February 9th

After they arrived back at the hotel yesterday Carmilla fell down on the bed and refused to move until breakfast. Laura of course gave in, because when it comes to Carmilla she is weak. they ended up ordering room service and watched old black and white movies. Maybe there was some flirting going on. She's not entirely sure. Well she's sure she were flirting with Carmilla, she's not sure however if Carmilla was actually flirting with her. Laura hopes she was, otherwise her flirting might have been very inappropriate. Arrrggghhh… Stop thinking.

"What's up creampuff? You have your thinking face on." "N-Nothing, just waking up. Are you ready for a day full of driving?" "A day full of driving? No excursions today?" "No, We need to be in Wellington tonight. Tomorrow afternoon leaves our ferry to the Southern Island and I need to cover Wellington for my article as well." "Alright. I better get up and take a shower than."

It takes the two of them almost two hours to get dressed, have breakfast and check-out. She's prepared for a lot of stops, but after driving for two hours Carmilla did not once asked to stop so she could take pictures.

"Why aren't you taking any pictures?" "Hmm, what?" "We've been driving for two hours and you haven't ask me to stop once. Are you not liking what you see?" "Oh believe me cupcake, I'm enjoying the view very much." "We have enough time today. It's okay if you want to make pictures, just tell me when you see a place you want me to stop." "I can make perfect pictures of my beautiful view from right here cutie." "What kind of super photographer are you if you can make perfect pictures while the scenery is moving?" "Who said anything about taking pictures of the scenery?"

Laura looks to the side and is met with Carmilla taking pictures of her.

"Why the hell are you making pictures of me?" "Because you're the most beautiful thing here." "I doubt that." "Don't. Just go with it."

She huffs and keeps her eyes focused on the road. How can this girl go from icecold to smoking hot in no time? And why the hell does she have to flirt with her. Wait… She was flirting wasn't she?


Okay so she might have been flirting with Laura during the ride to Wellington. She keeps telling herself it's because she doesn't have anything better to do, but she knows deep down it's because she's falling for her. And somehow this doesn't scare her as much as it usually does. Maybe it's time to girl the hell up and admit she likes her. But how is she going to do that? She hasn't done any proper courting in years. Where to start? Probably with a date. That's the way to go, right?

"Hi Cutie, do you want to have dinner with me tonight?" "Of course. That's what we always do right?" "Right…. Is it okay if I pick the place?" "Sure" Well she didn't say no. But Carmilla doubts Laura sees it as a date. She is going to make her work for it that's for sure. The rest of the ride she spends on google looking for the perfect restaurant for tonight's dinner.

"What are you doing in there Carm? Please hurry. I'm hungry and I don't want us to miss the reservations you made. Why did you even ma…" "A cat got your tongue cupcake?" "No.. just… Wow! You look… Wow!" "Thanks Cutie. ready to go?" "I feel underdressed. Maybe I should get changed first." "No need and no time. You look amazing Laura."

The date starts off a little weird. But that is to be expected since Laura may not be aware of the fact that this is a date. Carmilla hopes that the fact that she dressed up in leather pants and a corset does the trick. Apparently she is more oblivious than Carmilla thought. She has no idea until the waiter leads them into the private room she reserved. The room was full of candles as she instructed.

"Wh… I…. Is this a date Carmilla?" "I was hoping it could be. But if you don't want it to be it doesn't have to be." Her voice sounds less secure than she wants it to be.

"I think I would like this to be a date. Very much."

Carmilla can't stop the smile that appears on her face, and she doesn't want to. After this little talk the weirdness is gone and they have a great night. Better than she's had in years.


So she had a date with a gorgeous woman and it was a wonderful evening. Now they're on their way to the hotel and freaking out. She has had dates before but never with someone she shares a room with. What is proper protocol for something like this? When does the date and, do they kiss. Is it going to be weird later tonight or tomorrow. Saying yes might in retrospect not been the smartest move.

"What is bothering you Laura?" "N-nothing's bothering me. Why would you think something is bothering me?" "Because you have your thinking face on and you're quiet." "Ehhh. Well I…. Ehhh." She takes a deep breath. Communication is key right?

"How does this whole dating your travel companion work? I've never done this and I feel a little out of depth here. Like when does the date end, because we're sharing a room and we will be traveling a couple more weeks. Theoretical this date could last for like 3 weeks. Also what if one of us didn't enjoy this as much as the other. Will things get weird?" She stops rambling because she seriously is in need of oxygen.

"Okay, first of all I never dated a travel companion while traveling together so we're going to have to figure this out together. It would be logical to let the date end when we arrive at the hotel." "I guess that seems logic." "Listen cupcake, I had a wonderful time and I would like to have another date with you. If you didn't enjoy yourself as much as I did, please just be honest with me. I promise things won't get weird. I'm a grown woman I can take rejection." The confident and flirty side of Carmilla is gone and she sounds so insecure.

"No Carm, I'm not rejecting you I had a wonderful time. It's just the whole situation that's a little weird. I would like to have another date or at least get to know you better." There is that smile of hers again. She can never get enough of that.

"I'd like that very much." In the meantime they arrived at their hotel.

"So here we are." "Indeed we are buttercup. This is where the date comes to an end. Goodnight." Carmilla leans into her. She's gonna kiss her right? Before she can think how to react Carmilla has already planted a kiss on her cheek. She turns and walks toward the exit.

"Where are you going?" "I'm leaving like a real gentlewoman to and this date. I'll be back in a minute.