Kathleen was getting better with time. She was still exhausted so she spent her time recovering mostly reading and watching movies. When she had visitors they kept her busy. She felt a little guilty that she most of the time fell asleep on them but they assured her it was fine.

"Hey!"

"Double Hamadas in the house!"

Kathleen giggled as Tadashi and Hiro entered her room. Hiro went over to her sitting on the chair next to her bed as Tadashi sat on the edge. "Well good to see you too…"

"Yeah we wanted to stop by make sure you haven't died of boredom yet." Hiro grinned a bit holding up a bag. "I brought manga."

Tadashi rolled his eyes. "Try seven volumes of manga!"

She smiled. "I appreciate it.." She said taking the bag and looking through the contents. "Sherlock Bones?"

"It's really funny, you'd like it." Hiro promised with a bit of a sheepish look. "Always cheers me up when I'm not feeling so hot."

Tadashi ruffled his hair. "Yep."

"Thanks…"

"Also…" Tadashi held up his own bag. "This isn't just a pleasure visit… We picked up some books for ya on Molecular Gastronomy so you could get some ideas to help with your showcase project… You wanna impress SFIT it'll take more than liquid nitrogen ice cream… As glorious as it is."

He pulled out a few books handing them to her. "You don't have to go nuts, just flip through then when you feel up to it and if you wanna test anything out we're open."

"Yup." Hiro nodded. "And guess what? It's not just for nerdy cooking either. People pay big bucks for this stuff! You could open up a restaurant."

Kathleen giggled. "Maybe… I wanna see how I do at SFIT before going nuts on the public."

"Well like we've said… You need help, we're happy to oblige."

"You guys are the best." She smiled gratefully. "What else has been going on?"

"Kokoro has a voice box." Hiro grinned proudly.

"Oh he does!?"

"Yep." Tadashi gave Hiro a proud look. "Hiro worked his butt off on it. Still working on getting him to say more than "Hi" and "Hello I am Kokoro, I protect your heart and body" but it's getting there."

"He hasn't tried to kill me yet!"

She giggled coughing a bit. "That's great."

Tadashi frowned a little. "You still have that cough huh?"

"Yeah… Getting better but it's still driving me crazy."

"Chest pain?"

"Zero-"

"Kathleen."

"...Four."

Hiro shook his head. Never question Baymax's creator…

Tadashi looked through the bag. "Lessee….. Should also have-Aha!" He produced a bag of cough drops. "This should help the cough."

Kathleen gave a grateful look taking them as she popped one in. She cringed a bit at how it tasted.

"Sorry… Only got the medicinal kind." He apologized.

"It's fine. Woman up right?"

"Gogo been here?"

Kathleen held up a magazine about mountain bikes. "Yep. She heard my bike's chain was busted so she went a little nuts on it.. I haven't seen what she did to it yet… I'm a little scared."

The boys laughed. "Sounds like Gogo!"

"Give her a bike she'll take a mile!"

"I get the feeling I'll probably have a super fast bike after she's done… or I might never see it again since she might go a little nuts over it not being fast enough." Kathleen shook her head. "How many disks has she gone through?"

"Enough." Tadashi and Hiro laughed. "Just can't seem to get the perfect one."

Hiro stood up, putting a hand on his hip and another in the air, shaking it a fist.

"I TELL YOU! ONE DAY I WILL HAVE THE FASTEST BIKE EVER!"

Kathleen fell back on her pillow laughing.

"OH MY GOSH AHAHAHA!"

Hiro and Tadashi cracked up sharing a high five. "That's our Gogo."

"Speed demon she is."

Kathleen nodded, wiping away a tear.

"Oh I can't wait to be back in the lab."

Tadashi ruffled her hair. "You will soon kiddo. And by the end of the year you'll be with us full time."

"That's the hope."

"You got some great ideas… And you got the best nerds in town to help."

"Nerd alert." Hiro fake coughed.

Kathleen giggled.

"I'll do my best."

They both smiled. "We know you will."

"Besides… Honey's been lonely without her chemistry buddy." Tadashi smirked a bit.

