I went into the bath alone.
I descended into the warm water, and closed my eyes. I was just relaxing, when I saw something dark snaking through the water.
At first I thought I might be injured; that it was blood, but it was worse.
I put my hand into the water and it came back clinging to my hands: hair, long tendrils of it.
A long, choked shriek spilled out of my mouth.
I lifted shaking hands to my head; and they came away with vicious clumps.
Suddenly angry, I focused my spirit energy into a blast, decimating the tub.
The noise had called the one person to the door that I did not to see me this way: Howl.
I shrieked again and sent a ball of concentrated power at him, knocking him from the bathroom.
Howl staggered up and grabbed me into a hug, forcing me to still and calm.
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What kind of vision was so bad that it had done this to Kuri? Howl knew if he lost his own hair, he'd throw a tantrum himself. So he understood. But his chest still REALLY hurt.
But he still held her there as she trembled and shook with sobs.
"It doesn't matter." Howl said.
"Let's shave your head, then see if it matters!" Kuri snarled back.
"Well then..." Howl touched the top of his head, and the hair fell from it to the floor. "Let's be twins."
Kuri started sobbing all over again. "Howl...why? You can't get a girl looking like that."
Howl looked at her seriously. "The only girl I want is you."