The Valentine Plan

Laura woke up feeling much better than she did yesterday. She knew she had to have this talk with Danny and she knew it wasn’t going to be pleasant. Carmilla was still knocked out on her bed, which was to be expected but Laura still felt more sure of herself with the vampire around.
She didn’t have class today so she took her time to take a shower. Once Laura felt like a human being again she made herself a cup of cocoa and waited for Danny to show up.
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She was busy rereading her paper when she heard a knock on the door, she told Danny to come in and turned around.
There stood Danny with one single rose in her hand and a puppydog look on her face. Laura couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Did Danny really think this would fix everything.
“Hey…” Danny really sounded sorry.
“Hye sit down.” “Uhm is dead gi…, I mean Carmilla gonna be here while we talk?” Danny corrected herself just in time to prevent another argument. Carmilla had heard her slip up, only ignoring it because she was supposed to be sleeping. She was listening to every word that was being said, making sure the amazon didn't step out of line again.

“Yeah, is that a problem?” Laura gave her a pointed look. Danny quickly shook her head no. She just needed the other girl to forgive her and if that meant she had to play nice with the bloodsucker, so be it. She offered the rose to Laura who put it in the cup with the lily.

“Laura I’m really sorry about yesterday, I stepped out of line. You just need to understand that I really care about you and I don’t want to lose you, not to her.”
“Why do you dislike her so much? She did nothing wrong! You have no right to be this jealous of her.” Laura was really trying not to lose her temper.

“Why not? You’re my girlfriend and she’s clearly flirting with you!” Really hard.

“I’m NOT your girlfriend! We’re barely even dating! Look Danny I like you, I really do but you can’t claim me like this.”
“Laur… Can’t you see we belong together? Please let’s just forget this happened and we’ll start from scratch. It’s valentine’s day tomorrow, I’ll take you out for dinner and we’ll go watch a movie at my place?” Danny hated that she was practically begging but she couldn’t help herself.
“Danny… I don’t think that’s such a great idea. I do like you, don’t get me wrong but this is about you and me needing different things.” Laura felt bad for Danny, she didn’t want to hurt the ginger’s feelings. The brunette's heart shattered when she saw the look on the tall girl’s face.

“Well I see how it is then. Guess you did chose her. Thanks for the heads up, I made a complete fool of myself. I’ll see you around Laura.” And just like that, Danny was gone.

Laura cried, she cried until her tears had dried although she hadn’t a clue why. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked behind her and saw Carmilla giving her a concerned look. Laura smiled back and suddenly they were hugging. Carmilla was surprised at first but wrapped her arms tightly around the brunette. “It’s okay, it’ll be okay.” The vampire just held her closely.
Carmilla had wanted Laura and Danny to split up but not like this. She never wanted Laura to get hurt in the process. Truth was, she felt guilty, something she hadn’t felt in a very long time.
“How about you and I watch some crappy movies on Netflix until you feel better huh Creampuff? I’ll ask Lafontaine to join us.”
“Yeah.” Laura nodded against Carmilla’s shoulder. She needed to not think about Danny right now.
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Laf had come over with lots of cookies and grape soda and they watched ‘Die Hard’ because Laura didn’t have the heart to watch something even remotely romantic. They spent the rest of the day watching every possible action movie they could think of.
Somewhere between the fourth and the fifth movie Laura had fallen asleep against Carmilla’s shoulder, who did not mind at all. Laf gave her a thumbs up and the vampire rolled her eyes.
“Yeah I’m gonna sneak off. You’re doing fine I see, I wouldn’t want to impose.”
“Wait Laf, goddammit I can’t handle this! What should I do when she wakes up?” Carmilla couldn’t help but panic a bit. “Relax, you’ll figure it out. You’re a centuries old badass, this should be a piece of cake! Besides I need some time to prepare my date with Perry tomorrow.”
“Laf!!” Carmilla tried to convince them to stay but they just winked and walked out.
Great, just great!

She felt the tiny human stir and she couldn’t help but smile down at her. Laura was gorgeous even when she was hurting.
“What are you smiling about?” “Uhm nothing, do you want something to eat?” Carmilla quickly changed the subject. It was embarrassing enough to think those things without the brunette noticing.
“Yeah I’m starving actually, could we just order take-out? I don’t feel like moving.”
“Sure thing cutie, does Chinese sound good?” Laura just nodded and cuddled closer, something the raven haired girl really didn’t mind. She took out her phone and ordered their meals.

