Brothers
25
Ages
Hiro: 4
Tadashi: 10
Hiro's POV
"Do you think it'll rain Dashi? I hope it does!" I exclaim, noticing the darker than usual sky.
"I think so Hiro. It's getting pretty cloudy. You wanna head home?" Tadashi asks me.
"But I'm not done with my smoothie." I say, holding up my glass.
"Alright, we'll wait." He says.
"How come no one's here Dashi? It's empty." I muse. Tadashi looks around too.
"My best bet is because it's about to rain. The news said there may be a storm coming. You better hurry and finish your smoothie so we can get home before it gets nasty." He advises. I agree and begin slurping my smoothie down at fast paces.
I stop for a second to look at Tadashi with worry. "Dashi, there won't be thunder, right? Not that I'm scared!" I say quickly, hoping we won't think I'm a big baby.
"Even if there is, we'll be safe at home before we have to worry about it, okay?" he says to me. "Okay Dashi. I believe you." I tell him, finishing up my drink. I toss it in the trash and tell Tadashi I'm ready to go.
Tadashi grabs his jacket and we head out. It's a bit cooler than before so Tadashi puts his jacket on. "Hiro, zip up your hoodie." He tells me as we walk. "But I'm not that cold." I reply. "Just do it Hiro. I don't want you catching a cold. Do it for me?" he asks nicely. I oblige. Tadashi usually knows what's best for me, so I decide to listen to him.
"Thanks bud." He says, giving me a pat on the shoulder. I grin up cheekily at him. "You're the boss." I salute him mockingly. He laughs and picks me up to spin me.
"Dashi! We're in public!" I protest, trying not to giggle at being spun around.
"So?" he counters.
"So!? So people will see." I reason. That doesn't seem to bother Tadashi as he places me on his shoulders. I grab onto his in turn for safety.
"You're silly Dashi." I say with a giggle.
"No, you're silly." He says, putting his hat on my head. It looks all funny because my bush of hair makes it stick up funnily. "Dashi, this looks silly." I say, pointing to the hat. "Well silly people tend to look silly." He says with a goofy grin. I laugh at him and put the hat back on his head.
"You're crazy." I marvel as we head home. "Learned from you." He replies smoothly. "Nuh uh. I'm normal." I protest.
"Normal people don't hang from their brother's shoulders." He retaliates.
"Well crazy people are the ones who put their brothers on their shoulders." I reply. He tries to think of something to say, but can't, so he puts me down and starts tickling me. "Ah! D-Dashi! Stop!" I cry, inching away from him. When I manage to get away, I feel a drop land on my face. I blink and look up at the dark gray sky. Two more drops. I look at the ground to see it dotted with raindrops everywhere.
Tadashi looks at me and wipes the rain drops off of my face. We're only a block away from the café, but Tadashi still grabs my hand and runs as fast as he can.
"Dashi wait. Can we play in the rain a bit?" I ask hopefully.
"Hiro, I know you want to, but I don't want you to catch a cold." He says sadly. I frown and pocket my hands. Looking at Tadashi with big eyes and pouty lip, I try again.
"Please Dashi? Only for a little bit. Only like five minutes!" I beg. I see him cracking. "Well…oh alright. Five minutes. That's it." He says firmly, letting go of my hand. I can see the café from here so it shouldn't be hard to run back in when we're done.
I feel the rain pouring down a bit faster now. I laugh in happiness and spin around on my own, urging Tadashi to do the same. He follows my lead. I stop spinning when I got an idea. "Dashi! Dashi, let's dance in the rain!" I cry. Tadashi gives me a raised eyebrow. "And I'm the silly one?" he asks with a smirk. I blush a bit and smack him in the side. "We're both silly, now let's dance." I demand. He just laughs and watches me dance my pants off (not literally).
Tadashi all too soon says that we have to go. I can understand why though. It's raining so hard, I can barely see anything five inches away from me. I feel Tadashi grab my hand and pull us both into the café.
"Oh thank goodness you both are home. Come in, come! I'll go get towel, blankets and start some hot coco." Aunt Cass rambles, pulling us both into the dry and warm living room. Tadashi and I are both soaked so we don't dare sit on the couch. I start shivering from the coldness and Tadashi notices. He unzips my hoodie and takes it off of me, causing the blast of heat of the living room to find its way onto my arms and neck. I sigh in content.
"Dashi, you should take yours off too." I say, pointing to his jacket. He nods and begins unzipping it. He throws both mine and his on the floor next to us and huddles his arms together. I lean into him. I learned from somewhere that being close with someone while you're cold saves heat or something. Tadashi allows this and we shiver together.
Aunt Cass comes back soon and wraps us up in towels. She rubs the towel on my hair rapidly and I whine in protest. "Oh hold still Hiro. It'll make you colder if you don't." she points out. I let her finish. When she's done drying us, she tosses us each a blanket. We wrap ourselves up while she leaves to make us hot coco. I wrapped myself up pretty sloppily and I accidently cover my face in the process. Tadashi laughs and helps me fix it.
"Thanks." I say. "No problem you big goofball." He says, plopping himself down on the couch. I copy him, but instead of sitting, I lay my entire body down on the couch. I'm relaxing and awaiting the hot chocolate when I feel a sudden weight drop on me.
