Chapter Three: Explanation Please
Hiro mentally kicked himself. Of course, it wouldn't be that easy.
"Well, "Tadashi demanded. "How long have I been in a coma?"
"Um, you kind of haven't." Hiro rubbed the back of his neck.
Tadashi blinked. "I haven't? Then how are you…"
Hiro kicked himself again. "You've been dead, or presumed so, for about five years."
"Five years." Tadashi mouthed, eyes growing wide. He stared at the ceiling for a while.
Hiro cleared his throat. "The others are all good, getting on with their lives and such. The city hasn't changed that much, aside from the Sparrows. That's how we- how you were found, by the way." Tadashi looked up. "A Sparrow, one of the portals around the city, was malfunctioning. When the Big Hero Six went to fix it, they found you inside it."
Tadasi cocked an eyebrow. "The Big Hero Six?"
"Um, yeah." Hiro shifted on his feet nervously. "They showed up shortly after you… Anyways, they stopped a plot to kill Allister Krei. Ever since then they've been hanging around, fighting crime and stuff. They're pretty cool." He added.
"Oh."
Tadashi went back to looking at the ceiling. Suddenly a snort from the window made the both of them jump. They looked over to see Aunt Cass still snoring peacefully. Well, somewhat.
"Is that…" Tadashi looked a bit scared.
"That's Aunt Cass. You'll be grateful to know she hasn't changed very much."
It was true. Aunt Cass hadn't changed very much in appearance, besides the odd gray hair here and there. There were some crow's feet forming on her eyes, and some bags under them, but she hadn't changed as much as Hiro supposed he had.
"So…" Tadashi turned back. "How are… things."
"Things are…good. I'm graduating soon."
Tadashi's eyes widened again. "Graduating? Already? What's your degree in?"
Hiro raised an eyebrow. "What else, robotics."
"Oh, right. Duh."
There was another awkward silence. This was going to be difficult.