The last thing Tadashi remembered before falling asleep was the echoing question in the back of his mind, "What would mom and dad say?"
He woke up to the very same thought, albeit shortly lived as he opened his eyes to meet another's own wide "beedies". He quickly sat up and caught his breath, giving the owner of the brown, scrutinizing orbs a look of confusion.
"Hiro? What are you doing?" Hiro sat there next to his bed, staring up at his brother. How long had he just been sitting there? And why?
"I didn't know what to do. There's that lady downstairs, and she came up here to talk to us. I'm assuming we're related?" Tadashi felt his frowning wrinkles from last night come again, making grooves he was sure. All of this frowning! He was going to look to look like the grumpiest old man in the years to come.
"We need to get your memories back, little knucklehead." Tadashi put on a grin and slid out of bed, grabbing Hiro and throwing him over his shoulders. "I didn't give up on you before, and I sure won't give up on you now!" Hiro screamed as he felt himself cast over his brother's shoulder, folded in half. His arms draped down Tadashi's back while he let himself hang limply.
"What are you doing!? I didn't forget how to walk!" Hiro exclaimed. Tadashi grinned. It seemed that he still had the same attitude, at least. Now it was all just a matter of getting around Aunt Cass and getting Hiro back to normal.
"I'm shaking you up!" Tadashi exclaimed, throwing Hiro back down- Careful to land him on the bed. "Come on, I'm getting you pumped. We have a demon to fight, and you walking around all clueless won't do it! Wake up!" Hiro glared at Tadashi, not fond of being tossed about. Tadashi began to rummage through the dresser on Hiro's side of the room, tossing him his red robot shirt, blue hoodie, and cargo shorts. "Get dressed, we have a long day." Tadashi grabbed his own clothes and headed for the bathroom.
Hiro climbed out of his brother's bed, pulling off his pajamas and replacing them with the day clothes Tadashi had picked out. He went to his own bed and pulled the journal out from under the bed where he had hidden it last night, stuffing it inside of his hoodie. He waited for Tadashi to return, which he did pretty quickly.
His older brother gave him a thumbs up, grinning.
"Aunt Cass needs more flour before she opens up shop. Now's our chance to escape out of here without being questioned." Hiro nodded and hopped on down the stairs.
He came to the door and waited for Tadashi to go ahead of him, knowing that currently he himself was in no position to lead. He followed his older brother through the busy streets of...where ever they were, marveling at the crowded sidewalks and all around craziness of the place. It was a little hard to think that with all of this going on right outside his home that a dream demon was the most of their worries. (Jokingly, of course.)
"So... Tadashi." Hiro paused, hoping he'd said his name right. "Where are we going?" Tadashi turned back and grinned at Hiro, passing a sushi bar and a few other things.
"Ever heard of Sanfransokyo's Mystery Hub, knuckle head?" Tadashi continued walking, ignoring as Hiro huffed and mumbled under his breath.
"Even if I did hear about it I lost my memory." He crossed his arms and sulked after his brother.
A/N:
Sorry this took a while, and it isn't long or eventful...BUT, I have to go back and do a few edits on the first chapters. Feel free to reread, and keep looking for updates!