The Neglected Garden
By: HiroAngelLight
Summary: Eleven years ago, after the deaths of their parents, Tadashi blamed Hiro as the cause of their parents' deaths and left Hiro alone in the orphanage. Not only it broke Hiro's heart, but their relationship as well. But when Hiro needs to stay in Tadashi's house to avoid the juvenile prison, can they fix their broken relationship after years of losing contact to each other?
Adopted from Adazula.
Hiro is 16. Tadashi and Honey are 27.
Disclaimer: I don't own Big Hero 6.
Warning: Beware of typos and bad grammar. English is NOT my main language. I have this bad habit of not realizing my mistakes in my stories until days or even months after publishing the story.
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Chapter 2
Hiro fell asleep throughout most of the journey. By the time she woke up, she realized that she was nearing her destination to make the switch to a smaller line to where Tadashi's town was.
She was thinking about skipping the station and went to somewhere far away. So she didn't have to deal with her brother. But then again, she really wouldn't want to make Aunt Cass more worried than she already had. For the very least, she did kind of owe her for all the troubles she's caused over the years.
She got up from her seat and pulled down her duffle bag from the overhang storage space and made her way to the train door as the train was nearing her destination. The train she transferred to was much smaller and slower. And the train ride was much shorter. It was only a few stops before it reached the station.
She looked around after the train finally reached her destination and got out from the train. The station was small. Really small. Unlike the San Fransokyo Central Station, this station only had a few benches for sitting with a ticket and information booth. As well as a couple vending machines and a coffee shop.
Hiro slumped down into one of the benches after seeing that the station was practically empty. She honestly didn't care that her brother wasn't there. She'd rather savoured the last few minutes of her freedom anyway. That was until she heard some people came in.
"Do you think her train has passed by yet?" a woman's voice she heard.
"It just came by. I hope Hiromi didn't miss her stop," a man answered her.
Hiro rolled her eyes at this. Hiromi was her birth name. Only she wasn't called that on a normal basis except during formal procedures. She really hated it if people call her Hiromi. She only tolerated if the person who called her birth name didn't know about that.
She figured she had to give herself away at some point, so she stood up and called the man, "Tadashi?"
The couple turned to look at her. Tadashi had really grown since she last saw him about eleven years ago. He was tall and lean with a sharp jaw ine like their dad's. He was wearing skinny jeans with a blazer and cardigan over his shirt.
She couldn't believe how he looked like now. Then again she had changed too which was why the two of them were in shock upon seeing each other's appearances. The only difference was that Hiro didn't show it on her face. Although something about him made Hiro felt uneasy. She just didn't know why.
The lady that was standing beside Tadashi must be his wife. Of course, she would have known ahead of time if he even bothered to contact her. Either way, she looked pretty with the long blonde hair and tall frame.
"Hiromi?" He asked.
"Yep," she confirmed with a shrug and rolled her eyes.
He came up to her and he had this look on his face as if he was trying to figure out what the hell to say. Though Hiro wasn't really that interested.
"You look... different," was all he could say. Hiro knew it wasn't exactly a compliment. Well, with her messy short hair and piercings, there was no way he would compliment her.. What was he expecting? A little angel?
"Thanks," She snorted. "Can we go now?"
" Uh, yeah, sure. Do you want me to carry your bag?" He offered.
"I can handle it," she immediately responded as she headed toward the exit of the train station ahead of him and his wife with her bag in her hand.
They hopped into the couple's car and drove off to where they were living.
"I'm sorry it's crowded with stuff. We just went grocery shopping," he apologized as Hiro adjusted herself in the back.
"It's fine," she said as she moved her legs from the crate of fruit. He had a lot of food in this car. Probably because he didn't go shopping all that often.
"So how's Aunt Cass?" He asked.
"She's fine," Hiro said. She knew what he was trying to do. He was to trying to have a small talk with her. And she didn't care.
"I'm Honey, Tadashi's wife. It's nice to meet you, Hiromi," the lady smiled at her.
"Ok," She shrugged.
The car ride lasted about half an hour and it was mostly quiet. Tadashi and Honey felt like strangers to this sixteen year old girl. You would never think that Tadashi and this girl would be siblings.
