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“Your hair is absolutely gorgeous.” Honami said, brushing her hand through Kanade’s hair.
“Is it? I don’t usually pay attention.” Kanade responded, absentmindedly mixing the ramen in her cup. Honami chuckled.
“It is. You surely must have done something for it to stay this smooth.” she added. “Mine’s a bit thin to do too much to.”
Kanade gave a little nod, not really trying to disturb her, as she actually enjoyed the little attention. “I don’t. I just wash it every so often then let it dry naturally.” she answered truthfully. Honami gasped a little.
“Really? Lucky.” Honami looked at the few scrunchies and hair ties she had on her arm. “If you’re okay with it, can I style it?”
Kanade had some of her noodles before responding. “I don’t mind.”
Honami chirped happily, and took a few seconds to decide how she was going to do this. Then an idea came to mind. “Hmm, are you familiar with the movie Tangled? My friends and I used to watch it sometimes when they were over at mine.”
“I think so. It’s been a while since I sat down and watched a proper movie.” Kanade said. An idea formed in her head that maybe they could do that some time. It could help her with composing. After all, that’s what a lot of things were for.
“Oh is that so? We can watch it next time I'm over. I could still have the DVD.” Honami proposed, taking a comb out of her bag so she could separate Kanade’s hair. Then it was a case of weaving, and threading her hair into a complicated braid. She left two pieces of hair out the front to make it a tiny bit different. Kanade wasn’t affected by this, she just continued to eat her usual cup of ramen. But feeling Honami’s gentle fingers brush against her skin as she braided, and her little noises of affirmation kept her feeling calm and happy.
Next, Honami wanted some flowers in her hair, similar to the style she was going for. She probably had fake ones at home, but she recalled some daisies in the park on the way to Kanade’s house. Maybe she could use that to go find her DVDs too.
“Hey, would you mind if I headed out quickly? There’s something I need to grab.” she asked. Kanade nodded.
“I don’t mind. I’ll finish this in the meantime.” she replied. She didn’t want to look at her hair yet, knowing that Honami wasn’t finished, and she wanted to give her time. Honami gave her a little bit of a warm feeling whenever she stuck around longer than she was allocated. It was weird how it sometimes stung watching her leave.
She finished her ramen, it had gone slightly cold now, and sat back in her chair scrolling Nightcord. Amia was messing with the haiku bot that they’d added a little while ago, and Enanan was telling them to ‘shut it’. Yuki was nowhere to be seen, but that was expected, it was still early and she had cram school. Their last song was still receiving comments, so Kanade took to reading through those while waiting for Honami to come back.
Honami didn’t take too long either. She returned with a basket of flowers and petals, apple pies and a few DVDs. She locked the door behind her, and tossed her key down where it went. Right, Kanade had given her a house key just in case she was asleep when she arrived for work.
“That’s a lot Hona.”
“Oh this? It’s nothing.” she said, setting down her bag. “I got what I needed. After I finish your hair, do you wanna watch one of the films I brought over?” Honami asked before taking the flowers and petals around to Kanade. Kanade didn’t pay attention, only nodding in agreement to her proposal. She felt the flower stems getting put through her hair, but it was soft and sweet, along with Honami’s touch. And it only took a few minutes to finish.
At last, Honami was done. Kanade stared into the mirror that was in front of her. A long braid, threaded with flowers, particularly carnations. Her two short bangs loosely threaded into it so they were noticeable, and her bangs spread out slightly. “This looks…nice. Thank you Honami.”
“It’s no big deal. I wanted to try something anyway.”
“No, I do really like it. You’re great at this Hona.” Kanade repeated. She felt the need to make her feelings a little more known. This hair was not going back to normal until it fell out naturally. “You brought apple pies? Can I have one?”
“Of course! Now how about that movie?” Honami asked. She smiled, handing her an apple pie and picking up the DVDs.
“Yes. I think..I’d like that.” Kanade said, smiling back.