Angel: Here's another original chapter! I thought it'd be fun since we have three teenage girls XD Oh, and just one thing to note. This takes place before the Present, but after Hardlight. And the only reason why I say that is because Hana's presents from her brothers aren't around.
The gang are in the Lucky Cat on a sunny Friday, waiting before they could eat lunch. Fred is reading a comic, Hana is listening to music, Honey Lemon is showing GoGo some selfies, Wasabi is deciding what he wants, and Hiro is on his phone.
"Social interactions with friends can strengthen relationships," Baymax gestures to all of them. Hana snickers a bit and Hiro looks up with a smile.
"Karmi is almost here, and Megan's on her way. She said Mikey can't make it because their dad is parading him around in his police car."
Aunt Cass overhears this and stands between the twins. "Aw, so all your girlfriends are gonna be here, Hana?"
"In a sense," She chuckles a bit. With the superheroing being in secret, she doesn't go out as much as she used to for patrol. Lucia is still trying to get her officers to see things her way, which is difficult considering the recent blow with Chief Cruz...at least it gives Hana more time to spend with all of her friends. She was surprised that they even let the man drive around the city...he's probably only permitted to report a crime if any occurred. Thank goodness he's already came and gone today.
Baymax's belly suddenly rings and the twins look up at him. "Hana, Hiro, this is a reminder for you to finish your schoolwork after lunch."
"Ugh, why?" Hana pouts a little, Hiro sighing.
"Well at least we don't have that much this week..."
"With all of your commitments, how do you find the time to do anything, Hana?" Wasabi raises a brow at her.
"You got me," She shrugs at him. "It's probably because of our recent superhero status..."
"Which is bogus, by the way!" Fred points at her. "But it does make for a compelling superhero..."
Karmi suddenly enters and Hiro shushes Fred. She waves to them as she approaches the table. "Hey guys."
"Hey Karmi," They all greet in unison, Baymax waving.
"Hello Karmi."
"We're just waiting on one more person and then we're gonna decide what to eat!" Hana waves Karmi over, scooching her chair so that she can sit between the girl and Fred.
"Someone else?" Karmi blinks at her. "Who are you waiting for?"
"Hey!"
She turns around to see the other girl. She's seen her before, but they've never properly met. "Megan!" Hana smiles at her, pushing Hiro's chair further to the left. He blinks rapidly as Megan brings a chair over to the left side of the black-haired girl.
"Finally we can order!" Fred takes a menu and Hana looks over her shoulder.
"I'm gonna have my usual, Aunt Cass."
"Of course, sweetie," She ruffles the girl's hair, turning her attention to the two girls. "It's nice to see you girls again."
"Megan, this is Karmi. Karmi, Megan," Hana gestures one girl to the other while the rest are giving their orders. "Megan is my age and Karmi used to go to our school before...stuff."
"Nice to meet you," Megan holds out her hand and Karmi stares at it for a few seconds before shaking it. For some reason, she got this weird feeling when she heard that the girl is the same age as Hana...
"So...how long have you known each other?" Karmi asks, rubbing her arm, staring at Megan and Hana. The two glance at each other, a little put off by the saddened tone.
"For a few months now..." Hana leans in towards Karmi. "And Aunt Cass will be happy to tell you all about it."
She snickers a little as Aunt Cass is grinning widely, waving to the three teenage girls. "Yeah, Aunt Cass was...very encouraging for us to meet," Megan replies while looking at her menu.
"So...why am I only now just meeting her?" Karmi whispers to Hana.
"Well, there was never a right time, what with us being busy with midterms and since her dad got suspended. Remember that police officer who I said hates Big Hero 7?" Karmi nods rapidly. "That's her father, and she has a twin brother too named Mikey."
"Oh..." Her mouth goes into an O shape, feeling a bit bad now that she had gotten...
Jealous.
Hana is obviously a friendly person, and she should be glad that the girl has such a large social circle. The girl places a hand on Karmi's shoulder. "It's okay, Karmi. I'm just glad that most of my friends are here to have lunch."
"So who's your best friend, then?" Fred raises a brow at Hana, who glances around the table.
"Um, all of you?"
Hiro pouts at that, which Wasabi notices. "But what if you had to choose just one?"
"I feel the same way about all you guys, so it wouldn't even matter if I had to choose."
