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Well, this one chapter is a wee bit out of control, but I hope you guys like it...
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Chapter 5

Alicia put on a pink sleeveless blouse and a black gored skirt. She grabbed a pair of black high cut sneakers – new ones. She took her sling bag and rushed downstairs. Her mother was preparing lunch with Kate giving her a hand. They spotted the excited girl, waiting anxiously for someone at the front door. They smiled.

"Going out with Hiro?" the mother asked.

Blushing, the girl nodded. "He promised to take me to the park today," the girl explained.

"Which park?" Kate was next to ask.

"Umm…a park with a small fountain and a big grassy field. It's their regular hangout place…" Alicia answered.

"Oooooo, Big Sis is going on date~" Kate teased.

Alicia's face got pinker. She pulled on her bag, acting all fluffy. Kate couldn't contain how happy she was for her sister. The doorbell rang, Alicia quickly turned to look outside. She beamed when she saw Hiro at the front gate. He smiled and waved to her. He was wearing his all-time favorite outfits. Her mother came out too and the boy bowed as a greeting. She bowed back. Alicia was busy putting on her sneakers.

"Alicia, be back before 7. Your father will be angry if you're not at the dining table as always…" Mrs Koizumi reminded her.

"Okay, mother," Alicia obliged.

Kate came out and shouted to Hiro, "Take good care of my Big Sis!"

"Kate…" her sister blushed again.

"Yes, ma'am," Hiro said, playing along.

Alicia bid them farewell and quickly ran up to Hiro. He had his hands in his pockets when she was right in front of him. He smiled and she smiled too.

"Shall we get going?" he asked.

Nodding, the girl replied, "Y-Yeah."

She saw a sport-touring motorcycle beside him. Pointing at it, "Areeeee we going to ride that?" she asked.

Hiro nodded. He took out the keys. He gave Alicia the extra helmet he brought with him.

"This used to be my brother's old scooter but I kind of gave it an upgrade…" Hiro explained, starting the motorcycle.

"You and your brains," the girl muttered.

She sat down behind him. She didn't come prepared, wearing a skirt and all. Hiro told her to hang on tight. She nodded and wrapped her arms around his waist. The boy faintly blushed. They were soon on their way. Hiro exited the neighborhood and made a twelve-o'clock turn at the roundabout. They came to a line of shop buildings and soon, a 4-jucntion. He went straight. Alicia could spot the fountain soon. She deemed that they had arrived. Hiro made a sudden stop when a car blocked his parking spot.

"Hey…what gives?" he muttered, a bit angry.

"Ummm…Hiro, this is Honey's car…" Alicia said, pointing at the driver.

"What?!" Hiro exclaimed, shocked.

"Hey, Hiro!" four familiar voices were heard.

Hiro internally screamed, "Noooooo!"

The boy and the girl followed their four friends. Hiro glanced up at Alicia who shrugged and smiled. Then, she blushed. Honey laid a mat of sort at the spot they loved to sit down, under a shady tree. Hiro stared, hiding the fact that he was furious they were interrupting his date. Alicia was holding onto his right arm, hiding behind him. She was embarrassed that the group found out about their date. Gogo placed Baymax's luggage next to the big tree. Hiro made a disbelief expression as they also brought that with them. Wasabi took out a basket full of food. All four turned to the young pair.

"Are you joining or not?" Honey asked.

"Yeah, if you don't want to join, you can sit elsewhere," Gogo spoke up.

"But, of course, we won't bother you," Wasabi reassured.

Hiro turned to Alicia. She nodded as an answer. Sighing, he sat on the grass with his girlfriend beside him. The rest of the team members smiled. Fred handed him his favorite ham and spinach sandwich. He snatched it from Fred's hand. He gobbled it up, showing that he was still angry. The gang didn't say anything.

Wasabi handed Alicia one, too and said, "Here you go."

"T-Thank you…" the girl replied.

She sat down beside Hiro. The boy smiled at her. She munched on the sandwich slowly, staring at it as she did. Hiro took another one.

"Hiro, we're sorry for bothering you today. We don't know you were coming here," Honey explained.

Wasabi agreed. "You didn't mention where you're taking her," he added.

"You only said it was another hang out…" Gogo stated.

Swallowing his last bite, he said, "Yeah, sorry I was a bit angry. It's good actually, hanging out like this, with Alicia…though I thought we could be alone today…"

"The kid's got a point. This is the third time we bothered their date," Wasabi remarked.

Gogo corrected him, "We didn't bother them. We tend to bump into them…"

"Well, they are a cute couple. How long has it been? Two weeks, right?" Honey asked the two.

"Uhh…" Hiro glanced up at Alicia. The girl blinked and replied, "Y-Yeah…more or less..."

The four smiled to them. Fred handed Alicia a bottle of orange juice and a plastic straw. Hiro opened the cap for her. His best friends watched him with teasing smirks. He turned to them with 'what-she's-my-girlfriend' look.

