Author's Note: Chapter 2 and it's full of fluff and flirting. Lafontaine and Carmilla come up with a plan to get to know Perry and Laura better. Will Carmilla's flirting pay off? Is she as confident as she seems?
'This is never going to work.'
'It will, trust me Karnstein. It's a genius plan.'
Carmilla sighs, moving to stand up as she pats her knee. Seconds later Will was bounding over, sitting beside Carmilla's feet. She fought the smile forming when Will nipped her hand playfully. She turns her attention back to Lafontaine, eying the Frisbee in their hand with apprehension.
They had infact returned to the park, and after spotting Perry and Laura, Lafontaine had come up with a genius idea. Carmilla was less enthusiastic about their "plan" and she made lots of effort to sigh and grumble at every opportunity. Carmilla didn't know what it was but she suddenly felt nervous, something that was incredibly rare for the brunette. She stole a glance at the brunette in the distance, she looked so damn cute.
Today Laura's hair was braided slightly at the front, with little curls at the ends of her hair. She wore some light blue, denim shorts with a dark blue blouse, covered in little white bows. Carmilla could make out a pair of sunglasses lingering in Laura's hand. She couldn't help but feel the same fluttering sensation when she saw Laura throw her head back, laughing uncontrollably with Perry.
'Yo, earth to Carmilla. Are you finished drooling yet?'
Carmilla flips them off, drawing her attention away from Laura as she turns to them. Her scowl firmly in place as she speaks.
'This plan is ridiculous and I wasn't drooling!'
'Wowwww, she's ruined your game play in one day?!'
'Screw you. Frickin Imbecile.'
Carmilla shoved them playfully, before motioning for the frisbee. They grinned, running down the field as they waved the frisbee in their hand. Carmilla groaned, running in the opposite direction, Will hot on her heels. In the corner of her eye, Carmilla could see Laura and Perry situated a few inches away. This was perfect.
...
Laura looked up when she heard a familiar voice. A few inches away, she saw Carmilla and Lafontaine throwing a frisbee. She grinned, taking in the girl's appearance. Carmilla was sporting some rather tight black leather pants. Paired with a white top, with black lace along the collar. To top it off, Carmilla had pulled her hair into a ponytail, her bangs falling just above her eyeline. Laura knew that Carmilla was attractive, well for a stranger she met in a park.
She watched with interest, enjoying the sight of Carmilla's arm flexing as she reached to catch the frisbee once again. Laura turned to see Perry smiling fondly at Carmilla's friend Lafontaine, she'd learnt their name when Perry recounted their meeting to her the previous day. She turned back, to see Carmilla lunging for the frisbee but only this time she wasn't quick enough.
Laura jumped up, just as Carmilla stumbled. The brunette tried to grab the frisbee but it flew over her head and within seconds, Will had darted after it, bounding into Carmilla which sent her flying. Before Laura could speak, Carmilla had crashed into her and the both of them tumbled to the ground, landing on top of one another with a thud.
Lafontaine rushed over to see whether Carmilla was okay. The brunette had fell pretty hard and was currently still lying on top of Laura. They called Carmilla's name but she didn't register their voice. Her attention on the brunette lying beneath her.
Their faces were practically touching and Carmilla had to fight the urge to kiss the blushing brunette. Carmilla could smell the sweet hint of vanilla in Laura's hair and the scent was intoxicating. She smirked when she caught the blush quickly forming on Laura's cheeks. She definitely couldn't stop her laughter, when Laura let out a squeal when Carmilla's elbow brushed against her ribs. She was paralyzed, staring into Laura's warm brown eyes, which were even more beautiful up close.
After a minute or so, she heard a cough behind her, snapping her out of her daze. She stumbled up, reaching her hand to pull Laura to her feet. Laura smiled, grabbing Carmilla's hand. Carmilla effortlessly hoisted the girl to her feet, moving her hands to clear the grass from Laura's shirt.
'Only known me a day, and you're already falling for me, Cupcake?'
Carmilla flashed Laura a seductive smirk, smirking more when a light blush appeared on Laura's cheeks. The blush was quickly replaced, by the most adorable frown, that Carmilla had ever seen. Her arms folded over her chest, as she fixed Carmilla with an unimpressed face.
'You wish!'
Carmilla holds up her hands in mock surrender, flashing Laura a cheeky grin. Laura couldn't help but smile back. The sound of a dog barking turned her attention away from the brunette. Looking down, Laura saw Danny running after Will. She suddenly felt really happy that their dogs were getting along.