"Come on, we all know it's me," Hiro gestures to himself with a smug grin.
"You wish, Genius Boy!"
Honey Lemon and Megan snicker at the display, Hana slowly shaking her head. "I'm not having this conversation at the table in front of everyone," She rubs a temple, silently blaming Fred for this as Hiro and Karmi are playfully arguing.
"She's my sister, why wouldn't she pick me?"
"Yeah, but I'm making a comic book with her."
"And I build projects with her!"
"Guys," Hana speaks up, getting their attention. "I just want a nice day with my friends because I've been studying a lot for midterms lately. I think all of us could deserve a break, actually, given everything that's happened."
"Fine," The two teens say in unison, taking their seats.
"Is it always like this?" Megan whispers to GoGo.
"No. Hana usually sits between them so that they don't fight about it."
"Thank god we don't live in a world where I could possibly be cut in half," Hana mutters under her breath. Aunt Cass brings them their food and they all start happily eating.
"So, any plans for the weekend?" Megan asks them.
"I'm going to see Kentucky Kaiju again!" Fred raises a hand.
"Organizing my drawers," Wasabi replies as Hiro smiles weakly.
"Work for Krei Tech..."
"Which I got out of~" Hana sings happily, taking a sip of her hot cocoa. There's nothing in those contracts that state both twins have to be there on the same day (something she wish she realized earlier).
"Sticker party!" Honey Lemon cheers, to GoGo's slight dismay. Since Honey Lemon's moved back in with her, she had gotten used to the sticker parties...baby steps, though. Slow baby steps.
"No," Karmi and Hana shake their heads in unison.
"We're just waiting for the comic book publishers to get back to us," Karmi crosses her fingers. "I'm really hoping they say yes."
"I've already had my therapy and martial arts lessons..." Hana rubs her chin. Aunt Cass suddenly gasps as an idea forms into her head. With Hana being so busy lately, she really thinks that the girl could use this. Not to mention she's never done it before.
"Ooh! How would all of you girls like to come here for a sleepover tonight?"
Hana spits out her hot chocolate, the boys looking up in surprise. All the girls glance at each other, GoGo with a deep frown.
"A...s-sleepover?" Hana stutters once she's caught her breath.
"Ooh, a sleepover!" Honey Lemon jumps forward and hugs the girl. "GoGo and I would love to come!"
"But I don't-"
"That might be fun," Megan smiles, interrupting the woman.
"Wow...I've, um...never been to one," Karmi twiddles her thumbs nervously.
"Oh that's okay, Hana's never given one!"
"Aunt Cass, I-"
"Nonsense!" She waves it off, "I'll help you, sweetie. Oh, and Hiro, you're gonna have to move to the couch," The woman cleans up Hana's plate, the girl still shocked. "You'll have fun!"
"What is the purpose of a sleepover?" Baymax tilts his head.
"They're fun, Baymax!" Honey Lemon cheers, clapping her hands. "We can do our make-up, facials, and stay up all night!"
"Yeah, sleepover! I'll bring movies!" Fred pumps his fists, GoGo slightly narrowing her eyes at Honey Lemon. She wanted to say no, since she hates sleepovers, but if she didn't go...no doubt her friend would give her that large smile to convince her...
"Um, Fred? Sleepovers are for girls," Hiro tells him and he sags his shoulders.
"Aww...but we can at least spy on them, right?"
"No, Fred," Wasabi gives him a 'don't do it' look.
Fred leans in to whisper to the boys. "But what if our phase two villains come back and attack? Someone has to watch the girls to make sure that they don't call off the sleepover to go over and help!"
"Why would someone attack our house?" Hiro stares at him in confusion. "They don't know where we live."
"But what if they're watching us right now so that they can attack later?! We can send Mini-Max while we're out on patrol!"
"But Fred, we're still fugitives until Luisa can sway them to our side, remember?" Wasabi glances over to the girls as Hana is still in shock from what Aunt Cass did, Honey Lemon talking to the others in excitement.
"We can at least take precaution! We can also come back every hour to make sure that villainy is not afoot!"
The two boys give each other a quick look, noticing Fred's puppy eyes. This was obviously an excuse to armor up so that they can continue to 'fight crime while being fugitives'. Hiro sighs in defeat, remembering how Fred was with going back to being superheroes, and with the secret lair...
