Author's Note: I changed the name of the Yakuza clan from the last chapter juuuuuuust to keep everything FICTIONAL. It is now Inagura. The leader's name is Jiro Akita.
Chapter 4
"Gogo!" Hiro said running toward her as he saw her.
Gogo got up from her spot on the floor and smiled when she saw her friend but her expression turned to fear when she saw the man who shot at them trailing behind him.
"Hiro!" Gogo called. Hiro embraced her, his hand moved up her back and cradled the back of her head. They clung to each other for a moment, not wanting to let go. Hiro was just relieved that she was uninjured.
"Are you alright?" Hiro asked against her neck.
"Yes, are you?" she asked into his shoulder.
Hiro pulled away and nodded with a small smile.
"This is Lucas. He is going to let everyone go, but we have to save his daughter in return," Hiro said, ushering to the masked man beside him.
Gogo turned her head in confusion and raised an eyebrow, "His daughter? What sort of deal did you make?"
"I'll tell you more about it when we get out," Hiro said. He looked around the room. He saw twelve scared people sitting on the ground in silence. Fred was not among them. "Where's Fred and Baymax?"
"Fred got shot. Baymax is tending to him in the other room," Gogo said.
Hiro started to open his mouth to say something but Gogo put a finger up to silence him. "He's fine. One bullet went through the side of his suit and the other grazed his leg. He's going to be alright. The man wasn't a good shot."
Hiro smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. He was sad that his friend got injured, but better his friend than one of these innocent people. He looked around before he delivered the good news and smiled at everyone.
"You are all free to go. The police and fire department are waiting for you outside," Hiro announced. Everyone looked very relieved and they stood up to leave.
Lucas stood behind him, still with his mask on. His friends came up to him with their masks still on as well.
"What do we do boss? This wasn't part of the plan! We were supposed to split the profit!" one said.
"Take your masks off and walk out with the rest of the hostages. The police will not arrest you if they think you were one of the hostages," Hiro said stepping in front of Lucas to protect him in case they decided to act. "Innocent men will not die for your mistakes," Hiro said quietly to Lucas.
The two men looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. They removed their masks and followed the rest of the hostages out.
Just then, Baymax came around the corner with Fred limping behind him.
"Baymax! Fred!" Hiro called out, happy to see them both.
"Amigos!" Fred said to greet his friends with his arms spread wide.
"Your heart rate is elevated," Baymax started to say.
"That's because I'm very happy right now," Hiro replied before Baymax got the wrong idea.
Outside the bank, Hiro escorted Lucas to the police cars. Lucas did not resist and willingly let the police take him away. He noticed a firefighter checking out Fred but Baymax had his wound wrapped and cleaned, the firefighter gave him some crutches and let him go.
Wasabi and Honey Lemon were waiting by the van so Hiro, Gogo, Fred, and Baymax headed for their car. Honey Lemon jumped up at the sight of the group and ran up to them.
"Hiro! You made it!" Honey Lemon said grabbing Hiro's shoulders and examining as much of him as she could. She then proceeded to do the same to Gogo. When she got to Fred, she stopped. She did not grab his shoulders. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his torso and sighed against his chest. Fred looked at the rest of the group surprised. Hiro smirked at him and turned around to give them privacy. He saw Gogo still watching so he put his arm around her shoulders and guided her to the van.
"What? You're just going to leave them alone?!" Gogo asked beside Hiro.
"Sure. Everyone's known for a while now…" Hiro said.
Gogo remained surprised. She couldn't see love around her unless it was a wall and she ran right into it.
"You scared me," Honey Lemon whispered to Fred against his chest.
Fred was surprised as well. He did not think Honey Lemon felt the same. All those attempts, all those lines he used, he didn't think she took him seriously. He never imagined she would feel the same.
"Honey Lemon," Fred started, but he felt he had no words. He dropped his crutches and clung to her. "I'm so sorry! I'll be more careful next time."
He felt her sigh with relief and she began to shake.
"Are you alright?" he asked with concern.
"I'm sorry," Honey Lemon said as she backed away from him. She sank to her knees and Fred bent down as best he could with her. "It's just…you know…emotions!" she said wiping a tear from her cheek. She didn't know if she could describe this emotion. She was angry that he foolishly ran off, but she was happy to have him back alive. Realizing that Fred was on the ground with her, she stood up and helped him to his feet and they made their way to the van.
"Well, seems like everything went smoothly," Wasabi said sitting next to Gogo in the front seat. Fred, Honey Lemon and Hiro sat in the back seat.