...
When she turned back around, she found that Carmilla had rejoined Lafontaine and Perry. Laura quickly made her way over to them, smiling to reassure Perry that she was okay.
Perry immediately placed a hand on Laura's shoulder, pulling a stray piece of grass out of her hair. This was when Perry started to speak.
'Laura, this is Lafontaine' she smiled warmly at them, before addressing Carmilla 'oh, you must be Carmilla.'
'Must I be?'
Laura scrunched up her face, confused by Carmilla's hostile tone. She'd been so forward before, but now she looked like she wanted to be anywhere else. After a sharp nudge from Lafontaine, Carmilla nodded at Perry. Lafontaine spoke again, pulling Perry's attention back to them.
'Do you want to play frisbee, with us?'
'That sounds lovely, thank you Lafontaine.'
They smiled bashfully as Perry placed a hand on their shoulder, smiling warmly at them as she responded. She glanced at Laura, silently asking her whether that was okay. Laura smiled, nodding at her friend before stealing a glance to Carmilla's general direction.
Carmilla rolled her eyes, looking like she wanted to say something. Something snarky, no doubt. Yet she stopped herself, looking at Lafontaine who was currently smiling hopefully in her direction. Carmilla sighed, nodding at them. She couldn't destroy their happiness, not today at least.
'Ginge, go long!'
Lafontaine caught it effortlessly, earning yet another clap from Perry. Carmilla rolled her eyes at this action, groaning when she heard them start to explain the physics of frisbee. They made it sound like trigonometry homework.
'You see, what you do Perry, is you put your arm at a 45 degree angle and...'
Carmilla zones out, she always hated when they got too scientific. Sighing, Carmilla walks over to Laura.
'Want to get out of here, Cupcake? We could get that coffee.'
'Oh, come on. I love Frisbee, we can't leave now.'
At this, Lafontaine looked up. Shaking their head as they pouted at Carmilla. They started to speak, their voice in a little whine as they pleaded with the brunette.
'What, leaving? Nooooo, you can't leave. We've only just started. Come on, don't be a Spoil Sport!'
Carmilla turns to flip them off, when she hears Perry start to speak too. She just wanted to leave already.
'Please stay, we love making new friends!'
Carmilla stiffened, her jaw setting as she nodded. Thinking over the redhead's words, after a few minutes, she shook her head. Glancing around, she looked at Will, who had his head resting on Danny's side.
'I have to take Will, for a check-up.'
Perry nodded, smiling warmly at the brunette. Both Laura and Lafontaine looked confused at Carmilla's statement. Watching her with confused eyes, as she waltzed across the grass. Within minutes, she had put Will's lead on and had walked off on the opposite direction, without a word.
They stood together, watching as Laura played with Danny. Perry eyed Lafontaine with concern, her mothering instincts kicking in.
'Is Carmilla okay?'
'Yeah, don't worry about it. It takes her a while, to warm to people.'
'She seems to have taken to Laura quickly.'
'Word. I think, we should do some match-making. What d'ya reckon, Per?'
Perry blushed at the nickname, before looking at Laura. She had been watching Laura throughout the day and it made her very happy, to see how much Laura smiled in Carmilla's presence. She turned back to Lafontaine, nodding enthusiastically.
'Definitely. I think we'll make a good team.'
They ducked their head bashfully, before starting to speak again.
'I'm really sorry, but I should check that Carmilla hasn't murdered anyone yet!'
Perry froze at the comment, relaxing when Lafontaine nudged her shoulder, letting her know that they were infact joking.
'Of course, you should check on your friend.'
'I'll see you soon, Perry.'
They waved cheerfully, sharing a similar action with Laura before going on their way. They didn't make it far, before they were running back over to Perry. Practically shouting out the words as they rambled nervously.
'So...I um... we said see you soon but I won't know to see you soon and I figured that if you wanted to hang out, and like we could exchange details and talk about science and anything really. We could get to know one another, totally check our chemistry...I mean for science, obviously.'
Perry took their hand, cutting them off as she spoke.
'I would like that,'
They grinned, reaching in their pocket to retrieve their phone. Handing it to the girl. After a few minutes, Perry handed them their phone. They grinned, waving again before actually leaving. A smile on their face as they looked at the picture, Perry had set as her contact. They couldn't help but feel smitten by the redhead, and they definitely couldn't wait to match-make with her. Any excuse to spend time with one another. Yes, they were already smitten.
