Chapter Nine: Bad Hair Day & Breaking Up
The next morning, Joel and Eric were getting ready for their day out with Irma and Hay Lin. They along with Matt and Nigel each had their own room. They did this because they all thought they would be getting back with their Ex's and would spend the night with them.
And we all know how that went, folks!
Anyway, as Matt sat in his room, he looked over at a sleeping Cornelia knowing it would be a while before she got up and smirked proud of his work.
"Let's see you live this down, Hale.", he said when a knock came at his door.
He went up to the door ans opened it to see Nigel standing there.
"What's up, man?", Matt asked his friend.
"I'm going to walk around town for a bit this morning before I have lunch with my family and spend some time with them.", Nigel said.
"Okay.", Matt said. "Have fun."
"You okay, man?", Nigel asked. "I know you're upset about Will and all, but you can't let it get to you."
"I know.", Matt said. "I just need to be alone for a while."
"Okay.", Nigel said. "Just promise me that you'll get out sometime today."
"I will.", Matt said. "Don't worry about me, bud. You go and have fun with your family."
"Alright.", Nigel said. "Later."
"Later.", Matt said as he closed the door and locked it. "That was close. If Nigel knew I did this, he'd freak.", he said as he went to sit back in the chair he was sitting in and waited for Cornelia to wake up. "Enjoy your sleep, Hale. Cause you're in for one heck of a wake up call.", he said as his smirk grew.
A few minutes later, a knock came at his door again. Matt went to answer the door to see that it was Eric and Joel. A smirk grew on his face as he welcomed them inside.
"So did you do it?", Joel asked as they walked further into the room.
"See for yourself.", Matt said as he pointed to the bed Cornelia was sleeping on surprising Joel and Eric.
"Oh my... I can't believe you did it, man!", Eric said as he started at Cornelia.
"Believe it.", Matt said smirking.
"This is priceless!", Joel said holding back his laughter. "This'll teach the little princess to know her place."
"And then some.", Eric said as Cornelia began to wake up. "Shh! Shh! She's waking up."
As for Cornelia, she slowly stirred as she began to wake up from her sleep when she remembered Matt's last words before she blacked out.
"You're the reason Will is the way she is now. She was very important to me and now she won't give me the time of day. I lost something special. And now, I'm going to take something special from you."
Her eyes snapped open as she sat up to see that she was in a hotel room sitting on a bed. She breathed a sigh of relief to see that she was fully dressed. She then heard some snickering and looked forward to see Matt, Joel, and Eric snickering at her before busting out laughing.
"What's so funny!?", Cornelia demanded to know. "And what did you do to me, Olsen!?"
"Nothing bad.", Matt said. "Just took something important from you.", he said as he picked a pair of scissors up from the table that was in his room. She also saw a thing of blonde hair sitting on the table as well.
It was then that Cornelia felt something she hasn't felt before.
Cool air on the back of her neck.
Cornelia then reached behind her neck and felt nothing. No hair at all. She then jumped up from the bed and ran to the bathroom and looked in the mirror to see that her long hair was gone. Her hair was cut so short that Will had longer hair than she did.
"Like it?", Matt asked as he stood at the door of the bathroom. "I think I did pretty well seeing as it's my first time cutting someone's hair."
"YOU BASTARD!", Cornelia yelled as she turned around and charged at Matt.
Not seeing this coming, Matt was caught off guard when Cornelia grabbed him by his shirt and pushed him out of the bathroom and pinned him against the wall of the hotel room. Matt then looked into Cornelia's eyes and saw fury and pain in them as they began to water.
"Get off me, you nut!", Matt demanded as Cornelia was able to hold him up against the wall.
Seeing this, Eric and Joel grabbed Cornelia and forced her off of Matt and tossed her onto the bed she woke up on.
"Check yourself, Hale!", Joel snapped. "You're outnumbered three to one! You can't take all of us!"
Cornelia had her fist balled up ready to use her powers on then, when she saw the smirk on Matt's face as he waved his finger at her letting her know that she couldn't use her powers on them seeing as they weren't really enemies.
"Now let's talk about why you deserve what Matt did to you.", Eric said surprising Cornelia.
"What!?", Cornelia questioned.
"You heard him!", Joel said. "You need to know your place when it comes to our girls!"
