"Wouldn't get too far without my purse…" Laura stood wide jawed in the doorway to her bedroom looking at Tommy the neighbour boy, laid out on her bed.

"What the frilly heck are you doing in my room Tommy? How did you get in here?" She yelled at the dazed looking boy.

"Uhh, I came over because…" He rubbed his head willing the reason to come back to him. "Some of your mail came to our house by accident."

"That doesn't explain why you were in my bed." The tiny girl reprimands, dragging him to the front door by his shirt sleeve. "You really need to lay off whatever you're taking." She cautions, shaking her head, bronze tresses sweeping over her shoulders. "Goodbye Tommy Peterson, if I see you near this house again I will tell my dad who will mash you into pulp and then I will tell your parents who will throw you out." She sternly directs, shutting the door almost on his nose.

Tommy lifts his hand to his neck feeling a sharp sting there. "Did something bite me?" The disorientated boy just about stumbles his way back to his own house.

"Sprinkles, did that stupid boy hurt you, hmm?" She questions checking the black cat over thoroughly on her bed. "It's just you, dad and me now and we all look out for each other." She smiles. "You know what? I think I'll stay home today, just in case Tommy finds his way back here. We can have a cosy day in watching movies in bed."

She wanders to the dvd rack carefully selecting a movie and popping it into the player. "You're gonna love Wall.E, he's almost as cute as you." She says picking Catmilla up and kissing her on the head. Laying back she pulls a colourful knitted blanket up over them. "My mom made this, she could make anything. She knitted tons of clothes for me when I was a baby." Laura takes a breath, showing a slight crack in her usual cheery demeanour. "Mom isn't with us anymore."

It wasn't long before they had both fallen asleep tangled up together under the blanket. Carmilla was so relaxed she had transformed back into human form without realising it. The lithe vampire wrapped her right arm and leg around the young girl who was a beacon of heat. Laura begin mumbling incoherently and writhing in her sleep. It wasn't long before she awoke, looking down to find limbs draped over her and jet back hair fanned across her chest.

"Aghhhhhhhhhh" The young girl screamed, scrambling off the bed and landing on the floor with a thud.

"Oh shit" Was all Carmilla could muster into the pillow, her eyes still closed.

Rubbing her eyes Laura stands up assessing the idle girl in her bed. "What is there an open door policy at the Hollis house today? Who are you? I have a weapon!" She warns, grabbing her blue and green softball bat.

"It wouldn't do you much good." She turns her head to look at the spirited girl, who has now adopted an attack stance. "Put the bat down, you look ridiculous."

"I will not, get out of my bed Goldilocks." Laura stretches the bat out toward Carmilla.

"Oh well, at least it's not as bad as Sprinkles." Carmilla replies, spitting the name out like a bitter pill and picking herself up to sit on the edge of the bed.

"What did you do with Sprinkles?" Laura questions hopelessly. "If you hurt her I swear to God I'll…"

"Calm down cupcake." The raven haired girl cuts her off. "I am Sprinkles."

"Has everyone gone crazy today?!" Laura questions, throwing her hands in the air and inadvertently fumbling her bat which rolls to Carmilla's feet.

"Oops." Escapes Laura's lips as she backs toward the door.

"Ok, let's try it this way." With those final words Carmilla transforms into a cat before Laura's very bewildered eyes.

Laura faints, but before she can fall to the ground Carmilla leaps up, transforming mid-air and catching the petite girl in her strong pale arms. The vampire carries her to the bed, laying Laura's head down on the bright yellow pillow as her eyes slowly blink open.

"I'd love to leave creampuff. Problem is, I have nowhere to go."