Airi walked down the street her head down and hands in her pockets. A large hoodie covered her head and sweatpants sagged over her high tops. It was a shady part of town and it was better to be inconspicuous. Especially when you're a five foot tall 16 year old girl. She walked briskly down the street not making eye contact with anyone until a hand grabbed on her arm. She gasped, eyes wide, until she saw who it was.
"Jeez Shai you gave me a heart attack!"
The girl laughed hooking her arm with her friend.
"C'mon we're gonna be late."
Shi's pin straight, jet black, hair was pinned up into pigtails on top of her head. They bounced with every step they girls took towards the pounding music in the distance. Shai was already decked out in her camo pants and blue sports bra that somehow matched her shoes. When they were a block away they stopped so that Airi could discard her outer wear.
"How to I look?" She said.
"Fresh as hell."
They fist bumped and made their way into the battle scene. When the two girls walked in people made a pathway so they could get to the front. The battle going on was between a young boy and an woman a couple years older. He was tearing her up with tricks and flips. The lady's style was all right but she seemed frazzled by his spastic movements. Airi studied the way that he moved and whispered her game plan to Shi. The battle was over soon enough and the MC declared the winner.
"B-Boy Wonder wins this round. Seems like the kids are out to play tonight."
"Who wants to face me?" He yelled out into the crowd earning cheers. Shai snorted at his cockiness.
"Woah woah woah. Do my eyes deceive me? It seems like we've got yin and yang in the house!" The MC yelled.
Immediately everyone started going crazy. Airi and Shai kinda had a name for themselves in the street dance world. When they showed up everyone expected a show.
"Take you're pick wonder boy." Shai taunted.
"And seperate the dynamic duo? I would never. Tico!" Another kid came out of the crowd and stood next to his friend.
"Well then what are we waiting for?" Airi asked. "Let's dance."
Hiro and Baymax were flying over San Fransokyo like they did every night when something caught his attention. His favorite song was playing somewhere deep in the ghettos of the city.
"What's going on there?" He asked Baymax.
"There is a large gathering of people."
"Wonder if it's one of those dance battle things." Bot fighting was of course still the number one underground business in the city, but recently random dance battles had started popping up. They were much more noticeable than the bot fighting rings and had to move around more often due to noise complaints, but large amounts of people participated in them.
"Wanna check it out?" He asked the robot. Baymax flew down onto a roof above where the people were gathered. From their perspective they could see right into the center where two guys were dancing. It was pretty impressive Hiro decided. They were doing lots of tricks and flips that made it more interesting than he thought it would be. Soon the boys stopped and backed up as two girl walked to the center. One had two long silky ponytails that fell to her waist. Her pale skin shined in the dim light of the alley as she posed the other girl coming up behind her. She had on a pair of overalls cut to shorts and high top converse. Her hair was up in a bun on top of her head and he could see the numerous piercings in the ear facing him there movements were a lot more subtle than the boys but then the beat dropped and they went crazy. They seemed so in control of the whole situation as they flipped and jumped and moved together. The girl with the bun especially did some cool stuff with her crazy flexibility. Something about her seemed awfully familiar. The boys came back again but it seemed like they were doing the same stuff. The girls came back going even harder than the last time teasing the boys. By the end of the second round it was clear who the winner was.
"And the winners are...Yin and Yang! Nice job ladies."
The girls hugged and Hiro smiled. Maybe this dancing stuff wasn't so bad. As long as it wasn't ballet. All of a sudden police sirens were heard and everyone started panicking. Someone must have called because of the noise. Everyone was running trying to get out of there and Hiro's eyes fell on the two girls who had just won. The girl with the pigtails stumbled and the girl in the bun turned around to help her up.
"Oh my god." Hiro said. "Baymax we have to get those two."
He jumped on Baymax and they flew down scaring some people in the process.
"C'mon." Hiro said holding out his hand. The darker skinned girl looked up at him and gasped. "Hiro?"
"Hurry!"
The girls jumped on Baymax and they flew up into the night.
"Hiro how did you-"
"Ok I know it looks bad with me showing up to your house and now this but I swear I'm not like stalking you or anything. I didn't even know that was you until you turned around."
"Um excuse me. Who is this?"
"Oh sorry. Shai this is Hiro. Hiro, Shai."
"Is this your boyfriend?"
Hiro blushed red and Airi's mouth gaped.
"What?"
"No."
"I barely know him."
"We've talked like twice."
Shai eyed them both suspiciously before pursing her lips.
"Riiiiiiiiight."
"Hello. I am Baymax."
"Hello Baymax." Shai said leaning over his face. "Are you hearing the same bullshit I am?"
"Shai!"
"What?"
"I'm sorry about her." Airi said. "She's really...blunt."
"Don't worry. She reminds me of my friend."
"Well then Mr. "Not dating my friend" are you just gonna keep yappin' or take me home."
"A lot like my friend actually."
The trio made their way to Shais place that was a little ways away from where Hiro and Airi lived.
"Bye Chica. I'll see you tomorrow." Airi said as Shai got down.
"Whatever girlie." She replied playfully punching her in the arm. "Nice meeting you Baymax. Hiro." Hiro gulped nervously and smiled as the girl skipped up to her door.
"C'mon Baymax." He said. "Let's go."
"Goodbye Shai." Baymax said before taking off. Now that there was only the two of them Hiro scooted over so that Airi could put her hand and foot in the slots. It was quiet for a while and while Airi looked fine, it was killing Hiro. Right when he was about to burst she spoke up.
"This is weird huh?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean like, what are the chances that you would be in that part of town at that particular time. Or that you're the one who found my folder and just happened to live right down the street."
"Yeah. Weird."
"I mean. I've never seem you a day in my life and now all of a sudden you're popping up everywhere."
"Uh...my bad?"
"I didn't say it was a bad thing. You have been helping me out."
"Well that's what I do. Help people in need. Isn't that right Baymax."
"That is my primary function." The robot replied.
Airi laughed and looked out over the city. Hiro glanced over and looked at her. She looked so different every time he saw her. The newest development being the chain of ear piercings that trailed up her ear. With each encounter she looked farther and farther from the ballerina that he saw in the theatre. Baymax lowered to the ground in front of the cafe.
"Oh no Baymax..."
"It's ok. I can walk from here." She said. "Thanks for the getaway ride." She stared to walk down the sidewalk when she turned.
"I saw the SFIT packet by the way. That was pretty smooth."
"Oh I wasn't trying to-"
"Calm down genius. I'm going to the open house.
"Really? That's great! It's a great school."
"So I hear. So I'll see you then I guess."
"Unless you get into any trouble before then."
"What if I'm always in trouble?"
"Then I think we're gonna get to know each other very well Mrs. Tamiko."
She laughed her dimples showing and shook her head.
"Bye Hiro."
"Bye."
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