Yes, I'm aware this is a day late, but I was busy the last few days and I needed just one day to relax and not do anything(Unless watching both "How to Train Your Dragon" movies back to back and starting to get into "Attack on Titan" count as not doing anything).
But anyway, this chapter is something I've wanted to do ever since the beginning of the story, so let's not waste anymore time and dive right in! Enjoy and please review!
A month has already gone by since the summer vacation started, which also meant the fresh new couple was celebrating their relationship's whole month of existence; and boy, what a month that was…
It's not that Hiro and Marys were much different than most other couples; in fact, they weren't all that different from any other couple consisting of two young teenagers at the age of fourteen. But lack of difference doesn't mean something can't be good, and these two never once doubted they had something good between them.
They would spend time with each other like any other couple, kissing and snuggling would also happen every so often, they would go on dates almost every night and both seemed to wrap their heads around the fact that what they felt towards each other was way more than just a simple teenage crush. Though, they still kept that part a secret from each other, believing that admitting it would cause a problem once their inevitable separation would come.
Both knew well that they only have the rest of the vacation to be each other's steady dates, because Marys would have to go back to her home town. The time was getting closer and closer, but they decided long ago that they will make the most of the time they do have together. Though both will secretly think about how Marys's stay in San-Fransokyo is slowly reaching it's end and how much time they spent with each other, they also started to realize that developing the relationship to the point it was now might not have been the best way to go at it.
"Love is complicated." Both admitted to themselves in their mind, sometimes at the exact same time.
One thing that was different in their relationship from others during that age however, was Hiro's role as leader of "Big Hero 6". While Marys had no problem with Hiro being a part of the famous Super-Hero team, as she thought it was both a great thing for him to do and that it was cool, this started to get in the way of their time with each other.
At the beginning it wasn't so bad, especially when the rest of the team agreed for Hiro to take a few nights off in order to be with Marys, keeping him as an emergency player for when things get rough. Only problem was, things started getting rough a lot more than usual, and with Hiro being the only one able to operate Baymax, he was needed in the filed a lot. Marys understood every time Hiro had to go that it was important, even constantly telling him to go and get those criminals while giving him kisses for good luck.
Time, however, doesn't slow down for anyone; and the young couple was no exception. The more time Hiro wasn't spending with Marys, the less time they overall had together. While both understood fully that the lives of the citizens are more important than their quality time, the emotional state both were in regarding each other made every second of being away more painful.
Another night arrived, another emergency call, another time when Hiro had to leave Marys alone. She didn't give the impression that it was bothering her, wanting Hiro to focus on the important task of saving people and stopping crimes, but every time after she heard Baymax's rockets activate her heart dropped.
Marys did try to keep herself occupied while Hiro wasn't around, and for the most part she managed to kill the time until he got back. But somehow, stuff that she could once do alone like reaching a solid scientific theory or discover something cool regarding robotics online felt empty when she didn't have Hiro to share it with and debate on. She called a few of her friends back at home, telling them about all the great experiences she had with Hiro, but it was nothing like actually living it with her boyfriend by her side. Her mother and Cass did supply her with some good company, often joining in on their girl talk and reminiscing, and it seemed like that was her way to keep herself distracted until Hiro gets back. Little did she know, that on this day he came back a lot earlier than usual patrols.
"I'm back." He said, walking through the door to the café.
"Hey, Hiro. How did it go tonight?" Cass asked, already used to her nephew going out at night to fight crime.
"Same as usual." He shrugged. "We actually finished a lot quicker tonight. The police said most of the city is cleared."
Marys was surprised to see Hiro hasn't even taken off his Super-Hero suit yet. He usually takes it off once he comes back home, why keep it on now? The girl also noticed that he was holding the suit he made for her, which just made it a lot weirder.
"Hey, Marys?" He suddenly said, showing her the suit. "Want to go for a flight? Baymax is all warmed up and I kind of need to make it up to you." Hiro said, making Marys smile at him.
She ran up to him, hugging him tightly and he quickly returned it. Marys didn't want to leave that hug because of its comfortable and warm feeling; but then she realized that she has to pull away in order to go on another flight on top of the robot's back. She took the suit from Hiro and told him she'll be right back.
Both met up again in the garage where they climbed on Baymax's back and blasted off into the clear blue night sky. Marys was already used to the speeds Baymax was capable of reaching, so there were no more needs for adjustments before reaching the full speed the robot was able to achieve. The city at night was still as beautiful as ever; the many neon lights contrasting with the dark skies was a sight that never got old, either by standing beneath them and observing all of the colorful and beauty it contained to the fullest, or by speeding by them so that they all appeared and disappeared in a quick and lively flash. While Hiro was used to these visuals ever since he was a kid and Marys was new to this entire scenery, both not only agreed that it looked fantastic, but they also agreed that it was made all the better when they saw it with each other.
