Bringing Hiro to SFIT sounded like a good idea at first, but Tadashi couldn't have been more wrong. It turns out Hiro is prone to having bad dreams often, and when he has a bad dream, he absent-mindedly uses his powers. Sure, it was okay if it happened in a street or their house that had minimum to average amount of tech surrounding them, but it just had to happen in the institute of technology, in a lab even.

"Stop! N-no more p-please. I-I-"

The amount of things coming to life was just overwhelming. The usual flickering of the lights, the electrical burners turned on- and it didn't help that there were chemical hung over it too, tools started to go crazy, and circuits started to burn. It was deja vu all over again for Tadashi, but in a much bigger scale.

"W-what's happening?" Fred gasped when one circuit exploded.

"Stop! Please!" Hiro started to shout. Tadashi grabbed him both by his arms and shook him awake. It was harder than before. The young boy was in deeper sleep, in a much scarier nightmare.

The chemicals were at the verge of spilling. Who knew what those could do! Luckily Honey got them out of the fire just in the brick of time and placed them in a hamper.

"C'mon, buddy! Wake up!" Tadashi shouted, but everything around them was overpowering him.

"It hurts! No! Stop! Get away!"

"It's no use!" the older male turned to his friends in panic, "He can't hear me!"

After dealing with the chemicals, Honey Lemon dashed to Hiro's aid, grabbing him from Tadashi's arms and putting him in her embrace. She made sure he was positioned comfortably. Soon after she started to sing a lullaby as she caressed Hiro's back gently. It was working. The technology around them started to calm down, Hiro was too.

Honey felt him hug her like a needy child.

"Katherine?"

She heard him whisper, and she just stopped.

Everything around them was quiet and normal again. They stood still for a moment, checking if everything was clear - it was. It was only then when they could breathe out a sigh of relief.

"I keep forgetting that he could do that." Tadashi slumped on his chair as he held his head.

"That was awesome!" Fred then cheered, causing him to receive a glare from both his companions. "I mean, the tech things coming to life, not what's happening to the poor guy."

"Poor little Hiro," she looked at the young boy in her arms, "There's no doubt that he experienced something gruesome now."

Tadashi agreed. Whatever it is that happened to him, it was so horrendous that it continued to haunt him despite the freedom he earned. And whatever it was, considering that he hasn't been to a school before despite being fourteen, it must have been happening for him since he was a child. It left a bitter taste in Tadashi's mouth.

"Uhm so, guys," Honey called out awkwardly with a forced smile, "I have a class in five minutes. So if you don't mind, can you-" she didn't have to finish her sentence. Tadashi already knew what she meant. There was a problem though, Hiro was holding onto her so tightly, like how a child would cling to his favorite blanket.

"I guess we have no choice. We have to wake him up."

"But-" Honey pouted, not wanting to see such a peaceful face disturbed.

"Either that or you don't go to class, Honey Lemon. And you know the second choice is not a choice at all." Tadashi said sternly. She continued to give him the puppy dog eyes, but no avail. She eventually gave in.

"Hiro. Come on, it's time to get up." Honey shook him gently. His eyes slowly fluttered open, but it seemed he was still half asleep.

"Katherine?" He murmured. Honey just went wide-eyed again. She took a peek at Tadashi and Fred; they didn't seem to hear it.

"Wake up." She said, at that time pinching his cheek. With that action, Hiro got fully awake.

"Woah, where am I?" He looked around a little droopy like, "Oh yeah. School." And then he proceeded to yawn. Honey, Fred and Tadashi were amazed to see him acting normally again as if nothing happened.

Hiro then flinched when he noticed he was in Honey Lemon's arms. A flush of embarrassment trailed through his face. "W-why are you hugging me?"

The blonde could only chuckle at how adorable he was. "Everything seems okay. Now, I can go to class without that much worry." She stood up and helped Hiro up too, dusting off the dirt and skipping out of Tadashi's lab. The three males look at her bewildered.

