Chapter 7: I Love Her!
Disclaimer: I do not own Big Hero 6 nor anything of its characters. All belongs to their rightful owners from Disney Animated Studios©. Except Annabelle, she's mine©.
~A few days later~
Only 3 days before the SFIT Expo AND San Fransokyo Matsuri Festival and everyone all over the city was just in the groove as they all were getting ready for these events. The little to what Annabelle knew, they were premired at the same time as each other. She was hoping to go to see Hiro's showcase at the Expo, but she didn't really know a lot about it. Nobody really told her much about it since they were all too focus on the getting prepared and finishing all their inventions and projects.
As for Annabelle, she was just about done, scanning her picture onto the computer. Then, she had to filter the color, satruation and other filtering effects, next she needed to re-print it out as a poster, put on the finishing effects to it and puts on a clear plastic protector over it so it won't smear or fades out whenever it's contacted to skin. Anna was all set. She couldn't wait for that festival on Friday!
For the pass couple of days, Annabelle and the gang gotten really close since Honey introduced them to her a few days back. She and Tadashi were one of the closest since the two met. She had been contacting him via texting, phone calls and even face-to-face at the cafe, since they only live up a hill from one another. They have been hanging out and are becoming really close. She considers this relationship as being true friends. Tadashi though showed a lot of changed after meeting her and it is showing a lot to his friends. Even Honey asked if Tadashi would consider asking her out. Tadashi never responded to that question, it's because of certain thoughts and opinions he is mentally arguing about to myself. Yes, Tadashi has a crush. A crush on Annabelle.
It only have been a few days though, this seems too sudden, he says to himself sometimes. He never knew that this would come to this point in his life where he actually falls in love. Even in high school, every girl fall for him all so suddenly and he never he thought of actually going with someone. He was mostly a type of guy to be impressed by people, not to other way around. Most of the time, he would be at home making his own inventions with his younger prodigy brother, Hiro. He was mostly at home all the time. Same with Annabelle, she never really went outside like she would with her friends now. She was really lonely. So was he.
To be honest here, Tadashi fell for Annabelle a day ago when she wore something complete out of her style. She wore, a blue with red and yellow flower designed summer dress went down to her knees, black sandals and her hair was curly long, not wavy nor put up in any type of way. She even had a few makeup on with mascara, blush and lipgloss. Honey Lemon prepped her up a little bit. She wasn't up for it at first, but she felt fine when she was around Tadashi the entire time. She tried to show off a little bit when she did.
Tadashi enjoyed being around her every time he has, every last of it, he just kept it as unforgetable. Her personality, her look, the way she speaks to him and everything in general, he gets butterflies in his stomach. That's when he started having feelings for her. He never told anyone about this yet, not even his Aunt Cass. But he was kind of afraid to, what if someone judges his opinion or makes fun of it? His friends does that all the time but he knows they don't REALLY mean it. More likely, they will be by his side, all the way.
But still, he couldn't say anything nor have a decent conversation without it going around the school or farther than that.
So he kept it to himself. Not until today, while finishing up his robotics project with his new robot named Baymax. He basically slip the news to his friends, when he's not suppose to even say anything until it's eventually offical.
It was just a regular Tuesday morning, the sun was shining and the birds were churping out Tadashi's lab room window. It was still sunny and hot outside, so he had no choice but to open it so he could get some fresh air, then again, the AC was on through the entire lab so what was the use of that? He was nervous, that's why. He had been scurrying around the lab, working on his robotics project before the big debut on Friday and he was a little behind schedule.
To keep Tadashi from getting all worked up about Hiro's showcase on Friday, his robotics project that was due in a couple days, and most important, the one that was mostly in the front of his mind all day, Annabelle.
Oh, Anna. She was all up in Tadashi's mind. He kept thinking about if she was going to be at the cafe when he comes home from class today. Hoping she was going to be there. She has been coming and going from the cafe all weekend, it was basically her "hangout" when she wants to be around him or their friends. He couldn't get her out of his mind, she was trading in his thoughts right now. He couldn't concentrate correctly on his work.