"Fine."
"Yes!"
That afternoon, the twins are walking home together, carrying several groceries. Aunt Cass sent them out with a list for tonight. She had asked all the girls what their preferences were for dinner and wrote them down. They had insisted that she didn't have to, but she persisted and they eventually gave up, because she's hard to say no to.
"Man, she's gonna cook a lot tonight, huh?" Hana struggles to carry six bags: two over her shoulders and two in each hand. Hiro is in the same position as they slightly drag their feet.
"Hey...I'm still your best friend, right?"
"Ugh, not this again," She groans, closing her eyes.
"I'm just curious!"
"Didn't I already make that clear between us, though?" She smirks at him, kicking up her leg behind and hitting him slightly in the back. He chuckles and does the same thing to her, both of them laughing as their arms bump into each other.
They return to the Lucky Cat, entering through the apartment entrance and shutting the door behind them. Once they reach the top of the staircase, they're immediately met with a messy kitchen, Aunt Cass scrambling around.
"Oh, I've been waiting for this day for ages!" She exclaims as Baymax is petting Mochi. "Hana's first sleepover! I can't wait for them to try all the food I'm making!"
"Um, Aunt Cass?"
She looks towards the twins and takes all the bags from them in a blink of an eye. "Wow, uh...do you need any help?" Hiro asks once he's gotten past his shock.
"No! No, you go and get your beds ready! Everyone's sleeping on the floor tonight!"
They stare at her for her...enthusiasm and slowly walk away.
The sun starts to set as Hana is going through her closet, trying to figure out what to wear. Baymax stares at her as she's throwing clothes into a pile that he's holding. "Hana, you appear to be anxious."
"That doesn't even begin to describe how I feel right now," She sighs slowly, trying to hurry. "I mean, I've never thrown a sleepover, much less been to one! I'm not mad at Aunt Cass, I can agree that I've been busy, but...the one thing I really want to come out of this is that my friends have a good time..."
She steps out of her closet, holding up a white spaghetti tank top with red shorts in one hand, and a red t-shirt with white pants that have snowflakes on them. "Red or white?"
Baymax blinks, tilting his head. "Will clothes improve your mental state?"
"...You know what, I'm gonna go with red."
"Hana, you have a call from Fred."
She drops her arms as she was about to take the pile of clothes out of his hands. "You can send him a message that says 'No boys allowed!' That's the third time he's asked since this morning...he needs to accept that and stop calling."
"Accepting call from Fred."
"No wait-!"
"Hey Hana Banana," Fred greets as he and Wasabi appear on separate screens. She grunts in defeat, placing her clothes on her chair to fold.
"Hi guys..."
"Hey, it'll be fine," Wasabi assures her, sensing her hesitation. "A normal sleepover."
"Yeah! And Mini-" Fred stops himself as he realizes what he was about to say. "Mi casa is ready if you ever need it...heh. French for front door."
"It's really...not," Wasabi and Hana say in unison.
"Umm...in case anything happens that the police can't handle..." Hana rubs her neck in embarrassment.
"Don't worry, we got your guys' back. You girls just focus on your sleepover," Wasabi tells her and she smiles in relief.
"Thanks, guys. See you soon." She ends the video chat there, sighing lowly. Baymax looks down at her, opening his arms.
"Would you like a hug?"
She grins and gives him one. He rests his chin on her hair, closing his eyes.
Hana paces around as Hiro is gathering up his pillows. Her hair is down for this occasion as she waits for her friends to arrive.
"I'm sure it'll be fine," Hiro waves it off. "You got through that dance."
"Barely!" She scoffs at the memory. "You know what to do with the couch when you leave, right?"
"I got it," He smiles a little, ruffling her hair. "But try not to have too much fun without me."
"Wouldn't dream of it," She smiles softly as she watches him walk down the stairs. Not even 3 seconds later, the doorbell rings.
"Ah, come on in!" Cass greets Megan, Honey Lemon, GoGo, and Karmi with a bright smile. The girls step in, all of them with casual pajamas. "Hana, the girls are here!"
She takes a deep breath, turning around and walking downstairs. Mini-Max, in his superhero armor, flies up to the window. "I will ensure that no harm shall fall upon the ladies!" He flies up to the roof so that they won't see him.
