I nodded and left. I went outside the base and looked at a tree. All alone. I looked around me and saw no one so I punched the tree and it split in half. I cracked my knuckles and smirked. My expression dropped and I shook my head. I was going to be a Freelancer, I need to start acting like it. I walked back and ran into some of the Freelancers who backed away or walked in the other direction from me. I don't know why. I later looked at a stainless steel wall and saw my left eye was still a tiny red pupil with black surrounding it cracks forming. I just stared at myself. I didn't do anything but stare. I stared at myself for an hour. At the monster I was on the inside and outside. I walked away and headed to my room hoping Cal wasn't there. How could I have been more wrong? He looked at me for a long moment as soon as I glanced at him then looked down at my helm. I walked to a mirror and examined my eye. It wasn't as bad as last time. It changed after a while back to my blue eye color. I looked at Cal in the mirror and remember what he said a while back,

"The real you is what I love."

I took out my contacts and crushed them in my hand and poured the dust in a trash bin. My white eyes shown in the light when I looked around. Cal watched as I took my piercings from my drawer and threw them out along with my razor for my shaved side and dye for my swirls on the shaved side.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

I didn't respond at first. I tried to say something but I somehow found it hard to.

"Allora?"

"I'm done living a lie." I said.

"What?"

I chanted a few words in an ancient language and my hair grew back to its full length. It went down to my feet and brushed the floor as I walked. Cal looked at the hair and stared at it.

"What?" I asked.

He stroked a bit.

"It's so fucking soft." he replied.

I laughed and put my hair in a braid that shortened it to my ankles with a bit of help from Cal. He moved some of the hair where my shaved side used to be and saw hints of dark blue. He smiled and looked at me.

"I've always wanted dark blue tips." he said.

"Want me to dye it?" I asked.

He nodded and I got out the color. I washed out his hair and then took the dye and started putting it on the tips of his hair. I later finished and washed out the dye on my hands. He watched me and I glanced over at him and smirked.

"What?" I asked.

"Thanks babe." he said.

I looked back at my hands and blushed at the nickname. He laughed and looked at the floor smiling. I sighed and dried my hands and flopped on the bed. Cal looked at me and took the opportunity to pin both my hands down and kiss me. I smiled up at him and he hugged me.

"Why are you so beautiful?" he asked.

I laughed burying my face into his shoulder. He hugged me tighter then released.

"You're really going to become a Freelancer?" he asked.

I nodded.

"I can train with you if you need." he offered.

"I appreciate it." I said. "Thank you."

"The Director may be hard on everyone but he knows what he's doing. You'll be okay. I think he favors you for your respect."

"I would think twice about that." I said.

"He's not that heartless."

"Does he even have a heart?" I asked.

"Who knows?" he said.

I smiled and he smiled back.

"It's time." I said.

He nodded and I washed his hair out with the excess dye and dried it. I added a bit of a massage while I did, then put the towel away.

"Why did you stop?" he asked teasing.

I rolled my eyes and smiled running my fingers through his hair to fix it.

"Okay, we're done." I said.

He looked at the mirror and looked at his hair from a few angles and smiled.

"Looks amazing." he said.

I blushed and Cal took my hands and we shared a kiss. He then took off his armour and flopped on a nearby chair.

"Tired?" I asked.

"Very." he said.  

I smiled and sat down next to him. He wrapped an arm around me and we both fell asleep. Happy.