"I never thought he'd be an ideal boyfriend who watches over his girlfriend, like this comic I used to read…" Fred started to tell a story about an action comic book he had read which had a hint of romantic genre in it.

All of them listened. Alicia sipped her drink as she did. Hiro glanced up at her once in a while. He was glad that the girl was enjoying herself even though it was not the date they had planned. The girl took a tuna and cheese sandwich and started to munch on it. Hiro took a tuna sandwich next. He took off his hoodie as it was getting hotter. The sun was right above them.

"It's almost summer break, right?" he asked Alicia.

"Y-Yeah. We've already getting some assignments to be worked on during the break," she explained.

Honey suddenly got an idea. Turning to Fred, she said, "Fred you once mentioned about that family island of yours. Think you can take us there this coming summer break?"

"Oh yeah! We can take Alicia along! I'll tell Mom and Dad!" Fred exclaimed, already excited.

"I h-have to ask my parents first…" Alicia spoke up.

Wasabi nodded and said, "Of course, you do. They'd be worried sick if you don't."

She stood up and excused herself. She made her way to the fountain, leaving her bag with Hiro. Hiro made sure she was far from them before he turned to his teammates.

"Seriously, guys? We're taking her there?" he asked, panicking.

"If her parents say 'no', we won't. Relax, Hiro," Gogo restated.

"Yeah, we wouldn't want to be on her parents' bad side, would we?" Wasabi reminded.

They all agreed. "I just…I don't want to burden her. You guys knew that I have to give her father details on where I would be taking her…" Hiro explained.

Nodding, Honey muttered, "We know. That's why we won't be doing anything that could harm her…"

All of a sudden, they heard a loud splash. All eyes turned to the fountain. They saw a pink haired girl and two blonde girls, who looked a few years older than Alicia, in front of it and Alicia was one who fell into it. Hiro ran up to them. Alicia stood up, shivering and staring at Hiro with a small smile. The boy took her out of the fountain. He gave a warning look at the three girls before walking back to his friends, Alicia wrapped in his arms.

"B-But, she fell into it by herself!" the pink haired girl called out.

Alicia sat under the tree. It was hot, but she was still shivering. Honey suggested that she should sat under the sun, but Hiro didn't like the idea. He decided to call Baymax out. He told Alicia to cry out in pain to call the robot out. She did as told. The robot inflated itself and out of the luggage. The girl was in awe at how big the robot was, and how white it is.

"Hello, I am Baymax, your personal healthcare companion. What seems to be the problem?" he said, tilting his head to the right.

"Baymax, sit down. I need you to warm Alicia up," Hiro was the one who issued the order.

Baymax sat down. Alicia went to sit between his legs. The robot wrapped his arms around her and raised his temperature. Alicia stared at the robot as he did. Hiro smiled to her and she smiled back.

"What am I gonna tell her parents…" he mumbled, but Wasabi heard him clearly.

"Why don't you give her parents a call and tell them that she's staying with you for the night. Tomorrow is Sunday and she's working in the morning, right?" the dark man suggested.

"Uhhhh…why should I do that?" the teen asked.

"So that there will be time for the clothes to dry up…and you can spend more time with her," Honey explained.

Hiro turned to Alicia. "C-Can I do that?" he asked.

"I don't know what father would say…" the girl replied, taking out her mobile phone.

She dialed her father's number. Then, she handed the phone to Hiro. Hiro waited anxiously for Mr Koizumi to pick it.

When, he heard a voice from the other side, Hiro started, "H-Hello, Sir. I-It's me, Hiro."

"Ah, Hiro. Is something the matter?" came the voice from the other side.

"Uhhh…yeah. I was hoping if Alicia c-could sleep at my p-place tonight. I w-wanted to show her something…" Hiro asked.

"It better not be something that I think it is…" the man said sternly.

Hiro stood up, walking up to the fountain. "N-No, of course not anything like that. I was h-hoping to let her know more about Baymax…" the boy explained.

"Uh-huh…does this include flying?" Mr Koizumie asked, making sure.

"Uhhhhhh….m-maybe…" Hiro replied.

"Alright, but just this once. Make sure she doesn't sleep on the same bed as you," he hung up after that.

Hiro came back to them. Alicia blinked towards him while the others waited for what he has to say. The boy told them their conversation, no part was an exception. It was 5 p.m. when they decided to head back. Hiro took Baymax's luggage with him.

"Sure you're okay with riding?" he asked Alicia.

"Y-Yeah… Your hoodie is warm enough…" she replied, putting on the helmet.

Hiro started his motorbike. They said goodbye to the rest of the gang before heading straight back to Hiro's home. Once they got there, Hiro explained everything to Aunt Cass. The woman agreed to let the girl stay. She could use Tadashi's part of the room upstairs. Hiro lent his t-shirt for Alicia to wear. They were worried about her lower part of the body but luckily, the shirt went down to her thighs, just above her knees. The boy was grateful that she was small.

"So, what do you want to do?" he asked.

