Author Note: So this is the first chapter of my Carmilla multi-chapter fanfic. I'd just like to thank people for all of their lovely reviews and for liking all of my other work it means a lot. I will update this as and when I can write the upcoming chapters so buckle up and enjoy!

Chapter One: The Journey

'No way Cupcake'

'Carm, it's not that bad'

'Laura it's hideous'

Laura and Carmilla were standing in the Silas University Car Park awaiting the arrival of their friends. After relentless begging and promising to make it worth her while, Laura had managed to convince Carmilla to go on a roadtrip with Laura and the gang. Begrudgingly Carmilla had made her way down hoping to take her truck but instead Laura had dropped another bombshell.

The couple were now stood infront of a bright blue min-van and Carmilla was far from impressed. Not only did she have to drive around the country doing every obnoxious tourist activity Laura could think of, she had been forced to bring Perry, Lafontaine and Danny along and now she was being forced to drive a mini-van!

Laura was faced with yet another glare from the vampire when she saw her friends approaching. Laura's face broke out into an enormous grin as she waved excitedly at her friends. Carmilla rolled her eyes at the girl but a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Whilst Laura was animatedly rambling to the others, Carmilla began throwing bags and suitcases into the back of the van grumbling to herself as she heard yet another high-pitched squeal come from her girlfriend.

Slamming the car door made everyone jump, they all watched as Carmilla trudged back towards them.

'Three imbeciles in the back and one'

'SHOTGUN.'

Before Carmilla could even moan about being interrupted Danny had ran to the passenger seat in the front. Narrowing her eyes Carmilla stormed over, roughly opening the door to glare at Danny.

'Out Xena.'

'No way dead girl, I called shot gun'

'Get out before I throw you out'

'I'll believe that when I see it!'

Within seconds Carmilla had used her vampire speed to pick the girl up, carelessly hoisting her above her head.

'what the fuuuuuu...put me down!'

'Carmilla please put Danny down'

Carmilla looked at her girlfriend for a quick second before a mischievous grin appeared on her face.

'Your wish is my command Cutie' and with that she suddenly dropped Danny letting her fall in a heap on the floor. Smirking she moved to Laura taking her hand to guide her to the passenger seat, her smirk growing when she heard Danny groan in pain.

Carmilla had been driving for some time now and the fact that she hadn't killed any of them yet was a good sign. After a shaky start their journey began. Carmilla and Laura sat in the front with Perry, Lafontaine and Danny sat in the back.

Not even 10 minutes into the journey and Laura was already arguing with Carmilla about the music choices. Carmilla had chosen a rather loud and angry rock band but after seeing Perry's look of discomfort Lafontaine asked Laura to put something else on which caused a blazing row between her and Carmilla. Begrudgingly Carmilla took out her CD, allowing Laura to put in her own full of cheesy pop songs and Disney classics.

Laura had been happily singing along when the song changed to one they were all familiar with. As the melody kicked in Laura turned excitedly to her friends, all sharing a knowing look. When the familiar lyrics began they all seemed to spur into action. In the back Danny was humming along, tapping her hand against the side of the van. Infront of Danny, Lafontaine and Perry were singing obnoxiously to one another giggling like school children. Then there was Laura. Laura was singing incredibly loudly with a lot of enthusiasm as she tried desperately to get Carmilla to sing along with her.

'LET IT GO, LET IT GO CAN'T HOLD IT BACK ANYMORE'

'Not happening cupcake'

'CAN'T HOLD IT BACK ANYMORE'

'Stop trying buttercup.'

Still Laura didn't give up, she just sung louder which seemed to encourage the others to join in and before long all 4 of them were singing loudly looking expectantly at Carmilla. Carmilla just shook her head turning her attention back to the road as the obnoxious singing continued. This was going to be a long trip.

Carmilla was even grumpier than before when Lafontaine informed her that they needed to pee for the third time since they'd set off and the vampire's patience was wearing thin. Her knuckles clenched as she let out a growl of annoyance before stopping the van on the side of the road.

'Carm what are we doing?'

Ignoring Laura, Carmilla turned to Lafontaine with narrowed eyes causing Perry to hastily look away.

'Go relieve yourself geek.'

'We're on the side of the road where am I supposed to pee?!'

'You're a scientist, get creative'

Boredom hit shortly after their impromptu pit stop, the music had been turned down after Carmilla threatened to make them all walk if she had to listen to another Disney song. Throughout the journey Perry had brought out several tupperware boxes full of homemade treats to share, smiling when Carmilla reached to grab a brownie.

A few minutes passed before Carmilla heard stomach's rumbling and people started to complain about being hungry. For a while Carmilla ignored them determined not to stop for what would be the fourth time within the last 2 hours but when Laura also started to complain about her hunger the vampire had no choice but to pull into the nearest service station.

