I Like Me Better when I'm With You (COMPLETED)

I think you're my bestfriend

Author's Notes: Chapter title is from The Kids Aren't Alright by Fall Out Boy

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"Hey, you got a hair band or something?" Nico asked as he sat down and placed his tray on the table.

Drew made a small humming sound as she placed her tray on the table.

"I have a spare hair tie. Would that work for you?" She said, already reaching out for her backpack and reaching inside it,

"Yeah," Nico said as he brushed away a rebellious strand of hair away from covering his eyes. "I just need something to keep my hair away from my eyes."

"Here," Drew said, holding out an electric blue hair tie to Nico.

"Thanks," Nico said as he took the hair tie. After a haste attempt, he managed to tie some of his hair to a small bun at the back of his head. Some of his hair was still too short to get tied, but still long enough that those rebellious strands of hair still hanging loosely around his face.

In front of him, Drew watched and rolled her eyes. She made a tsk tsk sound and stood up.

"Let me do it for you," she said as she took two small steps to the chair next to Nico and sat there.

Nico sighed, but turned on his chair and let Drew untied the miserable bun.

"Wait, just a second." Drew stood to grab her backpack from across the table. Nico turned his head to look at what she was doing with the backpack when Drew pulled out a small comb from her backpack.

"I thought you offered me to tie my hair, not to do a make-over."

Drew snorted. "This is not even remotely close to a make-over, di Angelo."

Nico rolled his eyes but turned his head again. Drew started combing his hair, carefully untangling his hair.

"I hate it when my hair is at this length," Nico mumbled. "It's still too short to have them all tied up properly, but too long that it keeps on falling in my eyes."

"Then maybe it's time for you to have a haircut, Neeks."

"Don't call me that."

Drew chuckled. "Something reserved for your boyfriend only?"

Nico was happy that it was the back of his head that was facing Drew, because from how warm his cheeks were warm now, he was pretty sure that he was blushing.

"He's not my boyfriend," Nico said, trying to sound nonchalant about it.

Drew hummed as she started fiddling with Nico's hair. "Not yet," she said, tying up Nico's hair.

Nico only made a small snorting sound.

"Anyway," Drew said, as she stood up from the chair. She walked back to the chair across the table and sat there. "I know a good place where you can have a decent haircut."

Nico huffed as he patted the small hair bun that Drew just created. Some strands of hair still hanging loosely but it was much better than when Nico did it himself.

"I don't know," Nico said. He took his plastic fork and took a piece of the chicken from his plate. "I guess I'll just wait until I have the chance to go home."

"Why wait?"

Nico shrugged his shoulders. "I just don't like the idea of strangers touching my head," he said. "So instead of going to a barber shop, I usually have Bianca cut my hair."