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To say her night hadn't gone according to plan was a bit of an understatement. Laine never had a plan. She just did whatever she wanted, pretty much when she wanted it. So why was she sitting in a hospital? Listening to machines buzz and people walk and talk outside the closed door? Because apparently Kor had a plan.

A really, really, REALLY stupid one.

"Idiot." She muttered against the bed mattress, which her head was currently face down in. One hand had a death grip on his, while the other was fisted in her hair, her normal braid half undone. "Jerk." The teen had been muttering a slew of insults at Kor for the last... well, she'd kinda lost track how long they'd been in here. The teen was also fairly sure, his room was one of a few that had every light possible on at this God forsaken hour. "Blockhead." Laine finally sighed as she picked her head up, eyes burning as they readjusted to the light. Not that they already weren't burning, she'd started crying when she found him and she' had only stopped a few moments ago.

"Nitwit." She glared past the bed rail at nothing as she sniffled lightly. She wasn't even sure Kor could hear her, let alone knew where he was now. Maybe it was a good thing she didn't know. She'd feel bad if he heard her calling him all these stupid names. "Meanie." Oh look. Her voice cracked. Again. "God, I can't believe you did this." She whined, shoving her face back into the mattress as she squeezed his hand again. They were going to have to have a talk about this. And Laine realized it wasn't going to be an easy one. She never questioned anything he'd done in the past. But this? She didn't want this to happen again.

"You suck."

When his fingers twitched, Laine sprang back, recoiling in surprise. "Kor?" She questioned, reflexively. The teen moved towards the head of the bed, one hand cupped his cheek, thumb brushing over the tattoo just under his eye while the other hand brushed his bangs out of his face. He looked so different with out the usual metal. But she'd take anything over seeing him as pale and lifeless as he was. "Kor." She called again, this time softer to both their senses. "You're at the hospital.." Came the quiet murmur. "I need you to open your eyes... Come on, you can do it. Even if its just a crack. It's okay." But was it okay? Were they okay? She didn't know, and right now she didn't care. She just wanted him awake and moving, even if it was just a little bit.

Laine's shoulders just slumped when Kor didn't respond and instead slipped back to sleep. At least it seemed like a peaceful sleep. She hoped it was peaceful anyway... unlike that memory she had of Kor's nightmmare. The white haired girl just sighed as she slipped back into her chair, a hand running through her bangs as she hoped against everything that Kor didn't wake up screamong and thrashing.

And so there she sat. Head in her hands, braid completely undone and hair pulled over her shoulder and pooled in her lap till Kor finally shifted. She wasn't sure if she fell asleep at all. I didn't feel lile it, but it was a good excuse to use against her stiff joints so she went with it. "Hang on.." she saud as she tugged the blankets up and aroub d him as far as they would go. "Better?"

The small whimper nearly broke her heart. Everything about this was all wrong. "Hospital." She said softly. "You're at the hospital Kor." Laine pulled the chair as close as she could get it against the head of the bed, ignoring the way it scraped against the floor. "Are you still cold?" Se asked, picking up the blanket the nurse had left for her if she needed it. Laine draped it over him, careful of the IV tubes, before plopping back down in it. Gathering her hair once more, she pooled it with in reach, her own hands running through it this time. The girl didn't say anything, just watched his hand as his fingers occasionally twitched around her hair. Slowly, she reached out and curled her fingers around his, as apposed to the earlier vice grip she had on it. Laine could feel tears stinging at the corners of her eyes again. "You're such an idiot.." She sobbed.

Her crying lessened a bit when he took her hand, moving to kiss it. Though when he spoke, she fell completely silent before seeming to come back. Laine moved, sitting on the edge of the bed were she took his hand and placed it over her chest. Over ink stained skin that he had had a hand in. But most importantly, over her heart. The teen sat in silence for moment, watching his confusion.

"What do you feel?" She finally asked.

The corner of her lips twitched upward just slightly at his answer. Kor really was cute when he was confused. "Right... And do you know what's in it?" Again he stared at her confused and the smile grew just a bit more. He really was so cute when he was like this. "Love. Love for my parents.. Love for my sisters and my brother. Love for all of my friends." Her fingers curled around his hand and gave it a light squeeze. "But most of all, its filled with love for you. Back at the house, when you asked me to marry you, I said yes. I didn't say yes because of what we saw, what we knew happened. I told you that I didn't need to think about my answer. I said yes because I knew that's where I was meant to be, regardless of what comes at us." And there would be a lot, she knew that much even with out the help of those memories.

"I don't know what you're going to be like on Detox. I couldn't even begin to guess. But that doesn't matter because I'm going to be there for you. I know you're not use to... this." Laine waved her free hand vaguely. "You've told me the stories. But, you have to remember something Kor. I am not them." She wasn't like those people he'd met in his past, the ones who just used him and then tossed him aside. "I meant it when I said I had you're back... You just gotta tell me when it hurts so I can help you. We can change what we saw, so that the bad doesn't happen." Laine inched forward on the bed again, ones more moving his bangs out of his face and running a hand over his cheek. "...I'm not leaving you."