"Ouch. Ouch. Ouch."
Combing the twigs and leaves out of my hair was going nowhere fast. My shoulder length red hair was currently harder to set right then a Rubix Cube.
"Hikari?" Usopp's voice sounded from the doorway to the girl's quarters on the Going Merry.
Comb stuck firmly in my hair, I turned to look at him.
"What are you doing?" He asked, both his voice and face undeniably amused with my predicament.
"Getting the twigs and leaves out of my hair." I glared at him. He knew what I was doing and he was laughing at my misfortune.
"Give it here." he ordered holding out a hand as he moved so he was behind me. I yanked the comb from my hair harshly bringing tears of pain to my eyes. I handed it over and turned to face forward so he had better access to my hair.
Usopp gently picked through my hair, using nimble fingers to coax some of the larger twigs and leaves out. Then he started combing. He started at the bottom inch or so of hair and slowly cleared it first. Then he moved to the next inch up.
After about an hour of steady work my hair was clear and Usopp had a small pile of twigs and leaves.
Before I could stand up he expertly separated my hair into three parts and started to weave them together. He finished within two minutes and used a rubber band to keep the hair in its new position.
"I didn't know you could braid." I mused out loud, trailing my fingers along the braid. I couldn't braid my own hair.
"I used to do my mother's for her." Usopp answered and I could practically hear the nostalgic smile he wore.
I whirled around and threw my arms around Usopp's neck in a friendly hug.
"Thank you, Usopp!"
He hesitated for only a second before wrapping his arms around my waist, returning the hug.
"No problem, Hikari."
A/n: So...
I decided to do a series of drabbles that take place in the Strings Attached verse. This first one was just a bit of Nakamaship between my OC Hikari and Usopp.
Tell me what you guys think please!