"What are you talking about?", Cornelia questioned.
"Did you or did you not talk the girls into dressing the way they did on Halloween?", Matt questioned.
"Is that what this is about?", Cornelia questioned.
"Answer the questioned!", Eric snapped.
"Yes, I did.", Cornelia admitted. "But I didn't hold a gun up to their heads and make them do it!"
"Doesn't matter!", Eric said. "Hay Lin has changed! And I blame you! You've been a bad influence on her and I won't let you turn her into another you! I won't let you ruin things between me and her!"
"Same goes for me and Irma!", Joel snapped.
"You see, Corny, this little hair cut is punishment for causing us trouble with our girls.", Matt explained. "So every time you look in the mirror, you'll be reminded of how bad a person you really are."
"So why isn't Nigel her enjoying this?", Cornelia questioned.
"Believe it or not, he tried to talk me out of doing this to you.", Matt said. "He said that it was wrong and that the girls would want nothing to do with us if I were to do it."
"And yet you did it anyway.", Joel said.
"Besides. It's not like he can do anything about it now.", Eric said as he looked at his watch. "And with that Joel and I have to go meet up with our girlfriends."
"Later, bud.", Joel said as the three of them bumped fist.
The two of them then left leaving Matt and Cornelia.
"You can leave now.", Matt said as he tossed Cornelia her shoes. "Have a nice day."
Cornelia then put her shoes on and grabbed her purse and headed for the door of the room and left. But not before giving Matt one last glare that he smirked at before laughing at her. She then left the room while slamming the door behind her. As she headed for the elevator of the hotel, she then began to let the tear flow. She held them in as not wanting to cry in front of Matt, Joel, and Eric. Once at the elevator, she was about to push the down button when one of the two elevators open to show Nigel standing in the elevator.
"Cor... Cornelia!?", Nigel questioned surprised to see the girl there. "What happened to your...?"
"Matt did it.", Cornelia said as she stepped inside the elevator.
"Say what?", Nigel questioned.
"He drugged me, and brought me to his room and cut my hair!", Cornelia said in between sobs.
"I... I told him not to do it!", Nigel said as he punched the elevator wall. "I told him that if he did this that Will would want nothing to do with him. What was he thinking!? Geez!"
"Can you... Can you give me a ride home, Nigel?", Cornelia asked as the elevator stopped and opened..
"Yeah. Sure, Cornelia.", Nigel said with a kind smile that Cornelia returned as they stepped out of the elevator.
As for Joel and Irma, they met up at the water fountain in the park. Joel was dress in a pair of blue jeans and a gray tank-top with white sneakers while Irma was dressed in a pair of green shorts and a blue tank-top with white sandals. She also had a white small purse with her.
"Hey, you!", Joel said happy to see Irma.
"Hey, yourself.", Irma said before they shared a kiss.
"So what do you want to do today?", Joel asked as they walked through the park.
"Well, seeing as you won't be here long, how about we go to your favorite places.", Irma suggested with a smile.
"Are you sure?", Joel asked.
"Of course!", Irma said. "You haven't been back here in months, so this way you can see your favorite places and we get to spend the day together."
"Thanks, Babe!", Joel said before he kissed Irma.
Once out of the park, they got into the car Joel had rented and headed for one of his favorite places for breakfast. Meanwhile, Eric and Hay Lin met up at the Silver Dragon. Eric was dressed in a pair of black jean shorts and a yellow shirt with brown sandals while Hay Lin was dressed in a pair of yellow shorts and purple tank-top with white sandals and a small yellow purse. Her hair was let out as it flowed down her back.
"So you ready for a fun dy out?", Eric asked as he opened the door to he car he rented for Hay Lin.
"You bet!", Hay Lin said as she got into the car.
"Good.", Eric sais as closed the door and walked around the car and got in it. "Then let's go.", he said as e started the car and drove off hoping he and Hay Lin wouldn't see Cornelia on the way. "So where do you want o go?"
"Surprise me.", Hay Lin said with a smile that Eric returned.
"Okay then.", Eric said as he drove to a place to have breakfast.
Now back at the Vanders' apartment building, Angelo was awake and looking down at Hay Lin leave with Eric from the living room window of his apartment.
"And there they go.", Angelo said as he drank some of his coffee.
