Brothers

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Ages

Hiro: 4

Tadashi: 18

(I know this is a huge age gap, but I got this really funny idea based on something that happened to me and my older brother a few years ago and I just HAD to write it. That's why they've got like a 14 year age gap. Sorry if that's a bit weird to anyone, but this was hilarious to me).

Normal POV

Tadashi Hamada was getting ready for school once again with Hiro watching intently.

"Dashi, can I come too?" He asked with hope, hands pressed together in a begging position. His eyes were wide with wonder as he awaited his brother's response.

"No Hiro." He said flatly, causing the toddler to fall in shock. His face represented that of crushed hope. He pouted and poked his lip out, causing Tadashi to feel guilty. He kneeled down to the toddler's eye level and looked at him with warm brown eyes.

"I'm sorry Hiro, but it's only for big kids. Don't worry though, one day you'll be so smart, you'll be in college too." Tadashi promised. Hiro looked hopeful once more.

"When?!" He asked eagerly. Tadashi looked nervous. "Well, you shouldn't worry about it just yet. Right now, you don't have to worry about being that smart." Tadashi said, ruffling Hiro's hair. The young one pulled back, still upset. He crossed his arms and pouted some more, hoping to change Tadashi's mind.

"Please Dashi? I'll be a good boy! I won't touch anything I'm not supposed to. I'll listen to everything you say. Please please pretty pleeeeaaase?!" he begged, giving him the puppy face.

"Gah! Hiro, not the face! Hiro…oh fine you ca- I mean no. no means NO otuoto. I'm sorry, but you just can't come." Tadashi said, almost breaking. Hiro narrowed his eyes at his brother who remained apologetic looking. "Fine, I'm going to the café next door. The people there are nicer." Hiro said childishly, poking his tongue out at Tadashi. The older brother merely shrugged and headed downstairs to eat breakfast.

When he was gone, Hiro sighed and dropped onto his bed. The toddler looked around until he found Tadashi's backpack. He blinked and stared at it for a while. The backpack was so big, it was larger than the tiny boy himself. Hiro suddenly broke into a huge grin. He bolted to the backpack and opened it. There was more than enough room for him to hide in it for a while. He popped himself inside and closed the zipper from inside it.

The boy was surprised that he could easily breathe in the bag, but he wasn't complaining. "Maybe Dashi won't even notice I'm in here." he whispered happily.

Tadashi came into the room a few minutes later and grabbed his backpack. "That's weird. It feels a bit heavier than usual. I thought I left my physics book at campus, but I guess not." He mused, walking downstairs.

"Bye honey. Oh where's Hiro? Send him down for breakfast will you?" Aunt Cass asked.

"He went to the café next door." Tadashi replied, heading out the door to his moped.

Hiro felt rapid movement and his heart raced with excitement. 'Wow! Dashi never takes me on his moped. This is awesome. I wonder if Dashi always feels this exhilarated when he rides it.' Hiro thought from inside the backpack.

The boy felt the moped stop and Tadashi get up. 'We must be here.' Hiro thought. He felt Tadashi walk and waited excitedly to see the college.

Finally he felt Tadashi place the backpack on the floor. "Hey, Wasabi, what's up?" he heard his brother ask, leaving the room.

Assuming Tadashi was gone, Hiro opened the backpack from inside and popped his head out. Getting his entire body out of the pack, he observed the room he was in. his eyes widened in wonder. "Woooooow." He breathed, taking it all in.

Hiro found a little label on the door that said 'Tadashi's Lab.' 'Wow, Dashi's got his own lab here. I wanna be smart like that too.' Hiro thought. Suddenly, he heard footsteps approaching the room and he panicked. Frantically looking for some place to hide, he dove for the closet and hid in a box.

"Yeah, so this is what I've been working on. It's a healthcare robot. I haven't gotten it anywhere near done, but I'm not giving up." He heard Tadashi say.

"Not bad Tadashi. What did Hiro think of it?" he heard a feminine voice say. "To be honest Honey Lemon, I didn't tell him yet." Tadashi said with a chuckle. "Why not?" she asked. Tadashi gave her a look. "You know how he is. Kid would get way too excited and beg me even more to come here and it's not exactly safe for a kid his age. I really want to tell him about Baymax, but maybe when he's a bit older." Tadashi explained.

