Like with every chapter, thank you for all your support and follows, I really appreciate it. Today's update is going to be a short one, then we're back to the main plot. Enjoy the fluff and stuff.
Alice Lore is an original character from a pre-existing story.
When everyone's pounding hangovers subsided, the six of them had become stir crazy. Honey and Wasabi had cleaned the apartment throughout the day and it wasnow in perfect shape. ... Aside from a new hole in the wall, which Fred covered with a photograph. He and Gogo had been sent out on a food run while the apartment was cleaned, returning with fast food and anti-nausea medication for Tadashi. He had thrown up again since his nap on the couch, which had everyone worried. However, after getting food and medicine for him, he gradually got better.
Tadashi and Alice had migrated out onto the balcony, where he was sound asleep on her lap. She idly brushed the hair from his face, the tips of her fingers tickling him. The sensation woke him, blinking away the sleep before he looked up at her. She was humming a tune quietly as she looked out at the bay, seeming to be lost in thought. He closed his eyes when she hadn't noticed his awakening and listened to the song.
"Up here in the cold thin air I finally can breathe.
I know I left a life behind but I'm too relieved to grieve..." She sang quietly under her breath, sighing as the words hung in the air. He looked up at her as she started humming again and stayed still until her song was over. She glanced over at him, gasping a little and smiled at him.
"How long have you been awake?" She asked, carefully poking his nose. He wiggled around as he stretched, moving further into her lap. "Just now," He replied, wrapping his arms around her waist. "Nice song," He added with a grin, earning a light smack on the chest.
"I happen to identify with that song, thank you," She said with a giggle, pulling her loosely braided hair over her shoulder. "How are you feeling?"
"Much better," He said with a lazy smile, relaxing as she began to massage his shoulders. "I actually had an idea while I was sleeping."
"Oh? What's that?" She asked, rubbing his neck.
"I'm thinking of programming Baymax to act drunk when he's got low battery," He said with a chuckle. He could see it now, the drunken nurse bot stumbling about the hall and entraining the patients as he got to his port. Alice chortled loudly, stopping the massage as she spoke from laughter.
"Seriously? Oh my god, please do that!" She said between giggles, before she collected herself and went back to massaging his shoulders. "When do you think he'll be finished, exactly?"
"Soon, I hope," He admitted, purring as she hit the sweet spot, all of the tension from his neck melting away. "Ohhh yes god that's the spot..."
"Dude, that's wrong on so many levels," Wasbai said, as he slid the balcony door open bringing out a large plate of food. "Do not get nasty on my patio."
"So can we get nasty in your apartment?" Gogo asked, smacking his rear as her, Fred and Honey came outside, hands full of food and drinks. He yelped, glaring at them before they burst into laughter, putting the food down on the table, everyone taking seats on the ground. Tadashi sat up groggily, yawning as Fred handed him a ginger ale.
"Thanks," He replied, sipping the drink. "What's for dinner?"
"Wasabi made his special sushi rolls," Honey said with a bright smile, snapping pictures of the spread on the table. "Ohh! They look so good!"
"There's more in the kitchen too," Wasabi replied with pride, puffing out his chest as he served everyone. "Glad to see you in the land of the living, Tadashi."
"Yeah, me too..." He chuckled, taking his share of the food. "It felt touch and go there."
"Your friends took good care of you," Alice added, stuffing her face with sushi. "Dey wouddnt let meh heph!"
"You're just as gross as Fred," Gogo said with a smirk, sipping her drink. "Hey, check it out."
As the group looked out over the balcony, the sun had begun to set over the bay. The sky faded from a pale yellow to pink to a purple, bleeding into the ocean and breaking the boundary between sky and sea. The kites from the city where covered in the fading light, the faint sounds of the life below drifting up to meet their ears. They sat there, taking in the sight and the breeze off the sea. It was a thought time had slowed down for them.
Tadashi gazed over to Alice, smiling at how radiantly her arm shone in the sun, as though the colors were trapped inside the metal. Before he knew it, her alluring brown eyes had shifted to him. He leaned in, stealing a kiss before turning his attention back to the scenery, waiting for his smack.
He was pleased when she rested her head on his shoulder, whispering to him. "Here I stand and here I'll stay..." She whispered with a faint smile. He looked down to her, closing his eyes as he leaned in again.
He didn't enjoy the sharp whack to his stomach he received when he claimed his kiss.
