Title: Long Time Coming
Rating: T (maybe later M)
Paring: Carmilla/Elle or Carmilla/Laura (haven't decided yet)
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, show, concept, book, anything.
Summary: (AU I guess?) Centuries had past and Elle had spent much of that time watching her family die and learning control. Now she's tracked her maker back to have her revenge for herself and her former lover. There's are reasons the Old Ones have laws against turning a wolf. Immediately after episode 20.
Notes: I am aware I'm not the best writer, but I would like to think I'm getting better. Anyway, should I continue? Episode 20 let me to believe that Elle may have not died and Carmilla wouldn't have known because she was underground for so long. I don't know if anyone is interested in me continuing this. I am still working on Carpe Vita, a new chapter should be up in a few days.
Austria-1872
The sky was full of clouds that obscured the full moon and a thin layer of mist had settled upon the graveyard. The old vampire paced around the freshly packed grave wondering why this rising was taking longer than the others. Perhaps she had lost this one? No. It had been years since she's made a new childe but rarely has she ever lost one.
She was still seething over Carmilla's attempt at deceit. In a way this was fitting, she buried her former childe only to have her lover rise from the earth in her place.
Under her feet she heard muffled sounds of cracking wood and dragged away her offering toward the tree line to watch.
Under the earth Elle awoke to find herself trapped. Panic gripped at her heart and tried to remember to breathe, only to find she didn't need to breathe. With that realization her panic spurred as she remembered her vampire lover that had meant her no harm and the motherly one that unfortunately had.
Thick metallic scented tears tickled as they trailed down her face. Her head throbbed with pain and she felt a white hot pain in her stomach at the scent of blood. She rammed her palms against the top of her coffin in frenzy. The splintering wood caught in her hands but she felt far too out of control to care. Dirt fell through the large hole she had made and the cool earth calmed her pulsing head. She reached up through the dirt, felt the even cooler air, and pushed herself up out of the coffin.
When she finally pulled herself free of the earth she kneeled atop her grave and gasped for air she didn't need. Relief flooded her mind and body as she allowed herself to collapse from exhaustion. She laid there for a few moments till a familiar dangerous scent reached her nose.
There behind her stood her 'maker' with a proud grin and a frightened human girl with blood trailing down her neck.
"I've brought you nourishment my childe." The older vampire held the girl firmly against her so she wouldn't flee and watched with concern as Elle's eyes became wild in a way none of her former children's had before.
"What did you do to me?" Elle growled in a voice she didn't recognize as her own.
"I've given you a gift child." The older vampire watched in confusion as Elle's eyes glowed golden.
"I wish for you to take it back!" Elle felt her mouth grow painfully full and tasted blood in her mouth.
Above them the clouds parted and moonlight spilled over the graveyard and for the first time in centuries the older vampire felt fear. She unconsciously let go of her offering and the girl escaped, running clumsily out of the cemetery. She watched as her new childes arms and legs cracked and crunched. Bones and organs re-adjusted and claws broke skin. Blood dripped from Elle's mouth where elongated canines now gleamed.
Elle's back snapped and she tried to scream in pain but instead howled and the sound rattled the old vampire's bones.
What had she done?
How could she have known?
Lycans had been hunted to near extinction!
She watched as the new hybrid panted and wheezed as it adjusted to its new body before maneuvering out of the shredded dress she had turned in.
Elle felt somewhat aware of where she was and what had just happened. She felt like a spectator through these eyes and while she was scared, her hunger seemed to have taken the reigns. She ambled in a tight circle trying to control all four legs (which was odd because she remembered only having two) and tried calling out for help but all that came out were whines.
"I buried Carmilla for you!" The vampire was furious at herself and at Carmilla for not having found out what this girl was.
Elle looked up at the older vampire and remembered being afraid of this 'woman'. She snarled and the vampire took a few steps back.
She was so hungry.
As Elle approached slowly the vampire knew she should flee. She was no match for a hybrid, after all, there are reasons the Old One's have laws against turning a wolf.
She backed away, turned on her heel, and ran as fast as she could and as far as she could. Tree branches whipped her as she ran and if her heart could beat she was sure it would be in her throat. She ran only faster when she heard the howls closer rather than farther.
She would continue running. Perhaps this hybrid would not last and be caught outside far from shelter from the sun. Either way, she did not want the Old One's to figure out what she had done.
Austria – Present
Carmilla and Laura sat in silence until a low beep announced Laura's camera was about the die. Laura sprung into action turning off her camera, putting it to charge, and dismantling her puppet theater box. So the small girl busied herself with small random tasks, anything to avoid Carmillas gaze.
"You shouldn't put that on the internet you know." Carmilla watched Laura stiffen and whirl around to face her.
"Whhhhhy exactly shouldn't I?" Laura shoved a tiny finger against the vampire's chest but sprung back when she received a shock.
"How could I ever have fallen for you, you moronic little thing." Strangely her affection for the Laura had only increased while the more rational part of her mind thought surely no one could be that oblivious. But then again, time and time again, although Laura proved to be brave she was much like the Doctor in that alien show she watched. Laura thought 'Keep out' signs as mere suggestions.
"Don't try making me feel bad for holding you hostage." Laura flopped down on her bed and munched on some gummy bears. "I know you're not serious about that anyway."
"Don't you think the Dean has internet access?" Carmilla opened her mouth to be fed some candy and Laura seemed to consider what the vampire said while throwing a few bears at her face. Carmilla had only managed to catch two but chewed thoughtfully for a few moments. "She already flagged your first video. Just because you can post the videos without setting off the network doesn't mean she's not watching them."
Laura glanced at her computer and dropped a few more gummy bears into her mouth. Okay, sure that makes sense. Except, if she was, why hasn't the Dean already come to personally 'deal' with her?
"Look, it's been over a week and she hasn't come to your rescue." Laura wasn't entirely convinced that Carmilla was actually a white hat, so to speak. For all she knew this was some sort of elaborate cover story.
Sure Carmilla's story tugged violently at her heart strings and maybe a little part of her wanted to kiss the girl to make her forget, but, this wasn't some romantic drama movie where everything would work out in the end. No, there was legitimate danger and for the mean time that danger was a gorgeous broody vampire roommate.
"You're on to something. Your nightmares can attest to that, which indicates you're definitely on her radar and probably her next target." Carmilla was rewarded with a few more gummy bears to the face. "It's in her best interest as that you continue thinking I'm the threat or at least part of the threat. Besides, up until this point I haven't said anything that would have her knocking down our door and staking me where I sit."
Laura's mouth hung open for a minute as she processed that. Clearly she was a target, of course! Just not Carmillas… target. Oh crap.
"What do you suggest then?" The small girl didn't want to be eaten, in any capacity. Other than maybe by… no! Not going there. Carmilla isn't serious and her pseudo-relationship with Danny seemed to literally not go beyond flirting. Besides she really shouldn't be worried about that right now. Not when she's got a metaphorical bounty on her head and a in the flesh vampire as a roommate/hostage.
"We re-record your update, I tell you some other ridiculous story that will have you on a wild goose chase, and you untie me." Carmilla smirked and Laura was with her all the way up until the 'untie me' part.
"Uh, that last parts not happening." Hell no.
"Small victories and all that." Carmilla rolled her eyes.
The small girl couldn't believe she was considering it. The re-doing the update, not the letting her go part. Liiiiiike that was going to happen. She did however like the idea of throwing the Dean off their trail. Fine, her dumb roommate was maybe a little clever. Only a little.
"Fine. Give me a few minutes to set up my camera again."
