Hiro: Prometheus Complex [Big Hero 6 Fanfic]

Step Away From Isolation

Hiro grabbed the toast from the kitchen and hurried down the stairs from her home and to the café, where her aunt was already holding out a lunch bag.

"Thanks, Aunt Cass! I'm ready, Tadashi!"

Tadashi tossed her a helmet and then led the way to his moped, where he got on first and then waited for her to settle in behind him.

"You going to end up working late?" Tadashi asked curiously.

"Probably?" Hiro answered unsurely and then stuffed her mouth with the toast.

Tadashi rolled his eyes. "Well, I'll end up working on Baymax at school late then too. So call me and I'll come pick you up."

"If I'm not too late," Hiro mumbled through her food. "I might be working past midnight. I'm really excited and there's lots of work to do."

"Hm, good luck then, Hiro," Tadashi told her warmly, making her smile against his back as she finished her food and settled against him, holding onto him.

For the rest of the ride, it was quiet and she just hung on tight to her brother while he drove her to her work on his moped. At the front of Krei Tech, he stopped his moped and she hopped off. Kissing his cheek, she gave a wave and a wink.

"Bye, Tadashi! See you later."

She stopped by the entrance and turned, watching him move away before driving off back into traffic. Then she sighed and entered the building, heading towards the elevator. Using her pass, she entered the private elevator for employees with certain clearance and then used her pass again to reach her level. When the elevator started moving, she felt her nerves light up and it made her anxious about her first day.

She was also anxious about meeting people, even if it was people with whom she'd been working with for years now (though only through limited access and her computer). She was never really good socially and this situation was making her more nervous than usual.

But now they were officially working under her and she would be working side by side with them, and she was also officially a Krei Tech employee. It was actually a lot to take in.

The elevator pinged and she got ready to step out, only to realize in confusion that she was three sublevels away from her destination. The door opened and who else but Alastair Krei appeared, giving her a cheerful grin.

Well, she hadn't expected that.

"First day, right? Uncle James was going to introduce you, but I told him I would do so," he stepped into the elevator. "Nervous?"

"A lot," she admitted, trying to keep from tapping her foot in her nervousness.

The elevator doors closed and they were moving again.

She nearly jumped when he placed a hand on her shoulder, so distracted and nervous she was. He gave her a reassuring smile.

"You'll be fine," he told her. "Aside from the fact you know what you're doing, you've also had the benefit of working with all of them already. They will just need to get used to seeing you in person and actually realize how young you are."

She really hoped so. She knew she was young and most would be skeptical of her running her own R&D section, but she felt she could do this. She could do this. Hiro was even sure that she could do this and juggle the rest of her college education.

She took a deep breath and gave a grateful smile to her boss.

"Thanks. I'm not that nervous anymore."