Chapter 11: Alexa

There hasn't been too much activity around the café since Tadashi died. Kiki and I find ourselves hiding under the covers of the bed most of the day, and Hiro isn't any much better. From what I heard, he hasn't left his bed since he lied there 2 days ago.

Aunt Cass is trying to get us to eat or come out of our rooms, and I finally did, but we couldn't get Kiki or Hiro to. It took a lot of begging to get the both of them out of their rooms for Tadashi's funeral, and they both came out in their funeral attire. Then we went.

I wasn't sure what to expect, but when we got there, a lot of people from Hiro and Tadashi's family were there, as were a lot of the people attending SFIT, including Tadashi's friends. We all walked out into the cemetery, and a priest guided us to Tadashi's tombstone. He was too young for that. He doesn't deserve it now, and I'm sure a lot of other people are thinking that too. There were only the ashes of the fire, since Tadashi's body was never recovered, but neither was Callaghan's but we- well, Kiki and I know what happened to him.

Eventually, it started to rain, and everyone opened their umbrellas. But there were two people that didn't even seem to acknowledge the rain.

Kiki and Hiro. They only stared at the stone in front of them as they stood side-by-side in the rain as it down poured on them.

At the end of the service we were all taken back to the café, and everyone else that was there came too. Some of them tried to lighten the situation, and others just stood around and talked to each other.

People from Tadashi's family had actually assumed Kiki and Hiro were siblings since they were so close, and asked if Kiki was Hiro's long lost twin or something, but Aunt Cass informed them Kiki and I were just… visiting.

I thought that was a little funny, but I didn't let the humorousness of that situation show. I walked up some of the steps to see that Hiro was sitting on one of the steps, and Kiki was sitting next to him. They didn't say anything, but I think that being in each other's presence makes them a little better.

I secluded myself from the rest of the service by walking inside Kiki and I's room. I saw a message from Sophia. She's probably worried sick about us.

New Message From Sophia:

Are you guys ok? How are Kiki and Hiro? They seem to be taking it really hard.

Sent at 7:34 A.M.

To: Sophia

I'm ok now. A lot better than I was before. I'm able to cope, but Kiki and Hiro aren't. We know how long Hiro mourns for, but I'm not so sure about Kiki. It seems as if as long as the both of them are in each other's presence, they seem a little better.

Message Sent.

New Message From Sophia:

Are you going to try something to cheer her up? We don't know if that'll work, she wasn't this depressed when she didn't get the Dan and Phil tour tickets. She's actually mourning. Trying to cope with loss. You can't just make her smile so easily. It'll be harder this time. Good luck.

Sent at 7:35 A.M.

I put my phone away, and I let drowsiness take over me.

When I woke up, I noticed that the sun was setting. I walked out into the living room to see that everyone except the gang had gone. They were there on the couch with their heads down. But when they heard me they looked up.

"Alexa." Honey Lemon said softly.

"Hi." I greeted quietly.

"How are you doing?" Honey Lemon asked.

"I should be asking you that. I didn't know him that long…" I trailed off.

"Well, things are definitely going to be much different, but I'm sure we'll get used to it eventually." Fred said optimistically.

"Yeah…" I agreed. I sat down on the couch next to Gogo and Honey Lemon, and just as I sat down, someone came down the stairs. Kiki.

She had her head down, and no one could see her face. She was attempting to walk through with no one seeing her. But of course that was not going to happen.

"Kiki?" I asked. She barely glanced at me before continuing to walk to our room.

"Kiki, we're all here for you." Honey Lemon said with nothing but sympathy in her voice.

Kiki nodded. "T-Thanks." Her voice cracked, and she said it so quietly, I wasn't so sure Wasabi and Fred heard her. She sniffled before walking into our room and closing the door.

"She had a close bond with him." I said absentmindedly. "They acted as if they were brother and sister."

"Well… Tadashi had that effect on people." Gogo replied. "He treated everyone with respect, and he was friendly to everyone."

All of them nodded in agreement.

"Well, we need to get going." Honey Lemon suddenly said. "Just remember that all of us… we're here for you."

I gave a small smile and nodded. I watched them all walked out, down the stairs to the café before walking back into our room. And there Kiki was, under the covers in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. I think that I heard her mumbling, "It's my fault."

I don't know what she means by that, but obviously it's something bothering her. I'm not going to push her though, she'll tell me when she's ready to.

Not feeling particularly hungry, I climbed into the bed next to Kiki and eventually fell asleep again.

The next 2 weeks were uneventful. Aunt Cass and I were the only ones coming out of our rooms, and I volunteered to help her in the café to pass the time. Kiki doesn't ever leave our room when I'm upstairs. I don't know if she does it when I'm in the café, but I wonder if she goes to see Hiro when we're not around. I don't know.

But the thing is, on this particular day, Kiki actually came out of our room today, and she looked considerably happier, as if she had stopped mourning a while ago. I wonder what came over, but as I was eating breakfast, Kiki walked out of our room into the bathroom, and turned on the shower! I didn't even realize I was staring at the door in shock with my spoon halfway to my mouth until Aunt Cass snuck up behind me and tapped my shoulder.

"What's so interesting about that door Alexa?" Aunt Cass asked teasingly.

"Huh? Oh, Kiki came out." I replied.

"She did?" Aunt Cass asked in shock.

"Yeah… she looked… happier…" I trailed off. "Like… a lot happier."

"Well, that's progress I guess." Aunt Cass sighed. "Now we just need to get Hiro back out of his room."

"Yeah…" I agreed, biting my tongue to prevent anything slipping out.

"Well, I'll be baking downstairs if you need me." Aunt Cass announced.

"Ok Aunt Cass." I responded.

She headed down the stairs, and I continued to eat my cereal, placing the bowl in the sink when I was finished. As I walked into the living room, Kiki walked out into the living room as well.

"Hey Alexa." She greeted. I smiled.

"Hi Kiki. You're looking… a lot happier." I greeted. She smiled.

"I… feel a lot better. I think that I've learned to cope…" she explained slowly, as if she were trying to watch what she said.

"That's good. He's not really gone as long as we remember him… right?" I asked.

"Right." Kiki agreed. She sat down next to me on the couch and we hugged. This was the first human contact she had in 2 weeks. "Now we just have to wait for the movie's events to go back on track."

"Yep." I replied.

Now we just have to wait for Baymax's activation… and the microbot discovery.


Whoops, what was that? Was that a bit of another fandom coming into this one? Oh well... thumbs up to those who know who Dan and Phil are. If you don't... look them up on YouTube. You won't be disappointed.