"Hey," Hana greets once she's in the living room. "Sorry I kept you guys waiting."
"That's okay!" Honey Lemon hugs her.
"You look nice," GoGo tells the girl.
"Thanks, you guys do too!"
"Ooh, this is so exciting! Sit, sit," Aunt Cass sits her down between Honey Lemon and GoGo. "I've already poured you some water."
"Thanks Aunt Cass."
"You know, you seem happier than usual," Megan eyes the girl.
"Oh, well...actually, I went through some bad stuff recently, but I've embraced it and...I just think Tadashi would want me to be happy."
Her friends smile softly at her. "We can do karaoke, paint nails, and braid hair!" Honey Lemon starts listing, to GoGo's slight disgust.
"I can't sing, I don't paint my nails, and I like my hair the way it is," She rebuffs, crossing her arms.
"Oh, you'll love it, GoGo! Karmi agreed to do it!"
Hana glances over to Karmi, who looks away in embarrassment silently. "I just thought it'd be fun."
Hiro jumps onto Baymax in his ultra armor and they fly away to go patrol the city. Hopefully the dummy he made would fool Aunt Cass...at least he's got his sister to back him up. His sister...was she really going to be okay with her first sleepover? Honey Lemon's activities might throw her off...
Wasabi shakes his head as he's listening to Fred talk about their lair. "I'm just saying, we should have a zero-gravity Noodle Burger! What's better than that?"
"No Fred," He sighs lightly, looking over to Hiro. "You okay, Hiro?"
"Hiro is distracted," Baymax looks up and Hiro snaps out of it.
"Sorry. Just thinking about Hana. I just hope...she has a nice time, you know?"
Wasabi and Fred smile at each other before looking at him. "Relax. Hana's in good hands...mostly."
"Yeah, and she'll be safe with Mini-Max! ...Well, she doesn't know that..."
"Thanks guys."
The girls minus GoGo stare in awe at all the appetizers laid out before them. Hana had never seen so much food Aunt Cass has made in a long time...she must've been waiting years to make all of these meals. Thank god it's nothing like that salami berry bowl...
"Have some of these first. Other dishes are on the way too!"
"Wow, a whole buffet," Honey Lemon murmurs, snapping a picture.
"Go ahead and have some, girls."
Karmi and Megan take a bite in unison, their minds snapping at the taste in their mouths. "Excuse me, Aunt Cass?" Karmi raises a hand.
"Yes Karmi?"
"I will gladly do anything if you just give me three meals a day."
Hana snickers as she takes a bite out of her egg roll. "I'll watch the café for you if you pick me," Megan says with a straight face.
"No way, I offered first!"
Cass chuckles at the two teenagers, GoGo giving a light smile. Both of them had never tried anything like this, and they hoped that Aunt Cass would make more for them in the future. The woman watches Megan scarf down her plate of appetizers.
Later, the girls lay down on the floor, rubbing their full stomachs, even Karmi has one. "I'm so...full..." Megan closes her eyes. "I'm stuffed. It was so delicious I couldn't stop myself..."
"Your aunt can really cook, Hana," Karmi lightly licks her lips.
"I haven't had a meal like that since I moved out," GoGo smirks, adjusting her hair.
"She loves cooking...though, if she ever offers you any of her own creations, say no." Hana sits up, giving all of them serious looks. "Seriously, say no!"
"Oh, speaking of! Aunt Cass!" Honey Lemon shouts towards the staircase. "Can you take a picture of us in our pajamas?!"
"Great idea!"
She reaches the top of the stairs a few seconds later, snapping photos of all of them. "How'd it come out?! Let me see," Honey Lemon peeks over her shoulder as Hana smiles, smoothing the sheets on the floor. They're the softest sheets that Aunt Cass has, to make sure that it's enough for them to not feel the hard floor.
And then she remembers a certain friend's sleeping habits...
Hana looks around in a panic before seeing GoGo holding up a box of sound-proof headphones. She sighs in relief at the sight of them. If Honey Lemon's too loud tonight, she wouldn't have gotten any sleep...
Mochi crawls up to Hana, mewing. "You must be Mochi!" Megan grabs him and he mews again.
"He looks familiar..." Karmi stares at the cat, and not because she's seen him around the café.
