Edit: So, I know this first chapter is really short and maybe not the greatest, but I swear the oneshots get better. Enjoy!

It all happened so fast. One moment, everything was fine. They were all celebrating Hiro's success and were going to dinner. Next thing she knew, people were screaming, the school was on fire, and he was gone. Just like that. She remembered Hiro calling for Tadashi as he ran into the burning building. The two went after him from different directions before the explosion hit them, knocking them both back. GoGo had been in so much shock, she didn't even realize she'd been screaming his name. She screamed until she couldn't any more, Aiko's arms wrapped around her to keep her from running into the school for him.

"Leiko, stop. Please, th-there's nothing you can do," Honey tried comforting her and helped her up. The side of GoGo's head was bleeding from the fall and glass shards stuck to her hands. Tears slipped from Honey's eyes. "He's gone, Leiko. I'm sorry, he's gone."

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The wake and the burial were two of the most difficult days in Leiko's life. But she stayed strong for Aunt Cass and Hiro, who could hardly keep themselves together. Aunt Cass kept the casket closed after the first half hour of the wake. The firemen were able to retrieve his body before it became ashes, but no one could bear to see Tadashi in that state.

They were in the apartment above the bakery, paying their condolences and comforting one another. Hiro didn't stay with the others for long, but they all understood. They all wanted to be alone, but they needed each other at the moment.

GoGo was sitting on a chair in the living room, messing with the buttons on the sleeve of her blazer. The taste of beer lingered in her mouth as she thought. How was she going to get past this? Would she ever get past this? She put her head in her hands, fingers tangled in her short hair, and she tried to remember the last conversation she had with him that night at the competition.

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"You're so short." Tadashi chuckled as he bent down in front of GoGo, who jumped on his back. He sat up straight and grinned. Now that Hiro got more confident with his presentation, a lot of people were crowding around them. Unfortunately, there were a lot of really tall people and GoGo couldn't really see above their heads. Aunt Cass had somehow managed to move to the front without getting trampled.

"Shut up!" She defeated and flicked his head. "I'm not that short."

"Uhuh."

"Asshole," she muttered. "I don't even know why I even agreed to go on that date with you." Of course, she said that playfully.

Tadashi looked up at her with a pout. "But I love you, Leiko."

GoGo rolled her eyes, but she couldn't help smiling. "I love you too, Hamada." She pecked his lips and they both turned their attention to Hiro, who was getting the crowd more pumped by the second.

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A hand on her shoulder took her out of her thoughts. She looked up to see Aunt Cass smiling tightly at her. The older woman's eyes were puffy and extremely red. "Help me in the kitchen?" Leiko nodded and wiped a tear from her cheek before trailing behind Cass.

Most of the guests were gone so they wiped the counters before covering and putting away the left over food. And though it didn't seem like it, GoGo really did like to clean. It distracted her from her thoughts and helped her focus on what it was she was doing at the moment. She was so busy scrubbing furiously at a pan, that she hadn't heard Aunt Cass call her name.

"Leiko," the older woman said for possibly the millionth time.

GoGo dropped the pan and sponge in the sink, hands shaking and covered in a light layer of foam. Her eyes stung and she turned to face Cass. "He's gone," was all she managed to say before breaking down. Her legs were shaky and weak and she hadn't cried like that since the accident. She would've fallen to the floor if it wasn't for Cass's tight embrace.

She gently stroked Leiko's hair as her own tears rolled down her cheeks. "I know, sweetie, I know."

"God, it hurts so much," GoGo sobbed violently and kneeled to the floor. All Cass could do was hold on and comfort her. They just sat there on the kitchen floor, holding and crying with each other as they said their last goodbyes to Tadashi Hamada.