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Laura had been building up courage during her studies to go talk to Carmilla and was finally ready, standing outside the coffee shop just before closing time, hoping the girl would be there.
"You can do this Hollis, it's nothing. You're only going to go talk to the girl you swooned over for 4 years while simultaneously hating her guts." She groaned at her bad pep talk and took a deep breath, stepping into the shop.
"I was starting to wonder when you're done talking to air." There it was again, the voice that could make a phone sex operator jealous. Carmilla was leaning against the counter, looking as divine as ever.
"I wasn't talking to the air, I was on the phone." The excuse was nowhere close believable, but Laura was glad the girl let it slide. "So, you wanted to see me? Do you want to talk about something or just insult me and call me nicknames, you know like in high school?" Carmilla just chuckled and walked around the counter, facing Laura.
"Can't a girl just catch up with someone without being reminded by her old mistakes?" she was getting in Laura's space now, staring with those intense dark eyes.
"I wouldn't call something you did for 4 years a mistake, when you obviously everything you ever said to me was meant to insult or challenge me." Laura scoffed, turning her gaze away briefly but turned back and returned the stare with a challenge.
Carmilla didn't seem fazed and just continued to smirk at her, which in turn made Laura even more annoyed. "God, you're exactly the same! Everything is just a game to you, an opportunity to make someone feel like shit!" The smirk dropped and was replaced with a cold stare and a snarl.
"Well it's not my problem you're such a prissy princess that can't handle a joke. Jesus, what the fuck did I ever see in you!" Carmilla turned pale and averted her eyes immediately. Laura's mouth was just hanging open, trying to form words but failing.
"I-I have to go." Carmilla just let out quietly and walked past her out out of the door.
"Wait, did she like me back? But why would she insult me so much and basically make me seem like her nemesis?" Laura was so full of questions that she wanted answers to, so she followed the girl into the night.
"Carmilla, wait!" She just saw her speed up in the distance and Laura started to jog so she could catch up to her. "Please, just stop!" Carmilla turned around with the most vulnerable expression Laura had ever seen on the girls face. "What do you want, Laura?" Laura, she had never heard her name come off Carmilla's lips and it had definitely never sounded better.
"I was pretty convinced you didn't even know my name. Okay, whoa Hollis not the point. So, what did you mean by that whole seeing something in me. Is it what I think or does that just mean that you saw something extra annoying in me which sounds a lot more sensible if you ask me."
"I had a pathetic crush on you. Can we end this mortifying conversation now and never see each other again?" Carmilla grumbled out the last part and was drilling holes into the ground with her eyes.
"You, Carmilla Karnstein, the girl who seemed to hate every single thing about me had a crush on me?" Laura couldn't believe it. It just sounded like one of Carmilla's stupid pranks.
"Yes, now can you leave this thing alone?" Carmilla was turning around, but was stopped by a hand on her forearm.
"Well, if we are admitting our high school crushes I can reveal I had a thing for you. I blame the leather pants." Carmilla just stared at Laura with wide eyes for a second, but composed herself and went back to her seduction eyes, paired up with the smirk.
"Leather pants, huh? The've always been a favorite among the ladies." Laura almost melted when Carmilla winked at her, remembering just how big her crush is. "Is? You can't possibly still like her!" The inner monolog was interrupted by the amused look Carmilla was giving her.
"Something on your mind, cutie? Care to share with the class?"
"No, there is absolutely nothing on my mind!"
"Sure, sweet heart. So can we never talk about this again and just avoid each other?"
"Yes, if you answer this question. Why did you have a crush on me?
Now it was Carmilla's turn to blush "I just admired your passion even though it was irritating 90% of the time. I've also seen you in a tank top and shorts." '
"You basically just insulted me and that was gross." Laura was still smiling, because she knew Carmilla just liked to mask her emotions.
"That is what I do, but I also want to know what else made you have the hots for me expect the leather pants."
"You totally know, I'm not going to boost your huge ego."
"Oh, but I don't know. Care to enlighten me?" Carmilla was now in Laura's personal space, her gaze flickering to her lips.
"Uhh, well you have pretty nice bone structure a-and I always liked how you were so into literature."
"I didn't know Shakespeare was a turn on for you creampuff, but that's nice to hear."
"I didn't say Shakespeare turns me on, I said you do." She couldn't believe she let that slip. Carmilla had never looked as smug as she did in that moment.
"I do? Sundance, do you still want to have your way with me? Because if you do you should have just asked." Laura had never blushed so hard and that was saying something.
"Shut up, I didn't mean that."
"Make me." They had somehow gotten even closer to each other, faces inches away. Then something snapped and their lips were together. It was passionate at first, but slowed down into a delicate, deep kiss. Laura had never kissed someone with lips as soft as Carmilla's and her only thought during that moment was "Finally."