"Ummm…can I ask?" Alicia started.

"Go ahead, ask me anything," the boy replied, sitting on his chair.

"Ummm….c-can I hug Baymax again?" she requested, blushing at her own question.

"Uhh…sure, I g-guess," Hiro replied, shaking his head once.

Alicia beamed at the robot when he was activated yet again. She hugged him as far as her arms could go. Baymax blinked at Hiro. The boy smiled and nodded, telling the robot that Alicia would not bring harm to them. He suddenly thought of something.

"Alicia come with me…" he said, taking her hand.

He signaled Baymax to follow him too. He took Alicia to his garage.

"Wait at the sofa," he said, pointing to his red sofa.

Alicia obliged, "Okay…"

She sat down. Hiro pulled Baymax with him to get changed. They came out after 30 minutes, in their superhero suits. Hiro was even wearing his helmet. The girl was confused. He urged her to follow him outside. She did. What she saw amazed her. Baymax was all ready to go for a flight, with his wings opened. Hiro took his place, turning around at Alicia. She panicked.

She blurted, "H-Hiro, I d-don't think this is a good idea. I mean, it is an honor to ride Baymax with you, but…"

He interrupted her, "Trust me, hop on…"

"I'm only wearing your shirt right now…if you have forgotten…" the girl muttered, blushing madly.

"Oh, r-right. I promise I won't look…" he muttered, blushing under his helmet.

He extended his right hand to her. She gave in. Hiro told her to hold onto Baymax's right wing and that he would hold her waist.

"Ummm…I'm not sure about this…" she muttered.

"Let's go Baymax, but take it slow. We have a passenger today," Hiro joked.

Baymax took off and Alicia screamed. She was quiet when they were up in the sky. Instead of holding onto Baymax, she was tightly hugging Hiro around his neck, her eyes shut. Hiro smiled at her reaction and at the same time, choked. He held her waist.

"Don't worry… Open your eyes. It's sad to miss such a beautiful scenery just because you're scared…" Hiro whispered in her left ear. "I'll hold you…"

Alicia slowly opened her eyes. All she could see was white fluffy clouds with some orange tint, an effect from the sunset. Hiro was on his knees, crossing his arms in front of his chest to make space for her. The girl heaved a sigh of relief.

"It is beautiful…" she muttered.

They landed on one of the towers of the suspension bridge. Alicia got down with Hiro while Baymax sat down. Hiro let the girl sat between him and Baymax. His arms stretched to the back, supporting him as he sat. Alicia hugged her knees close to her chest. She was blushing and Hiro didn't know why. He inched his face closer to her, observing. Alicia's eyes widened towards him.

"Is t-there s-something on my face?" she asked.

"Uhh…no, no. There's nothing on your face. I just thought you caught a flu or something…" Hiro replied, fixing his posture.

Alicia smiled. "No, I'm fine. This shirt you gave me is warm enough…a-and I have Baymax too," she replied, turning to Baymax.

The robot turned to look at her. She patted his thigh a few times before resting her head on it.

"I wish this time would last forever…" she muttered.

"Yeah…me too…" Hiro agreed, smiling, "But, we gotta get going before it gets darker. The sun has already set after all…"

Alicia sat up and watched as Hiro got up. "Ummm…w-will you take off your helmet for a moment?" she requested.

Hiro blinked confusedly at her. "Okay…" he said as he did.

The girl got up. She gazed at his face, making him blush. Baymax tilted his head as he watched Alicia standing on her toes to match Hiro's height. The girl inched her face closer to Hiro. She gave a peck on his right cheek, causing the boy to blush furiously. That was the first time she had ever kissed him, even though it was only on the cheek. Of course he had kissed her before, on the forehead, once.

"Hiro, your temperature is rising steadily…" Baymax said, "Are you catching a fever?"

Hiro snapped it off and frantically said, "N-No…I'm not… Heh…"

He fixed his hair before putting his helmet back on. Alicia was still blushing when they were ready to head back to the café. However, she didn't say a word until it was bedtime. She sat on Tadashi's bed, looking around. She spotted Hiro pulling his blanket, getting ready to lie down.

"Ummm…" she called, attracting his attention to her.

"Y-Yeah?" he asked.

She asked, "Is it really okay for me to sleep here?"

Hiro blinked once before answering, "Y-Yeah…I'll pull the divider. Baymax is still active, he'll watch over you…and I sleep like a log, so you don't have to worry."

"N-No…I mean is it okay for me to borrow Tadashi's bed?" she corrected her question.

The boy sighed. "Yeah…it's okay. I've moved on…" he muttered.

"Will you tell more about Tadashi?" she requested, interested to know about Hiro's late brother.

"Uhh…right now?" he asked.

Nodding the girl replied, "Yes, like a bed time story… Please?"

"S-Sure…" Hiro muttered, going up to her.

He sat beside her as she laid down in bed. She pulled on the blanket, making herself comfortable and all ready to listen. Hiro started his story about Tadashi.