Hiro couldn't believe he'd done it!

He had gotten a place in the nerd university he had always made fun of his big brother for going to.

Laughter filled that night, it was that kind of laughter that made you feel like you had just spent an hour at the gym and you can't stop, it hurts either way but you don't care cause it means you're happy.

Hiro couldn't stop the grin that plastered his face, he ducked his head and bit his lip to stop from smiling. Someone bumped into him, he looked up to see Tadashi- his big brother- grinning at him.

"I told you you're unbelievable Bonehead, can you imagine how many people your microbots are gonna help… the whole world I bet, just you wait!." Tadishi rambled on excitedly.

Hiro shrugged "I don't do things to help people like you do Dashi, my brain doesn't work like that, I mean sure, it's a bonus an all but it's never my main goal… that's your thing."

Tadashi shrugged "At least it means no more bot fights right?" the pair had broken off from the group, aunt Cass happily snapping photos from behind to capture the gems of gold as she liked to call them.

"I guess so… if I'm not bored that is." Hiro joked but wasn't sure if he meant it or not yet, he guessed he would have to wait and see. Hiro was taken off guard as Tadashi's friends jumped on them. They all laughed and Fred kept chanting "Party, party, party!"

a buzz of excitement electrified the night's sky.

Hiro was fist-bumping Fred when he remembered that he left his neurotransmitter on the stage of the presentation room, there was no way he was leaving it for just anybody to get their hands on.

"Hold up guys, I've left my neurotransmitter in the school, if you just wait here for two seconds I'll be right back and we can have that party at ours."

Before everybody even had the chance to agree Hiro was sprinting off back towards the school. The guys laughed and Tadashi shook his head, he was so damn proud of his boneheaded baby brother, although it meant Hiro trying to push his buttons to annoy him for the next few years. Tadashi pulled off his cap and rubbed his head to mess up his hair, he laughed again, anyone who saw him could tell that he was proud. He looked to Aunt Cass and hugged her tightly; she was crying and kept repeating "I'm just so proud of my collage boys."

The group laughed again, elated with the good news. Honey Lemon whipped out her phone from her bag. "Guys, we need to keep this moment, let's take a selfie." she chirped and whilst Go Go complied she still grouped up for the photo.

Honey Lemon captured the photo and giggled happily.

However, just as quick as the photo was captured… everything changed when the alarm bells warned the groups around the campus.

The family looked back towards the school and all gasped in horror, they just stood there, frozen in fear as they watched their home away from home be engulfed in flames.

That was the moment Tadashi's world came crashing around him. The night he couldn't make sense of the world around him.


He ran- no running was a stupid word- it was more like sprinting until his lungs burned, begging for more air to fill them. But he couldn't care less, all he cared for now was making sure his baby brother, who was the only thing that could make the bad days good again was alright, that he was safe, alive .breathing.

Tadashi had taken care of Hiro ever since his parents died, he tried not to but he accidentally became a parent, worrying about him, being proud like he was a moment before however that feeling was replaced with nothing but utter dread, pain and yearning to see his baby brother again. Hiro.

Tadashi watched as the floods of students, teachers and adults alike came pouring out from the only exit they could escape the blaze, but Tadashi still could't spot Hiro. He gently grabbed a random girl that escaped from the belly of the fire. "Is everybody out? Are you okay?" he asked out of concern.

"Yeah, but professor Challaghan and a little boy are still in there."

Still in there.

His only father figure was in there with his mad scientist of a brother. He had to save them, he needed to save them… no matter what the cost.

Tadashi took a deep breath and closed his eyes, picturing his baby brother alone, confused and scared, he shook his head, he couldn't… no wouldn't, he couldn't entertain that idea.

He ran up the steps but somebody pulled him back and he pushed against them.

"No! Someone needs to save them!" he screamed as aunt Cass pulled his body towards her with the added efforts of Wasabi and Fred to aid her.

Tadashi started to sob uncontrollably but was determined to fight against the restraints that kept him away from his brother.

Honey Lemon gasped as she watched Professor Callaghan stumble down the steps, she and Go Go ran to support him and he coughed up the carbon dioxide.

"Prof, are you okay? Oh my god I just can't understand how something like this could happen, I mean you always go on about it but you never really-" Honey was cut off by Go Go with a glare as if to say 'not everyone's safe yet so can it.'

Because of the uproar Tadashi managed to escaped his human cage, he sprinted up the steps and hoped, but hope was cruelly snatched from his hands as he saw his little brother, his face painted with soot from the fire; he was stumbling towards the door, Tadashi saw the tears that ran uncontrollably down Hiro's cheeks, he saw his little brother rub them away, as if he was annoyed at the tears falling. Tadashi thought that they must match right now; tears that mirrored one another.

That was the last thing Tadashi saw before he was pulled back to a safe distance by Professor Callaghan, then they were both flung back like rag dolls into the air and their frail bodies slamming onto the ground by the impact of the inferno.


AN, Hey there, I went to see BH6 a few days ago and now I kinda, a little tad obsessed with it.(whoops.) I can't have been the only one wondering what would have happened if the brothers swapped roles at the start... am I?

I haven't written anything in a good few years; I think the last time I published anything on here was back in '11 so I've no idea if my writing's decent or not anymore. (Oh dear.)

Should I carry on with this or leave as is guys?