After eating they prepared to go to bed. Just as Carmilla was installing herself on her bed with her favorite book, Les Miserables, she heard the tiny human call her name. “What’s up Creampuff?”
“Uhm I kinda don’t want to sleep alone so I was wondering if you uhm could come here or something, I don’t know…” Laura was nervous, which was a new thing for her. So far the brunette had never been too shy to ask Carmilla something.

Laura had such a nervous look on her face that Carmilla felt her heart melt. If there was ever any doubt that she was completely head over heels for the girl, it was gone now. This didn’t keep her from teasing the girl a bit by pretending she was thinking it over.
When Laura was about to take back her words Carmilla stood and and sauntered over to the smaller girl’s bed.
“You’re gonna have to move if you want me to fit cutie.” She smirked. Laura blushed and made room for the vampire who promptly installed herself next to Laura.
Carmilla let the girl curl up against her. She knew she was smiling like a fool but the vampire couldn’t bring herself to care. The girl she adored was happy and the rest didn’t matter, not now, not ever.
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When Laura woke up she was disappointed to notice the other girl was gone. This was unusual. The vampire never woke up before 4 p.m., ever. She decided not to worry herself about it. She had a lot of work to catch up on and since she had nothing special planned today she might as well get some of it done.

What she did not expect however were the rose petals laying on her desk in the form of a heart. In the middle stood a mug of hot cocoa. Not just any mug tough, it was an exact replica of the mug that Danny had broken. Laura felt herself smile like an idiot, a lovesick one, and grabbed the mug. She took a sip, savoring the taste.
It was then that she noticed the note Carmilla left her.
“Creampuff, I figured you missed your favorite mug so I got you a new one. I’m taking you out tonight, nobody wants to be alone on valentine. I’m picking you up at 7 p.m. Wear something nice. Xx Carmilla”

The next couple of hours were spent freaking out about what to wear, trying to work on her paper, giving up on concentrating, trying out all her dresses and having several meltdowns.

She gave up on trying and decided to call Lafontaine.
“Sup tiny human?”
“I’m in crisis!”
“Ah so you found the note, quite brilliant idea if I do say so myself.”
“What! You knew about this?? Didn’t you think it would be a good idea to give me a heads up??”
“Relax, you’ll be fine. Besides what would be the fun in ruining the surprise.”
“I don’t even know what to wear! Laf you gotta help me, pleaaase.”
“Just wear that blue dress you wore at my birthdayparty. It’s perfect for what Carmilla has in store for you. I have to go now. Good luck!”

Before Laura could get another word in Lafontaine had ended the call, leaving Laura feeling barely less panicked than before. It was 5 p.m. and Carmilla was picking her up in two hours. This left her with an hour time to finish that goddamn paper and one hour to get ready, she was going to need it.
6 p.m., three cups of cocoa, in her new tardis mug, later and her paper was finally done. Laura stretched and shut of her computer. It was then that she noticed she had a new text, from Danny.

Danny: Hey Laura I just wanted to say I’m sorry and wish you a happy valentine. I understand that you have feelings for the vampire and I’ll try to respect that. Don’t think bad of me please.
Laura: I don’t. I hope you find someone who is as devoted to you as you are to them.

Laura felt a weight fall from her shoulders she didn’t realize was there. She never wanted to hurt Danny and now that she knew that the redhead had forgiven her she felt like nothing could go wrong. The tiny girl allowed herself to, finally, be exited for her date (because it was a date, right?). She felt a grin spread across her face and practically skipped to the bathroom.

After taking a shower the tiny brunette put on the dress Lafontaine had recommended. It was a blue longsleeve skintight dress that went down to her knees. It was sexy but, most importantly, super comfortable. Laura could only hope that Carmilla would like it. Finally she applied some very light make-up and fumbled around with her hair, she eventually decided to just put it in a loose braid.
It was now 6:45 and Laura felt the nerves coming back in waves. She knew Laf was busy with their date with Perry so she couldn't text them to distract herself. The tiny gay then resorted to pacing and checking her watch like the mature adult she was.