He was finishing up on Baymax's fidel structure that makes him more of a non-threaten and huggable kind of theme. He most likely made it a walking mashmellow. That was it suppose to be presented for, to be not harming to its patients as it give them medical attention and as a healthcare companion. More like a nursebot. Then he imagine if Anna got hurt, her first time being treated with Baymax. That would've been so cute...Now he's going off track, again. Focus Tadashi, you have about 3 days left with this project! You need to get this done now, no trailing off! He yelled to himself, harashly as he grabbed the final piece of rubber plastic for the skin and pasted right on there before being done with that.
He sighed in relief, wrapping sweat off of his forehead. Phew, done with that. Now it's time to see if it functions.
Before he could start the part 1 of his testing, there was a loud knock at his lab door. From behind, he turned around to see who it was. It was...ANNA?...And Hiro, and Honey Lemon, and GoGo, and...Fred...
Great... He muttered to himself in irony.
He tried to remain calm as he saw Annabelle along side with Honey. Hiro walked in first before his beloved friend GoGo, Honey and Fred. Annabelle was the last and certainly not least, to Tadashi, to come inside. Her face was thrilled, she was shock and surprised. She never EVER been in San Fransokyo of Technology before. This was basically her first time being here!
She didn't know how SFIT worked until she finally saw it for herself. Hiro and Honey gave her a tour before Fred and GoGo tagged along. It was pretty sweet in her opinion. Comparing her school to this one, it was amazing! In fact, this school is only three blocks away from her school, Shusaku Arakawa Art Institute. This was even better, she could hang out with Tadashi any day whenever she has freetime or over the weekend when she is in her office, working on assignments for her art classes.
This is great, now, she don't really have to go over to the cafe, all the time and wait for Tadashi. She could just come here to see him.
"Hey Tadashi!" Honey Lemon squealed before grabbing hold on small Tadashi and cuddled on him really tight. Tadashi yelped and had a rough time breathing while being smothered by her 6'0" tall friend.
"H-hey Honey, GoGo, Fred..." Tadashi looked over at his friends after breathing a few times, gaining more oxygen and better breathing.
"AND...Hiro..." Hiro stated giving his older brother the annoyed look on his face. Usually Tadashi could be a bit of a jerk to Hiro, with or without reason. That's what brothers do, they prank, they yell, but they always form a bond later on and forever.
"And...Hiro..." Tadashi gave the little bonehead a rough noogie on his wavy raven hair.
"Annabelle too." Anna mentioned with a cute smile on her face. "Hi Tadashi."
"Hi," Tadashi couldn't be anymore obvious with a flushed red, burning face. He couldn't feel his cheek.
Honey giggled as she tried not to make this anymore awkward and ask why is he glowing red like that. She would internally assumed that he was catching a bug. A lovebug. That's when Honey got the idea of something is going on with Tadashi and Anna instantly. It was the time to get the love "doctor" in and solve this disease of the LOVEBUG...
"Well Annabelle, this is Tadashi's lab." Honey said.
Hiro snorted. "What a zoo..." He muttered. Tadashi shoots his brother a glare.
"Yes. My lab is...under construction at the moment since I am focusing on my robotics project for the Expo, which is in 3 days..."
"Oh yeah..." Fred said, "Hiro, isn't your presentation done yet?"
Hiro eyes widen. "Nope." He said in a "as a matter of fact" tone.
Tadashi snorted. "Of course, my brother would always slack off and―"
"WAIT!" Hiro retorted. "I am not done until later today since I'm only halfway there. I just need to need one more bin before the next package of microbots."
Annabelle looked interested. Microbots? She barely even got the chance to know anything about the Expo nor Hiro's cool invention. Ever since she finished her artwork she hardly had time to find out more information about the Expo. And she really wanted to go too. Maybe she could ask Tadashi if she could be able to go as well. She really wanted to be around Tada―er-the gang. She likes to She just wanted to go to just see Tada―agh-Hiro and his microbots.
Annabelle looked over at Hiro with a smile and said, "Well Hiro, I guess you're working hard to get into this school huh?"