"Oh, by the way," just when they thought she left, she called out, "I think one of you should clean out here." they then heard heels against the floor, the door opening and the door shutting back.

The three males took a peek outside Tadashi's lab and, wow, it was everywhere, some chemicals spilled, parts as far as the eye can see. If Wasabi was there, he'd freak.

"Woah! What happened here?" What surprised them even more was that Hiro himself didn't know. "Did you guys have a party while I was asleep?"

Fred and Tadashi, even Honey Lemon who was stopped by her tracks, could only stare at him in disbelief. Was Hiro not aware of his powers? Or was he not aware that he was using them? He was asleep after all.

"Wait one sec, okay Hiro?" Tadashi said as he pulled away Fred and Honey Lemon out the lab. The young boy could only look at them with confusion, but he soon shrugged it off and walked back to Tadashi's lab which easily became his favorite place. It was too late for him to notice a screwdriver in his way and slipped on it, causing him to fall flat on his face again. It's been two consecutive days of the falling and he felt like his head was on the verge of cracking like a vase that fell from a drawer.

"Ow." He muttered as he sat up.

The sound of inflation then followed.

XxxxX

"We seriously need to know what exactly we're going to do with Hiro." Tadashi started.

"Bringing him back to Krei Tech is not a choice, it goes without saying." Honey said sternly with her arms crossed. The black-haired male knew better than that.

"I know but we can't just keep him. Maybe his parents are looking for him or something." He argued, "What Aunt Cass knows is that I just saved him from bot-fighting. She wants me to call his family."

"Have you asked him about his family bro?" Fred pointed out. Tadashi just tensed up.

"Actually, no."

Silence consumed them. It wasn't Tadashi's fault for not having to ask yet. With all honesty, none of them wanted to ask. They were afraid of the answer.

It was only cut short by the female blonde's sigh as she looked at her watched and said, "I'm seriously running late for my class," As much as she cared for Hiro, the three of them talking about it won't do much good, "We'll talk about it later with the whole gang. Maybe around lunch?"

The two males just nodded and let her go. They went their separate ways, Honey dashing to her classroom and Tadashi Fred going inside, probably to start cleaning.

As the blonde girl made her way to the lecture, the name Hiro continuously muttered while she was holding him stuck in her mind. Katherine. She heard that name before, but she couldn't remember where.

XxxxX

"So are you sure I don't have a concussion? My skull feels a little cracked to me." Hiro tested the health care companion with a smirk, wanting to see how impressive it was.

"No. You're skull is completely undamaged despite that fall." Baymax simply answered, "For being a strong boy and not crying after that fall-" The young ravenette felt flustered to hear that from a marshmallow nurse, "-here's a lollipop."

Hiro was more than impressed, he got sweets too! "Awesome! Not only are you a crime-fighting nurse bot, you also have candy! Just cool."

"Correction. I do not fight. I am merely a means of transportation and medical support for the team."

The young boy stopped from enjoying his candy as he stared the robot in disbelief. "You don't fight?" The question was almost foreign and exotic to him.

"I do not."

"TADASHI!" Hiro bursted out the two lab doors and shouted the older ravenette's name. He abruptly disturbed Fred and Tadashi tidying the place up.

"What is it, Hiro?" He asked, but when he saw the sour look on the kid's face, he got a little worried, "Is there something wrong?"

"No fighting skills? Really? Not even Karate? Or Kung Fu?"

At first Tadashi didn't get what he was saying, it only made sense when Baymax came out and walked right beside the young child.

"Oh. Well, he's a healthcare companion. Of course he can't be the one who's inflicting pain."

Hiro whined, "But it's such a waste of opportunity! Baymax could be capable of so much more! He's not just some ambulance or airplane."

"That's why you want to turn him into a fighting machine?" Tadashi only raised a brow.

The young ravenette only puffed out his lower lip.

