I stayed up all night, unable to find the will to get back to sleep. Instead I drew, they weren't anything in particular mostly it was my grandparents, Kanta and I. I couldn't find it in me to sketch anything else. Kanta sat beside me observing what I was drawing occasionally Kanta would ask me questions about why I was drawing what I was drawing. As the sun filtered out through the curtains I had gone through a fair amount of my book. I wasn't the least bit tired but I knew it'd catch up to me later in the day. Kanta was charging on its dock after a long night of being active. I grabbed a towel and walked to the shower, hoping it would clear my head.
"Morning Poppa!" I yell as I ran down the stairs, Poppa who was reading the newspaper looked up and smiled. Silently I made and ate my cereal, trying to not gag as I ate the cardboard soaked with milk. My apatite had diminished but I managed to finish more than half my bowl. I sat down again after putting away my dishes. Holding my cup of tea I sipped the mug, "So anything on today? I have nothing to do." Nana and Poppa shook their heads.
"We don't have anything but the University called they want you to get settled into your new lab soon so when you start classes you'd be ready," Nana said as she smiled softly at me. She knew that I still had trouble with the labs and this wasn't an exception. I nodded slowly; the term started in two weeks I'll have plenty of time to get "settled in."
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A week had passed and I had put off the job of settling in even though Honey had encouraged me to, many times now. I just didn't really have the energy to, it was another obstacle that proved that moving on wasn't something I could do very well. But there was only a week until classes started so I decided that tomorrow I would go into that labs whether I wanted to or not, I had too. I sat on the bed in defeat, still not understanding this block I was having. There was a soft knock on my door and it opened slowly. I looked up, Nana walking in.
"Hello my dear, how are you?" Nana said softly walking over to sit with me. I placed my head on Nana's shoulder leaning on her.
"I'm great Nana, you?" I say as I relaxed into her shoulder.
"The same, you know with getting old and all." I smiled; Nana isn't as old as she makes herself out to be. Or at least she doesn't seem like it to me. "I know how hard it must be for you," Nana said again. I looked up at her confused. "Going into that lab it like delving into my boxes. Too many memories to bear at once but it's good to do so. That way you never forget." Nana says as I turn to her know fully understanding what she means. Memories are incredible things and sometimes you need to revisit them. "I have some things for you Miyake," Nana dug into her pocket and took out three little boxes. She gave one of them to me.
"When each of you were born your mother and father got you each a necklace for when you started University. Each were the same apart from its eye, which were different colours."
I opened the box, inside was a necklace with a gold eagle it's eye was a deep sapphire blue. Carefully I touched the eagle unable to register that this was meant for me. Nana interrupted my thoughts; "We wanted to give it to you when you went into University, like how your parents would've done." I nodded my eyes blurring. "We also want you to keep safe a couple other things, this one was for Hirose." I opened to second box. Inside was an identical necklace but this eye was a striking red and a leather string was looped on to it. Slowly I closed it and I wiped away tears. "This one was found in the debris of the fire that night," Nana said quietly as she pushed the small box into my hand. Looking at the box urging me to open it. My hands trembling I slowly lifted the lid of the box. I let out a shaky breath unbelievable. There it was Satoko's necklace. Her purple eyed eagle hanging from mum's wedding ring still intact it shined in the dim light of the room. I took out dad's ring from my chest looking at the pair. I suddenly realized I wasn't as alone as I thought I was.
They would always be with me; I will always have them with me no matter what happened. I hugged Nana tightly silently crying into her shoulder. She hugged me back, patting my back soothing me. When the tears no longer came out, Nana left with a good night and I got to work. Carefully I took out all the necklaces looking at them. First I took apart Satoko's necklace; very gently I placed the precious relics down onto my table. I got pulled out the leather rope from Hirose's necklace and cut it into smaller pieces. Looping it around Satoko's and my eagle I attached Satoko's onto mum's ring and min onto dad's. I then looped Hirose's eagle loosely like a charm. Delicately I strung them into a pattern using my own chain, ring, charm, and ring. I placed the necklace into a box, gazing at it before closing the box smiling sadly. This way I'll always have them with me.
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Wasabi was waiting outside my house as I rushed down the stairs carrying a box and Kanta following close behind carrying two. I gave them to Wasabi who loaded them into his van. I sighed running back inside to say my goodbyes with Nana and Poppa. Hugging them tightly I felt the cool metal against my chest. Ran outside and jumped into the van, pulling on my seat belt I smiled at Wasabi who smiled back reassuringly. He started up the car and went onto the road.
"So, excited about classes starting soon?" Wasabi said trying to diffuse the tension as he drummed the tips of his fingers on the steering wheel.
"Yeah can't wait, I have so many project ideas and stuff. I'm really glad I'll get to be in at least one of your classes." Enthusiastically as I could I talked about what I was excited for. Wasabi then began explaining about what everyone was up to for the next semester. Honey was doing something with reversible reactions, Gogo was still working on that bike of hers. Wasabi was still perfecting that plasma and Hiro had no idea, like me. As we pulled into the car parks I took a deep breath clutching that necklace I had made last night I stepped out of the van. Silently Kanta, Wasabi and I all got a box to carry each. We walked to the labs.
