Locks and Tresses

Summary: There's a phase in a young girl's life when she obsesses over hair, unfortunately for Himegami, it wasn't Nagi's hair.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hayate no Gotoku. It belongs to its respective owners, not me. If I did, there'll be more Himegami screen time.

Nagi sat in front the huge LCD in her entertainment room, watching women sporting different clothes and hairstyles. The little girl accidentally found the fashion channel while browsing for some anime to occupy her time.

The scene in the television changed into the preparation of the show, make-up applied, hairs styled and the models interviewed. Nagi consciously touched her twin pigtails and frowned thoughtfully.

Then, she heard the opening of the room's door and looked at her red-haired butler who was pushing a cart inside, filled with delicious treats for her afternoon snack.

"Hey Himegami." Nagi called out, getting closer to the boy. "What do you think about my hair?" She grinned expectantly and twirled around, making her twin pigtails bounced.

Himegami stared impassively for a moment, turned away from his master and made his way to the door. "I'll call Maria-san"

"No!" Nagi blocked his path, arms outstretched to the sides. Her face resembled a tomato. "Don't call Maria! I'm asking you, not Maria. So give me an honest answer, ok? What do you see?"

Himegami's face showed a sort of slight enlightenment although; it still remained as blank as ever. "Nagi, your hair is…yellow." And then, a far-away look, "…like bananas…"

"Not that! Stupid Himegami!" The little girl exclaimed, shaking her fist in the air in anger. "I mean…is it nice?"

The red-haired butler blinked a couple of times, trying to comprehend his master's thought process. "Yes." He answered carefully, awaiting any reactions from the little time bomb before him.

Pleased with her butler's reply, Nagi beamed merrily. "Really?" She giggled and then, an idea started formulating in her head. "But I wonder if I look nice in other hair styles…hey, Himegami. Help me, ok?"

Himegami nodded, not knowing what he got himself into.

"Give me a hairbrush."

The butler suddenly pulled a hairbrush from his uniform and gave it to the little girl. Being a Sanzenin butler, Himegami was taught to think ahead of his master and that was the reason why he was walking around with a hairbrush inside his uniform.

Nagi put her index finger on the corner of her mouth pondering. "Um…sit here." She pointed on the spot in front her. The red-haired boy readily complied, still unsuspecting with the little girl's intentions.

Out of a sudden, the hairbrush was on the red-hair's locks, combing it down. "Nagi." Himegami said nonplussed.

"I want to know if I look good with other hairstyles but I don't want to mess with my hair. Maria did her best to make it symmetric. So, don't move, okay? Pleeeaassseee…" The little girl gave her best puppy dog eyes to her butler. Unfortunately, said butler was immune to her charm and was about to stand up. Panicked, Nagi blurted out her ace.

"I know where the aliens are! Grandpa told me! And I'll tell you if you do this favor for me, Himegami!"

Himegami stared at his master, his face remained blank but the atmosphere around him glittered. He closed his eyes considering and said in a monotone. "I concur, Nagi. You can do whatever you want to me, provided; do not forget about our bargain."

Nagi sweat dropped. I'll think about it later…She thought absent-mindedly and began to work her magic on her butler.

After an hour of grueling hair styling, the little blonde heiress was exhausted. In the end, she decided to keep her twin pigtails. They're what suited her best, in her opinion. She sat beside the red-haired teen and gazed at his impassive face. "I'll keep my hairstyle, Himegami!" Nagi informed chirpily and handed a handheld mirror to her companion.

"Take a look. That's my last creation!"

Himegami took the mirror and stared at his reflection. His hair was wild, as always, but his long sideburns were neatly French braided by his master, framing his visage nicely. Nagi waited for her butler's reaction, knowing that the hairstyle be rejected like the other ones. But she wasn't expecting for the slight upward tilt of Himegami's mouth, nor what he spoke next.

"I'm keeping it, Nagi."

Author's note: -boinks- Himegami's hairstyle is the one in the anime. In my mind, Nagi gave that hairstyle to him. Kind of sweet in my opinion. Hope the readers enjoyed it.