I've been absent for so long! I've been a bit of a holiday slump - I was having so many ideas for Christmas fics for all of my OTPs but then the spark just died and I stopped T_T I had all these cutesy things for you guys!

But here I am, with a little smidgen for you; it's not as long as I'd like it to be, and there's definitely going to be a third part for the honeymoon, but this one part on its own just had to be written.

Because let's face it, imagining a concerned Hiro is just so adorable.

This one-shot in particular has a... T+ rating? If that's a thing? Fred's just so green-minded, I couldn't help the (borrowed) innuendo.

(*)

Part V: MIA

Hiro paces the floor, looking nervous. "They haven't called in three days." The group is hanging out at the Lucky Cat Cafe before opening time, and Hiro can't keep still.

"Is your older brother supposed to check in with you every day, Hiro?" Wasabi teases. "Dang, just wait 'til you're a parent."

Honey Lemon smiles while replying to her boyfriend's text. "Hiro, they're on their honeymoon. They don't need to think about us all the time. It's their vacation."

"I tried telling him that a million times," Aunt Cass mutters as she sets up various displays by the counter, trying to ignore how Fred is trying to swipe a cupcake without her noticing. "I swear, he's more worried about them than I am."

"Just imagine them hanging out and tanning by the beach, Hiro, or going parasailing!" The tall brunette waves her hands excitedly, making Wasabi grin.

"If I didn't know better, I'd think you want to go on a honeymoon, too," he laughs, nodding at Honey's cellphone.

Honey blushes a bright pink, waving him off. "D-Don't be ridiculous, Wasabi!" she snorts unattractively, shoving her phone back in her purse. "It's not that serious! We don't have chemistry."

"Yet," Wasabi replies, Fred nodding in agreement.

"Oh, dear, he's so nice," Aunt Cass interrupts. "So sweet, and so kind!"

"I'm going to call them," Hiro says decisively, whipping out his phone, and effectively cutting off all the conversation about Honey's new love life.

Everyone groans collectively, except for the mascot. Fred grins cheekily. "Does anyone remember that Disney movie, The Little Mermaid?"Wasabi and Honey nod warily, wondering where this is going. "Since we've been joking about scuba diving all this time, I just thought of that song 'Under the Sea'."

"What does that have to do with-"

"Under the sea~" Fred breaks out into song, making an annoyed Hiro look crossly at him. "Under the sea! Darling, it's better, down where it's wetter*, take it from-"

"Ewwwwwwww!"

"Fred!"

(*)

At the front desk, our favorite front desk attendant, Adele hums a random song while she sorts through some sticky notes and memorandums that she needs to file. She loves her job, loves meeting new people, and interacting with different cultures. If only she could get rid of the paperwork.

The phone rings, and she's happy to leave the mounds of paper behind. "You've reached the Spiaggia, this is Adele at the front desk! How can I help you?"

"Hi, can I please be connected to Suite 430?" It's a familiar, albeit nervous voice.

"May I ask who's calling?" Adele asks, checking her computer to double-check the occupants of Suite 430.

"Their brother, or brother in-law, depends on who you're talking to," he replies hastily, and Adele remembers his name.

"Ah, you're Hiro, right? You've called us before," she says easily. Adele's heard it all before; concerned relatives coming to check in on honeymooning couples who had, quite honestly, forgotten they'd even belonged to a family until that point.

"Yeah, that was me. Uh, so they aren't answering their phones or anything, I was just wondering if I could be directly connected to their room?"

"Not a problem at all, please hold." Adele presses a few buttons that should connect him to the Hamada suite, and is satisfied when he hangs up. She regretfully turns back to her paperwork, sorting by date, until the phone rings again.

"They aren't answering," Hiro's voice doesn't even give her the chance to recite her little speech, and she frowns. They are on a honeymoon, but... Their brother should know best, right?

"Would you like me to, er, check on them?" she asks, twirling the phone cord around her finger.

