Forever Charmed

Which Witch Is Which?

            

Laura yawns and shuffles through the living room in her slippers.  She half expects to see Carmilla devouring more of her cookies in the kitchen, and is more disappointed than she'd care to admit that this isn't the case.

"Laura Hollis?" a voice behind her greets.

Laura spins in her chair, cookie still in hand.  "Mmhmm?" she asks, mouth full, regarding her visitor carefully.

The woman observes her strangely, as if taken aback, confused, and amused.  "I'm a... friend of Carmilla's.  She was supposed to meet me earlier.  I don't suppose you know where she is?"

Laura shakes her head.  "But if I see her later I can tell her that you were looking for her...?"  She cocks her head to the side.  "Who are you?"

The woman smirks.  "A friend. Weren't you listening?"  She teleports out and Laura blinks, confused because she's never seen that kind of teleportation before.  It wasn't an orb, or a blink, or even that weird haze some upper-level demons disappear in.  It was like an outlined light that phased out.

Laura frowns and pulls out her cell phone, dialing Carmilla.  It picks up almost immediately.

"Geez, cupcake.  Can't go one day without you annoying me."

Laura frowns.  "Sorry, I don't mean to keep bothering you..."

Carmilla chuckles.  "Teasing.  It's kinda my job, remember?"

Laura sighs and giggles.  "Who should I speak to about giving you a raise?"

"Before you start making the picket signs," Carmilla says after another chuckle, "I am in the middle of something.  So may I ask why you're calling?"

Laura grabs another cookie.  "Someone teleported into my kitchen looking for you and then left.  Said you were supposed to meet with her and she's a friend... Was dressed in a suit like she was born into it..."

There's a long pause on the other end and Laura has to check to make sure the call didn't drop.

"Carm?  You still there?"

Carmilla clears her throat.  "Did Ma–– Did she say or do anything else?"

"Nope.  Just wanted to know if I know where you are.  Which... I don't."  Laura pauses.  "Uhm, this isn't gonna become a regular thing, is it?  Magical beings just popping into my home looking for you?  I mean, she seemed harmless coz if she wanted to hurt me, she would've, but..."

Carmilla audibly relaxes and chuckles.  "I'll make sure it isn't."

Laura takes another bite from the cookie.  "Hey, Carm?  What kinda being was your friend?  I didn't recognize her teleportation type."

Carmilla swallows hard.  "Hon, I've gotta go now.  Thanks for letting me know she dropped by."

The call ends and Laura frowns down at her phone.

Interesting...

~*~

Laura's going through the Netflix catalogue when orbs appear before her.

"Hey," Laura greets when Carmilla becomes visible, moving over to make room for her.

"Hello, Laura," she responds, sitting down on the couch beside her.

Laura raises an eyebrow at hearing her actual name but shrugs it off.  "How was... whatever you were doing?"

Carmilla shrugs.  "What did I tell you I was doing?"