Oh boy, it's time for this chapter...
Let me say this first before we start; by the time this takes place Hiro and Marys had their first meeting as little kids, which I've brought mention to several times, then they met again in "Unexpected Reunion" where their friendship started to grow, they spoke online for months and have been dating for about two weeks now. Taking all of this into consideration, I think what's happening in this chapter is reasonable and somewhat appropriate for their age. You'll see what I mean in the chapter. Also, NO! There's no sex in this, to those who are afraid. I'm not sick...
With all that said, enjoy!
This summer vacation which started as unexpected, soon turned into one of the best ones the young couple has ever had, if not the absolute best one. With every passing hour, day or a week; Hiro and Marys were having the time of their lives together every moment they were in each other's presence. The only thing which seemed to break them apart were the times when duty called for Big Hero 6 to protect the city; but those weren't common as much as one would think.
Most of the time, crime happened only during the night, when the team is on a patrol anyway even if there's no criminal activity in sight, and Marys was already used to those times ever since Hiro and her were nothing more than online friends. Even when there was a crime going on, Hiro seemed to take care of it quickly and with no problem. He didn't even need to rely on Baymax outside of giving him a lift to the destination. He would just use his improved Micro-Bots, which Marys helped him upgrade to begin with, to take care of the problem quickly and with no casualties so that he could get back to his girlfriend as soon as possible.
Sometimes, the rest of the team would have just let him to have a night off so that they could have some action, as he was doing all of the work. "The Micro-Bots are cool and all, but we want to have some action left to ourselves." Go-Go told Hiro once before the team started their watch.
"Yeah. It's almost like we have no point in being around because you seem to take care of everyone without even stopping to think." Wasabi added.
"There is no "Alone" in a team, Hiro." Fred said, causing everyone to stare at him with half their eyes close. "What? Isn't that the phrase?"
"Hiro, we know you want to be with Marys. So just go ahead and be with her." Honey encouraged him. "If we'll run into something that will require you or Baymax, we'll give you a call." She smiled at him.
"Are you guys sure?" Hiro asked, not wanting to leave his friends on the mission like that. When they nodded at him in approval, he smiled softly at them. "Thanks, guys. I appreciate it."
"Now, go. You don't want to keep the girl waiting!" Wasabi teased him as the rest of the team chuckled, Hiro included.
Soon after Hiro climbed on Baymax's back he turned back to his friends. "Go-Go, I put you in charge of the team." The girl in the yellow suit smirked at him with a confident nod which meant he could count on her. "Come on, Baymax. Let's head back."
Once the robot was up in the sky and out of sight, Go-Go took charge of the situation. "Okay, here's the thing. Fred, get Honey and Wasabi to their usual spots and then head towards your usual point. With Hiro and Baymax out I'm the fastest one here, so I could cover the most space." She explained. "Something pops up, tell us and we'll work based on where each of us is at."
"Wow." Wasabi said as soon as the explanation ended. "Since when did you become the woman of planning?"
"When you see Hiro do it for so long, you pick up on some things." She said before speeding off, starting tonight's patrol.
Hiro and Baymax were on their way back to the "Lucky Cat Café" when suddenly, Hiro sighed to himself. It wasn't a painful sigh, or even one that could have been related to sadness or anger. When Baymax heard the sigh, he was confused. Why would Hiro sigh when he doesn't seem to be in danger or pain? Concerned about his patient, Baymax spoke up. "Hiro, you have let out a sigh just now. A sigh is usually a sign that something is wrong. Is there a problem?"
Hiro was confused at first, not realizing what Baymax was talking about. When realization stroke him that he sighed at the thought of coming back to Marys, he reassured the robot that nothing was wrong. "There's no problem, Baymax. It was just a random sigh. Everyone has those."
Baymax however, wasn't convinced. "Your sigh however, seemed to contain some sort of emotion. Even if it wasn't caused by something bad, I would like to know what caused it so I could recognize and detect it the next time it happens."
Fearing Baymax would tell Marys about this, even though they were dating for a few weeks now and it was obvious to the two that they feel something towards each other, Hiro didn't want to let Baymax know that his thoughts on Marys triggered the sound. Luckily, they were nearing the café at that point, so Hiro pointed towards it in the hopes of distracting Baymax from the topic.