Baymax landed on top of one of the roofs, giving Hiro and Marys a chance to just sit down and observe the city from it. Once the beauty of San-Fransokyo was fully observed by the two of them, Marys thought it maybe was the time to ask her boyfriend a question she was thinking about asking for quite a while now.
"Hiro?" She asked, making him turn to her. "Can I ask you something?"
"Sure…" Hiro answered, a bit unsure what she was about to ask.
After taking a deep breath, Marys asked her question. "I was thinking about the last couple of days and I think we are slowly reducing our time together." She started to say. "Don't get me wrong! I'm proud of what you're doing and I couldn't be happier with who you are, but…"
"You're not braking up with me, are you?" Hiro asked. He was worried by the slow tone of her voice and the unsurely vibe of it.
"What!? No!" She replied, shocked that he even thought about that. "Why would I do that? I couldn't ask for a boyfriend like you, Hiro! You also know how much I love you… your company!" She quickly fixed herself on that slip, hoping he didn't catch it.
Hiro could have sworn that she just admitted that she loves him, a thought which made his heart sour. But when she said she meant his company, his hopes fell down and he started scolding himself in his head for even developing expectations like this. "Okay, so what did you want to ask then?" He tried not to sound disappointed, mostly because it didn't fit the situation.
"Well, we are halfway through the summer. And since every minute can be precious, I started thinking… Can I join Big Hero 6?"
Out of all the questions Hiro thought Marys could have asked him at that moment, this was probably one of the last ones he had in mind. "Can you do what!?"
"I want to join Big Hero 6, so that I could spend more time with you before summer vacation is up." She said determinately.
Hiro was, on the one hand, flattered that she wanted to join his team in order to not miss a second with him. But on the other hand, it was way too dangerous for her to take part in. "I… I don't know. I need to ask the guys if they're okay with that idea, and also it's way too dangerous for you…"
Marys caught Hiro's chin and brought it up so that he could look at her in the eyes. "If I'm with you, nothing is too dangerous for me." She smiled at him, both calming him down and making his heart flutter at the same time.
"I… guess we could give it a trial run tomorrow…" He sighed in defeat. He knew Marys would be angry with him if he would have said no, and the others most likely won't have a problem with it if she'll stick with him and Baymax throughout the entire night without getting in their way.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Marys called while hugging Hiro tightly, a gesture he was very familiar with from her.
"Just promise me, you're staying with Baymax and I." He told her while looking into her eyes to make it clear that this was important. She nodded with excitement about him agreeing to the idea and he couldn't have helped but smile back.
"Tomorrow is going to be interesting." They said at the same time, turning their attention from the city back towards each other. Still synchronized, still smiling. The next night was going to be interesting indeed.
The news about Marys joining the patrol for a test run weren't all that well received by the already existing teammates. Go-Go said it was inappropriate to combine their job with personal activities, Wasabi wasn't keen on the idea of a newbie joining in as it was one more head to worry about, and both Honey and Fred agreed that while they all like Marys her lack of power could potentially slow them down.
"Don't worry, Guys." Hiro told them. "She's going to be with me and Baymax throughout all night."
"I won't get in any of your way. Just pretend I'm not here." Marys herself added.
The other four members looked at each other, realizing they couldn't really say no to what their leader decided, espacially when he promised to keep his eyes on her at all times. "Well, if she stays with Hiro, I don't think she'll do any harm." Honey brought up while smiling at the younger girl.
"I guess some more girl power couldn't hurt in the long run." Go-Go admitted.
"Okay then," Hiro said, happy that this decision received support. "You all know your posts, nothing different tonight. Keep on doing what we're always doing and help people out." Hiro said before everyone nodded and split to each of their posts. "Are you ready?" He then asked Marys.
"Let's do this!" She said excitedly before Baymax obliged and ascended towards the sky. "This is going to be so cool!"
"This is so boring…" Marys said right after letting out a bored yawn. She thought being a Super-Hero meant action and crime fighting every night, especially when Hiro kept getting called on for backup every night lately. How come nothing happened now?
"How ironic." Hiro giggled with a harsh tone. "I don't go on patrols, something happens and I have to leave you. I bring you with me, there's nothing."
Marys didn't know what to say to that, feeling somewhat guilty for all of this. "Sorry…"
"You have nothing to be sorry about. If anything, you being with me may be the only good thing about tonight." He told her in what resembled his usual optimistic tone, relaxing Marys from believing she caused something bad.
The slow night continued for a few more minutes before Hiro picked on a distress signal describing a bank robbery at the San-Fransokyo bank. "Guys, did you hear that?" When everyone answered positively to the question, Hiro gave them orders. "Everybody, get to the bank. It sounds like something that will require all of us." Upon checking if Marys was ready, Hiro told Baymax it was time to speed up.
