I honestly can't believe I got this done so quickly, so... yay for me?

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Alright, now, then...

Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers. If I did, this OTP of mine would've been cannon.

And now, Please enjoy!

Merrick Baliton

After last night… I slept… I slept peacefully.

When I sat up, I actually felt refreshed.

Like… everything I'd seen before in my sleep…

Was gone. No longer a problem.

"Finally… what a relief!" I moaned.

Gently, I moved over to my chair, gritting my teeth.

"Okay… now to just last the rest of the week…" I grumbled in my thoughts, rolling my chair out to the living room.

When I did, I noticed Alyssa standing by the island, something I couldn't quite see immediately in her hand.

"What's that?" Inquired, rolling forward.

She jumped, then looked over at me, "Oh… Merrick… just scissors."

"What's with the scissors?" I frowned.

"…Well… I figured… you'd need a hair-"

"No way, no how, am I getting my hair close to those scissors!" I cut her off in realization.

She groaned, "Merrick!"

"My hair is my hair. What about you? Would you like someone to cut it?"

"Actually, yeah." She relented, then shook her head, "But, you're is getting long…"

"I'm not letting you go near me with those," I repeated.

"Come on." She groaned.

"Look, cut your own hair. I'm perfectly fine."

As I started to roll away, she gave me a request.

"If you at least let me give it a trim, will you be happy?"

I wanted to say no.

But, at the same time…

"Fine. But just a little." I decided.

"Good." She breathed out, setting them on a cloth, "I'll get that done after breakfast, that why no hair gets into your food."

I nodded, not wanting to roll my eyes.

Just because it was getting a little longer…!

2 hours later…

"Hold still."

"Are you sure about this?"

"Merrick, it's just a little trim.

"Doesn't mean I can't be worried."

She finally groaned and got in front of me, setting the scissors down, "What's got you so afraid of a little haircut, Merrick?"

"I like my hair long, alright."

"I'm just trimming the edges." She reasoned calmly, "And if you hold still, this won't take very long. I promise… alright?"

She grabbed the scissors again, but, before she could get behind my back again, I blurted something out.

"Why don't we get this done by a specialist?"

She froze, looking back at me, "Are you sure?"

"If it's not too much trouble, I mean…" I tried to quickly correct myself.

She shook her head, "No… it's okay, I assure you… surprised you'd suggest that."

"Really?" I frowned.

She nodded, "Besides, we should probably get out a little more… being stuck in the apartment must be maddening."

She's not wrong there…

"Okay." I nodded.

"Great, I'll go get my wallet then…" With that, she walked to another room.

When she was outta sight, I rolled over to the window, sighing in annoyance.

"You could've said no." Zen-Aku's image appeared before me.

"No, I couldn't have." I shook my head.

"Because you like her?"

I literally froze, "I do not like Alyssa!"

"Your dilated eyes say otherwise."

I glared at him, not wanting to respond.

"Merrick?" Alyssa's gentle voice got my attention.

I noticed her looking over, and I quickly turned away from the glass and rolled up to her.

"So… we going or what?" I sighed.

She blinked, then nodded, "Right… let's go."

Alyssa Enrilé

Okay, this time, I can swear I definitely saw Zen-Aku in Merrick's reflection.

Which was strange on so many levels.

But… at the same time, it also didn't make any sense.

As we headed out to the lobby, I tried to think.

We'd defeated Zen-Aku months ago… there was no way he could be back… not now.

And why did Merrick seem so lax about it?!

"Ugh!" I wanted to pull at my hair.

"Are you okay?" Merrick inquired as the elevator stopped, which he jolted about.

"Yeah…" I shook my head, "Let's just go…"

I gently took the back of his wheelchair and started pushing him out gently.

"Where's the barbershop anyway?" He inquired in a mumble as we got out of the lobby.

"Just down the street." I relented, "We'll be fine."

"If you say so…" He grumbled softly, hissing a bit as he leaned back.

5 minutes later…

"Oh, Miss. Enrilé, this is a surprise?" The main worker commented, frowning as I helped Merrick in.

"Uh… yeah, Mrs. Rawlings." I confirmed, "Don't suppose you can help my friend here with a little trim?"

The part-time hairdresser frowned, coming over to look at Merrick, then nodded, "Sure thing… can you walk?"

"I can stand for barely five seconds…" Merrick relented slowly, biting his lip.

"No worries." She shook her head, then helped me pull the chair onto the main floor.

I helped Merrick stand a bit before he sat down.

"Alright…" Mrs. Rawlings breathed out.

"Not too much, please." Merrick requested quickly.

She smiled, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

4 minutes later…

I was sitting in the lobby, reading a magazine.

"Miss. Enrilé?"

I looked up, nodding before I walked into the main area to see Merrick's hair was a little shorter by… maybe a few inches, but, the bangs had been trimmed and pushed back, making his hair look ruffled.

"I'm afraid to look." He had his eyes closed.

"Don't be such a baby." Mrs. Rawlings rolled her eyes as she pulled the cloth off him, giving him a mirror.

He gulped, then looked, and I sorta winced, expecting him to yelp.

Which, he almost did… but… it wasn't loud… and it was more of a gasp.

"Wow… uh… oh… not bad." He breathed out.

"Thank you." Mrs. Rawlings chuckled as I helped Merrick back into his seat and we got to the front desk.

"Alright… Mrs. Enrilé, do you want a trim? We've got one open." She noted, nodding to where a worker was sitting idly.

"Um…"

"Hey, you said you needed a haircut too." Merrick pointed out, "Fair's fair."

I groaned softly, "I did say that, didn't I… Okay, uh… let's just do a trim and some curling…"

"No problem." Mrs. Rawlings smiled a little.

15 minutes later…

"And done." The Worker nodded as she finished.

"Thank you." I breathed out, seeing both sides of my hair frame my face a little with curls.

I walked out, seeing Merrick looking out the window.

"Merrick," I called his attention.

He turned to me, and I could see his mouth hang open a bit.

"Wow…" He whispered.

I giggled softly, "Thanks…"

As I looked at him, though, I could still swear I saw an image of Zen-Aku right behind him.

Yeah, it's basically a filler, but with some key points in there.

That begs the question; Can Alyssa realize what's also going on with Merrick?

Well, you're gonna have to wait to find out!

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