[Kaliko]

Raven chuckled a little. "Did she mention anything about my friend?" he asked as he got out of the juttle.

[Rinrou]

Laurel shook her head, rubbing a hand through the half and inch of fuzz that had grown on her scalp.

[Kaliko]

Raven chuckled again. "I sure hope he hasn't gotten lost... Ah, well." And so he lead Laurel to the entrance to meet up with Kandy.

[Rinrou]

"LAAAUREL!" the very familiar call rang out as a bouncing, bubbly, bright pink haired girl ran towards them. She was wearing an even more ridiculous outfit of pastel and neon colors and definitely had not sacrificed any of her frills and bows and glitter.

Laurel took a moment to brace herself before stepped towards her. Kandy nearly tackled Laurel to the ground in her enthusiasm, rubbing her cheek against hers affectionately. "I missed you!" she complained, not letting go. Laurel coughed a little, trying to catch her breath before a small smiled peeked out.

[Kaliko]

Raven laughed at the two of them for a moment before looking around. There was no one else with Kandy. But after another minute, a man came stumbling out of the entrance. He was young and handsome, but he looked very much like a fish out of water with rough hands and plain, simple clothes. This very clearly wasn't his scene.

He looked relieved as he spotted Kandy. Then he blinked and a big smile crossed his face as he spotted Raven and waved to him.

"There you are, Aaron," Raven laughed as he ran over to the man and gave him a hug.

[Rinrou]

Finally Kandy let go a little, still gripping Laurel's arm as she turned to look at the men. "I think they're lovers~" she said rather loudly to Laurel. Laurel blinked, a little confused.

[Kaliko]

Both men chuckled as they turned to the women. "A long time ago," Aaron confirmed as he messed up Raven's hair.

"Quit that," Raven complained as he swatted Aaron away. He was quite upset about his hair, apparently he had spent a long time getting it just right.

"Now we're best friends," Aaron continued as he left Raven to tend to his displaced locks. "I'm Aaron," he told Laurel. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

[Rinrou]

Laurel didn't respond, she seemed deep in her own thoughts. Kandy blinked as Laurel frowned and suddenly kissed her cheek, "Stop muling it over and just ask if you have a question!" she chirped, knowing Laurel well. Laurel blinked at Kandy before looking back at Raven and Aaron, "So..." she started then paused, trying to frame her question, "You both have known you prefer men for a long time?"

It was Kandy's turn to blink, she hadn't expected that question. But soon she giggled and looked expectantly at the two former lovers.

[Kaliko]

Aaron nodded, seeming perfectly willing to answer whatever questions Laurel had. Raven was still trying to fix his hair.

[Rinrou]

"How did you know?" Laurel asked, eyes curious. It appeared for the first time she had thoroughly been distracted away from thoughts of her father.

[Kaliko]

Aaron blinked. "Uh..." he pondered for a moment. Then he shrugged. "I just knew. I'm not sure how to explain it."

[Rinrou]

Laurel's eyebrows knitted together as she glanced at Raven, waiting for his answer. Kandy giggled again from her side.

[Kaliko]

After a moment, Raven realized he was on the spot. "Oh, well, it was the same for me," he replied.

[Rinrou]

Laurel sighed a little, "That doesn't make any sense." she finally admitted. Kandy shrugged, "I'd be Bi for you, Laurel." she teased.

There was that confused look again. "... Bi?" Laurel asked quietly.

[Kaliko]

Raven and Aaron both laughed a little. Despite the stark contrast between the two men they really did laugh like old friends. "Bisexual," Raven explained. "It means you're attracted to men and women."

[Rinrou]

Kandy started to lead Laurel along. Laurel continued to frown, "Both?" she mused. Suddenly she let out an annoyed sigh, "Well how am I supposed to know?! I've never loved either!" she burst out, "I guess I might as well be Bi."

At this Kandy burst out laughing and kissed Laurel's cheek again. Laurel managed a smile but her eyes were still elsewhere, it wasn't clear exactly what she was thinking.