Laurette

Laurette Raidesse, who prefers to be called Laura by those she knows, is a Yuriban resident of a year, originally from France. She is a girl who almost always wants her own way, and may often come off rude and cranky, however she is just fairly firm in her beliefs.

She holds residence in the Riverview Apartments, room number 403, which she has owned since late November 2007.

Personality

Laura is a girl with a rather short temper. She is easy to upset and because of that, easy to embarrass. When she first moved to Yuriba, she was rather energetic and loved to meet new people, and loved to spend time with them as well, however after a phase of extreme jealousy towards Hako's numerous relationships, she started to become a recluse and socialized less. Laura is a very jealous and possessive girl, and because of that jealousy, she developed a hate for public affection. Though, even with this recent lack of socializing, she is always one to find teasing people she doesn't know amusing.

Laura is not religious in any sense. She does not believe in the existence of a God, though she does not badger any who do. Her religious experiences faded when she was removed from her family tree, and she simply thought, "With such terrible things happening, there is no God." Though oddly enough, none of the extraordinary residents or such of Yuriba bother her. She fully accepts the fact that there are Angels, Demons, Dragons, or Ghosts living here, and even teased a girl named Hinashi for her disbelief in them.

Interests

As cliche as it sounds, Laura loves 'cute' things. She has always wanted a cat for her apartment, and is often teased by Anna for having cartoon animals on her underwear, which is particularly juvenile of Laura. The place she enjoys most on Yuriba is the Springs in the Engetsu-san, she is known to take late night soaks there. She also enjoys spending time at Leona's Bar. One of the things she loves doing is changing her hair color and cut, she has gone through many different styles, though her natural hair color seems to be blonde.

She is not terribly active Romantically, and almost never has sex with others.

Laurette has nothing she is particularly good at. No obvious talents, and no skills. She says she is a terrible chef, though she has never made anything for others to eat, and because of this, she does not keep food in her apartment, despite having all the utilities needed to cook.

Relationships

Laurette has a few relationships, but not a terribly large amount. Her most prominent relationship is the one she holds with Anna, who she has even said "I love you" to. She is also very close with Ada, though she does not get to talk with her often due to the difference of social hours. She also holds what she considers to be a very special relationship with the Shrine Maiden Asuna Asagiri, while they almost never see each other, Laurette considers Asuna her best friend, and is very shy about her affection towards her. Laurette was also very fond of a girl named Hinashi, who Asuna was also close friends with, though she vanished some time after she arrived, and Laura blames herself for not making herself available for Hinashi, who was having trouble making friends.

She has a notably odd relationship with Abryn. Laura expressed interest with being friends with Abryn, but when she saw that Abryn was a very publicly affectionate girl Laurette began to avoid her. The avoidance has stopped, and now she views Abryn as an acquaintance.

She has a very grim relationship with two girls, Coral, and Hako. The spite and hate between Coral and Hako is what stemmed Laurette's dislike to the both of them. Laura was originally very romantically involved with Coral, and was extremely jealous because Coral was such a popular girl. One night Laura had a fling with Hako, and Coral discovered, causing Coral to completely end any form of relationship with Laurette. This caused Laura to become very dependent on Hako, and when Hako was very similar to Coral in terms of popularity, Laura became spitefully jealous to her, and still holds a grudge.

Other notable friends Laurette has are Cordelia, Lesley, Namirra, and Rae-Anne.

History

Laurette was born in France, in the Lorraine province near the edge of the German border. She was born into the noble Raidesse family, to Corin Raidesse and Jeane Raidesse, who owned a large vineyard. She was born third in her family, with an Older brother, Simon, and an older sister, Nadia. She also has a younger sister, Nicoline, who was born five years after Laurette was. Laurette's position in her family was the least appreciated, and she was often ignored by her parents.

Her parents almost hated her. She was completely untalented and plain compared to Nadia, and she wasn't a useful male like Simon, and Nicoline was their 'baby'. Seeing her as the useless daughter, they sent her off to an all girl's private school. Laurette didn't hate her parents, and she didn't even hold a grudge at them for sending her away. Her spite and hate for them came later.

Laurette's relationship with her older sister, Nadia, was always poor. Nadia hated Laurette, she found the girl a nuisance and constantly fought with her. Laurette hated Nadia as well, she despised her because Nadia was the sort of cruel, cunning, and abusive woman who took advantage of anything she could. Laurette also hated Nadia because her brother, Simon was very kind to her.

The only positive relationship Laurette held was with her brother, Simon. Laurette loved her brother, she was very close with him. He was the sort of man who showed compassion to all of those around him, and he was very endearing to Laura. He always protected her from bullying from Nadia and her parents, he was always there to play with her, and he even spent time teaching her many things. Laurette was so deeply infatuated with him, she often said she wanted to marry him. Despite Simon's compassionate form, he eventually began to take advantage of Laurette's love for him, and eventually made physical action towards her. This caused Laurette to loose her virginity at the young age of fifteen. Ever since that, Laura's relationship with Simon wasn't as close as it used to, but she was still infatuated with him.

When she went to private school, she was surrounded completely by women. After a while she began to miss her brother's warmth. She began to desperately desire other's intimacy. That is when she got together with one of her friends, Sophia Richards. Sophia was Laura's first physical relationship with a woman. She didn't feel that it was wrong, but she didn't really know any better. After her first year of private school, she returned home to the Vineyard, bringing Sophia along with her. One night Laura was discovered with Sophia by Nadia, who instantly woke her parents. The enraged parents demanded an that Sophia leave, and when she did, not only Nadia and Laura's parents scolded her, but Simon did as well. Laurette was eventually removed from the Raidesse Family tree, and was kicked out of her home. She had no where to go, since Sophia would no longer see her, so she began to wander. Eventually she found herself at Yuriba, her new home.

Laurette still holds reminders of her family, such as the Signet ring she wears, and the photo in her apartment of her at a younger age clinging onto her brother. She despises talking of her past, and is rare to bring it up. She recently had to deal with family matters, and she attended her mother's funeral. While there she avoided any conversation with her family, and only met eyes with her brother.