[Kaliko]

Nic frowned a little. "... I don't spend time thinking about how I'm feeling..." he tried to explain.

[Rinrou]

"Well it matters to me, Dominic!" Laurel snapped back with a frown, still staring at her lap.

[Kaliko]

Nic blinked. "... I've been trying," he explained further. "I'm not that good... I don't think I'm mad at you; it's a lot to take in."

[Rinrou]

Laurel seemed to relent as she sighed and leaned back on the couch. "Yeah..." she muttered in agreement, "It's a terra of a lot to take in." She paused before changing the subject, "So how'd your trip go? Did you get everything done you needed to?" she glanced back up at him, eyes calm once more.

[Kaliko]

"... No," he replied bluntly as he went over to the cabinet and grabbed a towel.

[Rinrou]

Laurel snorted lightly, "Then why did you come back?"

[Kaliko]

"Something went wrong, didn't it?" he asked as he slung the towel over his shoulder and pulled off his socks.

[Rinrou]

"But you could have hardly known that." Laurel replied, "Who's the girl anyway? You seem to have lots of pretty girl friends." Her tone was a bit odd as she crossed her legs on the couch. "I do feel bad for the way I treated her yesterday." she sighed.

[Kaliko]

Nic blinked, not competently getting it. "... She noticed the tour had been canceled early," he explained as he started walking toward the bathroom. "And I knew that could only mean something happened. So we came here."

[Rinrou]

"I don't know if anything happened to them, but it was Akil, my cousin, who came and took my father away. They must have found out about it and rethought their plans. Akil found us too easily." she stated as a matter-of-fact as she played with a loose string on her pants, "Part of me wants to get up and go to the Okorie and get my father back right now. But I know that's stupid." she mused, "And I know you'll help me deal with my family... So I'll wait."

[[blah, Laurel ordered me to change it. I was a bit too tired last night. xP]]

[Kaliko]

Laurel hadn't asked a question so Nic didn't reply as he walked in the bathroom, leaving the door open a crack in case Laurel felt like asking any more questions as he turned on the water to take a shower.

[Rinrou]

Laurel was silent for awhile as Nic showered, "I'm glad you're back." she said just loud enough for him to hear before she left the room quietly.

Laurel went straight to Raven, she asked a girl where he was on the way and presently opened to door to the infirmary with a slightly pained expression. Bee had already left.

[Kaliko]

Raven was snoozing on and off.

[Rinrou]

Laurel took a seat beside Raven, watching him for a moment before suddenly reaching over and pulling up his shirt.

[Kaliko]

"Stop, Aaron," Raven mumbled quietly from his semi-sleep state before slowly waking up. "Huh?" he asked as his eyes tried to focus on Laurel.

[Rinrou]

Laurel looked over the bruising before pulling Raven's shirt back down and tucking the blanket around him, "You should have knocked me out." she muttered a bit angrily to him before she leaned over and kissed him gently on the lips, "I'd never want to hurt my fake boyfriend." she explained as she brushed the hair from his eyes. Her tone was a bit harder than usual but her eyes expressed her typical concern.