Kale did his best to make her feel comfortable, not bringing up the illness topic again.

James wasn't too busy to notice this change in Yue. But he seemed content to let her take baby steps by herself for now.

Kale blinked at Blaze before nodding, "I had my suspicions." he sighed, "This makes things more complicated. There's no way James will let Laurel stay with her father but with a relationship like theirs... it might literally kill both if we try to separate them." he mused, eyes distancing.

Then suddenly in the middle of the chaos, Yue very intentionally sought James out.

"Laurel's father might kill her if they aren't seperated," Blaze added, not helping in any way.

James was in the small dance studio, perfecting one of his many dance routines.

Kale nodded, "Good point. So it's really a lose-lose situation no matter how you look at it." he noted, "Most abusive relationships are."

Yue knocked on the door, trying to get his attention.

Blaze nodded a little. "They should be separated," she decided. "And her father given mental therapy. Of course the state of things won't make it easy."

James finished his current move before glancing at the door. He blinked as he saw Yue, a little surprised as he motioned for the music to stop and walked over to her.

Kale sighed a bit, "Of course, Laurel won't be removed that easily. She might go mental herself if we try to separate them." he paused, "I suppose they both could go through some therapy."

Yue looked rather emotionless, but at least it was better than being angry. "There's something you should be aware of before this gets much worse," she told him quietly.

"Probably not a bad idea," Blaze replied before drinking some water.

James nodded and dismissed the other dancers with a wave of his hand. Once they were gone he nodded to Yue, "What is it?"

"Not sure what that Nic dude is going to feel about all this though. It's probably a good thing no one's been able to contact him." Kale added before sipping his hot cocoa.

"... If we're fortunate, Nic is still in the dark about what's going on with Laurel and her father. And it would probably be best if he stayed in the dark until its been resolved."

Blaze nodded with a small chuckle. "Yeah, based on his report, we're pretty fortunate he decided to disappear now."

James nodded slowly, "We haven't been able to get ahold of him, so as far as I know he's still in the dark." he stated. "I don't know how quickly we're going to be able to resolve this though." he sighed, "He's going to find out eventually."

Kale blinked, "Why? Would he totally flip if he knew?" he asked as he added a few more marshmallows to his drink.

"Then make sure it gets resolved quickly," Yue replied.

"Uh, sorta," Blaze replied. "Of course all I know was written in a report."

James groaned a little, "What do you want me to do, Yue? Lock her away from her father? That's the only way we're going to be able to separate them quickly." he tried to explain, "And Nic will find out anyway. Laurel can't keep a secret this big away from him for long."

Kale took another sip, "Did he had abusive parents as well or something?" he asked.

"Then you better be prepared to deal with Nic," Yue recommended.

Blaze shrugged. "There wasn't much on his parents, but it seems like it."

James frowned, "What do you mean, 'deal with Nic'?" he demanded, "He's thousands of miles away. What is he gonna do? Ride his motorcycle across the ocean?"

Kale nodded slowly, "Hmm." he replied thoughtfully. "I suppose we better keep him away from Laurel's father if word does reach him. He assume he has a rather violent past." he guessed, looking back at Blaze.

"Possibly," Yue replied, perfectly serious.

Blaze nodded. It looked like she could confirm at least that much.

James let an exasperated sigh as he put a hand over his face, "Seriously?" he replied, "What would he do... kill Laurel's father?" he asked.

Kale nodded back, "Then I hope he doesn't find out for awhile." he agreed, "At least until we can get Laurel away from him."

Yue said nothing, but her face said more than enough.

Blaze nodded. "I'd hate to see things get more violent than they already are."