A Mirror and Our Reflection

By: Tsuki no Shijima

Summary: Hiro couldn't believe at what he sees on Tadashi's phone. He thinks it might be a coincidence only. That is until something unbelievable happens a month later.

Inspired from the story of "Stars Apart" by hoshi (ladylune) on AO3.

Additional Note: You may want to read that story first before you read this story. This story is inspired mostly from chapter 7: made of glass.

Disclaimer: I don't own Big Hero 6.

Warning: Beware of typos and bad grammar. English is NOT my main language. I have this bad habit of not realizing my mistakes on my stories until days or even months after publishing the story.

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Chapter 1: Hiro's Reaction

Tadashi was in a really great pleasure when he saw Hiro's reaction for the photo he showed to him. It was the photo of him and Dashi, the younger version of himself whom he met while Hiro was buying crepes for them. He thought he was dreaming at first. Well, seeing his younger version was not something he could imagine and it was uncommon after all. And Tadashi was glad that Dashi wasn't a dream or his hallucination.

On the other hand, Hiro was still in shock. He took the phone from Tadashi and examined the photo. He knew the older one was Tadashi. But the unbelievable thing was the little boy next to Tadashi. That little boy unbelievably looked like Tadashi. The younger version of his older brother.

"Ta-Tadashi, are you pranking me?!"

"Nope," Tadashi grinned at him.

Hiro examined the photo once again. He was pretty sure that the little boy looked like a younger Tadashi. How did he know? Well, he was his little brother and had been living with him since he was born. So of course, he recognized that face. They grew up together anyway.

But the question was, how was that even possible? He glanced at Tadashi. He always knew if Tadashi was playing a prank on him by looking at his face. And no. There was no trace of him playing a prank on his face. So that meant, the photo was real.

"Too bad he must go before you come back. His brother was calling his phone because apparently he forgot about his promise to have lunch together today. I kind of want you to meet him, too, actually," Tadashi said as he took a bite of his crepe.

Hiro gave the phone back to Tadashi, "Mmhm, I really want to see the little guy, too."

"You know, he is not that little. He is fourteen, just like you."

"Really? I thought he's around twelve." Hiro took a bite of his crepe as well. Then he remembered something, "Wait, did you say about his brother?"

Tadashi nodded, "Yeah. An older brother, though. I thought his brother is younger brother, like you."

"Nah, it would be awkward if he has a younger brother like you. He might sounds like a time traveller or something."

"He told me he's not a time traveller, with a glare. And when we first saw each other, he asked me if I was a time traveller too," Tadashi chuckled when he remembered that part.

Hearing that, Hiro just shrugged his shoulders, "Oh well, it might be a coincidence. Let's just finished our crepes. You promised me we will go to the ice cream café after this."

Something heavy suddenly burdened Tadashi's chest, "Hiro, are you sure?"

Hiro looked at Tadashi. A hint of sadness was seen in his eyes. Hiro smiled gently and put a hand on Tadashi's scarred face. "I'm sure. Don't worry about that scar. Your face doesn't have that much scar. Your right shoulder is, but it was covered by your clothes. And don't worry about scaring people off because of that scar. You still look handsome even with that scar on your face. So, don't worry and relax."

Tadashi's eyes grew wide. He suddenly remembered what Dashi said to him earlier. 'If your brother is anything like my nii-san, I'm sure he would agree wholeheartedly about your handsome face.' He stared at his little brother with his gentle eyes. He held the hand on his face and grinned, "So, you think I'm handsome?"

Hiro was startled with that statement and immediately pulled his hand away from Tadashi's hold. "I-I didn't say that!" Hiro was blushing in embarrassment. Tadashi chuckled and continued eating his crepe.

"Oh, yes, you did. You said I'm handsome."

"I didn't!"

"You did, little brother. Just admit it that you have a handsome big brother."

"Aaargh! Just let me eat my crepe in peace, will you!"

Seeing how cute Hiro's reaction was, Tadashi laughed. Hiro just pouted cutely and ate his crepe. He turned his gaze to his side so Tadashi wouldn't see his flushed face. But secretly, he smiled. Feeling happy to see his big brother looked happy and laughed like he used to, before the fire happened and he got that scar on his face.

'I'm glad Tadashi looks happy again. I wish I could meet that younger version of him, too, though.'

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Author's Note: I wish Hoshi-san will continue her Big Hero 6 stories. Her stories are too great to be discontinued. And this story is basically what I imagine after that meeting. I always imagine on what will happen if the two of them meet their other selves. Unfortunately, she hasn't continued her stories in forever and I'm dying to know the continuation. So, I decided to put my imagination into this story.

Not as great as her stories, but I will try. I'm still learning to write stories after all. So, what do you think? Don't forget to leave a review and kudos! Until next time~