"Ah I see. How old is he again?" Honey asked. "Four. Little guy asks me to come here almost every day and I always have to turn him down." Tadashi says.

"Well maybe he really is ready. You never know Tadashi. Anyways, Fred asked us to meet him in the commons for big news." Honey said, grabbing Tadashi's arm excitedly and pulling him away.

Once he was certain they were gone, Hiro came out of the closet. "Dashi doesn't think I'm smart enough? Well I'll prove him wrong. I'll learn stuff from here. Then he'll see I'm old enough to come to college with him." Hiro decided. The little boy slowly tiptoed out of Tadashi's lab and out to the open.

He saw something fly past his head and stared at it in awe. He wondered what it was and followed it as it flew across the room.

The flying orb stopped near some lady with a white lab coat. She noticed the boy and looked startled. "Oh, hello little one. Are you lost?" She asked. Hiro shook his head. "No ma'am. I'm here to learn." Hiro announced cutely. The lady gushed over him and his adorableness much to Hiro's dismay.

"Lady. Hey lady!" He cried, trying to get her attention off of his face.
"Oh yes? What is your name?" she asked with a bright smile.

Hiro bit his lip. He didn't want to tell her his real name in fear that she may know Tadashi. He quickly racked his brain for an idea while the lady waited patiently.

"My name is Lisa." She said helpfully, hoping it would get Hiro comfortable enough to share his name.

"I'm Baymax." He said, saying the first name that popped into his head. He internally slapped himself. 'Baymax? Why didn't you just say your name was Tadashi you idiot.' Hiro scolded himself for sounding so stupid. The lady however, wasn't suspicious at all.

"Oh that's an adorable name for an adorable kid. So what are you doing here Baymax?" she asked him. Hiro blinked in disbelief. 'Well, she doesn't know Tadashi.' Hiro thought in relief.

"I'm here to learn. Can you explain what that orb was?" he asked curiously. The lady actually complied and explained all the science behind her flying green orb. Hiro was surprised to find that he understood it all too.

"Thanks Lisa." He said politely, earning himself a girlish squeal and hug from the lady. "Anytime Baymax. I hope I see you again. I can't believe you understood all of that. How old are you by the way?" Lisa asked.

Hiro thought about what he should say. He didn't want to say he was four because then Lisa would never let him go around the school all alone.

"I'm fifteen. I'm really short though. It's a medical condition. People make fun of me." He lied smoothly. Lisa was baffled. "Oh my goodness. I'm so sorry Baymax! Well, don't listen to them. You're a bright kid. Really bright to understand all this at fifteen. One day you'll be famous and rich and they'll be crying." Lisa assured. Hiro smile at this comment. "Thanks again Lisa. Bye." He called, leaving the lab.

Now Hiro was outside. He saw several buildings and tried to decide which one to check out next. 'The biggest one.' He thought with a grin.

He walked into the building to see kids everywhere. Old, young, boy, girl, tall, short, and more. Hiro did stand out, but not as much as he had feared. People didn't stop to ask who he was or where he was going.

The boy looked up to see a banner with Robert Callaghan's face on it. Extremely awestruck, he stared at the banner and found that the man that Tadashi talked endlessly about was giving a lecture in room 20 C in about ten minutes. Hiro really wanted to go, so he tugged on a random guy's leg until he looked at him.

"Can you tell me where room 20 C is?" he asked the teenager. "Yeah, take the elevator to the second floor and find C-hall and it's over there." The teen replied, a bit surprised that a young kid was asking this, but didn't question it. Hiro thanked him and searched for an elevator.

Finding it, he went up to the second floor and located C-hall. He started toward it, but heard Tadashi's voice and froze.

"I can't believe he's giving a lecture either. You excited?" He heard his brother ask someone. Hiro quickly dived behind the wall.

"Not as much as you, you big nerd. But hey, it's pretty exciting." The girl with him responded.

"C'mon Gogo, this is epic." Tadashi claimed, walking into a room while she followed.

Hiro frowned. How was he supposed to attend the lecture if Tadashi was there? His brother would notice him in a heartbeat. Sighing, Hiro headed toward the elevator again but before he clicked the button, a black carton caught his attention. He walked over to it and read 'Lost and found.'

