Chero sat down on one of the stools in the bathroom, “I want you to cut my hair.”
Tsukino blinked in surprise at her younger sister, “Cut your hair? But you love your hair being long.”
The last time Tsukino cut Chero’s hair when she was little she cried for weeks. Chero fingered her long hair. It was to the middle of her back now. She normally kept it around this length. It reminded her of her mom and dad.
Everyone in her family wore their hair long. It was kind of a family tradition. Even Tsukino had long hair ever since Chero could remember. Long hair was also a very common tradition in Magia. Having long hair showed your connection to nature. Chero thought that mages just thought they looked cool with their hair flying in the wind when they did magic. Which Chero had to admit did look cool. But it was time for a change.
“How short?” Tsukino asked, not pushing the issue.
Chero marked with her fingers where she wanted to the cut, “I was also thinking about having some bangs…”
“Are you sure about this?” Tsukino asked, pulling her hair up in a ponytail to
keep it out of the way. Her own hair was getting pretty long. It hung to her waist when up in a ponytail, so may sometime she should cut hers too. She was just glad Leonides finally cut his and started to wear it in a braid. His used to be longer than hers and he used to always wear that stupid high ponytail that he claimed was “traditional”. Tsukino knew better. He used to wear it like that because their dad used to wear it like that and Chero always loved their dad’s hair.
Chero nodded, “If it looks bad I can always use magic to change it back.”
Tsukino grabbed a pair of scissors from the medicine cabnet and took a seat behind Chero on the bathtub edge.
“So…you and Leonides, huh?” Chero asked as Tsukino started to cut away at Chero’s curls.
Tsukino paused, blushing brightly, “What?! No! ...How did you know?”
“The way you two looked at each other.”
“…Are you okay with it?”
Chero turned and nodded, “To be honest I wanted you two to get married ever since I was little.”
“Really?!”
“Yup! I thought, ‘this magic stuff would be so much easier if sissy and Leon got married so I could just live at home and learn magic!’ And of course as time went on I just wanted you both to be happy…and if that was with each other all the better.”
Tsukino smiled softly, “When did my little sister grow to be so mature and smart?”
Chero rolled her eyes and faced forward so Tsukino could keep cutting, “I’ve always been this smart. You just started to listen.”
Tsukino laughed and continued to cut. She was surprised at just how much hair Chero had.
“We’re going to get out soon…”Chero said, “You can feel it too, right?”
Tsukino finished the base of Chero’s hair and tapped her shoulder to make her face towards her so that her bangs could be done.
“How so?”
Tsukino felt it too, but she wanted Chero to explain. She could feel her sister’s excitement radiate off of her.
“While you gone I…fell asleep. While I was asleep I dreamed. I met mom and dad. I also met Feliciano Vargas. Do you know who that is?” Chero asked.
Tsukino shook her head, “Never heard of him. Close your eyes.”
Chero closed her eyes and wrinkled her nose as Tsukino started to cut her bangs, “Not too short okay?”
“I know.”
“Anyway. Feliciano Vargas is Italy! Well…the Northern part where we live, not the South where Dino is from…that’s Feliciano’s big brother Lovino.”
“Why was our country in your dream?” Tsukino asked, setting down the scissors, checking her work.
“Apparently he is the former owner of the journal.”
Chero went on to explain how Feliciano helped her and promised to help them destroy the mansion for good and how Francis could help as well.
“That’s wonderful, Chero.”
Tsukino looked her sister’s new hair over. She was missing something…Tsukino quickly dug through her pocket (HER LARGE NOT FAKE POCKETS) and pulled out a white flower hair clip. She put it on Chero’s left side.
“There! Perfect.”
Chero got up and went to go look in the mirror. Her head first of all felt a million times lighter. She never realized how heavy all that hair was.
At first Chero thought she looked strange. Her hair sat right around her shoulders cut into layers, which really emphasized her curls. Her bangs hung in her face a little, but not enough to be annoying. The white flower in her hair helped manage some of the curls as well.
“What do you think?” Tsukino asked.
“It’s perfect! Where did you get this clip?” Chero asked.
“It was Mom’s. I had been carrying it around for a while…I could never have used it myself. But it suits you.”
Chero’s eyes filled up with tears.
“What’s wrong?” Tsukino asked.
“N-nothing…I’m just really happy,” Chero beamed.
Tsukino’s facial expression softened, “I’m glad. Shall we go and shock your boyfriend?”
Chero nodded, her new hair bouncing around freely, “Let’s.”
