Author's Note: Sorry for not updating for a long time! But here's a quick chapter, just to let you guys know, I'm not giving up on you! Hehehehe.

"This isn't too different from San Fransokyo..." It was early in the morning on a Sunday. Traffic was slowly going by while many were trying to get to their jobs and others where simply moving away to visit family members. At that moment, two in particular were doing exactly that.

"It isn't, huh? Now you know why your mom moved out here. She really can't stay away from the city," Tadashi gave a small laugh at his dad's comment as he turned his head to look out the window. There were tons of buildings, skyscrapers and offices lined up and still lit up as people poured into them to begin their day even at this early moment.

A four hour drive was nothing really, but adding in the time that they were stuck in traffic just made it turn into six hours. Sighing, Tadashi began to wonder what this was going to be like. What it was going to be like to see his mother again and his younger brother. Sure, he and his mother got along just fine. It was obvious she loved him tons and doted on him at any moment he was present. She'd hug and kiss him, tell him how handsome he was growing to be and ask what his life was like.

As far as he knew, life was amazingly fine and steady. He had gotten into the college he wanted to get into, was taking all the classes he saw necessary and planning out his thoughts for his final project that he would present soon. Life was going good for him and he was extremely happy about it. On the other hand though, while his mother was excited to see him every time he came to visit, he was growing ever worried that his brother would no longer want nothing to do with him.

He loved his little brother even if they weren't able to see each other often. In his mind, Tadashi still pictured that nine year old boy with a band aid over his nose, holding a banged up Transformers toy and grinning from ear to ear that revealed his tooth gap. That was over five years ago, and even though Tadashi had seen Hiro the past year, it wasn't enough. They really practically had became strangers. It was a funny thing to see Hiro in his graduation gown and cap since it all seemed a little too big for him, but he was proud of his younger brother. Sure, when he was younger he was a bit upset that Hiro was outsmarting him at everything and was the center of every scholars attention. But as the years passed, Tadashi learned to love his brother just for that reason and many others more.

But now... Now he wasn't sure. He didn't know if things would be the same and if Hiro would still receive him with open arms and drag him to his room so he could look at his projects and plans. He was way more afraid that Hiro would actually refuse to acknowledge his existence. He wouldn't blame him though. All contact with him had been lost and maybe even their relationship had been left there with that. He supposed he'd just have to wait to see what would happen.

"Oooooh, they're almost here!" Hiro's mother had been running around her kitchen for the last two early hours nonstop. She was racing from cabinet to cabinet, pulling out jars and boxes along with kitchen utensils as she prepped to make the biggest and most grand breakfast the young teen had ever seen in his life. Forget all buffets that ever existed. His mom had just out done all of them. Pancakes were stacked up on several plates while greasy bacon filled another plate. Hash browns, scrambled eggs, sunny side up eggs, it was like his mom had cooked for a king and his servants.

"Whoa..." was the only thing Hiro was able to mumble as he walked over to the plate filled with bacon and took a strip, taking a bite out of it as he watched his mother collapse in a nearby chair. "Who says you need to go out for breakfast? We have everything we need for a grand slam right here..." she told her son. Hiro gave a small laugh at her enthusiasm. Even though she had prepped this monster meal, he knew she still had energy inside of her to do even more activities. She was like a toddler who was hyped up on caffeine and chocolate. Once she got going, there was really no stopping her at all, which impressed Hiro to this very day.

Now that all the food preparation had been taken out of the way, the both of them were left to relax in a kitchen that smelt like heaven on earth itself. Yet, Hiro felt restless at that moment as he munched on the crispy piece of bacon in his hands. In a matter of minutes, he would meet the two people who walked out of his life at an early age. Tadashi Hamada and his father. It wasn't a hard thing for Hiro to understand when he was little. Actually, he caught on quickly to what 'Divorce', meant and why his brother and father were leaving his life. Yet... It left a hole inside of him.

