Brothers
28
Ages
Hiro: 5
Tadashi: 10
So this is a request from a guest who asked to see Tadashi getting sick and Hiro getting worried about it. I don't think I'll make him have to go to the hospital though. I like to have a somewhat natural essence in my story and that's too forced in my opinion.
Oh and by the way, I won't be doing any alive Tadashi fics because I already started a fic of an alive Tadashi and I don't want to do that with these shorts. Sorry for those that requested those ones.
Normal POV
Tadashi Hamada woke up to a way too close Hiro observing him.
"Uh, Hiro, what have I told you about personal space?" Tadashi asked slowly.
Hiro smiled widely. "That Dashi needs LOTS of it." He recited proudly, looking at his older brother for approval.
Tadashi smiled at his brother's adorableness, but still questioned him.
"Okay yes. So why are you so close to me?" Tadashi asked.
"Because Dashi!" Hiro cried as if it were obvious. Tadashi raised a brow.
"Because why?" The older one asked in amusement.
"Because Dashi's forehead is hot! I touched it and It's burnin up! Burnin up, burnin up, for you baby!" Hiro sang with a laugh, but eyes widening. He looked concerned mixed with amusement.
"But I feel pretty cold." Tadashi mused.
"Yes. Your forehead is fiery hot. Your hands are ice cold. It's like the song. You're hot and you're cold!" Hiro said in an attempt to lighten the mood.
"That's right bonehead." Tadashi said with a chuckle. Hiro grinned at the praise.
Tadashi began to get up, but Hiro stopped him. The older one raised an eyebrow again.
"Dashi needs rest. No getting up unless I say so." Hiro commands authoritatively.
"Oh, are you my doctor?" Tadashi asks with a snort. Hiro's eyes light up at Tadashi's words.
"Can I be? Please Dashi?! Pretty please with gummy bears on top? I'll be the bestest doctor ever! Just like you are for me when I'm sick! I promise!" Hiro said excitedly.
"I don't know Hiro. It's a big responsibility." Tadashi said, pretending to think it over.
"Pretty pretty pretty please Dashi?! I'll do anything you want. All you have to do is ask." Hiro pleaded shamelessly. Tadashi chuckled at his brother.
"Okay. I want some water." Tadashi said with a smirk.
"With ice?" Hiro asked kindly.
"God no Hiro. I'm freezing here." Tadashi said. Hiro nodded and went to the kitchen to get the water.
Tadashi noticed that the fan was on. 'Who turns the fan on in this weather?' he thinks as Hiro comes back with a glass of water.
"Hiro, could you turn the fan off please?" Tadashi asks.
"Of course. I'm your doctor after all." Hiro said, waddling to the light switch and jumping up as high as he could to turn the fan off.
"Thanks bro." Tadashi said, raising the glass of water to his lips.
"No problem." Hiro replied with a smile.
Tadashi's face contorted into an expression of pain. He quickly spit the water out and began violently coughing.
"Dashi! Are you okay?!" Hiro asked in worry, snatching the cup away from his brother.
"I-I don't know." Tadashi said between coughs.
'What would Dashi have done for me?' Hiro thought.
'Wait, that's it!' Hiro figured out, rushing to Tadashi. The younger brother whacked Tadashi's back to get him to start breathing normally. It worked to Hiro's relief and Tadashi calmed down, panting lightly.
"You okay Dashi?" Hiro asked.
"Yeah. Thanks Doctor." Tadashi said with a soft smile.
"What happened? Was the water too cold?" Hiro asked.
"Yeah." Tadashi replied with a shiver. Hiro noted that his brother's teeth were chattering and he was shaking in response to his body's coldness.
"Maybe I should get Aunt Cass?" Hiro suggested.
"What happened? Doctor Hiro can't figure this out?" Tadashi asked playfully through his chattering teeth.
"No, I'm just worried for you." Hiro defended, going off to fetch Aunt Cass.
He returned with Aunt Cass only to see Tadashi knocked out cold.
"Will he be alright?" Hiro asked his Aunt.
