#athleticreader

"I'm so excited that we have a new friend! What kind of inventor are you, do you like explosions! How about chemicals!" You backed up into the wall at Honey Lemon's questions.

You knew she was just trying to get to know you, but you were shy by nature. This wasn't exactly the easiest situation for you to be in. Tadashi placed a hand on her shoulder, easing her back. "Honey Lemon, maybe if you will give her a chance to breathe she can answer your questions." She blinked, covering her mouth. "Oh how rude of me I'm sorry!" you smiled.

"I-It's okay. And to answer one of your questions no I'm not an inventor, my brother is." You pointed to Luke who was occupied at Wasabi's station.

"I'm an athlete." that caught her interest. "That's so cool! What sport?"

"W-Well I run track." Luke perked up. "She's amazing. " he pulled out his phone, moving over to show pictures. They all started to gather around, looking at the pictures.

"Nice (Y/N)!" Fred cheered. "Honey, maybe you can make something so I can become a superhuman running machine!"

"That's not science Fred." she giggled. Tadashi was still watching through the pictures.

"What distance do you run?" he seemed generally intrigued. "Ummm, I do the 800meters."

"I'm impressed, I'd like to come to one of your races." he stated.

"Yeah me too!" Fred chipped

"Me three!" Honey called.

"I'm in." GoGo spoke.

You'd never really had anyone other than your parents and brother really watch. Most of your other friends were in other sports so they didn't always have the time. The fact that they wanted to come made you happy.

"S-Sure!" Tadashi gave a smile, eyes moving back to a few pictures of you posing with your medals.

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"Are you nervous?" you shook your head at your coach's question. "I'm fine." It was a lie. No matter how many times you competed your nerves would always get the best of you. It sort of helped though, you could put the nervous energy to use in winning the race. Unfortunately your parents couldn't make this particular meet. Your dad had an important doctor's appointment. You weren't sure if Luke could make it either and you felt guilty pulling him from his work just for your race. There would be others.

You lined up when you heard the starter call the other racers. You were on the line, listening to him explain the rules when you heard yelling from the crowd.

"YEAH (Y/N)!" your head whipped at the sound of your brother. You were even more shocked when you saw the entire gang there. Tadashi, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Fred, GoGo and another smaller boy you didn't quite recognize. They were all there, standing up and yelling for you. Your eyes welled up. You wiped it quickly, going to the mark when the starter instructed. You took a deep breath, trying to stay focused on the task. The shot went off and you pushed out, screams and cheers coming from all the people in the stands. You panted, staying with the girls as best you could for the first lap.

"Come on (Y/N) you got this!!" You could hear Tadashi's yells of encouragement. All of them were just shouting, maybe that's what gave you the strength to get past all the girls. One by one you picked them off. By the time you were circling around for the last hundred meters you used all the power you could, speeding across the finish line. When you finished you leaned over on your knees, smiling at the time displayed on the board. You were satisfied. It was a new personal best.

"HELL YEAH THAT'S MY LITTLE SISTER!!!"

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When you got out of the changing room the crew was waiting for you. Luke pulled you into a hug laughing as he lifted you into the air. "That was amazing! I know you'd win you always do!" you grinned when he placed you back on your feet. The rest of them swarming around with congratulations. "That was awesome (Y/N)." at Tadashi's compliment you smiled.

"T-Thanks." the boy you didn't know came into view. "You're really fast!" He gleamed. You nodded bashfully. "Y-Yeah I guess."

"(Y/N), this knucklehead over here is my little brother Hiro. He was so reluctant to come but when you started running I couldn't get him to sit down." you laughed when Tadashi pulled him into a headlock. "Quit it!!" Hiro grumbled. Their little banter was adorable.

"Thank you for coming to watch me perform Hiro." you smiled brightly and Hiro's cheeks turned red. "Y-Yeah whatever." you giggled. When he finally got free off Tadashi's hold he grabbed his hat and ran off. "Catch me if you can!" ha taunted. Before Tadashi could go after him Fred ran off. "I got him, I'll use the training I got from observing (Y/N)'s race." he did a weird pose, before he took off running. Tadashi face palmed. Pretty soon the rest of them started going off after Hiro and Fred. You and Tadashi walked slowly behind.

"I hope I don't look that awkward when I run." you joked. Tadashi shook his head, running a hand through his hair. You'd never really seen him much with his hat off. He looked cute, you wondered why he even wore the hat. It blocked out most of his features. He must have felt you staring cause he looked over and you averted your gaze hurriedly. Tadashi smiled, pretending not to notice. "Were you nervous?" You were thankful he asked a question.

"Yeah a little, I always am. I don't think I'll ever get used to it."

"Well, you looked like a pro out there. If you make it big don't forget your number one supporter."

"I don't think anyone could forget you Tadashi." it just slipped from your lips. But the simple statement made him stop. He gazed at you, and you froze, caught in the intensity of his brown eyes. "Is that right.." he muttered.

"Yeah.." you whispered.

