I Am Here

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Where The Dean is an asshole for Carmilla's birthday and Laura gets some renovations
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Carmilla had just gone out for a hunt-to catch up on some panther time and maybe blood, who knows. None the less, she wasn't expecting to be greeted by an empty room.

Laura was usually on her computer, recording every peace of her naive adventures on camera, or munching cookies and some hot chocolate on her bed. But now, she was nowhere to be found.
At first it didn't ring a bell in Carmilla's head - she thought her roommate could have gone out with the gingers, or Danny (screw Danny). That changed thought, as soon as she went to the shortie's desk to grab a cookie and saw a piece of paper.
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It was multiple choice
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LaF arrived as soon as possible after Carmilla called them on the phone and litteraly growled a death threat at them. They decided not to bring Perry or Danny along since they were most certainly going to freack out and slow them and Carmilla down, plus they knew Carmilla would never work with Danny if it meant shearing even a part of Laura with the tall ginger. They found the angry ball of uncontrolled rage, pacing in her and Laura's room, holding the so called 'fucking peace of cursed paper my Mother sent', reading it out loud:

"Dear student attending Silas, your roommate has been taken away into my torture room because :
A) Happy birthday my glittering girl
B) Will wanted to take a taste
C) Your Mother knows what is best for you"

Carmilla looked at LaF with fire-y eyes - "What now mad scientist, you are the smartass, think of something alredy!"- Their eyes suddenly lit up and they looked at Carmilla - "You can turn into a panther, right?
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The giant black cat was now running faster than anything LaF has seen, and they were having a hard time catching up. The loud tuds and growls the panther was letting out after every jump, were enough to lead them. In her mouth Carmilla was carrying the yellow pillowcase and following it's scent around the whole university of Silas, giving zero fucks about the screaming teenagers. What was important now was saving Laura.

