Big Hero 6: The Art Theives
Chapter 13: Breakfast and Blushes
My alarm goes off, and after stopping it, I get out of bed. I pick out my outfit and head to the bathroom to get dressed and wash my face.
"You'd better hurry or you'll be late to the cafe!" my mom hollers up to me.
"I'm hurrying!" I call back, slipping a light blue shirt with yellow stars over my head and pulling on a pair of light tan shorts. I put on some gold star earrings, grab my bag, and run downstairs.
I drink a cup of orange juice as I pull on my shoes, and then, I take off for the cafe.
"Ohayou, Aunt Cass!" I greet as I head inside, the door shutting behind me.
"Good morning, Sakura!" Aunt Cass replies with a smile. She sips at a cup of steaming tea. "Today, you'll be making the smoothies, so I want you to go ahead and wash and cut the fruit for me, okay?"
I nod, taking the bowls of fruit already on the counter towards the sink to wash them. In the meantime, Aunt Cass starts working on a batch of cookies. After a little while, Tadashi comes down the stairs, still in his pajamas (a dark blue t-shirt and equally dark red pants).
I continue slicing the fruit, but the knife slips from my grip and cuts my finger. I release the knife and step backwards, clutching my hand. Aunt Cass rushes over, taking my hand in hers and inspecting the cut.
"The knife slipped..." I say.
"It doesn't look too bad," Aunt Cass reassures me. "Here, let me help patch you up."
I nod, and she pulls a first aid kit from the cabinet under the sink. She cleans my cut gently and wraps it with a band-aid.
"There, all better," she says with a smile, and I smile back.
I finish slicing the fruits and then add all the ingredients to a blender. Once the blender does its work, I pour the smoothe into a few glasses Aunt Cass had set out earlier.
"Morning, Sakura," Tadashi says, approaching me.
I smile, and then hide a blush when my stomach rumbles. "I didn't really have any breakfast," I say, rubbing the back of my neck in embarrassment.
"Well, we still have time before the cafe opens," Aunt Cass says with a smile. "How about some strawberry and banana pancakes?"
"That sounds great!" I say, smiling. "So, Tadashi, I'm guessing you don't have classes on the weekends."
"Nope," says Tadashi. "It's nice to have the weekend to just relax and do whatever you want."
We take a seat down at a table, and soon after, Hiro runs down the stars to join us. I take one look at him and raise a hand to stifle my giggle.
"What's so funny?" Hiro asks, curious.
"You have a horrible case of bed-head," I say between a few short laughs.
Hiro runs a hand through his hair and laughs along with me. "So," he says, sitting down on an empty chair beside me, "are you gonna stay for the rest of the day? I know Tadashi would loooove that."
Tadashi blushes. "I'm sure she has school work to do," he says to Hiro, "so she probably won't be able to stay-"
"Sure, I'll stay," I say. Hiro and Tadashi instantly turn to look at me again. "I mean, I don't actually have any more school assignments to work on until next week."
"Cool!" says Hiro, grinning. "So we can all hang out together!"
After breakfast, as I'm taking the plates to the sink, Hiro approaches me. "I know where we should go!" he says brightly. "To the fisherman's wharf to see the seals! You can feed them and everything!"
"That sounds amazing!" I say, smiling. And then, "But, I'm not sure you want to go out in your pajamas."
Hiro looks down at his clothes, laughs, and sprints back up the stairs to get dressed. He changes into a pair of dark green shorts and a blue and red shirt, and Tadashi changes into a light gray shirt and a pair of jeans.
Once we're all ready, we catch a cable car and head downtown to the wharf.
"This is so cool!" I say, looking into the water as the seals splash at each other. I grab a fish from a basket and toss it to them. One of them catches it mid-air, and I laugh and throw another one.
We stay there for a while until Hiro comes up with another idea. "Let's get some ice cream!" he suggests, and Tadashi and I agree.
We find an ice cream shop, buy our ice creams, then take a seat at a table outside.
"You'll have to show us your school one day, Sakura," Tadashi says after a little while.
"I will, for sure," I say, nodding. "But it'll have to wait until I'm not so busy with all my classes."
"You should come back to our school sometime, too!" Hiro says, and I smile.
We finish our ice cream, catch another cable car, and head back to the cafe.
"Thanks for everything today!" I say once we arrive, and I hug Hiro and Tadashi.
"You bet!" says Hiro, grinning. "It was a lot of fun!"
After our goodbyes, I turn and head back down the sidewalk towards home.
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"You know, I like hanging out with her," Hiro says. "She's really fun."
"Yeah," says Tadashi, nodding. "I hope we can hang out again soon."
Hiro only smirks. "Yeeeeep," he says fiendishly. "You and your crush should hang out more often."
Tadashi blushes. "Stop saying that!" he says. "She is not my crush!"
Hiro laughs. "Sure she's not," he says. "You were blushing all over the place!"
Tadashi shakes his head in denial, and the two head into the cafe.