Author's Note: Written between season 1 and season 2.
The large black cat appeared in a corner of the room and then slowly made its way to the bed with the leopard print and a yellow pillow. It leapt up onto the mattress and flopped onto its back and stretched out its legs.
Slowly it shifted and morphed until it shrank into a slim young woman dressed in tight leather pants and a crop top. She wriggled on the bed until she felt that she was comfortably settled on top of the sheets and they were bunched around her. Then she drifted off to sleep.
In the bed across from her, eyes cracked open and the girl bundled in blankets sat up and looked at the clock. 6 a.m. Time to get up. She ran a hand through her straight brown hair and threw the blankets off her. She swung her legs over the side of her bed and looked over at the other bed and the figure in it.
The brunette smiled and quietly left her bed and plodded over to the other one. She leaned down and pecked the shapeshifting girl on the forehead. She received a quiet hum of approval.
"Hey Laura," the figure in bed mumbled with a small smile.
"Hey Carm. You were up late, hmm?" Laura took a seat on the edge of the bed. She felt an arm wrap around her stomach.
"Just crawled back into bed."
"What were you up to?"
"Dinner."
"Have enough to eat?"
"Mm, I'm stuffed." Carmilla's stomach protruded a little more than usual, bloated with blood.
Laura couldn't ever say what made her do what she did, but it was definitely one of her better ideas, and she marked it as something she would have to do again. Her hand drifted towards the vampire's uncovered stomach and gently rubbed circles on the exposed skin. She felt a little shudder from Carmilla and then she heard a faint hum emanating from the young woman's throat.
"Carm?"
The purring grew louder in response.
"I take it you're enjoying this," Laura chuckled.
"Yeah," the woman replied in almost a whisper.
"I can do this all day."
Carmilla threw an arm over her face and cleared her throat, pausing her purring to say, "As much as I'd enjoy that, you agreed to ride into town with your dad in 45minutes. You should get ready."
Laura stood up immediately, having not realized how much time had passed.
The vampire almost pulled the brunette back down, missing the contact, but she let the girl start getting ready. Instead she let her eyes wander, following the girl around the room as Laura changed and got ready to head out.
Watching the girl bustle about slowly lulled the vampire to sleep. She only woke up when she felt a hand on her stomach again and she purred lightly before being surprised by a kiss on her stomach, which caused her voice to hitch in her throat.
"I'll be back soon."
"Mmm."
"Don't break anything."
"I'll try."
"Don't be a butt."
"Love you," Carmilla muttered and rolled over.
Laura sighed and shook her head with a small smile as she walked out the door. "Love you too."