I feel so bad for leaving you all hanging. I am so sorry but after christmas, I had a bit of a falling out with writing and so on. I'm not often in the best of moods lately so it took a lot to just write this small story. I hope you all can understand.
But I am happy to see how many like these stories, as every review makes me smile. I will try my best to keep writing. Also, I am aware season 2 is coming out soon, so I know a lot of my stories about these two will not be relevant or make sense to whatever they have planned, but eh, who cares? That's the point of fanfiction!
Characters:
Hiro X Karmi
A little bit of good old Baymax
Warning: nothing!
Disclaimer: I don't own Big Hero 6, sadly!
With the hero business always being exciting, over the top, dangerous and bombarding, it's times like these that Hiro could always appreciate. Flying on the back of Baymax, gazing out at his home city that shone in the dark night, radiating a grand display of colours, people spending their nights, hustling around the city. It was the kind of place that never slept, something was always happening. At least high in the sky, it wasn't so loud. Despite being a city boy, it was relaxing to the boy.
"I am pleased to sense how relaxed you are." His armoured marshmallow spoke.
Hiro let out a quiet and warm laugh, patting the bot's head. "Guess I keep forgetting how it feels."
"Which is why I always recommend taking a break from school work and fighting crime. The human body can not deal with stress and exhaustion forever." Baymax explained.
Hiro shook his head. He knew Baymax was right, but it was never that simple. He didn't argue though, knowing the bot meant well. Besides, the others on the team seemed like they needed it too, which is why Hiro said he'd do a solo run tonight unless he needed them, then he'd call them up. But it didn't seem like they'd be needing them tonight.
He tapped Baymax's shoulder. "Let's fly a little closer to the buildings, get a better look."
Without another word, Baymax adjusted his thrusters and they dived down, swirling up as they neared the ground and fly past buildings. Hiro noted everything he saw, but nothing negative popped up. He did notice some people in awe at them, especially people they passed by through their windows. He saw he saw a young kid take a picture of them as they flew by. It made him smile.
They started coming up to the regular neighbourhoods, full of simple homes, nothing techy like the rest of the city. It was a nice neighbourhood, not a lot of problems stir up here. But it was well known to Hiro, given his friendly rival lived around here.
He had seem Karmi's house when he saved her from Goodluck alley, though in truth she had never invited him over. There were multiple reasons he could think, mostly her parents. He couldn't blame her, besides, he was sure one day he could come over, maybe even finally introduce himself to her parents.
But speaking of Karmi. Hiro was alerted by Baymax.
"Karmi is on her roof, a dangerous position to be in. You can get multiple injuries if you are not careful." Baymax noted, slowing down his thrusters.
Hiro blinked, snapping out of his thoughts. "Wait, what?"
Baymax looked at Karmi's house just down the street. Hiro followed his gaze, and sure enough, Karmi was sitting on the roof, who bright jumper sticking out in the dark night, shining from the light bleeding out of her bedroom window. She appeared to be gazing up at the night sky, a calm expression on her face.
Hiro was about to call out to her but bit his tongue to stop himself. He wasn't Hiro right now, he was 'Captain Cutie'. She would probably freak out over him or panic, which is not what he wanted to do. He wasn't he should even talk to her, because if she is having a problem, he can't talk to her in a way that he knows her, could end up slipping up and revealing his identity.
He could always ask her at school tomorrow. But then how would he explain how he saw her on her roof, they didn't even live near each other. It was obvious he should just guide Baymax away and forget about it. But he couldn't get himself to do it. No, he wasn't that cruel and even if he was Hiro right now, that part of him is still in him. He was her friend after all. A hero helps anyone anyway, no matter how small the problem is, even emotional problems.
Sighing to himself, he tapped Baymax with a soft expression on his face. Baymax simply nodded, understanding what his companion was asking for him to do.
Karmi hugged her knees closer, lifting her blanket back over her shoulders. She wasn't a fan of the cold, but sometimes the crisp and fresh air was all she needed to calm herself. One of her relatives had been staying over, Aunt Roza, a very persistent and opinionated woman. Karmi didn't hate her, they had some common interests, but sometimes her Aunt was a bit much. The two had gotten into a bit of a heated argument about some harsh topics during dinner. Like always, her parents sided with her Aunt and told Karmi to behave, mostly so they could stop the arguing. They had just left after dinner to take Roza to the airport, while Karmi hid away in her room and refused to come with them, before making her way onto the roof.
