Nana: Ni Naritsutsu Yokai

Seven: Becoming Yokai

Hiro was feeling better after Tadashi had cheered him up the day before. He still had the strange feeling about his nightmare, but now he was able to put it at the back of his mind. He even decided that he was brave enough to take a nap, just as he's always wanted.

Hiro was lying on his bed, fast asleep, and Tadashi was watching him from his side of the room. He was reading a book that would help him study for an upcoming test, but every once in a while, he would look up at Hiro and make sure he was alright.

He had no idea what nightmare would be able to have that much effect on his baby brother, especially since he was older and didn't really have a lot of nightmares anymore. He was just afraid of what might happen if the nightmare persisted and Hiro kept having it repeatedly. It might not have been likely, but Tadashi knew that it could still happen.

He saw Hiro stir a little in his sleep and hoped that he wasn't having another nightmare. After about a minute, Hiro stopped moving and continued to lie still. Tadashi was afraid that Hiro was going to wake up again, screaming, but it didn't happen and Hiro remained as peaceful looking as ever. Tadashi sighed with relief. He turned back to his book, but not before taking another glance at his sleeping baby brother.

As Hiro grew older, he had become more prideful and a bit cocky. Tadashi figured that it was because he let his 'cuteness' get to his head. But still, even if Hiro was a bit more cocky and desperate to hold onto his dignity, Tadashi knew that Hiro still needed him, even if he didn't admit it often. Tadashi would always be there for him, no matter what.

He looked back over at Hiro and watched as he breathed in and out. It was good that he wasn't having any nightmares, because the one from the other day really had Hiro shaken up. Hiro started moving around in his sleep again. Tadashi was hoping that he wasn't currently having a nightmare. He got up from his bed and walked over to the other side of the room.

He was about to put a hand on Hiro's shoulder, but he stopped when he saw that Hiro had stopped moving around. He could hear his baby brother mutter something in his sleep.

"Dashi...Don't leave, Dashi."

Tadashi smiled. Hiro hadn't called him that since he was little. He was about to walk back to his own bed when he heard something else.

"I...love...Dashi."

Tadashi turned back to his sleeping little brother and smiled. "I love you too, Hiro."

He walked back over and gave Hiro a kiss on his head. "Sleep tight, Otouto."

As Tadashi walked back over to his bed, he could hear Hiro mumble.

"Good night...Dashi."

Somewhere in San Fransokyo, in an abandoned warehouse, there was a plan being formed to get revenge for a loved one. A man in a Kabuki mask had set up his headquarters there, and it was just a matter of time before his revenge would take place. This man called himself The Yokai, a Japanese word meaning spirit, or phantom.

He wanted revenge badly on Alistar Krei for taking his daughter, Abigail, away from him all those years ago and he had a good idea on how to do it. He would be a judge at the upcoming SFIT robotics showcase and he thought that at least one person's invention might be able to help him exact his revenge. He failed to notice however, as a figure in all black stood behind him. The figure's face couldn't be seen due to the black mask. The figure smirked underneath the mask and spoke.

"Evening."

The Yokai immediately turned around to look for the one who had spoken. He spotted the dark figure looking back at him. "Who are you?"

The figure took a step forward. "Do you really think I'd give up my identity that easily? However, I do know who you are, Yokai, or should I say, Robert Callaghan."

The Yokai was taken aback. "How did you know that?"

The figure laughed a little. "You'd be surprised at what I know. I know about your daughter and your thirst for revenge. I know about your plan to steal an invention at the showcase. And I know that you are planning on killing Alistar Krei. However, I'm not going to try and stop you."

The Yokai had to take a second to take in what the figure had just said. "How do you know all this?"

The figure stood and stared for a second. "That's not for me to say."

The Yokai thought for another second. "If you know about what I'm going to do, then why aren't you going to try and stop me?"

The Yokai noticed as the figure's mask glinted in the moonlight. "Because I already have a mission, and me and my partner are determined to fulfill that mission no matter what, so I can't be worrying about babysitting you."

The figure did a fantastic summersault and ended up on the warehouse roof. "Oh, and don't worry, Phantom. All will be revealed in time."

The shadowed figure took off, leaving The Yokai to wonder who the figure was or what they were doing there. The figure ran off and was headed back to his partner. Confronting The Yokai wasn't nearly as hard as the figure thought it was going to be. He just had to go there, tell him some things, get him confused enough to wonder about certain things, and get out. It was actually pretty easy.

The figure eventually found his partner, waiting in one of the dark abandoned alleys.

"How did it go with The Yokai?" The other figure asked.

The darker figure shrugged. "It was easy. I made sure not to give too much away, though."

The other figure nodded. "Is Hiro alright?"

The shadowed figure thought for a second. "I know it's not fair to be putting all of this on him, but it's the only way to..."

The shadowed figure trailed off and never finished. His partner nodded, knowing what he would have said. "It will work. Just give it some time."

The shadow nodded. "Yeah, you're right. Let's just give it some time and see what happens."

The partner nodded. The shadowed figure looked up and saw a crescent moon in the sky. He smiled underneath his mask as an idea came to him. "Wanna go see what our two favorite brother's are up to?"

The partner nodded, and soon, they were already on their way to spy on the Hamada brother's, one of which, was still fast asleep in bed, being watched over by the eldest.