Recollection


Chapter 4


Ajhappyfeet


Oh my! Sorry everyone for the late update! I can't beileve it's Christmas Eve right now! I'm really pumped for the season. Sometimes, I just feel like the holidays

just came too early some years but no. Not this year. Yay!...Okay, I'm done now, just read chapter 4. Hehe...


Hiro's POV:

"What do you want!?" I grumpily pouted. I gave Tadashi a death stare right into his beady eyes. He already caused enough damage in my life now and I wasn't ready

for more.

The 8 year old toke a step back from the door and used his hands as defense. Fear was painted on his face and I knew I was winning. However, my small moment of

triumph was broken once he found a comeback.

"Woah little man, take it easy! ...What's up with you? Is baby Hiro in a black mood today?" Tadashi teased in an annoying baby voice.

What the heck is a black mood? This isn't a good time to be messing me around with your stupid idioms!

"Just get off my back and leave!" I yelled. Without hesitation, I immediately slammed the door in his poor face and headed straight to the bed.

"GRUMPY PANTS!" His voice boomed, "Aunt Cass ain't gonna be happy with you when I tell her!"

Pounding on the wooden door with hard fists, he kept on harassing me with threats that will never come true.

Every punch and boom rang in my ears. The chimes of irritation spread around the room like a deadly gas. I covered my ears and shoved my head in pillows.

However, it was no use. It was like a curse that was preventing me from my happy robot time. The one time I finally had in peace and tranquility. Why did he even

come in the first place?

Reluctantly coming out from the fluffy pillows and bed, I quickly ran over to the door and quickly covered my ears. I slid my back against the brown door and plopped

on the floor. It's time for the rebellion.

"Tadashi, STOP IT! Just tell me what you came here for!" I cried. The vibration of the door was keeping me from talking smoothly.

"You're still not sorry! I'm going to tell!" His menacing voice threatened.

"Please Tadashi! STOP IT!... " My pale face started turned into a deep bright red from anxiety and uneasiness. Dribbling drops of tears slithered on my cheek like

snakes as my mind took me back to other memories of my brothers and I. Realizing that he won most of our fights, I decided to do my best to conquer this one.

I didn't want to end like a weak loser anymore.

After a few minutes, a noise that was never there had become present. It wasn't technically a noise but it was something I haven't experienced in a while now. It

was silence. Silence that had filled the halls and the room with peace. I sniffed and looked around the room with wandering and damp eyes. When I finally looked at

the thing that was supporting my back, I came to a conclusion.

The pounding had come to a halt.

My joy came through when I plopped on the bed in a starfish pose. I was relieved that he was done his noisy nonsense. I was curious how it ended so sudden, but I

was so proud to finally have won my battle.

A smooth but cold texture made contact with my fingertips on the bed. It tingled my hand as I lay my whole back hand on top of it.

What could have it been? I rose up from the covers to see this surface.

I had almost forgotten. It turned out to just be my broken robot. Oh...

The one Tadashi broke...

I held the robot in my hands as the memory replayed in my mind.

"You better catch it Hiro!"

Tadashi's words came into my mind like scorching fire.

He held the robot up high in his arms as he slowly loosed his fingers around it. He passed it to gravity as it made contact with the floor.

Thud...

I wish I could've gotten my mind out of this mess now but it was too late. I was already sucked into a portal in my mind.

"Tadashi! You're the meanest brother in the whole world!"

It immediately rang in my mind. I thought about it for a second but then I realized I still didn't regret those words.

Ya sure, we rarely had our happy moments but that's usually never. The rest of the time feels like a war that lasts for an eternity.

The door squeaked again as my focus turned in that direction. I suspected it was Tadashi again. What does he want now?

It turns out I was 50% correct. One half being Tadashi, the other being Aunt Cass.

Aunt Cass cleared her throat. "Hiro..."

"I know!" I interupted, "Okay. I'm sorry Tadashi for slamming a stupid door in your face and whatever. Just leave me alone now!"

I stuffed my head face down into the pillows of my bed.

"Hiro! Listen to me!" Aunt Cass demanded.

"And Tadashi, you too!" The cafe owner grabbed her eldest nephew's arm before he was able to leave.

She came into my room while dragging the big cry baby.

Aunt Cass took a deep breath. "Okay, I'm sorry right now but... I had it okay!?" She continued.

"I say it every time but this time, I really do mean it..." Aunt Cass tried to remain calm as much as possible. However, her tone still had a bit off anger in it.

"Settle it out right now! And if you two start fighting again, I'll have to ban you boys from robots, mechanics or anything else related to that subject. Understand!?"