"He's Slow Clap Cat~!" Honey Lemon holds up her phone, showing the video. "And he's in a video with Hana!"
"Why?!" Hana sits on top of the makeshift bed.
"That doesn't surprise me. She's already famous," Karmi comments, eyeing Hiro's side of the room. "So this is your brother's side of the room..."
"Yeah. I only use it whenever I'm sick or when I have nightmares..." Hana rubs the back of her neck, Megan looking at the violin near the girl's desk. Then both girls notice the unused part of the bedroom, stopping short. Tadashi's bed is the same as ever...untouched and empty.
"...That's where Tadashi slept...isn't it?" Karmi asks slowly.
"...Yeah," Hana walks over and closes it off with the changing screen.
"Who's Tadashi?" Megan questions carefully. By the sudden silence, he seems like an important person...
Hana inhales slowly, walking over to her desk. She picks something up and turns around, showing a family photo of the twins and the college student who died too soon... "He was...is...my older brother. But he was in a fire and he...died."
"Oh..." Megan's eyes turn soft, then they widen as she realizes that she might've gone too far. "Oh! I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have-"
"It's okay," Hana murmurs as Honey Lemon and GoGo glance to each other sadly. "It's because of him that I am who I am today...and the motivation I have to be a good sister to Hiro." She takes hold of her stuffed bunny Hoppy. "He was always there for me, even when I pushed him away...he just kept pushing back," She smiles weakly. "You know, he and Hiro got me Hoppy when we turned five. It might be old and battered now, but...it's one of the few things that I personally have to remember him. All the tears and missing stuffing all hold a memory of him..."
Mochi mews, crawling into her lap, causing her chuckle. "And sometimes Mochi too! He's actually probably the reason for half these tears!"
"You don't mind them?" Megan raises a brow. "If I had a cat, I'd be mad if he did that to my stuffed animals..."
"Sometimes the memory of how it happened makes me mad," Hana shrugs lightly. "But I'd also like to think that one of these days, Tadashi would want me to fix it. Maybe someday when I get the money, but whoever tries to make me get rid of it will lose a body part."
"Woman up, girl genius," GoGo smirks, holding up her hand. Hana high-fives her.
"Hmm, let's braid your hair, Hana! It'll take your mind off it," Honey Lemon suggests, GoGo recoiling back.
"Count me out."
"Oh come on, GoGo! You might like it!"
"I already don't."
Hana shakes her head in amusement as Karmi and Megan take out the pigtails. "You should really start using more conditioner. I don't get how you keep it so messy like that."
"It's just in our genes, I guess," Hana shrugs, brushing a stray bang away. Well, Tadashi's was always more neater, but she didn't really care.
"GoGo, you and Karmi do one side, and Megan and I will do the other!"
"I regret this already," GoGo mutters as Karmi attempts to at least straighten the hair.
"Done!"
Hana sits in front of the mirror, blinking. Her hair is now in two French braids that reach her waist. Honey Lemon takes a photo. "You look like Anna from Frozen!"
"Huh. Good point," Megan eyes the brown highlights in Hana's hair.
"Or maybe Evil Elsa."
"And since when was I the ice queen?" Hana smirks at Karmi's statement. "That might've been the old me, but not the new me. Honestly, I was gunning for GoGo to be Elsa."
"Wha-hey," GoGo lightly smacks her arm. "I feel things...sometimes."
"Ah," Hana giggles in fake pain. Honey Lemon claps as she gets an idea.
"Make-up next after we braid each other's hair! And then a sticker party!"
"Nope, I'm out," GoGo ducks out of the bathroom. "I helped Hana already, and I don't have the hair for it."
"Aw," Honey Lemon pouts, staring at Karmi, who backs away slightly, sighing in defeat. Neither Megan or GoGo have long hair unlike Honey Lemon, Hana, and herself...
As Baymax is flying around the city, Fred contacts Mini-Max. "Little buddy, what's happening back there?"
"The females are currently playing with cosmetics!"
"GoGo's gonna hate that," Hiro chuckles at the thought.
"Noodle Burger Boy is currently in Night Market Square," Baymax reports to the boys.
"Great," Wasabi deadpans at this.
