Love is the exit
LaF is sitting against the wall with a book in their hand. Laura walks up to them.
''Hi LaF.'' She sits down next to them. ''I'm really sorry for what Carmilla said. Are you okay?''
''It's okay.'' LaF shrugs. ''I'm fine.''
''Just know that we do need you. I'm sure Carmilla didn't mean it anyway. You know how she is.'' Laura says. LaF nods. ''So what have you found?''
''Their is something written on the door, it's Latin or something. It says Amor est exitus.''
Laura frowns. ''What does that mean?''
''No idea. But the centuries old vampire probably do know.'
''Alright lets go get Carmilla.''
''You go, I'll stay here.''
Laura nods and walk downstairs.
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''Found something useful?'' Carmilla asks, who's searching through the books. I nod.
''We did. There is something written on the door in Latin. We need you to translate it.'' Carmilla nods and wants to walk past Laura but Laura grabs her wrist. ''Say sorry to LaF.''
''What?'' Carmilla scoffs. ''Phf no.''
''Carm.''
''Laura.''
''Urgh.'' Laura groans. ''You are so annoying. Just go say sorry! You can't hurt someones feelings like that and just expect it to be okay.''
''Whatever.'' Carmilla sighs. ''I'll say sorry but only because I don't want to be in a fight with you.''
''Oh how nice of you.'' Laura sarcastically says and rolls her eyes.
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''Amor est exitus.'' Carmilla reads.
''You know what it says?'' Laura asks.
''Yeah it says love is the exit.''
''Sooo? ... What does that mean?''
''I don't know.'' Carmilla shrugs. ''But we know that it is some sort of love spell. So this was indeed helpful.'' She looks at Laura who raises her eyebrows. Carmilla sighs. ''Yeah uh- Thanks LaF.'' And she walks downstairs.
''Did Carmilla Karnstein just thank me?'' LaF asks surprised.
''I think that was her way of saying: Sorry for being a bitch and we actually do need you.''
''I accept the apologize!'' LaF yells. Carmilla is already downstairs but with her vampire hearing she heard that loud and clear. Laura starts to laugh.
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''So many books and not one spell book.'' Carmilla groans. ''The person who locked that door really didn't wanted the vampire to escape.''
''Maybe we just need to try things. You know do stuff that has to do with love.'' Laura says. Carmilla smirks and raises one eyebrow at her. Laura's eyes widen. ''I mean like- uh ... Like hugging!'' She jumps toward Carmilla and wraps her arms around her neck. Carmilla rolls her eyes. ''Do you think it worked?'' Laura asks and pulls back a little to look at Carmilla who just looks at her with raised eyebrows. Laura nervously bites down on her bottom lip and unwraps herself from Carmilla. ''I guess that's a no.''
''I'm sure this isn't something we can solve with a hug.'' Carmilla sighs.
''Well we sure aren't going to solve it if you keep being grumpy. It's a love spell, be nice.''
''I need a break.'' Carmilla flops down on the couch.
''Sure be lazy, let us do the work.''
''I want to help, you know do stuff that has to do with love.'' She mocks Laura. Laura starts to blush. Carmilla chuckles and shakes her head. She loves messing with Laura like this. ''But since that's not going to happen, I'm going to take a nap.'' She places her arms behind her head and closes her eyes.
Laura sighs and rolls her eyes. She keeps searching for the spell book until she feels her own eyes getting tired. She lies down on the other couch and closer her eyes.
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''Are you guys serious?!'' LaF yells. Carmilla and Laura both shoot up and look at LaF. ''I've been searching the whole time and you guys are just sleeping?!''
''Oh no no.'' Laura shakes her head. ''We've been searching too I swear. Just took a little nap that's all.'' Laura eyes widen. ''Uh- Please tell me there is a bathroom in here.''
''Laura Hollis and her weak bladder.'' Carmilla smirks.
''Shut up!'' Laura whines.
''There is a small bathroom.'' LaF points at a door.
''Thank god!'' Laura jumps up and runs toward the door.
''Found something helpful ginger?'' Carmilla asks.
''Nope. I've searched every bookshelf upstairs and there is no spell book.''
