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Hiro's eyes fluttered between Tadashi and a tall apartment complex in front of him, looking up at the glass and steel building situated amongst the downtown skyscrapers of Los Angeles. He could feel a nervous lump grow inside his throat, a hand coming to rest on his back as he looked over at the older teen.
"It'll be just fine Hiro, come on now." the older teen said, walking forward as he passed the main entrance to the complex and disappeared. Hiro could only stand there, his tongue flicking around the small gap in his front teeth as he ran a hand through his disheveled black hair. Sighing to himself, Hiro stepped forward as he shook his head and walked through the doors.
A Short Moment Later
Hiro stood there sheepishly as Tadashi leaned forward, pressing a finger against the doorbell before looking back at the smaller teen and giving a lopsided grin of anticipation. He could hear shuffling behind the door before it opened, a white haired male standing there in a blue hoodie and blue jeans as he smiled at the both of them.
"Can I help you?" the man asked, clearly not much older than Tadashi, possibly even the same age as Hiro felt himself break out into a cold sweat.
"Good morning, my name is Tadashi Hamada, this here is my little brother Hiro Hamada. We are the new tenants of this apartment, is Ethan Morgan available?" Tadashi asked, looking down at a official looking piece of paper before looking back up at the stranger.
"Oh yea! He told us that you would be arriving today, please come in. My name's Jackson Frost, you can call me Jack." Jack said, opening the door wider before waving the brothers inside. Hiro turned around as the white haired male closed the door, giving them both a cheeky grin before he heard another person enter the room. Turning his head to the side, he could see a taller and older looking male standing at the hall entrance. He quirked his head off to the side, taking note of the man's lip and ear piercings before noticing his shaggy looking black hair.
"Duncan, this is Hiro and Tadashi Hamada. They are the one's Ethan and Benny told us about, the one's taking the last bedroom." Jack said, walking forth as he sat down onto a large and plush looking sectional couch. Hiro took note of the ultra contemporary feel of the place, already feeling annoyed as he thought back to his traditional yet modern Japanese house. He could already hear Aunt Cass's voice calling down from the cafe as she always did, calling Tadashi and him to meal or requesting help with the business. He could see the living room had a large sectional, two sofa's on each side with a large rounded out coffee table in the middle. A large flat screen TV could be seen bolted into the wall, the walls painted in a light blue as light came in from one of the many spacious windows, all of them with their own view of downtown Los Angeles. Turning his head to the side, he could see a even bigger kitchen with modern and futuristic appliances inside, everything crystal clean and in a neat order. Next to the kitchen was a large dining room, a long table with a multitude of cushioned seats pushed into it inside the room as well as a multitude of fashionable paintings hung up around the apartment besides the occasional potted plant.
"Nice to meet you two, I don't mean to cut this short but I'm already late for a show at the city aquarium!" the older male said, giving a sheepish smile before throwing on a jacket and rushing past the two with a quick wave.
"I'm afraid Ethan isn't here at the moment, he should be back in a half hour or so. I can give you a tour of the place if you'd like?" Jack asked, Tadashi nodding his head in agreement as Hiro cleared his throat and rubbed at the back of his neck nervously. He adjusted the sling of his backpack over his shoulder as he followed Tadashi and Jack.
"Well you've obviously seen the living room. We've got the kitchen here, we generally share our food but if Hiro or you wants something specific then just make sure to label it and we won't touch it. Ethan and Benny have state of the art kitchen supplies, Noah and Ethan tend to be great cooks inside the kitchen. We have our dining room over here, we generally save this room for big meals or when we have company over for dinner parties or something of the sort." Jack said, motioning his hand towards the intricate dining room like a show host. Hiro just averted his gaze from the man, nervousness eating away at him as well as his uncomfortable nature of being around strangers. He followed the two into the hall, seeing doors within the hall with names printed into the wood.
"This is Benny and Ethan's room, this is Duncan and Noah's, and this is my boyfriend and I's. Your room will be straight across the hall from mine, all bedrooms come with their own bathroom as well. Further down the hall we have a study room, basically a place where you can work on assignments or work. Ethan furnished it with a lot of great books, it's also the room in which our household kitten Shiva sleeps." Jack said, finishing the tour with a smile before he opened the door to their room and let them in.
