"Tadashi, no, don't!" Hiro called out after his older brother. Hiro had just been accepted into SFIT (San Fransokyo Institute of Technology) after winning the major showcase at the age of 14. He and Tadashi had been standing near by when the room the showcase caught fire.
"Professor Callaghan is in there. Somebody has to help." His older brother told him. Getting out of his grip, Tadashi ran into the fire to save his favorite Professor. Hiro went to go follow his brother, and that's when it happened. The explosion. Hiro was sent flying back from the force of it and hit a wall, making him to become lightheaded. The loud crash caused his ears to ring. Later on, when Hiro regained his hearing and was no longer lightheaded, he heard the news. Tadashi, along with Professor Callaghan, had died.
It had been a few months since Hiro lost his older brother, and he wasn't taking it well. After he lost his parents when he was three, Tadashi became not only his brother, but a father-like figure to him.
Hiro took a walk, alone. He hardly left the house and he never socialized with anyone except his Aunt Cass. But today was different. He ran into a stranger during his walk. At first he continued walking, his head hanging down sadly. The stranger whispered something that caught his attention; something that would change his life forever;
"I can bring your brother back"
Those were the words the made Hiro talk for the first time to anyone except his aunt, ever since he lost Tadashi.
"Hiro!" The older of the Hamada brothers called out for his younger brother. Hiro sat at his desk, scribbling in a journal. Tadashi entered the room, still yelling Hiro's name. He sighed as he watched his younger brother who didn't even seem to notice his presence. He easily scooped up Hiro, who was so deeply focused on whatever he was scribbling in his journal he was oblivious to what was happening around him. It wasn't until Tadashi took the journal and pencil from Hiro's hand that he became aware of everything.
"Tadashi!" Hiro screamed. "Put me down, now!" He demanded his older brother. Tadashi kept his tight grip on the thrashing 14 year old in his hands and walked back to the café, located in their house. Upon arriving, Hiro was set back on his own feet. He turned to leave, but before he could, an apron was thrust at him. He dropped the apron and again turned to leave, but in a matter of seconds Tadashi had thrown the apron over his head and tied it tightly.
"We promised to help Aunt Cass during busy hour today!, remember?" Tadashi reminded Hiro. Hiro only groaned in response. The last thing he wanted to do was help in the café.
"Aww come on, we can go to NerdSchool after," Tadashi bribed him with a smirk. Finally, Hiro gave in and cracked a smile. He loved going to SFIT, or 'NerdSchool', as he use to call it, and working on projects. The two brothers got straight to work, giving their Aunt Cass some very much needed help, during rush hour on that Sunday afternoon.
~~~~~~~*meanwhile*~~~~~~~~
"Natsu!" The blonde haired, stellar mage walked around the guild, looking for her dragon-slayer partner. After searching the entire guild hall, she sighed. No signs of her pink haired friend, or his blue cat. Since she had nothing to do at the guild, she decided to go home and work on the novel she was writing. She summoned one of her weaker spirits, Plue, to accompany her on her walk home.
Unlocking and opening the door to her home, Lucy stepped inside, humming softly to herself. She tossed her keys in a bowl on the stand in the entryway. She made her way to the doorway of her kitchen.
"Lucy?" a voice called out from the small kitchen. Lucy let out a shriek and prepared to strike, before realizing who it was. She marched into her kitchen and switched on the lights.
"Natsu!" Lucy scowled at the man in her kitchen before proceding to hit him over the head. "How many times do I have to tell you not to sneak into my house and scare me like that?!" Lucy yelled at Natsu, frustrated.
"I'm sor-" Natsu started, only to be interrupted by Lucy.
"I've been looking for you everywhere for the past hour! Where have you been?!" Lucy questioned Natsu, not giving him a chance to explain anything to her first.
"I-" Natsu started again, but was yet again stopped by Lucy.
"Never mind that! We're going back to work tomorrow. Erza, Grey, and Wendy are coming with us. Wendy is picking the job this time." Lucy informed her teammate. Natsu nodded. Lucy felt a slight breeze, and looked over to see the window was cracked open.
She looked over at Natsu with disbelief. "Did you come in through my window again?" Lucy asked, knowing the answer already. "I've told you where I hide the spare key for a reason! Use the door!" She scolded him again.
"Wait..." Lucy whispers, thinking for a moment. "What are you doing in my house?"
Natsu did nothing but stare at her. Lucy chuckled. "You never have a reason do you?" Lucy walked into the room that contains her desk and collapsed into her chair. She sat at her desk and reached for the pile of papers that was her story. She picked up a pencil and read over some of what she had already written, and then started writing again. Natsu strode over to the back of her chair and started reading over her shoulder as she wrote. This bugged Lucy, but she had learned to deal with it. Natsu was just too stubborn to be told otherwise. After quite a bit of writing, Lucy fell asleep, her head on her desk, along with Natsu, who was stretched out on the floor, both resting so they had energy for the adventure that was sure to come the next day.