Within seconds of arriving Lafontaine had bolted out the door heading for the nearest toilet a nervous Perry hot on their heels. Danny waited for a minute before Laura told her that they would be a few minutes, shrugging to herself Danny made her way in leaving Laura alone with Carmilla.

Slowly Carmilla turned to face Laura giving her a small smile before tracing her fingers softly over the back of Laura's hand. Laura let out a content sigh before leaning in to brush her lips against Carmilla's. It always surprised her at how soft Carmilla's lips were against her own. Carmilla's hands had moved to cup Laura's cheek as Laura's settled at Carmilla's waist. Laura couldn't help but smile when she felt Carmilla smiling into their kiss.

After a few minutes they broke apart, their foreheads resting on one another's as they both smiled softly at the other.

'Look I know you're not exactly enjoying yourself but I know something that will cheer you up'

'Oh really?' Carmilla quirked an eyebrow questioningly at the girl who sat beaming at her.

They all sat inside the service station, chattering away excitedly to one another. Carmilla had a book open and was pretending to be indifferent but Laura didn't fail to notice her looking up from the book every now and again when she thought she wasn't looking.

Laura was busy munching on yet another cookie as they all tucked into some good old junk food. Perry had managed to find a nice organic salad with croutons which she had begun feeding to a bashful Lafontaine. Danny was eating a taco from Taco bell and slurping noisily on her drink to annoy Carmilla who was sat opposite. Carmilla merely had a coffee in one hand and a book in the other, being a vampire she didn't exactly need food but Laura had insisted on buying her a coffee as a reward for putting up with their terrible singing.

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After finishing their food they all made their way back to the car and once again went on the road. The CD was turned off as Laura fiddled to find a radio station. The constant changing of stations was beginning to irritate Carmilla who quickly grabbed Laura's hand.

'Cupcake would you just pick a station before I kill someone?!'

Laura looked at her wide eyed before settling on a radio station playing some soft folk music. Carmilla smiled before turning her attention back to the road. Laura sighed slouching in her seat and turning to look out of the window. It didn't take long for her eyes to droop and she fell into a light sleep.

Carmilla remained in a comfortable silence, she glanced beside her to see Laura snoring quietly making her smile before looking in the rear-view mirror to see that Perry had fallen asleep on Lafontaine's shoulder and that they too had fallen asleep. Finally her eyes lingered on the tall ginger sat in the back, who had yet to fall to sleep.

Danny was sitting with her head resting on the window with earphones in when she felt a pair of eyes on her. Looking up she saw Carmilla staring curiously at her, pulling her earphones out she continued to stare Carmilla out until the vampire's mouth curved into a smirk.

'So Xena aren't you going to go to sleep now, it's way past your bed time'

Even in a whisper Danny could hear the snark in Carmilla's voice, rolling her eyes at the vampire.

'I need you to read me a story first Elvira'

Carmilla looked annoyed for a second before she just bowed her head graciously before whispering a simple 'touché' and focusing on the road. When she looked back a few minutes later Danny had also fallen to sleep.

Laura woke up to the sound of someone humming. Opening her eyes she noticed that everyone else was asleep yet still she could hear someone humming softly. Her brows knitted in confusion as she looked around for the source. Finally she spotted Carmilla, still very much awake and realization hit her.

She jolted up causing Carmilla to whip her head round in concern, slamming the breaks on which caused the others to stir at the sudden stop.

'Woah, Carm what was that?'

'Yeah what the hell dead girl?!'

Carmilla flipped Danny off before turning to Laura, a worried look on her face. Laura stared at her with a mixture of confusion and fear in her eyes before Carmilla spoke.

'What in the frilly hell just happened Laura? You were asleep and then you jolted up looking like a wounded puppy! I thought you'd had another of those dreams!'

'I heard a noise...' Laura trailed off sheepishly avoiding the vampire's hard stare.

'And what noise would this be cupcake?'

'She was talking about you humming Let it Go from Frozen' Lafontaine piped up because apparently they were awake too.

Carmilla stayed silent for a second before shaking her head quickly.

'I was not humming that infantile creation; you must have been hearing things Sundance.'

'I heard you too, dead girl. Badass vampire humming Frozen, oh how ironic'

'Bite me.'

After hours of singing and way too many pit stops they eventually had gotten on track and before long they were nearing their first destination. Carmilla smiled at her girlfriend, her eyes shining with excitement as she parked the car.

They all exited the car, looking around curiously as they gathered their surroundings. Carmilla was grinning as several pairs of confused eyes turned to look at her.

'May I ask where exactly we are Carmilla?'

Carmilla smiled at Perry before addressing everyone with her usual snark.

'Buckle up creampuffs, and welcome to the Renaissance Fair.'