That's My Girl!

Tadashi

It all started with a fall and a hello. I was 5 at the time. Hikari Ishida and her father had just moved in next door. “Tadashi! Come on, sweetie, we have new neighbors!” I nodded and followed my mom next door, where a little girl was playing in the yard, her father watching her run around. My eyes followed her in curiosity; she looked to be about my age, black hair that was held back in a braid blowing in the wind as she ran. I was so mesmerized by her, I didn’t notice that she was coming closer until the two of us were on the ground, her on top of me. Focusing, crystal eyes met my brown ones, before they were lifted away from me.

“Sorry about that! My god… Kari, you need to watch where you’re going, sweetheart!” I looked up at the man who spoke, to see him smiling and setting the little girl down on her feet. I sat up and pushed myself up, staring at her as she stared at me, before a smile came to my face. The little girl, who I assumed was Kari, smiled at me, her cheeks turning bright pink as she put her hands behind her back and swung back and forth on her feet.

“H-Hi… Sorry about running into you. I just saw you and wanted to meet you so bad, but my feet wouldn’t stop moving! I’m Hikari Ishida, but you can call me Kari, if you want to…” she said, and I could feel my face heat up a little bit.

“M-My name’s Tadashi Hamada, and this is my brother, Hiro!” I said, introducing her to mom’s belly. Mom and the man laughed and Kari’s smile widened as she moved closer.

“Hi, Hiro!” she smiled, before turning her smile on me. “Wanna play with me, Tadashi?” she asked, and I looked up at my mom.

“Go ahead. I’m happy you made a new friend, Tadashi.” She smiled down at me and I smiled, running off after Kari. The two of us looked back at our parents for a second, before we went back to playing.

“Thanks for the welcome. Hikari was completely against coming here, but it looks like she found a reason to love it. That’s my girl!” I heard her dad say, and I puffed out my chest and smiled, silently vowing to always make her happy.

~3 years later~

Kari

It had been a couple years since I meet Tadashi, and a lot of things had drastically changed. First, Tadashi and Hiro’s parents had both died; his mom had been hit while walking across a pedestrian crosswalk, protecting Hiro from getting hit. She had been rushed to the hospital, where she died a couple hours later. His dad had been trying to get to the hospital after he found out about their mom, and his car was hit by a drunk driver who ran a red light. He had died on contact, as the driver hit the driver’s side of the car. We hadn’t really known what was going on at the time; all we knew was that the grown-ups were separating us. Aunt Cass moved Tadashi and Hiro to her house that she had above her bakery, the Lucky Cat Café. I remember begging her to not take my best friend and my little brother away from me, and even though we still got to see each other every single day, it was never the same, because we couldn’t look out our windows and see each other anymore. I had cried for weeks after he was gone, but when my dad died and I was moved to my uncle’s house above his bookstore, I was happy to be next to Tadashi again, but I had stopped talking. My dad was picking me up from my mom’s house, and a gang did a drive by, killing both my mom and my dad before they drove off; my dad had pushed me back in the house and my mom had pushed me behind the doorframe, so that I wasn’t in clear range. My mom’s neighbor had heard the shots and come running, taking me to my uncle. I just stopped talking as the days went on, the only one able to get me to talk being Tadashi, with Hiro’s help of course. “Kari… Oh, honey, I’m so sorry that this happened… Here, come here, sweetheart.” I put my hand in Aunt Cass’ as she led me up the stairs of her house to the boys’ room. Opening it, I watched with swollen eyes as Tadashi looked up at us, his face breaking out in a huge smile, before it faded to a sad, confused look. I dropped Aunt Cass’ hand, running to him and burying my face in his chest, crying my little eyes out. “Tadashi, take good care of Kari. Her mommy and daddy are gone now, too.” I felt Tadashi’s grip on me tighten at Aunt Cass’ words, my own grip on Tadashi becoming the only reassurance that he was real and not just an illusion my depressed 8 year old mind made up to make up for my losing everything. I felt Tadashi nod and as soon as the door closed, he let me go, gently taking my hand and leading me over to his bed, where we both curled up on while he let me cry, stroking my back gently.