"Yes! I really want to go here. Ever since Tadashi brought me here, I thought this was going to be a lame school, well, for NERDS. Then, I realized, after looking at all the rooms, labs, the students, Professor Robert Callaghan! I WANT TO GO HERE! I'M GOING TO LOSE MY MIND IF I DON'T!"
Annabelle chuckled and glanced up at bashful Tadashi, scratching his neck all innocently. "Well, Tadashi. What a genius you are."
Tadashi shrugged with a pensive smile. "I try to be a good big brother you know? Making sure I won't let my younger brother become a full out botfight criminal and―"
Annabelle shrieks in fear. "BOTFIGHT? HIRO!" Hiro flustered deeply red and glared straight at Tadashi.
"REALLY?" Hiro growled. Tadashi chuckled timidly and shrugged.
"Sometimes my word slips...Sorry."
Annabelle was an anti-botfighter. She would write so many petitions about taking illegal botfighters out the streets because of the disruption of society. And by Hiro being one of them, made her heart heavy but then Tadashi explained how this project had stop his wrongdoing and manage to be a mature prodigious inventor like his older brother. Anna appreciate Tadashi for being there for his younger brother. That's when she started wishing that she had one herself. She could get kind of lonesome at times just thinking about having a sibling.
After the little tour around SFIT or the "nerd" lab, like GoGo likes to call it, Honey Lemon escorted Annabelle back to the parking lot where her car was to take her back home. While that was going on, Tadashi was wandering about the laboratory, he noticed that Anna was gone. He was going to ask her...if she would've accepted it, to go out with her.
Since Tadashi has been thinking so highly of Anna all day, he might as well. Especially, that he has a crush on the redhead.
As he was running to catch up with Honey and Anna, they were already pulling out of the parking lot and driving off. Dammit! He cursed to himself. He sighed as he walk back to his cramped, hot mess of a lab and continue working on Baymax. Then Wasabi No-Ginger walked over with a genuine smile on his face.
"Hey buddy," Wasabi greeted, "how's Dashi's doing?"
"'Dashi', is NOT my name. GOT IT?" He sounded serious that Tadashi. Now, he was getting stressed out, phasing to a negative expression.
Wasabi quivered at his tone. "Sorry, are you okay man? You look, upset." Tadashi shrugged it off and grunted.
"I'm fine." He said, "I just need to get back to work on my project." Wasabi shook his head. He didn't want his good friend to get overwhelmed and die of a extreme nervous breakdown.
"No, you need to a break. You have been cooped up inside that lab since you got here at 7:30 in the morning. You need to step outside and get some fresh air."
Tadashi sighed without any more counterarguments. He thought about it, maybe he needs a little break before he does blow up in depression or a over heated stroke or something. Just working too much could kill a man, he told to himself.
So they went out into the garden, outside surrounding the campus with blossom trees and unique streams that follows the path, going from one building to the another. Tadashi walked with Wasabi to a little bridge that is almost close to the Exhibit, which is where the Expo is being held. He looked far out where the lab was standing at a far distance. Wasabi sighed as he leaned forward, against the railing of the bridge, his arms folded, resting. Tadashi did the same, almost as a little kid would've done since Wasabi is twice his size and taller.
"What a beautiful view of the campus." Wasabi mused.
Tadashi nodded in agreement, keeping his cool, "Yeah." He looked down at the stream, under the breath. A load of cherry blossom peddles drifting up the stream as for the salmon, tadpoles and other unique fishes swimming along the same path. He saw his reflection along the soft current, his face smugged and wiggled as small waves along the white water of the stream.
It was very peaceful at the park, especially around his closest friend. Wasabi is one of the more "sane" person in the gang. Fred would've been very awkward and super annoying, too much for Tadashi's peace, GoGo would be very quiet and boring, not a comfortable peaceful outing, Honey is very energetic, too much for his peace as well. Wasabi is the master of peace since he does raja and karma yoga, and makes the best ramen noodles and Japanese cuisine with sushi, egg rolls and soba and sashimi. And to include that, he's excellent in advice and recommendations. He could give an old man and young model in an instance with his wise, calming words. Tadashi is the same way, but towards family and personality wise, Wasabi is all the above. He could learn a lot more things from him, even if they're the same age range.
