I honestly wasn't sure if I would continue this but I was looking through my stories and this idea just suddenly popped in my head so I had to write it. I hope you enjoy it.

Possibly the most heart-breaking thing about everything is that a week after the accident, Hiro still asks when mom and dad are coming back. Tadashi has tried explaining that they can't, as has Aunt Cass, but with both of them trying to avoid the word dead it's difficult. Tadashi himself can barely understand that they're gone forever. Eventually, they'll probably have to be blunt with the truth, since it's the only way Hiro's incredible 3 year old brain will understand it, but if he can prolong the wait then he will.

He still doesn't understand how one moment his parents were going out to celebrate their anniversary, and the next policemen were coming to his door, saying there'd been an accident and his parents hadn't made it. He'd been angry at first, so very, very angry. He demanded to know what had happened, why it had happened and who had done it, but as people kept telling him – it was nobody's fault, not really. It was just one of those freak incidents that had left him and his brother orphans.

The following week had been a blur spent preparing the funeral, having the funeral and sorting out the move from their home to Aunt Cass'. Aunt Cass had tried to let them take as much as possible but the fact was, she didn't have the room and her business was her home so that removed the option of Aunt Cass moving in with them. He and Hiro would now have to share a room but honestly, Tadashi didn't mind. With his parents now dead and gone, Tadashi couldn't help but fear something was just waiting to take Hiro away from him too.

"Welcome to your new home," Aunt Cass announces, faux cheerfully, as they step through the door to the Lucky Cat Café. Tadashi had visited here loads of times but right now all he could think was how wrong the place was. It wasn't their home.

"Wanna go home," Hiro sniffles on Aunt Cass' shoulder, echoing Tadashi's wishes. After realising they wouldn't be returning, his brother had cried throughout the whole car journey.

Aunt Cass' face droops and she brushes a hand through Hiro's hair. "I'm sorry sweetie, but you have to stay here…do you want to see your new room?"

Despite Hiro shaking his head, Aunt Cass leads them up the stairs. The room isn't too small, not really, but Tadashi can bet when they're older they'll notice the restricted space. For now though, it's fine. He'll be able to keep a close eye on Hiro at the very least.

"Now, this'll be your bed Hiro," Aunt Cass says, showing Hiro his side of the bedroom. Tadashi places his own rucksack on the bed as he sits down, bouncing slightly on the worn springs. He could have kept his old bed but he'd ultimately decided it would be too much hassle to move and a lot of stuff needed to be sold. Aunt Cass needed the money.

"Do you guys want anything to eat or drink?" She asks after depositing a sullen Hiro on his new bed. Currently his brother was burrowing his way under the sheets.

"No thanks Aunt Cass." In order to give them as much time in their old house as possible, Aunt Cass hadn't finished the move until after they'd had one final dinner there so he wasn't hungry and he didn't think Hiro would be in the mood to eat anything. He'd get him something later if he wanted it.

"Alright then." Aunt Cass bites her lip, clearly unsure what to do, so Tadashi takes pity on her.

"In fact, I'm kinda tired. I think Hiro is too. We'll just have an early night."

Tadashi doesn't miss the glimpse of relief that crosses Aunt Cass' face. She's always been the fun Aunt, not the responsible caregiver, so he knows this is a learning curve for her. In a way, she has to grow up like Tadashi's done.

"Okay. Just shout if you need anything, anything at all." Aunt Cass leaves them too it, knowing Tadashi can get Hiro ready for bed as he's demanded to do the past week, and it's then that his brother's head pops up from under the duvet.

"'Dashi?" He calls weakly and Tadashi's instantly on his way over.

"Yeah Hiro?" He asks, perching on the bed beside Hiro's head.

"Wanna go back now."

Tadashi sighs. "We can't Hiro, you know that. We live here now, with Aunt Cass."

"Wanna go back!" Hiro shouts, hiccupping on a sob that tears Tadashi apart. He'd do anything to give Hiro what he wants but he can't. You can't reverse death. He's already thought about it.

"C'mere." Tadashi bundles Hiro up in the blanket and settles him on his lap. His brother's thumb is stuck in his mouth as he stares at Tadashi with tear-filled eyes. Under normal circumstances, Tadashi would remove the thumb but right now he was willing to let his brother take comfort wherever he found it.

"We'll be okay here Hiro," he reassures. One day, his brother wouldn't even remember this clearly; though he isn't sure whether that's a good or bad thing. "Aunt Cass loves us. She'll look after us."

"Want mum and dad," Hiro repeats.

"I know," Tadashi sighs. "But you know what? They might not be here with us, but they're still watching over us. You see the stars?" Tadashi carries Hiro over to the window and points to the stars beginning to appear in the blackening sky. "They're right out there somewhere."

"Can't see them," Hiro frowns, pushing against Tadashi's chest to get closer to the window. "Need a microscope."

With a quiet laugh, Tadashi replies, "They're too far away for even microscopes to find, but they're there."

"I'll build one," Hiro decides resolutely, already scrambling out of Tadashi's hold, most likely already attempting to find parts for his latest idea. Tadashi takes his hand before he can get too excited.

"No, Hiro, not even one you build will be able to reach them. This is more of a faith thing. You have to believe they're out there even if you can't see them."

Hiro's forehead creased. "…Like aliens?"

"Um, sort of."

"But I want them here, not with the aliens."

Tadashi brings Hiro back to his bed, settling his brother so he's lying under the covers.

"I know Hiro. I do too and I bet they want to be herewith us. They just can't."

"But why?"

It's the why Tadashi and Aunt Cass had been trying to avoid. Hiro has a vague grasp on the concept of death and knows saying the word dead would just upset his brother. It would make him understand but Tadashi wouldn't be able to deal with the anguish that would follow without breaking down himself.

"You know when they went out for dinner?" Hiro nods. "Something happened to them which means they can't come back, no matter how much they try. They had to go to a place called Heaven. They're okay there, they just can't be with us."

"Can't we visit?"

Tadashi runs a hand along Hiro's back, soothing his already sleepy little brother. "Not quite yet Hiro," he whispers and begins to hum a lullaby their mother used to sing for Hiro. He would sing it, except Tadashi had an awful voice so he settles for simply humming and it does the trick. Slowly but surely Hiro's breathing begins to even out as he succumbs to his tiredness. Tadashi continues to hum long after Hiro falls asleep and rather than return to his own bed, decides that just for tonight, he'll stay with Hiro. After all, his brother might need him during the night and from now on, Tadashi was going to make sure nothing happened to his little brother.