“Kari… It’s okay… I’m right here, and I promise I won’t ever leave you alone. And it looks like Hiro feels the same way…” he whispered and my crying softened to sniffles. I looked up at him with tears staining my cheeks, biting my lip to stop myself from crying as I looked from him to the 3 year old boy standing up in his crib on the other side of the room, his expression mimicking my own. Tadashi just held me and smiled at me, as I shifted my gaze from Hiro’s saddened gaze, to Tadashi’s comforting smile. Sniffling, I got up and walked over to Hiro’s crib, picking him up out of the crib and hugging him tightly, as he hugged me back. I felt Tadashi stand beside me as I hugged his, our baby brother. At some point or another, Tadashi had wrapped the both of us in his arms, Hiro mashed in-between the two of us, hugging me and forcing his face between mine and Tadashi’s.

“Hey, Tadashi…” I felt him give me a squeeze, a low hum coming from him that let me know that he was listening. “T-Thank you for being here for me… I know you’re going through your own loss… I just-” I was cut off when I felt something soft on my cheek, before it was gone a second later. My face darkened as my head shot up to look right into Tadashi’s eyes, to see him pointedly avoiding my gaze and staring at the back of Hiro’s head, who had yawned and fallen asleep on me, one of his arms wrapped around my neck and bunched on my shirt, and the other hand’s thumb in his mouth. Tadashi’s face was red, and I could feel mine starting to imitate his, as I pushed him away slightly, gently detaching myself from Hiro and lying him down in his crib, before pulling him by the hand away from Hiro’s crib and over to his bed, sitting down on it while he sat next to me. We sat in silence, before a sniffle broke it. My eyes widened as I was caught up in a hug, the boy hugging me shaking violently as he sobbed into my shoulder. I hugged him tightly and threw us both on his bed, burying my face in his hair to hide my tears as he cried. “I’m here, Tadashi… You’ll always have me with you… I promise…” I whispered, as Tadashi nodded into my shoulder, refusing to let me go. I could have sworn I heard the words ‘that’s my girl’.

~years later~

Tadashi

Throughout the years that followed, I found myself falling in love with Kari each and every day. We had started dating when we got to 8^th grade; she had asked me to the Sadie Hawkins dance and ever since them, I could never get enough of her smile. She was always with me, whether it was dealing with Hiro or studying for school. Before I knew it, we were applying to colleges. “So, Kari, what schools are you applying to?” I asked her, taking in all the applications splayed out all over the table. It wasn’t until I caught sight of her face that my smile faded. “Karebear?” I asked, using the nickname that I had come up with for her, since she was always caring for and about Hiro, Aunt Cass and me, more than herself and her big heart. I sat down across from her and, waving my hand in front of her face, got her to look at me. She flinched and the look she held on her beautiful face and eyes was full of fear. Before I had a chance to ask what was wrong, she got up and rushed out of the room, racing up the stairs to where I lived with my aunt and brother. I got up and raced after her, not even noticing that our friends had just walked in the door. I chased her all the way to my bedroom, the one I shared with Hiro, who happened to me sitting at his desk playing video games. I rolled my eyes in annoyance at how he was just slaking off.

“Hey, kiddo, can you give us the room for a minute? I-I need to talk to your brother about something… I-It’s important.” I watched as Hiro looked back at the both of us, before his eyes widened and he got up, nodding and leaving the room without so much as a word. Although, his eyes did hold a curious sadness in them. I looked at him confused, before closing the door behind him, looking back at Kari, who was pacing.

“Kari? How did you do that? I can’t even get him to give me privacy when I want it…” I said, trying to lighten the mood as I walked over to her and stopped her from pacing by wrapping my arms around her waist tenderly. She let out a shaky sigh.

“I… I don’t know. All I did was look at him. I guess he can just tell… I’m just so stressed out and scared right now… I don’t know what to do…” she whispered, and I could feel her shaking in my arms. I pulled her tighter against my chest, swaying back and forth with her.

“Baby, is everything okay?” I looked down at her worriedly, and then my eyebrow raised; she had flinched when I called her baby. She sighed again and swallowed hard, getting out of my arms, taking my hand and walking towards my bed.