Assortments of jackets, sweaters, hoodies, and watches were strewn around in it. 'I'm sure people wouldn't mind if I borrowed some of this for a while. I mean, they did lose this stuff. They must not care enough to look for it.' Hiro thought, looking through the lost and found. He snagged a purple hoodie and switched out his smaller blue one for it. He also found a pair of sunglasses and placed them on. Satisfied with how he looked, he headed back into the room.

Hiro gulped and widened his eyes, thankful that no one noticed due to the sunglasses. There were a lot of people in the room. He quickly grabbed a seat all the way in the back because Tadashi and his friend Gogo were seated in the front.

Robert Callaghan walked in and had an entire presentation prepared for this. He explained everything from basic to completely complex robotics and Hiro was beyond fascinated. 'I definitely want to do something with robotics now.' Hiro thought to himself. At the end of the lecture, Callaghan thanked everyone for attending and people stormed out, rushing to get to their next class or something other. A few stayed to talk to the professor, but Hiro started walking toward the door. Luck wasn't on his side just then though, because a voice stopped him.

"Hey, you. Stop for a minute will you?" it asked. Hiro stopped and took a deep breath. Turning around slowly, he uncertainly pointed to himself. "Me?" he asked weakly. The man nodded. It was none other than Professor Callaghan that stopped him.

"Take those sunglasses off, we're inside." He said with patience. Hiro obliged and stared at the professor with wide eyes. He couldn't deny that he was a bit afraid.

"Something tells me that that hoodie isn't yours. Am I right?" He asked softly. Hiro slowly nodded, taking it off. "Sir, I wasn't stealing it I swear! I was going to put it back in the lost and found right now, I swear!" Hiro cried in defense. To his surprise, the professor laughed.

"May I see the notes you took? If you don't mind?" the man asked gently. Hiro shrugged and pulled out the crumpled piece of papers from his khaki shorts and handed it to the professor. He took few notes, but sketched a lot of ideas next to them, incorporating what he learned. The professor seemed slightly impressed.

"What's your name?" he asked Hiro. The four year old froze. He didn't know how to respond. This man might've talked to Tadashi before. In that case, he might know who he was if he said his name was Hiro or Baymax. "Well?" the professor asked, amused.

"Uh, Baymax." He said before he could stop himself. Hiro swore he saw the man smirk, but thought he imagined it when the professor smiled and stuck out his hand for him to shake.

"Nice to meet you Baymax. I'm Robert Callaghan. Tell me, how old are you?" he asked warmly. Hiro shook the hand. "I'm fifteen." He lied again. The professor raised his eyebrows, but didn't question the younger boy. "Well Baymax. These sketches are pretty impressive for a fifteen year old. Although, I feel like I've seen you before somewhere. Do you maybe have a brother or sister?" He asked.

Hiro widened his eyes. "Oh no sir! I'm an only child." He said too quickly. Callaghan smiled amusingly. "I see. Well it was a pleasure to teach you Baymax." He said with a curt nod. "It was a pleasure to learn." Hiro responded, rushing out of the room.

He dumped the purple hoodie and sunglasses back into the lost and found bin and grabbed his hoodie back from it.

"So you took my hoodie?" a voice snarled behind him. Hiro gulped and turned around to see a man at least three times his size looking angry. "N-no. I was returning it to the lost and found." Hiro said with a stutter.

"Don't gimmie that BS. I saw you take it off. You stole it and then put it back, thinking no one would notice." The guy said, cracking his knuckles. Hiro gasped in fear and back up slowly. "L-listen, I-I'm sorry. W-we c-can work th-this out." Hiro reasoned.

"I think we can." The guy said, cracking his neck and advancing toward Hiro in anger. "P-please!" Hiro begged. The teenager ignored Hiro and kept coming closer. The little boy panicked and started running.

"Hey! Get back here you thieving little pipsqueak!" he yelled, chasing after Hiro. Hiro didn't turn back as he ran. Disregarding the elevator, he bolted down the stairs, tears of fear poking out of his eyes. He refused to let them out though. "You're gonna get yours!" He heard the teen boom out. Hiro frantically looked for somewhere to hide and dove into a random room. He heard the other guy stomp right past the room he was in and sighed in relief. Then he turned around to see where he was.

