Juu: Kesshite Sore No Owari O Kiite Imasen

Ten: Never Hearing The End Of It

Hiro was down in the garage the next day working to get his project done. He really wanted to get his mind off of those nightmares, so he figured that this was the perfect way to do it. It had been a good day so far, with Tadashi checking up on Hiro every once in a while and he was determined to get it finished before the showcase.

The Microbots were coming along just fine and at a progressive rate. If Hiro kept at it, he would be finished in no time. Just then, the sound of squeaking interrupted Hiro and he turned to see the giant marshmallow robot walking down the stairs. Hiro just watched wordlessly as Baymax waddled down the stairs, only to stop once he reached the bottom. He turned to Hiro and gave his signature wave.

"Hello Hiro, your aunt has required that you come upstairs and eat something. If you refuse, I will simply carry you upstairs and sit you down."

Hiro chuckled. "You're kidding, right?"

Baymax blinked. "I am not."

Hiro chuckled nervously. "Right, well I guess I could use something to eat."

Hiro stood and walked towards the stairs. As he was walking by, Baymax gave him a pat on the head. "You have been a good boy. If you remain good, you can have a lollipop after lunch."

Hiro laughed. "Thanks buddy."

Hiro finished his journey to the kitchen, where he caught Tadashi making a sandwich. "Oh, hey Hiro, how's it going?"

Hiro opened the fridge. "The project is going just fine. I should be done before the showcase with just enough time to test it and make sure it works properly."

Tadashi nodded. "That's great. It's good that you're getting your project working."

Hiro scoffed. "Yeah, just wait till the judges see it. It is guaranteed to blow their minds."

Tadashi smiled. "Yeah, I'll bet it will."

Hiro kept on looking, until eventually, he found an apple, and now he just had to put the rest of his lunch together, otherwise Baymax would be all over him. "You just don't know how happy it makes me that you're actually using your brain for something other than bot fighting."

Hiro sighed. "Yes, yes, I know. You haven't stopped saying that since I realized I wanted to go to that school."

He sighed again. "I do kind of miss bot fighting though. I wonder if there's a fight going on this weekend. Maybe I can book it later. Of course there is the matter of-"

He got cut off by a coughing noise behind him. He turned around to see Tadashi staring at him cross armed. "Oh, uh, you're still here?" Hiro asked nervously.

Tadashi nodded. "Uh, yeah, and uh, you're not going bot fighting."

Hiro raised his arms in defeat. "Fine, I won't go bot fighting."

After that was said, Tadashi regained his smile. Hiro had made himself a sandwich and Tadashi was about to leave the kitchen. "Wait, uh, 'Dashi?"

Upon hearing Hiro call him that name, Tadashi turned to his little brother. "Yeah, Hiro?"

He had shifted his eyes down to his plate. "Uh, well, It's just that...never mind, it's stupid."

Tadashi blinked. "What is it? You can tell me, you know."

Hiro nodded. "I know that, but, it's just nothing. It's not worth talking about."

"If something is bothering you, then please tell me, no matter how stupid it might be."

Hiro sighed. "Alright fine. How do I get rid of nightmares?"

Tadashi had to take a second to think about how to answer that. "Well, I'm not sure off hand, but I guess I could look it up later, or we could ask Baymax. If anyone should know, it'll be him."

Hiro nodded. "Good idea. I can't believe I never thought about that."

Tadashi smiled and ruffled Hiro's hair. "I'm sure you would have thought of that eventually."

Tadashi had one more thing on his mind. "Oh, and also, did you just call me 'Dashi?"

Hiro's cheeks immediately reddened while Tadashi's smile grew into an amused one. Hiro smiled nervously and shrugged it off. "Uh, 'Dashi? Really? I haven't called you that in years, you know that."

Tadashi's Kitsune smile grew wider. "You know, you called me 'Dashi the other day in your sleep."

Hiro's cheeks grew redder. "Well, I wasn't dreaming about you, that's for sure."

Next to the nightmares, Hiro had been having other dreams involving Tadashi, mostly happy memories, and Hiro thought that it was a good reprieve from the nightmares. Although, there was no way that he was going to tell Tadashi about them. Ever.

"Okay then, if you don't dream about me, then why do you say my name in your sleep? Especially the name you used to call me when you were little?"

Hiro shrugged it off nonchalantly. "Why would I know something like that? Dreams are just weird like that. We don't know what goes on with them really."

Hiro's smile turned smug while Tadashi's stretched wider. "Really? Well I think a bit differently."

Hiro raised an eyebrow. "You mean, that you think that dreams are just a reflection of a persons thought, likes, dislikes, and experiences instead of just being generated randomly? Because you might be right about that."

Tadashi shook his head. "You know that's not what I mean. I think that deep down inside, you really love me."

Hiro scoffed. "Well yeah, I love you, of course, and you love me and we both love Aunt Cass and she really loves us. Duh."

Tadashi continued to keep his smug smile. "You know what I mean."

Hiro's blush came back involuntarily. Tadashi ruffled his hair. "That was all I needed to see to know the truth."

Hiro's blush deepened. "S-So what? What if I call you 'Dashi? I'm not a child anymore. I know how to say Tadashi. Ta-da-shi. See, it's not hard."

Tadashi's smile turned genuine. "That's too bad. I actually like it when you call me 'Dashi."

Just then, Hiro snapped. "That's it, I'm leaving!"

Hiro got up from the table and went back to the lab. Despite all that, Tadashi still couldn't stop smiling. "I'm sorry, but you are just such a bonehead."

He laughed after he said this. "But I love you anyway."

He drank down the last of his bottled water and left the kitchen, wanting to see if Baymax needed any upgrades.