"And now you're filling all the space that surrounds you. I'll soon be tucked away underneath your bed."

Tadashi

The party soon ended, and people walked out clinging onto their jackets. The air had gotten colder, and it felt like a storm was coming in soon. San Fransokyo rarely received lots of rain, so people scurried to their cars in hopes to get home before the storm got to them.

"Crazy how quickly the weather changes." Tadashi whispered, pulling down the blinds with his fingers to view outside.

It was still dark, but from afar he could see flashing clouds coming closer.

"I think we should go home soon too, Kaleb." You told him, getting off the couch and putting out your hand.

Kaleb took your hand in his and you pulled him up. He had drank a little more than he should have. Honey Lemon wasn't a drinker, none of you guys were really big drinkers, but she did have some beer out for those that did drink.

He swayed back and forth in his stance, a lopsided grin on his face.

"How much did he drink, [Y/N]?" Gogo questioned, and then shoved Kaleb with her index finger.

He leaned more to you when she did that, and sloppily put his arms around you. You rolled your eyes, and tried to untangle yourself from his grip, smelling alcohol in his breath.

"I think he was the biggest drinker here. Turned out, he put some beer in the fruit punch, dumb idiot." You frowned, glaring at him.

Tadashi watched you two, and even though you looked upset, he could see that you were amused by Kaleb. Tadashi and you rarely drank when dating, only during banquets, events, or major parties.

Rumbles of thunder can be heard now, and Wasabi shrieked as it got louder.

"We should go home now, guys!" He yelped, buttoning up his coat already.

You glanced over at Tadashi, and when you noticed he was already looking at you, you gave him a small smile. It still felt weird to see him, but you knew that you were going to see him a lot more now.

"Gogo, can you watch him real quick?" You requested, pulling Kaleb off you.

"Sure, [Y/N]." She responded.

You went over to Tadashi, the smile still on your face, and spoke, "Since we will probably be seeing each other a lot more, let's start off fresh, yeah?" However there was a bad feeling in your stomach, you only said it to look like the better person.

Tadashi forced a grin, and nodded his head.

"Of course, [Y/N]." He replied, and then took off his cap. His hair was messy, and he quickly ran his fingers through it a few times, his hair moving a little to the side.

He knew that you loved that, you were beginning to regret bringing up the attempt to rekindle of your friendship with him.

Suddenly, rain began to strike against the window like bullets.

"Guys, we are going right now." Wasabi demanded, going over to the front door.

You followed him, not looking back at Tadashi. Wasabi called out Fred's name, and Fred and Kaleb walked out into the hallway from the kitchen. Kaleb had his arm around Fred, and Kaleb's face dripped water with a smug smirk on his face.

"Fred told me to drink a lot of water, so I drank it like a mermaid!" He explained to you, after seeing the questioning expression on your face.

You sighed, a smile twitching on your face.

"Bye, Honey Lemon! Happy birthday!" Wasabi shouted, opening the door and screen door then ran down to the car.

A lot of rain was coming down, and you took Kaleb away from Fred. Before you pushed the screen door opened to run out, you waved your hand into the living room.

"Bye, guys. Love you all!" You hollered without a second thought, forgetting that Tadashi was also in the living room, and then dashed out holding Kaleb's hand.

Finally Fred left too, and the only people in the house was Tadashi, Gogo, Honey Lemon, and Honey Lemon's sleeping mother.

Honey Lemon went to the supply closet and came back with a large black plastic bag.

She threw away an empty red plastic cup away into the plastic trash bag, and heaved out a deep breath. Gogo went to the supply closet to get the vacuum.

"I should've made them clean a bit before leaving." Honey Lemon mumbled.

Tadashi picked up a plastic spoon from the floor, and threw it away.

"Did you have fun though? Finally 26, it was just like yesterday you were 25." He joked, chuckling to himself.

Gogo heard him while coming back, and rolled her eyes, sticking her head into the living room.

"Really?" She asked, a disapproval expression on her face. That made Tadashi laugh even more, simply getting a reaction out of Gogo was an accomplishment.

Honey Lemon even smiled, and threw a piece of pizza crumb that she found at Tadashi.

"Get back to cleaning already." She bossed, and then dragged the plastic bag closer to him.

The vacuum was plugged into the wall, and it covered up any other sound. Eventually, Honey Lemon realized she wanted to ask Tadashi something, so she went over to the living room door and closed it.

Once the door was slammed shut, Honey Lemon cleared her throat and sat down on the couch armrest, legs on top of each other and arms crossed.

"How'd it go? I seen you two talking earlier." She reported.