It was an empty classroom. Hiro found a stack of textbooks and picked one up titled 'Physics'. Opening the book, he read at least four chapters of it before he heard someone open the door. Dropping the book, Hiro looked at the person who entered.

Excuse me, what are you doing in here?" they asked, flipping the light switch on. It was a young girl. Around Tadashi's age. She had dark brown hair that ended at her shoulders. Bright red glasses adorned her face. She looked strict, but not mean.

"I-I got lost." He admitted. "Okay, well where do you need to go?" she asked. "The chemistry lab." Hiro said a bit uncertainly. The girl nodded. "Alright, let's go. I'll take you there." She said, reaching for his hand. Hiro accepted this and followed her.

"So what's your name kid?" she asked. "Baymax." Hiro replied more easily now. "Nice name. I'm Chelsea." She responded. "So what do you major in?" Hiro asked, getting used to how questions went here.

"I'm pre-med. Are you here with your brother or sister?" She asked kindly. "Uh, yeah actually. How'd you know?" He asked. She chuckled light heartedly. "You look a little young to be going to college." She responded. Hiro blushed and looked away. "But don't worry. I'm sure you'll do great things someday. You probably have to if your sibling brought you here." she said politely. Hiro smiled at her. "Thank you." He said. "No problem. Ah, here we are. You good Baymax?" she asked Hiro nodded and walked into the chemistry lab.

He observed a unique colored test tube before reading the label on it. 'Do NOT drink.' Hiro walked past it and was stopped by a guy in a lab coat this time. "Whoa kid. What are you doing here?" he asked in a not so kind voice. "I'm here to learn. Can you teach me how to mix chemicals?" Hiro asked nicely. The guy warmed up noticeably.

At first, he was talking to Hiro as if he were a baby, but gradually he talked to him as if they were the same age as Hiro absorbed the knowledge and mixed up a few chemicals himself. "Well thanks, but I gotta go now." Hiro said, heading to the door. "Hey wait kid. What's your name?" he asked. Hiro didn't even miss a beat before replying "Baymax." The teen with the lab coat waved his bye. "See you Baymax. I'm Cody by the way." He said as Hiro left.

Tadashi's POV

I was walking past the commons when I heard someone say something that really caught my attention.

"Yeah, Baymax was super smart too. Understood everything I was saying with no problem." I heard her say. I turn to see one of the robotics majors, Lisa.

"Hey Lisa, sorry I couldn't help but hear your conversation a bit. Who exactly is Baymax?" I questioned. "Oh, some kid came up to the lab and asked me how I made the flying orb. He was really smart and caught on quickly. So smart and so young. His name was Baymax." Lisa explained. I was beyond confused.
What did he look like?" I asked.

"Mess of black hair. Adorable big brown eyes. Really smallish." Lisa listed off. "How old was he?" I ask anxiously, already having a cue about who 'Baymax' was. "15." Lisa responded, throwing me off guard.

"Uh, alright. Thanks Lisa." I say, walking toward my lab.

I saw Professor Callaghan approach me in the midst and stopped. "Yes sir?" I ask. "Tadashi, you mentioned having a little brother, correct?" he asked. "Y-yes sir. I can't believe you remembered." I say. "Does he show signs of intelligence? Like above average?" he asked me.

"Uh, I don't believe so sir. He's just a normal four year old." I reply.
"Four." He muses. I cock my head to the side. "Sir, is something funny about that?" I ask. He chuckles. "It's just, you said you were working on a robot right? Named Baymax?" Callaghan questioned. I nod slowly, not following. "Have a good day Mr. Hamada." Callaghan said, walking away. I was even more confused now, but I kept on walking toward my lab. Suddenly, I got a phone call from Aunt Cass.

"Honey, have you seen Hiro?" she asks through the other end.

"No Aunt Cass. He isn't home?" I ask, not as surprised as I would've been had I gotten this call a few minutes ago.

"No. I can't find him. He's not at the café next door either!" she cries in alarm.

"Aunt Cass, don't worry. I think I know where he is. Don't freak out, he's with me." I reassure her. She sounds relieved and says bye and that Hiro's in big trouble when we get home. I hang up and open the door to my lab. I groan. I thought for sure Hiro would be here, but he's not. I see that my backpack's open and I look inside. Nothing seems to be taken out so I pick it up. That's when I realize that it's lighter than it was this morning.

