Never Alone ( Tadashi x OC)

Chapter 18

Tadashi was in the kitchen washing some dishes, but his mind was distracted. He couldn't stop thinking about what happened in class and at lunch with Kitiara. She seemed to have tensed up, something was bothering her.

Aunt Cass placed a hand on his shoulder pulling him out of his thoughts. "Hey sweetie. You okay?

You've been kinda distracted ever since you got home." she said with a concerned look." Uh, yeah Aunt Cass. I'm fine. "he said, but then sighed heavily. He placed the dish he was washing down and dried his hands.

"I guess I'm a bit worried about Kitiara." he admitted." Oh? Is she okay?" asked Aunt Cass, concerned. "I honestly don't know. Like today when we were in class. She seemed to have tensed up and all of a sudden she broke her pencil in her hand. Then at Lunch I saw that something was bothering her, she was gripping her shirt, and she abruptly told us that she needed to go to her lab to work on some homework. I can't help but feel like something is bothering her." he explained

"Oh Tadashi. You really are worried about her aren't you." said Aunt Cass. Tadashi nodded "Then why don't you call her? Ask her how she's doing." she said, placing a hand on his upper arm." I don't wanna intrude or bother her about it." he said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Well you don't have to bring up what happened today. You're just asking how she's doing, and maybe start up a conversation. "said Cass placing a hand on his shoulder. She saw that he was still hesitant. "Tadashi, the important thing is, as her friend, you're there for her, and showing it can say a lot." said Cass smiling softly.

Tadashi smiled at her and nodded in agreement. She patted his shoulder and went to wash the remaining dishes. Tadashi thanked his Aunt and went up to his room. He went to his side of the room and picked up his phone from the night stand. He sat on his bed and scrolled through his contacts until he found Kitiara's number.

He pressed it and held his phone up to his ear. It rang a few times until someone picked up "Hello? "said Kitiara." Hey, Kitiara. It's Tadashi. How are you?" he asked. "Hey, I'm well. How 'bout yourself?" she asked him. "I'm doing pretty good. So, what's up?" said Tadashi. "Nothing really, just watching some gamers play games." said Kitiara, pausing the video she was watching. "Oh, are you into video games?" asked Tadashi.

"Eh, not entirely. I watch these videos mainly for the gamers' reactions. The horror ones are hilarious." said Kitiara slightly chuckling to herself. Tadashi chuckled as well "Then you would enjoy seeing Hiro playing some horror games. His reactions are probably 10x funnier." said Tadashi laughing a bit." Heh, maybe I'll catch him one day. Do you have classes tomorrow?" asked Kitiara. "No, but I am going to go to my lab to work on some blueprints for a bit and then maybe help my Aunt in the café." he said.

"How about you? "he asked. "I don't, I'm planning on doing some cleaning or just sleeping the whole day. I'll see what happens." she said. Tadashi chuckled at that sentence. It was silent for a while, but it was a comfortable silence. Both enjoyed each other's company, Tadashi was first to break the silence "I'll go ahead and let you go." said Tadashi. "Alright, oh and Tadashi? "said Kitiara. "Yeah?" replied Tadashi. "Thanks for calling. It means a lot... really." said Kitiara. Tadashi smiled softly "Anytime Kitiara, and if you ever need anyone to talk to. I'll be here ready to listen." he said.

Kitiara smiled at what he said "Thanks. Good night Tadashi." she said. "Goodnight Kitiara." he said to her. After hanging up Tadashi laid back on his bed and stared at the ceiling with a smile on his face.