Laura tapped her foot as she waited outside of the ornate door. She heard the lock turn and Carmilla called to her from the other side. "Okay, come on in."
Carmilla stood off to the side, well out of the way of the beam of sunlight that spilled into the room. Laura quickly closed the door behind her and Carmilla pulled her into a hug.
"I missed you Cupcake," she murmured. Laura felt her body relax a little. It had been stressful to be separated from both of her lovers for so long.
"I missed you too." Laura nuzzled against Carmilla's cheek until Carmilla turned and kissed her gently.
"How is she?" Laura asked.
"Nervous," Carmilla replied. "She's sitting in the living room…" Carmilla hesitated before adding. "It's probably best if she doesn't move too much."
Laura frowned. "What? Why?"
Carmilla ran a hand through her hair. "She hasn't really gotten the hang of the super speed and strength yet."
"Okay, what does that mean exactly?" Laura asked.
"If she isn't careful, her doing this." Carmilla reached up and gently cupped Laura's face. "Would end up slapping you across the room."
Laura nodded. "Right, got it." Carmilla took her hand and led her across the foyer and into the living room where Danny sat stiffly on the couch. Laura sat down next to her and Carmilla took the spot on the other side.
"Hey, how are you doing?" Laura asked.
"Could be better." Danny kept her hands clasped together in her lap.
Tentatively, Laura reached over and placed her hand on Danny's. "It's going to be okay. Carm and I are going to help you through this."
Danny gave her a small smile. "Did Laf find anything out yet?"
"Nothing other than what we already know." Laura squeezed Danny's hands.
Danny looked down at her feet. "I feel like such an idiot. I should have realized what we were up against. I mean this is Silas."
"It just as easily could have been mutant dogs that the Alchemy Department made," Carmilla pointed out.
Danny was quiet for a moment. "I'm scared," she whispered.
"It'll be okay Danny, we have two more weeks until the full moon, that's plenty of time to –"
"Laura…" Danny shook her head. "You don't understand. You didn't see those…those animals. They were feral, Laura." Danny looked up and met Laura's eyes. "I don't want to lose myself like that."
"You won't." Carmilla placed a hand on Danny's shoulder.
"You can't be sure of that Carm."
Carmilla gave her a smile. "Actually I can."
Danny turned toward Carmilla. "How?"
Carmilla smiled. "Because you're you. I don't think there's a power in this world that could overcome your strength."
Laura looked between the two of them, her mouth slightly hanging open. It was unusual to see them speak to each other without bickering.
"While I appreciate the flattery, we still have no idea what's going to happen." Danny turned to Laura. "Which is why I don't want you to be here. It's dangerous."
"That's not why you don't want her here," Carmilla said softly.
Danny shot Carmilla a glare. "Carm, don't."
"Don't what? What's going on?" Laura asked.
"Danny asked me to kill her if she transformed into a feral wolf," Carmilla admitted.
"Danny!" Laura gasped. Then she rounded on Carmilla. "You didn't agree to that did you?"
"Of course not!" Carmilla shot back.
"Danny how you even think that –"
"You don't understand!" Danny stood. Laura cried out as the force sent the couch tumbling backwards. Laura tried to catch her breath.
"Laura!" Danny gasped.
"Stay where you are Danny!" Carmilla snapped. Laura blinked, and tried to get the room to come back into focus. When she did she saw Carmilla peering down at her.
"Are you alright Cupcake?" she asked softly.
"Just a little startled."
"Did you hit your head?" Carmilla cupped Laura's face and stared intently into her eyes. "Does anything look blurry?"
"I'm fine Carm, I just had the wind knocked out of me." Laura took Carmilla's offered hand and let herself be pulled up from the floor.
"God Laura, I'm so sorry." Danny studied her with concern.
"It's okay Danny, really." Laura took a step toward Danny. Danny looked away.
"I could have hurt you," she whispered.
"Accidents happen," Carmilla said. "With a little more practice you'll get used to it. I mean I'm sure you were a clumsy idiot when you hit your growth spurt Amazon. It's the same kind of thing, all of the sudden your body is different. You have to make new muscle memory."
