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"OW , OZ- YOU'RE HURTING M-ME" Fischl wailed gripping the bathroom counter.
"My dearest apologies mein fräulein, this is quite difficult to do considering I have talons.." He sighed feeling quite bad he dropped the brush from his talons to the bathroom floor, Fischl slid down and sat on cold tiles hugging her knees
"ahem, thy Prinzessin does appreciate thous attempt at taming my hair, but perhaps its better done by thy Prinzessin herself.." She said letting go of her knees and reaching for this brush. Oz flew down thudding against the floor and lightly pecking at her hand to drop the brush
"respectfully put mein fräulein I dont think you should.." he said tilting his head his feathers were slightly ruffled in panic, last time Fischl attempted to brush her hair she started crying because she herself was brushing to hard, she also frizzed up her hair by brushing the wrong way...
"hmph! thy Prinzessin is very competent and capable, how dare thou!." she huffed, trying to reach for the brush again.
"MEIN FRÄULEIN AS YOUR COMPANIAN AND CARE TAKER I CAN NOT... ahem allow that." Fischl blinked Oz rarely raised his voice, so she set down the brush...maybe he was right.
knock .. knock .. knock "OPEN UP! I KNOW YOURE HOME FISCHL!"
"ah Lady Megistus is here, I inquire why, may thou get the door Oz?" She said stumbling up off the restroom floor. Reaching for her hair to try and slide her fingers through it, sigh it was so tangled, oh archons why hasn't she just been taught to care for herself!
Oz shook a little to smooth out his fluffed out feathers
"of course mein fräulein, and I am deeply sorry for shouting." Fischl simply nodded, forgiving him.
Oz flew over to the door before yanking it open with his talons
"Ah misses Mona, why do you search for Fischl this early in the day?"
"hmph, need help with a quest given to me by Katheryne something about a lost pet boar I'm not too sure whats happening either...where is she anywho?"
"ah, she is currently in the restroom"
"Oh, than I shall wait." Mona said stepping inside and sitting down on the edge of the kitchen counter
"OZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the shout rung around the whole house? palace? Fischls home was pretty big.
"Oh my..." Oz mumbled before quickly flying over to the washroom, Mona hopped up off the counter and rushed over as well
"Oh my, I didnt know 'The PrinzEsSiN' had such bad bed head.." Mona giggled brushing her own hair back
"Qu-quiet! I mean- Silence from thou!" Fischl says, her hair is a mess! To say she's embarrassed is a understatement...
"hah..you should finish brushing your hair before we head out." Mona said with a airy laugh.
OZ tilted his head solemnly before speaking up
"mein fräulein is having troubles with her hair miss Mona...and since you are of the same gender perhaps you--"
Fischl went bright red plucking one of Oz's feathers to make him be quiet
"Oz hushhh!"
Mona tilted her head "huh? Whats wrong? Brushing your hair should be simple."
"A-and it is! As thy princesszin I can take care of myself facilely and erm...p-punctiliously without thy help from thou!"
"Okay......miss big words well whenever you're done we can head out, kay?"
Oz took perch on the edge of the sink was Mona left to wait outside the restroom
"I know asking for help does not come easy to mein fräulein, but perhaps Mona could teach you what...thy mother didnt."
Fischl flinched, she didnt like even thinking about her parents. she dug her fingernails into her thigh. Oz shifted closer to her his wings spreading out.
"I shall ask for you mein fräulein! Stay here and dont loose the brush."
"n-nein!" She tried to shout but it was too late...oh my archons!
"Okay okay let me make sure I understand, You the prencesszin cant brush your own hair because mommy never taught you?" Mona said smirking staring right at Fischl, who was frowning and fiddling with her sleep gown
Oz made a sound similar to a whimper but it came out more like croak considering he was a bird.
"misses Mona please remain professional, mein fräulein dosent like talking about her parents."
to which Mona nodded trying to pull a neutrual face she didnt want to come off as rude of insensitive, she didnt know a lot about Fischl other than she had a rough childhood. And reading her fate and past against Fischl's will went against everything astrology readings stood for, and so she took a breath. Picking up the dark purple brush she spoke.
"First you need to condition your hair to help the brush glide easier, since your hair is pretty tangled from bed. Oz being the thoughtful bird he was, heswatted the shower curtain aside and grabbed conditioner from the shower before dropping it at fischls feet. "thanks Ozzie." she hummed picking it up and handing it to Mona who grabbed it and spun the other girl around to look at Fischl's hair inspecting the 'damage'.
She ran her fingers through the girls hair, her fingers obviosuly didn't easily glide through her hair and kept getting stuck in knots, not to mention her hair was fritzy and had some broken and damaged ends. Fischl shuddered at the contact.
"Be careful.." Fischl mutters. Mona smiles
"No worries, I take care of klee's hair here and then and she never cries so im sure you wont either."
if there was one thing Fischl hated more than being lonely and misunderstood, it was being demeaned and treated like a child she wasnt stupid she hates hates when people talk slow or baby like to her, shes smart and resourceful . She can take care of herself! She's been doing it her whole life, her absent and neglectful parents has instated that feeling of independence and fear of asking for help in the worst way possible.
"Im not a kid...I'm grown." Fischl insisted to which she earned a small "uh-huh" from mona. Mona spread the conditioner from her ends to her roots, before starting to brush Fischls hair.
"ow! OWWW- gentle!" she said squriming a little.