At the moment, peace was all around them both. Tadashi felt calm as he was in his own little world and away from reality. Wasabi was the same way, but he had his eyes close. Then, Tadashi quickly snapped himself out of his thoughts when he realized that he only have two more days left until his project was due.
"Agh..." He groaned. "I have to get back to the lab to test on Baymax, I need to see if he can function correctly."
Wasabi slowly opened his eyes as he sighed. "Are you sure?" He asked, in suspicion. "Is there something you need to let out?"
Yes. He has a secret that he is actually afraid to tell anyone. He could try to be more approaching than chicken out. He never felt so close to Annabelle like any other girl he met. Besides Honey and GoGo, Annabelle tops them both since she's the second "sane" person in the group as for a girl. He is falling for her instantly and he thought this wouldn't be a big deal when it came to being in love.
He rarely has a crush on any girl really, this is his first and he knows what to do when he feels for someone, tell a friend about it. If that's the case, then he would be able to become more open when it comes to asking his friends favors, especially with Wasabi.
He took a deep breath and let out a loud sigh, after thinking his friend's question over for a minute.
"Well, I do have one thing to tell you." He said. Wasabi leaned over to him and gave him an 'I am listening' look. "Well, I just wanted to tell you that I have someone in my life that is so beautiful, so elegant and so nice and I am falling for this one person."
Wasabi facial expression quickly changed into a big and wide grin. "I think I know what's happening here..." Wasabi chimed. Tadashi blushed at him as he felt a little embarrass by his friend's look on his face.
"What do you mean...?" Tadashi imitated the same tone, but asking him. How does he know so quickly? Tadashi asked himself how does Wasabi do it. He's too clever for him.
"Well, you like someone who is beautiful..." Wasabi began. Tadashi nodded. "You like someone who has an elegant figure," another nod in that response, "and... you think she's really nice and you're falling in love with her." Tadashi nodded.
"Yeah, do you know who she is?" He asked. This seems like they're playing the "Guess Who?" game without a card on top of their head and not knowing who it is and have to repeat the personality over and over again. This happened a long time ago involving Fred and GoGo to go at it when GoGo accused Fred of "looking at his card while no one was looking".
Anyway, Wasabi nodded as he put his pointing finger up and gave a wise and snobby smile. "I know exactly who it is...it's...Honey!" Tadashi face felt weak and his eyes widen slightly and his jaw dropped slowly.
"NO! Wait, I didn't mean her! I meant―,"
"Don't try to deny it Tadashi, I know when you're lying... you're face turns red and you panic." He was right, Tadashi's face was so red, he couldn't even feel his cheekbones once more. But that's not case of lying, he was telling the truth, it wasn't Honey Lemon. It's Annabelle! ANNABELLE!
"Listen, Wasabi, I'm telling you, it is not Honey, it's someone else!"
Wasabi looked straight over at him. "Okay then, GoGo!" He was having fun with this? Isn't he? A pathetic laughter came through Wasabi's lips as he gave Tadashi a pat on the back, and a rough push over. If he just listen to him for just a second, now, stress returned to the Asian boy all too sudden.
Tadashi groaned as he shook his head. "Wasabi listen, I thought you would let me tell you. It's not GoGo, it's not Honey, it's Annabelle! I LIKE ANNABELLE!" His voice was so loud, the entire park went silent, even the birds chirping and other creatures (plus that students passing by) went silent. Maybe this wasn't what Tadashi meant by letting out his feelings. This was the complete worse than letting it out; screaming it out to the heavens is the best answer.
Wasabi sighed, he felt a little bad since he didn't let his friend explain, maybe wasn't the most "sane" person of the gang after all.
"Sorry Tadashi," He apologized softly, giving his Japanese friend a frown, "I didn't mean to assume that you liked Honey and GoGo. To be honest, I thought you think Annabelle was a little weird..."