"You know, I still can't believe that Hay Lin and Irma tried to get you to move out so they could stay in their apartment.", Will said as she ate her cereal. "Okay. Irma I can believe. But not Hay Lin."
"Well, they did.", Angelo said. "And now they have convince their boyfriends that they have nothing to worry about when it comes to me or find another place to stay."
"Well, let's hope they can convince they can convince their boyfriends.", Will said as she finished her cereal when a knock came to the door of their apartment.
Angelo answered the door to see Taranee, Nigel and Cornelia with a baseball cap on.
"Hey, guys.", Angelo said. "What with the baseball cap, Corny?", he asked as he let them in.
"Something happened last night.", Nigel said. "Something I never thought Matt would do.", he said getting Will's attention.
"What did he do?", Will asked.
"THIS!", Cornelia said as she took the baseball cap off showing her now short hair.
"What the...?", Angelo questioned. "Matt did this!?"
"Yeah!", Cornelia said ticked off still. "That jerk tricked me and did this to me!"
"How did this happen?", Will asked as Cornelia sat on the couch.
And so Cornelia explained everything that had happened between meeting up with Matt last night and waking up this morning in his hotel room. Meanwhile, Joel and Irma were having breakfast at one of Joel's favorite places.
"Aw, man!", Joel said after eating some of his food. "I miss the food here."
"Glad you're enjoying yourself.", Irma said with a kind smile that Joel returned.
"So how are things where you live?", Joel asked.
"They're okay.", Irma said. "But Hay Lin and I are trying to find another place to live seeing as... well... you know."
"Yeah.", Joel said knowing what Irma was talking about. "I know it sounds petty, but after what happened at the party, I just don't trust Vanders when it comes to being around you."
"I understand, but we can't find any apartments cheap enough for Hay-Hay and I to afford.", Irma explained. "Our only option is the dorms. And that's a step down from where we live now."
"I wish Eric and I could help you and Hay Lin get a better place, but we're only getting so much from the record company.", Joel said.
"Well... Maybe if Hay Lin and I were to stay where we are now, that would be cool.", Irma said hoping Joel would be okay with it.
"I don't know, Irma.", Joel said.
"Please, Joel!", Irma pleaded. "I know you don't trust Angelo, but he won't do anything. Heck! Hay Lin and I aren't even friends with him anymore."
"But the other girls are.", Joel said. "And it's not just that. There's also the matter with Cornelia. I still think she's a bad influence on you. I mean before I left for that tour, I've seen you do things that you never would have done in the past."
"And you think that Corny has something to do with it.", she said getting a nod from Joel. "Well, I'll admit that I may have done some things I never would have done before, but Corny isn't the reason behind them all."
"Maybe not, but I still think she's going to get you in trouble one day.", Joel said. "And I mean trouble that'll effect you for a long time."
"I know that you're worried, but I'm a big girl.", Irma said. "I won't do anything that'll get me in major trouble. You'll just have to trust me, Baby."
"I'll try.", Joel said. "And I guess I can be behind you staying where you are now.", he said making Irma smile before she gave him a kiss.
"Thank you.", Irma said smiling.
"Don't mention it.", Joel said smiling.
'Of course, I'll be having a talk with Vanders before I leave for L.A.', Joel thought to himself as he continued to eat his meal along with Irma. 'And as for Hale, well she won't be much of a problem for a while.'
At the same time, Eric and Hay Lin were at another place having breakfast while talking about the same thing Joel and Irma were talking about.
"Are you sure you and Irma can't find another play to stay?", Eric asked as they were eating breakfast.
"I wish there was, but we can't find any place that's within our budget.", Hay Lin said. "Our only other option is the dorms. And those rooms are small compared to where we are now. So I was hoping that you'd be okay with me staying where I'm staying now. I know you don't trust Angelo after what happened at the party but..."
"It's not just him.", Eric said. "It's Cornelia as well. She's a bad influence, Hay Lin!"
"What do you mean?", Hay Lin questioned surprised by what Eric said.
"Tell me. Wasn't it she who convinced you and the other girls to dress the way you did at the party?", Eric asked.
"Well yeah, but..."
"And let's be honest.", Eric said. "During high school, Cornelia always talked you and the other girls into..."
