ReAnimate! Tadashi Hamada x Reader (part 5)

You were horrified as you stood there, covered in just a simple grey towel with the Sanfransokyo tech logo plastered on the bottom right hand corner. It was a great towel, sure, but you would much rather have your clothes back. As your horror and embarrassment grew, you heard the sound of someone running at top speed. Hopefully that was him.

Of course, it was. When he began to explain, you leaned against the counter to keep the weight off of your bad ankle. As you stood there, you could feel your impatience growing more and more. “Hey, your clothes are in the wash,” He said, breathing heavy from the other side of the door. “I hope you didn’t mind, I promise I didn’t look at anything, I just picked it up and brought it out to the machine.” Oh yeah, they would have that, after all, it seemed like the robotics students almost lived in that boring building.

“So. I have no clothes.” You sighed, biting down on your lip. “When will they be done? I really don’t want to wait in here naked.” And alone, with a boy just a few feet away.

“I have clothes for you. Do you mind if I… slip them in?” He sounded beyond nervous, laughing afterwards. “I can always just leave them out here if you would me rather.”

“Just give me the clothes.” You responded, hoping that he just assumed the blush on your cheeks was from the heat in the bathroom.

The door creaked open slightly and he just reached his arm through the crack so that he could put some folded up clothing on the counter. The door closed right afterwards, so he would have had no idea at all that you were blushing in the first place. Sighing, you walked towards the clothes, not sure what to expect.

It wasn’t risqué or offending, but you could only imagine what someone would think if they saw you wearing it. It was so Tadashi-esque. A Sanfransokyo tech institute shirt with your baseball team’s logo was of course in the pile. Shaking your head with a slight smile you slipped it on and then grabbed the sweatpants that he had left you. They were rather baggy, but you could adjust them pretty easily. The final thing he had left you was a cardigan that draped over the t-shirt. With those three simple things you looked like a tiny version of Tadashi.

A deep breath and a few moments of silence, you hobbled outside and spotted Tadashi, who was lying face down on the couch in the living room portion of the labs. His hat was on the ground, an arm dangling over the edge, almost as if he was half-heartedly reaching for it. You, trying to be nice, decided to walk over and pick it up.  “Here ya go.” You said only to startle him.

Tadashi made a few quick motions and fell onto the floor nearby where you were crouched, faces just inches apart, you blinked a few times as he did. Blushing, you stood up strait and put the hat on his head. “There ya go. Thanks for the clothes and washing my stuff too. I… appreciate it.”

“I apologize for doing it without asking.” He responded with a chuckle. “I didn’t think you would be done taking a bath that quickly. Aunt Cass normally takes at least another twenty minutes.”

You nodded to him and brushed a hand through your still wet hair. “Don’t worry about it again, seriously.”

That got Tadashi quiet for a few moments. “Hey, are you hungry or anything? I’m actually a really good cook and we have some pretty good utilities here.”

“I’m not too hungry, but I wouldn’t mind something to snack on.” You responded, hoping and praying that you would be sitting down again soon.  

“Sure, come on.” He got up to his feet finally and motioned for you to follow. It seemed to hit him all over again that you were injured and he came back to your side. Not even asking, he swept you off of your feet once again and then began to walk.

“Put me down, this is terrible.” You said even though he had done this just an hour or so ago. Arms crossed and a scowl on your lips, you stared up at him, only to see that he was smirking.

“Oh, it’s not so bad.”

“Yes it is!”

“Nah, now this is bad.” Tadashi began to move around in circles, making you feel like you were going to be dropped. That caused you to uncross your arms and wrap them around his neck. In all of that, his hat dropped from his head again and he stopped.

You were both staring at each other again, closer than even before when his hat fell off. God. You could smell the mint on his breath and the faint smell of his cologne. Even though you hated to admit it, you really wanted to say something deep, or do something drastic. What that was you didn’t really have a chance to figure out.

Tadashi began to walk again towards the kitchen where he put you down on one of the counters while he began to pull out pans and rustle through the fridge.  “How about some pizza bagels?” He asked, puling out all the needed ingredients.

“Totally!” You responded. As a kid you weren’t really allowed to eat all of that junk food, but the fact that he was offering it seemed to add to the adventure of it all. Old habits die hard, but you were certainly willing to break some of those habits tonight.

