College is nearly as boring as I thought it was going to be. I was never the one to enjoy school; I mean high school was hell so that might add to my un-enjoyment of school. And my mother forced me to go to the same college that Mattie went to; I mean I'm not complaining.

I got to meet Laura

Classes themselves are interesting; I think I enjoy the people in them more than the class. I ended up having Laura in three classes, which gives me the perfect opportunity to flirt with her.

But my cousin Will is also in those classes and he always ends up talking to me. So really I never get the chance to actually talk to Laura, I just end up flirting with my eyes. And hell, her eyes flirt back.

The worst part about it all is that Laura and I haven't had a chance to talk much, only in passing and before bed, but with my four nights a week night class, that time is limited. But thankfully Friday has finally come around and I just have to endure one more class before the weekend.

The worst part of my next class is the kid who somehow ends up sitting between Will and me; Kirch.

Why can't he just sit on the other side of Will?

I will never understand how they end up saying 'bro' more than twice every sentence when they're together.

Must be a frat thing

Aside from being a typical douche of a frat guy, Kirch isn't the smartest person I've met, to put it nicely. The worst part of it all is having him flirt with me daily. Being called 'hottie' everyday was getting quite old.

"Hey Hottie" Kirch says as if on cue.

"What do you want?" I snarl at him.

"Whoa Hottie, no need to get all aggressive." He says as he puts his hands up in defense. "Even though it's kind of hot"

Does he have a death wish?

"Anyway, we're having a beginning of the school year bash at the frat house tonight and I was wondering if you would be interested in going?"

"Yeah I'll go." I say as emotionless as possible.

"There's going to be hot guys and alcohol and… wait you'll go?" He says in utter shock.

"Did I mumble or something? Yes I'll go."

"Oh, um sweet, it starts at eight, but you can come whenever." He says, obviously flustered. I give him a nod and thankfully our professor begins teaching before he tries to talk to me more.

Once class ends I stand up and gather my things, I plan on grabbing lunch and heading back to the dorm, but before I can make my escape Will grabs my arm.

"Hey, Kirch and I were wondering if you want to have lunch with some of our friends." Will says with a stupid grin.

"As much as I'd love to, I think I'd rather be buried alive." I say trying to pull away.

I just want to see Laura

"Please Carmilla" Will says with those stupid pleading eyes he does.

I'm going to regret this.

"Fine" I say annoyed. And with that Will releases my arm and we three begin walking towards the cafeteria.

The walk consist of the boys talking about these 'hotties' in their classes and me cringing every time they say 'hottie.' Thankfully the cafeteria isn't too far from our last class so the walk is relatively short.

We head into the main dining area and soon we separate to decide what to eat. I choose to have a chicken sandwich, fries and an apple while the guys choose the main course of 'what the hell is that' casserole; Silas's specialty.

Once all the food is paid for we begin walking around the cafeteria, looking for others to sit with.

"There they are" Will says as he points across the cafeteria. I can't tell who he is pointing to at first but once we get closer I notice Perry and LaFontaine sitting at a table.

Oh god…

"Hey guys" Lafontaine says as we all sit down. I end up sitting on the end near Will with Kirch on the other side. Perry and Lafontaine are on the other side of the table which is fine by me.

I eat most of my food as quickly as possible, ignoring the stupid conversation around me. No one talks to me and I almost hope it stays that way.

Almost

Feeling alone in a crowded room was almost a normal feeling to me, and right now that's all I was feeling until I saw Laura walk into the cafeteria.

Wow she looks… stunning

I can't help but to stare at her as she makes her way to the food court. When she turns her head and looks at me I can't shake the feeling that time has stopped.

She's so beautiful

As quickly as the eye contact happened, it ended and I can't help but miss it.

"Who are you staring at?" Will asks as he nudges me in the side bringing me back into the pointless conversation happening around me.

"My roommate" I say without thinking.

"Awh, does Carmilla have a little crush on her roommate?" Will asks with a smile.

"No" I say back, embarrassed. This causes Will to laugh and nudge me.

Yes

"You are a child" I say, pushing his arm. Before Will and I can continue Kirch speaks up.

"Danny! Over here!" I have to hold back a groan knowing Danny will be joining us for lunch.

Wait, she's with Laura

I feel my heart begin to race as they come closer to the table.

How do I look?

Probably not as good as Laura does.

Wow, she's seriously beautiful

Once they get to the table Danny thankfully sits on the other side of Kirch while Laura sits across from me.

"Hey creampuff"

Creampuff? Why do I keep calling her that?

"How's your first week?" I feel a smile creep onto my face when I see her roll her eyes.

"It's going great actually, how about you?"

"It's not too bad, a lot better than high school. I'm not sure if you two have met, but this is Will." I say gesturing towards Will who smiles at Laura.

"Yeah, hey Will, we're in the same Math class correct?" She asks.

Oh they do know each other

"Yeah we are. How's the lesson going for you? Trigonometry can be pretty difficult. I know it is for me." He says with a stupid grin.

"Trigonometry is so easy, it's just Sin, Cos, and Tan." I say taking a bite of my apple.

Smooth Carmilla smooth

"It's a lot more difficult than I thought it would be." She nearly mumbles. I laugh, hoping to know I'm not being serious.

Now she probably thinks I'm an asshole

Great

"You're cute Laura." I say, trying to change the mood of the conversation. I notice Will open his mouth about to say something. "Well, I have one more class before the weekend finally starts, so see you all later, especially you Laura." I say with a wink as I get up and head towards my dorm.

Why did I lie to Laura?

Oh yeah, cause Will was going to be a dick.

The walk to my room was quick and once I make it, I flop down on my bed and hug Laura's yellow pillow to my chest.

Why can't I get Laura off my mind?

I totally don't have a crush on my roommate.

She better not want her pillow back.