Hello everybody! This is my very first story on Fanfiction so it probably will not be the best thing since sliced bread. I am doing this because I am a budding writer and I would like to write for TV shows and Films but currently I am not confident in thinking of new ideas so this is what I am doing now in my spare time to help build my confidence.
I hope you enjoy the stories I create and please support me by liking and reviewing or whatever it is you guys and girls do on here. In advance, thank you so very much for helping me in my quest for confidence. :)
This story takes place after the film and the events of the film did happen (No Tadashi sorry!).
Again, thanks in advance for the support! I greatly appreciate it!
The atmosphere inside the Lucky Cat Café had never been more thrilling on a typical Tuesday night. Downstairs, Aunt Cass was cheerily cleaning up the endless mess of food and drink that had somehow covered every inch of the café floor. Upstairs, Astrid waited, full of excitement, as her phone was connecting her to her mother. Stood behind her was her best friend Hiro Hamada who was giving her a goofy smile. He was so proud of her. When he first met her, she was a shy nervous wreck trying to gain entry into SFIT with her water purifying invention. He grew incredibly fond of her after spending months working with her to help build her confidence. Now, she would start next year in the same class as him. He couldn't hardly wait!
"Next presenter: Astrid Kelly!"
Nobody walked onto the stage. After an eternity of waiting the officials gave up.
"Unfortunately our next presenter is not present at this time so we will now have a 15 minute break before we continue with the presentations."
Hiro was confused. They spent ages working on building her confidence up.
"I'll be right back" Hiro whispered to Aunt Cass "I just need the toilet."
His real plan was to look for Astrid. It did not take him long to spot the fifteen year old hiding behind the "super cool robot butler" exhibit. They were nothing compared to his karate chopping walking marshmallow of a friend. Her face was buried between her knees. Without saying anything, Hiro sat on the floor next to her and put his arm around her shoulder. Her face slowly lifted and her long brown hair parted like a pair of curtains to show a nervous set of brown eyes to meet Hiro's concerned stare.
"So" Hiro whispered softly, "what's happening?"
"I'm terrified" Astrid whispered back practically hugging her invention. "I am going to get this wrong. I will look like a right monkey!"
Hiro leaned in closer. "Hey. Everybody is scared sometimes" He felt a tense Astrid begin to relax. "When I was two I used to be scared of the dark. Used to have nightmares about it. Then, one day, we had a blackout."
Astrid looked shocked. "Well that's convenient!"
Hiro smiled at her remark and continued. "It was the middle of the night, we were watching the TV and the power suddenly went out plunging us into darkness."
"What happened?" Astrid asked.
"Everything" Hiro reminisced. "My world ended, my heart broke" Hiro smirked slightly "Then my mum and dad found me!"
Astrid smiled with him. His stories were always incredibly cute!
"She carried me to bed, tucked me up, kissed me on the head and made me a promise."
"What did she say?" A curious Astrid asked.
"She promised me that no matter how dark it would get she would always come and find me." He pondered over what he just said. How can she keep her promise now? They died a year later!
"So you were never scared again!" Astrid concluded snapping Hiro out of his thoughts.
"Oh, I was scared loads of times but never of darkness."
Astrid sighed. He overcame his fear in one night and here she was still worrying about this moment after thinking she could cope.
"So, what are you scared about exactly?" Hiro asked.
"Getting this wrong and embarrassing myself!" She replied as if it was obvious.
"Do you think you'll get it wrong?" Hiro asked. "I don't. I don't think you'll get it wrong."
Astrid's eyes were fixed on his. "I think that you, Astrid Kelly, will knock this out of the park!"
Astrid, without even thinking, threw herself into his arms. It was reasons like this why she knew he was the greatest friend she ever had.
"I am back!" Hiro whispered to a surprised Aunt Cass.
"Sometimes you scare me more than the horror movies we watch!" Laughed Aunt Cass.
"I convinced her to go for it. She will be coming on any moment now" he said. Sure enough, clutching her purifier, a nervous Astrid was waiting at the bottom of the stage steps.
"Dinner is on me if she cracks it!" Aunt Cass confidently said.
"Apologies for the delay" The loudspeaker announced "Out next presenter is now ready to go. Please welcome to the stage: Astrid Kelly!"
Astrid took a deep breath and made her way towards the visceral noise of clapping and cheering. "This is my time now" she thought to herself " I am not going without a fight."
She never thought she would get a standing ovation but she did. The new head of SFIT, Abigail Callaghan, shook her hand and declared to the crowd, "For a truly spectacular invention that addresses one of the biggest environmental problems in our world today, I am proud to award Astrid Kelly the honour of becoming a student here at the San Fransokio Institute of Technology!"
Unable to hold back the tears, she took the admission letter from Callaghan's hand and bowed to the roaring crowd. She ran down the steps into the open arms of Hiro who waited eagerly for her.
"What did I tell you!" Hero happily chanted as they both jumped up and down in each other's arms. All Astrid could do was scream in delight.
Astrid, Hiro, Aunt Cass, Fred, GoGo, Honey Lemon and Wasabi celebrated for hours with free food, music and a marathon of horror movies. But now came the event that Astrid was waiting for all day: the phone call to her mother.
This would be the call she would remember for the rest of her life.
But for all the wrong reasons.