''We've search everything too. It must be somewhere.''
''Hidden in a place no one would ever search for an answer.'' LaF says.
Carmilla frowns and thinks. LaF is right. It would have been too easy if the book was just in the bookshelf. It has to be somewhere unexpected.
Laura walks back in. ''Huh, I see you guys didn't kill each other. Great.''
''LaF actually said something smart.'' Carmilla admits. ''Again.'' She mumbles, a little annoyed about the fact that they do need LaF to get out of here. LaF smirks. Carmilla rolls her eyes. ''We've been looking at the most obvious places but that is too easy. It has to be somewhere no one would ever look.''
''Like in the toilet?''
''Probably not.'' Carmilla says with a scrunched up face. ''Like underneath the bookshelves or something like that.''
''Great. Well use your vampire strength and kill those bookshelves.''
''I think we should continue this tomorrow.'' LaF says. ''I guess we are all tired.''
''Yeah you are right.'' Laura nods. ''We should rest. You guys take the couches I'll sleep in the chair.''
''Are you sure?'' Carmilla asks. ''I mean I can sleep in that chair if you want to.''
''No it's fine really. I'm going to write this whole adventure down first anyway, since I can't film it.''
''Alright goodnight.''
''Goodnight.''
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Laura has been trying to sleep in that chair for ten minutes now and her back already hurts like hell. She groans and opens her eyes. She looks at Carmilla who's peacefully asleep. She bites down on her bottom lip, would she mind if she ... Laura gets up and walks toward Carmilla. She carefully crawls on top of her. Of course Carmilla wakes up. She frowns at Laura.
''Laura? What are you-''
''Sshh.'' Laura interrupts her. She doesn't want to wake LaF. She crawls more up and lies down. Since the couch isn't really big enough for two people she lies half on top of Carmilla. Her head rests against her shoulder. ''That chair hurts my back.'' She whispers.
''Alright I'll go sleep in the chair.''
''No.'' Laura holds her down. ''Just ... Can we stay like this?''
Carmilla looks at her for a moment before she answers. ''Yeah sure.''
''Thank you.'' Laura places a soft kiss against her cheek. She feels Carmilla smile.
Suddenly there is a white bright light coming from the bookshelf. It shines for a moment until it disappears.
''What the fuck was that?'' Carmilla gets up and walks toward the bookshelf. ''There is something written on the bookshelf. Verum actum amoris.''
''What? What does that mean?''
''Act of true love.'' Carmilla mumbles. She frowns and looks at Laura.
Suddenly there is a loud noise coming from upstairs.
''Guys keep it down I try to sleep.'' LaF groans.
''Something is happening.'' Laura says. LaF immediately shoots up. ''That noise was coming from upstairs.''
''I'm going to take a look.'' Carmilla says. Laura and LaF both get up but the vampire stops them. ''You guys stay here.''
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Carmilla walks into the room upstairs. Everything is still the same. Except for ... the door has opened a little. Just enough to place one finger through it but it has opened.
''Found something?!'' Laura yells from downstairs.
Carmilla uses her vampire speed and one second later she is back downstairs.
''That door opened.''
''WHAT?!'' Laura already wants to run upstairs and get the hell out of there but Carmilla grabs her hand to stop her.
''Just a little bit we can't get through it yet. But something happened that causes that door to open.''
''It- '' Laura nervously bites down on her lip. ''It might sounds stupid but that light appeared when I kissed your cheek. I mean it is a love spell, makes sense right?''
''It does.'' Carmilla gives Laura's hand a squeeze. ''Alright cupcake do your thing.'' She bends down a little, turning her cheek toward Laura. Laura blushes and kisses her cheek once again.
They wait a minute but nothing happens.
''Well that clearly doesn't work anymore.'' Carmilla sighs.
''Maybe it doesn't work twice at the same person.'' Laura says. She looks at LaF.
LaF's eyes widen. ''On no! No no no!'' They take a step back.
''Come here!'' Laura chuckles. She grabs LaF's arm and places a quick peck against their cheek. LaF scrunches up their face.
Again, nothing happens.
''Maybe you two should-''
''NO!'' Carmilla and LaF both say at the same time.
''Loud and clear.''