Unfortunately for Nic, this was the nosy nurse. She took the paper from his hand and opened it up.

"I want to kill him!" Laurel spat as she paced in front of Raven, "Strangle him in his stupid drug coma!" she put out her hands for emphasis.

"... Uh..." Raven muttered, clearly confused.

--

The note read:

"I'm sorry. I have to try to wake Ming Yue up. It's my fault she's like this. I'll wake in a few hours when it wears off and explain.

I couldn't answer your questions from before, but I think she can. Don't hate me."

"I just forgave him for this morning! I just decided to act like it didn't happen!" she crossed her arms, "I won't forgive him for this! That stupid, stupid, selfish Nic!" she spat.
--

The nurse read it twice, then shoved it in her pocket.

"... What happened?" Raven asked tentatively.

Laurel was glaring at the floor, "Nic left without me. He promised he wouldn't... at least not for now. But he broke that promise."

Raven raised his eyebrows. "He left?!" he said, shocked.

"He's gone. I don't know when he'll wake up. Look how long Yue's been out. It turns out, I can't rely on him after all. I guess... he was still mad about this morning. I really hit a tender spot." she murmured, seeming to start to calm down.

Raven blinked, still confused. He slowly walked over to Laurel and tried to sit her down. "... What happened this morning?" he asked.

Laurel suddenly seemed rather weak. She practically fell into the seat, "It's my fault. He was really furious. He... won't forgive me I guess." she murmured.

"What happened?" Raven asked, persisting until he somehow got the story out of Laurel.

"Kandy made him look silly and took a picture without his permission," she murmured, "He was really angry about it and wouldn't talk to me so I left... slamming the door. During the time I was gone... he brewed some weird hallucinogen and... is now in the same state as Yue." She covered her face with her hands, "... I can't believe he just... left."

Raven paused a moment before cussing under his breath and running a hand through his hair. He shook his head and put his arm around Laurel, trying to comfort her. But this time he couldn't think of anything to say.

"I always end up hurting him, Raven," she murmured, voice sounding tired, "I don't know what to do anymore."

"... He hurt himself," Raven told Laurel. "Stop blaming yourself."

Laurel sighed, "I know that, Raven... in my head I know that. But what do I do?"

Raven rested his head on Laurel's and sighed a little. "... I don't know," he replied quietly.