"Let me take his temperature." She said, walking over to her oldest nephew.
"Tadashi sweetie? Wake up. I need to take your temperature." She said soothingly.
The older boy groaned and sat upright against his bed to make it easier when Aunt Cass shoved the thermometer in his dry mouth.
"Want me to hold your hand Dashi? So you're not scared?" Hiro asked seriously. Tadashi resisted the urge to laugh.
"Sure buddy." He said instead, as Hiro gripped his hand firmly.
"Oh no. looks like you won't be doing anything for the next few days mister. You've got a massive fever. I'm going to go make you some hot soup. Sit tight." Aunt Cass said, heading downstairs.
When she left, Hiro noticed Tadashi shivering.
"Dashi, you want some blankets?" Hiro asked.
"Yeah, that'd be great actually." Tadashi replied, trying to merge into his blankets for warmth. Hiro hurried out of the room while Tadashi hugged himself desperately. He had no idea why he was feeling unbelievably cold.
Tadashi heard a thud and a few bangs here and there and wondered what was happening.
"Hiro? You okay?" He asked through teeth chatters.
"Mmhm fine." Hiro said with a muffle.
Tadashi saw Hiro waddle into the room, or should he say, he saw the comforter waddle in. Poor Hiro was so much tinier and lighter than the comforter, it seemed to eat him up.
His entire body was covered in the blue fluffy blanket and he couldn't really see where he was going. Tadashi chuckled at this.
"Hiro, you could've asked for help." He said in amusement.
"I'm the doctor. I can do it." Was his brother's stubborn, yet adorable reply.
"You're walking the wrong way." Tadashi said with a smile. He was watching Hiro try and find his way like it was his favorite show.
Eventually, the older brother decided to help Hiro as he was continually bumping into walls.
"C'mere you boneheaded klutz." Tadashi said, lifting the comforter over his brother's head.
Hiro smiled sheepishly at him, showing off his teeth gap. "Sorry." He said with a blush.
"It's okay. It's not your fault you're so short and small." Tadashi said teasingly. Hiro stuck his tongue out at Tadashi and pushed him back on the bed.
"You need bed rest." Hiro commanded.
"Geez Hiro. You sure are taking this doctor thing very seriously." Tadashi observed.
"Yup. Just like you do for me. Now do you need anything?" Hiro questioned.
"Nope. Why don't you check if Aunt Cass needs you?" Tadashi suggested, burying himself in the comforter.
"Okay." Hiro agreed, heading downstairs.
About half an hour passes when Tadashi felt as if he was getting even sicker. The soup that Aunt Cass had made him didn't help as much as everyone had hoped.
Hiro tugged at Aunt Cass's leg.
"Dashi is gonna be fine, right?" he asked in worry, yet hope.
"Of course sweetie. He's tough, he'll fight it." Aunt Cass assured.
Hiro looked to Tadashi for confirmation, worry etched into his doe brown eyes.
"Hey now doc, I'll be fine. I've got you to take care of me." Tadashi said with a forced smile, trying his best not to cough in his words.
It worked however, as Hiro looked relieved. "You're right Dashi. Don't sweat it." Hiro said.
He then hopped into Tadashi's bed and felt his forehead.
"WOW Tadashi! You're burning up like CRAZY!" Hiro cried out in alarm, retrieving his arm. He waved it around to cool it off. Hiro's arm brushed across Tadashi's in the process and Hiro widened his eyes. He then proceeded to touch Tadashi's nose, hands, and feet.
"Aunt Cass, Tadashi is fiery hot on his forehead, but ice cold everywhere else." Hiro reported. "Diagnosis: he's weird." Hiro concluded.
Tadashi bonked Hiro on the head at his analysis.
"I'm not weird you goober." He said. Hiro giggled and hopped off of his brother's bed.
"He's not wrong. I think we should call a real doctor." Aunt Cass suggested as she felt Tadashi's hands and forehead.
"Alright." Tadashi agreed easily. Aunt Cass mentally thanked god that it wasn't Hiro who was sick. He'd throw a tantrum about the doctor and how he was evil.
