Kessoku Kokoro | A Bocchi the Rock Fanfic

Chapter 42: Good Parts

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Tokumei didn't like the look on their faces. 

They had ideas.

Ideas that he didn't like one bit.

"I don't need a haircut," He whined. Shaking his head. He could've pointed at himself if his hands weren't busted. "My hair's perfectly fi-"

"It's a mess," PA-san interrupted. She slid her fingers through his obsidian and amethyst hair and smirks when her hands land on a familiar hair piece. "Huh. I wonder where you got this from?"

"She lent it to me," He leaned his head to the left. Making it bump into the wall. He ignored the blunt pain on his head. 

"You okay?" Nijika asked, checking if he was bleeding or if he had a bump on his head. Does... he just have a grudge against walls or...? Maybe she should put him in the center of the room instead of the right. 

"Yes," Tokumei looked towards his sister after answering. "Besides, I like my hair to be long."

"Long hair is a nightmare to maintain," PA-san explained. Nijika nodded as the older woman began to explain her point. "You've got to spend like 30 minutes drying it while combing it. Have to expend a lot of money on shampoo, conditioner just for it to be silky smooth and shiny-"

"If it's so bad, then why don't you cut your own hair?" Tokumei asked.

"Because I look like an absolute ten with my long hair," His sister had a smug grin and sparkles shining beside her.

"Too bad everyone else is looking for a hundred."

"Says the kid looking for a one and only because he's done and lonely."

"Do you two always do this?" Nijika huffed. She gets that these two are the nicest people when they're alone, but then when they're allowed to interact with each other, they basically resort to this when they're in a well-enough mental state. 

""Sometimes,"" They both reply in unison. 

"Huh. Anyway, come on. You need a haircut. It's all over the place and I'm sure you don't want to take a shower with your sister just to fix it."

"...I'll take the haircut," Tokumei gives in.

"Time to make him bald," PA-san giggled while snipping the scissors on the open air menacingly.

"Don't you dare," He retorted, leaning his back against the wall.

"Relax. It's an actual hairstyle. You can trust us. We're professionals," Nijika comforted him. She plugged in the razor and pointed at the chair where Tokumei would be sitting. Can't have his hair be everywhere on her bed now. 

"In training," PA-san teased.

"As long as I don't look like a mushroom, I'll take it," Tokumei stood up and sat down on the chair. As the sounds of scissors and razors flew through the air, he hoped that they'd make his hair actually look good. Since he can't judge it himself. 

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Hitori felt...

A lot more nervous than usual. 

There were a lot of things making her nervous today. It was visiting Nijika's apartment for the first time. Ryo left her instructions, but she would've preferred it if she didn't go off on her own. Kita wasn't there to help her visit Tokumei so she had to travel by herself without having to hide behind someone else's back. But the main reason was that she was going to meet up with Tokumei again... And give him a gift just to make sure he felt better. She does congratulate herself. She managed to get to a new place without being kidnapped, killed or worse.