"I'm trying my best! You have a lot of knots, just try to hold still!"
"mein fräulein please sit still and let Miss Mona assist you.." Oz said stretching his wings and laying down on the washroom counter, it was too early for all of this in his opinion, its been a while since he'd taken a good cat bird nap.
"Soo your parents never taught you self care huh?" Fischl pressed her lips into a thin line.
"No, they never really taught me much, too busy with adventures.."
"Oh well...wait- did you just speak NORMALLY?!" Mona said caught off gaurd she stopped brushing the girls hair
"That was merely an accidental slip up, indeed! Thy Prinzessin merely is tired from awaking at such a untimely early hour!"
Oz jumps up his wings flapping "mein fräulein only speaks out of character when she's relaxed or with someone she trus-"
"OZ WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON??"
"okay now that most your knots are brushed out you can wash the conditioner out of you hair, here wash your hair in the sink." Mona said sitting the brush down as Fischl leaned her hair back into the sink and flicked the water on
after washing most the conditioner out fischl grabbed a towel and dried her hair
Mona leaned back against the washroom wall "dry going down dont dry going up and down, thats why your hair is tangled, Fischl." She said pushing herself off the wall and walking over
"Thy Prinzessin der verurteilung appreciates thou assisting her"
"aww Im glad." She said,
Once Fischls hair was dried and detangled she ushered Mona out so she could change. Pulling her purple sleep gown over her chest and abover her arms she spoke
"Hmm as much as I was upset I do appreciate thou getting Mona to help."
"Ah im glad I could be of use." Oz spoke he was facing a corner while Fischl changed, she giggled
"You know...You dont havee to look away, you're just a bird after all"
"mein fräuleins comfort is my main priority."
She kicked off her sleep shorts and started dressing in her usual outfit, "mhh.."
She sat down and pulled on her fishnets "What did Lady megistus want again?"
"Something about a pet boar-"
"ew. Boars stink." She mumbled putting on her left boot before grabbing her other one.
Oz finally turned around since Fischl was fully changed and sliding on her right shoe.
"shall we go mein fräulein?" She nodded getting up and Oz flew onto her shoulder, pushing the washroom door open she stepped out.
"Finally!" Mona says stretching and getting up "lets head out."
"Mehehe! Another successful quest finished gracefully and flawless, thy Prinzessin is faultless after all!" Fischl gloated as she skipped out of the woods, Mona following behind her while wrangling the boar in her hold
"Quit bragging and help me out!" Mona groaned and Fischl whined
“Uhhh thy prinzessin would be delighted to help thou astral emissary though alas thy prinzessin finds thee suidaes intolerable!”
Mona turned to Oz “Translation??” She said huffing as the boar kicked her right in the face
”she means to say that she would like to help but she dosent like boars, suidae is the scientific word for a bo-“
”yeah yeah I got the jist of it I think.”
Fischl hummed “Let us return this beast to kathreyne and have a royal feast, thy prinzessin is famished! Huff”
"hmm, I am getting hungry as well, but I just spent the last of my mora on a telescope." Mona huffed aswell
"worry not my confidante thy prinzessin has heard thy supplication hehe and therefore I shall finance our meal."
"whaa- Im not a charity case!"
"Thy prinzessin simply wishes to reimburse thee astrologer for helping me care for mien hair!" She said smiling wildly as they make their was over to Kathreyne.
"Oh well...I mean no worries-"
"Uhh thanks for buying food...but are you sure you should be feeding that to a bird?"
They were eating hashbrowns and fishermans toast, though Fischl was feeding almost all her hash browns to Oz who currently was holding 4 in his beak his feathers were all ruffled
”Oh Oz? My ever loyal companion, he’s fine worry not great astrologer! Thy prinzessin takes very good care of her royal...servants!"
Mona gently nodded taking a bite out of one of her own hashbrowns, OZ made some very loud bird croaking noises and ate all the hashbrowns he had before trotting around to look at Fischl. "euh mein fräulein could I...?"
FIschl puffed out her cheeks. "Fine one more!!" she said before flicking half a hashbrown to the crow.
"You know, theres so much I still dont know about you Fischl...perhaps you will allow me to look into your past?"
"Uhh-- Thy prinzessin der verteilung dost not allow thee to look into my...past, though perhaps another time would be more appropriate. But for now just enjoy thou's meal." She said her voice was a little panicky
"huh, do you have something to hide? well I mean of course you do well have secrets hidden in the stars."
Oz saw things were getting a little tense. "Misses Mona do you mean that literally or figuratively..?"
Mona furrowed her brows and Fischl giggled for barely a second,
"Obviously I meant figuratively! Its not like you can actually hide a secret in a star-?" Mona said, exhausted
"Great astrologist Megistus, Thy Prinzessing is more than well pleased that fate hast intertwined our paths to meet."
"Fate does strange things, dosent it Fischl?"
"Indeed, as an astrologist you must understand that most than anyone."
"Of course!" Mona said smiling widely.
Fischl stared at her ceiling she was sitting on the edge of her bed, the day had been quite underwhelming, except for the whole boar quest with Mona. She reached for her hairbrush and this time she easily brushed through her hair before bed! Mona really knew what she was talking about, with a smile and detangled hair she laid down ad put the brush away.
Its true! Fate can be terrible at times but also a blessing, and Mona was part of that blessing, With a sigh she closed her eyes.