AN: Again, this is just from the movie. I have to check out the following TV show. Second, I know there must be many pairings out there but I chose to have this one. Hopefully no one hates it too much.

Chapter Five – Just Some Fresh Air

Despite how he now looked, Tadashi knew that he wanted to get some fresh air and try to pull away from Domino. Domino had been useful when he had been trying to get back here but he was safe here, he didn't know why Domino continued to exist and it was painful to him to think that Domino might get full control. As he walked to the front door, unsure how to cover the burn on his face but leaving anyway, Aunt Cass immediately approached him.

"Hey," she said as she saw her nervous he was, "Where are you off to?"

Tadashi paused, his back straightening as he listened to her. He didn't know whether to tell her the truth or not but he had to tell her something. "I just thought that I'd clear my head. It's okay, right?" he asked and Cass studied him. Tadashi paused as he turned to her and Cass wrapped her arms around him in a loving embrace.

"As long as you feel well enough to go then it's fine. Just remember that however far you walk is however far you have to walk back. Pace yourself," she said before watching him. She smiled as she saw those small things that only someone who was family would. "Hiro is at the university today but…do you want to go back to the institute?" she asked.

Tadashi looked down before nodding softly. He didn't know how that would work. He had spent so long with people believing that he was dead that his spot had probably been given to somebody else. He could always reapply but did he deserve that. He sighed.

"I'll try and help you with some of the closing duties today," he attempted to smile and Aunt Cass nodded.

"I also need to take you down to the police station soon," she said as she pointed a finger at him and Tadashi's eyes widened. The police station? Hiro hadn't told her what he had done, had he? He had wanted to try to control Domino despite knowing the legality of his actions. He wasn't ready to be locked up yet but if it was what his aunt had decided was best for him….

"We have to go down now?" Tadashi asked and Cass shook her head.

"I wasn't thinking right at this moment but some time today," she said and Tadashi stared at her in shock. "I mean, isn't that where they'd be able to say that you're actually alive or do we have to go to a law office to do that. I'm sure that they'll want to run some tests as well."

"We'll find out when we go," Tadashi laughed. He had felt terrified by Aunt Cass's suggestion. He adjusted his cap before walking out of the café. As he walked down the street, he could hear people making comments about the burn over half his face but he knew that he would have to get used to hearing those things.

He also heard a few people say his name. Those were probably neighbors who had lived here for years but Tadashi just needed fresh air. He didn't know if he was ready to interact with people yet. As he tried to block out the sounds around him, he felt someone grab his wrist and paused. "Please don't touch me," he growled almost in Domino's voice and then heard Hiro's voice.

"Okay, okay," he said and Tadashi looked at him with widened eyes. "Boy do you look creeped out right now."

"Uh, yeah, yeah" Tadashi said before seeing Fred there. He wondered how much Hiro had told the mascot and close friend about the night before. Hiro wasn't going to betray him by discussing Domino with others. No, even if his brother had he would have to forgive him. Hiro was such an important person in his life, probably the most important.

"You really do look freaked out," Fred said as he tilted his head to the side. "You dreaming or something? Some kind of sleepwalking under medication?" he asked and Tadashi shook his head. He looked to them with a pained smile.

"Just an attempt to clear my head," Tadashi attempted to explain and Hiro sighed. He walked up to his older brother and threw his arms around him, pressing his face into Tadashi's chest. "Hey, I'm okay. I'm fine," he tried to reassure Hiro.

"Glad to hear it, man" Fred commented and Tadashi nodded. He rubbed Hiro's back gently. His brother had needed support and Tadashi only hoped that the others had stepped in to give Hiro that kind of sibling support. Hiro pulled back later and then heard a couple of people commenting about how the burn looked disgusting.

"Let's get something to drink," Hiro said as he pointed towards the café and Tadashi shook his head. "I mean, isn't it best to be at home."

"Unless," Fred said as he thought what they could possibly do. "If you do want to see the others, going over to my place could be a possible option. I mean, my folks are out of town again so it'd really only be us," he said and Tadashi looked to Hiro.

"What do you think?" he asked and Hiro grinned.

