Nothing Wrong With Me

Ring…

The ringing of the Lucky Cat Café bell drew Tadashi's attention towards the door. Tadashi was once again helping out his Aunt by manning the counter. It was a job he was comfortable with. Tadashi was both efficient and friendly which generally gave the café a good reputation. It was a position Hiro had only had marginal success with. Expecting to see a customer, he was surprised to see a familiar mop of messy black hair.

"Hiro?" He called out in surprise, momentarily attracting Hiro's attention along with the dark glare that accompanied it. Immediately concerned Tadashi headed towards his brother. "Hey Derek, can you take over for me for a few minutes." He called out to one of the other waiters before rushing towards Hiro's side, not even waiting for Derek to acknowledge his request.

Hiro had turned away from Tadashi and was doing his best to ignore his brother's concerned gaze. Determined to avoid Tadashi, he headed directly towards the stairs intending to avoid the counter and the confrontation that probably awaited him there. He hadn't counted on Tadashi leaving his post. "Hey, Hiro!" Tadashi called out, grabbing hold of his arm and twirling him around mere seconds later. "You ok?" Warm, dark brown eyes ran over him in concern, silently searching him for signs of distress and injury. Tadashi had always been able to see past Hiro's façade and this time was no different.

"I'm fine." Hiro growled, aggressively pulling his arm away in a bid to escape the scrutiny he knew he could not fool.

"You don't look fine." Tadashi reached out to grab hold of him once more, this time grabbing hold of his other arm as well turning Hiro to face him. "Talk to me. I can't help you if you don't tell me what's going on."

"I don't need your help." Hiro snapped, glaring heatedly up at Tadashi.

Tadashi narrowed his eyes, staring at Hiro as he evaluated his options. Something was wrong. He knew something was wrong. Hiro had been acting strange ever since the previous day when they had both been waiting tables in the café. Something must have happened but Hiro was not sharing and Tadashi count for the life of him imagine what it could be. "Where did you go?" He asked, suddenly wondering how he'd missed the fact that his brother had gone out.

"What? Are you keeping tabs on me again?" Hiro challenged, heated anger coursing through his eyes. "I thought we were past that sort of suspicion when I stopped bot fighting three years ago but if you must know, I went to visit Fred. Satisfied? Or am I also forbidden to go out to see my friends too?"

"Of course you're not forbidden to visit your friends. I'm just asking because I didn't even know you'd gone out and now you've returned looking upset."

"I'm not upset." Hiro replied, his glare almost daring Tadashi to contradict him.

The glare did not phase Tadashi. He returned it with a determined calm look of his own, quirking a single eyebrow in silent challenge. The words coming out of Hiro's mouth didn't match what his brother's body language was telling him and Tadashi knew Hiro was every bit as aware of that fact as he was.

"I don't want to talk about it." Hiro relented, knowing he'd lost a major part of the battle. There was no way he was going to convince Tadashi he wasn't upset.

"Hiro, you can't keep shutting yourself away like this." Tadashi frowned in concern. "We're your family and we're worried about you. If there's something bothering you, you should feel free to talk to us about it. Whatever it is, we'll figure it out together."

"I said… I don't want to talk about it!" Hiro growled back angrily, resisting the urge to give in and just tell his brother everything. He couldn't do it. If he did, Tadashi would get hurt and Hiro would be damned before he let someone take his brother away from him again.

"Hiro. Stop with the attitude." Tadashi snapped in return, his near endless well of patience beginning to reach its limit. "I know you've been through a lot recently and I know dealing with everything is hard but you can't just go around shutting everyone that gives a damn, out of your life. We can't help you if you're not willing to help yourself."

"I keep telling you I don't need your help!" Hiro yelled, violently shoving Tadashi away. "There's nothing wrong with me! Stop turning me into a bigger freak than I already am!" He turned and ran up the stairs slamming the door to his bedroom shut with a loud bang. Tadashi didn't follow. Ignoring the heavy silence that embraced him, Hiro headed towards his workstation. Throwing himself into his PC desk chair, he booted his machine, opened a browser and threw himself into digging up everything he could possibly find on Alistair Krei and Krei Tech.

Squeak, Squeak, Squeak, Squeak, Squeak.

"You're pupils are contracted and your heart rate is elevated. This is indicative of anger. Talking about it could alleviate your distress. What appears to be the problem?" Baymax stopped a few steps away from Hiro's chair, head titled questioningly to the side.

Hiro's typing grew even more furious, his fingers punishing the keys in response to the anger and fear fighting for domination within. "Tadashi thought it would be a good idea to give me the third degree." Hiro snapped, hitting a few of the keyboard keys particularly hard.

"Regarding?"

"He wanted to know where I had gone." Bang. "I wasn't aware I needed to report my every action to him." Bang, Bang. "Who does he think he is, invading my life like this? He has no right to reprimand me like that." Bang, bang, bang. "He left me." BANG. "He wasn't around for three years and now he thinks he can march into my life and pick up where he left off? Well he can't! I never asked him to bloody damned well give a damn and certainly never asked him to come back after he chose Callaghan over me." The banging on the keyboard ceased. Hiro immediately regretted the words that had slipped past his lips. He didn't regret Tadashi's return. He could never regret getting his brother back. Tadashi meant the world to him which was exactly why he'd do anything to protect him. Even alienate himself from him.

"Tadashi is only concerned for your health and well-being." Baymax informed him softly. "As am I. You were missing for a long time. It is only natural for those around you to be concerned when you appear to go missing again. This concern can sometimes be expressed in an over protective manner. No harm is meant by it."

Hiro sighed, turning to face Baymax. "I know, Baymax." He admitted softly, running a wary hand through the messy strands of his own hair. "I know he only wants to help but I can't let him get involved. I can't protect him if he gets involved. I've only just got him back and I refuse to let him get hurt just because I'm scared."

"Fear is a natural reaction to the circumstances in which you find yourself. It is not advisable to fight that fear alone. I recommend contact with friends and loved ones. Sharing ones fears often assists greatly in the facing of those fears. I could contact them if you wish?" Baymax offered, displaying pictures of the gang, Aunt Cass and Tadashi on his chest.

"No, no, no, don't do that." Hiro reached out and swiped across Baymax's belly, cancelling any calls Baymax may have initiated. "I'm not ready to speak to them. Not yet. I need to figure a few things out first. This conversation will be a lot easier if I have all the facts first."

"You wish to have a bit of time to perform research first?" Baymax inquired.

"Yes. That's exactly it." Hiro hurriedly agreed.

"Very well. I shall contact them as soon as you have concluded your research." Baymax turned and headed back towards his charging station.

"That's great, buddy. I'll let you know as soon as I'm done." Hiro lied, crossing his fingers behind his back as he did so.

- BH6 - BH6 - BH6 –

A/N: Happy New Year!

Cosmickatsu: Awersome Fred reference! XD. Yes, Inquisitor knows Alistair Krei! *Insert evil laugh here* PS: Don't die on me! You need to get to the end of this story!

CrazyBlueOwl: I love it when people tell me stories like that! I'm sure your mom already knows you;re crazy :P

Ern Estine 13624: That would make an awesome story line. :P

shooting2stars: You're not entirely correct but you are on the right track. Hiro is rather stubborn. His intelligence sopmetimes makes him forget that others really can help. Tadashi's 'parental big brother' sense is working overtime! Only it back fired a little :(

Guest: You didn't have to wait too long! Also, I'm sure CrazyBlueOwl would appreciate having an accomplice on her murder Inquisitor mission XD.