I Hate Myself but I Love You

Chapter 47

Laura's POV

"Hey, guys, I hate to interrupt but-" LaFontaine stops talking as Carmilla and I break apart. We were only kissing, but LaF is five shades paler than normal. Though that's probably because of the murderous expression on Carm's face. "Shit. I thought you two would be giving each other heart eyes. Don't kill me. Laura, tell your girlfriend not to kill me."

"Carm." I say, nudging her and giving her a look.

Carmilla sighs and grumbles something that sounds suspiciously like her complaining about me "ruining her fun".

"What's wrong, LaF?" I ask.

"Well, for our plan to work, we need to knock out Perry slash the Dean. How are we going to do that?"

"A rock?" I suggest. They both appear unimpressed with that idea. "What? It worked last time."

"If it did we wouldn't be in this mess." LaFontaine points out, keeping their voice calm. I know they're not bitter about that or anything. They're just being the scientist they are and stating a fact they know to be true. "Plus, it could hurt Perry. If the spell works, she'll boot out the Dean, which might mean her vampire healing powers could be gone, too. So nothing that could hurt her."

"We could try another spell." Carmilla suggests.

"Would a sleep spell even work on her?" They wonder aloud.

I randomly remember the smelling salts Carm used to block my sense of smell. "Hey, would a sleeping powder work?"

"We'll have to get close enough to her to blow it in her face and not breathe it in." LaF murmurs, squinting. I know from experience that that's their thinking face.

"JP could do it." Carm suggests. LaF scowls at her and she puts up her hands. After their whole putting him into Will's body, LaFontaine's been protective of him. "Hear me out, Ginger One. The Dean has kept him around for some reason and seems to trust him. He distracts her and I blow the dust in her face. He won't be in danger any more than he is now."

"Yeah, yeah. That could work. Sorry, Vampira. I know I can make the powder." They smirk, "I discovered this really potent sleeping powder when I was trying to create a better cleaning product for Perr. It knocked me out for two days straight."

"Do you have what you need to make it?" Carmilla questions.

"Yeah, I should be good. Do you guys have any chocolate?"

"Yes we do, it's in the cabinet where we're keeping all of Laura's junk food. You need chocolate to make sleeping powder?" Carmilla raises an eyebrow, casually throwing her arm around my shoulders. I smile and lean into her.

LaF pretends not to notice. "Yes and no. It's good and helps me focus. I don't need it for the actual powder." They spin on their heel and march back into the cabin. "To the lab!"

"Outside, Dr. Frankenstein! No blowing up the cabin!" Carmilla calls after them.

LaFontaine reappears moments later, dragging a cart stuffed full of various things that I didn't know you'd need to make sleeping powder. Like a Nerf gun.

"Carm, why do you have a Nerf gun?"

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