"I can't believe him! That big genius brain and he forgets his lunch." you held the paper bag with sandwiches, pulling the strap of your duffle bag back onto your shoulder. In your haste you failed to notice the male in front of you. At the very last second you took a sidestep, barely dodging him. 

"I-I'm sorry!" you called still rushing. You didn't even turn to see if he was alright. It didn't make much of a difference, you would have probably just been too shy to say much.

When you got to the door you desired you knocked, a bit angrily. A teen opened the door, a smile stretching on his face. You just gave him a blank look. "(Y/N), don't give me that look." he ushered you into his lab.

"Luke I told you to stop leaving your food, next time I'm just going to ignore your messages. I nearly ran into a guy rushing over here." He whined, his dark hair swishing as he shook his head. "I promise I won't do it again." You knew it was a lie.You handed him the brown bag, which he took happily, digging into the contents of the bag. Whenever he got an idea for a new invention all other thoughts just completely left his mind. As the older sibling you thought he'd be more responsible.

Your eyes drifted over all the little knicks and projects he'd already completed. There were blueprints and countless sheets of papers scattered in various places of his lab. You sighed, putting down your bag as you started to pack the items in neat piles. You even picked up any wrappers or soda cans that you found along the way, tossing them into the bin.

"Fanks!!" he was stuffing his face, sitting on a chair watching as you cleaned. You shook your head with a smile. When you were done organizing you moved to get your phone. You dug in your pocket of your duffel, a bit confused why you couldn't find it. You unzipped the main area.

"Maybe I slipped it in here?" you searched for a while but still you couldn't find it.

"Luke can I borrow your phone for a second." He nodded, taking the device off the table, throwing it to you. You caught it, dialing your number. Your phone was ringing but you couldn't hear it. Someone answered and your brows knitted at the male voice on the other side.

"I'm sorry, I found this in the hallway, I'm assuming it belongs to you." you flushed, embarrassed. "Y-Yes thank you for picking it up." you could hear a slight laugh on the other side of the phone.

"No sweat, just tell me where you are and I'll bring it to you. You're still in the University's building right?"

"Yes I am." you gave him directions for your brother's lab, hanging up when he said he was on his way.

"Who was that?" Luke asked, cleaning his hands. 

"Some guy, I dropped my phone speeding over here." You glared at him and Luke just scratched his head.

"Come on, were you really going to let your older brother starve?" he pouted his lips trying to look cute. You just laughed, smacking his chest. "Shut up, you're lucky I didn't just leave for practice." The knock on the door alerted you that the person who had your phone was there. You ran over to the door, pulling it open.

You weren't prepared for the very attractive teen on the other side. He was tall and slender. Fair skin and a hint of black hair that was partially hidden under his cap. His brown eyes were so warm. 

He was wearing a white t-shirt with some sort of logo on it. All coherent thinking flew out your brain and you stood there with red cheeks.

He smiled down at you kindly. "This is yours." he held out the pink smartphone and you took it, mentally slapping yourself for just staring at the male. 

"T-T-Thank you!" you shouted. You winced.

"It's no problem, you really should slow down though." you tilted your head. He seemed amused at your puzzled look.

"You don't remember me, we almost collided in the hallway." Your eyes widened.

"Oh! I-I'm so sorry!" he brushed it off. "No harm done, I just thought there was something important you needed to get to."

"Y-Yeah, well thank you again."

"Yes thank you." A deep voice said sharply. You jumped at your brother's sudden appearance at your side. He was about the other boy's height, maybe an inch taller. You could already see Luke sizing him up. Tadashi apparently didn't sense the hostility because he directed the smile at Luke. You guess his curiosity got the better of him because he peeked inside, eyes opening in wonder.

"Woah, wait, you're the one who helped design the medical necklace." you assumed he saw the blueprints of said invention stuck to Luke's wall. Luke stepped to the side, turning at the prototype on his desk.

"Um yeah I did. It's used to track illnesses, monitor heart conditions, spot diseases. It's to help people with chronic illnesses better maintain their problems, even when they don't have people near to help. It reads all the body's functions, depending on the illness, if a distress is detected, a signal goes out to the closest medical center to send assistance."

You knew it was your brother's proudest invention. Tadashi walked in, somewhat mesmerized.

"That's so awesome!" he exclaimed. You smiled when you saw the bashful look on Luke's face. He loved to boast about his inventions, but whenever someone else complimented him he'd get embarrassed.

"Y-Yeah I guess, It's nothing really." you poked Luke in his side laughing.

"I'm Tadashi by the way, Tadashi Hamada. My lab is actually not too far from here, if you ever want to stop by. I'm working on something as well. A nurse robot. "

"Luke's eyes lit up. "No way are you serious, heck yeah I'll stop by!" the enthusiastic response seemed to please Tadashi. "I'm Luke and this is my sister (Y/N)." you waved shyly.

"Nice to meet you Tadashi." His smile made you stomach churn in the weirdest way.

"Nice to meet you guys too."

That was how you met Tadashi.

After that first meeting he and Luke were sort of close. They'd exchange information on new inventions, mess around in the Nerd Lab.