it out! Anyways, enough of my rambling.
"I Remember!.. Baby, come home..."
Rain.
It brought with it the shadows of the past and the unbearable heartache that comes with loss.
Laura sat in her dorm room upon the window sill staring out at the pouring rain. As the water droplets raced across the pane of the window, images began to blur together and form into a larger solid picture. The familiar sting at the back of her throat made itself known before the tightening in her chest began; slowly it taking hold of her fragile body and mind, and setting off another of her episodes.
She sees Carmilla.
The beaten and bruised form of the vampire has appeared once again outside her window with the rain, and it seems to have gotten worse since the last time she has seen it. It must have been at least a week ago since it rained, so a week that Laura has gone without seeing the image of her dead friend.
The tears begin to slide past now closed eyes, and her head falls to rest upon the cold glass that slowly begins to cool her burning skin. Hazel eyes open and stare out into the yard of the campus, but the tears have blurred her vision and restrict her clear sight. Laura rubs frantically at her eyes before looking back out into the yard. The figure of Carmilla is gone, and Laura cannot take it. She slams her fists into the glass as the tears stream down her reddening cheeks, and the screams she has held back finally break through.
"I remember! Baby... Come home!" She repeats this till she is too tired to keep herself going.
Perry and LaFontaine enter her dorm room minutes after she's calmed down, and they both have frantic expressions upon their faces.
"Laura, are you alright?" LaFontaine asks, their heart beating sporadically.
Without missing a beat, Laura gives them a smile and allows herself a strong response. "I'm fine. What has you guys so wound up?"
The two redheads share a look before turning back to Laura with their eyebrows raised in a questioning manner. Perry speaks up, a pained tone to her voice, "We heard screams coming from your room. We thought you might be hurt or in some type of trouble."
"What? No.. There isn't anything wrong. That wasn't me."
"Laura, we made sure to listen. It was coming from you-"
LaFontaine cuts Perry off, "Laura, we've called your dad to come get you. This has been going on for three months now. Every time it gets worse, and every time you try to tell us the same thing. You need to get away from here. This place is only destroying you even more than you already have been."
Laura is frozen.
No. She can't go home. She can't leave Carmilla. They think she is crazy, but she isn't. Carmilla can't be dead. The vampire is obviously staying away for a reason, so that's why she only shows up when she does during the rain storms. She has to conceal herself to stay safe.
"No," Laura voices, "I can't-"
"Laura, it's for your own good," LaFontaine sighs out.
"I can't leave Carmilla! She needs me."
"Laura... Carmilla is-"
Perry cuts LaFontaine off, smacking them lightly upon the arm. "Remember the last time you said the 'd' word?" she whispers to her girlfriend. LaF gulps and shakes their head in understanding. "Perry turns back to Laura and give her a sad smile, "Laura, hunny, Carmilla would want you to go home to your father. She's a big girl, and she knows what she is doing. She's doing this for you, to keep you safe, so wouldn't you like to make it a little easier for her?"
This stops Laura's retort right in its tracks. Carmilla is doing this for her? She wants to keep her safe? "She can't be doing this all for me..."
"She is hunny. It's always been for you."
"But-"
LaFontaine interjects, "She told me to keep you safe. She told me to look after you while she was gone..." They begin to tear up, their chest tightening with the thought of Carmilla's pleads. "I'm going to do that for her. You've gotta go with your dad, Laura. It's the only way I know you will be truly safe."
Laura sighs quietly as she lets her body fall limply against the window. The tears that once spilled over her eyes now only trickled out to bead down her puffy cheeks. She thinks for a couple minutes before relenting to LaFontaine and their words. "O-okay.."
"You'll go?" LaF asks, relief in their voices.
"I'll go."
They smile before stepping forward and engulfing Laura in a hug. "Thank you. We just want you to be in good hands. Your dad will be here tomorrow afternoon to get you."
"Okay.. I guess I should get some sleep."
"Alright. We're here if you need us, dear," Perry says, a warm smile upon her face.
Laura nods her head, "Thank you, guys."
LaFontaine and Perry give Laura one last look before turning and walking out of the room. Laura walks to the door after them and closes it; her hand is trembling and shaking the knob as she does. She stands before the wooden barrier for only a few more seconds before crumpling to her knees, and allows her body to twist for her back to hit to cool wood of the door.
This was all too much for her.
Silently the tears fall and the cries squeak out. Her body vibrates beneath her trembling hands that try and hold her together - they fail at being the needed glue - she slowly falls apart in her own hands.
She falls asleep on the floor that night, succumbing to her exhausted state after only an hour of her break down. "Carmilla" is the last word upon her lips.