Hiro shook his head. "Yep…"

"I miss her too… and the explosions…"

"You'll have plenty of explosions to make once you're back at the lab." Tadashi shook his head. "She'll make a pyro out of you yet."

"Gee I thought Fred claimed that job." Hiro remarked.

"Honey has him beat with explosions."

"True… True…"

Hiro squeezed Kathleen's hand gently. He just hoped she'd get better soon. "If you wanna kick us out say the word if you wanna rest."

"No… stay… I like having you guys here…" Kathleen squeezed back. "Though if I do fall asleep it isn't personal."

"We know…" Hiro smiled. "Just glad you're feeling a little better."

Kathleen smiled. "You and me both…"

Heh…. She's cute when she smiles like that-Hiro. Stop that…. He thought shaking his head a bit to clear his thoughts. "S-So um…"

"Yes?" Kathleen asked.

"I-I uh…." Hiro cleared his throat. "Erm…"

"Kat got your tongue?" Tadashi snickered.

Kathleen groaned, leaning her head back. "That was SO bad and you know it Takashi."

Hiro put his face in his hand trying to hide how red he turned. "Evil, evil cousin…" But it's true...

"I know… someone has to give you a hard time… Now go on, ask her."

"Ask me what?"

"Uh, yeah Takashi ask her what?" Playing dumb. Not my best move but… COME ON.

Tadashi gasped. "You forgot? Oh… what a shame, guess it wasn't too important."

"Oh… Okay." Kathleen gave an understanding look, chuckling. "My mom sometimes say if you can't remember what you were going to say then it was probably a lie. In a joking kind of way of course."

Hiro just turned redder before he sighed. "N-No… I mean… I... " He took her hand again. "Kat… Would you… Wanna go somewhere with me when you're better? Just us?"

Kathleen blushed a little before nodding. "I-I'd like that…"

Hiro grinned a bit. "We'll work out the details when but… Maybe a movie and dinner? Or something…. You get to pick."

"Movie would be awesome…" Kathleen smiled.

"Movie it is." I just asked her out on a date…. A DATE…

"Yay…" She yawned a little, lying back. "Sorry…"

"Hey you're still fighting off this bug. Can't blame ya for being tired…" Hiro brought the blanket up more over her. "Try to get some rest."

Kathleen nodded, closing her eyes.

"Kay…."

Hiro hesitated a bit before stroking her hair. Tada-nii always did this when I was tired…

Kathleen relaxed nuzzling his hand a little, drifting off not too long after.

"Out like a light." Tadashi chuckled.

Hiro smiled. "Like a cat in a sunbeam."

"Yeah… and by the way bro." Tadashi gave him a pat on the back. "Nice one. You got yourself a date."

Hiro grinned sheepishly. "Thanks bro… And thanks for the kick."

"What are brothers for?" Tadashi looked at Kathleen. "She's a good girl Hiro…"

"Yeah… And I care about her a lot… I just don't wanna rush into things… I… I don't wanna ruin what we have already…" Hiro gazed at her for a moment before looking to his brother.

"I know what you mean, just take it easy and you should be fine… just be there for her."

"You know it… Gonna help her if I can to get into SFIT…"

Tadashi ruffled his hair. "Not giving up on her."

Hiro chuckled. "Yep… And if I had to…. I would run into a fire for her. I'd do that for all of you."

Tadsahi side hugged him. "We know… and I'd be sure you are safe."

Hiro hugged him back. "You're the best Tada-nii…"

Tadashi smiled. "Heh…"

"Well… Shall we head out so she can get some sleep?"

"Yeah, we need to be sure Kokoro isn't wandering around the lab again… or having an endless "I am Kokoro, I am Baymax" fight with Baymax."

Hiro snickered. "You gotta admit that was really funny."

"Yeah… throw that plant thing from Guardians of the Galaxy and you got a recipe for disaster."

"Or something really awesome if they were all kicking butt…. Maybe I could try that-"

"You're not a botanist Hiro."

"... Yeah but I play one on the internet?"

"... That was bad and you know it."

"Love you too." He ran out. "C'mon!"

oooooo

"EVERYONE! LOOK WHO IS BACK!" Fred cheered.