She was about to go back inside, the cold finally starting to bother her, when she heard a voice speak up behind her after they cleared their throat.
"You ok, miss?" Hiro spoke up.
Karmi squeaked as she held back a shriek of fright. She flicked her head around, blushing and pulling on her blanket tightly. How did she not see him?
"C-Captain Cutie?" She sputtered, trying to find her voice.
Hiro simply smiled and nodded. "Ah, Karmi. It's you."
Karmi blinked before looking away shyly, a cute smile creeping onto her face. 'He remembers me!' She screamed in her head. She looked back at him. "B-but how are you?..."
Hiro raised a hand and gestured to her backyard. She looked over and saw Red Panda wandering around, probably scanning the flowers or something. She must have been in deep thought not to hear the robot landing in her garden.
Hiro cleared his throat again, this time to get her attention. "Mind if I take a seat?"
Karmi, unable to stop herself from blushing, spoke. "A-ah, sure"
Hiro stepped over and sat next to her, dangling his legs over the roof's edge. Baymax looked up at them, noticing Hiro's position.
"Do not fall." He stated.
"I know, buddy." Hiro called down to him, watching as his friend went back to the garden.
Karmi gazed at him, many questions running through her mind. What could she say? Why was he here? Did he want something? Unfortunately, her mouth spoke before her brain properly comprehend what to say. "Do you want my blanket!?" She yelped.
Hiro's eyes widen a little, looking at her in confusion, not sure how to respond. Karmi's flustered, wanting to hit herself. What was it about having crushing that made your brain melt? But instead of getting a bad reaction, she heard him chuckle.
Hiro tapped his shoulder pad. "Nah, the suit keeps him warm."
"...Right...Sorry…" She glanced away, trying to hide her embarrassment.
Hiro placed his hands down on the roof, resting on them as he leaned back a bit. He looked her up and down, noting her body language. He didn't know how to appreciate this situation, so he just winged it. "Was patrolling and noticed her out here alone. You know only brooding anime teens suit the moping around on the roof." He teased, smirking.
Karmi giggled lightly and rolled her eyes. "I wouldn't call it that…"
"I know angst when I see it." Hiro added, shuffling ever so slightly near her. "Want to tell me what's wrong?"
Karmi bit the inside of her cheek. She wanted to get this off her shoulders, but not to her crush and superhero of the city. "It's not worth your time, I think the city needs you more."
"Nothing's going on, I've got free time. It just looked like you needed someone to talk to…" Hiro explained, his joking attitude changing to a calm and friendly one.
"Really, it's nothing...just dumb family things." Karmi assured, not understand why he would bother with such a tiny problem.
Hiro was going to ask again, but knew he had to act differently, he couldn't be his normal self right now. "Hmmm, alright. But I'm sure you don't want to be alone right now, so you wouldn't say no to me sitting with you for a bit?"
Karmi paused. She really didn't want to be alone, so many it was worth wasting a little bit of his time. "I don't mind…"
Hiro smiled and looked up at the sky. "Saw you looking at the sky, reading the stars?"
Karmi followed his gaze. "Ya, trying to see if I can spot any constellations or something."
Hiro raised a hand and quickly pointed out want. "Like Taurus?"
She frowned briefly, mostly in confusion. "You got that quickly."
Hiro placed his hand down and glanced at her, shrugging. "I know a lot about astrology. In fact, being an astronaut was my first ever dream job. You know, before wanting a million other kind of jobs."
It was true, Tadashi had gotten him a simple astrology book when he was rather little, and Hiro declared he would be an astronaut or astrologist. Before moving onto wanting to be a doctor, then an engineer and so on.
"Huh, never took you to be the type." Karmi marvelled, thinking about adding something like that to her fanfiction later.
"I jumped around a bit as a kid." He revealed.
Karmi looked back at the sky, thinking to herself. "Well, I remember my first ever dream job was to be a zoologist." She grinned lightly at him. "What can I say? Was and still am an animal lover."
"You seemed like the type, I noticed the plushies by the window." He hummed, rolling his shoulder to gesture to her window.
Her face flushed again and rubbed the back of her head. "W-well ya, just something I like to collect, ya know?"
"It's cute" Hiro chirped, suddenly realising what he said a little too late.
