"... Some jewelry?" Nic tried a few minutes later.

--

Yue suddenly turned sharply to glare up at James. "Not flirt with other girls," she spat venomously.

Laurel thought about that suggestion for a moment before suddenly sitting up, "Oh!" she exclaimed before turning back to Nic, "As a promise to me, I want the red panda necklace I gave Yue. In order to get it, you'll have to be on talking terms with her. You'll have to settle whatever that drug started. If you aren't willing to go through the effort, I can't trust you," she decided.

--

"I can't help it," James complained, "I don't love Laurel, not like I love you. But I can't help it."

Nic blinked, surprised. Then he relaxed. This was going to be a lot easier than he thought. "Okay," he replied.

--

That clearly infuriated Yue even more as she let out a grunt of frustration and started stomping off again.

Laurel smiled and bent over him, "Good, it's settled then," she decided before kissing his nose.

--

"Yu-e..." James whined as he continued to follow her.

So Nic went back to relaxing quietly.

--

Yue didn't seem to want to have anything to do with James right now.

Laurel snuggled back down beside him, content again. Well, her mind was. There was a growl of discontent from her stomach. But actually, it wasn't a bad sign that Laurel was hungry again. Perhaps her stomach was healing a little. Laurel didn't seem to think it was anything but a bad sign as she blushed crimson.

--

So James sulked off.

Nic was quiet for a moment before asking, "You want something to eat?"

"I don't think I can walk," Laurel replied in a tiny, embarrassed voice.

After another moment, Nic interpreted that as she wanted something to eat. So he got up to find something. A few minutes later he returned with some of the leftover fruits and vegetables for Laurel and some warmed up tarts and coffee for himself.

"Sorry," Laurel murmured as she sat up and leaned against his side. She munched on some peaches for a bit before stealing one of his tarts with a little mischievous grin.

"For what?" Nic asked, letting her steal a tart.

"For forcing you out of bed to get food," Laurel replied with a full mouth, "Geez, I'm starving!" she stated between bites, "Are you always so hungry after... well... you know."

"... Not particularity," Nic replied before sipping some coffee.

"Weird..." Laurel murmured before she fell silent for awhile. "Hey, Nic?" she asked, turning to look at him with some strawberry tart on her cheek.

Nic waited for Laurel to continue.

Laurel smiled, clearly infatuated with him, "Thanks for waiting," she told him quietly.