Finished, Duo took their plates to the sink and began to rinse them
off. He glanced at Wufei once or twice before shouting, "AH! That's what
it is!"
"What what is?" was Wufei's question. His puzzlement was clearly lined in face and tone, and Duo laughed.
"I've been trying to figure out why you look so different than normal. I finally realized-it's you're hair. It's loose." Duo finished with the dishes and dried his hands off. He walked back to the table where Wufei still sat.
"My hair tie must have come loose, and I couldn't find it earlier, because I didn't want to wake you."
"Well then, lets go find it!" Duo lead the way back to the room they'd been sleeping in before, the den, or family room as it was sometimes called. After a few minutes searching Duo held up the hair tie elatedly. "Got it!"
Duo moved behind Wufei and cautiously gathered Wufei's hair back into his normal ponytail. He finger combed it once or twice, checking for tangles, which were, thankfully, absent, and then he put the tie in place. The whole process left Wufei feeling peaceful.
"Would you mind if I rebraided your hair? I think it's getting a bit messy." Wufei said, using its messiness as an excuse, though, in truth, it was beginning to come loose and look a bit ratty.
"Sure, I guess it kinda needs it," Duo grinned. "I always have a bit of trouble getting it right on my own anyhow. Normally Quatre helps me." He continued, offhand. Wufei nodded and they both sat cross-legged on the couch. Duo faced one armrest and Wufei was at his back.
Wufei pulled loose the hair tie gently. He put Duo's tie to one side, and began unbraiding Duo's hair slowly. Finished, he noticed appreciatively how shiny it was. His hair was like touching velvet, it was soft and smooth; it was rich and thick and wonderful. The faint scent of some herbal shampoo wafted gently from it, just enough to be noticed, without being overpowering. It was slightly wavy from the braid, though it looked as though it would normally be straight.
Wufei then began running his hand's down the length of Duo's hair, carefully brushing out the rare few snarls that the braid hadn't prevented. Some of the waviness began to leave, though not all. Wufei carefully divided Duo's hair into three sections. He would braid one section, then braid that with the other two, with them both unbraided, and then he would undo all the braids. Then he would braid two sections and braid those with the other unbraided section and loose all those, and then he would just comb it with his hands serenely. Sometimes then he would massage Duo's scalp, or twist a length of it around his finger. Finally, somewhat reluctantly, Wufei braided Duo's hair properly. It was a good tight braid.
When Wufei said he was finished, Duo sighed and turned back around, before saying; "You need to braid my hair more often." A sort of soft serenity had fallen to him, and when he turned and Wufei saw the small, relaxed smile, and the easily half-lidded eyes, he half thought he was looking at an angel. What other being could be so tranquil, and beautiful, as Duo looked now? Wufei smiled lightly. "I don't mind." Not at all, he added in his mind, not at all.
"What what is?" was Wufei's question. His puzzlement was clearly lined in face and tone, and Duo laughed.
"I've been trying to figure out why you look so different than normal. I finally realized-it's you're hair. It's loose." Duo finished with the dishes and dried his hands off. He walked back to the table where Wufei still sat.
"My hair tie must have come loose, and I couldn't find it earlier, because I didn't want to wake you."
"Well then, lets go find it!" Duo lead the way back to the room they'd been sleeping in before, the den, or family room as it was sometimes called. After a few minutes searching Duo held up the hair tie elatedly. "Got it!"
Duo moved behind Wufei and cautiously gathered Wufei's hair back into his normal ponytail. He finger combed it once or twice, checking for tangles, which were, thankfully, absent, and then he put the tie in place. The whole process left Wufei feeling peaceful.
"Would you mind if I rebraided your hair? I think it's getting a bit messy." Wufei said, using its messiness as an excuse, though, in truth, it was beginning to come loose and look a bit ratty.
"Sure, I guess it kinda needs it," Duo grinned. "I always have a bit of trouble getting it right on my own anyhow. Normally Quatre helps me." He continued, offhand. Wufei nodded and they both sat cross-legged on the couch. Duo faced one armrest and Wufei was at his back.
Wufei pulled loose the hair tie gently. He put Duo's tie to one side, and began unbraiding Duo's hair slowly. Finished, he noticed appreciatively how shiny it was. His hair was like touching velvet, it was soft and smooth; it was rich and thick and wonderful. The faint scent of some herbal shampoo wafted gently from it, just enough to be noticed, without being overpowering. It was slightly wavy from the braid, though it looked as though it would normally be straight.
Wufei then began running his hand's down the length of Duo's hair, carefully brushing out the rare few snarls that the braid hadn't prevented. Some of the waviness began to leave, though not all. Wufei carefully divided Duo's hair into three sections. He would braid one section, then braid that with the other two, with them both unbraided, and then he would undo all the braids. Then he would braid two sections and braid those with the other unbraided section and loose all those, and then he would just comb it with his hands serenely. Sometimes then he would massage Duo's scalp, or twist a length of it around his finger. Finally, somewhat reluctantly, Wufei braided Duo's hair properly. It was a good tight braid.
When Wufei said he was finished, Duo sighed and turned back around, before saying; "You need to braid my hair more often." A sort of soft serenity had fallen to him, and when he turned and Wufei saw the small, relaxed smile, and the easily half-lidded eyes, he half thought he was looking at an angel. What other being could be so tranquil, and beautiful, as Duo looked now? Wufei smiled lightly. "I don't mind." Not at all, he added in his mind, not at all.