They finally reached the place where they were living at. Which had gone from a mid size town to a small village. There were only a few stores that existed within the area they reached. Nothing really lively and fast pace about this place. Hiro didn't like this at all.
"Is he some farm boy?" she thought about it as she stared out the window.
"Not really a place that has much going on, but it has its perks. I've been living here ever since I was adopted. It's great once you get used to it." Tadashi said, earning nothing from the teenager.
He turned the car off the main road and up on a hill. By the time they reached the top of the hill was when Hiro saw the house.
It was certainly beautiful and very spacious, unlike the congested apartment in San Fransokyo. It was one of these Japanese like farmhouses that didn't seem to have much technology in them. Just the open like feeling. The house sat on a plot of land with a small farm next to it. This was not where she imagined her brother living at.
"I thought you're a robotics engineer at some top notch engineering company," she said.
"Yes. It's a bit of a commute, but I honestly don't mind the drive. It's nice living here," he said as he pulled into the garage.
"You'll love it here," Honey promised but she didn't know her at all.
Hiro got out of the car and pulled out her duffle bag from the trunk. She followed them through the sliding main door and saw already how differently they lived. She watched them taking off their shoes in the entryway before stepping into the main part of the house. After much consideration, she mimicked the same thing not at all feeling used to it.
"I'm going to start on dinner. Give you some time for a reunion," Honey said before she went off to another room.
"Alright, we need to lay down some ground rules," he said.
"I know the drill. I don't cause trouble for you. I just hope you extend the same courtesy to me," she told him as she followed him into what appeared to be the living room area. There were no couches for that matter. Just a few cushions on the floor. That was a really traditional Japanese living. What kind of a house had so little?
"That's not how we run things here." Tadashi shook his head. "I don't want any secrets in this house. If you're in trouble, talk to me about it. You're not allowed to go anywhere without letting me or Honey know where you're going. You have to respect everyone here and we will respect you. If you don't, there will be a consequence and don't think I won't try. Understand?"
She snorted. Oh great. He turned out to be a goody two shoes. But she was not in the mood to argue.
"Fine," she agreed, although she felt pretty annoyed already.
"One more thing before I show you to your room. The piercings have to go," he said as he held out his hand.
"What?!" She shouted. "No. The piercings stay."
"I don't approve metal things on your face and since you're staying under my roof, you will take them out."
"No!"
"Hiromi..." he said in a warning voice.
"It's Hiro," she grumbled.
"What?" He said in confusion.
"It's Hiro. Not Hiromi," she repeats.
Tadashi sighed, "Alright…..Hiro. The piercings are not staying with us."
"I'll take the mouth ring and the nose stud out. The ears you leave alone," she offered just to get him off her back.
But he shook his head," This is not negotiable Hiro. You take those piercings out now and give them to me. I will let you keep a single pair of lobe piercings on. The rest will be given back to you when you leave."
"But I just got my mouth a few days ago. I take it out, it will close!"
"Well, then. Maybe it's for the best," he said stubbornly.
She growled. She wasn't even there for five minutes and he was telling her what to do already. That wasn't what she signed up for. In fact, she didn't sign up to be there in the first place.
"Come on. I can stand here all day, but I'm not letting you off the hook. It will be the best if you want to get this over with," he advised her.
She finally obliged and started taking out her ear cuffs, then putting them in his open hand. She moved onto her lobes. Then her nose stud and finally her mouth ring. Her tongue felt the bump from inside her mouth where her mouth ring was. Tadashi closed his palm and put the accessories in a plastic bag before it went into his pocket.
"There. That wasn't so bad," he gives her a smile. Which made her even more angry. If he wasn't her relative, she would punch him in the face nevertheless.
She scoffed at him, "Can I be in my room now?" He nodded before he leaded her down a hallway with her following behind and slided open a door.
The room didn't have much in it, but it was spacious. It had one of those Japanese futon beds on the floor along with a low desk and cushion. There was a little closet for clothes. There were a couple of windows that help give its light. It was a room she could live with.
"If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask Honey or…," Tadashi said as Hiro swiftly went in and slammed the door on him, "..me."
Author's Note: Second chapter, still from Adazula with some editing. And I have decided to make Hiro a bit older for the plot I've been planning to write. Hopefully the third chapter could be posted anytime soon.