"Yes, please, if you can," Hiro says shortly. "I'll call back in twenty minutes. Thank you." He hangs up again, and Adele can't help but smile at the worry in his voice. I really hope nothing's wrong, she thinks to herself.

After asking Dante to cover for her, she grabs the spare key card, just in case, and uses the elevator to go up to the fourth floor. Her heels click on the smooth, marbled floor as she mutters the door numbers as she passes by. 420, 422, 424, 426, 428... Ah, 430! Nothing seems out of the order to her; it doesn't look like it's been broken into, and there's no 'Do Not Disturb' sign.

She sighs, and knocks twice on the door. Better safe than sorry. She knows that from experience.

Let's just say she doesn't need to see 50 Shades of Grey, not when she's actually seen a smidgen of the real thing a couple of years ago. Luckily, it wasn't from this room. She adores this couple, their easy, natural way of loving each other something so easy to envy and fawn over at the same time.

There's a bit of a commotion inside, and she tenses. Did she disturb anything? Before she can think twice, the door opens, and she's in front of the newly wedded husband. Tadashi Hamada looks a bit flushed, his hair all messed up and sticking up in the wrong places. The t-shirt he's pulled on is backwards, and Adele can even see the tag sticking out, right underneath his Adam's Apple. "Uhm, sir-"

"Were people complaining?" He asks hurriedly, blushing harder as his question sinks in.

"Uhm, no, but-"

"Is there a natural disaster about to strike?"

"Well, no, but-"

"Did anything happen to our friends or family in San Fransokyo?"

"No, but sir-"

"Is my brother acting like my mom?"

"Er, no, bu- Oh. Actually, sir, yes." She smiles timidly, and Tadashi groans.

"It's just Hiro, Go!" he calls behind his shoulder.

"Did he actually come here?" his bride's voice echoes from further inside the room.

"No, but he's being annoying and pestering the staff!"

"Well, he really isn't-" Adele's voice dies down as Tadashi grins.

"Just tell him GoGo and I were scuba diving. He'll get the reference."

"And if he calls again, we'll actually pick up. While we're scuba diving," GoGo hollers.

(*)

Hiro calls dutifully twenty minutes later, and cuts off Adele's front desk speech. "Did you find them?" he asks, waiting nervously for the answer.

"Well, sir..." Adele thoughtfully purses her lips. "They're fine-"

"Then why aren't they answering my calls?" Hiro groans loudly, and Adele waits for him to finish.

"According to Mr. and Mrs. Hamada, sir, they... They were scuba diving."

"..."

"And if you call again, Mrs. Hamada said that they'll pick up, while they're scuba diving...?" She has no idea what she's insinuating, but by his silence, it seems to have worked.

"Thank you," the younger Hamada answers, his voice curt. "I appreciate it."

Adele smiles encouragingly, even though he can't see her. "Oh, it's not a problem at all! We at the Spiaggia are always ready to answer your concerns."

(*)

Tadashi slinks back into bed, a smirking GoGo lying in wait for him. "So annoying," he groans, lying face down next to his bride.

GoGo absentmindedly runs a hand through his hair, and trails it down to his neck. "You know he's just worried about us. Mostly you, yes, but us."

"Just wait until he goes on a honeymoon," Tadashi vows, as he props himself up on his elbows with a renewed vigor. GoGo watches him, a feline smile on her face, as she bends down to kiss him on the side of his mouth.

"But don't wait for this."

"Right. Right. Of course," Tadashi mutters back hurriedly, as the pair continues were they left off.

(*)

*PS - Special thanks to Angela-the-Neko, who actually came up with that Under the Sea innuendo through a seemingly innocent review. xD That review was /ages/ ago, but it still left an impression on me, and Fred immediately came to mind.

As always, I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it! Don't worry, I'm still trying to get back in my stride; updates should hopefully come soon.

/flies away/