“You’re gonna want to sit down…” she said, and I did while pulling her to me and wrapping my fingers around hers. I watched as she looked down at the floor, her breathing quickening to near hyperventilating. “Um… T-Tadas-shi… How do you feel… About kids…?” she asked, and I could tell automatically why she was so scared. I let one of her hands go, and placed my fingers under her chin, lifting her eyes to be level with mine.

“Kari… Are you saying that we’re… That you’re… pregnant?” I whispered to her, my thumb caressing her face seeming to calm her down as her eyes filled with tears, her head making miniscule nods, as if she didn’t want to admit to it.

“Y-Yeah… Tadashi, I’m so sorry! I’ll understa-mph?!” I shot up off my bed and enveloped her in a hug, cutting her off by kissing her lips softly. She instantly melted into me, her arms wrapping around my neck and a watery smile coming to her lips. I pulled back from her and nuzzled her nose.

“We’re having a baby…” I whispered, looking at Kari with nothing but love in my eyes. Letting my hands unravel to rest on her hips, I watched as she recoiled her hands from my neck and moved them to her belly. I smiled and kissed the top of her head, before I picked her right off her feet and up into my arms, running through the house. “WE’RE HAVING A BABY! WOO HOO!” I yelled out, finally making it to the bakery downstairs and meeting six sets of wide eyes.

“Wait, what?! You’re what?!” Aunt Cass freaked out and I let Kari down. She walked over to Aunt Cass, an embarrassed smile on her face.

“I’m… I’m pregnant… Aunt Cass… Sorry if we disa-” she started, but the smile on Aunt Cass’ face stopped her. I raised an eyebrow at my aunt, a smile coming to my face as she pulled Kari in for a hug.

“Don’t say that. You both are old enough to be considered adults, so you can do this. But, Tadashi Hamada, if you make this girl cry in any way…” Aunt Cass turned her gaze to me, her parental glare making me smile at her.

“Why would I want to do something like that?” I asked, and Kari looked at me with a teary eyed smile, before Aunt Cass let her go, only to be bombarded with all of our friend hugging her. I laughed and walked over to Hiro, who looked petrified. Sitting down next to him, I put my hand on his head, ruffling his hair to get him out of his daze. “SO, what do you think, Uncle Hiro?” I asked him, sending him a gentle smile as we both looked over at Kari, to see her smiling at us. Everyone let her go and she held her arms out for Hiro, the same smile that she had always given Hiro; the one that reminded me of the way my mom used to smile at me. And as Hiro got up and ran to her, hugging her as tightly as he could, I just smiled at three of the most important people in my world. ‘That’s my girl…’

~9 months later~

Kari

I laid on the couch in my lab, humming a lullaby to my belly as I looked at the gold band on my finger with a smile. Along with our promise to Aunt Cass that the baby wouldn’t affect our plans of college, both of us applying for San Fransokyo Institute of Technology and both being accepted, we had also gotten married. Tadashi was majoring in robotics and I had decided to major in biology, more specifically human life, since the baby and all. I was taking a break from working on my project; a robotic nanny. I thought of it while watching all of the mothers at the park who either didn’t really pay attention to their kids, or the ones who were focusing more on one child than another. The robot would ultimately be able to adapt to the child’s favorite person in all aspects, such as appearance, scent, personality, ect. It would be able to take care of the child when the original person couldn’t. Tadashi was creating a personal care provider, which I thought was absolutely amazing. I took another look at my gold band that sat on top of the white gold and diamond engagement ring that Tadashi had presented me with a few days after we had announced that we were having a baby, smiling at the memories it held.

~memory start~

“Tadashi, are you okay? You’ve been acting really weird…” I heard Hiro say from outside the bathroom, where I was currently emptying the contents of my stomach, for reasons unknown other than the fact that I was pregnant. I looked up at the door for a second to see Tadashi look at me and smile, which sent butterflies to my stomach, which in turn returned me to the current position of vomiting.