Tadashi halted his steps while going over to a pile of trash, and he sighed.

"Here we go. . ." Tadashi muttered, turning his head to look at Honey Lemon. It wasn't that he wanted to avoid the topic, well sort of, however it was really more of not being ready to be honest if it came up.

The corners of Honey Lemon's tugged down, and she dropped her arms to her sides.

"You seen Kaleb, right? How'd that go? He and her have been together for a few months now." She stated, and then hopped off the armrest.

The muffled vacuum got louder as it bumped against the door.

"I'm coming in there soon!" Gogo yelled, moving away from the door.

Tadashi frowned after Honey Lemon said his name, and the only thing he could think about was how securely Kaleb's grasp on you was. He also thought about the way you snuggled against him, and then the frown on his face only deepened.

"From that upside smile, not so good." Honey Lemon remarked, and then bent down to pick up a few crumpled up napkins.

The sound of the vacuum was gone, meaning Gogo was coming in soon.

"I mean, I didn't expect for her to move on so fast, while I had trouble even looking at her for more than ten seconds tonight." Tadashi explained.

Gogo bursted through the door, rolling in the heavy vacuum behind her.

"Well, what did you expect? Her to cry over you like she was for months? She's a strong person, Tadashi." Gogo told him, eyes narrow and eyebrows scrunched together.

"I don't get why you two broke up anyways. [Y/N] was pretty heartbroken, you know." Honey Lemon recalled.

She remembered getting a call from you crying on about Tadashi eleven at night, whereas Tadashi acted pretty normal after a few weeks.

"Our love just wasn't there anymore. Neglect killed it. She was too busy on that book, while I was distracted by Baymax and all." Tadashi shrugged, going back to cleaning. It was somewhat the truth, but there was more to it.

"Did you even miss her? Did you even think about her? I don't remember you even ever crying over her." Gogo snapped, getting closer to him.

Tadashi unexpectedly felt offended.

"Of course I did! Do you think that she was the only one crying, not being able to get out of bed? Did you really think that all those I told you I was busy, that I was actually busy? I missed her like hell." Tadashi countered, dragging his hand down his face, and then groaned, "But she's found someone new. So stop bringing up the past!"

Both girls were shocked by his sudden outburst. It wasn't typical for Tadashi to raise his voice.

That was also the moment the two girls realized that the Tadashi that was always laughing, cheering up everyone during bad times, the one that never seemed like he was heartbroken, was also hurting. It just wasn't you, and now they knew that. Tadashi never once called out for help when he was just as heartbroken as you were, but would always pick up the phone at midnight if his friends needed him. Gogo and Honey Lemon were so concerned over you, that they never thought about him.

Honey Lemon apologized to him quietly, and Gogo stared down at the floor.

"No, don't apologize." He immediately felt guilty, "I didn't mean to raise my voice, guys. Sorry." Tadashi said softly.

Before Gogo plugged in the vacuum, she swung the plug back and forth in the air a little.

"Yeah, yeah. We're sorry for bringing into such a sensitive topic too. Yeah, yeah." She frowned, and then she shoved the plug into the outlet. The vacuum turned on right away, and none of them spoke. It was better that way.

It took another twenty minutes to clean up all the other rooms that were done, and even then, Honey Lemon was closely inspecting the wooden floors.

All three had kicked off their shoes, and Gogo and Tadashi rested on the couch, a wide distance between them.

Honey Lemon smiled proudly at the clean room, and plopped down right between Tadashi and Gogo.

"I think I'll open my gifts tomorrow morning, I'm feeling exhausted!" Honey Lemon yawned, and stretched out her arms.

It was still raining, and it seemed like it was raining even harder now. Thunder clapped, and it was like the house shook as it did.

"Jeez, what a drastic change in the weather. This evening was looking so beautiful too." Honey Lemon sighed gently, leaning her head down on Gogo.

Gogo tsked under her breath at Honey Lemon, however she didn't move away or take Honey Lemon off her.

"What did [Y/N] say to you earlier before she left?" Gogo asked, remembering the grin on Tadashi's face when you spoke to him.

"She said she wanted to start over again. A fresh start." Tadashi answered, and then propped his elbow on the armrest and laid the side of his head on his palm.

"Wow, just like that too. She seems ready to friends with you again, even after everything you two have been through." Gogo mentioned, quite surprised.

Honey Lemon tapped on her chin in thought, and then one corner of her lips went down.

"But are you ready for it, Tadashi?" Honey Lemon inquired, lifting her head off Gogo and facing him.