"I think the more support you have around you, the easier it will be," he said and Tadashi nodded. He saw Fred start to contact everyone but he was nervous about how they would accept him after he had disappeared for such a long time.

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Honey Lemon was the first one to appear at the house, apparently Wasabi and Gogo would be there a short while later. Honey stood outside the gates, holding a book to her chest and she smiled when she saw Hiro open the door for her. She grinned in relief. "Hey, Hiro. I was getting worried about you. You seemed to leave pretty quickly earlier and I just wanted to know how you were feeling. I'm sure that since it's so close to the time that Tadashi -"

"That's what I want to talk to you about," Hiro said and Honey nodded. She would listen to whatever any one of her friends needed her to. She wanted to be supportive and Hiro was special. He was the little brother to a friend she was very close to who was deceased. She wanted to honor Tadashi's memory and provide an ear for Hiro whenever he might need her.

Hiro heard a noise from the living room area and watched as Fred came out followed by Tadashi. Honey's heart stopped as she saw him. He was supposed to be dead. His body was supposed to have burnt to a crisp but he was standing in front of her as if he had never been in that - no, the burn over his face proved that he had been in a fiery blaze but he had protected himself somehow.

"Hi," Tadashi said slowly and Honey stood in front of him, her eyes wide.

"Are you…" Honey looked to Hiro. "He's not an android right? Is he real? He's real, right?"

"Yeah," Tadashi laughed weakly. "I'm real. Pretty messed up but still real. I only returned a couple of days ago," he admitted and Honey nodded still in disbelief. She walked over to him, dropping her book onto the floor but Hiro quickly picked it up for her.

"Can I touch you?" she asked and Tadashi nodded. Honey wrapped her arms around him, feeling her whole body shaking as he took her in his arms. She sobbed onto his shoulder and he carefully and slowly embraced her. Hiro could see on Tadashi's face that there was something more special about Honey Lemon then there had been when he had seen Fred. Was this some kind of attraction between the two of them? Tadashi had never appeared romantically linked with anyone.

"I missed you so much," Honey whispered as she tried hard to control her tears but it was useless to even attempt to do so. Tadashi nodded.

"I've missed you too," she said and Fred looked at the two of them. He smiled playfully.

"Who did you miss the most, huh?" he asked and Tadashi took a step back and away from Honey Lemon.

"Hiro," he said immediately. "I only have one younger brother. Of course I missed Hiro the most," he said and Hiro stood with a suspicious look on his face as he looked between the two of them. He nodded though. He was glad that his brother was finally telling their friends the truth. If Tadashi had group support then maybe Domino wouldn't appear again.

"The others should be here in less than an hour," Honey announced before looking around, "Let me fix you guys something to eat," she said and Fred shook his head.

"Already took care of that," he grinned. "You know, they say that cooking is my specialty…or one of them," he announced.

Hiro looked to Honey and then back to Tadashi, "So…Tadashi was a little worried about how you guys would feel about his burn," he said and Honey tilted her head. She looked into Tadashi's eyes and smiled. The burn didn't bother her. She had her friend back and there would have been some damage after the explosion. It was just good that it wasn't too deep. A burn could be managed, even one that looked as crisp as this one.

"I still think you're attractive," Honey grinned and Tadashi froze before smiling.

He looked to Hiro, he wanted to keep Domino a secret from everyone for as long as possible. He didn't want to come back to only be shunned but he knew that even if every other person on the world turned their backs on him, Hiro would be here supporting him and rooting for him. He felt truly lucky to have a little brother who could do that for him.

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Fred saw Honey trying to pour herself and the Hamadas some lemonade and he put a hand on her shoulder. "Can I ask you something?" he asked and Honey nodded. She looked around before bowing her head.

"Yes, the answer is yes. For right now I don't know but in the past, yes." She told him and Fred laughed softly, he hadn't expected for that to be the case. In fact, he had believed that if Tadashi had had attractions with anyone it would have been Gogo but that seemed the wrong thing to comment on. He saw Honey's eyes and the fire burning in them. She was determined to try to win him back but after all the pain that he had gone through, could Tadashi truly be won?

End of Chapter Five

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