"Annabelle is NOT weird!" Tadashi argued. Wasabi shook from the uptight voice of his. "Annabelle is sweet, and kind and cute. I consider her as the beautiful girl I ever seen in my life! I am in love with Annabelle. I would do anything to ask her out! I would! If you give me the right advice I will ask her out and use it willingly, and hopefully, she'll kiss me for just that one date, that one date! I WILL! I mean serious, I―"
"TADASHI! I get it, you have a crush on Annabelle, I understand now." Tadashi didn't know he was rambling, until Wasabi eventually pointed it out, Tadashi even felt very humiliated about it. As for Wasabi, he was glad his friend is in love, that's good on his behalf because he has so much advice to tell him about relationships and romance, even if he's still single.
"Well then, we might as well give you advice on romance then...NUMBER 1! Well, first off, get to know her, invite her to your house very often, become close." Tadashi chuckled.
"That's already taking care of." Tadashi said, with a grin on his face. Wasabi face went straight.
"Oh, okay then. NUMBER 2! Be yourself, no matter how different you are from one another, if you want to win the girl's heart, be yourself. That's the point of love if you love each other by the way you are now, not what other people thinking you are, as if it was a kind of custom to change who you should or should not be."
Tadashi nodded, he'll note that whenever he sees another weird segment video of Miley Cyrus twerking on something to a impress a man. Thanks a lot Hiro for pointing that out to scar his older brother mentally during study time in his room.
"And finally, NUMBER 3! If there's anything that involves the heat of the moment or the right time to make a move, let it happen. It's worth, even if it's leading to loosing the girl you love, as long as you do it as an experience, it's worth at all cost. Trust me."
"So you're asking me to ask her out?" Tadashi asked in slight surprise. If he had the guts to. He just met the girl, it's too soon to him.
"Whenever you're heart tells you to, young flower."
"Really? Young flower?" Tadashi teased as he crackled at Wasabi. He flustered lightly reflecting from his dark skin.
"What? That's what mentors and masters say to their students..." He said, bashfully.
Tadashi smiled at Wasabi. He was actually glad to spend more time with Wasabi, he made him even lighter now that he let out his secret about having a crush on Annabelle. Even if the project is under way, he feels more calm and has the ability to work without all the stress. He's back to normal. Now, the secret is revealed. He needs to make sure nothing else comes out of this as well. Especially since he only told one of his friends, that's going to stay that way. For now.
"Thanks Wasabi, you are a wise man when it comes to love." Tadashi said, with a chuckle.
"No problem buddy," Wasabi replied, "I am just doing my good deed, to spend the good news to people."
"All we need is you to have a girlfriend and we will all be happy."
"Okay...listen, just because my EDUCATION is more important than SOCIAL LIFE, doesn't mean I WILL BE SINGLE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. That someone is out there somewhere, waiting for me to fall in her arms and say―"
"WASABI! TADASHI!" A loud, happy voice of Honey Lemon came towards them along with Fred and GoGo who was right behind her. Tadashi and Wasabi both waved at them as they walked over. Honey, with a very energetic persona, she grabbed them both for a bear hug before letting them go. Wasabi didn't respond to what they were talking about before they came here since it is Tadashi and his secret. Only Tadashi will be the one to tell them, at most, telling Annabelle how he feels and fall in love with her.
Honey Lemon smiled at the two. "So, I asked Annabelle about her, coming with us to the Expo to see Hiro's showcase. She said she'll think about it. Aren't you excited Tadashi?" Honey squealed. Tadashi eyes widen. What does Tadashi have to be 'excited' about Annabelle coming to the showcase. Yes. It's thrilling that Anna will be able to join them to see his brother's showcase.
"Wait, what?" Tadashi eyes were wider, his face gotten redder as well. Honey smirked at him.
"You know...Like I DIDN'T KNOW. You got it bad, I can tell."
"How did you―when did―who told―?"
"Like I said Tadashi, I can tell romance when I see one." Tadashi stared at Honey for awhile as he figure out how she could even tell that he liked Annabelle. Okay, maybe he was being a bit obvious about it though whenever Annabelle was around, especially the one time at the cafe, when Tadashi was staring at Annabelle's cleavage, while she was wearing the summer dress. Face red, blood rushing around his body, all in the right places, all the above. He couldn't even control himself at that point, he was too close.
