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~princess

To Hiro's relief, he shared no more classes with Ty that day. He didn't trust the older boy and he didn't like the way he insulted Tadashi. But when Hiro was on his way to meet Tadashi so he could go home, he was stopped by someone grabbing his arm. Looking over his shoulder, he scowled to see Ty grinning at him.

"Hey, Hiro!" said Ty.

"Hi," replied Hiro.

"Want to go get coffee?"

"Uh, I don't drink coffee."

"Aww." Ty frowned and kicked at a can on the floor. Hiro moved to pick it up. "What are you doing?"

"I'll put in the bin later," said Hiro, shoving the can in his pocket.

Ty laughed loudly. "That's funny. Anyway, where do you live?"

"Lucky Cat Café." Hiro's hands flew to his mouth. He shouldn't have said that!

"That's cool, I live near it. Wanna walk home?"

"U-uh I have to go meet Tadashi…"

"He's in a meeting with Callaghan."

Hiro glared at him suspiciously. "How do you know that?"

"Because Callaghan told me to go and get him a few minutes ago. For the meeting."

"Tadashi would've texted me or something!"

Ty shook his head. "He didn't get a chance. He probably thinks the meeting won't be long but trust me, if I know anything about Callaghan, they won't be finished for an hour or more."

Hiro thought quickly and he shrugged. "I guess I'll walk home then."

"Great!"

Hiro half thought that Ty might suddenly beat him up or something, so he was extremely on edge for the first few minutes. But the young man actually very friendly and set the younger boy at ease.

When Hiro got home, he hugged Aunt Cass then sprinted upstairs. Throwing his bag into a corner, he sighed and collapsed on his bed.

Pulling out his phone, he frowned to see 13 texts and five missed calls from Tadashi.

I'm in my lab, I'll be ready to go in five minutes or so if you want to come meet me here

Hiro?

Is your class late?

Hiro I've just been to your classroom and no one's there, where are you?

Bonehead?!

I'll wait for ten more minutes

HIRO?!

I'm getting worried. Answer your phone.

I've called you three times and you didn't answer?

I've literally walked all round campus and can't see you anywhere, I told you not to leave the college without me!

BONEHEAD WYD

Get your ass here

I'm going home, if you're not there I'll call the f*****g police omg I'm worried

Hiro rolled his eyes. His brother was so overprotective! Then it hit him.

Ty had been lying. Tadashi didn't have a meeting with Callaghan.

Hiro debated what to do. Since Tadashi would be on his way home, he might as well wait for him rather than text.

He jumped as he heard Tadashi's voice downstairs; tiptoeing to the stairs, he listened in.

"Hey Aunt Cass, is Hiro home?"

"Yes, he came home a few minutes ago. He said you were in a meeting."

"What?"

"That's what he said…"

"All right."

Hiro gulped as Tadashi walked up the stairs and found himself face to face with his brother.

"So, what's all this about?" Tadashi placed a hand on Hiro's shoulder and gently but firmly pushed his little brother into their room. Closing the door, he pulled off his cardigan and chucked it into his bed. "I texted you so many times! And why did you tell Aunt Cass I was in a meeting?" He sat down in his desk chair to be at eye level with Hiro, raising an eyebrow at his brother.

Seeing the distressed look in Hiro's brown eyes, Tadashi leaned forward in concern and put a hand on his brother's cheek. "Hey bonehead, don't look like that, I'm not mad. I just want to know what's going on."

"I'm sorry Tadashi," blurted out Hiro. "I didn't see your texts until I got home. I walked home with Ty."

"The guy you were with this morning?"

"Yeah."

"Hmm. Anyway, what about this meeting?"

"Ty told me you were in a meeting with Callaghan but I think he just said that so I'd walk with him. He seems to really like me for some reason…"

Tadashi frowned. Since Hiro's middle school experiences, he didn't trust anyone who tried to befriend his brother.

"That's really strange." Tadashi wanted to tell Hiro not to talk to Ty if he could help it, but he understood that he had to let his brother have space and make his own friends. He couldn't control him and be so protective all the time. "Anyway, sorry about all the confusion, bonehead."

"It's fine, sorry for walking home without you…"

Tadashi stood up and hugged him comfortingly. "Don't worry about that. I don't mind you walking home alone, I just prefer it if you're with me or someone else I know."

"Yeah." Hiro hugged him back. "I wanted to walk with you."

Tadashi grinned. "Awww, is my baby bro admitting he likes me?" he said teasingly.

Hiro gave him a shove. "Don't flatter yourself. I get bored if I walk alone!"

"If you say so," smirked Tadashi. Hiro rolled his eyes. "Anyway, do you have any homework?"

Hiro's heart sank as he remembered the five assignments he had been given. On his first day!

"Yeah, I'd better get started," he replied, trudging over to his bag.

"I think I'll have a nap before dinner," yawned Tadashi. "Wake me up if you need anything."

"Will do."