Go-Go was the first to arrive at the destination, being the closest to it, and noticed a criminal struggling with a cop over what she assumed was a gun. Without even thinking, Go-Go prepared one of her disks and threw it at the thief, hitting him in the head and knocking him out. "Big Hero 6 are here!" a voice came from one of three RV's which parked nearby. "Let's split up!" It called before all three vehicles drove away at high speeds, each going in a different direction.
Go-Go helped the cop she just saved get up from the ground. "Did they take anything?" She asked as surly a bank robbery would end with the thieves taking something.
"I noticed them getting away with some money, but I don't know which car has it." The cop admitted just as the rest of Big Hero 6 showed up.
"What did we miss?" Hiro asked.
"Three RV's drove in different directions." Go-Go informed while pointing to the roads the criminals drove through. "One car apparently holds cash."
"Do we know which car has it?" Wasabi asked.
"If I knew, I would have already chased it." Go-Go admitted.
"I have located three moving vehicles in my scanners." Baymax informed, also giving away their approximate location. It appeared one car was way ahead of them; one was a bit closer but still pretty far, while the last one was fairly closer.
Before Hiro could have thought of a plan involving all of the information he had regarding the situation, Marys suddenly started shouting orders at everyone. "Fred, take Wasabi and use your jump in order to get to the ones who are the closest. Go-Go, Honey, you can move faster than Fred's jumps so you go after the middle car, Hiro, Baymax and I will handle the one most far away."
Everyone stared at Marys for a second; not believing she had just came up with a plan to stop the criminals. "Well, you heard the girl. Let's move!" Hiro called, not coming up with a better plan himself, before everyone split up in their assigned directions.
Fred grabbed Wasabi as hard as he could as they leaped from one building to the next, the burly man trying not to vomit with every jump his friend in the monster suit took. Fortunately, Wasabi did manage to locate the car they were cahsing.
"Over there, Fred!"
"I see it! Hold on tight." Fred said before charging his jump. "Super Jump!" He called before bouncing high up into the air, aiming his landing right on top of the fugitive car. "Gravity Crush!" Fred shouted again right before landing straight on top of the RV, the momentum causing it to get smashed.
While Fred took care of the robbers, taking them out of the car and tying them up for the police to pick up, Wasabi cut through the wrecked car with his laser blades in an attempt to look for the stolen cash. "Our car had nothing." He informed the rest of the team. "How are you guys doing?"
"We are right on their trail." Honey answered first while sliding down her frozen chemicals in order to catch up with the constantly moving RV. At the end of her slide, Honey threw another ball which helped her bounce up to the roof of a building the car had just turned around behind. "I'm in position, Go-Go." She told her friend.
"Got it!" Go-Go confirmed before running straight, gathering as much speed as she could before she curled up into a ball form, a blue aura surrounding her as she spun around at great speeds. "Woman… UP!" She yelled right before colliding with the RV, her high speed impact causing it to stop. Once Go-Go uncurled, Honey threw another ball of chemicals at the car in order to freeze it and make sure the thieves won't try and run away. The two girls high-fived each other, before looking through the car for the missing money. "Hiro, our car doesn't have it either. It's up to you."
"Working on it!" Hiro called as Baymax was chasing down the last car with all of his speed. The car was trying to turn as much as possible in order to throw the robot off, but Hiro and Marys were both quick on their feet and guided the robot after every turn the car took. "They just don't give up…" Hiro sighed as the chase was still going on.
"What about the Micro-Bots?" Marys dared to ask.
"Was just thinking about it." Hiro said before sending his tiny black robots at the car, damaging its wheels as they were scratching the road un-controllably. "Got them!" He called as the RV spun around until it collided with a nearby building, causing it to stop and allowing the heroes to search for the stolen cash. Upon landing on the road, Baymax ripped over the sides of the RV while Hiro tangled the two criminals with the help of his Micro-Bots. Marys found the missing money and informed Hiro that it was indeed in that car.
After helping the cops escorting the robbers to jail, the team couldn't conclude the night without complementing Marys for her quick thinking.
"I didn't even realize you had it in you." Wasabi complemented her first.
"I admit; it was pretty cool of you." Go-Go gave her an approving smirk.
"I think she has earned a part as a special member." Honey smiled at her in pride.
"You are like a magician…" Fred was the last one to complement, mostly because what he said made no sense.
"Thanks, everyone." She giggled shyly, a bit surprised with herself before she realized there was one member left to tell her what he thought of her preformance tonight. The one member on the team who's feedback was the most important to her. Without even realizing her helmet was down, Marys suddenly felt Hiro grab her by her waist before kissing her just like he always did. She could tell he was happy with the way she performed during the patrol, and she couldn't have been happier with herself if it had earned her this.
Once he pulled away, Hiro could have seen the wide smile and tiny blush which were all over her face. "You never cease to amaze me." He told her.
That was really fun to write, even if that was really complicated to plan it out. Never the less, I still hope you enjoyed this chapter!
There's nothing else to really add, only that I would be more than happy to see what you thought in the reviews!