It's been three days since the incident at the warehouse and Hiro still couldn't bring himself to talk to his friends. He knew they were only thinking about his safety, but the teen genius kept picturing Maddie laying face first on the ground. They should have stayed and fought. If they hadn't left Maddie would still be alive. He laid in the dark on his bed and stared up at the celling.
"Why does this keep happening..." He said out loud. First his parents, then his brother, and now Maddie. Maybe I should move out before aunt Cass winds up dead too. He though as he turned to the wall. A quiet tapping sound broke the silence in his room. Hiro sat up, wondering what could be making the sound. Soon he realized it was coming from the window on Tadashi's side of the room. Although it's been three years since his death all of Tadashi's things stayed in their proper place. The raven haired boy stumbled across the dark room to see out the window.
Down in the street a hooded figure was about to toss another pebble but stopped when they saw Hiro. The person pulled back their hood to reveal messy blond hair and bruises on her face. "Maddie..." Hiro said nearly breathless. He pushed himself back from the window and ran downstairs, not caring if he woke up his aunt. Maddie was at the front door by the time he got there. He pulled her into the house and slammed the door.
The second the door was closed Hiro threw his arms around the blond, earning a few whimpers from his friend. "Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. I just- your okay." He squeezed her again.
"For the most part." She tried to smile. "At least I'm still breathing." Hiro loosened his grip allowing her to look up at him. "I don't have much time, so I need you to listen closely."
Hiro was about to protest but he remembered the other night. Boss was someone to be feared and Maddie knew she had to keep her risks to a minimum. He nodded as he lead the blond to the couch. When the two teens sat down Maddie took a deep breath.
"Boss is going to try and take down the city on the 27th. He's got bombs ready to go off throughout San Fransokyo, even in residential areas." She brushed her hair back, showing off a new bruise on the side of her face. "There's about eleven hundred people he's going to send in with guns but a good number of them are in the same boat as me, so they agreed to help."
"Help?" He asked. Hiro tried his best to decipher what she meant, but her explanation was too vague.
"They're gonna help take down Boss. We've got a few guys disarming the bombs, but they can only take out the ones in the suburbs. If they went for the ones down town Boss would notice."
"So what should we do about the ones in the city?"
"I know a couple of guys who are willing to risk it, but the timing has to be right." She sighed. "I don't know what else to do."
"Can you tell me where all the explosives are?" Hiro asked, already thinking of a plan. Maddie only nodded and gave him a confused look. "I can have the police order an evacuation at the target cites on the day of the attack. They'll be as discreet as possible."
"While you're at it tell them the gunners will be at the warehouse and throughout the subway. Our guys can't guarantee there wont be a shooting, so they're gonna need back up."
The thought of an all out war in the streets made Hiro's stomach drop. "Where will you be?"
"With Boss and a few gunners... The police will probably shoot us before it gets too out of hand." Maddie gave Hiro a sad smile.
He couldn't believe what she just said. Hiro reached out and took her by the shoulders. "Don't ever say things like that. You're going to be alive at the end of this." He wouldn't leave her behind like last time, no matter how much danger he had to put himself in.
Maddie could see the determination in her friends eyes. He really believed that she would make it out alive, and she didn't have the heart to tell him wrong. There was no way the blond was living through this but at least she got to see Hiro one last time.
Sorry it's really short, but it's been a few days since I posted and this was all I had. I hope it wasn't too disappointing.