“Yeah… I’m fine…” I thought the tone of his voice sounded weird, just like Hiro must have, but I couldn’t stop what I was doing, until I had completely emptied everything into the toilet. Flushing down the evidence that I had even thought I could eat something today, I leaned against the opposite wall, stress tears bubbling to my eyes and falling down my cheeks. “Karebear?” I heard Tadashi’s voice and tried to swallow my tears, only to be picked up off the ground and brought out of the bathroom and over to the bed that I had been sharing with him ever since everyone found out. Since then, Aunt Cass wouldn’t let me leave; she wanted to make sure that if I ever needed a woman’s company, I wouldn’t have to worry about getting up and walking here from my uncle’s bookstore. I felt myself being rocked back and forth gently as my crying turned to crying and hiccups. “Kari…” Tadashi’s voice always made me feel better, and I tried to stop crying, but the hormones just weren’t having it. I was completely going haywire, and there was nothing I could do about it.

“I… I… I’m s-s-sorry… T-T-Tad-dash-shi… I… I can’t… s…stop…” I choked on my tears, and I heard him whispering sweet nothings in my ear.

“Shh… It’s okay… It’s okay, beautiful… You don’t have to apologize for anything…” he whispered, and I felt another person hug me. Retreating from my current position of trying to lose myself in Tadashi’s chest, I saw Hiro hugging me.

“Kar, it’s okay. We’re here for you. You’ve always been there for everyone… Now it’s our turn!” he said, smiling at me with his gap toothed smile. I sniffled and hiccupped, smiling for a second before it fell off my face, my body curling up into a ball. “Hm… I’ve got it! Maybe this is just something that you have to talk about with friends? Where’s your phone?” Hiro asked, and I pointed to its general direction, and once Hiro found it, I saw him going through my contacts.

“T-Try… H-Hon-ney L-Lem-mon-n… and G-Gog-go…” I hated feeling like this. But maybe Hiro was right. Maybe I did just need my female best friends to make me feel better. Hiro nodded and texted away, as I looked back at Tadashi, who smiled down at me and kissed me forehead.

“Both of them are on their way. I’ll be back.” Hiro said, setting my phone down and walking down to the café. I took in a deep shaky breath.

“Tadashi…” I whispered, trying to keep my breathing under control. I heard him start to hum a lullaby, letting me know that he was in fact listening to me, while calming me down. “How do you do it? How do you make the fact that we’re having a baby look so easy and carefree? How do you put up with me and my moodswings?” I asked, and I looked up at him to see him looking at me with an eyebrow raised.

“How do I put up with you? What kind of question is that? I don’t put up with you. I love you just the way you are, whether it’s a good mood, a bad one, or somewhere in between. I guess the way you see me making it look easy, is my way of trying to ease your mind. I’m scared out of my mind about this, to be honest with you. I worry about how we’re going to be as parents, if we’re going to have enough space to raise a baby, all of that… Kari… I…” he said, and I looked up at him when he sighed, moving me off of him and kneeling beside the bed. Just at that moment, my eyes widened, and Hiro opened the door with Honey Lemon, Gogo, Wasabi and Fred all standing there, with Aunt Cass bringing up the rear to see if I was okay. “Kari, I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I’ve always wanted to… So, would you make me the happiest man in the whole universe? Will you marry me?” he asked, holding out a beautiful white gold band with diamonds encrusted all around it. I felt my breath completely stop in my throat, and my eyes widened. Tadashi looked at me, his confidence faltering a little bit as everyone stared at me as they waited for my answer. I swallowed and felt my eyes water with happy tears, as I pushed myself off of our bed and tackled Tadashi to the ground, kissing every inch of his face.

“Yes! Yes, yes, a google times yes!” I cried, and Tadashi’s eyes brightened, before he shot up on his feet, taking me with him. He lifted me up bridal style and spun me around, everyone in the doorway cheering. Tadashi kissed me and slipped the ring on my finger.

“Now you’re all mine…” he whispered in my ear, and I giggled, hugging him around his neck, burying my face into him.

“And you’re all mine… I wouldn’t have it any other way…” I whispered back, placing a kiss on his neck as he hugged me close to him.

