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"All done!" Dizzy grinned, setting her hair products down admiring her work being so proud of the final results while Elizabeth stood up walking over to the mirror wondering what she would see.
"Wow this looks amazing, Dizzy! You really made it look shinier somehow." Elizabeth gushed at her hair seeing how lively it seemed as she looked at herself through the mirror being very impressed with how her hair turned out.
"Yay! I'm glad you like it!" Dizzy smiled over at Elizabeth seeing how much she liked her new hairstyle and having the compliment meant very much especially since it was one of her most favorite people out there. "Remember to always touch up these highlights."
"Here you go. . . make sure to hide it before Harry comes." Elizabeth turned to the young teenager handing her the money with an extra tip before whispering over to her causing Dizzy to shriek of excitement before skipping over to the corner of the salon.
As Elizabeth continued to admire her hair Dizzy went on with sweeping the floors to avoid being scolded by her grandmother. With the two being distracted neither of the two have noticed a certain blonde with purple tips walking in the salon.
Mal took a glance around the room as memories rushed over when her and Evie would visit though it had always been her best friend's spot more than hers seeing Evie was the one to know her way around that world.
As she took a sweep of the spot she noticed one of the most known pirate members the Isle had taken her to quite a surprise Mal didn't realize she would come in contact with one of them this quickly.
"Well, well, well, look who's traveled back here on her little scooter." Elizabeth commented once she glanced at the corner of the broken mirror noticing the daughter of Maleficent with a helmet in hand.
"What? Can't believe I could have stolen a motorbike from there?" Mal challenged the Sparrow girl as she raised her eyebrow trying to get her sense of spreading fear back though it had been quite a while.
"Ah, I would believe it if people in Auradon would dare to get motorbikes but something tells me that the best they want to do over there would be putting small motors making scooters. . . you know, for 'safety measures'." Elizabeth turned around facing the now blonde girl with a smirk playing on her face but just immediately she fell into a small chuckle fit as Mal seemed to bite back her tongue.
Mal and Elizabeth have always been quite an odd duo when they meet.
No hate with one another but no liking either. Mal had so many personality features from her mother anyone from the Isle would know that but Elizabeth was very much like her father as well and neither seemed to call for a friendship between the two.
Though the trouble only really started when issues came between the VK group and the Pirate crew. Elizabeth was always able to help Uma somehow get what they wanted and on the Isle having someone that was very close to the top never seemed to fit right.
"So what's gonna happen now? You're gonna call Uma?" Mal sighed, placing her free hand on her hips not knowing what to say in return for the scooter comment and on her first day back she didn't want to already have her name go more into the dirt.
"Hmm. . . no. Our phones suck I never use mine and plus I'm off the clock. Whatever you do now will just go through the air above my head." Elizabeth thought about it before shaking her head making no moves to tell Uma though she was sure somehow Uma would know, especially with Harry going back to pick her up.
"Doesn't it always?" Mal smirked as she insulted her trying to get back to her rotten roots which was the same reason she wanted to get back home either way.
"And somehow that is how you lost your turf isn't it?" Elizabeth threw back mimicking Mal's actions turning back to the mirror but before she did she noticed Mal's eyes glow green having her smirk deepen knowing she hit a nerve.
"Mal!" Dizzy exclaimed with a grin playing on her face once she noticed the blonde girl which had Mal shake her head placing a smile on her face trying to erase Elizabeth's comment. "Is Evie back, too?"
"As if." Mal chuckled knowing how much the blue haired girl loves Auradon which had the young teenager drop her shoulders in a pinch of disappointment. "I, um, forgot that you guys don't open till midnight."
"Unless you had good connections with one of them." Elizabeth commented softly, almost just telling herself considering most of the time Dizzy would do her hair earlier than the shop would be open because she was a dear friend. "Oh, Dizzy, do you have any hair accessories?"
"Ooo! Yes a bunch!" Dizzy's happiness returned as she sped to her drawers getting any accessories she knew Elizabeth would enjoy before going back to handing them over.
"Place looks good." Mal complimented the place seeing how Dizzy decorated having the young teenager giggle, liking how people can admire a place she spent a lot of time on. "So, what is your deal? Has your grandmother given you any customers yet? Y'know aside from Sparrow over there?"
"Ah, just a witch here and there. Mostly it's a lot of scrubbing and scouring and sweeping. Lots and lots of sweeping. Lizzie is my most loyal customer." Dizzy sighed with a headshake since her grandmother doesn't let her deal with a lot of customers.
