'Anyone have a tissue?' Rena asked, stumbling into the kitchen. The house was so huge, she'd been wandering around for ages trying to find her friends and not drop blood all over the expensive carpet. Eventually though, she'd heard the sounds of voices coming from a room she had walked past twice beforehand.

Immediately, everyone turned to stare at her. She gave a half-hearted wave, fully aware of the fact that the situation seemed a whole lot worse than it was seeing as she was covered in her own blood. Baymax appeared by her side with a box of tissues and she grabbed it gratefully.

'I will scan you now. Scan complete. You have abstained a nasal fracture. Recommended treatment would be plenty of ice.' Baymax said.

'Mmmm.' Rena agreed, sinking down on one of the many chairs in the room next to Honey Lemon.

Honey Lemon put her arm around her friend. 'What happened?'

'He punched me.' She replied softly, 'he actually... wow.'

'What the fuck even happened there?' Gogo said angrily.

'I don't know.' Rena shrugged, 'I don't... yeah. Jesus.' She wiped away the last of the blood and sighed. 'I didn't know he could hit that hard actually.'

'I bet something else was going on there.' Fred said darkly.

'Like what?'

'MIND CONTROL!' He exclaimed, waving his hands around his face.

Wasabi rolled his eyes. 'We're not living in a comic Fred, give it up.'

'Yeah, that's definitely not happened.' Gogo said, shaking her head. 'Come on Fred, read the room.'

'Where's Tadashi?' Asked Honey Lemon.

'Still in the room. I kinda uhh... left him crying on the floor.'

'As he deserves!' Gogo spat.

'What did he even say?' Wasabi said, 'did he have an excuse?'

'Not... really? He said it wasn't him but... it was so..'

Rena looked up and surveyed the room. 'Hang on, where's Hiro?'

'He went to the bathroom.' Honey Lemon replied.

Rena sighed and stood up, the chair dragging across the floor. 'I'm gonna go find him. Was he okay?'

No one said anything in response.

'Brilliant!' Rena muttered to herself, kicking the door on her way out. 'Don't even know where the fucking bathroom even is!'

Her entire face was throbbing and she tried to ignore it as she ran down the long halls. She dragged her hand along the wall and forced down a scream. Why did everything always have to go so wrong? What had happened to Tadashi? Would he do that again? What was going through Hiro's head? Was he hurt? Would her nose ever heal, or would she have to go the rest of her life with a bent ass nose thanks to her brother?

She stopped outside a door with a lock beneath the handle. Bathroom, obviously. Cautiously, she reached out and rapped her knuckles against the wood. 'Can I come in?'

Hiro didn't answer. She tried the handle: locked.

'I know you're in there and I will not hesitate to kick this door down. But it's probably expensive so like... please don't make me do that.'

The lock clicked open and Rena breathed a sigh of relief. That went easier than expected.

She opened the door slowly and was greeted by the sight of Hiro sat on the floor. 'I was wondering why your voice sounded like that.' He said as he caught a glimpse of her face, 'that's unfortunate.'

Rena walked over and sat on the floor next to him. 'Thank you that's very kind.' She replied sarcastically.

Hiro shifted uncomfortably. 'I didn't know he could hit that hard.' He said quietly.

'Funnily enough, that's exactly what I said. Are you okay?'

He gave a shaky laugh. 'Define okay?'

Rena put an arm around him. Already, tears were burning in her eyes. 'I'm sorry. I didn't know he'd do that, otherwise I would've stopped him before he had a chance to hurt you.'

'It's not your fault. It's mine.' Hiro replied miserably, 'and he was right.'

'No, don't listen to him, alright? Don't listen to any of that.' She grabbed his hand and squeezed it, 'none of that is true.'

'You're just saying that cause you feel like you have to. It doesn't count.'

'I'm saying it because I'm your sister and I know you better than anyone. It should count the most because it's coming from me.'

Hiro sighed. 'Yeah, whatever.'

