Gratitude

Homecoming

Laura's POV

Tonight's gonna be boring, I think to myself, as I look at the pile of text books I need to read through. I sigh and look up towards the hall as I hear the front door open and close. Danny must be home since Laf is out at some science thing up north for the next week, maybe she can help me procrastinate. From downstairs I hear Danny call out to me, perfect, guess I wont be doing my homework, ohh well I can do it tomorrow.

I get up off my bed heading towards the balcony of the second floor. I hear voices other then Danny's as I approach the balcony railing to see what Danny wants. As I grab the railing I see her with two other people, one a man facing towards me. He's shorter than Danny with dark hair, surprisingly good looking even though he's a man. The other guest is a woman, who also has silky dark hair, I can tell immediately that this woman is a force to be reckoned with. Just the way she stands and holds her body I can tell she can command a room just by walking in, her beauty even from what I could tell by looking at her back,probably didn't hurt.

I'm about to call out to Danny when the woman turns around and I'm rendered speechless. I recognize her imediately, it's her from all those years ago, Carmilla. She seems just as shocked as I and for what seems like eternity we stand starring at each other neither one of us believing our eyes. She looks really good, the last time I saw her she was 15 it has nearly been 10 years since then and time has been very good to her. While she was a stunning 15 year old she was even better looking now which I never thought could be possible. This older sexy Carmilla with red lipstick and leather pants makes 15 year old Carmilla seem average which is really saying something, because she was damn attractive.

I find myself glancing at her full red lips before quickly returning to look into her eyes, and cant help the smile that crosses my face. A smile that she returns just as brightly and excitedly, and suddenly my nerves from seeing her disappear. All the anxiety I had over the years, whenever I thought about this beautiful woman seems pointless now. We are finally seeing each other again after so many years and I am going to hug her, the protests she will make be damned.

So like a little kid on christmas morning, I run. I find myself reaching the staircase in record time and start moving down the stairs 2 at a time all in an attempt to reach Camilla faster. I see her move quickly too and before I have time to process any more I find myself at the bottom of the stairs and throw myself into Carmilla's arms. For the short time that I knew Carmilla when we were kids she never willingly hugged anybody, yet here she was with her arms wrapped tightly around me.

I lose myself in her arms, only coming back to reality when I hear her sultry voice whisper in my ear "Well, I missed you too cupcake."

She smiles as I laugh, still in her arms "Ive missed you so much Carmilla, I thought I'd never see you again, and I felt so guilty, and what you did for me, and I never even got to thank you, and I know you didnt just do it for me, I know there were other foster kids too but , Ive always been so grateful, and god you look so good, how do you look so good"

Carmilla shushes me as I ramble and smiles "Cutie you were always so adorable when you were nervous, I'm really glad that never changed, and of course I did it for you. It will always be for you" Looking down at me and smiling impossibly wider we continue to look at each other and I feel myself grow pink with embarassment I never realized how close we were until just now but I still can't bring myself to let go of her. She's here and she's in my arms and she did it for me.

We continue to just look at each other in each others arms not aware of anyone else until finally I here a low hesitant voice "uhhh Carmilla??" Ooh right the guy, is that her boyfriend? I sure hope not or this entire thing will be way more awkward then it already is.

I shift to pull away but Carmilla's arms tighten around me not allowing me to go anywhere. Carmilla turns her head towards the man with a dark expression on her face "Not one word Will" she says then turns back to me "Me and cupcake here haven't seen each other in a very long time" she smiles a seductive smile that makes me shiver in her arms "and I fully intend on catching up with her"