▐▐ UNSELFISH▐▐

Hiro was sitting nearby on his computer, but paused what he was doing when Tadashi spoke up. He froze at the question before slowing trying to continue typing, much slower as it suddenly took a lot more focus to pay attention to what exactly he was trying to type.

“Great.” Hiro nodded, grinning and moved to push Tadashi’s hat a little over his face to tease and stuffed her hands into his pockets. Okay.. NOW he was done.

Tadashi groaned as Hiro pulled his hat down, and pushed it back up with a small huff, shooting Hiro a small glare, though a smile threatened to pull at his lips.

Cold Starters

“No need to remind me.” Hiro groaned, rolling his eyes. “I’m not a little kid anymore, you know. I can take care of myself.”

“Right, right, so you totally bypassed the coat rack on purpose.” 

“Obviously.” Hiro said in this over-exaggerated tone, trying to pretend he was offended, even though he atually felt kinda dumb at the moment.

“Sure, Hiro.” Tadashi knew his brother’s pride wouldn’t allow him to admit that he was wrong, so, for the time being, he decided to just let it go, or he’d risk Hiro pouting about it all afternoon.

“I honestly can’t believe her… I mean, you and me? I don’t know what she was thinking,” Elsa admitted with her own quiet laugh. She wasn’t about to lie, the thought had crossed her mind once or twice, but never more than that. She was on the verge of a breakthrough with her big year-end genetics project, and she wasn’t about to let some silly fantasy get in the way of that. 

“But you are right. We should at least enjoy tonight. Besides, Honey did say she was paying, and pay she shall. What do you say? Order the most expensive things we can and put it on her tab?” She asked with another laugh before flagging down a waiter and ordering a glass of iced tea for herself. She’d love some hard liquor as much as the next person right now, but age restrictions were unfortunately a thing. 

“I wouldn’t even be here tonight if my aunt and uncle hadn’t been so generous. They’re offering to take Anna for tonight until I get home. She and my cousin are close anyway, so I wouldn’t be surprised if I have the house to myself tonight.”

It was a little daunting —- Elsa’s family had one of the biggest and nicest houses in San Fransokyo, and to have a house that large all to herself… it was scary. She was so used to having either of her parents home all the time, but now it would just be her. Still, she shook the thoughts out of her head and did her best to regain her composure, if she had lost any to begin with. 

“Ouch.” Tadashi joked lightly, pressing a hand agaisnt his chest as though wounded. “I don’t think I’m THAT bad, but... No, no, I know. I’m sure Honey has her reasons and it makes sense in her mind, though.” Her suggestion of buying everything expensive and letting Honey pay for it was amusing, but he wasn’t sure about it, himself.

“Maybe not, I don’t want her in debt to a restaurant. She might have set us up, but she’s still our friend, it WAS nice of her to offer to pay, after all, and she already works like two jobs, I don’t wanna spend all of her hard earned money out of revenge. Doesn’t mean we can’t get our own back in other ways, though.” In fact, this little meeting would be a nice way to discuss how they could get Honey back for this little set-up.

“That was nice of them.” Tadashi noted, ordering a water for himself when Elsa ordered her ice tea --- and he picked up the menu, skimming it through it briefly in search of something to try. “Having the house to yourself doesn’t sound too bad. At least you’ll have some peace and quiet. I’d love a break most of the time, myself. Sharing a room with your little brother is a privacy nightmare sometimes, it’s why I installed a screen between our sections of the room.” He shook his head.

     That was all Hiro needed to hear. If Tadashi was ready to move forward, than that was precisely what they would do, Hiro’s worries for the time being put to rest. With a grin, he hurried for the stairs, backpack bouncing with every step.

     At the bottom of the stairs, Baymax waited patiently for the brothers, a pair of bento boxes carefully held in his hands. Aunt Cass did so love to ensure her boys got at least one good meal when not under her roof, and Baymax was equally dedicated to delivering them to Hiro and Tadashi.

       Tadashi watched his brother bound off with a smile, shaking his head slightly, and draped his satchel over his shoulder before he followed at a much slower pace. He didn’t like rushing down the stairs, he’d already had a few awkward slips, and he’d really rather not end up back in a coma because he’d fallen down the stairs.

       When he reached the bottom, he took his bento from Hiro with a chuckle, slipping that into his satchel. It was nice, he’d admit, to be able to have Baymax aroudn the house. It wasn’t his intended use, sure, but he’d been a big help in recovery, and it was nice to see that his aunt AND Hiro got along with him so well -- he and Hiro were essentially inseperable at this point.

