Chapter 4
Haircut and a Question
The two boys walked hand in hand towards the hair salon, ignoring the stares of the other mall-goers. As they entered the salon, B looked up at L,
"Who cuts your hair?" he asked curiously. L gave a small, proud smile,
"I cut my own hair, actually," he replied, "When I was thirteen, I informed Watari that it was high time for me to be treated as an adult."
"Wow…I want to be treated as an adult!" B said with a small frown. L patted him on the head,
"Being an adult isn't very fun," he told the younger boy truthfully, "You should enjoy your time as a child. You'll have plenty of time to be treated as an adult when you take my place." B's frown grew as his gaze drifted to the space just above his idol's head,
"Yea, but that's not for another—"
"Backup." L said sharply, making the boy flinch. He usually heard his alias spoken in a harsh tone like that, since he was usually in trouble.
"I'm sorry…" he muttered, looking down at his new shoes, "I didn't mean to…I'm used to looking without thinking first…" L sighed,
"I know," he said, "It's just very important that I do not know my time of death, as it will distract me from my work."
"Oh…"
"Excuse me, gentlemen," came an exasperated voice, "Can I help you?" They both looked to see a middle-aged woman sitting at a desk. L blinked,
"Oh. Yes." He said, "My younger brother needs a haircut." The woman glanced at B,
"I see that…" she mumbled, and then typed something into the computer, "Alright, go have a seat in one of the chairs and someone will be with you in a moment." B rushed over and jumped in one of the spinning chairs, starting to spin around,
"This is fun!" he said, "You should try!" L hesitated, and then did as he was told; sitting in his usual fashion, he spun the chair.
"Ahem."
L stopped his chair,
"Hello." he said to a young woman of about twenty, whom he seemed very interested in. Without taking his eyes off of her, he reached out and stopped the younger boy's chair as well. B giggled and looked at the woman,
"Are you gonna cut my hair?" She nodded,
"Yup," she replied, "I'm Alexis, and I can cut your hair any way you'd like."
"I want my hair cut like Pocoyo's!" he cried. Alexis frowned,
"Pocoyo?" L blushed furiously,
"I told you not to call me that!" he hissed at the boy sitting next to him.
"Sorry, brother..." Alexis looked between the two,
"Uhm…okay?" she mumbled, and then peered at L's hair, "I…suppose I can do that."
"Yay!"
Forty-five minutes later, the two boys were walking out of the salon.
"I thought she was trying to drown me, though! I didn't mean to knock it out of her hand…" B said to L, whose white shirt was soaking wet,
"Well, what about the hair dryer?"
"…I thought it was a laser gun." L sighed,
"Well, I guess that I promised ice cream, didn't I?" The younger boy nodded excitedly,
"Yea, yea, you did!" he jumped up and down a couple of times, "I want strawberry!" L smiled at him,
"Okay, okay, calm down."
The two walked out of the mall, then went a few blocks until they got to an ice cream shoppe. B smiled as they went in,
"I'm so excited!" he said, "Roger doesn't let me have ice cream at the House!" L blinked, processing what he'd heard,
"…wait…Backup, why can't you have ice cream?" When he turned to look at him though, the boy was already awaiting his ice cream cone.
"I got you a strawberry one, too." He said happily as the woman handed him both cones. L paid for the ice cream, and then decided they should go back to the hotel. At the final cross-walk before the building, Beyond hit the button and looked at L,
"Um…d'you think I could stay the night at the hotel with you? I mean, it's getting late and when Mr. Whammy gets back, he'd just have to take me back, which means he'd have to drive two hours there and two hours back," he said, "What if your time runs out while he's gone? By the time he gets back from Winchester, you could be dead!"
"I'm not dying tonight, am I?"
"No, you are not." L sighed,
"I will think about it, okay?" B nodded happily, feeling the sugar from the ice cream starting to kick in. Across the street, the 'DON'T WALK' sign changed, so B let go of L's hand,
"Look at me!" he yelled, "I look both ways before crossing the street!" His head quickly turned both ways before he ran across the street, yelling, "SAFETY FIRST", leaving L standing on the corner, shaking his head.
Hey guys! It's nice to see you all again. Thank you all so much for being patient with me. This is the first chapter I wrote all by myself. I hope it's up to your standards. xD Please leave me reviews about what the boys should do next, and if I find one that's good, I might write it! Until next time,
-sheepy