Author's note: Alright, this is kind of a Hiro/Cloe brother sister amazingness story, so yeah. Hope you like!
Cloe's POV
"Hey Clo. What's wrong?"
I looked up from where I was staring at the ground. Hiro was standing next to me.
"You all right, Clo?" he asked.
I shrugged.
"How was your first day of school?" he added.
Aunt Cass had finally enrolled me in school. I was in second grade now.
"I like being with you guys better…" I muttered.
Hiro sat next to me. "So what happened?"
"The other kids were making fun of me," I said, looking back at the ground.
"They were?!" he demanded.
"Yeah…" I sighed. "I guess I'm just kind of… different… I mean, since I feel like I'm smarter than everybody else…"
Hiro laughed. "Been there, done that."
I sighed. "I just don't have any friends… Everybody talks about me behind my back."
I felt Hiro put his arm around my shoulder. "Hey Clo?"
I looked up at him.
"Believe me, I know how that feels. When I was ten, just three years older than you, I was in high school. And trust me, people in high school weren't very nice."
"But you had Tadashi."
"And you have me."
I sighed.
"Hey, Clo, you're special. I don't think there's another seven year old around that could learn robotics as fast as you do. When you get older, you'll be coming here. And besides, you're a superhero, aren't you?"
"Yeah…" I sighed. "But Hiro, nobody likes me."
Hiro shook his head. "No, you're wrong. I do. All my friends do. And Aunt Cass takes care of you."
"Yeah… I guess…"
Hiro was silent for a minute. Then he said, "Clo?"
"Yeah?"
"Where did you live?"
Uncomfortable topic alert.
"My family didn't like me…" I muttered. "They kinda kicked me out. And Tadashi took care of me at his lab." Then I added, almost in tears, "I don't have a family."
"No, that's wrong," Hiro corrected. "You're my little sister."
I smiled a bit at him. "R-really?"
"Yeah." He said encouragingly. "You'll be okay, Clo. Even if those other kids are making fun of you, just ignore them. You're different than they are, but in a good way. Okay?"
"Okay Hiro…" I said.
"Really, Clo," he insisted. "You'll be alright."
He put his other arm around me, and hugged me. I hugged him back.
"You're the best big brother, Hiro."
He smiled, and ruffled my hair. "And you're the best little sister."
