AN: It's time for Astrid therapy! Not entirely sure what's going to happen yet, but we'll see. :)
Don't own 'em. Never have. Never will.

"Come with me, we have things to do." Astrid began to pull Regina out of the hotel

"Goodbye sibling, I am being abducted by a lovely German girl!" Regina yelled back at Ringo

She heard her brother laugh and ask Klaus to stick around for a while. Astrid took her down the block to a crowded bus depot. Regina had no idea how anyone was supposed to keep the different stops straight. Everyone was moving everywhere, they just didn't stop. People were yelling, smoking, and fighting. Regina stuck as close as she could to Astrid. Somehow they managed to actually get on the bus without getting beat up too badly, or their eardrums damaged. The bus was nearly as bad. People had dogs, guitars, and cigarettes all over the place. The eighteen-year-old Liverpudlian had no idea how these people lived. She didn't think she could handle this many people all the time.

When she and Astrid fought their way off the bus, they were in a different looking part of town. It seemed more relaxed, and maybe a little bit more artsy. There were apartments above little shops all along the street. Astrid led her to a little cafe called Hegeperle.

"Astrid, what the hell does "Hegeperle" mean?" Regina asked pointing up at the flickering neon sign

"Erm... I think the best translation would be Hege Pearl..." She said, not really helping with Regina's question.

"Then, what does "hege" mean?!" The Brit asked, starting to giggle.

"I have no idea." Both women broke into a fit of giggles as they walked into "Hegeperle."

They went to the lovely hidden staircase in the back of the cafe, that apparently only the residents knew about because the coffee lady looked very confused when the friends disappeared seemingly by apparation. The stairs seemed to go on forever, but when they finally reached the very top, Astrid opened a door into a very green hallway. She made a sharp left turn and opened the door to an apartment.

It was a studio, two small beds, the tiniest kitchen in the world, and art. Every single wall was covered in either Klaus's drawings or Astrid's photos. It was set up beautifully. Some of Astrid's paintings were also displayed on the walls or on easlels in the centre of the room. It was amazing the differences between Astrid's and Klaus's art. The young man had a hand for detailed black and white work, while Astrid did the simplest things, but they had the most profound beauty that Regina had ever seen.

"Astrid... This is amazing."

"Well, it's home. It's quite crowded, but we don't mind."

"I love it. I wish I could live here with you both."

Astrid laughed at that comment "Oh Reggie... Come on, we have some therapy to start. Stage One: The Nervwracking Stage.

"That doesn't sound too good."

Astrid ignored the comment. "You need a drastic change in your appearance, it will make you fell so much better. I'm thinking hair...Maybe about as short as mine, maybe a little shorter."

Regina unconciously touched her hair, but decided not to mull over the issue for too long "Okay. Let's do it."

The blonde German woman pulled a simple wooden chair from the kitchen and set in in the middle of the room. Regina sat and watched as her friend grabbed some scissors from a drawer near the tiny closet that she and Klaus shared. Astrid found a rubber band somewhere in the small room and tied Regina's hair back into a ponytail.

"Wait, before we start." She left Regina sitting in the middle of the room and walked out of the door. After a few minutes, she returned with a record and a record player in hand.

"We have such nice neighboors." The music turned out to be a German girl group. They all had very nice voices, or at least Regina thought they did, saying as she had no idea what the hell they were talking about or even if some of the music was singing or just instruments.

Astrid began to sing along as she chopped Regina's hair. When she cut off the ponytail, Regina shook her head feeling exponentially lighter. It took longer than Regina had expected it to, but then again, she had always had really thick and very long hair.

Half and hour later Regina looked completely different. She had a bit of wispy bang in the front, and it just got shorter from there. It was very spiky, but not overly, because the hair was so short ti only stuck up a little bit. The back was cut very high, with one inch tendrils on each side. The british girl shook her head, enjoying the sensation of having practically nothing there. She ran into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror.

"Astrid! This is amazing! I love it! Thank you so much!" She returned to the main room and hugged her friend.

"Now, Stage two: The Inexplicably Fun Stage. Some serious abstract painting."

"I like abstract painting. Abstract painting is cool." Regina helped Astrid set up a huge canvas that she had pulled from their downstairs storage.

They pulled out the paints and started to go at it. Paint was thrown at the white surface, smeared, even kicked. When the two girls started to paint each other, they knew that it was time to return the record player. The neighboors probably wouldn't be so pleasant if their music player was covered in rainbow paint...

"I like it. I feel like it's a...Mystery Tour. Like you don't know where you're going until you get there." Regina was smoking a cigarette and she and Astrid stared at their new piece of work.

"Now, are you ready for stage three?"

"Absolutely." The Brit extinguished her ciggie in the ashtray.

"This is the Let's Go Eat and then Take You Back to the Hotel because it's Getting Late Stage." Regina laughed, and they went downstairs to the cafe in their paint-splattered clothing.

XxXxXx

Ringo heard Regina and Astrid before he saw them. When the two girls busted through the door the first thing Ringo noticed was the colours on their clothes. The second thing he noticed was his sister's hair.

"I think... I think I like it. But, you might have to give me a few years before I decide..." He said hugging his twin

"I love it. And Astrid is amazing, and I'm really tired." Regina fell onto her bed

"Well, I suppose I'm off. See you later Reg, bye Ringo."

Regina waved at her friend, and then went back to being exhausted. At least Astrid therapy really worked.