"Into what?", Hay Lin questioned not liking where Eric was going.
"Into getting clothes that got you a bit to much attention.", Eric said.
"Well, I didn't see you complain about it back then.", Hay Lin said.
"That's because we were together back then.", Eric said. "I don't know what's been going on since I left with the guys for the tour."
"First, you and I broke up. So I can dress any way I feel like.", Hay Lin said. "Second, I can still dress the way I feel even now that we're together. And third, I'm getting older now and my fashion has changed with or without Cornelia's help. That's something you'll just have to deal with now, Eric. Not to mention that I've known Cornelia longer than I've known you. I'm sorry that you don't like her much, but she's one of my closest friends. I'm not going to stop being friends with her for you or any other guy. That's something that I won't ever do when it comes to the girls."
"Okay. Okay. I get it. You and the girls are close. And I wouldn't do anything to break up that friendship.", Eric said to which Hay Lin smiled. "I just... want you to be careful. You're in college now, Hay Lin. And sometimes, people change. Some for the better while some for the worse."
"Don't worry, Eric.", Hay Lin said with a loving smile. "I'll be alright."
Eric returned the smile before he gave her a kiss before they continued eating their breakfast.
'And I know that Hale has learned her lesson.', Eric thought to himself hiding his smirk.
Back in Angelo's apartment, Cornelia had just finished telling Will, Taranee, and Angelo about what had happened to her. And they didn't take it to well.
"I can't believe Matt did this to you!", Will snapped. "Now I'm really glad I didn't get back with him!"
"Did he actually think that this would prove anything?", Taranee questioned.
"I still can't believe he did this.", Nigel replied. "I told him that he'd get in trouble for doing it. Not to mention that it wouldn't solve anything. But he was so upset about not getting back with you, Will that something in him snapped."
"So just because he couldn't be with Will, he goes and blames Cornelia?", Angelo questioned getting a nod from Nigel. "That's just dumb."
"You know that and I know that.", Nigel said. "But try telling him that."
"Oh! I will!", Will said. "But first, I'm going to call Irma and Hay Lin and have them get back here now!", Will said as she picked up the phone to her and Angelo's apartment when suddenly a fold opened and a very happy Elyon came walking out.
"Hey, guy!", Elyon said with a smile until she saw Nigel standing there with a look of shock on his face. "Uh-oh!", she said before she looked at Cornelia. "Oh my gosh! What happened to you, Cornelia!?"
"What the... How the... Huh!?", Nigel questioned not being able to find the right words to say.
"Easy, Nigel.", Taranee said trying to calm the guy down. "I'll explain everything later."
"But first we need to call Hay Lin and Irma.", Will said as she called Irma while Taranee called Hay Lin.
"Well this just got interesting.", Angelo said.
"Can somebody explain to me what's going on?", Elyon asked.
"Matt called me yesterday and asked me for help in making things right with Will. I met him at our old hang out spot to talk and give him some advice.", Cornelia began to explain. "He then offered ne a ride home to which I accepted. I guess he must have drugged the tea he ordered. I woke up in his hotel room where Joel and Eric were there as well. And found that Matt did this to me!", she said as she pointed to her hair. "Thankfully, I ran into Nigel who drove me back here."
"That jerk!", Elyon snapped. "When I get my hands on him, I'll..."
"Easy there, Elyon.", Angelo said. "We're about to settle this now. By the way, what brings you here?"
"Oh!", Elyon said with a slight blush. "I'm happy to report that things are a lot better between me and Caleb."
"So you got him to... you know?", Cornelia questioned.
"Yep!", Elyon said. "We both learned that foreplay can be a good thing. A VERY good thing.", she said smiling.
"Well, I'm happy for you.", Cornelia said. "Now we have this crap to settle."
Speaking of which, Taranee and Will had just called Hay Lin and Irma and had them come back and to bring Eric and Joel with them. And judging by the tone in their voices, Irma and Hay Lin knew it was important. So they had their boyfriends take them back home. And much to their surprise, they didn't mind. Once back to the Vanders' apartment building, they saw a not to happy Taranee waiting for them on the fourth floor.
"What's going on, Taranee?", Hay Lin asked.
"Why don't you ask them!", Taranee said pointing to Eric and Joel who has smiles on their faces.
"What's that suppose to mean?", Irma questioned.