Tadashi gave out an intense breath, his lips rumbled against each other. It didn't feel like he was ready to even see you again, he thought he had moved on from you. He expected the last text he sent you saying he never wanted to talk to you again would make you hate him, make you never want to deal with him ever again.

It would have been a lot easier if that text went as plan, had you forgotten about it? Have you forgotten all the hurtful things said and done before the break up?

There wasn't a doubt in his mind that when his stomach churned as he thought about it more, it was because he still had some feelings for you.

He had really thought that the love for you from him had ran out the moment you screamed at him and drove away in your car after what happened a year and a half ago.

"Are you?" Honey Lemon repeated.

"I'm not too sure now." Tadashi would have loved to be your friend again, to let the past be the past and forget about everything you two shared, but that was the thing. He didn't want to forget any of that. You and him dated for a couple of years, and had a great friendship even before dating. There were memories he wanted to cherish forever.

"Do you think you could see her again tomorrow? For breakfast?"

Tadashi shrugged, and then rubbed his temples. A headache was beginning to form.

Finally he caught what Honey Lemon was saying, and dropped his hands.

"Wait, what?"

The Lucky Cat Cafe was still bustling even with rain continuously pouring down. The clouds were gray, and the chilly wind howled as it blew. It felt like the only warm place in the San Fransokyo was Aunt Cass' cafe.

"Man, the weather makes me want to take a nap. I didn't have a good night sleep." Hiro wearied, laying his head on the table.

Tadashi sipped on his coffee, looking outside. Everything was a blur through the window, due to the rain.

"Why not? When I came home, you were knocked out." Tadashi remarked.

"And then I woke up in the middle of the night, and couldn't fall back asleep because of the thunder." Hiro responded, lifting his head while yawning.

The thunder was gone now, and it was replaced by the never ending sound of rain droplets pouncing against the windows.

"What a baby." Tadashi joked, chuckling under his breath.

Hiro might've been twenty two years old, but in Tadashi's eyes he would always be his little baby brother.

The two were waiting for the rest of the group to come, Aunt Cass was serving breakfast for a limited of time. She was in the kitchen, preparing everything.

The cafe lights were bright, and kept just about everyone awake. Everyone was chattering and joking, despite the gloomy outside.

Tadashi and Hiro knew their friends had arrived when they seen a bright yellow blob passing by the window with others with it. The door swung opened, and the only one that stood out in Tadashi's eyes were you.

You weren't wearing anything special or eccentric, you had on a navy blue coat, gray scarf around your neck, and black pants on.

It was just that you caught his eyes, no matter what.

Tadashi wiggled his head a little, shaking off the thought before the others came over to the table.

Wasabi put two tables near each other so everyone could sit closely with one another. Kaleb wasn't there though, and no one had asked why yet.

When everybody was seated, Aunt Cass stuck her head out of the kitchen and saw you all. The smile on her face disappeared when she noticed you were there too, and she rushed out of the kitchen.

She came over to the table, and stood right behind Honey Lemon, who was in front of you.

"[Y/N]?" Aunt Cass gasped.

During the time Tadashi and you dated, she adored you. She constantly made jokes of Tadashi and you marrying, and the two of you taking over the Lucky Cat Cafe business one day.

Even though you stayed close to Honey Lemon, Gogo, Wasabi, and Fred, you couldn't bring yourself to visit Hiro or Aunt Cass then. It was too painful.

It crushed her when she heard you two broke up, it crushed almost everyone. They were always in on the jokes too, giggling and nodding their heads in agreement. You two were what peopled called the perfect couple, lovebirds, unseparable to the point of annoying to your friends sometimes.

Hiro was waking up more, so he also noticed your presence.

You flashed Aunt Cass a smile, and greeted her kindly.

"What are you doing here?" Aunt Cass asked, with wide eyes.

"Well," you laughed, "I'm getting breakfast like everyone else."

"Oh, that's right, breakfast. It'll be coming right up then!" Aunt Cass chimed, and then ran back over to the kitchen. She had to cook a little more food now that you were here.

Once she was gone, Hiro looked at you, and couldn't help but chuckle. Just like Tadashi, the last few times Hiro seen you, you didn't look too happy. Now here you were, a smile on your face with rosy cheeks.

"Hey, where's Kaleb?" Someone finally asked.

"The dummy got a hangover, and won't leave the house." You pouted.

Regardless of how you appeared, you couldn't ignore the strange feeling in your chest that made everything feel heavier ever since you seen Tadashi again. You should have expected it though, he did live right above the cafe.

You thought no one would notice, but Tadashi could see how you stared at everything with brooding eyes despite your smile. He recognized the dimness in your eyes before anyone else could.

He knew those eyes all too well.