Soon she was led to the library - a place she was really hoping she wouldn't have to visit again, but yet, the universe seemed to have other plans. Carmilla suddenly stopped, after hearing a distant cry, followed by a loud sob and a desperate "Carm!!!" from somewhere. Her fur jumped, and the black cat growled, running with all her strength towards the cries and whimpers. They were getting closer and closer.
Soon Carmilla located the sounds coming from a door right ahead of her. She now had teary eyes and was on the verge of crying, but that didn't stop her, and she ran straight trought the wooden door. She broke in and transformed into a human again.
-"Laura!!" - she desperately cried out. She couldn't see where her roomate was, because to a lack of view, caused by the dust surrounding her. The whimpers suddenly stopped and Carmilla heard a thud. She stepped forward as the dust settled down. She saw Will looking at her with the grossest smug look she had ever seen, as blood poured down his chin. Next to him was Laura's body - her eyes open and lips parted. Her cheeks were wet from crying, and her skin pale.
Carmilla felt her own tears come down and rage bubble inside her heart. She ran with her vampire speed towards Laura with a ear piercing scream, that she thought only a vampire as old as Mattie could pull off. Just as she was about to reach the lifeless body, Will caught her by the waist and pulled her away. Carmilla cried as tears fell down her pale skin, and her fangs erupted from her itching gums. She tryed to free herself from William's tight grasp on her, but to no avail. She had weakened after using her newfound power to rumble the building and echo trough the halls.
Will wanted her to watch Laura's body, he and her Mother wanted to remind her that falling in love will only lead to pain and suffering. She had gone trough the process once now, but she didn't know what her punishment would be for her this time. Soon enough though, she head a too familiar laugh and three small claps - her Mother.
Carmilla shifted and looked at the Dean with fire in her eyes.
-" Why did you do that!!" - she couldn't stop the words from falling out - "bring her back, mother, bring her back, please! Take me instead!! - he tears were now staining her shirt and her words were rumbling the building.
-" Carmilla, my glittering girl, I thought you had learned your lesson."- her mother stepped closer to Laura's body getting a growl out of Carmilla. - " I lured that one here, and tried to convince her that you were in fact the monster that you have always been. The naive girl didn't believe me and continued to ramble on about how sweet, and caring you were, and how much she cared about and wouldn't let us hurt you. Look where that got her. "- the dean lifted Laura's body by her throat and put her by the chin, making Carmilla growl once more, making the walls shake. Her heart broke once again as her eyes darted from Laura's body to her mother's emotionless eyes.
-" But since it is your birthday, I decided to give you a little present.." - the Dean smirked and started to say something on a really old language, that visibly made Carmilla scared to death. - " No! No! Mother, I beg you, please stop!! Let her be, take me instead!!! - her voice was getting rasp making the shaking walls crack. The Dean though, didn't stop and soon, Laura's eyes shot open followed by a loud gasp. It was full of hurt and pain. Carmilla snapped and started to punch her brother's hands, desperately trying to get away.
-" Laura! Laura!" - Carmilla's voice made the small girl open her eyes again and look at her roommate as tears started to stain her cheeks again. The honey brown color of her iris changed to a blood red one making her tears bloodstained again. Laura tried to move but her body wouldn't let her - it shook, making her look away from Carmilla and cough out blood. This made the older vampire's gums twitch, making her want to attack her brother in order to get to the smaller girl. She knew that if she did though, she would poison herself, since vampire blood could not be consumed by other vampires.
Suddenly, another piercing scream was heard, making Carmilla's eyes leave Laura and look at her Mother. She shook and fell to the ground, dropping Laura in the process. Immediately after Will followed, his hands getting limp, finally letting go of his sister. The now free vampire ran as fast as she could to the shaking body on the ground, and taking it in her arms.
-" Teleport her back to your room, I will deal with those two" - LaF shouted out to Carmilla followed by an electric shock hitting her brother. The vampire nodded, and her and Laura disappeared in black smoke.
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They got to their room, with Laura still clenching her chest, and coughing out blood. Carmilla carefully put the shivering girl on her bed and kneeled next to her.
-" Cupcake, look at me, please." - she said in a gentle tone, making Laura slowly open her eyes and turn her blood-red irises towards the vampire. - " C-Carm... It-it really... Hurts.." - Laura coughed once again and her body twitched upwards, leaving her shaking more than before. -" I know, but it is going to stop soon, I promise." - the vampire embraced Laura's body to keep her grounded, making the girl's shivers die a little.
Carmilla knew how much it hurt to come back from the dead, and immediately start dying again. She had went trough it with Mattie by her side. It felt like you were falling in an empty void and then almost reaching the top, only to be suffocated again. It hurt like hell, feeling your brain stop sending out clear signals to the rest of your body because of the lack of oxygen, and your heart stop pumping out clean blood. That is why she was going to be there for Laura, and help keep her groaned while the pain shot trough her body.
-" W-what is.. What is going on--" - another cough - "why.. Why is everything h-hurting?" - the older roommate's heart broke contemplating on telling g the truth or hiding it until the pain subsided. - " Shhhh, Laura, keep your strength.." - she stopped for a second. - " You are turning b-but, it will be over soon, I promise.. "- she felt her roommate's body stiff, but before she could say anything she started coughing again. Carmilla continued to wisper sweet nothings in the girl's ear, as she shivered and shook every inch of her body. Carmilla held her close and kept reassuring her, until the shaking slowed and Laura stopped jolting up every few seconds. The older vampire tightened her embrace on Laura, which did the same. After a few seconds everything stopped and Laura slowly pulled away to look into her broody roommate's eyes. They were overflowing with fear and care, and another way stronger emotion she couldn't make out. Laura slowly put her arm on her chest and her eyes widened.
She didn't have a heartbeat.
Soon she realized she didn't even need to breathe.
Carmilla broke eye contact and a tear rolled down her cheek as she started to fearfully ramble -" I-I am so sorry Laura, I should have done something-- anything, a-and I won't blame it if you hated me for the rest of eternity, b-because this is my fault--" - she was cut of by a huge hug from the baby vampire. -" Carm, it isn't your fault."- Laura pulled away to look into those deep brown eyes with her own blood red ones. -" You did nothing but save me, and help me, and stay with me trough whatever that was!" - Laura gestured to herself with her arms as she spoke. -" Now I am ok, see? I am here and I could care less if I am a vampire or not."- Laura's eyes filled with hope and another emotion she couldn't even work out herself. -" Well... I guess it is a bit more complicated than that, but like, dad will get over it, if anything, Danny will make the biggest deal out of the whole thing and--... What?" - Laura looked at Carmilla with a confused expression as the older vampire's eyes started to tear up and her lips quirked into a gentle smile. -" Y-you are here... I though I was going to loose you, but you are here.. "- Carmilla's eyes filled with adoration, care and that one feeling both of them couldn't work out. Laura smiled at her and pulled her in for another tight embrace as both of them teared up and realized what emotion they were shearing.

-" I am here "

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