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"When you said you had a hobby that involved robotics…I kind of had something else in mind."

He had to shout amongst the crowded room full of bot fighters, but the slight tilt of Hiro's head assured him that the teen had heard.

"What else did you think I meant?"

"Oh I don't know, maybe something not illegal!"

"Bot fighting is not illegal. Now betting on bot fighting, that's illegal."

"If you're trying to make me feel better, it's not working."

"Hey you're the doctor, making people feel better is your job."

Tadashi decided to ignore the boy's comment and instead took in their surroundings. The room they were in was small and dim, and he was pretty sure they were well past the amount of bodies deemed safe by the fire code. There were people of all features and backgrounds there, but it was clearly obvious that Hiro was by far the youngest. When Hiro had texted him the day before and asked if he wanted to help him with one of his robotics projects, Tadashi immediately agreed, not really thinking the idea through. Now that he found himself in such a place, he wondered how the boy had even come in to such a hobby and if he usually went to places like this by himself often. The idea didn't sit well with Tadashi and he made a mental note to casually ask about it later.

"Hey I'm up next, so wish me luck."

"Wait you're actually going to battle?!"

Hiro gave him an incredulous look.

"Did you really think I just brought us here for the ambiance?"

Tadashi felt slightly embarrassed but didn't respond. He looked at the teen and sighed.

"Good luck."

"And now entering the ring we have our all time champion, Yamaaaa!"

The crowd parted, making room for Hiro's opponent to step through. At the sight of the large man Tadashi thanked the heavens this was a bot fight and not some sort of physical activity, like karate or boxing. He knew Hiro would never stand a chance against this guy in an actual fight.

"Versus the new-comer, Megaboooot."

Hiro slowly made his way to the ring, looking so small and fragile sitting across from such a large body. Despite the difference in their size, he didn't seem fazed and the teen's nonchalance helped calm Tadashi's own nerves, that was, until he saw Hiro's bot.

You have got to be kidding me!

Settled in front of Hiro was a small robot, no bigger than the teen's foot. It was all black, except for its face which was a tame shade of yellow, adorned with eyes and a smile. Tadashi could feel his nerves rise up once more. He was expecting something a bit more grandeur, what for the teen's personality and all, but the specimen before him was defiantly not what he had expected.

From the laugh he heard around the room, apparently he was not alone.

"Haha you think that sprout has what it takes to defeat Little Yama! AH HA! I'll show you a thing or two kid."

"Two bots enter, one bot leaves. Fighters ready?...And….GO!"

There was no surprise when Hiro's bot was instantaneously chopped into pieces no more than five seconds into the match. The look of shock and defeat on the teens face was the saddest Tadashi had ever seen it. He was tempted to walk straight up to that Yama fellow and give him a piece of his mind, but the sound of Hiro's pleading voice stopped him.

"That was my first fight, could I try again?"

The room was once more filled with the obnoxious laughter of ruthless bot fighters, but upon seeing the bundle of cash the skater whipped out of his pocket, the laughter ceased.

Where on earth is he getting all that money from?

Tadashi mentally stored it alongside his other questions for later.

Yama appeared to agree to the teen's request and signaled for the ringleader to make her way over. She too seemed shocked by the turn of events, but stationed herself nonetheless.

"Fighters ready?...FIGHT!"

Out of nowhere the little robot's smiling face turned into that of an evil grin, and it quickly tore Yama's monster of a machine apart. The roaring cheer of the crowd was deafening, but just seeing that smug expression back on the skater's face had Tadashi smiling himself.

This kid I swear.

Just as Hiro was pocketing his reward, all cheering had stopped.

"No one dare defeats YAMA!"

The group of fighters started to swarm around the two opponents, blocking much from Tadashi's view. All he could see was Hiro's bot being ripped from his hands and his body being slammed against the concrete wall. "Teach him a lesson." Yama ordered to the few thugs now circling the skater.

"HIRO!"

Tadashi pushed and shoved pass the sea of bodies and forced his way through the front of the crowd. He found Hiro's wrist and pulled it towards him, panicking the teen in response.

"Follow me." Recognizing the older man's voice, Hiro listened and followed Tadashi through the packed room and out into the alley way.

"Hurry get on!"

Tadashi settled on his moped and tossed Hiro a helmet. Taking his arms and wrapping them securely around his waist, he reminded the teen to hold on tight. He didn't know if the slight blush on the skater's cheeks was due to the threatening situation they were in, or the close proximity they were of each other, but he didn't have much time to think about it when they heard the metal doors to the underground battle room swing open, revealing a very angry Yama.

"Go, go!"

The teen hugged Tadashi's middle tighter as a silent urge for him to start driving. He nodded and pushed down hard on the pedal, skillfully steering them out of the dark alley way. Once they were clear of any thugs or angry looking bot fighters, Tadashi slowed down and half turned to give Hiro a frown.

"What the heck did you think you were doing back there! Huh? Were you trying to get us killed?"

"I didn't know he'd react like a big baby! Besides you didn't have to save me, you could have just left me there."

Tadashi's frown deepened and he turned his full attention back on the road.

"Does your aunt know where you are?"

"She thinks I went to the library, why?"

Tadashi didn't answer, and instead continued driving in a direction Hiro was not familiar with.

"Um, where are we going? The library is that way." He pointed in the opposite direction, a confused look upon his adorable face.

"We're not going to the library."

And to Tadashi's surprise the teen didn't say a word. He took a quick glance behind his shoulder to make sure the teen was alright. Hiro was paying him no attention, his eyes focused on the dazzling lights of San Fransokyo at night; his mouth agape in silent awe.

Tadashi had forgotten that Hiro was still relatively new to the area and probably hadn't seen this side of the city before. He found the skater's reaction oddly endearing, and forgot just how much a punk the kid could really be.

He decided to hold his lecture till later, and continued driving down the tranquil streets of San Fransokyo.

A/N: Please tell me what you all think :)