"C-cute?" Karmi blushed even more, not daring to make eye contact with him.
Hiro was glad that his helmet hid his red face. He couldn't act so comfy around her like this, it could give away who he is and now she's probably thinking he's hitting on her.
"Ya! You know? I like collecting things as well." Smooth, was all he could think to himself.
"Y-you do?" Karmi questioned, trying to distract herself.
"Well ya, most people do. I mostly like to take something small from the missions we go on, a nice reminder of the event." The boy stated, dying on the inside.
Karmi fiddled with her fingers, lighting brushing away one of her strain bits of hair out of her face as her voice whispers. "I think that's cool…"
"...Thanks." He chuckled warmly, finally calming himself.
Karmi beamed on the inside, but her outer self was relaxed and smiling at him. She was already feeling better from prior events. Her eyes wandered over to Red Panda, a little surprised to see him spraying water from his finger, giving the plants a drizzle. Hiro caught sight of the scene too. Even if it's just flowers, Baymax still cares for their health, probably detecting they needed watering.
Their eyes glanced at each other, before they both started laughing. They didn't know why it seemed so funny, but it just felt right to let loose a little and laugh. Even though he was being quite loud, Hiro noted how Karmi sometimes snorted as she laughed, a trait that almost seemed adorable to him…
As they were distracted by their humorous moment, their hands drop down to rest on the roof again, only for them to touch one another. Karmi noticed first, feeling the distinct glove texture. Her eyes flashed wide as she flicked around to look at him in shock. Hiro was puzzled for a second, only to feel what his hand was rested on was not flat like the roof. He didn't even have to look down to know what happened.
Their eyes met, brown meeting brown and they stayed like that in silence. Hiro was somehow entranced by her, but he didn't know why. Karmi was a friend, yes, but why did this feel so different right now. Maybe it's because there was no negative tension around them, that they were alone, seeing her with no guard up. Was this what she could really be like if she didn't have her wall up?
Karmi, however, was feeling something different. Yes, she was over the moon that her crush was gazing at her in such a manner and holding her hand. But something seemed so familiar. The look of confusion and curiosity, the sharp brown eyes behind the mask, the way he laughed and joked. She had seen it somewhere before, but where? Was it possible that she knew who was under the mask? It was right on the tip of her tongue. She opened her mouth to speak, to ask, but they were cut off by Red Panda.
He had walked over to the house, looking up at the two, head all the way back. "Captain, it appears there is an attempted robbery going on, I recommend we go assess before anyone if hurt."
Hiro snapped his head away from Karmi, pushing away his previous thoughts. He couldn't about them right now, he knew he wasn't ready, not yet. His hand slipped away from hers as he leapt to his feet. "Of course"
Karmi needed a moment to realises what was happening, standing to her feet like his. She wanted to ask him, but she knew it could wait.
He looked to her with a sigh. "I'm sorry, I have to go."
"No, go. They need you…" Karmi reassured. "You are Captain Cutie after all." She smiled playfully, but with an understanding layered over it.
Hiro gazed at her briefly. For some reason, his body didn't want to leave, like he wanted to stay and talk to her, but he couldn't, he had a job to do. He turned and waved to Baymax, signalling to the bot to start up his thrusters.
As the bot did so, hovering up to him. Hiro felt something grab his hand. He stiffened before looking behind him. Of course, it was Karmi.
She didn't know why she did it, her body acted on it's on. But she wasn't flustered or nervous, instead, she held a calm expression on her face.
"...Thank you…" She merely said.
Hiro stared, taking a moment to reply as a tiny smile curled up on his face. "Anytime…"
His arm slipped out of her light grasp as he hopped off the roof, latching onto his partner. He made sure he was on correctly before looking up. "Let's go, Red Panda."
Baymax looked to Karmi and waved a goodbye, his thrusters bursting with power as they soared off, leaving a large gust of air that blew across Karmi's body and face, her hair waving wildly. Her sharp gaze followed them, never looking away as she watched their silhouette grow smaller and smaller, blending into the city lights and vanishing, off to save the day once more. Yet they already seemed to have saved her day.
She slowly looked down, her blanket fluttering around her. She stepped back and crawled into her room, making sure not to knock over any of her plushies. She let the blanket drop to her feet as she looked to her mirror, her neutral expression still plastered on her face as a faint question danced around her mind.
Who are you, under that mask?...