"Of course it is! Another mark on our way back to being superheroes!" Fred jumps off a rooftop, spinning around and landing in the middle of Night Market Square. NBB is zapping cars and buildings, frightening the people around him.
"Crunchy style!"
"Noodle Burger Boy!"
He looks up to see Hiro, Wasabi, and Baymax arriving. "Surrender! We know that Trina's the reason why Hana got shot at!"
"Howdy and hello, misters! I don't know what that means, but you better bring my sister's order! And she wants your twin sister!"
"No way am I giving you Lady Electrica," Hiro denies immediately. "Why would I?" Even if he was brainwashed into doing so, Hana's not available to deal with this.
"Because if you don't, I'll turn him into Noodle fries!" He points at Wasabi, who jumps forward to slice at him. NBB jumps out of the way, sliding to a stop. Fred runs up and breathes fire, and the robot jumps past him, the fire hitting a street pole. It melts away, falling towards a woman and her baby. Hiro holds out his hand, his gloves activating. He captures the pole in his hand.
GoGo is very annoyed as she has purple eyeshadow, like the dyed part of her hair, and pink lips. Honey Lemon is trying various shades on Hana, who doesn't look too pleased either.
"I'm 14, Honey Lemon, not 24."
"But you'd look better every day with these on!" She pouts a little.
"I don't really mind it," Megan eyes herself as she has light blue eyeshadow and blue lipstick with some glitter. "At least it's washable."
"Let me worry about how I look to the public. Most people notice me from the news rather than how I look anyway!"
"You still get people recognizing you?" Karmi turns to her in shock while exploring Hana's things.
"Every day, all day..." Hana sighs slowly. "I'll try 'em, but I'm washing them off afterwards!"
"Yay!"
"Come to think of it...all fun stuff I've done is what I did with my friends for the first time. Throwing a sleepover...playing violin with an audience...and writing a comic book too. I've never done any of that stuff before or after high school."
"The best thing I've done was collaborate on that project with you and Hiro," Karmi smiles softly. "If I didn't treat him like a friend, I wouldn't be here right now..."
"I'm glad you are, Karmi," Honey Lemon smiles at her, stepping back from Hana. She has glittery red eyeshadow and ruby red lipstick with a slight blush on her face.
"I personally don't mind," GoGo says from the floor, looking at her phone.
"Hey, it's not the last time we're gonna hang out together," Megan smiles optimistically, laying down on her spot. "We haven't even done the fun stuff yet! There's so many things us girls can do without the guys!"
Speaking of, Wasabi lands on the street, looking up at NBB. He jumps around as Fred continues breathing fire at him.
"Are you certain that this method of apprehending Noodle Burger Boy is sufficient without GoGo, Honey Lemon, and Hana?"
"Yes!" All the boys answer in unison.
"We can't bother them on their sleepover," Hiro shakes his head, noticing a metal billboard above his head.
"Hee hee! Hee hee! Hee hee!"
He holds up his hands and tries with all of his might to capture it in his hands. "Guys, distract him!"
NBB fires his laser eyes, hitting a car as Fred and Wasabi run around to avoid him. Wasabi slides forward, trying to slice at him, but the robot jumps over him like it was nothing. Fred jumps up and fires, the robot leaping on top of a car.
"I'd do anything for a Noodle Burger! Cause Noodle Burgers are really swell, yeah! If I could, I'd marry Noodle Burger, cause Noodle Burgers ring my bell~ Ding dong!"
While he's dancing around to avoid Fred and Wasabi's attacks, Hiro finally manages to get the metal off. "Honestly, the song is getting a little old," Fred comments to Wasabi.
"I don't know, it's kind of catchy," Wasabi shrugs, two lasers at their feet knocking them down. They look to see NBB approaching...and then Baymax flies in, capturing NBB on the billboard and wrapping NBB in it like carpet.
"Alright Baymax!"
"Nice one," Hiro smiles at him. NBB slices the metal off in half, breaking himself free and getting away.
"I will get my order! Toodle-oo!" He holds out his hand, a trolley passing by. He takes hold of the back, leaving the area.
"Okay, that's gotta be one of the coolest escapes ever," Fred stares to where the robot left.
Hiro and Baymax peek through the window of the bedroom to see all five girls sleeping peacefully...well, with the sound-proof headphones, that is. He smiles as he sees Hana sleeping with a happy look on her face. Looks like he didn't need to worry after all.
