The sound of laughter snapped Tadashi out of his trance.
To be more specific the sound of Hiroâs laughter caught Tadashiâs attention.
Angel wings fluttering, Tadashi sought his brother out in the crowd. It had been five long years since Tadashiâs death. The higher ups had allowed Tadashi to stay on Earth to watch over his family and friends instead of forcing him to move on. So even though he was invisible to everything and everyone, Tadashi had walked with Hiro through the grieving process, saw Professor Callaghanâs fall, and watched his baby brother grow into a hero.
Just when Tadashi was about to move on, confident that his family and friends would be okay without him, puberty hit Hiro. Suddenly his baby brother was no longer small and adorable but tall and cute and the admirers started flocking to Tadashiâs endless ire. How could he move on and leave his clueless baby brother defenseless against these⌠creeps!
âYouâre really cute,â an older scientist told Hiro.
Tadashiâs eyes narrowed. He knew that Hiro attending this science convention was a bad idea. A very bad idea. Nearly everyone in the room was a good decade older than Hiro and Tadashi could see the leers and glances coming from everyone. Â
Hiro laughed. âHaha, arenât you exaggerating? Iâm pretty average.â
Tadashi floated behind Hiro, glaring at the brown haired mousy looking man. âHeâs too young for dating,â Tadashi growled. âCome back, NEVER.â
To Tadashiâs delight, the older man paled and took off. He grinned, smug at the outcome.
âWhatâs his problem?â Wasabi asked as the gang joined Hiro.
Hiro shrugged. âI donât know. He said I was cute, then when I told him Iâm pretty average, he suddenly paled and took off.â
âBut you are cute, Hiro!â Honey Lemon said.
âMaybe to you,â Hiro said, smiling. âI think Iâm pretty average. Oooo! The next lecture is gonna start. Câmon guys!â He took off with Wasabi and Honey Lemon in tow.
âUnbelievable,â Tadashi said. âHow can Hiro not know?!â His poor clueless baby brother.
Once Hiro was out of earshot, Fred remarked, âPaled and ran away for no reason huh? I bet Tadashi is still looking for his baby bro.â
Definitely. Absolutely. Tadashi always thought Fred was secretly a genius. Maybe not in terms of math and science intelligence, but a genius in life and the unexplained.
Gogo snapped her gum. âEven he isnât, weâll have to be more careful. The kid doesnât know how cute he looks. Weâll be beating off his admirers with sticks for years.â
Invisible to them both, Tadashi grinned, wings fluttering. His friends were awesome. Hiro was definitely in safe hands.
A/N: Just something quick. Un-beta, sorry for any mistakes you see.