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Raven continued to back off and slowly left the room. Dan let Raven pass her, but she stayed where she was.

After Raven had left, Danny slowly turned to look at Dan. There was a hint of curiosity in his eyes once more though they mostly remained blank.

Dan didn't say anything as she turned away. But she didn't leave.

Danny's eyes continued to be on her.

After another few hours, Danny had fallen back asleep but Laurel was waking.


James went looking Yue, all dressed in his stage attire.

Dan stayed to keep watch over Danny, but after awhile she sat against the door frame outside to try and avoid his eyes.

Raven wasn't seen again until just before Laurel started to wake again. His eyes were redder than usual, but he held himself higher now.


Yue was sitting by a window. She was dressed up like she had the intention of working out. But she clearly hadn't done so yet. Her tablet was in her lap, but today she was looking out the window instead.

Laurel blinked her eyes open slowly, a bit disorientated as she sat up and glanced around.


James walked over to her, "I need your help." he stated simply.

Raven was beside her with a glass of water. "... Have a nice nap?" he asked quietly.


"Huh?" Yue asked a little blankly, not looking at James.

Laurel blinked at Raven before slowly taking the water, "How long?" she asked after she had taken a small sip.


So James reached out and grabbed her arm.

"Quite a long time," Raven replied. And then he gave her an honest approximation.


"What?" Yue asked in the same tone, not enraged like usual when he did something like that. She even looked at him to. She was a little pale and looked tired, but her eyes were alert. She hadn't had anything to drink recently.

Laurel's eyes widened, "W... What about my dad?" she asked, voice worried.

"I need your help." James repeated.

"He's asleep," Raven reassured Laurel, rubbing her shoulder comfortingly.


"With what?" Yue clarified.

Laurel swallowed a little as she nodded and stared down at the cup in her hands. "Sorry about before." she murmured softly.


"One of my dancers rolled her ankle and we're about to go on." he explained with a sigh as he started to drag her off.

Raven was silent for a moment as he kept rubbing Laurel's shoulder. "Don't worry about it," he told her gently.


Before James finished, Yue had shaken his hand off and stopped in her tracks. James hadn't seen this expression on her before. She looked truly afraid. "No," she told him simply, some of her typical fire back in her voice.

Laurel was quiet for awhile as well, "You really should leave." she suddenly told Raven not unkindly, "You can't heal my father and being here is only hurting you."


"What?" James asked, voice a little annoyed, "No one will recognize you from so far away."

"... Being here doesn't hurt nearly as bad as not being here," he replied seriously.


The fear turned into annoyance for a brief moment before it became neutral again. "I'll only make a fool out of the both of us even if I knew the dance," she retorted. "What's so bad about being one dancer short?"

Laurel blinked, frowning a little as she didn't understand. But then she winced as the frown hurt her bruise and she sighed. "Alright," she replied quietly, "It's your choice. But be gentle around him, he's fragile."


James sighed, "Look, you don't really have to dance, you just stand there and kinda smile. You can move around a bit but you don't have to know a designated dance." he tried to explain.