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"Oh my god, why is my hair such a mess today?"
I woke up today, looked in the mirror and almost gasped out loud. The first thing I look at is the tangled mess on top of my head that is my hair. Usually I have no problems with my hair like this but clearly this morning was a different story.
There was a bunch of tangles, it was super frizzy and when I try to run my fingers through it they get caught almost immediately. I grab my brush and attempt to brush it but I can't get it through even halfway without it getting completely stuck. This might be a problem.
I keep trying to get through the same tangle but no matter how much I pull at it or try to help it brush through it kept getting caught on another tangle. At this point my scalp started to hurt pretty bad so I had to admit defeat.
Frustrated I just dropped the brush onto the dresser and went digging through my drawers. I managed to find an old beanie and put I on, tucking my hair in so that no one could see the mess it was. I never wear beanies or hats of any kind so when I look in the mirror I immediately think "wow, what a mess."
I finish getting dressed and start making breakfast for me and my cat. I see her staring at me, feeling her judging my fashion sense so I remark, "Don't look at me like that, Miss I-Always-Have-Soft-And-Perfect-Fur." Choosing to ignore me then, she gets up and sits in front of the front door, waiting to be let outside for a bit. I open the door to let her out, only to be at chest level with someone. I look up and see that it's my partner, Korekiyo.
Even though we've been together for a while now, I still get flustered and red-faced everytime I see him. "Well good morning to you too, darling."
"Good-good morning to you too, Kiyo." I could feel my face already getting warm but it got a whole lot worse when I felt Kiyo touch the beanie I was wearing. If he saw the state my hair was in I think I'd pass out right there on the spot.
"You never wear hats, darling. Is your hair being uncooperative today?"
Suddenly finding the floor very interesting, I avoid looking at his face as I mumble out, "just a little, it's not a huge deal."
I guess he could see how I was embarrassed by it because he didn't say anything else. But then I felt him gently grab my hand and start leading me towards the bathroom.
We get to the bathroom and he leaves for a second to bring back a chair. He gestures for me to sit and I notice he unwrapped the wraps that are usually covering his hands. Of course he notices me staring and he gently takes me by the shoulders and sits me down in the chair.
"My love, we've been together for so long now and yet you still look at me like it's the first time you saw me. It's precious, I'll admit." I could hear the smile in his voice as he releases my hair from the beanie.
Without realizing I'm saying it out loud, I said, "I see the moon everyday too but I still think it's beautiful." It then dawns on me what I said as he lets out a small laugh. I promptly shut myself up before I say anything else as he wraps a small towel around my shoulders as to not get my clothes wet.
"Your hair isn't so bad. I'm sure I can work out these knots and smooth your hair out with ease. Just relax." I do just that, leaning back as he starts wetting my hair with a washcloth, squeezing the water out of it.
"Don't want it too wet, just enough to help the knots loosen up." The warm water along with Kiyo's voice is enough to almost out me to sleep but I manage to stay awake, leaning into his hands as he starts smoothing out my hair where it wasn't tangled. Then he starts separating the tangled strands from the rest of my hair so that he can work on solely it.
Kiyo then picks up the hairbrush that he had soaking in warm water and starts attempting to brush out the knots. At first it seemed like he was having a tough time with it, with the brush getting stuck a couple of times. It didn't hurt nearly as much as when I was doing it though and he would ask if he was pulling too hard sometimes. I tell him that I'm ok and he keeps at it, eventually getting the knot loose and untangled with ease. He does this for a while, tilting my head this way and that delicately with his hands. I'll admit everytime he touched my skin it felt electric and my heart would skip a beat everytime it happened but I was determined not to let that show, despite the fact that he always seems to know what effect he has on me.
Its almost a half hour later that he's on the last one.
"I hope this wasn't too long for you darling. I wanted to be sure that I got them completely for you."
"I don't mind one bit. This was so relaxing I think I almost fell asleep. And I really appreciate this so thank you."
"Anything for you, my shining star."
My face immediately gets hot as he just finished the last tangle. He then grabs a dry towel and starts drying off my hair, massaging into my scalp and getting all the excess water out of my hair. As my face is covered with the towel, I don't notice anything is off until he removed the towel and me and him are suddenly face to face. I immediately try to avery my gaze but I find it hard to look away from his eyes since we're so close together. Before I knew it he'd pull down his mask and kissed me. It was over as quickly as it started but it still was enough to make me feel all dizzy and giddy. I didn't feel him take my hand until he had me stand up again.
"Come now, my love. I want to show you something I found a few days ago. I think you'll especially appreciate the beauty and history of it."
"Honestly, you make anything you find interesting."