Chapter Six – Come Back To Us

Tadashi felt a little nauseous as he sat by the window and looked out at the world outside of Fred's house. He sighed. He felt a little sick and his head was starting to hurt. It was at this point when Hiro came and sat next to him.

"Are you feeling okay," Hiro asked as he turned to his older brother and Tadashi nodded.

"Of course," he pushed a hand through his hair and Hiro was worried that today might already be a bit too much for his brother. They had already met with Honey Lemon but Wasabi and Gogo weren't there right now, they would come later. "I mean, yeah, of course I am…" he said with a weak smile and Hiro raised an eyebrow.

"I don't think that you're okay," he said and Tadashi laughed weakly.

"I made that that obvious," he winked and Hiro nodded. He was worried about his brother. It wasn't only that people might find out about Domino but he cared about his brother and as well as the supernatural changes and the physical damage, there was some psychological damage that was obviously there.

"If you need to leave," Hiro suggested and Tadashi was going to respond but they were both interrupted by a very loud voice.

"No way! No way!" Gogo said in disbelief as she stared at Tadashi sitting there and he got up weakly, his body shaking a little bit. Hiro looked between the two of them but was happy when he could see the joy on both Gogo's and Wasabi's faces.

"You're alive?" Wasabi said slowly, he shook his head. "How is that even possible?"

"Does it matter if it doesn't seem possible?" Gogo asked. She looked to Wasabi, "He's back here. I mean, we didn't think a lot of what we've gone through would have happened but this is a good thing. It's no…" Gogo took a few steps forward and Tadashi opened himself up for her to embrace him. "It's a a great thing."

"Yeah, it is," Wasabi nodded. "Do you need to go to the hospital though?" he asked before turning to Hiro. He was about to say something about how Hiro should have told them earlier but it didn't matter now. Tadashi was back. That was what mattered. They had found Abigail in unusual circumstances, they could have Tadashi back too.

"I'm…" the older Hamada said as he gently guided Gogo back. "I'm sorry, it's feeling a little overwhe-"

Hiro stood at this point, looking around at their friends. Tadashi even mentioning the fact that he felt pressured in this manner was enough for Hiro to jump in. He wanted to help and support his older brother. Tadashi was more important to him than any of them and he would always be on his brother's side. "We're leaving. Sorry, we have to…"

"You can't leave without even answering a few basic questions, right?" Wasabi asked and Hiro looked to Fred for help. He saw Tadashi close his eyes and realized that this was probably going to end badly. The last person he had wanted for their friends to meet was Domino but Hiro was expecting him. The low chuckle told him he was right.

"So, you're all a bunch of saviors, that's what you try to do, isn't it?" Domino asked them and they all stared at Tadashi with such unsurety. Hiro was expecting for this to happen. He wouldn't let them judge him though. It had most likely cost Tadashi some sacrifices in order for him to return to them. Hiro was just happy that his brother was back, he didn't care how it happened.

"Uh, yeah, we're a team," Wasabi said and Domino stepped forwards.

"No, what you are is some kind of weird cult that you've tried to drag a little kid into," Domino smiled at them in a superior manner. "I mean, what is this place, your hideout?" he asked before turning to the side and throwing out a fire blast which caused some damage to the wall. Fred's eyes widened.

"Not that your new powers aren't cool, 'cause trust me they really are, I just don't want to get busted if the house burns down," he said as he rubbed the back of his neck. He had seen Tadashi's powers before but he had a feeling that this wasn't Tadashi that they were dealing with at the present time.

"You make me laugh," Domino smiled to them. "Such joy taken into material goods. You'd have thought that if you really did want to do good to the community you wouldn't be dressed in such elaborate clothes. You will only gain new power by….well understanding what it is to have nothing."

Hiro stood in front of their friends and looked into Tadashi's eyes. He took a deep and steady breath in. "You don't want to do this, Domino. Why don't the two of us go outside? Think about where you are, who you're with, you don't want to do this."

