Together

Chapter 27

A full hour had lapsed in Lucy's dimension but once they returned back to their original dimension, time started flowing again. They were all dressed in relatively the same white bathrobe, their hair already dry.

"So what's next?" Happy inquired.

"Next up is hair and makeup," Lucy said, her right hand holding makeup appliances and tools whereas her left hand held styling tools.

"You're working on us all by yourself?" Bickslow asked, his eyes widening in amazement.

Lucy chuckled. "I wish I could but we have a limited amount of time so Cancer's going to help us."

By her word, Cancer appeared next to her and started clipping at thin air. They could see the excited expression on his face at the thought of cutting their hair and styling it up.

"Cancer, trim the boy's hair and go for the formal style," Lucy said. "As for makeup, just put on some lotion for them."

"Got it, ebi," he replied with a smile.

"And don't do an afro this time, please," Happy cried, thinking back to the time where Cancer had destroyed his fur.

"Will do, ebi."

Lucy and Cancer immediately began getting to work. Lucy started with the girls while Cancer started with the boys. Each one of them being a professional, their use of the styling equipment was top notch. It seemed as if they were dancing with it.

"Since the outfit, that I picked out for Evergreen is a one-piece, I think long hair will suit it," Lucy smiled. "I'll leave your bangs parted just like it is."

"Go for it," Evergreen flashed a smile, giving her the thumbs up.

Lucy smiled and started trimming her hair; getting rid of the split ends as well as allowing her hair to become silky. In the meantime, she pulled out a curling iron and plugged it into the train's outlet. Having a comb in her mouth, Lucy began curling the ends of Evergreen's hair, providing it volume. She managed to evenly curl it and still make it look smooth and silky. Standing back to admire her work, Lucy motioned for Evergreen to come into her bedroom, away from the men.

"Time for the clothes?" Evergreen smirked.

"Yup," Lucy grinned.

"Can't wait to see it," she jumped around in excitement.

Lucy laughed and with a snap of her fingers, a magic circle appeared above Evergreen's forehead and came down on her. Her bathrobe had disappeared and in its place was a short-fitting white sweetheart neckline one-piece dress with an attached emerald green colored cape-like dress that reached to her ankles - though it revealed her front legs. Both the dress and the cape were lined with frills. As an accessory, Lucy had provided her with a white fur shawl that had a green emerald on each opposite side and a white fur collar with an emerald dangling from it. She wore ankle-high emerald green boots with white frills coming out from the top. Lucy had taken Evergreen's glasses away and gave her contacts instead.

"There, how'd you like it?" Lucy grinned.

Evergreen's jaw dropped to the floor as she stared at herself. She looked like a fairy that had just popped out of a painting. She was surprised at her hair but more so, she was amazed at the intricate design of the clothing she was wearing. It had a simple and casual feeling to it since there weren't many accessories but it gave off an elegant aura.

"Like it?" she exclaimed. "I love it!"

Evergreen jumped in to hug Lucy and because there wasn't much to the dress, it was okay to jump around. She had designed the dress so that it would be fit for combat if there was an emergency.