Chapter 4

"God this is so much harder to do when you have no idea what you are doing!" Laura fumbles with some wires and cords, attempting to hook up the web cam, oh how she missed her actual camcorder, it never let her down when she needed to update the world on the impending doom happening on campus. She crosses two wires and a shower of sparks explodes in front of her and she stumbles backwards away from the bundle of cords.

"Damn it!" She scrambles to her feet and stands with her fists balled up on her sides, looking much like a child about to throw a fit. She finally just gives up on the cords and walks towards her sleeping pallet. She lifts the slightly itchy blanket up and crawls in. She lays there in the darkness with the blanket pulled up over her head when she hears footsteps.

"What's wrong Cream Puff?" Laura slowly pulls the blanket off of her head and can still barely see the black figure crouching down in front of her. The only way she knew it was Carmilla was because of the pet name and the smell of leather. She could almost see a bit of stray light reflecting off of the zipper of her leather jacket.

"Nothing, I just realized the fact that things aren't always as easy as they seem. I just wanted to set some stuff up, make this place feel a little more like home and I can't even handle simple wiring. I wish Laf would talk to me…" Laura looks up at what she is starting to be able to see as the outline of Carmilla's face.

"Do you think they will ever forgive me? They were really made when they left. They didn't even stop to turn around and tell me where they were going. They just grabbed JP and started walking down one of the hall ways. I hope they are being safe." Laura looks down in worry as she fiddles with the blanket a bit. Carmilla puts her now slightly warmer hands over the sitting girls own hands and rubs the tops of them with her thumbs.

"I think they need time to cool off. What we kept from them was a big secret and it might take a day, it might take a week for them to forgive us. All I know is that I am here for you, no matter what you do to me." The as the words hit Laura's ears she realizes just how much she truly has done to vampire crouching down in front of her. She takes her hands out from under the cold ones on top of hers and she reaches out and touches the face that she can only see the beautifully golden eyes and the glistening pale lips pull up into a smile one the warmth touches her face.

"Carm, I realize that I have done things to you that I cannot say sorry for because sorry is nowhere near enough. I could give my own life and it still wouldn't be enough for what I have done to you. I have taken away your mother, your brother, your sister, almost your own life, twice. I gave out information that you told me in confidence, and I would not blame you if you never trust me again. I have called you a killer, I have asked you to change who you are, and I have attempted to make you someone that you are not. I have been closed minded toward your past actions and a terrible girlfriend. I swear to you that I will spend the rest of my life and the next making amends for everything I have done to you." The vampire, who can see Laura very clearly thanks to her night vision, can tell that the girl is truly sorry for everything that she had done. That she truly felt remorse for all the lives she had messed with throughout the time that she had known the Victorian woman.

"Laura… your right… there is nothing you can do to make up for me losing my family, friends, and the love of my life, but I don't mind you sticking around for a bit to hang out every once and a while." She takes Laura's right hand in hers and kisses the girls palm.

"Scoot over cutie pie, I need a nap." Laura lifts the blanket and pats the spot next to her. Carmilla sits down next to her and they sit there in the silent room for a few minutes until Laura leans her head against the familiar cold of a leather jacket and finally relaxes against the beautiful being next to her. The cold of the leather makes her shiver but she doesn't want the woman next to her to leave so she says nothing.

"Don't be dumb, if you are cold than say something." The raven haired woman pulls the covers over her head and ducks down, making Laura a bit nervous and slightly turned on as Carmilla's head moves closer to her lap. Then a dark fog starts to seep through the blanket and the mass under the blanket that was Carmilla starts to get bigger. At this moment Laura understands why the vampire went under the covers. Laura reaches under the blanket and searches for her favorite part, the ears. The first time Carmilla transformed in front of Laura the first thing Laura noticed was the Carmilla's cat ears were really fuzzy. She feels the cold skin slowly start to change shape; the softness of the almost poreless ears starts to sprout fur and stretch to a point. The form under the blanket grows even more and the weight of Carmilla's arm that was placed on her leg now starts to get heavier and thicker. A tail pops out of the edge of the blanket and wags back and forth. Finally Laura lifts the blanket to find a large black cat laying in her lap now. The black cat opens her bright yellow eyes and looks at Laura with a soulful stare, the kind that just makes you feel warm throughout your entire body. The cat lifts up and nudges its face against Laura's cheek.

"Are you marking me as yours again?" Carmilla looks at the brunette and quickly nudges her again but this time a little rougher, causing the girl to lean back a little. The cat then stands and nudges her way behind Laura and wraps its body around the girl protectively, pulling her down into the laying position with her paw. She places the end of her tail in the small girl in her arms hands and Laura begins to pet it, running her fingers through the soft fur, she rests her head on Carmilla's arm that is lightly wrapped around under her head and over her shoulder. The large cat huffs at the smaller girl, clearly wanting something from her. Laura looks up and Carmilla pokes her nose at her. Laura smiles, realizing what is wanted of her; she lifts up and kisses Carmilla on her nose. The black cat then lays her head down lightly on the ground and purrs. Laura lays her head back down on the furry arm and lets the vibrating lull her to sleep.

*after about thirty minutes of sleeping*

A crashing noise awakens the sleeping girl and her guard cat. Carmilla growls and Laura's head pops up out of the mess of black fur to see if she can see anything through the darkness. She turns back and whispers into the ear of the large cat.

"Carm what was that noise?" Carmilla slowly rises into a crouch and starts to make her way towards the sound of a heartbeat. Watching Carmilla stalk around like that reminded Laura that the sleek black cat she was just sleeping on is extremely dangerous, yet she felt no fear toward her. Not even in this form, she actually thought this form was strangely cute compared to her normally moody and dark self. When Carmilla was in her cat form she was always so much more playful. Laura laughed a bit realizing that Carmilla showed her emotions better in her cat form than in human form where they can actually talk to each other.

The large black cat whipped her head around and huffs at the giggling girl. Laura quickly puts her hands over her mouth and watches as the black mass that is Carmilla stalks off into a slightly lit room. After a few moments of silent in Laura's ears she stands and follows in the direction of where Carmilla had gone, tripping over a few books and VHS tapes. She turns the corner in a nearby hall way and can see a dim light coming from the end of the hall way trickling down the hallway as if the light was crawling to try and touch the vertically challenged girl's feet, slowly licking across the floor until it stopped moving at the end of a book shelf.

"Carm, are you okay? What was that noise?" Laura hears a muffled noise come from the other end of the light that is currently not visible to her. So she follows the light until she gets to a door hanging ajar. Laura slowly pushes the door open to find a leather clad woman, tied to a chair with tape one her mouth and garlic around her neck. A sight Laura was all too familiar with.

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