I doubt Hiro climbed into my backpack in an attempt to follow me to school, but the facts do seem to add up. I mean, some bushy black haired kid with big brown eyes who claims his name is Baymax of all names shows up today of all days when my backpack seemed a little heavier than usual this morning. I don't know what to think of except to keep searching for 'Baymax', assuming it'll lead me to Hiro.

I walk past a few people, one of which uses the name Baymax again.
"And then Baymax managed to copy my formula element for element. Looked like the kid was five too." I heard Cody say. Cody was one of the chemistry majors.

"Hey Cody, what'd Baymax look like? Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop." I say in the process.

"No problem Tadashi. He was really small, probably about five years old or so. Black hair, lots of it. Brown eyes I think if I can remember right. Also, a tooth gap when he smiled." Cody responded. "Thanks Cody. Bye." I say, taking my leave.

Well, that's all I needed to hear. Hiro had snuck his way into college with me and was pestering my college mates. Then, something caught my attention all of a sudden. I walk back up to Cody and tap his shoulder.

"Yeah what's up Tadashi?" he asks. "Cody, did you say he made a chemical compound?" I ask in shock. Cody nodded eagerly. "See that's the wicked part. Small kid mixed together a compound just like I taught him. Little genius is probably in the extreme gifted and talented program." Cody says with a proud smile.

I was astonished. Hiro. My baby brother. Four years old. Cried yesterday about not getting a cookie, but managed to memorize a chemical equation. Managed to comprehend Lisa's levitating orb. I did NOT give the kid enough credit. He's FOUR. I needed to find him and quick.

Hiro's POV

I couldn't believe what was going on. I was in the commons, surrounded by people. They were all asking me questions like how I knew what I did and how I understood it. I was overwhelmed and what made it even better is that everyone seemed to know my name. Well, my fake name at least. They all kept chanting "Baymax! Baymax!" I blushed from all the attention and silently told myself that this was the best idea I ever had.

"Then, I heard an all too familiar voice call out "Hello Baymax." I froze on my spot in the middle of everyone and widened my eyes.

Tadashi's POV

"What exactly are you doing here Baymax?" I ask with a raised eyebrow. Hiro gulped and nervously chuckled. He approached me with a big grin. "H-hey Tadashi. What's up? How was school?" He asks nervously, rubbing his arm.

"Alright, three questions. How did you get here, although I have a good idea? Why did you choose your name as Baymax? And how did you manage to do all this science stuff?" I question him. He blinks at me. I think he's surprised that I'm not angry.

"I hid in your backpack, I heard you talking to a girl in your lab about how you were building Baymax and I just sort of picked that name for some reason, and it was really easy once someone explained it to me honestly." He says softly.

"Okay, but why bonehead? Why were you so desperate to come with me to college?" I ask him.

"You said I wasn't smart enough Dashi, but I thought I was so I had to prove you wrong. And I think you were wrong. These people said I was smart for a 15 year old when I'm only four." He said proudly. Everyone around us suddenly gasped. "YOU'RE FOUR?!" they all asked in shock. Hiro nodded shyly. I looked at them in disbelief. "You believed him when he told you he was 15?" I ask in disbelief.

"Well, he did say he was a midget and was teased about it in high school." I hear several mumble. I give Hiro a look and he shrugs. "Hey, they're the ones who believed me." He defended.

"What else did you learn?" I ask, bewildered. Hiro smiles widely. "Lot's! I even went to the lecture that Professor Callaghan gave while you were in there. You didn't even notice me. I guess I'm totally ready for college Dashi!" he exclaims happily. I ruffle his hair to his dismay. "Calm down Hiro. You've got to go to primary school first. But maybe you can join me a lot sooner than I thought." I promise him. He seems pleased with my answer. Then, he yawns. Poor guy must be tired from an entire day of college.

I shake my head. "Well bro, c'mon." I say, grabbing his hand.
"Where are we going?" He asks.

"Home. You're majorly grounded by Aunt Cass for sneaking out of the house in my backpack." I say.

"Awwwwww." Hiro whines as I laugh.

Well, that's that. I thought the backpack thing was funny, but maybe it's just me. Anyways, review please!

Seriously if there's anything I can do better, tell me!