To Stay (Hiro X Reader--A Sequel to "A Helping Hand")

Chapter 10--Tears of Many Emotions

"YES!"

The sudden cheer cut through the silence as Tadashi ran into the Cafe late at night, his face flushed slightly with excitement and relief. The Lucky Cat Cafe had just closed up for the night, and Aunt Cass was busy washing coffee cups in the meanwhile when she heard Tadashi shout.

At present, she came out, a towel in her hand and a cross look decked on her face. "TADASHI HAMADA?! Where the hell were you, young man? You had me worried all day!"

Tadashi laughed as he enveloped Aunt Cass into a hug. "(Y/N)'s cleared of all charges! And we've been interviewed in a newspaper and everything--"

"Wait. What did you do?" Aunt Cass asked suspiciously.

Tadashi grinned from ear to ear as he faced his aunt. "After our classes, we all headed off to the police station and (Y/N)'s house and even her school for evidence, and after some convincing, the police finally believed us! So we headed off to Fred's mansion to celebrate."

This made Aunt Cass shriek in excitement. "That's amazing! At least that's one less thing for (Y/N) to worry about. Whew! Good job, Tadashi." She grinned and wiped some sweat from her brow. "But next time you bail out, you'd better tell me, okay? I don't want to...lose you..."

A tear slipped out of Aunt Cass's eye as she said that last bit, and Tadashi only laughed in assurance.

"Aunt Cass, don't worry. I don't think I'll be running into burning buildings for a while, anyway," Tadashi assured her, giving her a hug.

"Good. Now can you help me clear up these coffee mugs? I still have a lot to wash up, anyway," she instructed him, pointing at the mugs on the counter.

"Of course," Tadashi smiled, reaching over and helping his aunt out with clearing up the Cafe...just like he used to in the old days. Now a tear slid down his own cheek as he recalled how willing he was to help his aunt whenever she needed it. Being "dead" for a few weeks didn't change just how much he wanted to make his family happy. Nodding to himself, he grabbed a broom and began to sweep the Cafe floor.

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"Mm. This is amazing!" you cried, stuffing yet another mouthful of stew into your mouth. "Mm!"

Abigail smiled as she and Jose sat across you and Hiro at the table, soft music playing from small portable speakers connected to her phone. "I'm really sorry, but it's really what I can come up with right now," she said apologetically. "Especially since our daughter is...you know, still really young and everything."

"Children do not typically grow teeth until they are 2 or 3 years old," Baymax reported. "They would be able to eat something more solid by this age."

"Wow, this bot is something!" Jose remarked. "Who invented this?"

"My brother," Hiro spoke up. "He's always willing to help people, so that was what he did. He made this bot in hopes of that, and I have to say he helped me a lot through hard times."

"Your brother...Tadashi, right?" Abigail asked. "How is he?"

"He's been doing alright," Hiro remarked. "At least for all I know, he's avoiding burning buildings."

To this, everyone had a good laugh--even you, when you managed to swallow down all the stew in your mouth. It felt great to just relax and let the case remain at bay...though at some point you'll have to get back to it if you didn't want to get killed or traumatized even further. But you managed to enjoy yourself in these moments.

"That's good," Abigail smiled. "At least he had some sense not to be too involved with my father."

"Tadashi may not have anything to do with your dad, but my guardian and my parents did," you brought in. "My dad and your dad were rivals, Abigail. Did you know that?"