All looked to the door to see Kathleen walking in. She was still a little pale but she was looking a lot better than she was a few days ago. She was smiling with a look of relief in her eyes.

"Hey everyone."

They all clapped before running over to her in a group hug.

"Kit Kat's back!" Honey squealed hugging the girl tightly. "Now we can have double the explosions!"

Kathleen giggled, hugging her. "Missed you too Honey." She looked over to Gogo. "Where's my bike?"

"Under construction." She deadpanned. "Wasn't fast enough."

"Thought so." She giggled. "Hey Wasabi, Fred steal anything recently?"

"You know it." He gave the mascot an evil look. "But the reckoning was glorious."

Fred cringed. "Oh it was."

"... Please tell me someone got it on camera."

Everyone else held up their phones. "From all angles!"

"Score!"

Hiro grinned. "And that's just the start…" He broke off from the group giving a whistle. "Hey c'mere!"

Kokoro came out of Hiro's lab walking over giving a bow. "Hello, I am Kokoro, I protect your heart and body… Hello Kathleen."

Kathleen gasped, smiling.

"Kokoro! You're talking!"

The robot looked up he had on a watch similar to Tadashi's so a more human like face smiled at her with grey eyes. "Indeed I am."

"And he's got his proper face too." Hiro felt a surge of pride as he held his head up a little higher.

"He's amazing Hiro, you really out did yourself." Kathleen smiled.

Hiro smiled blushing a bit. "Thanks Kat… Means a lot… After two years and seventy five tests… He's done!"

Kathleen giggled, going over to him and hugging him. "Congrats Hiro."

Hiro hugged her, holding her a little closer. "Thanks… I'm really happy… He's working fine and…" He pulled back a bit smiling at her. "You're all better."

Kathleen blushed. "Yeah… now to just get my project ready."

"I'll help if you want. It'll be awesome." He assured her hugging her again. "Promise."

Kathleen hugged him back.

"Thank you…"

He hesitated before nuzzling her a little. "Anything for you."

Honey quickly took out her phone snapping a picture.

CLICK!

"I want a copy." Tadashi whispered.

Honey nodded grinning a bit. "Consider it yours."

"Awesome."

"Alright Missy, ready to work?"

Kathleen nodded.

"Yeah."

"Then let's get started."

ooooo

Kathleen was lying on top of a desk, letting her head hang over the edge, humming in thought with a notebook in her hand.

"Hrm…" She looked at her notes. "Maybe… no that won't work…" She sighed, letting her head hang again. "Come on brain… think of something… there's gotta be something we can do that's innovative with culinary arts…"

Hiro was sitting beside her on the floor looking through ingredient lists on some snacks he had gotten from the vending machine. "Lessee... Nuts…" He tossed one aside. "... Nuts." Another. "... For the love of… Why can't there be anything safe for people with allergies?!"

Kathleen looked at the snack pile. "What'cha got there?"

Hiro looked up. "Trying to get something to eat but unfortunately all of these contain my kryptonite… Peanuts."

Kathleen pointed over to her backpack. "Check my bag, I packed some pop tarts."

Hiro grinned before retrieving them. "Thanks Kat… Heh it would be pretty cool if there was something people with allergies or limitations could have so they wouldn't have to always worry."

"Yeah, like patients who are having a hard time keeping food down or need certain nutrients that are almost impossible to get because the foods they're in they're allergic to."

Hiro was quiet before he grinned. "Kat... I think you just found your project."

It clicked in Kathleen's head as she began to jot things down.

"Maybe there could be different versions depending on what someone would need… it'd be like vitamins… but it would be something that could help someone get by… supplements…"

"Yeah! Like tablets at times but liquids for others. Probably could help premies or people in a coma who were on a feeding tube or something."

"Yes! Oh and think about soldiers, they have to lug around a ton of food, it would be so much easier to have something that's lighter."

Hiro nodded quickly. "Yeah! And people who have disorders who can't eat much or their allergic to pretty much everything."

"Be like mana from heaven if they could finally eat something that could get them what they needed."

"... Yeah…" Hiro mused. "Heck… You could call it Mana."

Kathleen hummed in thought before smiling.

