Shaylin and Gabriella weren't really sure what to think when they saw a ton of female nurses crowding around the door that lead into Tadashi's room.

"What in the…?" Shaylin looked to Gabriella with a confused look.

Gabriella shrugged giving her own look of confusion. "I don't know man… I don't know…"

"Eeee! He sounds like David but he's actually a gentleman!"

"And he's a natural with Shay's daughter!"

"Alright, ladies." Shaylin clapped. "What's all the commotion about?"

One of the nurses, Tristan, grinned sheepishly. "Your patient's adorable that's what it's all about."

"Just see for yourself!"

Shaylin rolled her eyes before moving past the nurses, looking into the room through the small crack they had in the door. Her heart melted a bit as she Tadashi playing a game with Lily… Operation. She giggled at that, but she was happy to see him attempting to touch other things.

BZZZT!

"Dang it." Lily pouted. "This rubber band is gonna be the end of me."

Tadashi chuckled. "Have to be gentle with it. Like so." He carefully lifted out one of the pieces careful not to touch the metal. "See? Slow and steady."

"Oooooh, I see."

"Kya!" A nurse squealed quietly. "Such a nice voice too!"

"I just wanna hug him! Shay can't we keep him forever?" Tristan pleaded trying not to squeal as well.

Gabriella shook her head. "You ladies and your weakness for cute things."

"And apparently cute men." Shaylin laughed a little. "Anyways, if you'll excuse me." Shaylin gave a knock on the door. "Can I come in?"

"Hm? Yeah!" Tadashi called helping Lily get the rubber band out of the game board. "See? Ya did it!"

"Yay!" Lily squealed, setting the piece down on the tray by the board.

Shaylin chuckled as she walked in. "Glad to see you out of bed."

Tadashi grinned. "Your daughter makes a good case to get rid of boredom."

"We were having fun reading and all buuuut he needed to stretch his legs too." Lily smiled. "Like you said Mama, can't read all day. Gotta have fun too."

Shaylin ruffled her hair. "That's right, baby girl. Report?"

"He hasn't flamed up once since I took watch."

"That's an improvement, excellent."

"Yeah she's helped me keep my mind off of things… Though we did find out when I get embarrassed steam comes off my head." He rubbed the back of his neck a little.

"Oh my…" Shaylin tried not to laugh. "That's very interesting…"

"KYA!"

Shaylin brought a hand to her face.

"Oh yeah I should probably mention you've got a fanclub outside your door. Seems the female nurses are fond of you."

Tadashi blushed turning bright red as said steam appeared. "W-Wow… Seriously?" And I thought all the girls squealing back at SFIT was odd.

"Apparently you've got a voice similar to one of our other doctors here, save you're a gentleman rather than a sauve…" Shaylin hovered her hand over Tadashi's head. "... Gosh you do let off steam."

"It's a power, it's a pun. It's super freaky." Tadashi replied sarcastically.

"I see…" Shaylin looked the nurses. "Alright all of you clear out except Gabby, you've got work to do. And you're embarrassing the poor boy."

"Awww!" All the nurses pouted but they soon headed off as Gabriella headed into the room.

"At this rate we might start having to put a bell on the kid to make sure he doesn't get patient-napped."

"Hey!"'

Lily giggled before moving close to Tadashi, hugging him.

"I'll protect him!"

Shaylin laughed. "Oh my gosh!"

Tadashi smiled warmly, bringing his arms around her. "I got a mini knight."

"... Alright that is adorable. But gotta get to work…" Gabriella gave an apologetic look. "Sorry, name's Gabriella I'll be part of the team figuring this out."

"Nice to meet you. By the way how've the tests gone so far?"

"Well…" Shaylin looked at her clipboard. "The results are… well adding up to what we've been seeing. Samples of your skin were examined and it was found that they have a new compound in them that's fire resistant."

"Well.. That explains why no new burns have shown up since the flaming started." Tadashi hummed in thought.

"And your blood is carrying more oxygen as well. We would like to examine your lungs next if that's alright with you."

Tadashi nodded.

"Of course… I wanna find out the answers too so… Whatever has to be done."

"Thank you."

Lily held one of Tadashi's hands.

"He's really warm too."

"Yeah, our tests picked that up too." Shaylin sighed in relief. "It ain't' a fever, but it would appear he runs warmer than your average person."

"I honestly don't mind." Lily cuddled up to him.

Tadashi smiled softly stroking her hair.

"She's a good kid…" He looked back up to Shaylin. "I'll admit… This is all really weird but… If answers can be found I'm willing to do anything… Heck I'd even enter a gummy bear eating contest."

"Well let's not ruin your teeth now too." Gabriella chuckled a bit. "But so far… Seems this is doubling as protecting you."

"Yeah, so it's not all bad." Shaylin smiled. "Just need to see what else we can find."

"So a trip to the image analysis lab?" Lily asked, nuzzling Tadashi's hand.

"Yeah, get Aie to work along with her friends."

"Okay." Lily cuddled closer to Tadashi. "I'll hold his hand and stuff."

Tadashi hugged her close. "Can I keep her?"

"Hrk…" Gabriella looked to Shaylin. "That kid… Is adorable y'know?"

Shaylin chuckled. "I can share my baby. She doesn't really have playmates here at the hospital."

Lily cheered, hugging Tadashi. "YAY!"

Tadashi chuckled nuzzling her a little. "Well Dr. Lily I'll be a good patient then."

"... Aie is gonna be torn between stealing the tiny one or the big one."

"Indeed."

Lily giggled, nuzzling him.

"I'll take good care of you, Tadashi."

"I trust ya kiddo."