"That's what he gets for drinking so much, he's as much of an idiot as Fred is, which is probably why they're such great friends." Gogo sneered.

You laughed, and nodded your head in agreement.

"You're dating someone, [Y/N]?" Hiro questioned, speaking for the first time since they came here. There was confusion in his tone when he asked that, because he wanted to believe you came here to see Tadashi.

You nodded your head again, noting his appearance. He still had messy hair, a gap between his two front teeth, and dressed the same. Blue jacket and red shirt.

It was like you never really left when you looked at him.

Hiro didn't know if he wanted to ask more about him in front of Tadashi, but then shrugged lightly. He expected Tadashi to be strong enough now.

"Who is he? What does he look like?"

"His name is Kaleb. He's a little taller than Fred and Tadashi, rides a motorcycle, and he actually enjoys bot fighting." You replied, sounding a bit annoyed at the bot fighting part.

When you and Tadashi were together, you grown to not enjoy bot fighting due to the amount of times you and him had to save Hiro from doing it. It was an adrenaline at first, however it went downhill as soon your relationship with Tadashi did.

"Bot fighting? Does he know how to make bots?" Hiro was already taking a liking in Kaleb.

Tadashi felt a bit jealous at Hiro's eagerness to know more about Kaleb.

"No," you giggled, "He doesn't know anything like that." You said.

Aunt Cass came out of the kitchen, calling Tadashi over.

Tadashi got up, and jogged over to her, and the two said a few things before Tadashi shook his head. You were watching him, not being able to look away until he went into the kitchen himself.

In the kitchen, Aunt Cass stood by the plates of food.

"What do you mean she's taken?" She inquired, and then put her hands at her hips.

"I mean exactly what I'm saying, Aunt Cass." Tadashi groaned.

"By who? How are you feeling then?"

"Some guy named Kaleb, and don't think too much about me. I'll be fine, stop worrying, please?" He begged, he was already at the door ready to leave the kitchen. Tadashi never liked people stressing over him, he wanted people to feel okay or happy all the time.

"She moved on, huh," Aunt Cass mumbled, "You will be fine, but are you fine right now?"

It didn't seem like it, but Aunt Cass knew a lot about heartbreak and loss. After all, she did lose a family member at one point, which was the reason why she watched over Tadashi and Hiro.

"Yes, Aunt Cass. I am fine right now." Tadashi answered.

"Okay then, well I called you in here to also help me bring out the plates to the table." Aunt Cass informed, picking up a plate with a stack of pancakes and placed it on a wooden tray.

Tadashi went over, helped her put the plates on the trays, and then picked up one out of the two trays.

Aunt Cass held the other one, and the two walked out of the kitchen together.

"How did you and him meet?" Tadashi heard Hiro ask before fully arriving to the table.

"Well, I actually met him at a book signing. He was in line, and he bought me coffee before coming. The coffee was cold by the time he got to me, and he promised to buy me another one if I went with him to get it. I said no, and smiled, and then he went on a chase. Always emailing me until I budged and said yes, so then I finally did." You told Hiro, glancing at Tadashi and the tray he was holding, "Oh, food!" You exclaimed.

You didn't want to talk about Kaleb anymore, it didn't feel right talking about Kaleb while thinking of Tadashi.

Tadashi put the tray down on one table, and Aunt Cass put the other tray on the other table.

A delicious, warm smell flown around the moment it was placed down, and everybody felt their mouth salivating. There were fruits, pancakes, desserts, and so much more.

Tadashi sat back down, and reached over for a banana. He didn't have much of an appetite for some reason, while everyone took as much as they could on their plate.

"You're eating so little, Tadashi." You commented, realizing how he only had a few strips of bacon on his plate and a banana in his hand.

"I'm not feeling very hungry, besides there's no more food left." Tadashi replied, and then shrugged his shoulders.

It was true, there were only crumbs left on the plates. Fred had taken the most food, and didn't seem to notice anything else besides the food on his plate.

"Here," you picked up a pancake on your plate with your fork and spoon, "Take this. You need to eat more than just that." You said, and reached over to his plate, putting the pancake on top of the bacon.

"You sure?" Tadashi raised a single eyebrow, and then started to slice a piece off the pancake.

"Yeah, I mean you're already cutting it." You smirked, going back to your food.

Tadashi looked at you, and when you brought your eyes up from the plate to see him, he felt his stomach flip and he directed his eyes away instantly because he felt his cheeks get warm.

That was not a good sign at all.

A/N: ( ˘︹˘ ) I've been sick all day, I'm sorry for this weird chapter, but I hoped you enjoyed it still!

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