Tadashi and I gave each other a look but then nodded our heads nervously in response.

"Good. Then let's get on it. I'm staying here so it gets done once and for all."

She pulled up a chair and crossed her legs and arms.

"Okay.." I started.

There was silence. We were confused what to say to each other. I was nervous but I could tell he wasn't the one to start it. This isn't going to go anywhere.

"Uh..." I said awkwardly. "So..."

Tadashi sighed. "Well, I'm sorry what I did earlier today."

"Which was what?" I quizzed him.

"Duh, the thing..." He lamely responded.

"Seriously, be more specific."

I was annoyed that he couldn't tell me.

"Sorry...I called you a Grumpy pants."

"And?"

Tadashi now looked like he was getting annoyed at me.

"For hitting your door too many times... Now it's your turn!"

He straightened his back waiting for an apology from me.

I coughed "Okay, fine. I'm sorry for slamming the door in your face and for not letting you into my room."

"And?" He mocked me.

Is there more? Seriously? My head went straight back to earlier today and I pondered.

"I don't know." I responded.

"You really don't know?

"Yes Tadashi, I don't know..."

"Well bonehead..." He patted my head. How do I have a bony head? It's covered with a thick mat of hair.

"This seems like the first time you really don't know something, do you?"

"Well...ya I guess."

Where was this leading to? A nervous pain hit my stomach.

"How about the time when you made me drop your robot? It hurt my poor hand so much."

Now he's just talking nonsense.

"You were so slow, weak and small, I thought you were coming over. But no, you didn't. You just stood there like a dumb freak show. You were the one who caused

me to break a precious item and hurt my little hand." He kissed his right hand over and over. Ya sure, totally believable.

Aunt Cass stood up. "Tadashi, that's not true..."

A moment of light filled my heart. Aunt Cass was finally sticking up for me.

"Ya, that's not true!" I also stood up as I repeated her.

Tadashi looked up into our eyes in fear. However, he regained himself by making a stupid comeback.

"So Hiro, do you always have to do what Auntie does?" He made the baby voice again.

"Monkey see, monkey do!" He made monkey noises and scratched his armpits.

The unimpressed Aunt Cass gave the boy a stern look.

"Tadashi, maybe your the one that's causing the arguments."

The monkey stopped his insanity and looked up at the woman.

"Hiro already made a legit apology. It's just you who's adding on nonsense." She quickly gave a smile towards me but turned away and frowned at Tadashi.

"Uh... well..."

"Hiro's always seem innocent. He is also less rowdy than you'll ever be."

I feel good that she thought that. On the contrary though, when I reflect back, I wasn't always an angel.

"Well...well...he bit my leg!" Tadashi hollered.

See, I was proven guilty right there.

"Okay, but you had more strikes than he has. And he's only 4. You had more time to regain yourself than he had."

"Well ya, but he's smarter than me and a robotics prodigy! I've been always jealous of him!"

He's...jealous of me?

"It's like you treat him better than how I was treated when I was his age! It's so unfair! Why does Hiro have to be your favourite!? Why does he get the good

treatment? Why can't you stand up for me but you do it for him?" He cried.

"I could've been as smart as him too! You and my parents just didn't let me!" Tears started to flow down his face.

Aunt Cass opened her mouth to say something but she took it back. Silence filled the room as the look of thought came on her face.

I thought about it too. Really, I thought I was the one who was getting mistreated but he was too? I don't know. I wished I could go into his shoes and find his point

of view. Shouldn't I be the one that was jealous here? Like come on, Tadashi was popular, good looking and I thought he was pretty smart as well. He actually had a

social life full of friends that really do like him. So why should he be getting the stern talking to when it should be me?

"Tadashi, you just need to be alone. C'mon." She grabbed his hand as they headed out the door. I wasn't sure where they were going but I was guessing she was

taking him out to the table in the kitchen; the exact place she took me when my robot broke.

When no more sounds of foot steps were present, I quietly tiptoed my way out of my room. It was time to reason with him.

Walking silently through the halls, I realized my prediction was correct. There the crying brother sat. Face down on the table with arms supporting his head. Just like

what I did. His muffled cries were blocked by his big arms but they were loud enough to tell that he needed some love now.

I finally stopped my quiet walking and fan all the way over to Tadashi giving him a big hug. No matter how short my arms were, they still held more love in them than

the average hug.

"Ahh..." Tadashi gasped.

"Tadashi," I asked, "Are you okay?"

I finally pulled back and let him breathe. It's time to actually sort this out.


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