CH 2

Hiro stomps down the hall with determination on his face. He heads toward the community labs where the freshman work on projects. They work there until they show that they have earned a lab of their own. May that be with their achievements, talents or sometimes just not dropping out from stress. He turns the corner leaving him a straight shot to the lab. He could hear squishy vinyl rubbing together informing him that Baymax was shuffling behind him. Once Hiro reaches the double glass doors opening both of them on his quest to find his target. He looked around the different cubical style labs that were on either side the room. As soon as he knew Baymax had caught up both went through the doors.

As Hiro walks around looking to his right and left. Seeing many freshmen working on projects. He was slightly impressed by one girl's robot. Until it took two steps and caught on fire. He flinches backward from the sight. Before the fire could spread the emergency fire extinguishers that were around the cubical went off covering everything including the student in white fluffy foam.

After the girl quickly says "I'm ok" Hiro continues down the room. He starts to notice he is getting near end seeing more and more cubicles were empty. He was about to leave to search one of the other labs until he heard some clanking in the distance. He follows the noise to a cubical on the farthest corner. He turns the corner seeing all sorts of tools, robotic parts, nuts and bolts. There was even a bunsen burner and some tubes in a corner.

There was a student wearing all black except for his white lab coat sitting in the center of the lab hunched over working on a big metal body of something Hiro couldn't quite make out. He couldn't make out the face due to the safety goggles that were worn. But once he saw the blue streak in the guy's black hair, he knew he found his man. Hiro straighten up and went up to him about to tap Varian on the shoulder till he froze at hearing him say "What do you want?" Varian sat up a bit brought his right hand up to the safety goggles and removed them. That's when everything Hiro was going to say leaves him. Seeing those light blue eyes staring at him takes him into a trance. Which all to soon was broken when the bangs that were drawn back from the goggles came back to cover Varian's face. Making Hiro look at the rest of Varian's face. There were light freckles lining the top of his fair skinned nose and cheeks. Smudges of grease on his cheek, his left ear has two helix piecing's and a regular piecing on his lob.

Hiro didn't realize how long he must have been staring. Varian brought him back to reality by rudely saying "Can't you see I'm busy here? Get lost." The last two words make Hiro feel melancholy. But he sucks it up and tried to speak but starts to stutter because he knew his faces was turning red from embracement having look at Varian's cute snarky face. "I…I was going to. -Uh…I-…" Then the all too familiar squishy vinyl rubbing together came within ear shot. Making Hiro look behind him to see Baymax.

"Oh, another robot someone wants me to look over." Varian huffs as he scoots his stool away from the machine.

He got up from his worktable and headed over to Baymax. Once Varian was close Baymax announce "Hello I am Baymax. A medical health care companion." Varian ignores him as he continues to walk around looking the robot over. Baymax interrupts Varian's concentration as he asks, "who are you?"

"Oh uh Varian. White Vinyl, making him look like a walking marshmallow. Hyperspectral cameras, carbon-fiber skeleton making him super light. Some adequate actuators.

Hiro interjects with "He can lift a thousand pounds."

"I don't see how with his marshmallow state a simple corner of a box could potential deflate him. But this model is actually better than the other robots you amateurs have brought me" Hiro gets offended at the word amateurs.

Varian continues talking, "I would change the lower half of his carbon skeleton to something that would give him more speed. That way you won't be dragging him around to keep up with you."

"Baymax is fine the way he is! I upgrade him when he needs it."

"Hey, you brought him over for me to look at. So, you either take my advice or leave it I don't really care." After his statement Varian turns around puts his goggles back on and continues his work. This time gabbing a hammer and pounding on the metal body.

-()-

"I wasn't here for advice." Hiro knew he was not heard do to the continues hammering that was happening. He stood there watching Varian hammer a little longer seeing how his decently sized biceps bulged as he swung. Feeling eyes on him Varian looks to Hiro. Who's face turns red and quickly leaves grabbing Baymax in tow. Varian goes back to work.

"Ah that guy is unbearable." Hiro states as he enters Tadashi's lab. "I don't want to see that smug know-it-all again."

"By my calculations you will be seeing more of him. Due to you sharing five classes with him." Baymax pulls up Hiro's class schedule on his belly. "Also, you do want to see him again."

"What no I don't!"

"Your heart rate increased, and pupils dilated when you made that statement. Clearly stating you were lying."

"Ah so what if I want to see him again?"

"With my scans of you indicate to me that your hormones are spiking indicating you like Varian."

"No, I just want to challenge him and wipe that stupid grin off his face.

"You are lying again."

"Ah!" Hiro screams as he puts his hands over his face mumbling "Alright wipe that cute grin off his face. Man, I got it bad."

"That is true."

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Light streams from a hall light as the front door to a dark apartment opens. Varian enters locking the door behind him. He walks down the small hall that leads to the kitchen. He sets his bag down. "I really wish you wouldn't let yourself in to my place Cassandra." He turns on the light revealing Cassandra sitting at a small circular table.

She is slicing an apple as she says, "Hey, I was told by your father to watch over you and that did include making sure you eat. I opened that fridge and the only thing in there was mustard and baking soda."

Varian opens the fridge to see all sorts of healthy quick make meals on the shelves. He grabs a bottle of water and closes the fridge as he says, "Thanks, but I could have done that myself."

"Yeah all energy drinks and beef jerky sticks." She snarkily says as she pops an apple slice into her mouth. Varian sits in the opposite chair as he drinks his water. "So how was your day? Make any new friends?"

"You know I don't make friends and same old. Someone came for advice and didn't want to hear it."

A ping from Cassandras phone distracts her as she starts to look over a news article. But continues their conversation with "Oh? Boy or girl?"

"Boy."

"Was he cute?"

"Ew, gross Cassie he's my age."

"Oh, then he's perfect for you." She jests as she continues reading.

"I'm going to bed." Varian says not liking her little joke getting up and heading to his room.

"Alright I'm going to leave in a bit. Oh, with these so-called heroes and villains rampaging around the streets I want you back here no later than an hour after school hours. Ok?"

"Yeah." He states as he closes the door behind him. Till he mumbles "like that's going to happen."