"It's got a lot more room than our room back in Tokyo. . .what do you think Hiro?" Tadashi asked, the first time he had even spoken to Hiro since they walked into the apartment. Hiro cast his eyes down, running his shoes across the carpet before he heard a uncomfortable cough from Jack at the doorway.
"I'll go give Ethan a call and tell him your here, give you guys some time to get acquainted with your new surroundings." Jack said, disappearing from the doorway as Hiro sighed. He felt as tender fingers grasped his shoulder, his gaze still avoiding that of two brown eyes which stared at him with concern.
"Listen Hiro. . .I know you didn't want to leave Tokyo. I'm sorry things didn't plan out the way they should have, but with my new job being centralize here in Los Angeles. . .well there wasn't any way for Aunt Cass to financially take care of you by herself. If I could have let you stay there in Tokyo, I would've. I know that if you just give this place a chance, that it can be everything we've ever dreamed of and so much more. This. . .this will be good for us, do you trust me?" the older teen asked, kneeling down onto one knee as Hiro tried to avert his gaze before finally giving up and looking up into two warm brown eyes. He couldn't help but feel okay in that moment, Tadashi's gaze looking into him as they both shared a smile together.
"Plus, get this, I heard that the city college here has a great robotics division. I know how much you love robots, so why not try it out sometime? We've got our own room, a bathroom, a great apartment from the looks of it, and these people seem super nice." Tadashi finished, Hiro looking up at the empty room, his eyes scanning over the soft carpet as light danced across it from the two window's inside the room.
"When will our furniture arrive?" Hiro asked, Tadashi smiling as he stood up and let a pack slip down his arm and onto the floor.
"Should be later today, then we can get everything moved in and set up and finally start calling this place our new home. I just know that this place will do us good, call it a gut instinct." the older teen said, stretching his arms from still being cramped inside a tight aircraft for so long.
"Ha, not sure your gut knows anything but Aunt Cass's hot wings!" Hiro teased, giggling as the older and taller teen shot him a look.
"Oh, I forgot to mention but I would really recommend buying some black out curtains. The light from the city shines in through regular ones, and if your like any of us, you can't sleep with the light shining right on your face." came Jack's voice as he reappeared in the doorway once more. Hiro just turned his gaze back towards Tadashi as he gave a nod of approval before walking over towards the window, looking out of the City of Angels.
Later That Night
Hiro stood there inside the room, proud of all the furniture Tadashi and him had carried up and set around. After going through introductions, which were awfully awkward he might add, they both had retired to the room for the night. It was beginning to look a lot like their old room had back in Tokyo, a sense of belonging rising up inside him. He looked over at his desk, it's surface neat and organized for now even though he knew it wouldn't last that way. Yawning to himself, he walked across the room and plopped down into the bed he had set up earlier. Stretching out his toes, he yawned once more before feeling his muscles begin to relax slowly. He could already hear soft and steady breathing coming from Tadashi, who was now zonked out in his own bed across the room from all the heavy lifting. Hiro smiled to himself before a frown covered his face, the light from the window glimmered in and down onto his bed. Sitting up with aggravation in his eyes, Hiro glared at the thin paper like curtains before slumping his shoulders down. Looking across the room at the decorative paper divider setting beside Tadashi's bed, Hiro threw his legs over the side before walking over. He stared down at the sleeping figure before him, the light less noticeable on Tadashi's side, especially with the divider keeping the majority of it reaching the older teen's face.
"Tadashi, wake up." Hiro whispered, everyone having retired to their each and own individual rooms for the night.
"Huh, wha? Hiro, what's wrong!" Tadashi asked suddenly, sitting up quickly as he moved his hands across Hiro's body for any signs of trouble.
"Nothing's wrong. . .I can't sleep due to the light and your bed isn't that lit up. . .can I sleep with you tonight?" Hiro muttered, his voice low and raspy as Tadashi just stared up at him before a smile creeped onto his face.
"You don't have to ask Hiro, come on in." Tadashi said, lifting up the blanket's as Hiro smiled to his own self before getting under the covers and nuzzling close to the warm body next to him. Without thinking, Hiro placed his head into the crook of Tadashi's neck as he threw a arm around the older teen and smiled to himself. Feeling as a hand came to rest at the small of his own back, he felt a warmth creep up into his chest before soft breathing took it's place.
"Rest well, nis-san is here." Tadashi whispered, his voice already growing weak and tired as Hiro nuzzled his head further into his neck before letting sleep take over and letting himself drift off into a blissful dream.
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