Looking down, he felt a sudden anger boil inside him, but it was all soon forgotten as he heard the doorbell ring and was replaced with both fear and anxiousness. "Hiro, sweetie, could you get that? I accidentally forgot to make coffee! Out of all the things!" His mother gave out a simple laugh like it was such a normal thing but Hiro was inhaling deep breaths of air. He wasn't ready at that moment, couldn't they go back down the street and give him more time to mentally prepare himself?

Balling his hands into fists, the small teen turned on his heels and took heavy steps towards the front door, but if anyone were to look at him at that moment, they would think he was completely dreading getting closer to the door. With one final gulp of air, he reached out and turned the door knob and shyly looked upwards towards the male who was towering over him. He recognized him... The one wearing the hat that is, and instantly it was like a wave of distant memories washed over him in a matter milliseconds. He remembered every game they had played, every drawing he had shown him and every laugh they had shared. Those days were filled with warmth and smiles along with projects that they had said would lead them towards fame and a better life. But it was all shattered and fragmented the moment the elder Hamada spoke and returned him to the present.

"Hiro?" His voice had always been calm and soft, yet he knew it could be stern at times. He noticed the smile on his face and the way he seemed to be feeling probably the opposite what Hiro was feeling. He was probably feeling happiness while Hiro was feeling anxiety.

"U...Uh, hey.." Hiro replied with a small sheepish smile, though his cheeks were turning a small red out of embarrassment from how he had no idea towards what to do or say. Both of them had an awkward tension between them at that second as they looked to the side and tried to figure out their words and what to exactly say next. It felt like they could spend an eternity, standing their without saying a single word but they would no longer have to worry, since their mother soon arrived.

"Tadashi!" She exclaimed with excitement and didn't even wait to pounce on him with a hug. "Oooh, it's so good to see you again! Let me get a look at you, sweetie!" She then pulled away and placed a hand against her mouth. She looked absolutely proud and filled with joy as she took in the sight of her eldest grown son.

"Oh... You've grown into such a handsome young man... You must be getting tons of girls in your lab at college, huh?" She laughed as well as Tadashi did but they soon both stopped as another person arrived.

"It's only been a few minutes and you're already embarrassing him, Adeline," there he was. The man that Hiro had barely known for most of his life, yet was spoken so highly of by his mother. He never understood why she spoke that way of him, when they had divorced. He pictured her opinion on him would be sour and disgusted but she never said anything foul about him. In fact... Hiro had never really known the whole story behind why his parents divorced... Or why his mother still fawned over him. It was strange to him, but as far as he was concerned, he knew nothing about it.

"Oh, I'm not embarrassing him! It's all true. Tadashi looks extremely handsome," his mother replied to his father. It was weird to call him father when in truth, he had never really seen or thought of him that way. When he was younger, Hiro was clearly more likely to call him 'dad,' but now... Now he wasn't so sure about it. How could he call a man, 'dad', when he never had been much of a fatherly figure to him?

"Come on in, come on in!" His mother suddenly urged on but his father hesitated for a moment as he pointed back at the car.

"Ah, we'd love to but we have some unpacking to do first. I hope that's okay with you," suddenly, Tadashi shook his head and took a step backwards off the porch. He rubbed the back of his neck and pointed towards the car.

"Dad, it's okay. I can take care of things, alright?" Of course. How could Hiro forget that his brother was a huge sap and a sweet boy? He always liked to help others out when he could and was basically the kid that any parent dreamed of having. Sweet, smart, handsome... How much better could that guy get? Hiro sighed and decided he had about enough of this small encounter and turned to go back into the kitchen, but was soon stopped as his mother grabbed him by the shoulder.

"Ah-ah, mister. You haven't even said hello. After you do that you can go..." His mother paused for minute before a playful smirk appeared on her face, "Help your brother unpack things from the car. Now go. Say hi."

Hiro gave a small huff in annoyance. He didn't want to say hi. He didn't even want to see these people who had left him behind over the last few years... But if it was all to make his own mother happy...

