So here I am writing GoGosabi as parents because I really can't stop myself. I promise I'll do some early parenthood stories, but once the personalities for Reese (female) and Luca (male) jumped out at me I knew I needed them to be at least 12 so here you go, enjoy, review if you liked it, and thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions. Special shout out to TheSparklyKitten whose first fanfiction Heroes of Flowers is a really fun version of Big Hero 6.
This is the 2020 update of Moving Too Fast. My Goals are to do better at descriptions and foreshadowing. You know you're a good writer when you have to put in your foreshadowing after you have written and published the events that you're foreshadowing, lol. Anyway, I really appreciate all the support from both of my readers, and if you're reading this for the first time, maybe review?
"San Fransokyo is lame!" Reese shouted, slamming the door to the room she shared with her twin brother. Luca looked up from his desk where he was doodling and went to open the door.
"Mom says you're not allowed to slam the door anymore, you're also banned from saying that things suck," Luca informed, laughing a little to highlight the humor in this situation that Reese just couldn't see.
"You suck. No, you're a suck-up and that's worse."
"That's almost hurtful," Luca said, holding a hand over his heart, "come on, we should go explore the city."
"Why would I want to explore this sucky city?"
"I told you you were banned from that word." Another laugh. Luca was almost always smiling, a smile that seemed to fit perfectly on his round face, which was framed by dreadlocks that reached his chin. He was about four inches taller than his sister and their styles were completely different. Though it was August he wore a bomber jacket and a scarf. Come December, she would still be rocking her short afro and wearing tank tops and basketball shorts.
"Sucks and sucky are not the same word."
"Good use of a loophole, Reese, but it doesn't work like that. This is a great opportunity for your dad and me, so we'd appreciate it if you would try to be more positive." Leiko "GoGo" Tomago stood in the doorway and glanced around the room. Reese's side was undecorated, Luca's side already had a lot of pictures up that he'd taken himself.
"It's not a great opportunity for me! I was co-captain of the basketball team back in Berkeley! And you just snatched it all away for no good reason!"
"We got better jobs, that's a good reason!"
"Then why are me and Luca still in the same bedroom?!"
"This is temporary, once things settle down, we're going to get a bigger place and, you and Luca will have your own rooms."
"I don't mind sharing," Luca said, wrapping a green scarf around his neck and grabbing his camera.
"It's not even cold, why are you wearing that ridiculous scarf and jacket?" Reese spat at him.
"Fashion," he retorted, "mom, can we go?"
"...Yeah, but be safe, make good choices. Luca, keep an eye on your sister."
"I'm older," Reese sulked.
"Then act like it and woman up," GoGo challenged her twelve-year-old. Reese scoffed and stormed out.
"Sorry, mom," Luca said hurriedly before following her.
"You guys should talk more, you're not good at it. Miscommunication could lead to serious problems in our family and then we could fall apart and I really, really don't want that," Luca said nervously, letting the more confident and sarcastic front he occasionally wore drop as they ventured out into the unknown.
"There are already problems in our family. Remember Berkeley? Remember how great that was? I had a team. Now I just have two mean grown-up opponents and one useless NPC."
"Am I the useless NPC?" Luca guessed.
"Yeah."
"Well, nitwit, there will be sports teams here in San Fransokyo. So you can basketball and soccer to your cold dead heart's content." Luca held up his camera and took a shot of the city, pretending not to be hurt by Reese's endless onslaught of angst.
"Aw, man, there's some balloon in the shot- Oh, Baymax!" Luca's face lit up when he saw the robot.
"Hey, my favorite set of twins!" And Hiro wasn't far behind.
"What's up, Uncle Hiro?" Luca reached up for a fist bump. Reese rolled her eyes.
"I'm good, what's up with you guy? Why the long faces?"
"Somebody's not the biggest fan of moving." Luca glanced at his sister, who stomped one sneaker-clad foot in indignation.
"San Fransokyo is wonderful, guys! There's so much to see! And, on that topic, so much to avoid let's go over some places you shouldn't end up. Luca, I know you'd do anything for a good shot, and Reese I know how competitive you are but I promise you there's nothing in Good Luck Alley that either of you wants to associate with."
"Please, Good Luck Alley doesn't sound so tough," Reese muttered.
"Things aren't always black and white, niece. Good Luck Alley is where bad things tend to happen. I thought GoGo would've warned you about that by now. She's from a bad neighborhood herself. If you're not doing anything right now, I can give you a tour of the city. We'll swing by Lucky Cat Cafe for hot chocolate. Do you still like hot chocolate, Reese?"
"No," Reese muttered, embarrassed.
"Yeah, she does," Luca casually mentioned, taking a candid of Hiro and Reese.
"So, you're not excited to be in the greatest city in the world, Reese, but what about you, Luca? Thoughts, reservations?"