He hopes that she can sense him, or else he might get Megan or Karmi if he knocks. Luckily, Hana slowly opens her eyes, noticing her brother waving. She immediately gets onto her feet and opens the window, peeking out to confront him.
"Mini-Max? Really?"
"Wait, how'd you-?!"
"Karmi wanted to meet him and when I reprogrammed Skymax to call for him in secret, he appeared at the front door..."
"Neither of them figured it out, did they?"
"What, that we're part of Big Hero 7?" Hana looks over her shoulder. Karmi has her hair in a single braid cascading over her shoulder while Megan has her hair out of the ponytail, reaching her shoulders. "Of course not. I got Mini-Max out of his uniform before they could notice. After some karaoke, making cupcakes, and a movie, we tired out. And don't worry, he didn't say anything that would give it away. But you have a lot of explaining to do tomorrow morning. You're lucky Aunt Cass didn't notice your little decoy either."
He chuckles nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. "Sorry...it was Fred's idea."
"That you agreed to."
"Hey, it worked, didn't it? Nothing happened! Wish I could've seen everyone sing, though."
She holds up her phone with a grin, meaning that she secretly took video. "Just...go around. You know what to do." Hana sighs, closing the window gently. She turns around and is met face to face with Karmi, causing her to yelp. Megan is up as well. A big grin is on Karmi's face.
"Caught you red-handed, Hana."
"I-It's not what you think, Karmi," Hana sweats nervously, waving her hands. "I swear!" She couldn't believe what was going on. That conversation was seen by Karmi and Megan...how was she going to explain this to the boys later?
Honey Lemon and GoGo have since gotten up as well, sweating a little. "Really. We have a perfect explanation for it, girls."
"Hana...I can't believe...that you know Captain Cutie!"
"Hmm..." Megan rubs her chin, pulling out her notebook. "That conversation took a while...Are you in a secret relationship with Captain Cutie?"
What.
The.
Frick.
Hana is too shocked to even respond to that. Honey Lemon and GoGo see her face, deciding that it's time to step in...but what were they supposed to say? If they replied no, they'd bring what they just saw right back at their faces.
"Um..."
"Uh..."
"You are!?" Karmi squeals a bit. She's not even angry about it. If her friend found love with someone she knew that she'd never be able to date, then she was happy for Hana. The messy-haired girl grips her hair in her hands.
OH MY GOD.
"Quick, tell us everything you know!" Megan pulls out a pencil, excitedly writing questions.
"W-Wha, I-I-"
"Girls!" Aunt Cass comes back with the smoothies, the girl sighing in absolute relief. Just the thought of explaining this to her brother was gonna make her go back to bulimia nervosa... "I heard you talking, so I thought I'd make you smoothies!"
"And...Hiro's still asleep?"
"Sleep and sound," Aunt Cass hands them the drinks, walking down the stairs. "Don't mind me if I come in every now and then!"
"Oh lord," Hana facepalms at this. She's mostly glad that they didn't seem to hear what she and her brother said to each other...
The next morning, after a delicious breakfast made by Aunt Cass, it's time for the girls to go. To Hana's relief, neither of her friends asked further about Captain Cutie, aka her own brother...probably because Aunt Cass would've freaked and asked a million questions a minute. She has a feeling that she'll never escape this, though...
"Bye guys," Hana waves as she watches Honey Lemon and GoGo walk out the door.
"Bye Hana! See you later for lunch!"
"See ya, girl genius."
"I had a great time," Megan smiles as she stands next to the girl. "Oh, and if you ever wanna tell me about your secret boyfriend, I'll be waiting."
Hana groans slightly as she watches Megan walk down the steps, waving to her. Karmi leaves without saying a word apparently.
"Oh, and Hana?" Karmi looks over her shoulder as she's about to leave. "I just wanna say that I totally ship it!"
Hana swallows in her vomit, waving bye to the girl and closing the door. Thank god that it's over...
"Hana, you appear to be nauseous. I will offer you some water," Baymax waddles away to go get some as the girl kneels on the stairs, gagging. She is only glad that Hiro is still asleep on the couch.
"Let me just say this, I'm this close to telling people that we're RELATED!" She slightly slams the bannister with her fist.