She Gets a Haircut Every June

[in-venting.livejournal.com]

If there was anything to say about Sherry, it was that once something got into her head, she certainly didn't let it go until it was finished. She'd found herself a new hiding spot (though not specifically hidden, as she'd made sure to say something to her parents about it) in the city at a small building that didn't seem to have one extraordinary purpose or another. It had walls and a dumbwaiter, doors and a floor, two stories. It was perfectly functional for holing herself up in and studying, or reading, or whatever little growing girls did alone when they didn't want to be bothered.

She'd spread out a bit of old paper, and sat herself in the middle of it, frowning at the pair of scissors she'd found in Possessions (what? It wasn't like she'd not seen other people rummaging through things that weren't theirs. At least she'd promised to return the scissors to Stacy when she was done). So, she was really going to do it, wasn't she?

Sherry brushed her hair out carefully, her nose twitching as the long bangs slipped past and tickled. A look in the hand mirror told her exactly what she already knew; her hair was growing quickly, just like the rest of her. It brushed her shoulders and fell just past her chin.

"Okay," she breathed and picked up her scissors. "It's just a little bit. Not as though I'm going to shave myself bald." Boy, but wouldn't that be more efficient?

Snip.

Snipsnipsnip.


Snipsnipsnipsnipsnip.

At least this wasn't too hard; Sherry already had a good idea of where her bangs were. But why wasn't this line straight like the other one?

Oh well.

Snipsnipsnipsnipsnipsnipsnip.

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[governmentninja]

Leon gave a slight look at the mention of that boy, but he didn't say anything about it.

"You borrowed the scissors from Stacy?"

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Sherry's reply was punctuated by Claire's clipping, as it the little slips of hair fell down her face, "From." "Posse." "Possessions." Hah! "I... I said I'd... give it back."

After all, they didn't belong to her.

[governmentninja]

"In the future, just take a pair from my office if you needed some," he informed her. He had a wealth of sharp objects in the Precinct, some of which were useful for more than stabbing people.

[letmelive]

"Your dad has sharp objects for every occasion," Claire added in, smirking a little, measuring Sherry's bangs out with her fingers.

[in-venting.livejournal.com]

"...That's pretty scary, Dad," Sherry raised her eyebrows and grinned a little. But, hey, if there were scissors in his desk, then she wouldn't have to worry about asking Stacy next time.

"Are they straight yet?" Pardon her impatience, Claire, but there are boys she needs to see things that require her to study them.

[letmelive]

"Aaaalmost," she replied, a few more snips being applied before she held the scissors away from Sherry and leaned back to examine her handiwork. "Okay I think it's safe for you to go out in public, now."

[in-venting.livejournal.com]

She turned to her father, "Am I?" Not that she didn't have faith in her mother's assessment, of course, but Leon did have ridiculously perfect nice hair.

[governmentninja]

He was amused by her asking him for a second opinion.

"Don't worry, you're good." He wouldn't let her go out in public with bad hair. No one would believe she was his child if he did.

[letmelive]

Claire smirked a little reaching out to ruffle Sherry's bangs (to shake out loose hairs, really) before holding the scissors out to the little girl.

"Remember. Next time, come find me."

[in-venting.livejournal.com]

"Right," Sherry replied absently, "Next time, practice on Vega-- I mean, find you." She took the scissors from Claire and smiled innocently.

[governmentninja]

[letmelive]

That's probably one of those things that as a parent you shouldn't laugh, but Claire laughed anyway, standing back up and bumping her shoulder into Leon's.

"Pretty sure she gets the sadism from you."

[governmentninja]

Leon was still facepalming, though if one looked closely, they could probably see the grin he was hiding.

"Don't remind me."

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"It isn't like anyone would be able to tell," Sherry mumbled under her breath. "Ahem. Anyway, I'm going to go and finish what I said I was going to." She gave her mother and father a one-armed hug and started to skitter away.

[letmelive]

Claire smiled, leaning forward a little to watch Sherry run off.

"Be good!" she called after the little girl, not fully expecting her to listen.

[governmentninja]

Leon just shook his head a bit. He had stopped facepalming, at least, and slipped an arm around Claire's waist.

"She's our kid," he stated. Which, yes, he knew she knew that, obviously. But more and more she was really taking after them.

...they may have to start rethinking their approach to this parenting thing.

[letmelive]

She sighed, shaking her head minutely, a smile on her face. After a second she slid her arm over his shoulders, leaning her head back.

"We are a horrible influence on that kid."

[governmentninja]

"Yeah, we are," he admitted, though he was still smiling as he looked at Claire.

"And I don't think I'd want it any other way."

[letmelive]

"Me either." Bad influence or not, there were definitely worse role models in the world for a girl like her. Claire looked over at Leon, tilting her head a little, her smile fading.

"So what are you up to?"

[governmentninja]

"Avoiding paperwork," he responded. For once, there wasn't some major imminent danger hanging everyone's head. It actually gave him more free time.

"What about you?"

[letmelive]

That made Claire smirk again, and she turned towards him, looping her other arm around his neck.

"Enabling your avoiding paperwork?"

[governmentninja]

He smirked back at her. Without really thinking about it, he reached up and brushed some of her hair out of her face, tucking it behind her ear.

"Really, now?" he stated, then leaned in and kissed her. "And how do you plan on doing that?" he muttered against her lips.

[letmelive]

Claire grinned into the kiss, tightening her hold on him while she considered that question.

"Well," she finally replied, kissing him again before finishing the thought. "I could drag you back to your bunk and tie you up."

HELLO PARENTS. COCKBLOCK IMMINENT.

[in-venting.livejournal.com]

Sherry, realizing she'd forgotten her bag back at her hiding spot, had turned around run back, just in time to hear:

"...back to your bunk and tie you up." Curiosity leapt forward to ask questions, even as she vaguely wondered if she should also feel horrified by that idea.

"Why would you do that?"

DAMMIT, WHERE'S THE DODGE PROMPT? *PRESSES X*

[governmentninja]

Whatever Leon was about to say died in his throat as he heard Sherry's voice.

"Uh..."

Oh, man...

Leon's brain had been going down an entirely different track, and it took him a moment to recover from having his train of thought completely derailed like that.

"Well... um... you know how your mother doesn't want me to work so many hours?"