When they landed back at the garage, Hiro quickly jumped off of Baymax's back and headed towards his scanner in order to scan Baymax's armor off so he could deactivate him and avoid the question. Much to Hiro's surprise though, Baymax started talking as soon as Hiro scanned the armor off. "Is it about Marys?" These words made Hiro freeze in place, not believing the robot was on to him.
"H-How did you know?" Hiro asked with confused surprise.
"I scanned you after you said nothing was wrong just to make sure. Your neurotransmitter levels were pretty high, indicating that you are happy. Since you seem mostly happy with Marys by your side, I simply assumed." The robot explained, blowing Hiro away.
"Okay… Well, please don't tell her about that." Hiro quickly said. "I mean, I know we are dating for a few weeks and everything; but I don't need her to know this."
"Your secret is safe with me." Baymax replied in his usual answering machine like tone. But even though it wasn't a human emotion, it was still enough to make Hiro feel good.
"Thanks, buddy." Hiro smiled before taking off his helmet and as he was about to take off his suit and change back to his regular cloths.
"Hiro, your heart is beating incredibly fast and your neurotransmitter levels are still really high, even minutes after we landed." Baymax suddenly informed, causing the teen to look at him. "Symptoms like these at your age are usually a sign of: Love." Baymax pointed out, lifting his finger on the last word.
"Love?" Hiro asked, not believing what he just heard. He did like Marys a lot; he was sure enough on that. But love? Wasn't that a bit too early to tell? "Baymax, are you implying that I… love Marys?" He asked, having trouble digesting the idea of the last few words.
"I cannot tell you exactly how you feel, as you are the one who knows best about your feelings towards a person. However, based on my diagnoses, I think the option is possible." Baymax concluded.
Hiro sat on one of the chairs in the garage to think about that, telling Baymax that he was satisfied with his care so that the robot won't interfere with his thinking. After considering everything that went between them; all the talks, all the meetings, the dates, the hugs, the kisses, Hiro was still very certain that he liked Marys a lot…
But he also started thinking that he MIGHT love her.
The fact he could have thought about it without fixing "love her" to "like her a lot" was a sign that there may be truth to what the robotic doctor said. But even if he came to full terms with it and accepted it, was Marys feeling the same at this point? And what was going to happen when she'll leave? That question always seemed to pop up at one point. What if once she'll come back home the connection would die down because they're not close to each other? If she didn't love him, she'll have no problem to call their relationship off and fall in love with a different guy, while he won't be able to move on.
The last thought made Hiro scream, but not loud enough for anyone to hear or for Baymax to activate. Sighing heavily at the scary thought, Hiro decided that not only he doesn't love Marys yet, but right now he also couldn't. There was no doubt he enjoys her company and that he likes her a lot, but he couldn't fall for her right now.
After changing back to his regular cloths, Hiro headed inside his café home, seeing Cass and Wamu talking again along with some of the customers. He waved the two of them hello before heading up to his room. Based on what the women told him, Marys was unsurprisingly there. As he climbed up the stairs, Hiro kept thinking to himself that he's not bringing any of his thoughts up to her. He isn't, he shouldn't and he couldn't.
Once he made himself present in the room, his girlfriend ran up to him and greeted him with a quick but yet passionate kiss. "Keep it together, Hamada." Hiro told himself in his mind. "You don't love her." He thought just before slightly kissing Marys back, so that she wouldn't fear something was wrong with him.
"You're back early." She said cheerfully.
"The guys thought I'm stealing their thunder with the Micro-Bots. So they pretty much shushed me away tonight because they want some action." He said proudly, earning a giggle from Marys.
"You can't beat my genius's creation." She said while playfully touching Hiro's nose.
"Well, you helped me upgrade them." Hiro pointed out. "You also deserve credit for this creation."
"Thanks for letting me get away with what I can." She smiled at him with gratitude before planting another kiss on Hiro's cheek.
"You don't… you can't…" Hiro kept saying to himself. "I swear she reads my mind and tries to break me." He thought while hiding behind his usual smile.
"Anyway," Marys suddenly said while clasping her hands. "I thought about what we could do today." She said before mentioning for
Hiro to look at his computer screen. On the screen appeared various showings for a screening of the new movie "Ant-Man", which both Hiro and Marys were looking forward to. She pointed with her finger on a showing starting in about forty-five minutes. "Think we can catch that one?" Marys asked.
"Yeah. The movie theater isn't that far away. We could make it by simply walking." He smiled at her suggestion, and she smiled that he seemed to accept it.
