Chapter 4: The second first meeting

A/N: Hello my lovely readers! Thank you so much for the reviews and faves! It makes me really happy you're giving this story a chance!

So, as you can tell by the strange title, Tadashi and Mikaela will properly meet for the first time. Will it be love at first sight or will it be a repeat as last time? Only way to find out is to read the chapter!

Oh and I found out they made a Manga book for Big Hero 6. It's really different from the movie version but it's still pretty interesting. Has a lot more of Tadashi that's for sure lol.

Anyway, let's get on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Big Hero 6; I just own my OC's.

Enjoy!

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A few weeks passed by and it seemed that both Tadashi and Mikaela forgot about the incident at the cafe. With school getting so hectic, it was no surprise why it didn't cross their minds.

Yet it seemed like fate decided to let them cross paths yet again.

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Mikaela was glad that classes were over for the day. Today's seminar was really brutal since her professor decided that one of her finals was to create a presentation about one of the animals they were studying for the semester and give a speech explaining about the species.

Explaining about animals, she had no problem. Talking about them in public, now that was a problem. She didn't know how she was going to be able to explain to her classmates about sea creatures without freaking out. Heck, she didn't even know how she was going to tell her professor what she wanted to study on.

She sighed as she made her way towards the Lucky Cat. She hadn't been there since that little incident but the cafe was really the only place she could get any work done.

That and because her Aunt Tessa banned her from coming to the aquarium until she actually talked to people.

"At this rate not only will I flunk my final but I'll never see Chappu again" she thought.

When she finally made it to the cafe, she was greeted by the sight of it being nearly packed. She forgot that it was the afternoon and that people were either on their lunch break or that students were getting out of class as well.

Feeling slightly overwhelmed by the amount of people in the room, she slowly made her way back to the door, deciding to come back another day...preferably when there were less people.

"Hey, Mikaela! Fancy seeing you here during the afternoon"

Mikaela jumped and turned to see Cass walking over to her with a pot of coffee in hand.

She smiled nervously at the older woman and waved.

"H-Hi, Cass" she said.

Cass just smiled at her, putting her nerves as ease a little.

"You just get done with classes?" she asked.

Mikaela blushed and nodded.

"Y-yeah. I thought maybe I would come here and get some work done...but it looks kinda busy here though..."

Cass just laughed.

"Oh nonsense, it's not so bad. Here, you can sit up by the counter. My nephews usually stay around there when they're doing homework...that is when they even bother to come downstairs"

she took her hand and lead her towards the back of the cafe where it wasn't so crowded.M

"Here you go, sweetie. I'll go grab you something to eat while you study"

Mikaela shyly thanked her before she sat down. She had to hand it to Cass. That woman seemed to know how to put others at ease, knowing that someone like her, who didn't do well with crowds would find a spot in the back for her so she wouldn't feel overwhelmed.

She was sure to leave Cass a nice tip for her kindness.

"Maybe now I can figure out how to tackle this final" she thought.

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It was rare for Tadashi to come home so early from classes; but he really didn't have a choice. Fred decided that he would try to create a formula that would make him spew fire and used some of Honey Lemon's chemicals. Needless to say, the 'formula' didn't work and caused classes to be canceled so the lab could be cleared of it's hazardous mess.

This was both a blessing and a curse really. On the up side, he got a break from nearly getting hit by Baymax again. The downside, was that he had another day of trying to figure out what was wrong with him. He wasn't going to sweat over it though. All great ideas took time so he wasn't going to rush getting Baymax working (although it would be amazing if he did).

Thinking that maybe he could work on his coding, the thought quickly died when he saw how busy the cafe was. He almost forgot how busy it would be during the afternoons and that was why he tended to stay in his lab.

Knowing he wasn't going to get any work done, he went over by the counter where his aunt was busy putting drinks together.

"Hey, Aunt Cass"

Cass looked relieved seeing him and gave him a tired smile.

"Hey, sweetie, could you be a dear and help me out? It got really busy all of a sudden"

Tadashi nodded as he placed his bag behind the register. He helped out by giving customers their orders and cleaning up the tables after some left. When he dropped off the last order he had, he went up to his aunt who was in the middle of ringing up a customer.

"I just have this last order. It's for the one sitting by the back counter" Cass said absent minded as she put together someone's coffee.

"I got it" Tadashi said as he took the plate and went around the other side of the register where sure enough he found a girl engrossed with her note book, writing things down before crossing it out.

He smirked a little, knowing he was like that when it came to his school work.

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When Mikaela couldn't think of a proper thesis to write she just dropped her pen on the table and sighed with defeat. She couldn't concentrate when all she could think about was having to talk in front of her class.

"I'm done for! I'm going to fail my class all because I couldn't make a little speech" she thought.

"Um, excuse me?"