"Yes… it fits… I remember the old story goes that mana was what kept a group of people alive for 40 years…"

"Then it'll help keep other people alive too. Just gotta come up with it's form and how it'll be presented." Hiro smiled. "Kat… You're gonna help a lot of people."

Kathleen felt a sense of pride hearing that. "That's the hope… I'll have Honey help me figure out how to get the required nutrients all packed together and not have them clash and maybe have variations with some only having certain nutrients since it will depend on the person who needs it…" She held her note book close. "And of course testing it…"

Hiro squeezed her shoulder. "We'll all help there. I know a guy-" Tadashi knows a guy. "Who could see about having some patients test it out."

"That would be fantastic…" She giggled. "I feel all excited now."

He chuckled. "I'm glad for you Kat… The judges are gonna freaking LOVE this idea."

"I really hope so."

Hiro smirked.

"I know so."

Kathleen smiled, setting down her book before hugging him.

"Thanks Hiro… for everything…"

Hiro hugged her bringing her close. "Anytime Kat… I'm really happy for you."

She rested her head on his shoulder.

"I.. I just… I'm so happy to feel that I have a purpose… you helped me find that…" she nuzzled him a little. "You saved me…"

Hiro's gaze softened as he nuzzled back. "I just want to see you happy… I hate it when you're sad or hurt…"

"Hiro…"

"I care about you… You mean a lot to me Kathleen… That's the truth."

Kathleen pulled back a little, gazing at him, smiling.

"You really are a sweetheart…"

Hiro blushed smiling sheepishly. "Just a nerd…"

"An a amazing one." Kathleen blushed a little herself.

Hiro leaned in a little. "Kat…"

"Yes…?"

"I-"

"You two gonna suck face or are you gonna actually pick up your communicator?!"

Both froze looking towards the source.

Kathleen was bright red.

"E-Eh…?"

Fred was leaning on the doorway a smirk on his face but there was some seriousness as well. "Need to borrow your boyfriend for a bit, bank robbery on South."

Hiro went red pulling back from Kathleen. "She-We're not-I'll be right there! Sorry Kat!"

"I-It's fine…" She glanced at the ground, red as a tomato… "But before you go." She put a hand on his shoulder, a hesitant look in her eyes.

Hiro blinked turning his head. "Yeah?" He asked tilting his head a little.

She was quiet as she looked at him, blushing a little more.

Just.. do it…

She leaned in, quickly kissing his cheek.

"Be safe."

Hiro got a wide grin on his face before he nodded quickly giving a salute. "Will do!" He hesitated a bit before kissing her cheek in return before running off.

Kathleen was frozen in place for a few moments before a grin came across her face, doing her best to keep herself from squealing.

He.. He just… EEEE!

oooooooooo

"And she kissed you!"

"Tadashi yes for the last time. She kissed me. On the cheek-Oof!"

Tadashi had pulled his brother into a hug. "I'm so proud of you!"

"Ugh you're being nerdy again!"

"I can't help it! My baby brother just got a kiss from a girl he likes!"

Hiro chuckled rolling his eyes. "Yeah…" He smiled thinking back to it. "It was awesome… And… I kissed her cheek too."

"That's my bro." Tadashi ruffled his hair.

Hiro laughed trying to squirm away. "Hey! Quit it that tickles!"

"I know!" Tadashi kept his grip, keeping at his task. "Bwahaha!"

"WAH! HALP! BAYMAX!" Hiro laughed trying to guard his head.

Baymax waddled over… embracing the two and patting their heads.

"Hairy babies."

The brothers blinked before bursting out laughing.

"Alright I'll admit defeat!"

"Can't beat the hug master."

Baymax pulled back, a message symbol appearing on his chest.

"It would seem Kathleen and Honey Lemon are making progress on her project. They have already started figuring out some of the compounds."

Tadashi grinned. "Knew they could. Those two could blow up the moon so better they're coming up with something else."

"Yeah… Kat's really making progress… She's gonna help a lot of people."

"That she will." Tadashi gave his hair another ruffle. "Thanks to you helping her."

Hiro smiled giving a small shrug. "I just did what you would do… Never gave up."

"And that's what she needed."

"Right. I have a good feeling about this.. I think she's gonna do it."

"You and me both."