The Neglected Garden
By: HiroAngelLight
Summary: Thirteen 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.
Female!Hiro
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 4
After Hiro left the dining room, Honey excused herself to see Hiro in her room. The tension could be felt in that room. No one said a word. Until Tadashi decided to break the silence, "Look at what you did, mom."
Lisa looked at him in disbelief, "Wha-what do you mean by that? Are you saying that it is my fault the brat just left?!"
"Everything was fine until you decided to accuse her and said bad things about her," Tadashi said. He tried to be patient, although his tone was audibly high.
"Why are you defending her now? I'm just worried about the fact that you have a criminal in your house! You'll be a father soon and that brat can bring a danger to your family!"
"She is not a criminal!" he finally snapped at her. "She is my sister. She just needs a place to stay for her parole and I want to help her. I hadn't seen her for the last thirteen years and I want to make up things with her! I know you don't like her. But this isn't something you can decide. It's my decision to let her stay here and help her. You don't like it? Fine! You can just not going here until it's finally her time to leave this place."
That was the very first time Lisa had ever seen him like that. And she could only stare at him. She couldn't believe it. Tadashi just defended his sister who might bring danger and harm her son and his family! She felt her anger was rising.
"If that is what you want, then fine! But don't ever come to me saying how you regret that decision if that criminal sister of yours really brings any danger and harms your family! And don't say that I didn't warn you!"
With that, Lisa stood up and stomped away. She didn't finish her dinner and just went back to her own house down the hill. Around five hundred meters away from his house. The front door was slammed shut. Tadashi let out a long sigh and massaged his temples.
He didn't know what to think at the moment. He wanted to help Hiro and fix their somewhat broken relationship. But on the other hand, he also didn't want to make his adoptive mother mad. Why did everything turn out bad that night? Just thinking about it made him got a headache.
"Where did Lisa go?" Honey asked as she came into the dining room and sat beside him. "Probably going back to her own house. How's Hiro?" Tadashi asked, concerned about his sister.
Honey bit her lip, "Well, I think Lisa really made her angry. I tried to talk to her. Hoping she could understand. But she didn't want to and told me to go away. I didn't know Lisa hates your sister that much. Saying bad words about her even though she knew Hiro was still in the room with us."
Silence filled the room. Tadashi stared down at his food, saying nothing. Honey just stared at him, waiting for her husband to say something. She knew something was in his mind. He hadn't said anything, but it was written on his face.
"That time," Tadashi started, "When we were in that adoption agency after my mom and dad died, I blamed her, Honey. I blamed her as the cause of our parents' death. I didn't even want to be in the same room with her. Then Lisa came with Ray, wanting to adopt me as their son. The staffs tried to convince them to adopt her too. I didn't say anything because I didn't want her to come with my new family. And you know what happened?"
Tadashi glanced at her. Honey was still listening to him. But her eyes were telling him to go on. He turned his eyes away from her. After a few moments, he continued, "She met her for the first time, and she already didn't like her. She glared at her, saying that she didn't want to adopt a trouble maker like her. I'm her older brother. I knew she wasn't a trouble maker, and yet, I didn't defend her."
He looked at her with glassy eyes, "And you know the worst part? I just left her all alone. Until she was finally sent to orphanage. I made her felt like no one wanted her and thought she was all alone. And I think, she's still feeling that way. If she becomes a person who she is now, the one everyone should be blame is me, not her."
"Tadashi, I know this is hard for you. But believe me, it's harder on her. You are willing to help her like this is already a good thing. You just need to keep on getting to her good side. I know she's not a bad person. But no one out there knows about that. You must never give up on her, and show it to everyone that she's not the person who they think she is. I know you can do it. And I'll be here, supporting every good thing you're going to do. Just don't give up, okay?" Honey told him softly.
She held Tadashi's hands tightly, trying to assure him that she was there with him and everything was going to be alright. Tadashi stared at her. He held her hands back and smiled at her, "Thanks, Honey. I feel a bit better now. I-I'll try to apologize and talk to her again tomorrow."
"Alright, then. Now, Hiro and Lisa didn't finish their dinner, so you have to finish your dinner, mister!" Honey exclaimed. Tadashi chuckled at this and saluted her, "Aye, aye, ma'am!" Honey just shook her head and they both continued their dinner together.
When they had finished their dinner, Tadashi walked to Hiro's room. He wanted to knock the slide door, but hesitant. He opened the door a little bit and peeked into her room. He saw his little sister was already asleep. He smiled at how Hiro looked so peaceful in her sleep.
"Don't worry, Hiro. Even though everyone in the world hates you and say bad things about you, I would never leave you again. I'll show to everyone that you are more than what they think. And this time, I'm not giving up on you. I love you, Hiro. Sweet dream," Tadashi whispered softly.
Tadashi closed the door slowly, not wanting to wake her. He was full of determination now. To help his sister. To show everyone that Hiro wasn't like what everyone thought. And to fix their broken relationship. No matter what happened and what others said, he would never give up on her.
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Author's Note: Yes, starting this chapter, it will be on my plot. I will try my best to finish this story. And I'm still thinking about keeping Hamada as Tadashi's last name or change his last name. Any suggestions?
Also, if you think I will make this story ends quickly, you're wrong. A broken bond cannot be fixed so quickly, moreover when it has been broken for thirteen years.
Additional note: Thank you, Karly Kat 13, for reminding me. Yeah, i forgot to write the fem!Hiro here. Because on another website, i already put it in the tags. I hope no one's going to be confused with the female pronunciation here.
Until next time~