"I dunno man, I think the kid has a point." Tadashi was surprised to hear Fred agree. He shot him a glare, causing the blonde to raise his hand and step back, "Can't help it dude. How can you say 'no' to that face?"

Tadashi could only massage the bridge of his nose and shake his head out of frustration. By the time he returned his attention to Hiro, he was already pulling Baymax away and towards his lab with a stomp to his foot, showing that he was not happy with their argument.

"Honestly, he's really troublesome." He couldn't help but utter. Fred only laughed and continued to gather up the tools.

"Leave him be, man. Just a mad scientist, being a mad scientist."

"Fred, you do know that being a mad scientist isn't usually a good thing, right?"

"Aww, c'mon. What's the worst can that cute adorable kid do?"

"Who's an adorable kid?"

Both Tadashi and Fred practically jumped when Callaghan greeted them out of nowhere. He was a well-respected professor among his students and his peers, one of the best known scientists, even a developer of some tech himself. He made sure to teach his students everything he can so one day, they could be successful like him too. He was Tadashi's role model.

"Professor Callaghan," he greeted, "what brings you here?"

"Just checking around the university if everything's okay. That fluctuation a few moments ago was quite huge." He informed as he took a look at their surroundings, "And it looks like this is the most affected part."

The two younger males suddenly felt nervous. There was no way for them to explain how a fluctuation, no matter how strong it was, could make such a mess. Tadashi thought they could tell him the truth, he was their professor after all, he could be trusted, plus he might be able to help.

Before he could even speak, Fred beat him to it, "Oh sorry, sir, I kinda panicked a little."

Callaghan only chuckled and raised a brow, "A little, huh?"

"Wooh, yeah. I like have a big fear of the dark." The blonde explained with jazz hands, making it obvious that he was lying.

The professor would have questioned him more if he didn't hear a noise from Tadashi's lab, it was like someone tripped or fell onto a pile of tools or parts.

"What was that?"

"Oh probably Hi-" Tadashi was abruptly cut off again by Fred, who stepped up and said, "Tadashi's little brother."

"I never knew Mr. Hamada had a little brother." The professor was quite surprised to hear.

Tadashi crossed his arms and sighed, "Well, it turns out I do, now, sir." He said, emphasizing the word 'now' for Fred.

"I'd like to meet him." The older male hummed.

"Sure, sir. Right this way." Tadashi directed him to his lab. Fred trailed behind a little afraid of Tadashi, and a little afraid of what could be the outcome of this encounter.

When they entered, all three of them were surprised to see that the room was empty, save that there was Baymax there, standing in the middle. "Hello." It greeted, raising its hand.

"Oh." Callaghan uttered, "Where's your little brother, Tadashi?"

"He is hiding." Answered the robot.

"Hiding?" Both Tadashi and Callaghan were confused, although Tadashi didn't voice out his.

"Oh, we were playing Hide and Seek, yeah." Fred tried his best to back up the story.

Callaghan only stared at the two males, the room and the robot skeptically with an unconvinced look. He just then held his forehead, shook his head and laughed a little. "Aren't you a little too old to play that game?"

The mood around them started to get lighter, much to everyone's relief. "He's a little immature."

"I see. Well then gentlemen, I have to check the other labs. Carry on." The professor bid his farewell and left the two standing there.

When he was clearly out of sight, Tadashi punched Fred in the side of his arm,

"Ow, dude, what was that for?" The blonde whined.

"Really? Introduce him as my little brother? Why can't we just tell him the truth?"

"We can't!"

Tadashi's and Fred's head snapped towards the desk only find Hiro crawling out of it. The young boy dusted off the dirt and cobwebs that got on him, "Geez, you should clean down there sometimes. And you-" he then turned to the marshmallow robot, "I told you to not say anything!"

"It is against my programming to lie." Baymax simply stated.

Hiro could only roll his eyes in exasperation.

"What do you mean we can't, Hiro?" Tadashi asked, "We need adult supervision and Callaghan's the best choice, don't you think?"

