Chapter 3
Laura opened her eyes... and nothing made sense.
The warmth feeling in her chest made no sense, nor did the bra hanging from her webcam, or the door she’d never bothered locking before, but now served as a barrier between her and the rest of the world.
The warm half naked body she was currently pressed against sure as hell made no sense. For many, many reasons. Like how was it even warm in the first place? Or why she was even wondering about this, when arms were wrapped around her own half naked form and Laura’s ear was pressed against a pale bare chest and she could hear a faint but definitely there heartbeat and holy hufflepuff… those were boobs. Uncovered, naked boobs and that just made no sense.
It made no sense, because it meant that it had all been real.
It meant that the last few hours hadn’t been a dream Laura’s lonely mind had conjured in her desperate need to feel loved … and it wasn’t possible. It just wasn’t. Because these things didn’t happen to her.
She was mocked for her appearance, she was insulted and made fun of and tricked into believing someone cared, only for them to laugh at her and humiliate her for believing someone could love her. That’s what Laura Hollis got when she dared to believe in love.
Not a beautiful girl sweeping her off her feet and pulling their bodies flush and loving her. Not a dark gorgeous creature kissing her and telling her she found Laura beautiful, not lips kissing their way down her neck, not a tongue tasting her skin and hands guiding Laura’s along wonderfully soft curves.
This doesn't happen to me.
But it did!
But how?
I don’t know...
How can she want me?
I don’t care! She does....she does.
It’s not possible!
But the arms around Laura tightened and brought her conflicted thoughts to an end. Because she was in a beautiful girl’s arms and they were in bed, wearing little clothing and there were lips against her forehead and a hand tracing circles along her back.
“Stop thinking whatever you’re thinking…” A low ridiculously sexy voice whispered and it almost convinced Laura even more that this wasn’t real. Because how was this possible? How could this beautiful, incredibly sexy creature want her?
Want to touch her?
Kiss her?
Laura had thought her cruel like… like…others. But it didn’t feel like Carmilla was trying to hurt her like that. Hours ago when the vampire had easily escaped her bonds and pulled Laura into her embrace and kissed her all over, the blonde considered if only for a moment that it might have been pity after all… but who kissed like that out of pity? Who was so eager to touch and be touched when they didn’t really want the other person?
It had felt real, every touch every kiss felt genuine. It’d felt like the vampire truly wanted her, like she really cared and needed her. Every whisper felt real, Carmilla really meant it when she called Laura beautiful.
At least she seemed to believe her own words...
“Stupid, crazy vampire…” Maybe that was it. Being a vampire made her automatically crazy and want all the wrong things…
“Stupid stubborn cupcake.” The vampire sighed and pulled Laura closer, one hand moving to take hold of the tiny girl’s chin gently tilting her head until their eyes met. “I’m more than willing to show you how much I want you again and again until you finally get it into your cute little head.”
Laura’s heart beat faster as she remembered how the dark haired girl had shown her how much she wanted her. The lustful look in the vampire’s eyes convinced Laura that she wanted to show her right then. “You have to be crazy… because you said all those things and y-you seem to believe them and it makes no sense! Because I’m obviously not...not beautiful and sh-everyone will disagree with you on that and I don’t understand why you…” Her desperate rambling was cut off by soft lips against hers, small gentle hands caressing her back and pulling her closer as a warm tongue met her own in a slow never ending kiss that took her breath away.
“You are beautiful.” Carmilla pulled away from the blonde’s lips and began kissing and nibbling down her throat and neck. “Whoever you’re thinking about… they are wrong.” She kept kissing her way down to soft breasts, placing a small kiss on each mount then pressing her lips against Laura’s chest, right above her pounding heart.
Laura closed her eyes trying to contain her tears. Of course Carmilla would notice her slips. She had probably figured it all out from the beginning...one of the most painful moments in Laura’s life. “She was never mean…” The little journalist whispered painfully. “Not like others at school. So when she asked me to prom...I was shocked, but excited... I never thought she would…” She could feel her tears finally escaping her eyes, sliding down her cheeks as she relived her worst memory. “And guess I hoped too much...I just really wanted someone to care…” She trailed off as the vampire gently wiped away her tears, carefully pulling her closer to her face and kissing her wet cheeks.
“Laura...you don’t have to…”
The blonde shook her head. She didn’t understand Carmilla, perhaps she never would… but her tender touches gave Laura strength and for once she ignored the voice screaming in her head telling her to shield herself, to run before the vampire hurt her. “I...she led me on she… made me think she...and it was all a trick because she had gone to prom with someone else and she told me in front of everyone how disgusting I was and how she would never touch me...and they had pictures, you see… of me in the locker rooms changing and everyone saw...and they laughed.” They laughed at her and Laura had run, she had just run away and didn’t stop until her legs failed her and her father found her hours later, a mess of tears and pain sleeping on a bench.
And even now, she was still a mess, sobbing in Carmilla’s arms as the older girl kissed and kissed her tears away as soon as they escaped her eyes. And how in hell and hogwarts was this girl still here? How could she stand to be around Laura like this?
“She was wrong. What does a naive child such as her know of true beauty?“ The vampire took her face in her hands and pressed their foreheads together, her eyes piercing Laura’s with their intensity as she spoke passionately.
“I have lived for more than three hundred years, I’ve seen the beauty in this world. I’ve seen the most beautiful places in the world and heard the sounds of greatest orchestras playing the most beautiful of symphonies. I’ve seen the beauty of the universe in the stars and the words of countless poets and philosophers. In the touch and moans of lovers giving themselves to each other and the music of their lovemaking and promises.” She smiled softly and let one of her hands slowly move lower, tenderly caressing Laura’s cheek and neck all the way down to her chest.
“Carm....” Laura gasped as the vampire placed a hand gently against the younger girl’s heart.
“And I have seen no greater beauty than the one in front of me now.” Carmilla whispered against Laura’s lips.
And this time, Laura believed her...