Don't Forget To Remember Me

Take Care

“You’re not going over there to just turn yourself in, you stupid vampire!”  Laura stomped her foot.  They’d been arguing for the past ten minutes.  “We need a plan!”

“We don’t have time for a plan!”  Carmilla threw up her arms, exasperated.  “We have less than an hour, and we’re wasting time.  I’m going.”

Laura grabbed Carmilla’s wrist.  “Don’t you dare!”  Her eyes welled up.  “The last time you encountered her, you lost your memory.  I barely survived losing you with the Blade of Hastur, and without your memory, it was like I lost you again.”  She shook her head.  “We need a plan.”

Carmilla’s face softened, but the resolve in her voice remained.  “I’m sorry, but we don’t have any other choice.”

Laura sighed and sat down on the couch, tears rolling down her face.  “I can’t lose you,” she whispered.

Her vampire sat down next to her and leaned her head on her shoulder.  “And I won’t let you lose your friends.”

“Since when do you care about my friends?”

“Oh, I don’t,” Carmilla said honestly.  “But you care about them, and they’re in danger right now, and it’s my fault, which makes me care.”  She took a deep breath.  “Because I care about you.”

Laura sniffled.  “Wow, you fell for me faster this time than last time.”

Carmilla laughed, and Laura gave a small chuckle.  A few moments of silence followed.

“Carm, please don’t do this,” Laura whispered.  “I can’t let something happen to my friends, but…”

Carmilla sighed and looked like she was about to say something, but changed her mind.  Instead, she leaned forward and softly kissed Laura on the lips.  Perhaps out of habit, or out of desperation in their current situation, Laura deepened the kiss, placing one hand on the back of Carmilla’s neck, and resting the other on her lap.  Carmilla immediately responded, wrapping one arm around Laura’s waist and the other on her arm.

Laura did not want the moment to end.

It did.

Carmilla suddenly jerked back, gasping loudly as a light emitted from her.  The light dimmed a few seconds later, leaving a panting Carmilla, who had her eyes squeezed shut.

“Wow, cupcake, too bad all of our kisses can’t be like that.”  She slowly opened her eyes, and Laura could’ve sworn it was like those eyes looked back like Carmilla hadn’t seen her in years.

“Carm?”

Carmilla smiled at Laura.  She had been smiling more in the past few days than in the first part of the week, but it had still been that insincere, distant smile she used to give Laura early in their relationship.  The smile she wore now was more warm and genuine, and Laura thought her heart could burst.

“Hey.”

“Hey.”  Laura giggled and planted her a light kiss on the lips.  “You’re back!”

“Yeah, I’ve got all my memories back.  Not sure how, though.” Carmilla shrugged. 

Laura grinned.  “Maybe it was true love’s––”

Carmilla shot her a look.  “If you finish that phrase, I’m going to throw up.”

“Meanie.”  Laura playfully swatted her and Carmilla chuckled.

The smile slowly faded from Carmilla’s lips.  “Thank you for taking care of me, babe.”

Laura eyed the vampire warily.  “You’re welcome,” she replied slowly.

Carmilla gave her a soft but long kiss.  She reluctantly pulled away, staring longingly and lovingly into her human’s eyes.

“Time for me to take care of you.”

With that, Carmilla teleported out of the apartment.