"Wow." Valkyrie said, clearly amused. "Who ever thought two and a half years with a Remnant could make a person so cranky." Tanith smiled a satisfied smile and slipped her blade back into its sheath. Everyone was trying not to laugh, apart from Kitana. She stood, fuming with pure hatred. "THIS ISN'T FUNNY! I HAVE SPENT YEARS GROWING MY HAIR, NOW IT'S ALL CUT OFF. LOOK AT IT!" They all looked, and sniggered. Kitana looked like she was about to punch all of them. Kyoya had a calm look about him, as he spoke without looking up from his black book. "Hikaru, Kaoru. You know what to do." The Twins began to circle her with scissors, combs, hairbrushes and other items that Valkyrie thought looked like they should be used for torture, not hairdressing. Hikaru and Kaoru began their work very fast and efficiently. A few strands were trimmed and they brushed her parting so much that it looked silky. When they were done, they admired their work and stepped back. "Nice job brother." The Twins high-fived each other.
Kitana was not convinced. "I look like a female Justin Bieber." Much to Valkyrie's amusement, she found herself agreeing with this, but she decided not to say anything. She looked over at Tanith, who was probably thinking the same thing, judging by her obvious attempt to hide her laughter. They were now both in danger of dying from laughing. Valkyrie could see Tamaki striding over to Kitana in an attempt to cheer her up. But Kitana wasn't sad, she was grouchy. This, however, had no effect on Tamaki's efforts. "You look fabulous, my darling! Absolutely fabulous!"
"I would look fabulous, if I was a boy. Short hair doesn't suit me."
Valkyrie sensed an opportunity to have a bit of fun. "Yeh, you're right, short hair doesn't suit you at all. You totally can't pull off short hair."
A spark lit in Kitana's eye, and Valkyrie knew she had taken the bait. "Challenge accepted! I, Kitana Kellaway, will be able to live with short hair!" And with that newfound determination, she held her head high and strode out of the room. Tanith raised an eyebrow at Valkyrie, and she grinned in response.
Hunny loved cake. He didn't know why, but he thought cake was the best thing in the world. Well, apart from Usa-Chan. He held the faded pink rabbit toy with button eyes close to his chest. Usa-Chan liked cake too, especially when Hunny fed it to him. They were eating cake now, and watching the Host Club day go by. He saw Hikaru and Kaoru cutting Kitana's hair. She looked angry, which Hunny could not understand. The Twins were the best hairdressers he knew, why would anyone be angry with them? But Kitana was, and she also seemed to be agitated. Hunny turned to look at Mori. "I think Kitana needs some cake. Can we go over there and give her some?"
There was a long pause before Mori answered, as usual. "I think we should let them work this one out by themselves, without the power of cake." Hunny nodded. Valkyrie said something Hunny didn't quite catch, but it seemed to do the trick. Kitana stood up with a glint in her eye and said something that sounded heroic. She then hurried out of the room, as if she had business elsewhere. Hunny wanted to know where she had gone, and he was about to follow her, when seven different types of cake were placed in front of him. I'll ask her later. He thought to himself. Right now I have business of my own...
Tanith couldn't sleep. The day had gone by so fast, she found herself barely tired. This was her second night without the Remnant and in this hotel room. Valkyrie had tried her best to fill Tanith in on key events she had missed, but that just made things worse. Tanith couldn't believe that she was technically still dating Sanguine. The thought made bile rise in her throat. He probably still thought that she was the Remnant Tanith, not the real one. She tried to focus on the positives. Her blade slicing through Kitana's hair had to be one. She had also let out a little yelp when it all fell to the floor. Tanith couldn't help it. A smile spread over her face in the dark. Her little list of positives was designed to cheer her up. She was trying to think about what else cheered her up...
A thought suddenly struck her. "Ghastly." She remembered earlier today, Valkyrie was on the phone to Skulduggery. She cursed at herself for having been so stupid. Valkyrie had told her that they could contact people in their own dimension at 5:47. It was long gone that time now, but Tanith promised herself that she would phone him tomorrow. Then, when they all got home, Ghastly and herself would have that steak he promised her.
It was waiting for her. It could see her tanned face and tousled blonde hair. How it longed to rip her apart with its bare hands and leave this warm place for its home in the Arctic. But Master had told it to be patient. This was not the one they were after. They needed Darquesse, and Darquesse needed them. This was as far as they got in their search for her, but all was not lost. This one was a friend of Cain, and Cain needed them to become Darquesse. All they had to do was find her through this one. It grinned in the pitch black room. The lady was asleep, at last, and had no idea it was standing right beside her bed. The lady was smiling and whispering the word ghastly into the night. It wondered why something ghastly would make a person smile, but that was none of his business.
Beside her bed was a silver blade so long and magnificent, a king could use it. The Lady's hand was close to it so that if danger approached, she would be able to defend herself. This would have been a good thing, if the danger wasn't right beside her bed. It was small, and the sword looked heavy, but it was sure it could lift it. Its two red hands curled around the handle, and lifted the sword up. The weight of the thing made it groan and moan, but it carried on. Careful as to not make a sound, it plodded to the other side of the room. When it was satisfied that it was a safe distance away, it placed the blade down. It turned back to the bed, which was still occupied. Sunlight streamed in through the windows, dawn breaking on the horizon. It smiled. Dawn was when Master had told it to make his move. It grabbed some rope and chains from its pockets and tied the lady up. She was still sleeping, so when she was tied and shackled to the chair, it tapped her on the shoulder. Her eyes snapped open, and took in what was happening. She saw the sword by the door and tested the shackles. "Oh hell..." She said. The smile on its face broadened. This was going to be fun.
