Someone Has to Help

by fiery-hallows

Rumour had it that both Tadashi Hamada and Robert Callaghan died in the fire. However, both survived. Callaghan became a villain. Tadashi, however remained in hiding, unsure of where to go or what to do. Soon, a girl approaches him...thus marking the start of a friendship, and maybe something more. (prequel to Sacrifice for Love)

1. Prologue

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

I turned around to hear the sound of the fire alarm sound from the San Fransokyo institute of Technology Convention building, where Hiro just finished his presentation of his newly invented microbots to help him gain entry to SFIT, otherwise known to him as "the nerd school". I ran towards the building, Hiro just by my heels.

"Are you okay?" I asked a passing woman, as she collapsed temporarily in my arms.

"Yeah, I'm okay," she said, "but Professor Callaghan is still in there!"

Callaghan? No way. I can't let my professor suffer! As the woman ran away, I ran in the opposite direction, towards the building.

"TADASHI, NO!" Hiro grabbed my arm, a pleading look on his face that just read, Please don't go.

I looked at the building, where Callaghan was suffering, and then back at Hiro. "Callaghan's in there. Someone has to help."

With that, I ran into the building, unaware that my hat flew away from my head.

I searched frantically for Callaghan, turning my head from side to side looking for him in the mess. But it wasn't long before the building exploded with a BOOOMMM!

I flew backwards, tucking my body in a ball as I crashed through a window and landed on a soft patch of grass. However, I was covered in very deep burns. My upper body looked like a dragon roasted me alive, but my legs were okay.

My eyes honed in on Hiro, who was carrying my hat and sobbing. "Tadashi!' he screamed. "TADASHI!"

I looked down at my body. I'm a mess! I can't just run back to Hiro and tell him I was okay when I obviouisly wasn't. I can't just do this. Hiro would think I'm a monster from the dead. No. I have to stay away.

I turned my heel and ran away from there, to the one place I knew-the place close to where my parents died. I hid out in the alleyway there, and started to scream.

"I failed," I cried. "I failed my brother...I failed my friends, my aunt, my only family..." I looked up to the skies. "Mom, dad, please don't be mad at me. I...I tried..."

Tears streamed down my cheeks, and I ignored the pain that flared from my face as the tears streamed past the burns that had been new and fresh from that exposure in the fire. I curled myself up in a ball and cried myself to sleep. "Hiro...I'm sorry.." I whispered, before fatigue overtook me and I fell asleep.