'I'm serious! Every single word of what Tadashi just said is false. Every word. He doesn't believe it either, you know that right?'

'Then why'd he say it?!' Hiro exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air dramatically 'seriously! Where did that even come from? How long has he felt like that?'

Rena grabbed his hand and squeezed it. 'He doesn't feel like that. He never has! Trust me. This is TADASHI we're talking about!'

'Where's your evidence? Rena - he punched you in the face! He tried to... I don't know... kill me? What do you think would have happened if you weren't there?'

She fell quiet, tears finally escaping. 'I know him.' She whispered, 'better than anyone. And he would never - NEVER - do that to you.'

'But he did.' Hiro muttered, balling his hands into fists.

Rena shook her head. 'He did. And I'm... furious with him. Believe me, I am. But.. there has to be some reason he did... that. He wouldn't just do it out of the blue, would he?'

'What's the explanation then?'

'I don't know!'

Rena stood up and wiped her eyes on her sleeves. There was one thing she knew for certain - she could sit around crying all day, or she could get up and get to the bottom of why Tadashi had attacked Hiro. 'Come on.'

'Where we going?'

'To Tadashi!'

Hiro flinched. 'Are... are you sure?'

'I'll make Baymax sit outside with a sedative on hand for him,' she replied. Rena extended her hand out towards him, 'you coming?'

Hiro sighed. '...Okay.'

He grabbed her hand and she gingerly pulled him to his feet.

'Did he hurt you?' Rena asked, noticing how his face screwed up in pain when he stood.

'Might have messed up a couple of stitches...' Hiro said, gritting his teeth. 'But it's fine. I'm fine!'

She narrowed her eyes. 'I'll take your word, but if you like... pass out or something I'm kicking you both out of the house.'

'Noted.'


'Baymax, you stay out here.' Rena said, addressing the robot. She turned to Hiro and said 'I'll just go in and uh... check he's calmed down.'

Hiro nodded and Rena opened the door cautiously, stepping slowly into the room.

Tadashi was sat with his back to her, his knees pulled up to his chest and his head in his hands. He showed no signs that he'd even heard her come in, instead staying in that fixed position on the ground. Rena cleared her throat loudly and he jumped, showing his face. His eyes were surrounded by a ring of red and Rena noticed that one of his ears was bleeding ever so slightly, barely enough to notice.

They looked at each other awkwardly. Tadashi gave her a weak smile that she did nothing return.

'Hiro's out in the hall,' she said, jerking her thumb over her shoulder, 'we're gonna sit down and you can explain to him why you did that. And why you didn't mean it. Or did you mean it?' She added, raising her eyebrow.

Tadashi wiped at his eyes and scrambled to his feet. 'Of course I didn't mean it! Who do you think I am?!'

Rena strode over to him and grabbed his shirt. 'Right. But if you lay a finger on him - Baymax is out there with a very strong sedative. And a giant ass needle.'

Tadashi laughed nervously. 'Relax! I'm... I'm not gonna do anything!'

'An hour ago, I would've believed you. But you can't go pulling shit like that without suffering the consequences. Grow up.'

Tadashi opened his mouth to respond but clamped it promptly shut again, his eyes glistening. He sighed in defeat and sunk down onto the couch, his back to his sister. Rena rolled her eyes before turning on her heel and practically storming into the hallway.

'Baymax,' she said, opening the door. 'I need a painkiller.'

He handed her a small pill which she promptly swallowed. 'Thanks.'

'I am a healthcare companion. It is my duty.'

'Yeah, yeah.' She replied impatiently. 'You ready to go in?'

Hiro looked at her. 'You seem tense.'

'Gee, I wonder why!' She replied loudly. Hiro flinched and she softened, grabbing his hand and squeezed it tightly. 'I'm sorry. You don't have to go in there.'

Hiro straightened out. 'No, I don't. But I'm not scared of him.'

Rena smiled. 'I was hoping you'd say that.'