"I'll show you.", Taranee said as she walked into Angelo and Will's apartment. "Come inside."
"What's Taranee talking about, Eric?", Hay Lin asked.
"You'll see.", Eric said with a smile as they headed inside the apartment.
Once in the apartment, the four of them saw that Will, Taranee, Angelo, Elyon, Cornelia, and Nigel were in there. But what shocked Irma and Hay Lin the most was Cornelia's now short hair.
"What the heck did you do to your hair!?", Irma questioned surprised by what she saw.
"Why don't you ask them!", Cornelia said glaring at Joel and Eric.
"Hold on now.", Joel said with a smirk. "Eric and I didn't touch you, Hale."
"Yeah.", Eric said with a smirk of his own. "That was all Matt."
"What!?", Hay Lin questioned. "Why would he do that!?"
"Because he along with your boyfriends think I'm a bad influence on you.", Cornelia said. "Nigel was the only one who tried to talk Matt out of doing this to me."
"Oh please! It's just hair! It'll grow back.", Eric snapped surprising Hay Lin.
"How can you be okay with this, Eric!?", Hay Lin questioned. "What if Matt didn't like me and did me the same way he did Cornelia? Would you be okay with that?"
"What!?", Eric questioned. "He wouldn't do that to you, Hay Lin. Cornelia is the problem!"
"Yeah!", Joel said. "Look how she got you to dress for that party!"
"Oh please!", Angelo said. "It was a party! A lot of girls dressed sexy! You going to blame Cornelia for that, too!?"
"Stay out of this, Vanders!", Joel snapped.
"Make me!", Angelo said.
"Why you...!"
*SMACK!*
Joel was cut off as he felt the spot where Irma smacked him. He looked at Irma to see her eyes watering while glaring at him.
"Irma?"
"Get out.", Irma said softly as she held her head down so not to face Joel.
"But, Irma..."
"I said get out!", Irma yelled still looking down at the ground hiding her tears.
"But first...", Cornelia said as she ran her fingers through her short hair.
Only as she did this, her hair began to grow back to the way it was before Matt cut it shocking Nigel, Joel, and Eric.
"What the heck!?", Eric questioned. "How were you..."
"Taranee, if you will please.", Will said.
"Gladly.", the Fire Guardian said as she used her telekinesis to show the three boys enough about their lives as Guardians so they'd get the gist of what they do.
"Whoa!", Nigel said. "I guess that explains all those times you had to go do something important.", he said with a grin.
"Pretty much.", Taranee said with a grin. "This doesn't change our friendship, does it?"
"Yeah, but in a good way.", Nigel said making Taranee smile. "And your secret is safe with us. Right guy?", Nigel questioned to Joel and Eric in a tone that said they better agree to it.
"Y-Yeah.", Eric said before looking at a hurt Hay Lin and knew that it was over between them just like it was over between Irma and Joel. "Hay Lin. I'm..."
"Just go, Eric.", Hay Lin said as she turned her back to Eric.
Not saying a word, Eric and Joel left with Nigel and headed back to the hotel to tell Matt what they now knew about him and the girls. Back in Angelo's apartment, it was pretty quite for no one knew what to say to Hay Lin or Irma who were both hurting after what just happened. I mean they just broke up with their boyfriends after getting back with them for one day. It was then that both girls began to shake and sob after letting what happen hit her. It was then that Irma felt a slim pair of arms wrap around her while Hay Lin felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her. Will, Taranee, and Elyon looked on with kind smiles as Cornelia held a crying Irma and Angelo held a crying Hay Lin.
"It'll be okay, Irma.", Cornelia said as Irma welcomed the hug.
"Just let it out, Hay Lin.", Angelo said to the Air Guardian.
As for Will, she left the apartment and used her powers to sense one person and teleported to him and have a little talk. Once there, the person she wanted to talk to was more than surprised to see her there in his hotel room as he had just walked in there.
"Will!?", Matt questioned.
"Hello, Matt.", Will said to her ex-boyfriend. "Let's talk, shall we?"
A/N: Oh snap! Matt's in for it now! Serves him right for what he did! Not to mention Eric and Joel for being behind him in what he did. I bet you are all are wondering what Will's going to do to Matt. Well... You'll just have to read on and find out.
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