"But Laura –"
"No, I'm not going to leave. Don't even start with me. I'm still annoyed with you for not telling me about all this the moment it happened." Laura glared.
"I'd give up on it Danny. You know how stubborn she is." Carmilla stepped behind Laura and wrapped her arms around her waist. Laura turned enough in Carmilla's arms to kiss her cheek.
"Damn right." Laura turned back to Danny. "Now, we need to start practicing so I can kiss you again." Danny blushed.
"I could just turn you Laura." Carmilla teased. Laura laughed and closed her eyes when Carmilla kissed along her neck. A deep growl made her open them again.
"Whoa there Amazon, it was a joke."
Danny looked like she was about to murder someone. Her hands were fists at her side and her jaw was clenched. "Carm…I-I can't…"
"Laura, I need you to slowly leave the room," Carmilla murmured softly.
"But –"
"Don't argue right now." Carmilla dropped her arms from around Laura's waist. Slowly Laura left the living room. She stood by the doorway and fought to keep heart from hammering it's way out of her chest.
"Danny, there's no threat here. Laura's just fine." Carmilla spoke calmly.
"I'm so angry…why? I want to…to…"
"I know, I'm sorry I wasn't thinking." Carmilla took a step forward and Danny growled again. Carmilla froze. "Danny?"
Laura could barely register the movement before Danny had Carmilla against the wall by the throat.
"Danny!" Laura started to take a step forward.
"Don't Laura! I'm okay." Carmilla managed. "Stay there." Danny lifted her from the wall and slammed her against it again. Carmilla grunted. "Alright Red, looks like you need a little reminder." Carmilla gripped Danny's hand and pried it off of her neck. She twisted Danny's arm until it was behind her.
"You're not the dominant one here," Carmilla said. She pushed against Danny until she was kneeling. Danny leaned forward, causing Carmilla to topple over her. Danny pinned Carmilla down and snarled. Carmilla brought her legs around the taller woman and rolled them until she was on top. They struggled against each other until Carmilla was securely on top of Danny.
"Submit!" Carmilla commanded. After a moment Danny made a soft keening noise and closed her eyes. She tilted her head upward, exposing her neck. Carmilla leaned down and lay a kiss on the exposed skin.
"Good girl."
"Carm?" Laura called.
"It's alright now, you can come in." Carmilla rolled off Danny and pulled her into her arms. Danny curled against Carmilla side. Laura placed a hand on Danny's shoulder and Danny flinched. "Lay down here for a minute okay Laura?" Carmilla said. Laura lowered herself to the floor and moved closer to where Carmilla held Danny.
"Are you okay?" Laura asked. Danny nodded into Carmilla's chest.
"I'm sorry Laura." Danny's words were muffled against Carmilla's shirt.
"What happened Carm?" Laura asked.
"Danny got a little protective." Carmilla kissed the top of Danny's head. "I figured this might happen, but I didn't think it would be this soon."
Laura gently rubbed her hands across Danny's back. "How are you feeling?"
"A little better now."
"Danny needs a pack." Carmilla grinned. "And after all that I guess I'm the alpha." Laura raised a brow.
"Shut up," Danny muttered. "I'm not calling you that."
Carmilla chuckled. "I don't know about that. You might not have a choice."
"Wait, you two were fighting for dominance…over me?" Laura asked.
"Not just you, but…kinda, yeah." Carmilla said.
"I don't know whether to be upset or flattered."
"Both Danny and I have pretty intense personalities, we had to establish who was stronger." Carmilla ran her fingers through Danny's hair.
"Is this going to be an ongoing problem with our…um, arrangement?" Laura asked.
"It shouldn't be an issue anymore." Carmilla pulled away to look at Danny. "Are you still feeling angry?"
"No, this…this feels…safe. Safe like home," Danny said.
"Good. Do you want to relocate to the bed?" Carmilla asked.
Danny nodded and looked at Laura. "If…it'll be okay. I mean…Laura –"
"We're all going to lie down." Laura brushed a strand of hair off of Danny's face. "I've missed you too much." They all carefully made their way to the upstairs bedroom. Everyone spent a few moments adjusting the blankets and pillows until they settled into each others arms.