"...Yep… Aie's gonna melt."

ooooooooo

Gabriella studied the results humming in thought. "Interesting… Very interesting…"

"I've never seen anything like it." Aie commented. "I've seen mucus coatings due to sickness but… this is nothing like that."

"It's like the compound in his skin but… Instead of reacting, it keeps the organs in perfect condition… There's not even signs of the smoke inhalation he had when he was brought in." She looked up seeing where Tadashi was playing with Lily. "Incredible."

Lily was messing with his hair. "Hehe, so fluffy! Why won't it stay smooth?"

Tadashi laughed. "Hey! That tickles! Silly girl!"

"And he's cute at that."

Aie was squealing a bit. "Oh gosh and I thought Lily was gonna give me diabetes! Now there's two cuties!"

"Oh you're ticklish huh?" Lily grinned.

"Uh oh." Tadashi laughed moving to guard his hair.

"Seriously. Just… Oh my gosh too sweet." Gabriella giggled.

Lily stood up straight, ruffling Tadashi's hair more.

"SO FLUFFY LIKE A KITTY!"

Tadashi laughed.

"ACK! I've been attacked!" He grinned before pulling her into his arms tickling her. "RAH!"

Lily squealed. "NOOO!"

"Bwuahaha yes!" Tadashi smirked before hugging her. "C'mere you!"

"Hear that sound Aie? That was my heart going squish."

Aie was slumped over her control panel. "So… cute…"

Lily cuddled close to him. "Tadashi!"

"Lily!" He held her close.

She reminds me a little of when Hiro was this young…

Lily sighed happily, curling up to him.

"You're a lot of fun Tadashi…"

"Heh… I try… Just a nerd." Tadashi cradled her a little. "Thanks for keeping me company kiddo."

Lily nodded. "You're welcome Tadashi… Anything to help. I'm working on my bedside manner after all."

"And you're doing very well… Like a mini Baymax."

"Yay!" Lily cheered.

Tadashi smiled hugging her close.

"... Yep. This kid is killing me. Leon'll have to bring back a fridge full of hearts for the whole ward at this rate."

"Yup." Shaylin chuckled, going over to the two. "Having fun you two?"

"Uh-huh!" Lilly giggled. "Tadashi's fun, like a big brother!"

His gaze softened. "I had some practice… And she's such a nice kid."

"Thanks…" Shaylin gave a sheepish look. "Been doing my best to raise her on my own."

"You've been doing a great job." Tadashi smiled. "Seriously… She's a good one."

Lily giggled. "I do my best for Mama too, since it's just me and her afterall."

"I see…" He nuzzled her a little before looking up. "So how do the images look?" He glanced to where Aie and Gabriella were. "I mean I heard plenty of squealing but I don't think lungs are THAT interesting."

"Well, good news, no smoke damage. The weird news? You got a protective coating on your organs."

"... Okay…" Tadashi blinked. "That… IS really weird."

"Yeah… but it's a good thing and could explain why you haven't cooked yourself."

The young man cringed.

"That's such a lovely mental image. I'll treasure it always."

"Erm… sorry. Just, again, your body temp and everything. So to conclude, you mister, are fire proof inside and out."

"...That's good to know… Seriously. Just… Man this is still a freaky situation." Tadashi sighed. "I mean no flare ups since I've been in a good mood which seems like only warmth is what happens according to Lily but… Still… Weird."

"Yeah… Well, least we're starting to get answers. Now just a matter of what we can do about it."

Lily nodded. "... How many favors you gonna call Mama?"

Shaylin shrugged. "Who knows."

"... How many people owe you favors?" Tadashi asked giving her a weirded out look.

"More than I'd like to admit." Shaylin blushed, glancing to the side.

"... Huh. What kind of people?"

Lily giggled. "Oh Mama, don't be shy! You know some famous people!"

Shaylin blushed more. "Lily…"

"Famous people?" Tadashi raised an eyebrow. "Like who?"

"Well…" Shaylin snapped her fingers. "That's it! He would know something!"

"Who would?"

Shaylin grinned, looking to Lily.

"Hey, Lily. Remember that robotics expert from awhile back?"

"Oh yeah! You helped figure out how to fix his heart!"

Robotics expert with a heart problem? Tadashi thought over all the experts he knew of. ...One that would fit the description- Oh no… NO.

He got an excited look.

"You know Tony Stark!?"

Shaylin gave a sheepish look, rubbing the back of her neck.

"It's nothing really."

"Mama!" Lily crossed her arms. "I thought you said he was one of the biggest robotic heads in our country!"

"Tony Stark is amazing! I-I mean he's a total genius and all of his innovations and inventions!" Tadashi couldn't help but gush a bit. "He's like one of my heroes!"

Shaylin chuckled. "Well it was a favor from awhile back. I helped fix up his heart. I'm a specialist on cells and well… I knew a few things that could help."

"Still amazing!" Tadashi laughed. "Seriously! Give yourself some credit!"

Shaylin blushed more. "Ehehe…"

Gabriella elbowed her a bit. "Too modest for her own good."

"Modesty's good but… Wow…. Wait…" It clicked. "... You think Tony Stark might be able to help me?"

Gabriella picked up Lily. "And this dear Lily is what a fanboy looks like."

"It's adorable!" Lily squealed.

Tadashi blushed as steam rose off his head. "Ehehe…?"

"Naww… you're embarrassed." Shaylin laughed.

Tadashi smiled sheepishly.

"Can't help it…"

"But yeah… He's seen some strange things so he might be able to help us find an answer."

"Right." Tadashi leaned back in his chair. "Tony Stark… Trying to help me out… Just… Wow."

"Kid… You got the best. No one gives up around here."

Tadashi smirked a bit.

"Then I'll fit in just fine."