The Modern Four

Chapter 26

A couple of nights later, the two boys decided to have a sleepover. After school, Hiro pulled up to Wilbur's house. His aunt, who drove him there, peered up at the house and gave a low whistle. "Wow...That's..a nice house." She mumbled, and Hiro sighed, rolling his eyes.

"Yeah, of course it is. Wilbur's dad is Cornelius Robinson. The famous inventor?"

Aunt Cass's eyes widened. "Wait, your friend is the son of Cornelius Robinson? Why didn't you tell me?"

Hiro rolled his eyes. "Does it really matter? I mean, would you have treated Wilbur any differently?"

Aunt Cass sighed. "No, but it would've been nice to know...Anything else about your friends that I don't know?"

Hiro smirked, raising an eyebrow. "Penny was a child actress, she was in a couple movies, and a TV show. And uh, Violet.. Violet's a superhero." He said, smirking a bit, as he knew his aunt would not believe him.

Aunt Cass blinked. "Wait, what?"

Hiro laughed. "Yup." He got out of the car, grabbing his bag and holding it close, waving goodbye to his aunt, who seemed to still be in shock. He walked up to the door and glanced at the trees, which were so similar that they could be twins. Well, tree twins. He shrugged, ringing the doorbell. After a few seconds, Wilbur's mom came to the door and opened it.

"Hi there! You must be Hiro. I'm Franny Robinson, Wilbur's mom. Wilbur's in his room, go upstairs, it's the third door on the left." She smiled, and Hiro nodded.

"Okay, thanks." He said, flashing a small smile. He looked around the house, which, as could be assumed from the outside, was beautifully decorated. But, at the same time it looked very comfortable and welcoming. Hiro walked up the stairs, glancing at the pictures on the wall, which were mostly Wilbur and his family, but there were many people in the photos that he didn't recognize. It looked that Wilbur had a lot of extended family. He counted maybe 13 family members that he didn't recognize from the family he met. It seems like Wilbur's family was close. He was lucky in that way, Hiro guessed. Hiro shrugged, moving on and looking around the upstairs. There was no denying that, compared to Hiro, Wilbur was pretty rich. There was no denying that. But, at the same time, he never really rubbed it in anyone's face. Neither did Penny, for that matter. He shrugged, walking down the long hallway, and going to the third door, which, according to Mrs. Robinson, was Wilbur's room. Hiro knocked, pushing the door open. "Wilbur? You in here?" He asked. When he opened the door to Wilbur's room, his jaw drops. Wilbur's room was, just like his house, huge. He had a pool table, a Playstation 4, and a king sized bed. And that's just a small portion of the room. Wilbur looked away from the show he was watching, and waved. He patted the seat next to him on the couch- yes, he had a couch in his room- and grinned. "Welcome to la casa de Wilbur. You like?"

Hiro nodded, still looking around the room, his eyes wide. "Of course I like. It's huge! A pool table, ping pong table- and that fish tank is awesome. Dude, this place is awesome."

Wilbur laughed, nodding. "I know, right?" He paused the show, and stood up, looking around with pride. Hiro nodded. "Anyway.." Wilbur said, sitting back down on the couch. "What do you want to do tonight?" He asked, flipping back on the TV. Hiro shrugged, sitting next to Wilbur and yawning.

"I dunno dude, just hang out really. I just didn't feel like going home tonight, Tadashi has his friends over tonight, so I didn't feel like sitting around with five seniors that would be cooing over me. Or, at least, Honey Lemon would be." He shrugged, leaning back. "What show is this?" He asked, glancing at the TV. Wilbur shrugged.

"I dunno, I haven't figured out yet. It just came on and I haven't bothered to figure it out yet." He laughed a little. Hiro grinned.

"Nice, that's great dude. Looks like Friends or something."