Hiro awoke to his big brother shaking him.

"Hey, knucklehead!" Tadashi yelled.

"Just a few more minutes," Hiro muttered.

"Come on, bud, all your friends are down there waiting on you!" he argued. Hiro just groaned.

"Don't you wanna see GoGo?" Tadashi teased. "Hiroooo."

Hiro's eyelids fluttered open. It fell totally silent. He looked around at his room and then at Tadashi's old bed. He fought back a few tears.

"Ow...," he said.

Baymax inflated and recited his routine speech.

"10. I need a hug."

Baymax hugged him. "Everything will be...alright. There, there," Baymax made Hiro smile.

He got dressed and looked downstairs to see if his friends really were there, but they weren't. Suddenly Hiro felt really alone. He grabbed a cup of coffee with cream and sugar and walked silently and slowly to his lab, just to find it completely empty. He knew he was being ridiculous; he had a family that loved him.

He didn't have any classes today, so he sat and drank his creamed coffee. Bored, he took out his phone, and there was a text from GoGo from thirty minutes ago.

We're at Fred's in the courtyard, make it here by lunch, okay nerd?

Hiro smiled and checked the time before leaving for Fred's house.

Knock knock knock.

Fred's Butler Heathcliff opened the door.

"Good morning, Mister Hamada. Please, come in," he said with a smiley tone but a stoic expression.

"Thanks," Hiro said as he began walking to the courtyard. He texted his Aunt Cass to let her know where he was and opened the doors to-

"Surprise!"

There stood Aunt Cass, Honey Lemon, Wasabi, Fred, GoGo, other class friends, and even Baymax all with big smiles. Hiro was caught off guard and couldn't help but to smile

"Happy birthday, Hiro!" They all said one at a time.

I totally forgot! It's my birthday!

"Wow, you guys, I-, thank you!" said Hiro.

"Thank GoGo!" Honey Lemon said. "She planned it."

"Thank you," Hiro said as he pulled GoGo in for a tight hug, "this is amazing."

She said nothing and hugged back. They got a little bit lost in each other's embraces.

"Okay, lovebirds," Fred pulled them apart, "let's par-tay!"

"Awe, my little fifteen year-old," Aunt Cass squeezed Hiro. "You're growing up!

"I love you, Aunt Cass," Hiro said truthfully with a smile.

GoGo tried to walk with him, but every ten seconds he'd get pulled away for a conversation. She'd wait and then talk and then wait.

"Wow, Hiro, you're already as tall as GoGo!" Wasabi couldn't resist saying. Hiro blushed, and GoGo smiled proudly.

After the party, the gang went to their nerd lab, and GoGo and Hiro walked to showcase hall. It was being remodeled inside. They stood at the lookout where Hiro had his last conversation with his big brother.

"Wow, honestly, I forgot it was my birthday," Hiro said.

"Wow, how'd you forget? Too busy being a nerd?" she teased.

"I guess...Tadashi would always remind me," Hiro said, not letting his smile completely fade, but it lessened.

"Hey," GoGo suddenly turned on her extremely rare, soft tone, "Hiro...come on, it's your birthday. Woman up. For me?"

Hiro smiled at her. "Of course, you're right."

"I'm always right, Hiro," she said, still using her soft tone. "Unless...you wanna...talk about it. Because, I'm here if you do."

"No really, I'm fine," Hiro beamed at her.

GoGo didn't buy it. After a few seconds of staring at each other, she wrapped her arms around his neck. Hiro really felt loved, and it made a tear roll down his cheek. She pulled back and wiped the tear from his face before kissing his cheek, making Hiro shut his eyes and smile.

"What do you say we go to your café and get some coffee?" GoGo inquired.

"I'd like that."

As they walked in the cafe, a skinny and dirty boy sat by the door. He looked like he had nowhere to go, and everyone noticed but pretended he wasn't there. GoGo asked Aunt Cass to bring black coffee for the both of them, even though Hiro liked cream and sugar. She just told him to woman up again. He loved it when she said that.

"So, it's probably about time for those curses to start popping up again," GoGo brought up.

"Huh?" Hiro started. "Oh, yeah. Yeah, I guess so."

"I mean, they're not real, of course, but...I don't know, do you believe in them?" GoGo asked curiously.

"It's pretty crazy," Hiro replied. GoGo nodded and took a sip of her coffee. "But I dunno, you're pretty crazy, and I've learned to believe in you," Hiro continued. This made GoGo blush and roll her eyes. They fell silent, and the news captivated GoGo. A psychopathic woman called Zeya had been caught sacrificing children and was being held in Camp 22 of North Korea, the cruelest prison on Earth.

"We should go to Switzerland," GoGo said nonchalantly, "and look for that tree." Hiro actually looked interested.

"Or to Germany for the flower," said Hiro with a smile. "I wish we could."

Aunt Cass noticed the boy when she came out of the kitchen and went outside to speak to him.

"Hey, um, little boy? Are you okay?" she asked compassionately. The boy shook his head. "Where are your parents? Or your guardian?" she asked. The boy stayed silent. "Hey, are you hungry?" This caught the boy's attention. "Please, come in, I have so much extra food!"

"Oh my god, I think your aunt is the sweetest person on earth," GoGo said.

"You eat all you want, understand?" Aunt Cass told the boy.