Finding Grace

"Wow, that's... Different." Vale stared at my hair.
"Does it look bad?" I asked anxiously, staring into the mirror. They had bleached out what remained of the red in my hair to my natural color, and then the last couple layers now had black streaks going through it.
It definitely drew your attention.
"No, not bad, just different." Vale said after a moment. "For you, at least. Since when did you want to go so dark?"
"I'm just tired of the same old," I shrugged, tugging on a black strand. "So do you like it or do I need to do something else while I still have a chance?"
"Yknow what?" Vale put her hands on her hips. "I do like it. It makes you look a little more badass then what you actually are."
So, in Vale words, she liked it. I nodded, satisfied. "I hope Andy likes it."
"It's your hair, who cares if he does?" Vale rolled her eyes at me. "If I cared that much about what CC thought I would be in a mental institution."
"You totally care what he thinks," I told her as I pulled my sunglasses on. "Otherwise it would be another six months before we came in here again."
She cared, she just didn't want to admit it. I dug through my purse as we started down the sidewalk.
"You never did tell me how the job with Chris Motionless went," Vale said as we stopped at a crosswalk. "How awesome was he? Did you guys get to make out?"
I blushed.
"You did!" she gasped, looking surprised. "Leah! Did you really? Why didn't you tell me that?"
"Because it's not a big deal," I shifted uncomfortably. "And I haven't mentioned it to Andy. I mean, I know it's still a music video and doesn't mean anything, but I'm afraid he'll be mad." "He'll be madder if you don't tell him and he has to watch it!" "I know." I sighed in aggravation. "I'll mention it before it comes out."
Or maybe I could destroy the internet.
"You better," she warned me as we started across the street. "We both know he's been on his period lately. He didn't even want you doing that video, and if he sees it ---."
"Can we drop this for now?" I asked, rubbing the knuckles on my right hand as they ached. I didn't have to wear a cast anymore, but they still hurt from when I'd punched Romochka.
I didn't even want to think about him.
"Let's get something to eat," I suggested. "I'm starved."
"Okay. Can you believe Warped is like next week?" Vale shook her head. "Our first Warped! As a band that is. Has Craig got the bus and everything ready you think?"
"I hope so! It would suck to have to hitch hike the entire time." I chuckled, stepping into the pizza parlor. I slipped my sunglasses into my purse.
"You're so funny, Leah," Vale rolled her eyes at me as we stepped to the register.
"Buffet," we both said before the kid could speak, and he nodded without even looking at us.
"So Clarke has a date tomorrow," Vale announced as we sat with plates of food.
"What! Who is it? Do I know her? Why am I just not hearing about this?" I demanded.
Clarke was her older brother, my bassist, and he didn't have any luck when it came to women. I'm not sure why, he was an awesome person.
"He just mentioned it this morning when he asked me where he should take her." She gave a slow grin. "When I said to bed he didn't sound that impressed."
"I wouldn't have been either. Who is she?"
"I dunno, he wouldn't say who it was." she frowned. "But I'm dying to know. I actually debated on taking CC with me to the restaurant tomorrow to see if we couldn't spy on them."
"Vale, let him have his date," I ordered, threatening her with a cheese stick. "He'll aready be nervous enough without you stalking him."
She sighed. "Fine. But what it he sleeps with her? I don't think he's ever even been with a girl, Leah!"
I snorted. "Vale, don't be ridiculous. He's like twenty-six, and we both know he has."
"No!"
"Vale, seriously? Remember Katie from his prom? Yeah. And then there was Nadia ---."
"Our first building manager?"
"Yep. Why do you think we got such a good deal? And then ---."
"Okay, ugh, I get it," Vale grimaced. "Don't tell me --- why do you know about his sex life more then I do?"
"Because Clarke can talk to me without the fear of ridicule."
"I don't ridicule him!"
I just looked at her, snd she squirmed. "Ok, so a little. But he's my brother!"
"I know. But you could be nicer to him," I told her. "Maybe he would tell you more then."
Vale groaned. "I don't think I want him too!"

Notes

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