The doors slid open and we walked past. The walk to the labs was slow, quiet and agonizing. As I got to the door I froze. We will do this together. I said in my head over and over. "Together" I said whispering under my breath. I leaned against the wall with my back and pushed the door open. Wasabi and Kanta waited patiently as I took in the familiar smell, sight and noise of metal and Honey's chemicals, the noise of experiments. I stumbled inside and looked around. Nothing had really changed, at least nothing superficial. It all looked the same, smelt the same and sounded the same. But I would always miss Tadashi's warm greetings or Satoko's squeals of excitement when something decided to work.
Slowly I looked at Wasabi who was going to tell me which study I was going to be in. He took a step in front of me and I followed feeling uneasy about where he was leading me. Slowly we made our way to my new lab, conscience that it was way too quiet for a SFIT lab. Wasabi entered first holding the door open for Kanta and I. He took the box from me and I saw it, my study. No Satoko's study, bare, unused and slightly dusty. I made my way to the end of the room; the study was split down the middle so I got half of the window and the shelves on my side. I also had a working table and a study desk. As I went up to her study desk I found myself looking at the very music box that we had made together when we had just moved to my grandparents place. I also saw a picture of our family before everything happened, a picture that I'd never actually seen before. Picking it up to examine it, a found a photo of mum sitting in a hospital bed holding me in a bundle of white linin and on either side of her dad, Hirose and Satoko were smiling at the camera. I smiled sadly at the photo. Slowly I turned around to look at Wasabi, instead I saw the rest of the gang expect Hiro.
"I-I don't know what to say or feel or even how to react. Why was I placed in her lab? Thank you so much for keeping these safe, I-I. I'm very very thankful; for everything you've done." I began to ramble but I found a conclusion in the end. They all looked at me smiling but Gogo was the first to speak.
"We thought it was best if you had her old room, to honor her like you are for the rest of your family." Gogo said with more expression than a normal person will ever hear.
"We found them mixed in with Tadashi's things so we decided to keep it safe." Honey said as I walked over to them. My eyes brimming with tears, with happiness or sadness I really didn't know but I was smiling all the same. Fred hugged me first as he was closest to me. I hugged him back and he whispered something in my ear that I couldn't quite catch but I said thank you anyway. It soon turned into one big group hung and I laughed although tears were streaming down my face. Slowly I pulled away wiping tears off, with my sleeve. I looked up at all of them and they were smiling like they had just seen a miracle.
"Sorry I'm late! Wait. Why is she in here?" Hiro shouted out as he stumbled through the door. His voice getting quieter when he saw me, his eyes narrowed looking at me accusingly as if I had done something wrong. I shifted uncomfortably.
"She is in here because this is where her new study is. You couldn't have this place all to your self you know." Gogo said coldly, her own eyes giving a glare at made Hiro also shift uncomfortably. He walked over to me and stuck out a hand.
"I'm sorry, I don't know why I acted like that, and I've been wanting someone to move in. I dunno I guess it's just, just…"
"The memories. It's okay, I'd probably do that too." I say smiling taking his hand shaking it. He looked taken back but he accepted the gesture and didn't ask anything about it. Instead he laughed and beamed at me saying he'll make it up to me by helping me unpack. I laughed back and nodded. The rest of the group left and we unpacked, as I placed books on the shelf I found myself placing it in the exact same places as I remembered. I was using Satoko's textbooks and books because of two reasons, I didn't want to waste money by buying new ones and I also wanted to complete Satoko's education, even if it just means using her books. I stepped back to admire my work and sighed contently, even in the littlest of ways I try to live for them organizing books in the same way or always reading before going to bed it was our way of making sure they never really exited our lives.
"I swear the first time I went into this place your side looked exactly the same." Hiro said, stepping back with me. I chuckled lightly.
"I guess some things never change." I say my eyes lingering on the music box turning to face Hiro I asked if he wanted to go outside talk to the rest of the group. He nodded and we exited the study formally occupied by our older siblings. I took one last look and smiled softly, in that moment it was like nothing had changed.
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Over the next few days I went into the lab more frequently to organise my things and just to hang out with Hiro and the rest. Unsurprisingly I found myself spending more time with Fred than the others because I had nothing really to do. But I started to notice things, small things I would never really give any thought to if I weren't so bored waiting for people to finish up. One some days they were all so tired, others I found one or two of them with the slightest of limps though I knew it wasn't something to give any thought to so I ceased thinking, I was worrying over nothing. Kanta useually came with me to the labs and Kanta meet Baymax for the first time. Or at lest what I thought was the first time they seemed to have already meet each other although lack of understanding what Kanta was built for was seemed to be present. I shook my head, even more of a mystery to solve.
HEY! I'm still so incredibly sorry about taking so long, I also apologise for and grammatical or spelling errors I may have over looked while editing this. This wasn't in the movie but I made the study split into two lengthways just to fit the format of my story, sorry if it bothers anyone. I don't own Big Hero 6 but I do hope you enjoyed this chapter. I promise something more exciting happens in the next few chapters though I can't clarify in this moment in time which one. S i suppose until next time I'll see you later! Bye!
