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Fly Me to the Moon

Fly me to the moon Let me play among the stars Let me see what spring is like on On Jupiter and Mars

Pairing: Lawstein (More platonic) Word Count: 854 AO3 Link

Just a short drabble of Carmilla and Danny after season one.

Danny draped her arms over the balcony railing as she stared up at the night sky, her thoughts lost amongst the stars. She lifted her face to the breeze, feeling it's cool touch across the bare patches of her skin. She sighed and closed her eyes. Danny often found herself on top of the astronomy tower in the middle of the night. More now than ever.

She always came to the tower because it was the best place on campus to see the stars. Who would have thought? But it was here where Danny found solace. She couldn't quite explain it, but there was something about seeing the dark void speckled with bright stars that comforted her. It didn't matter what was troubling her, tracing out the constellations with her eyes always seemed to ease her anxiety.

Tonight though, Danny didn't know what it was that drew her to the tower. She just knew she needed to be here. She kept staring intently at the vast sky above her, tracing the lines from one star to another. There was Ursa Major, Canis Major, Gemini, Leo, Perseus, Hydra, Vir-

“What are you looking at there Xena?” The voice caused Danny to jump, ripping her from her thoughts and bringing her back down to Earth. She spun around seeing someone she never expected to be alone with. Only one person on the Earth called her Xena, and that was Carmilla Karnstein.

Seeing Carmilla’s face filled Danny with bitterness and venom, especially since she came up to the tower to be alone.

“None of your business, Fangface,” Danny spat, turning her back to Carmilla and focusing on the stars. Her jaw clenched when she heard light footsteps and a soft sigh.

“You don't have to get so snippy-”

“What are you even doing up here? Why are you talking to me?” Danny snapped, looking down at her. Carmilla shrugged.

“I'm a creature of the night, Xena. I've seen you out here a lot and I guess I was just...curious.”

“Well, curiosity killed the cat,” Danny mumbled, casting her eyes back up to the night sky.

“Yes, but satisfaction brought it back. Now what's going on with you?” Carmilla pressed, leaning against the railing, staring up at her. Danny sighed.

“One, I came out here to be alone. Two, why do care? I thought you didn't like me.”

“I never actually said I didn't like you, I just don't always enjoy your presence.” Carmilla scoffed.

“Then why are you here?” Danny snapped, glaring at her.

“Because, Xena, you look miserable when you come out here.”

“I come out here because I'm miserable.” Danny sighed. “The stars…they help me work through things,” Danny admitted. She looked at Carmilla, growing uncomfortable in her intense gaze.

“What?” Carmilla shrugged.

“Nothing. I'm just surprised, it doesn't seem like a you thing. I never pegged you as a star kid.” Danny turned back to the edge.

“Yeah, well, I didn't really expect you to care,” Danny grumbled. She closed her eyes tight, trying to ignore Carmilla. But it was impossible to block her out.

“Despite what you think, I'm not heartless,” Carmilla snorted, still staring up at her. “So what's your problem?”

Danny sighed and hung her head. There was no use ignoring her, since she seemed very insistent on sticking around.

“Since you seem so determined to talk to me, I don't know what it is. I just…I needed some kind of solace,” Danny confessed, looking up and confiding in the stars again. Her eyes traced out Ursa Major, the faint outline of Ursa Minor-

“So you look at the stars. Why?” Carmilla questioned. Danny’s shoulders dropped and she rolled her eyes.

“Because I've always found comfort in them. It's just so easy to forget everything,” Danny explained. “When I was younger I always wanted to just get lost in the stars, see new planets, just be anywhere but here.”

There was a silence that fell between them and along with Carmilla’s unrelenting gaze, made Danny fidget uncomfortably.

“Christ, Xena I didn't think you'd get so sappy on me.”

Danny turned to Carmilla, annoyed with the fact that she had just opened up to the one person she could barely tolerate, to have her throw it back in her face.

“Seriously? I just-”

“Easy there, Fido. I was just messing around with you,” Carmilla laughed. “I get it.”

Danny sighed and leaned back against the railing, unsure of what to say to her.

“You would have loved how the sky looked when I was still human. No overly large buildings obstructing your view, no light pollution to dull the stars,” Carmilla said, in a voice she had only heard her use around Laura. Danny was impressed to say the least. But she had just opened up to her. Draco, Canis Minor, Hercules, Libra…

“I wanna go to the moon eventually,” Danny mused, resting her chin on her hand.

“I'll take you one day.”

The silence that fell between them was something new and welcoming, no longer uncomfortable. Danny's heart fluttered with excitement and a small smile graced her lips.

“Yeah… I'd like that.”

#the carmilla series #danny lawrence #carmilla karnstein #Lawstein #Carmilla Series #I just love these two so much and I wish they had more interactions on screen

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