"Uh, what's going on here?" Gogo whispered to Wasabi who looked a little creeped out by the developments.

"We're your friends," Hiro argued. "We're friends of Tadashi and we'll be friends of yours if you let us. I'm still your brother," he said and Hiro saw Tadashi's face change as he tried hard to regain his control. Their friends behind them for the most part were looking at Tadashi in horror. What had happened to him during the time that they weren't together?

However, Honey Lemon stepped up and walked over to him despite the new powers he seemed to have control over. Honey Lemon slid her hand to his cheek and kissed him, proving through the kiss how deeply she loved him. "Come back to us, Tadashi" she said as she took his hand and placed it over her heart and then put her hand over his heart, trying to breathe at the same time until Tadashi's face went back to his usual expression.

He looked over at the wall and his eyes showed his guilt over the property damage. He turned to his old friends and saw the confusion on their faces which he took for rejection. He turned to Honey Lemon who was looking at him hopefully.

"I'm really sorry," Tadashi said as he pulled away from all of them. "I have to go. I can't be here any longer."

"Then hold on," Hiro said quickly, "I'm coming with you."

Tadashi opened his mouth to argue but saw the way that Hiro might just fall apart were he to deny his younger brother, he took a deep breath in and nodded. Hiro grabbed their belongings and almost shoved Tadashi out of the house, shooting a quick goodbye and apology to their friends. Hiro looked to Tadashi as they were at the front porch but then felt someone else running after them.

Tadashi obviously wasn't ready to be around other people yet. Hiro was a little annoyed that they weren't able to see that, however the tall blonde girl slid her hand into Tadashi's and threw her arms around him. Hiro opened his mouth to say something to her but Honey Lemon was the reason why Domino wasn't there any longer. He didn't know what kind of history his brother had kept from him when it concerned her but he was really happy that his brother did have someone who accepted him.

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Tadashi waited outside of the café whilst looking up at the sky. He didn't even think that he should be around people any longer. He didn't feel human and Domino definitely seemed more like a demon than any type of person. He bowed his head and sighed. Maybe it would have been better were he to not have returned.

Tadashi sighed before hearing quick footsteps and looked up to see Honey Lemon with her hair pulled back but her glasses still on. She was wearing a long dress, cardigan, and flat shoes. He smiled as he saw her but turned away.

"I'm sorry I'm late," Honey said and then felt a bit nervous, "My glasses. I thought that…I still have…"

"You always look amazing," Tadashi told her as he held onto her hand. "I'm not going to pretend that I can just go back to how things were," he told her and Honey paused. "I mean, are you dating? Do you have a boyfriend?" he asked before smiling very weakly. "I can take it. I've been through wor-"

Honey moved towards him and kissed him passionately before taking a few steps backwards. Her cheeks turned a soft red and she looked down. Tadashi placed a hand on her cheek and kissed her again, smiling at her.

"I can't promise you that I'm the same," he told her and Honey Lemon smiled as she moved back and bowed her head, laughing very softly. Tadashi felt guilty that he was putting her through this. He heard Honey's sweet laughter and he looked to her. They both wanted to help others or at least they had both wanted that.

"If I become this guy, Domino is what he's called then I don't want to hurt you," Tadashi told her and Honey shook her head.

"I'm a big girl," Honey said as she smiled at him very happy that she was sharing these moments with him once again. "I think that I can handle it. I just want you to be happy. I know that Hiro makes you most happy and that's why I've been keeping an eye out for him. I'll keep an eye out for you too."

"Hey," Tadashi laughed as he held her in his arms. "I'm not going to just stop protecting you guys as well. I'm going to have to fight through this but I love you two." He said and Honey grinned.

"Take care of yourself and Hiro first, okay?" she asked and Tadashi hesitated. He knew this wasn't the time to argue with her though.

End of Chapter Six

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