"Alright, I'm gonna go call Dr. Pepper." She said, leaving the room.
Hiro laughed like a maniac when she was gone.
"What's got you riled up?" Tadashi asked, voice sounding hoarser already.
"D-Dr. P-p-pepper!" He burst out through his giggles.
"You're such a boneheaded goober." Tadashi said with a scoff.
Hiro poked his bottom lip out.
"Am NOT Dashi. You know it's funny. C'mon. Dr. Pepper? He probably became a doctor just to make that joke." Hiro defended with a light stamp of the foot. Though his words were funny, he seemed to be a bit serious. Tadashi chuckled at his antics.
"You're so cute Hiro." Tadashi mused.
"Am NOT. Take it back Dashi!" Hiro said in anger. His furrowed brows and pouty lip made Tadashi coo at the adorableness.
"Stop it Dashi! I am not cute! I'm vicious!" Hiro said, baring his teeth to the best of his ability, but it backfired as his tooth gap showed, making him three times as adorable. Tadashi laughed lightly and adjusted his hat better on his head.
"Alright you're not cute." Tadashi said. Hiro perked up at his brother's words. Tadashi then used every ounce of energy he had left in his body to lift up Hiro and place him in front of him.
"Ruffling his brother's hair, Tadashi quickly said "You're unbelievably adorable!" in a baby voice.
"Ugh Dashi NO!" Hiro cried out, pulling away.
Tadashi doubled over in raspy cough filled laughter. Hiro groaned, but was secretly happy that he helped Tadashi smile. Then, Hiro smirked.
"What?" Tadashi asked, curious. Hiro swiped Tadashi's hat and placed it on his own head. "Gah! Hiro, give it back." Tadashi demanded.
"No way. You can't move too much. You're sick." Hiro taunted.
Tadashi gave up. Hiro did look funny with the hat. But, the younger brother gave the hat back. Tadashi raised an eyebrow. Hiro shrugged.
"It's actually not that fun when you can't fight back for it." He explained.
Then, Aunt Cass came in with Dr. Pepper.
"Alright son, let's see what we've got here." He said, observing Hiro.
"I'm not the sicko! It's my brother Dashi. He's hot and he's cold. He's yes then he's no!" Hiro sang with a giggle. The old doctor cracked a light chuckle as well.
"Well let's check out your brother then, shall we?" He asked Hiro. The young boy nodded.
After about five minutes of observing Tadashi, Dr. Pepper pulled back with a sigh.
"What's wrong mister? My brother's going to be fine, right? He's really tough. He can fight anything." Hiro said, embarrassing Tadashi. The older brother hid behind his hat and hoped the doctor would ignore his brother.
The doctor luckily just smiled softly at Hiro.
"He'll be okay little one." The doctor said. Then he faced Aunt Cass.
"He has semi-severe pneumonia. It's highly contagious so I'd keep the little tyke away from him. Make sure he gets lots of rest, water, and warmth. That should make him feel better. He'll be alright." The doctor diagnosed.
"I'm not little. I was taking care of Dashi while you weren't here. I made him feel better." Hiro boasted, puffing out his chest heroically.
The doctor patted Hiro's head much to the little boy's dismay.
"Good job. But it's not safe for you to be near Tadashi right now. He could make you sick too. We don't want that, do we?" The doctor asked.
"I don't mind. Wherever Tadashi goes, I go. He needs me. He told me so." Hiro defended.
"Hiro, just listen to Dr. Pepper." Tadashi said hoarsely.
"Okay Dashi." Hiro said, somewhat hurt.
"Well then, I'll be on my way. Get well soon Tadashi." Dr. Pepper said as he walked out.
"Well you heard the man. Bundle up Tadashi. I'll get you some water. Try and relax." Aunt Cass said, taking Hiro's hand.
"I can get him the water Aunt Cass." Hiro insisted as they walked down the stairs.
"Oh no honey. I don't need two sick boys on my hands. You're staying downstairs until your older brother is safe to be around." Aunt Cass said firmly, filling up a cup with water.