When the movie was over, Hiro and Marys walked out of the movie theater with the feeling of enjoyment and satisfaction. Throughout the film, Marys's head didn't leave Hiro's shoulder, not that he seemed to mind the contact. They both shared a bucket of popcorn, finishing it even before the trailers ended, and clipped their bottles of soda in cheers when the actual movie started. Much to their enjoyment, they got seats at the top line while the rest of the viewers were a few rows below them so no one was blocking the screen. Marys even teared up at one moment, which Hiro found somewhat funny, earning him a light punch to the shoulder from the sobbing girl. Both ended up liking the movie a lot, laughing at the funny moments and liking its action scenes and the effects. But one part near the end of the movie, the first of two post-credits scenes easily stole the honor of being Marys's favorite part.
"THE WASP!" She squealed as they walked out of the theater and into the long hall leading to the building exit. "I can't believe she's joining the MCU!" Marys kept yelling happily while grabbing Hiro's hand. He found her reaction to those few seconds un-doubly adorable, but also funny enough to laugh at.
"She was seen for only a second, Marys. We haven't seen her fully yet." He tried to calm her down.
"I don't care!" She yelled into his ear, still smiling wide. "Just the implication of my favorite super-heroine showing up in the future is amazing." Marys caught her breath before she looked slyly at Hiro. "Besides, who's the one who almost cheered loudly for Iron Man once the name "Stark" was being said?"
Hiro chuckled. His girlfriend really did knew him well enough to know how much he loved Iron Man. "You got me." He said while putting his arm around her shoulder.
Once it seemed like a short walk home was about to take place for the two of them, the surprising sight of rain covering the streets greeted them once they have reached the theater exit.
"It's raining!?" Marys asked in shock. "But it's summer!"
"San-Fransokyo can be wired when it comes to weather." Hiro told her, surprised himself. "It's not the first time it rained druing summer break."
"So what do we do now?" Marys asked. "Can your aunt come and get us?"
Hiro nodded before pulling out his phone and looking for his aunt's number. Suddenly, he stopped once an idea came to his head. It was crazy, but he thought it was worth a shot anyway. What's the worst that could happen?
With no explanation, Hiro put his phone back in his pocket and grabbed Marys's hand. "Hiro?" She asked before he started running outside while still holding on to her hand. "Hiro, what are you doing!?" Marys screamed as the feeling of the cold rain colliding with her head took effect instantly as they were outside the building. "Are you out of your mind!? We'll…"
After a few steps Hiro stopped, turned around, grabbed Marys's waist and kissed her. Marys's eyes went wide at the action, not ready for this to happen, but she soon relaxed into the kiss as she returned the affection. At that moment, the rain wasn't an interference, and it wasn't even all that bad. If anything, the tiny bits of water hitting their body just added to the electric sensation which was running through both of their bodies.
When the two broke apart, Marys was the first to speak through heavy breathing. "Not that I didn't enjoy this, but what were you thinking?"
"You said how you found kissing in the rain to be romantic…" Hiro told her, noticing the amazed look which formed in her eyes. "I didn't want to rub you out of that chance so… yeah…" Looking at her unbelieving smile and observing the way Marys looked with wet hair and cloths, Hiro could have sworn he was about to have a heart attack. He was saved from the fatal event when she kissed him again, forcing him to close his eyes.
"Did I already tell you how much of an amazing boyfriend you are?" Marys asked, now it was her brain's time to melt over Hiro's wet figure. "I think that's it…" She thought in her head. "I think I might have officially fallen for him. But what will happen once the break ends?"
"Everything for my amazing girlfriend." He smiled back, putting Marys's thoughts at ease.
Both returned to the cafe on foot, the rain no longer bothering them. Throughout their walk they were silent, holding each other's hands. Their minds, however, were at anything but ease.
"I can't fall for him/her. I can't fall for him/her. I can't fall for him/her…"
"But I think I did..."
Now you see what I meant at the beginning? The fact Hiro and Marys start to fall for each other won't come into play until later, but I did feel like this was the right place to plant that seed. I hope you all liked it!
In the actual "Big Hero 6" comic books (Which I assume you read because, you know, Marys and everything) they do say Marys's favorite Super-Hero is Wasp and Hiro's is Iron Man. As soon as I saw that scene in "Antman" I thought, "Okay, that goes into the story" and so here we are.
I really enjoyed writing the last scene in the rain, as cheesy as it may be...
Hope you guys liked the chapter! See you next time and please leave a review!