~memory end~

I giggled at that memory, and then at the one of our wedding. Everyone had forced us to spend a week away from each other, which completely drove me crazy, but at least we were allowed to talk on the phone with one another, so that calmed us both down. On the day of the wedding, Hiro and everyone helped us get ready, and we had a little ceremony in Aunt Cass’ bakery; our favorite place in the world. It only had our friends and family there, but we didn’t really care for the big wedding scene, much to Honey Lemon and Aunt Cass’ dismay. I laughed remembering that when Tadashi and I went to cut the cake and stuff it in each other’s faces, Hiro had gotten caught in the crossfire. Well, that wasn’t necessarily true; we had shared a look and decided to stuff the cake in and on Hiro’s face instead. He was so irritated with us, but that ended when everyone danced. Tadashi danced with Aunt Cass and I danced with my Uncle, but once he had to leave to get back to his store, I had walked up to Hiro, blushing and holding my hand out for him, completely embarrassed enough for the both of us. Hiro only reached up to about my breasts, so it was extremely awkward, but Honey Lemon got plenty of pictures and Aunt Cass filmed it; she even got when Tadashi stole me away by flipping Hiro over his shoulders and shaking him out, leaving him there as we danced with each other again. Everyone had ended up laughing about that. But enough about that. I was telling you about SFIT, right? Anyways, Tadashi was creating a personal care provider, which I thought was absolutely amazing. He kept coming to my lab at times with black eyes and bruises when his robot, who he had named Baymax, kept hitting him when he malfunctioned. It was now extremely close to my due date, and everyone would check in on me every few minutes. Speaking of checking on me… “Hey, Karebear! How are you feelings?” I looked up and smiled at one of my best friends in the whole world; Honey Lemon. Everyone had heard Tadashi’s nickname and it just kind of stuck, which I loved, since Fred was making up nicknames that made no sense. Honey Lemon walked over to me, but ran when I winced. “Omg, are you okay?! DO I need to get Tadashi?!” she freaked out, and I giggled at her sweet show of concern. I waved it off, taking her hand and placing it on my belly, watching as her face grew into a look of fascination.

“No, I’m okay. Just a Braxton Hicks contraction paired with the baby deciding to ki-ick me again.” I said, stuttering when said baby kicked me yet again. I leaned back into the couch, smiling and letting loose a light laugh when Honey Lemon squealed in happiness at feeling the baby. “Honey, do you have a minute to just sit here with me? It’s okay if you don’t, I just-” my voice trailed off as I felt the sensation of my underwear getting wet, my eyes widening as I screamed, my hands going to my belly. “On second thought, get Tadashi! Baby’s coming! Baby’s coming now, and they don’t want to wait another second!” I hissed in pain. Honey nodded with fear in her eyes, bolting out of the room and racing down the halls, yelling for everyone’s help while she did. I squeezed my eyes closed tightly, only managing to open one as I heard feet pounding to my lab. Gogo made it to me first, followed by everyone else, with Tadashi pushing past everyone to get to me. He looked absolutely terrified as he picked me up, speed walking out of my lab so that he didn’t accidentally drop me in his hurry to get me to the hospital as fast as possible.

“Wasabi, do you mind if we use your car? And Honey Lemon, do you mind calling my Aunt Call and Hiro to tell them to meet us at the hospital, that it’s time?” he asked, all the while I was whimpering and biting my lip so hard it bled just so I could distract myself from the actual contractions that were killing me. I was trying to keep myself from thinking about the pain, so I buried my face in Tadashi’s neck, my arms wrapped around him tightly. I felt warm lips on my forehead. “Don’t worry, Kari. Everything’s going to be okay.” He whispered to me, as we raced off in Wasabi’s car, and Tadashi practically racing me into the hospital. Nurses took me from him and I reached out for his hand, grasping onto it like a lifeline. I was rushed straight to a delivery room.

“Tadashi… AH! Promise you’ll stay here with me… AH! I don’t think I can do this…” I cried, tears rushing from my eyes. I was put into the hospital bed, Tadashi never letting my hand go or losing his smile. He leaned down and kissed my forehead, letting his lips linger on me for a few minutes.

“I don’t think you can do this, either; I know you can. And you will have me here with you every step of the way. Now, I want you to just listen to my voice. Listen to the doctors, of course, but if you start freaking out, just listen to my voice. You can do this, Kari!” he whispered to me, and I could feel his whole heart wrapping me up in love. The doctor had told me to start pushing immediately, and after a while, I started feeling light-headed. I could feel my grip on Tadashi slipping. “Kari… KARI!” I was only able to let out one more push, hearing crying as I blacked out.