"Tadashi won't hurt me. He's the safest person to be around." Hiro defended. He didn't like what Aunt Cass and Dr. Pepper said about his brother. As if he himself were the disease.
"I don't mean that Hiro. I mean Tadashi is contagious. He could get you sick too." Aunt Cass explained. Hiro didn't grasp that though.
"No he won't. Tadashi never lets me get sick. Why would he start now?" Hiro asked. His five year old little mind was confused. Aunt Cass giggled at him. "Oh Hiro. You'll understand when you're older. Just stay here. Go have a donut if you want." She offered, heading upstairs.
Hiro looked down at the bottom floor of their house. The idea of being able to eat Aunt Cass's inventory was tempting, but he was troubled by the fact that Aunt Cass and Dr. Pepper thought Tadashi wasn't safe. He would prove them wrong. His brother was the safest person in the world. He'd show them.
When Aunt Cass went back to the bottom floor of the café to work, Hiro snuck back upstairs to the third floor.
He knocked on the door. Tadashi didn't respond. Hiro slowly opened it as it made a faint "creeeek." The young one stepped inside and closed the door.
"Dashi?" he whispered.
No response.
Hiro walked over to Tadashi's bed. He could hear unhealthy breathing patterns coming from Tadashi. The older one was shivering in his sleep. Hiro, deciding to be the good little brother he was, took the blankets from his own bed and threw them onto Tadashi's sleeping form. The shivering settled a bit to his relief.
Then Hiro himself climbed up onto Tadashi's bed and nestled himself next to his older brother.
"You're not unsafe to be around Dashi. You won't make me sick." Hiro whispered to Tadashi as he let out disgruntled snores. Hiro closed his eyes and buried his head into Tadashi's chest.
When Tadashi woke up, he immediately noticed Hiro lying next to him, thumb in mouth. Ignoring how adorable it looked, he shook Hiro awake in concern. Hiro rubbed his eyes sleepily and looked up at Tadashi with groggy, confused brown pupils.
"What's wrong Dashi? Do you need water?" He asked tiredly.
"No you bonehead! Who let you in here?" The older boy asked.
"I did. Why?" He asked.
"Hiro you shouldn't be here! Leave." Tadashi commanded.
"But why?" Hiro asked, tears coming into his still half asleep eyes.
Tadashi quickly shushed Hiro and held his shoulder warmly.
"Hiro you can't be here while I'm sick. The closer you get to me, the more prone you are to getting sick. I'm contagious, meaning my sickness can automatically transfer to you. I can't help it." Tadashi explained.
Hiro's mouth made a large 'oh' shape.
"That's what they meant. I'm sorry Dashi, I didn't know. You're much better at explaining things." Hiro said sheepishly, getting out of his brother's bed.
"It's okay you goober. Now go before you get sick.
"Yeah okay." Hiro said with a cough. Tadashi's face fell.
"Oh no. you're already getting sick. Get Aunt Cass to take your temperature ASAP." Tadashi ordered. Hiro obeyed and rushed downstairs.
"Well, it looks like we're both sick Dashi." Hiro observed as they were both in their beds.
"Yup. Nice going knucklehead. What a great doctor you turned out to be." Tadashi said accusingly. Hiro laughed nervously.
"Yeah, sorry about that by the way." Hiro said, scratching his head and coughing.
"It's alright. Hey, now that we're both sick, you can come here." Tadashi offered. Hiro jumped at the offer and bolted to his brother for comfort.
"Good, because I'm getting f-freezing." Hiro stuttered as he was exposed to the cold air when he got out of bed.
"You're unbelievable, you know that right?" Tadashi asked as he was drifting off. Hiro yawned in response.
"Night." Tadashi whispered.
Well that's the last request for now. I don't want to get too many and not be able to do them. I might still do some time to time if I have enough time (Damn I said time three times, Damn that's five now). Or if the request is just really good. Anyways, hope y'all liked it.
-Girl you wouldn't expect