Once she heard her name Elizabeth couldn't help but glance at the corner of the shattered mirror seeing the smile Dizzy had when she spoke about how she's her most loyal customer.
Elizabeth hadn't always had a rough childhood; her parents showed her a glimpse of happiness before everything got to where she is now.
One thing she had promised herself was to at least help Dizzy and some kids in the Isle have some happiness around them and hearing that made her realize she's on the right track.
"Sounds like the old Cinderella treatment, ey." Mal commented knowing the story of Cinderella and her evil stepmother as did many did and she really couldn't see the difference from that to Dizzy's life.
"Yeah. She's gone from wicked stepmother to wicked grandmother." Dizzy huffed thinking back how she had spent most of her childhood though one thing she really couldn't complain about was that she was able to express her creativity.
"That's not really much of a switch." Mal furrowed her eyebrows before taking another glance at the hair dye as Dizzy couldn't help but agree. "Hey, Dizzy. You used to do Evie, right?"
"Yeah, I thought of the little braids." Dizzy grinned so proud of her work with Evie's hair especially considering Evie was one of the most fashionable people of the Isle.
"You have any ideas for me?"
"Hmm, the washed-out blonde with purple tips. The best of no worlds." Dizzy took note of Mal's hair but with her comment neither of the two girls were able to keep their chuckles. "You can't see where your face ends and your hair begins. Oh, what is this? Bored to Death Pink? Hmm. How far can I go?" She asked Mal as she sat her on the chair spinning her away from the mirror.
"The works. I mean, whatever makes me feel like me, but you know. . . way worse." Mal allowed Dizzy to go as far as she wanted with her hair considering she didn't even know what felt like herself anymore which had Dizzy cheer.
Dizzy wore her headphones before grabbing a large pair of scissors, almost like the ones people use to cut bushes and the nervous smile on Mal's face had Elizabeth chuckle so much that she almost fell out of her seat.
"So why are you back Mal?" Elizabeth questioned Mal after she stood up from laughing so much but she did have a question in the back of her mind and seeing as Dizzy was in the zone working on Mal's hair seems like the perfect moment.
"What? Now we're sharing life stories?" Mal questioned Elizabeth as she raised her eyebrows wondering what was the sudden choice of talking to each other which wasn't something they ever did even when they had to.
"Eh I'm bored and do you really want to focus on that large pair of hedge shears near your head?" Elizabeth shrugged her shoulders before she asked her knowing that she probably would not want to think about the sharp scissors near her head seeing how tense she was with the situation.
"Point taken. . . Didn't want to keep up the act anymore." Mal inhaled a deep breath as she could feel Dizzy cutting her hair but she wouldn't tell Elizabeth everything she did have to admit one thing.
"Which one? The one as an Auradon girl or the hero to the VKs?" Elizabeth stood by the table near Mal and Dizzy wanting to understand what Mal was saying exactly but she could see Mal's confusion. "Mal, you and the other three VK's were sent to Auradon and it was an understanding that you guys were going to bring down the barrier."
"I mean that's what your mom told everyone, well more like bragged, but everyone was prepared to get out. Some prepared their best food to celebrate, no one prepared for a battle, just a celebration. Everyone was watching the tv expecting great news for once but the side filled with 'good' was the only one to get it."
Elizabeth's words cut through Mal's ego slightly knowing what the expectations were for her and her friends but she never really realized that it had meant that much to everyone or what intentions they had.
"Sorry to tell you this but I wouldn't be the one that can make that be of the change." Mal looked down trying to avoid Elizabeth's stare thinking that she didn't have enough to become queen and if she looked towards the Sparrow girl she would probably admit that. "I'm just a VK."
"Being just a VK or being just an Auradon kid or being both makes no difference. You can still make a difference, a change, your status doesn't change that matter." Elizabeth leaned down so she was face to face with Mal hoping she would understand while Dizzy was completely distracted mixing the hair color solution. "It can make a small change or a big change but the goal is to make the change."
"And what if the pressure gets to you?" Mal questioned forgetting whatever past the pirate crew and the VKs have had considering she's been asking herself the same question for months now but never found the answer to it.
"Then you rely on your friends to help because they've been on your side through it all." Elizabeth responded with no hesitation knowing for a difference in what was there there was always need for help. "Not everything can be done alone."