Mikaela jumped at the voice and looked up to see a guy her age holding a tray of food.

"Sorry to disturb you, but I just wanted to let you know your order was ready" Tadashi said.

Mikaela blushed, forgetting that Cass made a lunch for her.

"O-oh, yes of course. T-thank you"

She took the food from Tadashi and placed it on her table. As she did that, she accidentally knocked her textbook off the table, causing her work to spill all over the ground. Groaning she kenlt down to pick everything up and was surprised when Tadashi helped her.

He smiled as he handed her some of her notes that had fallen.

"Here you go. I'm sure you're going to need these later" he said.

Mikaela's blush deepened as she took the papers. She went to stand up again, only for her to bonk her head on the table.

Tadashi flinched knowing that had to hurt.

"You ok?" he asked.

Mikaela nodded as she rubbed her head.

"Y-yeah, I-I'm sure I needed that anyway" she said.

"Probably needed some sense knocked into me on how to tackle this paper"

Tadashi cracked a smirk.

"Finals I take it?" he asked.

Mikaela nodded as she put her papers away.

"Yeah, and this one class is becoming my mortal enemy" she said.

Tadashi had to chuckle at that.

"I"m like that with some of my classes so I know the feeling" he said.

Mikaela smiled a little, not knowing if she should laugh or say anything. Tadashi quickly realized he was being rude and held out his hand.

"Sorry, where are my manners? I'm Tadashi Hamada"

Mikaela slowly took his hand, noticing how warm it felt against hers.

"Nice to meet you, Tadashi. I'm Mikaela"

Tadashi wondered where he heard that name when it hit him that this was the girl he accidentally tripped a couple weeks ago.

How ironic fate could be at times.

Mikaela tilted her head at Tadashi's odd expression.

"Something wrong?" she asked.

Tadashi quickly shook his head as he smiled nervously.

"N-nothing! Nothing at all" he laughed nervously. He cleared his throat as he laughed nervously.

"S-so uh, what are you studying that has you so bent out of shape?"

Mikaela blushed and fiddled with her pen. Why was this guy so curious about her? Better yet, why was he still talking to her? He could have just left after he made sure she was ok and yet here he was still talking to her. She was even surprised she was having a semi-proper conversation with him.

"W-well, this one class I'm taking requires that we have a presentation on the subject we're studying" she slowly explained.

"That doesn't sound so bad" Tadashi said as he pulled up a chair and sat across from her.

Mikaela laughed nervously, wishing her finals was that easy.

"It does, except for the fact that I don't do well with public speaking and it's hard for mer to talk to people in general" she said lamely.

"Well, you're talking to me now, aren't you?" Tadashi said kindly.

Mikaela blinked, realizing he was right.

"Yeah...I guess I am" she said.

"Maybe it's because I'm still scatter brained from hitting my head on the table"

"Well you could always hit your head before you give your speech" Tadashi teased.

Mikaela laughed at that.

"I probably will have to do that" she said.

Tadashi cracked a smirk. He had to admit, she had a nice laugh.

"So what are you majoring in that requires this horrific speech?" he joked.

Mikaela's face broke into a bright smile as she thought of her favorite subject.

"I'm studying to become a vet. I'm focusing on marine life and any living thing you can find in the ocean" she said proudly.

Tadashi looked impressed. He never would have expected a career like that out of a quiet girl.

"That's pretty amazing" he said.

Mikaela looked at the table feeling embarrassed by the compliment.

"Yeah...well I get along with animals better then I do with people. Plus, they need our help too. They cant tell us when they're in pain or when they're not feeling well like people do. Sometimes they need our help even more because of that"

Tadashi smiled proudly, gaining a new respect from this girl.

"I couldn't agree more with you" he said.

Mikaela smiled, trying desperately to fight the blush that was forming on her face.

"Come on, Mikaela, at this rate your face is going to be permanently red" she thought.

Cass came around the corner, wondering what was taking Tadashi so long. She stopped in her tracks when she saw him talking with Mikaela. She was surprised to see Tadashi engrossed with what Mikaela was saying and was impressed that Mikaela was actually talking to someone.

Smiling softly, she backed away from the two, letting them enjoy their conversation.

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Tadashi propped his head in his hand as he listened to Mikaela explaining different traits of animals she had studied so far. She was as passionate about animals as he was with technology. It was like she was a mega nerd of the animal kingdom.

"Now, dolphins are known to be some of the most intelligent sea mammals while seals are known for their athleticism. Walruses tend to be known for their tusks and massive size and otters are known for their playfulness"

"And what's your favorite sea creature then?" Tadashi asked.

Mikaela beamed brightly.

"Seals, without a doubt. People tend to favor dolphins or sharks, but seals are the most underrated sea creature in my opinion"

Tadashi cracked a smirked at her enthusiasm.