~hours later~

I woke up to bright white, squinting my eyes. “Tadashi, why can’t we see her? Is she okay?! When is the doctor going to let us see Kari? Have you even seen the baby yet?!” Shifting my head to the door, I frowned at the panic in Honey Lemon’s voice, before I took a look around me. I was in what looked like a maternity ward room, but was hooked up to an IV drip with what looked like blood. I sent it a confused, questioning look, wondering why there was an IV drip hooked up to me in the first place. And where was my baby?! I started to freak out, but my attention was drawn back to the door at the sound of Gogo’s voice.

“Seriously?! You haven’t even seen her yet?! GO! She’s probably scared since she hasn’t seen her parents yet!” At Gogo’s outburst, my eyes shot open and I shot up in bed, a teary smile on my face.  

“She… We have a girl…” I whispered as I felt tears of joy brim my eyes. Forcing myself up, I grabbed Tadashi’s sweater off the husband bed and wrapped it around my waist, before I pulled the IV drip, which they must have attached to me when I fell unconscious, with me to the door. Before I had a chance to open it, the door flew open and I saw seven pairs of eyes widened, Tadashi smiling at me, resting his hands on my cheeks and kissing me with a gentle roughness that betrayed the emotion that he was trying to hide from showing; fear and relief. I smiled and wrapped the arm that wasn’t hooked to an IV around his neck. He pulled back from me with the same smitten smile that I had fallen in love with on his face, and moved behind me just in time for me to be pushed back slightly by a hug to my waist. My eyes widened, as did everyone else’s, and I looked down to see Hiro attached to my waist, eyes screwed shut tightly, little tears in the corner of his eyes. My eyes softened and I smiled down at him gently, wrapping my IV arm around him, the other one going out to Tadashi, who, when I looked back at him, looked like he was about to cry. “Sorry I worried everyone…” I whispered, smiling as Tadashi kissed my temple with all the care in the world and Hiro hugged me like his life depended on it. Honey Lemon had tears in her eyes, taking a picture of the three of us before hugging me over Hiro’s head, Aunt Cass joining her automatically. Gogo, Fred and Wasabi sent me smiles, the two latter giving me hugs. Gogo smirked after Fred finally let me out of the side hug he had me in, since Hiro had yet to release me from his embrace.

“Way to woman up, Kari. But seriously, guys… You know she probably got out of bed to see her daughter… She hasn’t seen her yet, remember?” Gogo said, popping her gum in satisfaction as my eyes lit up. Tadashi laughed and took one of my hands gently in his, intertwining our fingers, as I practically tried to pry Hiro off of me, to no avail. I sighed, about to have Aunt Cass help me, but then he said something that completely shut me down.

“Hiro… You’ve gotta let go… I can’t walk like this…” I whispered, trying to walk with him attached to me, only to wobble and almost fall backwards if Tadashi hadn’t of been right there to catch me. That only seemed to make him hug me tighter, which was starting to make me worry about him.

“I t-thought you w-were g-gone… T-Tadashi told us you blacked out and went into c-card-diac a-arre-est and nobody would tell us anyth-thing…” My eyes softened at Hiro’s words, and I looked up at everyone, sadness painted all over their faces, showing me the truth behind their happy masks. I gently smiled at everyone, hugging Hiro back tightly.

“You guys go on ahead.” I said, and they looked worried, but left. The only person who stayed behind was Tadashi, and that was after Aunt Cass was turned around and pushed in the direction of the nursery. I sent her a reassuring smile, and she smiled back at me, walking off. After she had left, I turned my gaze down to Hiro, who at a second glance was shaking slightly, only getting worse the farther away everyone got from us. I looked at Tadashi, and he took hold of the IV drip, moving it so that I could move with Hiro to the bench right outside of my room, shifting him to sit next to me. “Hiro… I’m so sorry I scared you. Believe me, if I could, I would have done anything to prevent all of the fear I caused for you. But I promise I’m not going anywhere. You’re not going to get rid of me for a long time, kiddo. I still need to be around for when you need girl advice and you can’t go to Aunt Cass about it. Or when you just have to sit and play video games with someone and your brother is on one of his tangents about you wasting your talent.” I said, sending Tadashi a teasing smile.