"No!" The young boy shouted, worry printed all over his face, and seemed that Tadashi was oblivious to it. "You can't tell anyone else about me. Not Allistar Krei, not Robert Callaghan. They can't be trusted!" Both names came out like poison to his mouth.

Tadashi felt the need to defend his mentor, "Callaghan isn't like Krei, Hiro. He's kind. He respects people. He'd do anything to help."

"You don't know that! For all we know he's working for Krei too!"

"He's not working for Krei."

"He is! Or... or at least he was." Hiro sounded so unsure that it didn't help convince the older male. "Just please, don't trust him. He's not who you think he is, he's evil, he's-"

"Shut up, Hiro! Callaghan isn't evil! Now if you dare say another bad thing about him, you're as good as gone!" Tadashi has had enough hearing his professor get shot from the back. Callaghan was a great man, and he didn't deserve that much ridicule especially from a kid who barely knew him.

Hearing the older ravenette snap, Fred and Hiro flinched. It was the first time the blonde ever heard Tadashi like that, usually he was cool and collected. Sure, it was wrong for Hiro to badmouth his role model, but still. Hiro was a traumatized kid, he must have reason for acting out that way.

Tadashi stormed out the room, Fred followed to calm him down, leaving Hiro alone.

Baymax suddenly approached him and stated, "You are crying."

Hiro made no effort to deny it. Warm tears streamed down his face as he stared where Tadashi and Fred were.
The big marshmallow robot wrapped his arms around the boy and patted his head, saying, "There, there. It is okay to cry if you are hurt."

He didn't push the robot away, but instead embraced back. "I'm not hurt, Baymax. Just afraid."

The tears started to illuminate as if they weren't water anymore. It was as if his tears were then glow in the dark chemicals. His eyes started to change color too, from brown to a very dim shade of Cyan.

"Afraid of what, Hiro?"

Usually he would never answer, not to anyone at all. But Baymax seemed to be an exception - maybe because he wasn't human, maybe because he was a robot, and Hiro only always found comfort with technology. His voice hitched as he lowered his head, sobbing a little harder.

XxxxX

"You shouted at Hiro?!"

One hour later, everyone was present. Tadashi knew Honey Lemon would react that way once she heard what he did. Wasabi and Gogo -surprisingly-reacted that way as well, but Honey screeched!

"Yes, I did. Look, I didn't mean it. It's just that it wasn't right for him to say those things about Professor Callaghan." He defended.

"But is shouting really necessary? He probably didn't mean it too. He was just scared of a stranger." The female blonde answered as well. Tadashi knew there was no winning against her and that what he did was wrong. He was just caught by his emotions and he shouted without even thinking. He was now feeling crappy.

"Did you try to say sorry?" She asked. Tadashi could only sigh.

"I did, but he won't answer, plus he looked the doors."

"So you just gave up?" Gogo sounded so disappointed.

"Gogo, dudette, he's just resting, he'll be at it again." Fred placed a hand on Tadashi's shoulder. He was very thankful for the backup.

"I suggest he go back at it again soon though," Wasabi stated, "Lunch starts in seven minutes."

And just on cue, Tadashi's lab doors carefully opened where Hiro and Baymax stepped out. Everyone stood up but was frozen in their places. They noticed that something was streaming down Hiro's face - tears? No. It was glowing. Was it phosphor?

Hiro finally looked up and everyone was speechless. Hiro was crying phosphor and his eyes were cyan like the first time they met him.

"Ugh. I feel horrible. My tears won't stop and the glow's already hurting my head. Baymax said if I forgive you, I'd feel better, so apology accepted."

The tears didn't stop.

XxxxX

Note: I think phosphors are the chemical used for glow in the dark materials. Correct me if I'm wrong please.

Whoop! I think I answered no questions here. Just threw some stuff in and added some question that might lead my to many plot holes and haunt you until my next update. ^-^ Yeey me. This chapter might be all over the place, but don't worry I have a plan! I'm just not sure if it's a good plan yet but-

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