So…hi? I'm sorry about the very, very, very late update. To be honest I was going through a lot of rl things, and severe lack of motivation.

This update is a little short, but I don't plan on making this story much longer anyways. I'm terrible with multi-chaps so I'm trying to make this as concise as possible.

Thank you all for sticking with my story for so long, I really do appreciate it.

And thank you all for your comments and messages, you guys are so awesome!

Anyways, please enjoy this (short) chapter ~

It was only about a fifteen minute trip to the café, allowing Tadashi a smooth ride with some nice scenery to boot. He had been to this side of town many times, but not frequently enough to be familiar with his destination. The buildings were so close together he had to slow down just to make sure he didn't miss it, and sure enough there it was perched on a quaint little corner.

Tadashi stopped his moped a few feet away, trying to think of a strategy or at least what he was going to say. He was going through multiple scenarios of how it could all work out when he heard a faint bell sound coming from up the road. He watched as Hiro exited the café with a very full garbage bag. Tadashi found the younger boy's struggle with the hefty bag to be slightly amusing, especially considering the bag was almost the same exact size as him. He continued to watch as Hiro dragged the bag off to the corner and made his way back inside.

Seeing Hiro gave Tadashi the extra push he needed and with a deep breath he finished parking his bike and steadily made his way towards the café.

He cursed the ringing chimes of the bell above the door for giving away his arrival. Thankfully no one in the café seemed to care or notice, all except for a chipper woman making her way through the assorted tables with a tray full of baked goods.

"Hi welcome to the Lucky Cat Café. Is it for here or to go?"

"To go please." That way if he felt the urge to run he wouldn't feel too bad about wasting the busy woman's time.

"You can place your order at the counter then."

And she smiled as she continued to make her way to the other tables.

Tadashi looked over to the counter and although it appeared vacant he started to make his way over. He noticed the bell placed on the side with a neatly written note 'Please ring for service.' He gave the bell a small tap and was surprised when a scruffy head of dark hair quickly bounced up from out of nowhere.

Hiro's face was covered in powdered sugar, presumably from snacking on the job. Tadashi was about to remark how cute he looked when Hiro started talking.

"What are you doing here? Did I forget something at your place last night? "

In Tadashi's mind the question sounded anything but innocent, but with the adorable way Hiro was trying to brush the sugar off of his shirt and face, it brought his mind back to the subject of the matter.

What is he doing here?

"Um, I just stopped by for a cup of coffee."

Hiro looked at him.

"All the way on the other side of town?"

Why was he so darn observant?

"Well you talked about your Aunt Cass' pastries and it's my day off so I decided to stop by and try some."

Good one.

Hiro still didn't look very convinced but he brushed it off and went to go pour Tadashi a cup of coffee.

By then the very busy woman returned and took her place behind the counter giving Tadashi a smile.

"I see my nephew is helping you?"

"Yes he is, thank you."

"So how did you hear about us?" She asked, putting on plastic gloves as she spoke.

"Well I actually heard of you from Hiro, he said your stuff was really good."

The woman's face immediately lit up and she stopped what she was doing.

"Hiro never told me he made any new friends! Hiro," she called, "why didn't you tell me about this young man?"

Hiro was making his way back to the counter with Tadashi's coffee. He hoped he hadn't upset the teen by relaying such information, but to his surprise he didn't look angry, just possibly…embarrassed? Tadashi didn't know if it was from the heat of the kitchen, but Hiro had a slight red flush upon his cheeks.

"It's nothing major, he just works at the library."

"Ohhh," She gives Hiro a look. "Is that why you're always down there studying?"

Hiro huffed and looked the other way, "No. I'm just doing my research."

Research?

"What do you need to research for?" Tadashi couldn't help but ask. He had known the kid for a while now, but he had never heard him mention anything about research.

"Hiro is applying to the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology so he's preparing a project to premiere at their enrollment showcase."

This was the first Tadashi had heard of this.

"He's really good with technology, you should see half the things he's made!"

"Aunt Cass!" He whined.

"Well it's not like it's a secret."

Tadashi was honestly a little hurt that Hiro hadn't told him anything about this. He knew Hiro was good with robotics and such, but he hadn't mentioned anything about his aspiring SFTI plans. And here Tadashi thought they were gradually becoming friends.

"Hey, I know!" He was ripped from his thoughts by the loud exclamation from the woman in front of him.

"Why don't you help Hiro with his project?"

Both boys looked at her, neither really knowing what to say.

"Um, sure. I wouldn't mind. That is, if it's ok with Hiro." He added.

Hiro picked at a piece of tap on the counter top, but nodded his head in response.

"Yeah, that would be ok I guess."

"Great!" Aunt Cass smiled and clapped her hands together.

Tadashi smiled too, and reached for his wallet to pay for his coffee.

"It's on the house." Aunt Cass assured, and picked an éclair off a tray and placed it into a paper bag handing it to Tadashi.

"Here take this too. Enjoy!" She sang, before she grabbed her tray and made her way towards to the busy tables once again.

He picked up the items and gave Hiro a slight head nod.

"Well at least you aren't in trouble."

"Tell me about it." He sighed.

Tadashi chuckled. "So when do you want to get started on our project?"

"You really want to help me?"

Hiro seemed genuinely surprised at his offer, making Tadashi wonder how many times he had been lied to before.

"Of course I do." He answered honestly. "I'm curious to see what that big head of yours has in store."

"Ha ha." Hiro glared, only slightly amused by the older's jab.

"We can start Wednesday if that sounds good."

Tadashi couldn't think of his schedule right now, but if Hiro was asking, then yes Wednesday was very good.

"I'll see you then." He smiled and made his way to the door, thanking Aunt Cass for the food on his way out.

Once near his bike he let out a breath.

How many days till Wednesday?

A/N: Thank you all for reading, and please tell me what you think :)