“Hey…” he said, and I laughed lightly, glancing at Hiro’s face.

“I am here for you for as long as you need me. I may not be big and fluffy like Baymax, but I can give some pretty damn good hugs.” I said, wrapping Hiro up in my arms, hugging him as tightly as I could, using the hospital gown I was wearing to wipe the tears from his eyes. He sent me a small smile, but that was enough for me to know that he was okay. I kissed his head and the two of us got up, Tadashi helping me with the IV drip. “Now. Let’s go see your niece! Deal?” I said and Hiro bolted off ahead of us to the nursery. I looked up at Tadashi with a smile as he wrapped his arms around me and kissed me softly.

“I love you so much, beautiful.” He said, and I smiled up at him, snuggling up under his chin for a small moment.

“I love you, too, handsome. Ready to meet our daughter?” I asked and Tadashi smiled, intertwining our fingers again as we walked to the nursery slowly. Before we turned the corner, though, I stopped, pulling Tadashi to a halt. He looked at me with an eyebrow raised.

“What’s wrong, Karebear?” he asked, and I looked down at the ground.

“I guess I’m just worried… What if she doesn’t like me? What if I’m not a good mother…? I don’t want her to end up in the same situation that I did when I was little…” I whispered, and Tadashi frowned, before he wrapped me up in his arms, one of his hands going to rest in my hair, letting my head fall against his chest.

“Kari… You are going to be an amazing mother. You are the kindest, sweetest, most caring woman I have ever met, and to be honest, you kinda already act more like a mother than a sister to Hiro. As long as you keep on acting how you’ve always acted, you’ll be fine. Besides, she is going to completely love you!” Tadashi said, and I hugged him around his middle, squeezing him tightly. I was trying not to let the happy tears come out, but they did, and Tadashi wiped them away with a smile. “Now, in the words of one of the two most important girls in my life, ready to meet our daughter?” he asked, and I laughed lightly, lightly hitting his chest.

“Knucklehead… You’re where you’re brother gets it from. Come on.” I said, taking his hand and pulling him around the corner to see everyone waiting for us, looking in on the newborns, trying to find where the newest Hamada was. A nurse saw us and ushered us into another room before she left and came back with a pink bundle. I watched in awe as she came over and handed the baby to me, taking her leave to give us some time with our baby girl. I smiled down at her, removing her hat to find a mess of black curls, her daddy’s nose and, when she opened her eyes, a set of beautiful crystal brown eyes greeted us. I felt my eyes water, as I hugged her close to me, Tadashi giving her his finger. “H-Hi there, baby girl! I’m so happy to see you, to hold you… To now be able to hug you close and smother you with love and kisses! Oh, you look so much like your daddy! And your uncle Hiro. You’re going to love it here, my angel. You’re already loved by a lot of people.” I spoke to her, gaining happy cooes from her as Tadashi and I smiled down at her.

“She’s so tiny and fragile… Kind of like a flower…” he whispered, and then we looked at each other with a smile.

“Hana Hamada.” We said together, before we shared a quiet laugh, so as to not wake up the now sleeping baby girl in my arms.

“Wow… She fell asleep fast…” Tadashi whispered and I nodded in agreement, getting up and rocking her gently. The two of us looked at the door when it opened, revealing the nurse.

“Mr. and Mrs. Hamada, you are free to take her to your room, if you want. Have you decided on a name for your daughter yet?” she asked us, and we walked towards the door, walking out to where everyone was waiting with baited breath to hear her name for the first time.

“Yeah.” We both said, sharing a smile with each other, before looking at everyone. “Everyone… Meet Hana Hamada.”