"Well I guess I know what your topic for your speech will be about" he teased.

Mikaela blushed as she shrugged.

"What can I say? They're interesting to talk about" she said.

"So what about you? What are you majoring in?"

Now it was Tadashi's turn to be flustered. Rubbing the back of his neck, he smiled sheepishly.

"I'm currently attending SFIT for robotic engineering" he said.

Mikaela looked intrigued. She had heard that SFIT tended to lean towards the technological side and taught a lot about robotics. That was probably why she didn't enroll for that school; she would be completely confused what they taught.

"That's pretty amazing. That must mean you're really smart if your attending to that school"

Tadashi blushed at the comment.

"Oh, I wouldn't go that far. My brother's even smarter than me" he said.

"Well anyone who knows anything about robots or technology is a genius to me" Mikaela said.

"I barely even know how to use my phone half the time"

Tadashi snorted, knowing his aunt Cass was like that sometimes.

"So since you're studying robotics, I take it you're trying to create something?" Mikaela asked.

Tadashi nodded.

"Trying is the key word" he said.

"One of my projects is to create something so I'm trying to build a personal heath care companion"

"You mean like a robotic nurse?

"Yeah, I feel like we always need someone who will help us out when we need it. Someone who will take care of us when no one else can"

Mikaela was touched by Tadashi's idea. Who knew someone would create something so simple yet brilliant at the same time?

"That's pretty amazing. I'm sure it's going to help out a lot of people" she said.

Tadashi shrugged.

"Eh, we'll see. I have to get it working first. So far, it's been malfunctioning and not acting like I programmed it to be"

"I"m sure you'll get the hang it. The best ideas don't always work the first time and it gives you the chance to make it better" Mikaela said.

Tadashi smiled warmly at her words, feeling better at her compliment.

Berfore the two of them could talk further, Cass come over looking apologetic.

"Sorry to bother you guys, but I need you to help up front, Tadashi" she said.

Mikaela blushed, feeling embarrasded that she held Tadashi up.

"S-sorry about that! I had no idea we were talking that long"

tadashi just waved her off.

"Don't worry about it. It was interesting hearing about what you're studying. You'll have to come over by again so you can tell me what you came up for your thesis idea"

Mikaela looked surprised by the invite.

"R-really?" she asked.

Tadashi nodded.

"Yeah, and I can help you practice with your speech you have to give so you won't be so nervous when you give it to your class" he offered.

Mikaela was beyond surprised by Tadashi's offer. He barely know her and he was going out of his way to help her out? It her aunt saw this she would rub it in her face saying talking to people wasn't so bad after all.

Deciding to take a chance and actually interact with a person, she nodded.

"I-I would like that" she said.

Tadashi smiled at that.

"Great, then the next time that you're here, you can tell me about your idea; maybe it'll give me ideas for my project"

Mikaela laughed a little

"I don't know how seals can be similar to a nurse bot, but ok" she said.

She grabbed her stuff and stood up. It was getting late and she had a feeling her aunt was wondering where she was at.

"It was nice talking to you, Tadashi. And thank you for listening, it calmed me down a little"

Tadashi tipped his baseball cap in a gentlemanly manner and smiled..

"Anytime" he said.

With that, Mikaela left with a small smile stuck to her face. Tadashi watched as she left then went back to the counter where his aunt gave him a knowing look.

"What?"

Cass gave him a know it all grin.

"I saw the way you were looking at her while she was talking. I think that's the first time I've seen you to talk to a girl that long" she teased.

Tadashi's face went red.

"I-it's not like that! She looked like she needed someone to talk to so I listened!" he insisted.

"Uh-huh" Cass said as she handed a customer their coffee.

"Well I thought it was sweet you talkked to her. Maybe this will help her overcome her shyness" she said.

"She did seem a little nervous talking to me. Wonder why that is?" Tadashi wondered.

"Some people are like that" Cass said.

"But I'm sure if she had someone who would listen to her, that would change. Everyone needs to open up from time to time"

Tadashi mulled this over. He never understood why people tended to be shy when it came to people talking to others. He had a feeling that if he saw Mikaela again, he might be able to help her. And who know? Maybe she would be able to help him in the end.

Either way, he was looking forward to seeing her again and would have to thank Fred for destroying the labs for that day.

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A/N: So there you have it! Tadashi and Mikaela have officially met each other and from the looks of it they'll be seeing each other for quite a bit lol. I hope I kept Tadashi in character though. I was too worried trying to keep Mikaela in character that I didn't know if Tadashi was acting like Tadashi lol.

I hope you enjoyed their first meeting! And I wonder how Tadashi is going to help Mikaela with her final? Only way to find out is to review!

Please review and tell me what you think!

Ja ne!