"H..Hi... Dad," Hiro said the last word a bit dubious, but he then continued, his voice quiet and timid like it usually was when he first met a person. "It's... It's nice to see you again. Uhm, how was the trip? You guys got stuck in traffic, huh?"

His father had a small frown on his face but it soon turned into a smile as he reached out to ruffle Hiro's already mess of hair. "It's nice to see you too, son. And yes, we did. Another reason why we were late and I had to call your mother."

Mentioning her, his mother soon gave Hiro a small push out the door. "There. Wasn't so bad, huh? Now go help Tadashi out," and with that, his mother turned the other way and headed into the house, as well as his father did. Hiro looked out towards where the car was parked and gave another heavy sigh. This was definitely going to be a long day and he was going to suffer. He could feel it in his chest for some reason that this day was going to play out strangely.

He could already see Tadashi behind the car who was unloading suitcases and boxes. Running a hand through his hair, he took a few small steps as he swung his free arm side to side on his way over to Tadashi.

Tilting his head, he glanced into the trunk to see the suitcases piled up in there, waiting to be taken out. He gave a small glance over to his brother now, only to see he was already staring at him. It shocked him and even caused him to take a step back. The awkward tension had suddenly returned and Hiro was doing all by any means to not start a conversation with him or even make eye contact with him. He didn't see a reason too.

But Tadashi had other plans in mind. Unlike Hiro, he was sociable, and was quick to start a conversation with mostly anyone. He curiously watched his younger brother, who probably weighed less then any of these suitcases, try to take out the biggest one with his noodle like arms. He began to pull at the top while his legs pushed against the floor, but it was no use. Tadashi gave a small laugh, and quickly placed his hands near Hiro's to help him pull out the suitcase. "Careful. Anymore pulling and you'd probably break your back."

Hiro didn't like that. He didn't want help. He didn't need help. But here he was, with Tadashi's hands near his helping him pull out the green case. It soon moved out of its place was now on the floor, much to Hiro's pleasure. He then exhaled and wiped his forehead before looking at his brother who had a satisfied smile on his face. Another thing Hiro didn't like. Instead of saying, 'Thank you,' or anything like that, he decided to look the other way and continue to grab things out of the trunk.

This is exactly what Tadashi had feared. He realized his brother probably wouldn't have wanted to talk to him, but he had hoped it wouldn't be like this. He supposed he was left with no other choice, but to use any means to get at least one good conversation out of his teen brother. He guessed who could blame some of Hiro's moodiness on his hormones and pubescent mood swings, but behind all of it, it could be actual pent up anger that had developed over the years that they hadn't seen one another. It was a normal thing that Tadashi had read up upon, but knew it could lead to dangerous stress. Clearing his throat, the elder Hamada decided to try once more.

"So... Mom tells me you've been bot fighting," okay, maybe this wasn't the best topic to start off with, since Tadashi was completely against the thought of doing such underground illegal activities that could lead to certain injuries and enemies. But, he had heard talk of his brother being the best around when it came to such acts. Maybe he could get him to stop, in the short amount of time they spent together? Well... He'd have to figure it out by himself.

Hiro was a little surprised to hear that Tadashi knew what he was into and did. His mother had actually told him? Why would she do that? Of course... She probably set up Tadashi to talk him out of going out at night to Bot fight, but even he wouldn't be able to stop Hiro no matter what.

"Yeah, I have. Are you goin' to try and stop me, too?" His tone was sharp and had a hint of anger in it, but that didn't frighten or stop Tadashi.

"Ahh, I bet couldn't stop you even if I tied you to a tree, huh? Besides, there must be a reason you always return to it, huh?" It was like his older brother had completely read his mind. Hiro did always return for the joy of winning, not only that but the amount of cash he would loot in practically seconds was unimaginable. He always hid the money from his mother, along with his bot, in fear she would confiscate it and he'd never see it again. It wasn't like he didn't know how to make another bot, but still... He had spent countless hours on perfecting his robot to maneuver out of any other bots way and becoming the ultimate champion.

