A/N: This fic is supposed to be an in-canon explanation for Alex's hairstyle change in season 4. Yes, I know, you're probably tired of seeing Danvers sister fluff by now, but I just couldn't resist... Set a few weeks after season 3. Also, I reaaally need to stop using clichés for chapter titles.

Categories: Humor/Family

Rated K, borderline K+.

Summary: Alex finds out the hard way that hair, vacuum cleaners, texting, and sleep deprivation don't mix. Hilarity ensues. (I know, I know, that summary is so cliché. Oof.)

It had been a long day at the DEO for Alex. As the new director, she had been working late for the last few weeks. Now, she was finally done fixing the damaged building. Finally, it's the end of the week, she thought to herself. Alex looked around her apartment, noticing she had neglected to clean the place for a while. Dust had gathered all over the shelves. Oh well, the weekend can wait, She picked up her portable vacuum cleaner and switched it on, sliding it back and forth over the tops of her drawers. After a few minutes, she felt her phone vibrate. Alex picked up her phone, seeing a text from Kara.

Hi, how are you? Noticed you've been staying late at work for a while...

Shifting her attention from the vacuum, she texted a reply.

I'm fine. Just a little tired.

Suddenly, she felt a tug on her hair. Alex looked back to see her hair stuck in the vacuum. Oh, great, a quickly turned off the vacuum. She tried to pull it out, but the vacuum stayed firmly attached to her head. She said something under her breath that she maybe shouldn't have. 15 minutes of struggling later, it was still stuck. Seriously? Well, desperate times call for desperate measures... Alex tapped out a message to Kara. In the meantime, she tried not to panic.

Kara was curled up on her couch when she saw the text from Alex.

Come here now

Help me

Fearing the worst, she sped out of her loft and broke down the door.

"I got your text. What is it?" She asked, panting heavily.

"Um..." Alex gestured to her hair. "I know. It's stupid. I can't believe this happened," she facepalmed.

Kara's expression turned from fear to amusement as she tried her best not to laugh. "Sorry... I shouldn't be laughing... how did you manage to do this?"

"No idea," Alex replied. "But anyways, can you get this off me?"

"One sec, " Kara used her x-ray vision to see through the vacuum. "Ooh... I think it's really stuck,"

"Will I have to cut it?" Alex asked.

"Yeah, I think so," Kara replied.

Alex got out a pair of scissors, and started snipping off as much as she could.

"Now what? Literally half of my hair is missing,"

"You could try restyling it," Kara suggested.

"I'll try," Alex replied. She looked up some hairstyles on her phone and left the room.

After a few minutes, Alex returned to the room.

"So, what do you think?" she asked Kara. Alex had settled on a braid that went around the top of her head.

"It suits you well," Kara commented.

"Yeah, I actually kinda like it. Also, one more thing," Alex replied.

"What?"

"We need to do something about the door..." she said, pointing to its broken pieces.

"Oh, right," Kara replied as they got to cleaning up.

A/N: This fic was made just for entertainment and not for anything too important, so sorry for any minor mistakes. As always, be sure to leave a review, and let me know what stories you' d like to see in the future! :)