"Of course I have reservations, it's new and terrifying. But it's not the end of the world like some people make it out to be. I'm happy for mom and dad."
"That's a good way to think about it, kiddo. This is a good opportunity for all of you. Besides, you'll get to see your favorite Uncle more!"
"Oh yeah, Uncle Fred does live here," Reese said pointedly. Hiro's grin dropped.
"That's cold."
"We have two adopted uncles and two biological ones, you have a lot of competition, Uncle Hiro," Luca pointed out, taking a shot of a building as they passed.
"That's Krei Tech."
"That's where mom's gonna work," Luca recalled.
"Yep. Krei's a good man, under all of those corporate layers. GoGo will be a good asset to the team."
"Can you show us SFIT? Where dad will be teaching?" Luca asked, excitedly.
"That's kind of far away and it's getting late. I think hot chocolate and an escort home would be the best for now. I don't want to make Wasabi worry. Besides, your dad would probably be happy to give you a tour."
"Goody," Reese grumbled.
"Keep your chin up, kiddo. I was scared when I started at SFIT so I get it if you're a little nervous-"
"I'm not nervous! I'd just much rather be back in Berkeley with my team! You wouldn't understand!" Luca pulled Reese back before she could walk into traffic on accident, both of their eyes wide. Luca stared at his sister, fiddling nervously with his hair and camera. That was too close...
"San Fransokyo is a bit dangerous. Stick close to me. We'll be at the cafe in no time." Reese kept her head low, embarrassed about almost getting run over. Baymax scanned for injuries but there were no new ones on the athletic and accident-prone preteen.
"Thanks for the hot chocolate, Uncle Hiro. But we can get home on our own," Luca said, still the only one making an effort to be nice. He liked his Uncle Hiro. In any other circumstances, so did Reese. He wasn't sure about going on alone but he always tried to appear braver than he actually was.
"Nonsense, I've been dying to see your parents since they got back in the city."
"Don't tell them I almost walked into traffic. They've already taken everything from me, I don't want them grounding me too."
"She's so dramatic," Luca muttered with an eye roll, still not taking an eye off his sister.
"I won't tell them. But you have to be more careful, this is a big city and trust me, things can get pretty crazy. I need you two to be safe."
"We'll be safe." Luca lied. Neither of them was the safest kid around. Their respective ambitions were too big to be safe. He could only promise that he'd be there to drag her out of traffic.
"Alright. Remember, whatever you do, stay away from Good Luck Alley."
"Right, got it," Luca lied again.
"Okay, I'm going to trust you guys."
"A terrible decision, really," Reese said dryly.
"I'm serious though. There might not always be people there to save you," Hiro got choked up, "you might not always even have each other…" Luca didn't believe him, even though he knew what he'd just seen, even though his sister had almost died in the first chapter of their story, but he refused to believe it. Reese could push him away as much as she wanted, but they'd always have each other, right? He shook his head, moving forward.
"We'll take care of each other, Uncle Hiro," Reese promised, looking between the thirty-year-old and her brother, who was messing with his hair again.
"Good. Now let's get you two home. Wasabi is probably freaking out about you two."
"Who cares what he thinks? He ruined my life." And now she was back to being dramatic.
"Watch after her, Luca."
"I'm older!" Reese sputtered. They were nearing the apartment when suddenly a flash of green came barreling towards them and the twins were scooped up in Wasabi's strong arms.
"I was so worried about you two! Thank goodness Hiro found you something terrible could have happened to you!"
"Let go of me!" Reese struggled against her dad's hug.
"We were okay, dad. Sorry that we worried you." Luca always apologized whether or not the sorry was sincere.
"It's okay buddy just… This is a new city and I'm a little nervous about you wandering around by yourselves."
GoGo popped her bubblegum, "We wandered around by ourselves when we were their age, Wasabi."
"Yeah but this is different!" Wasabi hugged them one more time before setting them down. Reese got away from her dad but Luca stayed next to Wasabi, letting his dad's hand rest on his shoulder.
"You guys are so… Ugh!" Reese complained.
"Hey, I should be going," Hiro said.
"What? No way, you're staying for dinner. I made pasta," Wasabi insisted
"Yes!" Luca cheered.
"Maybe next time, I'd have to run it by Karmi, I don't really like being away from her right now. Maybe we could get the whole gang back together."
"Aw, yeah, that would be great. I look forward to that. Get inside kids and wash up for dinner. Luca, is that a stain on your scarf?"
"Nope, just a piece of lint." Luca flicked off the lint and Wasabi let out a sigh of relief.
"Good seeing you, Hiro," GoGo said, giving him a side hug. Then she went inside to her family, glancing around at her little piece of perfection. Her son was babbling about the photos he'd taken today while Wasabi plated spaghetti and her daughter sulked. Okay, so things weren't actually perfect, but for now, they didn't need to be. And GoGo could tell that things were going to get better. This was going to be their home sweet home.