"Mmph!" I yell as it blocks my face, including my mouth.
I hear husky laughter and inwardly groan.
"Dashi, get oomph of me." I struggle to say. He lifts himself up slightly and I glare at him. "You're heavy." I conclude. He gives me a teasing look and proceeds to lay down on top of me, though he leaves my face alone this time.
I sigh. "You're silly." I say again. He shrugs. "You and me both bonehead." He replies.
Aunt Cass comes back and we both sit up to accept the warm beverage. Tadashi downs it in one go, but I savor mine.
Aunt Cass looks out the window and groans. "This is bad. I think a flood's coming. Really bad for business." She says dramatically. I giggle at her. "It's okay Aunt Cass. Rain is fun." I say. She wrinkles her nose at me.
"We'll just have to wait it out." She says, sitting on the couch next to us.
"How long will it last Aunt Cass?" Tadashi asks.
"I don't know kiddo. Maybe a day or two at most if we're lucky." She says.
Before I know it, it's pitch black outside, Aunt Cass and Tadashi are sleeping, and I'm awake. I'm tired though, and I'm starting to go to sleep. Before I can, I hear a loud boom and I bounce up from the couch, startled.
I look out the window cautiously and see a bright flash. I widen my eyes and rub them, hoping I only imagined it. I hate thunder. It's loud and scary. You have to be crazy not to be scared of it.
I hear another loud boom and fall off the couch this time. I rub my arm to sooth the sudden pain and close my eyes, hoping that was the last noise to come. But luck wasn't on my side.
I heard yet another loud boom and jump under the blanket to feel better, but it doesn't comfort me. I'm still afraid and tears stream down my face. I take a deep breath and try what Tadashi told me to do if I was ever scared. Imagine it away. I try to, but another crashing noise of terror blocked my imagination out and filed it with fear. I cry out in fear, then cover my mouth. I have to be careful not to wake Aunt Cass or Tadashi. Then I think 'How could I wake them up if this loud thunder can't.' I shake my head and tug the blanket closer to me.
The thunder roars its call twice as loud at me as before and I drop the blanket in fright. I consider waking up Aunt Cass, but she gets mood swings really easily and I don't want to upset her. I think about waking up Tadashi, but he already looks out for me enough. I can't just take advantage of him.
I wonder how something so great can bring something so bad. I love rain, but hate thunder. I wouldn't mind it so much if it wasn't so mean and loud.
The thunder roars again and I can't help the tears that fall off of my face. I huddle myself in my arms and shiver in fright. I pray and hope it'll end soon. I'm too scared. I wish I was brave like Tadashi, but I'm not. I'm a baby because I'm scared of thunder.
Suddenly, I feel a warm presence approach me and wrap me in a tight embrace.
"You okay bonehead?" I hear him ask. I'd know that voice and nickname in my sleep. I sigh in sheer relief and hug him back as tightly as I can.
"Dashi! Dashi make it go away." I beg him, tears lacing my face.
"Shh, you're okay Hiro. I'm here now. Don't worry." He whispers to me soothingly. I ease up from my tense self and let Tadashi comfort me like he always does.
"You're fine. I won't let the thunder scare you." He promises.
"How?" I ask with a sniffle.
"Like this!" he cries out, attacking my belly with soft tickles. I erupt into a fit of breathless giggles and try to pull away, but Tadashi won't allow it. He holds me firmly in place and tickles. About two more loud booms of thunder come, but I'm not scared now that Tadashi's here with me.
He stops his assault and rubs my shoulder comfortingly. I smile and snuggle into him. He pick me up and puts me on the couch while sitting next to me. "Better?" he asks. I nod in a heartbeat, grateful he was there for me.
"Hey, why didn't you wake me up when you got scared?" he asks me softly. I look away from him and twiddle my fingers around a bit.
"I didn't want to bother you." I answer. He pulls me into him again and bonks me lightly on the head.
"Listen to me bonehead. You never bother me. Well, only when you try really hard." He says with teasing in his voice, but then turns serious again. "But really Hiro. You're not bothering me. I promise you. When you're scared, don't hesitate to wake me up. Okay?" he asks me.
"Okay Dashi. But how did you wake up?" I ask. He leans down to me and scans my face. "It's a secret. Promise you won't tell anyone?" he asks me seriously. I widen my eyes and hold out my pinky. "Pinky swear." I say. We link pinkies and he whispers in my ear, "I was scared too." He says.
"You were scared?! But you're not scared of anything." I say in amazement. He gives me a look.
"Of course I am. I'm scared of thunder, losing you, failing classes." He lists off. I hug him. "You don't have to be scared Dashi. I'm here for you." I promise him. He chuckles and ruffles my hair (to my dismay).
"Thanks Hiro. That makes me feel a lot better." He says, leaning his head on my shoulder. I lean my head on his head in the process and we doze off.
I could've sworn that the thunder got louder, but I was okay. I had Dashi to protect me. As long as I knew he was here, I would be fine.
SO for the next few chapters, I'll just be taking requests. Fill me up with suggestions all you want. But please, no more asking if Hiro gets abducted by pedophiles
Those are pretty disturbing to write.
Sorry.
-girl you wouldn't expect