"Too smoothly it seems," Gogo said adjusting the van's mirror so she could see Hiro's face in the back seat. "Care to share about that deal you made?" she asked.
Hiro looked at her reflection.
"He has a daughter. She was taken by a Yakuza family. I promised him to free her in return for his surrender to the police. He was only robbing the bank to try to buy her freedom."
"And why would we want to help him? He's a criminal," Gogo asked.
"Because the yakuza family that has her is only powerful because of bot fights," Hiro said.
"Aren't you a bot figher?" Wasabi asked, chiming in on the conversation.
"Ex-bot fighter," Hiro said holding up a finger. "But this clan plays dirty and I know just who to go to to contact them."
"I hope you know what you're doing," Gogo said.
"Don't worry. We just saved several lives today. The least we can do is honor our part of the bargain."
"You bargained with peoples' lives," Gogo interrupted. She struck Hiro with her comment. He didn't know what to say back. She had just compared him to the criminal they reprimanded.
The van was awkwardly silent. The team remained quiet the rest of the drive. First stop was Fred's house. Honey Lemon got off with him to help him inside and decided to stay with him. Wasabi was next, as he lived in an apartment complex a couple blocks away. The silence remained with just Gogo, Hiro, and a powered down Baymax in the car.
"Gogo," Hiro started, but she just glared at him through the mirror.
Hiro sighed, "What would you have done?"
Gogo glanced at the mirror again, but didn't say anything. Her face was less harsh though, as she pondered the question Hiro asked. Would she have done something different and got the same result? No. Gogo was brash, and rushed into situations, like she did to rescue Fred, but instead got herself captured as well and if it hadn't been for Fred jumping in front of that gun, she would have been the one injured. She decided not to tell Hiro this.
"I couldn't have done anything different and got all the hostages released unharmed," Gogo finally said to Hiro. "And, I'm sorry I got mad at you."
Gogo pulled the van in front of Cass's café which also doubled as Hiro's house. She shifted the transmission into 'Park' but didn't turn off the engine. It's best to leave Hiro here for the rest of the day and go home, she thought.
"Would you like to have dinner?" Hiro asked as he scooted to the edge of his seat to talk more closely to Gogo.
She turned and blinked at him.
"My aunt said something the other day about game night at her friend's house. She won't be cooking, but I can make a mean ramen," Hiro offered.
Alone? With Hiro?
"I…" Gogo started. She twisted her hands around the steering wheel not sure if she wanted to accept his offer. Were they getting too close? Was this ok?
"You don't really need to think that hard. It's just dinner," Hiro said, interrupting her thoughts.
'It's just dinner' he says, but it's not JUST dinner to me, she thought.
"Ok," she said smiling at him. He instantly lit up and returned her smile with his goofy grin.
What am I thinking? She wondered as she turned off the van.
Hiro turned Baymax on and they all entered the empty café. Hiro turned on the back light and led everyone upstairs. Gogo took Baymax into Hiro's room and put him on his charger and came down as he just started boiling some water.
Gogo flopped down on one of the chairs at the small table and turned on the television. The news station was still on and the reporter was covering the story of the bank robbery earlier that day. She turned the volume down low so there was still noise and flipped through the magazine on the counter. It was a fashion magazine. She wasn't sure if Aunt Cass really read it. The lady was so busy with the café during the day, she wondered when she had time to sit and relax, and if she even liked the topic of fashion. She looked back up at the television and noticed the stack of old horror films piled on top. There's no way she actually reads this crap, Gogo thought closing the magazine.
"Bon Appetite!" Hiro said, placing a bowl of ramen in front of Gogo and the other bowl in front of the empty chair next to her.
She looked down at the ramen. It looked like plain ramen to her.
"This is your 'mean' ramen?" she asked.
Hiro grinned and said, "You'll never know until you try it!"
Gogo picked up her spoon and chowed down. It was pretty good and spicy. Aunt Cass showed up when they were almost finished eating. Gogo turned red and left as fast as she could, not wanting to give Aunt Cass the wrong idea about her and Hiro. Hiro walked her out to the van and watched as she drove off. He then shut off the lights in the café and headed back up the stairs.
"That girl is so oblivious," Cass said as Hiro came back in the room.
"Oblivious to what?" Hiro asked, confused.
Cass's jaw dropped and she shook her head in disbelief. Neither of them feel that tension! They are BOTH oblivious to each other's feelings. And she returned to washing the dishes.