"Maybe..." Hiro only replied though, as he grabbed a bag and set it down on the pavement. He was certain Tadashi would never understand his need to have adrenaline coursing through his body and having fame and money. "I just like to show people too that a little kid like me, can actually win."

'Of course he does...' Since he was little, Tadashi remembered his younger brother being a show off at times when he wanted to be. He didn't really think about it at first when he was younger, but as more and more people stroked his ego, Hiro had learned to boast. At least he wasn't doing it 24/7 and talking about how amazing he was all the time. He only did it now and then. Well... At least he did when he was younger. Tadashi wasn't so sure if his brother had changed in the aspect or not. There was suddenly silence again before Hiro spoke up.

"What about you? You're in college?" Something Hiro had thought of before in the past but realized he didn't want to go. What was the point? Another four easy years of his life spent behind a desk as he heard a teacher drone on about stuff he would probably forget about or already knew? No thanks. His brain had much capacity to it, but he wasn't about to waste it on such matters like those. Tadashi, on the other hand though, had a wide smile on his face as he was asked about his pride and joy.

"I am in college. San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. Probably one of the best schools in the state, y'know?" He answered Hiro as he completely stopped pulling out suitcases and smiled at his younger brother. The smaller boy looked to the side before he raised a brow.

"Oh really? What exactly do you do at there?" Tadashi smirked as he heard his brothers question. So he had gotten his attention. That was probably a good sign. Shrugging his the elder Hamada fixed his hat before replying, "I would tell you, but so far no one knows about it. It's kinda top secret at the moment."

The only earned him a glare from Hiro that resembled the look of pouting child who had just been told he could have his favorite ice cream. Tadashi chuckled before he picked up a bag and began to walk towards the door, with Hiro in tow as well. "Wait, you're really not goin' to tell me? Oh, come on, you have to now. You started it already, so why not finish it?"

Hiro had to admit, he was completely curious towards his brothers work. He had seen his past projects and they were all acceptable and genius really. Nothing compared to Hiro's work, as many had said but Tadashi's work was completely outstanding. Taking in the fact that Hiro himself was an inventor and loved to hear others creations, he gave his brother a pleading look which was pretty amusing since only minutes ago he looked completely moody. "Sorry... But I can't tell you. Not yet anyways..."

Hiro scoffed and rolled his eyes as he let the bag in his hands fall to the floor. With that, he turned back to head out the door while saying, "Fine. I don't even care about your nerd schools projects..."

Tadashi heard what his little brother had said and gave out a small laugh. He knew in time Hiro would probably warm up to him and he was really over thinking everything. After all, they had been close once... Whose to say they wouldn't be best of brothers again?

After all the suit cases had been entered into the house, Tadashi made sure to lock up the car and close the door. Hiro was already inside the kitchen, washing his hands before he sat down at the table, directly next to his mother. Really, she was the only one he found trustworthy at that moment. With his hands folded atop the table, they all waited for Tadashi to wash his own hands and sit down so they could begin eating. Once he had finished, their mother smiled and motioned towards the different plates filled with food. "Help yourself. I made it all for a reason!"

No one argued with that offer. Soon, everyone had their plates filled with food as well as their mouths. Hiro now chewed on a piece of pancake as he watched his brother and father. They both had a striking resemblance to one another. The nose... The ears and they way they both smiled. Just that Tadashi probably had bigger ears and more hair. "So, Hiro..."

The youngest Hamada gulped as he heard his name was called by his father, and turned his head to look at him. Swallowing whatever he had in his mouth, he stammered out, "Y..Yeah?"

Hiro's father gave him a soft smile, as if telling him not to worry about what he was about to say. Wow... He really did look a lot like Tadashi. "So, your mother tells me that you haven't decided on attending college yet."

