chapter 2- One Thing In Common
It's awkward to say the least. Even though they tried not to create any, the tension between Laura and Danny was unbearable and Carmilla took full advantage of that. Danny and Laura had been best friends since they were 13 and 14, respectively. Up until two years ago, the only mutual feelings between the two girls were those of friendship. The day before Laura's 17th birthday, Danny told her that she liked her as something more than a friend and Laura of course didn't understand at first. After a good two hours of talking it out, Laura politely told her she didn't feel the same way and that was the night the Danny cried herself to sleep.
But now it's all different (sort of). Obviously Danny still has feelings for her and it shows when she looks at her,when they talk, and when she jumps in front of Laura to fight off the stragglers. It's not that she doesn't appreciate her protectiveness, but so far Laura hasn't had any experience fighting one off and she'd really like to learn how.
Carmilla however, is a different story. You never would've known that Carmilla met Laura through Danny in the 10th grade (they were apart of the same volunteer group). It's only shocking because if you look at the three of them now, Carmilla tries to stay as far away from the redhead as possible and no one really knows why.
Although Laura and Carmilla have known each other for a while, they still didn't know each other. They knew the basics i.e; name, school, age but nothing really personal. Although she liked how energetic and bouncy Laura was, she found it slightly annoying and preferred to be around her in a more relaxed state.
Out of the three of them, Laura is the baby even though she's a year younger than both. She's 19 which may sound impressive but her overall small appearance and the sparkle in her eyes would cause people to think she's much younger. She tends to take charge which isn't necessarily bad but sometimes her recklessness can put them in sticky situations. At first glance, one would think that Laura only knew kindness but when it comes down to it, she'll defend her family and friends alike. Danny is anything but short and she uses that to her advantage. Whenever Carmilla takes the teasing a little too far, Danny will take her book and place it in a tree and watch as she struggles to climb up before angrily walking away to give herself a break. She will occasionally offer a better plan if one of Laura's plans are too dangerous for even both herself and Carmilla. As for Carmilla? She just goes along with whatever it is they decide to do. She doesn't care if it's dangerous or not dangerous enough, she'll go with anything and everything. She tries to let Danny take care of the fighting but sometimes she'll have to jump in take over.
Surprisingly she's the best fighter out of the three of the but she hardly puts her skills to work due to the fact that she walks with her face buried in her book and waves off a good majority of the sarcastic comments that come her way.
It's only been 7 months into this apocalypse but the world has already gone to shit. If they weren't there from the start they would've thought it to be a couple of years. Very rarely will they run into other people and when they do the try to keep peace but that hardly works. Usually they almost get robbed or a few guys from the other group will corner Laura and when that happens Danny takes care of it in her own way. It's not like Carmilla doesn't care, she does, it's just that she gives Laura the opportunity to get herself out of situations and if she can't do it on her own, she'll help her when she's asked to. But see...the thing is that Laura always calls for Danny and since that's always the case Carmilla let's them take care of it.
It wasn't always the three of them. At the very start Carmilla's brother, Will, was with them but he received a nasty bite to the shoulder and Carmilla had to take care of him. Ever since then she hasn't talked much...not that she did in the beginning but her silence is different this time; Will was the only member of her family left and he died.
Laura's dad was also with them when this whole thing first broke out. He was the only authoritative figure in their lives and when he didn't come back it was a loss for all of them. They were all upset by this, he took care of Danny, Carmilla, and Will like they were also his own. He had gone out for food early one morning and once two hours passed they knew something was wrong. That night, they were supposed to leave the house they were hiding in but they waited for the next morning. Laura hardly had any energy so Danny put her on her back and carried her as often as she could.
Every night Laura talks to her dad and every night Danny and Carmilla hear her and wish things had been different.