Send me ⚠ to find my muse at the end of a trail of blood. [accepting]

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     Breathing was getting difficult. He didn’t know how long he’d been      stuck in this alleyway, bleeding out, but he was fairly certain he’d      blacked out and woken up again a few times already. His hand      pressed against the wound on his stomach, and exhausted, pained      eyes caught sight of the blood trail he’d created when trying to get      home. 

     The girls were going up against Big Hero 6 again, and the girl in the      yellow suit.. she had some kind of sharp discs. She’d thrown one at      Hisa, trying to catch her off-guard, but Dashi had instinctively gotten      in the way, and, well, the wound on his stomach was pretty deep. It      might not have been as bad if he’d have gotten home and bandaged      it, but as Chika had called for a retreat, he’d tried to follow over the      rooftops, as usual, but a spasm of pain had made him mis-time a jump,      and he’d fallen, slamming against a dumpster in an alleyway before      hitting the ground. That had made things worse. 

     He’d tried walking, bleeding out, and he made it a fair distance before      his legs gave out on him, and he took off his mask to try and give him      more breathing access. He didn’t think he could go any further, now. 

Her mouth agape as she watched the balloon-like figure inflate and waddle it’s way to her. She lets out a slight giggle upon seeing this machine’s movements and turns to Tadashi, her eyes wide and excited. “You certainly weren’t kidding when you said he was huggable..” Indeed, she had to keep herself from wrapping her arms and leaning gently along the bot.

Straightening herself properly, Elisa only barely raises her wrist, unsure how to proceed. Answer the question, she tells herself.

“I know, I sure wasn’t. Actually hugging him is a treat. He even has the ability to warm himself up, so he gives pretty amazing hugs.” Tadashi admitted with a small laugh.

Baymax listened to Elisa’s words with his head tilted lightly to the side, and after a moment, he raised a finger as he spoke. “I am happy to help. I will scan you now.” He informed her, and with a quick look up and down her, he had everything he needed.

“You have sustained mild bruising and a small sprain located at the point of injury. I reccommend using an ice pack on your elbow for 15 minutes up to three times per day and compressing your elbow with an elastic bandage. Both will reduce swelling and pain. I also reccomend wearing your arm in a sling until you get home and can properly rest.” Baymax informed her. “I do not have an ice pack feature, but I can generate a cooling gel agent that will aid in reducing swelling.” He waddled forward expectantly.

She pushed past him towards her house, hoping to completely forget their encounter, when she noticed the wince. She paused, only for a moment, the conflicting little angel on her shoulder making its entirely  t o o  passionate point, before sighing and dropping the box. Rolling her eyes as if to ask God ‘Are you happy now?’, she spun on her heels, turning to face the kid. 

In comparison to HER clothes, his were a rather simplistic style, a worn pair of reddish-brown jeans and red sneakers, scuffed and beaten, clearly showing favouritism -- in fact they were his favourite shoes to wear, mostly for the comfort factor. He also wore a plain grey t-shirt with a white button-up shirt over the top of it, though he left that unbuttoned to show the grey shirt underneath. On top of his head sat a new San Fransokyo Ninjas Cap - a testament to his favourite baseball team. He loved the game, and his aunt had recently bought him the cap as a surprise, and he had promised himself he’d only take it off when he needed to.

Blinking at her thinly layered threat and at the poke to his chest, Tadashi breathed a small sigh. So much for making a good impression on the neighbors, though, he wondered if Audrey would have been nicer if they hadn’t met with him bumping into her --- he wasn’t quite sure, but he had no desire to get into any kind of confrontation, so, instead, he just nodded, flexing his fingers as his wrist ached.

“Uh, right, sure.”

He began to turn, intending to simply go home and maybe get some ice for his wrist, but noticed that Audrey had stopped to stare at him. In retaliation, he stared back, wondering what had changed her course of action from getting as far away as possible to -- oh, she was coming back over, wasn’t she?

Startled, Tadashi jumped as she reached out to grab his wrists, and almost flinched again, not quite sure what he expected her to do. He didn’t know her well enough to make a judgement call, after all, but his shoulders slowly relaxed as she seemed to merely be inspecting him, for, he assumed, his injury. It was a dull ache, really, nothing too bad, so he wasn’t going to complain about it.

Still, with her offer to come inside came a new opportunity. He could try to make a better impression -- she didn’t seem too bad, she was offering to help him, after all. Maybe it was a sign he could make a new friend. Worth a shot.

“Okay...” He offered, a little redundantly, as Audrey was already disappearing inside of her home. Quickly, he made to follow, catching up with her with ease. After a second, he cleared his throat. He didn’t even know her name yet, after all.

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