Author's Note: This will probably be my final update before the summer... SORRY Q_Q :( But I have to hand in my laptop soon... I'm really sorry guys... I'll try to write more over the summer, but I doubt I'll be able too... Maybe 1 or 2 updates... Sorry again guys...
Sorry these updates have gotten really spaced out, I've been floating around through a lot of fandoms lately XD
Anyways...
Dirtkid123: Yeah, I know, but he's... Still... Probably going to accidentally murder someone XD Thanks for reading/reviewing!
animals202: Thank you! I hope you continue to read/love! :D Thanks for reading/reviewing!
Bighero6fan D: Yes, punch him! *starts chanting* PUNCH HIM PUNCH HIM PUNCH HIM PUNCH- *clears throat and stops* Anyways... Thank you! :D Thanks for reading/reviewing!
IamMeWhoAreYou: Sorry I've been lacking of updates- I am very very spacey... I'm sorry if I started spelling it wrong- I have horrible spelling XD But if you mean the Kasabi to Tadashi, yes, that's because Tadashi realized who he was and let go of Kasabi and rebecame Tadashi :) If that works XD And I'll pass the message onto them! *looks over at closet* Thanks for reading/reviewing!
The Amazing Cat: Callaghan is though... XD Thanks for reading/reviewing!
The Girl With 4 Fears: He's extremely sick... Uhhhh... Thanks for reading/reviewing!
IamHulkWhoAreYou: I'm sorry! NO CALLAGHAN DON'T COME- wait, YES COME AND THEN HIRO SAVE ME PLEASE! XD Thanks for reading/reviewing!
Onto the next chapter!
Hiro's eyes burned from staring at screens all day- he had another headache. But he kept going. He wasn't going to let anything happen to Tadashi or Aunt Cass- he wouldn't allow it. Putting a hand on his growling stomach, Hiro took a 5 second break. He let his eyes wander from the bright screen and he shut them. Then, to get himself motivated again, he envisioned Tadashi and Aunt Cass- sitting in cages. His eyes snapping open, Hiro went back to work.
The door to Hiro's room opened. Hiro turned his head, his eyes meeting Callaghan's for a moment before Hiro drew them away and focused back on the screen.
"So little Hiro, you doing what you're supposed too?" Callaghan asked, walking up behind Hiro. Callaghan seemed strangely happy for once, which scared Hiro a little. What if he had done something to Aunt Cass or Tadashi? What if they were-
Hiro shut his eyes tighter and nodded in response to Callaghan's question. He had been working on making the microbots faster and lighter, however- unknown to Callaghan-, it was also making them a little bit weaker and easier to break.
It was a win-loose situation.
Callaghan basically shoved Hiro out of the way to look at what he had done to the microbots. Hiro stumbled a little, but didn't fall. He stood awkwardly, one hand clasped around his wrist as he watched Callaghan's eyes skim over the newly developed tech. Hiro couldn't help but hold his breath- what if he noticed?
He couldn't notice- it was almost completely unnoticeable, Hiro told himself. Almost completely-
Within 5 seconds, Callaghan had turned to face Hiro, took 2 steps towards him, and slapped him- hard- across the face. Hiro yelped slightly, stumbling backwards further, pressing himself against the wall. Instantly, he was a small high schooler again- 9 years old and surrounded by 14 year olds. He tried to shrink back further, to hide inside the wall, with no prevail.
"Did you think I wouldn't notice?" Callaghan asked, cocking his head slightly as he took 5 more steps and was basically on top of Hiro, who'd shrunk down further. "Did you think I was stupid enough to ignore the little mistake, the little take-away from you're new design? You were supposed to be making it better, not worse." Callaghan's voice was strangely calm, which scared Hiro more.
"N-No, I didn't n-notice." Hiro lied.
Callaghan's eyes narrowed and he stood back, letting Hiro have a little room. Then he reached out, grabbing Hiro's wrist, and yanked him closer. He'd knelt down so he was at Hiro's level. "Lies." He hissed softly. "You knew about it- you're too smart to not have known. So don't lie. Or else..." Callaghan's hand gently wrapped around Hiro's left wrist. He looked up into Hiro's eyes, scared eyes-
Then snapped it.
Instantly, Hiro screamed, the pain sharp and instant. It felt- well, it felt like someone breaking your wrist.
Callaghan immediately dropped Hiro's wrist and smiled, going up to his full height. "That. Worse. To you, your brother, and your aunt." He emphasized the words brother and aunt, letting the terror sink into Hiro's skin. He looked back at him, his eyes cold. Callaghan's hand collided with his cheek once more, then he grabbed Hiro's sweatshirt collar and yanked him forwards. "That's enough for today."
Hiro stomach growled as he pulled his wrist closer, wishing all of it away- all the pain. He just wanted to be home- with Tadashi and Aunt Cass and Mochi, that darn cat. He just wanted everything to be okay again. To be normal.
One look at his broken wrist and it obviously wasn't normal.
One look at his IQ score and it obviously wasn't normal.
One look at the freak 85 pound, 14 year old in college and it obviously wasn't normal.
One look and Hiro wasn't normal.
Tadashi had heard Hiro's scream from almost a floor over. Immediately he was on the balls of his feet, pressed up against the cage bars with wide eyes. His panic was almost unreal- the scream could have been anything, but it had sounded exactly like Hiro's scream. Hiro's shrill, loud, scared scream that made Tadashi's hair stand on end and eyes water with sadness- because he hated to hear anyone in pain, let alone Hiro.
Hiro...
Tadashi shut his eyes for a moment, but in that moment, the door to the room opened. Tadashi's eyes widened and he stood up. He wasn't in a cage anymore- neither was Aunt Cass. She had passed out a while ago, asleep on the floor. Tadashi had remained awake, alert for Hiro.
Hiro, who was being shoved into the room by Callaghan.
Hiro, who was crying like a little kid again.
Hiro, whose wrist was obviously broken.
Hiro, whose cheeks were bright red.
Hiro, who was in obvious pain.
Tadashi's eyes narrowed on the man closing the door. Callaghan had once been his hero- everything he wanted to be, everything he'd looked up too. Now he was the man first on Tadashi's kill list.
Because he's touched Tadashi's brother.
And no one messes with Hiro.
"Hiro!" Tadashi ran forwards, towards his little brother. "Hiro, are you-" One look at his wrist, and it was obviously not okay. "Oh my god..." Tadashi covered his mouth, shutting his eyes for a moment. He usually wasn't grossed out- but... Hiro's bone was clearly visible, sticking out of his wrist. It was a clean cut, but... Tadashi shuttered. Hiro... "Can you move it?" Tadashi asked softly, shrugging off his cardigan.
"I-" Hiro choked on a sob. "I don't think so..."
Tadashi slowly wrapped the cardigan sleeves under his arm- careful to not move the arm-, and tied them in a knot. "Can you let it loose? You know, relax your shoulder?"
Hiro did so and his wrist fell perfectly into the make-shift sling. It wasn't going to do him any good if it got infected, or without a cast...
Why couldn't he have Baymax?!
Tadashi groaned. Where was Honey? Gogo? Wasabi? Fred? Where were they?
He looked towards the insanely small window, for air purposes only. Where are you guys?