~Year later~

Tadashi

“Haaaiirrrry baby!” I raised an eyebrow and looked over in the direction of giggles and cooing, a smile coming to my face at the sight. We were in the living room, waiting for our friends to come over, and Kari was playing with our one year old daughter, Hana, and Hiro. Baymax, who I had got up and working, looked like he was drunk, making me sigh. Apparently, according to Hiro, that meant that his battery was low. He was currently sitting and holding Mochi, who just purred at the attention, while Hana cooed at Baymax. Getting up from trying to get work done, I walked over to them, kneeling and sitting cross legged by Hana. She noticed me and a toothless smile lit up her face as she crawled over to me, making it to my lap and using my shirt to pull herself up. I laughed and wrapped my arms under her diaper, supporting her against me. I put my face right in hers, nuzzling her nose with mine.

“Hey baby girl! How’s daddy’s little flower today?” I asked her, smiling as she giggled and patted my face with her hands. All the while, Kari and Hiro were smiling at the two of us, Hiro getting up and plugging a portable charger to Baymax. I smirked, before hazel eyes invaded my line of sight. Feinting surprise, I fell back, gaining a happy squeal from Hana, who crawled onto my chest and cuddled into me, yawning. My eyes shifted from her to her mommy, who smiled at us tenderly.

“Hello. I am Baymax. Your personal healthcare companion. I will scan you now.” All of us looked at him as he scanned Hana. “Hana has high signs of dopamine for a one year old. Also, emotions show 90% happy due to family time and 10% tired due to age.” He said, and I looked down at Hana, smiling at her. Kari watched with a smile.

“You’re such a big girl! That was your first scan! But now I guess you’re asleep…” I whispered, laughing quietly, as I shared a smile with Kari.

“Tadashi’s dopamine levels are sky rocketing, showing 100% love at the cause of his family. Hikari also shows signs of 100% love. Cause of exceeding love levels: Hana. Treatments include more playing or napping with Hana. Hiro has 95% love and 5% jealousy. Cause is diagnosed as-” Kari and I raised eyebrows at him as he covers Baymax’s face.

“Baymax, I’m satisfied with my care!” he said, his face turning red. Kari and I looked at each other, before she leaned down, imitating Mochi and wiggling before she pounced on Hiro. I laughed, smiling at her laughter and Hiro’s whining. Kari tackled Hiro to the ground and was hugging him, nuzzling his face with her cheek.

“Aw! You were jealous of Hana, weren’t you? Don’t worry, Hiro! We still love you! And Hana absolutely adores her Uncle Hiro!” Kari giggled, before she started to drag him over towards Hana and me. Hiro just sighed and let her drag him over, an amused smile coming to his face that made me smile. Kari collapsed next to me, her head on the same level as mine, cuddling Hiro and refusing to let him go, despite his protesting.

“Tadashi! Help me!” he whined, looking over to me. All I did was send him a sad face and Kari laughed, snuggling Hiro the same way that she did Hana. He eventually just gave up, much to my amusement, settling for hugging Kari back, snuggling into her shoulder. “Fine… Might as well just let you have this. But just this once!” he said, his face sporting a bright splash of red. I smiled, watching as both of them yawned and cuddled with one another, Kari leaning slightly in my direction, as they both fell asleep. My smile softened and I took the arm closest to Kari and Hiro from around Hana and wrapped it around Kari, pulling the two of them a little closer to me. I yawned and feel my heart beating a mile a minute before I fall asleep, a gentle smile on my face, my girls and brother around me.

~Extended Ending~

Cass looked up at the sound of the door’s welcome bell, smiling at Honey Lemon, Gogo, Wasabi and Fred as they stepped into the café. “Hey guys! Tadashi, Kari and Hiro are all upstairs.” She said and the gang nodded, heading upstairs. Honey Lemon looked into the living room and squealed quietly, scrambling for her phone as everyone sent her looks before looking into the living room, only to smile at the scene before them. Tadashi and Kari were asleep on the floor, Hana wrapped up in one of his arms, and Kari wrapped up in the other, his forehead against her temple, while Hiro was snuggled up in one of Kari’s arms, a smile on his face. Tadashi and Kari’s free hands had found each other’s and were intertwined. Honey Lemon snapped a picture of them, a gentle smile on her face as Gogo walked over to the couch and pulled a blanket over to them covering them with it. Wasabi and Fred went to set up a movie, and the four settled into movie mode, waiting for their friends to wake up.