"It's okay Tadashi, bro," Fred walked up to him and patted his buddy on the shoulder, "Girls are cool, it's okay to have a crush on someone. I already because I had a few girls in my life?"
"Like who?" GoGo snorted, making a face. "I hope it's not one of those heroines in the comic books you read." She love how she makes fun of Fred's comic, superhero fantasies. It's assuming to her at one point, but when he tells it to Fred himself, sometimes, he makes it seem like he never gets anything of it. That's why GoGo despises the science enthusiast.
Fred chuckled. "I'm not a child. I lost my virginity at 15 with my first mate." All silence came through the gang, even GoGo shut up soon after. Looks were all glued at Fred. What the hell? He actually lost his virginity at 15, that's unbelievable. The gang all thought in absolute shock.
"Woah, you lost your virginity when you were in high school? Wow dude, that's...unbelievable." Wasabi stated, feeling very nauseous soon after.
"Yup, I slept with 5 girls in one school year of 10th grade." Everyone eyes grew larger as sounds of Wasabi's gagging grew louder too.
And this guy doesn't even wear clean underwear until a half of a year later. After the awkward silence, Tadashi clears his throat and told everyone that it's probably time to head back to the lab, so he could finish his project.
"And you guys," Tadashi added, "please don't tell anyone my secret. Especially Anna. Please?"
Honey scoffed, but then gave a generous smile at him. "Don't worry Tadashi, we are your friends, we promise we won't tell. Right guys?"
Everyone nodded, GoGo rolled her eyes. "As if we were going to post it on social media about your secret. It's quite obvious that's not the case though, loverboy." And here comes the name calling, mostly GoGo name calls anyone who are involves in this type of things like romance or just fanboys or fangirls or something like that.
Tadashi figures that he's never going to hear the end of it with his friends in general. Though his friends had promised to not tell a soul about this, and he trusts them with his life. Guessing that, there's no way Annabelle or anyone else will know about his little secret. Hopefully, he'll ask Annabelle out sooner or later and tell her how he feels. Either that, or let this friendship zone go on and on until it's too late.
Hopefully, that's not going to be a problem for the both of them...right?
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N:
Agh...I'm soo SORRY guys...Leaving you all in the dust, waiting and waiting...for this story to be updated. FOR A MONTH, exactly a MONTH! School is back in session, I have a job, I have rowing practice, everything piling on everything and everything is just getting harder and harder.
But I have been improving my writing skills and also actually using my proofreading skills on stories that I make, plus I have Keystone Literature elective at my school and that's helping me on writing skills as well as helping me on my Keystone Literature that I almost passed! As well as Keystone Algebra.
Well, that's that on my rambling section, now it's time for the preview of my next chapter.
Tadashi has a crush on Annabelle(sorry if Tadashi was a bit of a OOC or any other characters I'd used in this story, it been light-years since I've been writing about these people), after meeting her a week ago (settings of where and when as of the story plot) he's to first to actually have a crush on a girl. Annabelle's side of the story is in the next chapter, involving choosing whether or not if she should go to the Expo or the Matsuri Festival for the project she worked on. And it's up to her mother to help her decide. Mostly mother and daughter fluffy fluff (not any incest! God, you all are sick jk xD). Then, that's all I know for this point, just trying to keep this entire story on schedule, you know.
So here's the schedule I have for updating my story quite often, so for Meet Annabelle every week, either every Saturdays or Fridays. And for TDRR, maybe every other week on Sundays or Wednesdays, depending whether or not I'll have teams eliminated or not. Plus, NoahxEmma fan everyone, probably will make a oneshot of them if I'll ever get the chance to.
So yeah, just 'welcome to the fanfiction world again little Miss. ME! Better stay this time or I'll get my gang on you!' type of welcome. Thanks for those who have followed this hesitate story or follow me in general, and those who fave my stories as well, I love ya too.
Gotta go! Luv ya, bai bai kiddies...!