Oh, that look was filled with lies then, because Hiro was now worried. How exactly do you tell your dad that you've been doing dark, shady activities instead of going to college? "Uh... N..No, I haven't actually. I've been, uh..-"

"Hiro told me he's actually waiting for the right college. Until then, he's not sure," Tadashi piped up. Whoa... Did his brother just... Help him? What was that about. His brother then turned to look at him and gave him a small wink, to which Hiro rolled his eyes to. Its as if Hiro was telling him he didn't need his help.

"Is that true, Hiro?" This sentence came from his mother now he looked just as interested as his father did. His eyes suddenly widened before he gave a sheepish smile and glanced over at Tadashi who simply shrugged.

"U..Uh, yeah, mom! I was just uh... Waiting for dad to get here till I told you guys! Tadashi ruined the /surprise though/." Hiro gave his brother a dark look now. He had no plans, by any means to go to college. Tadashi had just made him lie in front of both his parents and now they were probably going to expect him to join one sooner or later.

"Oh! That's great, Hiro! He's such a smart boy! You should see all the things he has set up in the garage and all the neat little trinkets hes made. Maybe Tadashi can even help you with some of them," his mother complimented him with a wide smile across her face. Hiro knew she only wanted what was best for him but, that wasn't what he wanted. He supposed he'd let the lie go out for the time being that his brother and father were here, but as soon as they were gone, he'd fess up to his mother.

"Y..Yeah.. I know," he said before he looked down at his unfinished breakfast. He suddenly felt like he didn't want to eat anymore. Idle small chat began to fill in the silence in the room as his mother and father caught up with a conversation on how there last few years in life had been, while Hiro and Tadashi listened in. Though, Tadashi seemed thoroughly more interested then Hiro did. Once everyone was finished with there breakfast, Tadashi made it his job to pick up all the plates while Hiro made it his own to leave the table and go hide in his room. Yet before anything could happen, his mother once more intervened.

"Ah, Tadashi, honey it's fine. I can handle this. You go ahead with Hiro upstairs and get yourself comfortable," Hiro groaned at his mothers command, and before she could order anything else, he was already bounding up the stairs and waiting for the elder Hamada on the first step. He couldn't believe he had to go through all of this. Once he saw him coming up the stairs though, Hiro quickly walked down the hallway and turned into a room. Tadashi was starting to get the feeling that Hiro didn't want to talk to him again.

It was no evident to Tadashi, that this room did not belong to Hiro, for it was much too empty and clean to be his. He still remembers how Hiro's room was a complete mess when they were younger and he was almost completely sure he never grew out of it. "So is this my room?"

"What do you think, genius?" Hiro's tone was sarcastic and overall, he really was playing the moody teenager at that moment. Tadashi glanced over to him and in a way, he still mentally pictured Hiro being tiny, running over to him with a toy or something like that. But he had grown... and there was no way to go back to that.

"I'll take that as a yes, then," there was still no response from Hiro who just kept his arms crossed and leaned against a wall now. Rubbing the back of his neck, Tadashi moved to sit down on the bed that had a low green blanket and two flower patterned pillows. "Are you mad because I told mom that you're looking for a college?"

Tadashi once again, hit the nail on the head. It was like he could read him like an open book. And it was starting to freak Hiro out in a way. Adverting his gaze from Tadashi, he slowly nodded his head. "You could've let me handle it. Now when you guys leave she's goin' to constantly nag me about it! Unbelievable..."

That's when he heard his brother begin to laugh. "Geez.. Don't worry, kiddo. Mom seems like she understands, right? I'm sure you two will talk it out. Besides... Maybe you should join college, you knucklehead."

"And become a huge nerd like you? I think I'll pass," the both of them suddenly shared a brief smile before they looked away.

Maybe things wouldn't be so bad...

Author's note: Short chapter! Sorry for such a long wait on the update and such a slow paced chapter! I promise, the next chapter will have more fun in it! That, I can really, really promise! Even I'm excited for the next chapter! Anyways! I hope I can get some feed back from you guys!