Saturday, February 18, 2006

   AEGFF Chapter 25!!!!
Here's the chapter!! OMGYay, they're up right on time!!! YAY!! You guys must be so hapy. lol, anyways, enjoy.

Chapter 25

“Are you sure they’ll even let me in?” Tera asked, heels digging into the ground as Joyce pushed her towards the spa, “I egged this place once and they’ve been on the lookout ever since.” Joyce sighed and shook her head, saying they never turned away people with reservations. And, whether fortunately or unfortunately, they didn’t turn Tera away. Smiling, they led her and Joyce to these freaky looking chairs with funny domes above them. Tera had always assumed they were mind control devices, but Joyce had informed her that they just were special hair treating things. Soon enough, Tera and her friend had been seated, and their shoes removed.

“Ew, what have you been doing, miss?” Tera’s consultant said in disgust from her client’s pungent shoes, “and why are your toenails so gross? Uck, I’ll be right back. I need some garden shears.” Tera growled low in her throat, looking over at Joyce who looked thoroughly pleased. They lock gazes for a moment, and Joyce wore a victorious looking smile.

“I always wanted to get you into a spa, Tera.” Joyce smiled, “plus, I won’t have to worry about you going barefoot anymore.” She grinned, oblivious to Tera’s comment about kicking her under her breath. The consultant returned with a large pair of nail clippers; Tera had almost thought she’d taken off her toe when she cut off the first nail. She cried out in alarm and brought her foot up, glad to see all five toes. The consultant grumbled and took hold of her client’s foot again, quickly clipping the other nails. Then, she lowered the dome onto Tera’s head, and walked away. Almost as quickly as the nail clipping, Tera whipped out her phone and called Max.

“Hello?” Came his reply. He sounded rather tired, as though he’d just woken up.

“Max? Did the officials say whether the Gammas cheated yet?” Tera asked, sounding desperate, “you won’t believe what Joyce is doing to prepare me for that stupid date!” Max chuckled over the line; if he’d seen her expression, he’d have run for cover.

“You make it sound like a death sentence.” Max said, evidently glad, “and no, they haven’t confirmed it yet. Why? What’s so bad about that place?”

“They’re girly-fying me!” Tera wailed, “This chick painted my toenails pink! And then… Joyce is taking me… shoe shopping!” She grew even more upset when Max burst into laughter on the other side of the line.

“Most girls would be thrilled about that.” Max smiled, “but I get it. I’m gonna start watching ESPN now to see what’s going on with the X Games. I’ll call you if something comes up, okay? See ya!” Then, there was a click, and he’d hung up. Tera sighed, and cried out in shock when the consultant was in her face again. The girl removed the dome, and held up a mirror for Tera to inspect herself in.

The scream heard from outside the building alarmed many people Joyce had fallen out of her seat. Apparently, Tera’s hair didn’t like the dome thingy. It has spiraled up into a beehive hairdo, and Joyce could help but laugh. One quick fist gesture silenced her, fortunately. Then, she sighed, and went along for the rest of the ride, soon running away from the spa.

“I’m already smooth! I DON’T NEED A WAX!!” Tera yelled at the consultants who were chasing her. They all had wax and looked rather angry; none of their customers had been so emotional about their bodies before. However, before she could be caught, Tera ran from the place barefoot, her smelly shoes and socks gripped tightly in her hands. She knew exactly where she was headed; the only place she’d trust with her hair.

***

Once her older sisters stopped laughing at her hair, Hana agreed to fix it up for her. After a quick rinse, it had all gone waist length again, with relieved Tera. However, hearing her sister say something about bad damage, Tera felt a little alarmed. Quietly, she asked her sister to elaborate on the problem.

“Well… there was a lot of heat damage to your hair…” Hana said, “but! It’s all okay up to about… your shoulders… you mind if I cut it off up to there?” Tera thought for a moment, wondering what to do. She had been so used to long hair; it always made her feel better about herself when she brushed it for some reason. It made her feel… like a somebody. Like royalty or even a princess.

“Well… alright… but you’ve gotta add some pink streak in for me then.” Tera said, smiling at her sister. Hana smiled back, and put Tera’s long hair into a ponytail, the band ending just a bit below the damaged part of Tera’s hair. Then, with a quick snip, Tera’s head felt much lighter. Then, Hana held up a huge ponytail full of hair; it had retained its shape and stuck in the ponytail. Tera was shocked at first, but she liked how her short hair looked. Plus, her head didn’t feel as weighted down.

“Well, I’ll start on the streaks now, okay?” Hana smiled. Tera nodded, and put the ponytail into a bag; she was going to show Joyce and her friends as soon as she could. Then, she remembered her eye examination.

“Um… how fast could you do it… I’ll be late for my eye appointment if I don’t go quick.” Tera said. No sooner had she said it, Hana was on her, adding the pink into her younger sister’s hair. It’d go in easy, and the black would dull the color enough so that the vibrant pink wouldn’t be as noticeable.

Bleh, the end of this chapter was kinda lame, but we'll be getting to Tera's date next chapter or so. Sorry for the wait! Read and review!
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