I woke up, and was shocked to see Carmilla next to me. She was breathing lightly, so I knew to get up quietly. That didn't go to well...

"Cupcake, what are you doing? I was perfectly comfortable with you next to me right here." I rolled my eyes and shook her hand off of me and went to the computer. Too bad she followed my every move and quickly yanked me back so that we were face-to-face. Her eyes were looking right into mine, but I couldn't tell what emotion was lying in the depths.

"Carm, could you loosen your grip on my arm please?" She gave me a shocked look, and quickly stepped away from me. I tried to see her expression, but she turned away and left the room before I could. Did I do something wrong? Before I could do anything, a notification went off. Great. I sat down and clicked on the message.

Will: Hey Hollis. Could you come over to Kirsh's place? He needs help with something.

Hollis: I can help him tomorrow, I'm super busy today.

Will: Okay. Has Carmilla been by recently? She hasn't been answering her phone...

Hollis: No, she hasn't been by for three days...? Has something been going on that's urgent?

Will: Yea. Just some things mother wants her to do.

Hollis: Well, she's not answering me either.

Will: That's odd..

Hollis: Not really...

Before he replied, a notification came up.

LaF: Hey. How's everything going?

Hollis: I'll talk to you later, issues going on right now, okay?

LaF: Okay?

Will: I can't believe you lied to me. Mother says she saw Carmilla leave thirty minutes ago! You're gonna regret that Hollis.

What's he gonna do? He's not strong. Before I could really wrap my head around this, a huge commotion came from behind me. I turned around as fast as a fox and was astonished to see Will. Let me just say that I'd rather never see him. He gave me the most horrifying grin that he could muster.

"Why would you lie to me about Carmilla? I've never lied to you. Oh, and even though you are "nice" to her, she's just playing you. It's all she does. Why do you think she's nice to you? She has no feelings, not for you, not for her friends, not anyone!"

He got a little closer, but before he could do anything I punched him in the face and ran to the bathroom. He kicked the door open and started choking me, while pulling me out of the room. I started punching to try to make him loosen his grip, but he never did. I remembered Carmilla can read minds. I opened up my mind and started to try to contact her.

Carmilla's POV

LaF and I were sitting on their couch, while I was explaining the closeness between Laura and I. They are trying to convince me to go over there. I just don't want Laura seeing my vulnerable side, but only because that would mean bringing up Ell. I'm not ready for any of that. Not when I want Laura to see my good side.

"Carmilla, Laura will not run if you tell her about Ell. She's understanding and knows everyone has a twisted past that has changed them in some way. Understand that, and you will be fine.

"LaF, I hope your right."

Before I could hear their response, someone was trying to reach out for me.

Laura: Carmilla? I need your help can you hear me?

Yea.

Laura: Carm! Thank goodness I reached you! Will is choking me to death right now! How fast can you get here?

Faster than you think.

Laura's POV

Carmilla busted through the door seconds after I told her the situation and punched Will in his back to make him let go of me. As soon as I was out of his grasp, she picked him up and threw him into a wall. After that, she kicked him in the stomach and growled, "DON'T YOU EVER GO NEAR HER AGAIN!"

He grunted and ran out of the room. Carmilla turned to me after he left and walked over to me. She gently tilted my neck up to see if there was any marks on me. I didn't feel any pain, which I hope was a good thing. She started to worry, but I reassured her.

"Carm, I'm fine. Really. If I need anything, I'll let you know in advance, okay?" She quickly smiled and stopped the movement, but left her thumb remaining. It felt warm against me, but I really needed sleep after all this. Carmilla seemed to sense that too because she quickly grabbed a blanket and motioned for me to get in bed.