"When was the last time you have gotten your hair cut?" She asked eyeing the long bangs that seemed to keep getting in his face.

Marshall picked up the spoon as he replaced the fork for it. He shrugged, flicking the hair from his face.

"Hmm.. Any plans this afternoon?" She asked mischievously.

"Going back to the lab and working." He answered, starting to eat again as he eyes her with mistrust.

"Is that so?"She questioned out loud a smirk making its way as she thought of a plan to get his hair cut.

Marshall slowly nodded as he gave her a small glare. "Wha're you plannin'?" He said, mouth full again.

"Me planning why I would never."she playfully fluttered her eyelashes in a fake gesture.

"Mhmm." He rolled his eyes, finishing again as he sat the plate down, done from his small stomach having already over packed itself.

"Want something to drink?"she asked heading to the fridge for a water.

"Sure." He shrugged, sitting fully crisscross on the tabletop.

"Catch." Elise said throwing the water at him after getting hers.

Marshall caught it easily as he unscrewed the top and took a few sips, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "So thanks for the food and all, but I should be getting back."

"Alright but there is some place special I really want to show you first." Elise said making it sound like a beautiful romantic spot.

Marshall raised an eyebrow back at her as he slowly nodded.

"Great!" She said grabbing his hand pulling him toward the bike.

Marshall had accidentally dropped his water bottle from the sudden movement as he stumbled after her, having fallen off the counter.

Elise had a very mischievous smile on her face as she finally came two a halt at the bike." Climb on."

Marshall sighed as he slipped on behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist.

Elise drove the bike out. When they got to the intersection instead of turning down the road to his house she went the other way.

Marshall glared at the girl in front. "Just tell me where we are going." He said through the comms in the helmets.

"Well you might be getting your hair cut." She said with a nervous chuckle.

Marshall groaned as he flicked Elise's helmet from the front.

Elise just smirked."Your hair is getting two long. As sexy and cute as it is you need a cut." she said pulling up to the barber shop.

Marshall groaned again. "It's annoying short." He mumbled. "And people are able to tell I'm not listening when my bangs don't cover my eyes."

"An even better reason to get it cut. You don't have to go to short but it being that far over your eyes is a no no since you have very cute eyes."Elise said getting off the bike smiling at him.

Marshall groaned for the millionth time as he got off, pulling off the helmet. "You're lucky you're cute." He mumbled.

"I know."She smirks taking his hand leading him inside.

Marshall averted his gaze as they walked it, keeping the messy black dyed hair in front of his face.

"Hiya folks welcome to Percy cuts I am Percy which one of ya young folks need their hair cut?" asked the nice perky older woman with graying hair.

Marshall just pointed at Elise.

Elise rolled her eyes."The lad pointing at me would be the one you are looking for."

"Dang Laddie we need to cut that hair back way to long for a male!" she exclaimed taking him by the shoulder pushing him down into a chair.

Marshall was wide eyed at the sudden action, having not excepted the elder to move so fast.

Elise just smiled knowing that Marshall was going to get a hair cut like it or not ."Now Hun how short ya go'in for?" She asked grabbing her scissors.

Marshall just slumped in the chair lazily as he glanced at Elise, muttering something unintelligible under his breath.

Elise smirked and replied." He needs it cut two right above his eyebrow."

"Hmm... Normally I wouldn't let a lad get ta way with that length of hair but I will make a exception dis time."Percy said starting to cut his hair not really liking the idea of leaving it that long.

Marshall was still slumped in the chair as he glared at Elise form the side. His right left eye closed from hair almost having gotten into it.

"What the HElla !? Ye be takin drugs laddie yer eyes are frakin Scarlet!" Exclaimed Percy dropping her scissors in shock.

Marshall just looked up at her lazily as he shrugged. "Drugs and chemistry are in some cases the same thing." He stated. "Can you just finish my hair, so I can leave and do something more important." He groaned, sending Elise a death glare.

Elise just smiled innocently at him with a small wave.

Percy raised a eyebrow at the lad rolling her eyes she mutters something under her breath about weird fads and teen drug use as she finished off his hair.

Marshall quickly shed the hair apron thing as he stood up. "Well Itakimasu for the food or whatever they say." He muttered.

Percy looked at the lad having no clue what was coming out of his mouth." You kids stay outa trouble ya hear? And lass if that lads hair gets dat long again just give me a call and I'll drag his hide here and giv'em a real cut." Huffed the lady at the two teenagers.

Elise nodded smiling at Marshall.

Marshall rolled his eyes, a small smile terming up on his lips as he displayed the emotion of not caring. "Next time, I'm making you go bald." He threatened, putting a hand on Elise's head and ruffling her hair to mess it up.

Elise rolled her eyes." You like pulling on it to much." She teased with a smirk batting his hand away.

Marshall rolled his eyes with a small blush as he opened the door to the entrance for her.

"Thank you Marshall." Elise said in thanks as she walked out to her bike.

Marshall just walked out behind her before, swooping to hold her back and hand like the dance move as he tilted her down toward the floor. "Do you only think of me in that way?" He whined, pursing his lip in a fake pout.

"In what way might that be?" She asked in a gasp having not expected that at all.

"The sexual way." He answered, still in a small pout.

"I haven't exactly seen any other side of you Marshall."she replied calmly not fazed.

Marshall frowned. "What side do you want to see?"

"You." Elise answered softly now looking into his eyes now that she could see them.

Marshall cocked an eyebrow at the statement before pulling her up to her feet again, faces just inches apart. "What about me?"

"Who are you really? Not the masks. The boy underneath the masks."she replied not breaking eye contact.

Marshall blinked at her in thought, honestly unsure. "I've..." He closed his mouth in thought again. "I've never really had one..." He mumbled, glancing away.

Elise brought her hand to his cheek gently holding it making him look back at her." Then who do you want to be?"

Marshall shrugged, unsure. He tried searching her eyes, but didn't know what to look for as he lent into the touch. He opened his mouth to speak again as he hesitated. "Maybe..." -He paused- "Maybe, I could be someone you like more than for sexual desires and have pity for."

"I don't have pity for you Marshall it's called worry and if that us what you want to be then be that boy Marshall only you can make that choice on who you are. Not me. Not your father. Not anyone but yourself." Elise said removing her hand from his cheek and lightly poking him in the chest to indicate he is the only one who can control his fate or who he is as a person.

Marshall gave her a small smile as he nodded, wrapping his arms around her neck before giving her a soft kiss and pulling back.

"Ye lass and lad ya better be takin ya selves else where I got work ta do and ya scaring off the customers!" Percy shouted out the window at the two troublesome teens.

Marshall blushed lightly at the sudden statement, moving to put his bangs over his face from the embarrassment only to remember they were gone. His face turned even more red.

"Uh.. Yes ma'am sorry." Elise blushed moving toward the bike flustered by Percy's statement.

Marshall followed after her as he slipped on the back of her bike, putting his face into her back. "Wel... That happened...." He mumbled, it muffled slightly from his mouth against her shirt.