At last she heard a knock on the door, which may be abundant because they were roommates, but the sentiment was nice. While thinking about the humor in the situation Laura completely forgot about the door until she heard another knock. She facepalmed and rushed towards the door to open. “You okay there cutie, your forehead is slighty red?”
Laura felt her neck and cheeks heat up “No yeah I'm fine, uh come in I guess eh or don't it's your room too after all...” “Relax Laura you're rambling again.”

Carmilla couldn't help but smile at the cute girl in front of her. “You look beautiful by the way, here these are for you.” The vampire handed her tiny roommate a bouquet of lillies.
Laura couldn't believe she hadn't noticed the flowers before and quickly reached out to take them. She brought them to her nose and inhaled the sweet smell. “Thank you Carm, I love them.” She smiled.

The brunette put the flowers in their sink and turned towards the raven haired girl “So what are we doing tonight?” “Well You'll just have to trust me cause it's a surprise cupcake.” Carmilla winked and held out her hand, which Laura grabbed. The two girls couldn't help but marvel slightly at how natural their linked hands felt.
When they arrived at the astronomy building, hands still linked, Laura gave Carmilla a questioning glance. The vampire just winked and held the door open for her tiny roommate.

They climbed up the stairs all the way to the roof of the building. Once they stood outside Laura gasped in awe, in front of her a blanket was spread out with a picnic-basket and several lit candles. There were rose petals scattered around the blanket. Laura felt a grin split her face in half and turned towards the vampire next to her.
She quickly wrapped the older girl in a tight hug and whispered in her ear “thank you Carm, this is wonderful.” The vampire held on to the girl tightly before letting go and pulling her towards the blanket. They settled down and Carmilla opened the basket to reveal a large thermos can and several boxes wrapped in tin foil.

“I didn't know what you liked so I brought a little bit of everything, and of course hot cocoa.” Carmilla held up the thermos. “Care for some cutie?”
Laura still couldn't quite grasp everything her roommate had done for her and just nodded. The vampire grabbed a cup and filled it with the hot beverage. She handed it to Laura who quickly took a sip and burned her tongue in the process.
“Careful cupcake you don't want to hurt that cute face of yours.” The raven haired girl winked which did nothing to help the embarrassed blush that was already spreading across Laura's neck and cheeks. She coughed and tried to regain her composure.

“Really carm I don't know what to say, you set all of this up. For me?” “No Laura for my Mother” the taller girl rolled her eyes “Ofcourse I did it for you, why wouldn't I.”
Laura laughed and shook her head, she should have seen that one coming. The raven haired girl had surprised her with her kindness so many times over the last couple of days.
The brunette couldn't help but grin at the contentness and happiness spreading through her chest. She skooted closer to the vampire and leaned against her. This, in turn, made the taller girl smile like a fool as she rested her head on Laura's.

They talked the night away, never moving from their position snuggled into one another. Carmilla felt Laura shivering against her and leaning in closer. Luckily, obviously, Carmilla had foreseen this and leaned forward, careful not to disturb the girl beside her, and grabbed a blanket from the basket. She wrapped it around them both and let her arm rest around Laura.

She heard Laura's sleepy voice beside her say “Very smooth Carm, wrapping your arm around me in the guise of wrapping a blanket around me, you sneaky vampire.” She tried to sound scandalized but the smile in her voice gave her away. Carmilla laughed and turned her head so she was facing the other girl.

“Well creampuff, how's this for smooth?” Laura looked at Carmilla confused but before she could question her she felt soft cool lips on her own.
The brunette's eyes went wide in surprise, pleasant mind you, before she closed them and leaned into the kiss with a sigh.

Hearing her roommate sigh made Carmilla smile like a fool and therefore made it impossible for her to keep kissing the girl in front of her. She leaned back slightly and let out a breathy laugh. She admired how Laura opened her eyes in a fluttering motion, still dazed from the unexpected kiss.

“Why are you laughing, was I that bad? Oh God I was horrible wasn't I. It was barely a kiss and I already fudged up. Ofcourse this happe..”
“Laura? Shut up.”

And suddenly their lips were connected again and Laura stopped talking and it was okay.