He brought the food closer to where you were sitting and allowed you to help with the tasks. “I don’t think that this counts as actually cooking.” You chuckled in-between sprinkling cheese on top of the sauce.

“Oh shush, It totally counts.” He chuckled, finishing some final touches with you before it went into the oven. “So, what do you want to do after we eat?”

“Do you guys have any good co-op video games?” You asked, “You know me.” Part of you wanted to add on kinda to that statement, but you didn’t want to hurt him like that. After all, he seemed so happy right now. Perhaps he knew you better than you would like to admit?
 
“Of course we do, this is a technical institute after all.” He once again picked you up and carried you over to the couch where he put you down. Since he brought the movies, Tadashi felt that you needed to choose the video game that you both would play. The game of the day was Borderlands it seemed.

Between the steaming pizza bagels and the game, you were beyond content sitting there in some clothes that you borrowed from a guy you had known only a few days.  As shots and shouts from the game rang through the lab, you both laughed more than you had within the past year. God, if only every day could be like this. After the bagels were done, you found yourself leaning against him, enjoying the feeling of his warmth being so close to you.

“Hey, guys! Someone’s at the lab.” Oh no. It couldn’t be…
“Oh! And it smells good. Do you think Tadashi cooked dinner again?”
“Hopefully he saved some left overs!”

You put down the controller and began to feel beyond anxious. “I should probably…”

It was too late. The group barged into the room, all 4 of them, Fred, Wasabi, Gogo, and Honey Lemon. It was just seconds before they spotted the two of you and Honey Lemon’s hand went up to cover her gaping mouth. “I…” She began.

“Dudeee are we interrupting something?” Fred asked as he adjusted his hat and took a few steps closer to the two of you. “Man, you gotta like tell us about this stuff ya know.”

Your cheeks began to feel warm as you crossed your arms over your chest, ready to defend your honor and reputation. “Hey, it’s not like that, ok. We didn’t do anything weird at all. She borrowed my clothes because it was pouring and she tripped and fell in the mud.”

“Mhm. Ok.” Fred said, turning to the rest of the group. “Hey guys, lets book it.” He motioned to the door and went to leave, but Gogo on the other hand strode in. “’Ey, Gogo, come back!”

She plopped down on the other side of you and motioned for a controller. “This boss is gonna beat you guys. Let me take him down.” You just stared at her for a few moments as she gave you an annoyed look. “Come on, hand it over. Woman up.” You handed it to her and watched as she finished off the boss and the rest of the group made their way into the lab again. They still were a little odd, but settled down after a little while.

The night wore on and you could feel the exhaustion kicking in, eyes starting to become slightly foggy. The next person to step in was your savior disguised as a  middle aged, brown haired woman. “Hey you guys!” Aunt Cass. She walked over with a bag of takeout and put it down on the coffee table, her eyes widening as she stared at you.

“Before you say anything let me explain.”  You said, this time wanting to stand up for yourself instead of letting Tadashi do so for you. After the story, you could see the worry plastered across Aunt Cass’s face. She looked at your ankle and sighed softly.

“Honey, you can’t take the trolley like this or walk home. Why don’t I take you home in my car?”

You blinked and gave her a small smile, nodding. “I would actually really like that.” Not only was the exhaustion getting to you, but there was also just a readiness that you felt to go home. It was one of the great curses you had thanks to being an introvert.

She nodded and then Tadashi got up. “Tadashi?” You asked, blinking up at him. “You don’t have to move, I’m fine…”

“I’m going to go with you guys.” He said, gently helping you up to your feet and then sweeping you up. Tadashi proceeded to carry you all the way out to the car, buckle you in, and then go to get in the passenger. The door was closed so you couldn’t hear Aunt Cass and him talking, but he ended up walking back into the building.

Honestly, you could feel your heart beat increasing as Aunt Cass got into the car and turned on the engine. “Ok,  (y/n), where do you live again?” You told her your address and she nodded, pulling out of the parking lot and then beginning to make her way towards your house.

There was silence for a few moments before she broke it. “Hey, (y/n),  I really never thought Tadashi would find you again. It’s pretty cool, ya know?”

Wait. What?
You sat up a bit straighter and stared forwards at the back of her head. “What are you talking about, Aunt Cass? Find me again? That’s… we only met a few days ago. What are you talking about?”