Elizabeth stood up moving aside allowing Dizzy to go on with her work as she saw Mal already thinking about her words and that's when she saw her work was done so she went back to her seat.
Silence went by only being able to hear the music from Dizzy's headphones as Mal thought about her decision on leaving Auradon wondering if her decision was the right one or not.
Elizabeth went on as she tried deciding between which accessories to buy but all in reality what was on her mind was how in a couple hours soon it was going to be her birthday.
And that was worrying her the same with every birthday every year.
While Elizabeth was going down into memory lane of the past Dizzy was doing Mal's hair washing it, cutting it and styling it as well as doing her nails too. When she was finally done with everything Dizzy cheered turning Mal around to the other shattered mirror catching.
Hearing Dizzy's cheer Elizabeht snapped out in whatever trance she was glancing over to the two seeing Dizzy's newest work which Mal had to finally see herself.
"Hey, there I am."
"Voilà!"
"Voila." Mal smiled over to Dizzy being satisfied after finally seeing herself which was the first time in months but what felt like forever for her.
"For me?" Dizzy asked Mal with such a small smile considering she was so surprised after being handed double the amount of money that she usually puts for that hair treatment.
"Yeah. You earned it." Mal nodded over to the younger teenager seeing how much it meant for her and being over at Auradon did teach her something.
Dizzy couldn't help but giggle as she skips to the cash register as Mal chuckles while Elizabeth shakes her head with a small smile enjoying seeing her happy yet that was when Harry Hook entered the shop.
"Fork it over, ya runt." Harry held out his hand in front of Dizzy waiting for the money which she handed over with a small sigh expecting that while Elizabeth rolled her eyes at the blue eyed pirate. "Now the rest of it. Hmm, thank you. Can we go now, Elizabeth?" He called out to the Sparrow girl knowing she stayed behind as he was ready to leave.
Elizabeth sighed picking up her choices of accessories getting her money out but she was in no rush knowing that in any second Mal would make her presence known.
"Still running errands for Uma or do you actually get to keep what you steal?" Mal called out to Harry having him freeze in his steps never expecting he would hear her voice again any time soon.
Elizabeth made her way over to Dizzy handing her the money for the hair accessories making Dizzy silently squeal knowing if she didn't Harry would take it as well.
"Well, well, well. What a nice surprise." Harry commented with a smirk turning to Mal with a surprise tone yet held his misfit in his eyes as he walked over to Elizabeth's side but the Sparrow girl couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Hi, Harry."
Seeing how both Harry and Mal were distracted with one another Elizabeth felt like rolling her eyes again but she thought at that point she'd be doing it all day so she decided to take the money back from Harry.
Harry placed the money in his pocket so, quite easily, she slipped her hand in his jacket pocket taking the money back before going back to Dizzy handing it to her. She placed her finger on her lips signaling her to keep quiet so Dizzy quickly hugged the Sparrow before rushing back to the cash register placing the money back.
"Just wait until Uma hears you're back." Harry chuckled over to the now purple haired girl before he turned back to send a grin towards the Sparrow girl who grew a large sarcastic smile. "She's never gonna give you back your old territory."
"Oh. Well, that's okay. Because I will be taking it." Mal thought for a second as she hummed before she shrugged her shoulders thinking back to her days before Auradon knowing what she would have to do.
"I could hurt you." Harry smirk was brought back as he pushed back Mal's hair with his hook while Elizabeth turned her head not even wanting to see anything with the two knowing she'd just roll her eyes until she didn't see it at all.
Elizabeth knew exactly why she didn't want to see their interaction anymore Uma and Gil even knew yet she didn't want to go into terms with it and sure did not want Harry to know why though at that point if he didn't she was sure he was oblivious.
"Why are the good looking ones always oblivious?"
"Not without her permission, I bet." Mal grabbed Harry's wrist before placing her gum on the tip of his hook as she knew very well that Hook wouldn't do much without Uma's permission; it had always been like that since the beginning of the Pirate crew.
"Well this is a very. . . interesting greeting but can we go? Less than an hour and I want to be at my house." Elizabeth sighed after checking her pocket watch knowing it's almost midnight and she just wanted to get to her house. "So with that I bid you a see you later suckers!"
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Well there may have been tension in the hair salon but why may it been so much tension as there was?
Published~ July 12, 2021
Republished~ April 3, 2022