[Rinrou]

Laurel leaned up and kissed him to sleep. Then she caught him before he fell over and gently maneuvered him down onto the pillow. Then she sighed, sitting back a little and watching him.

"You always knew his was this pathetic, didn't you?" she exclaimed to his younger brother, "A little hint would have been helpful. That flickering light didn't tell me much." She reached over and brushed some hair back behind Nic's ear, "He acts so tough but he's such a little boy on the inside. A hurting... child." She grunted, "Talk about a shattered image... How'd I fall for this moron?" she complained to the brother before she laid down beside Nic and hugged him. "We're both nothing more than hurting children I suppose..."