Hello there loves, I am finally posting this. So sorry, I have been lacking some inspiration for all my fics lately in all sheer honesty. I recently had surgery last week and there will be no replies to comments this chappie. I sincerely hope you enjoy this.

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Hiro gulped hard as he stood there, fear slowly gripping onto him. He shook it off as he saw that woman approaching him, something Grove. And her partner, Richard? She looked at him and then muttered, "Are you sure you want to talk to him?" Her eyes narrowed slightly, she was just making sure, finalizing the decision he made.

He looked up at her and her partner, both simply giving him a pressing look. With a steady heartbeat, he nodded, "Yes."

The two exchanged glances both they turned and she waved her hand, "Follow me." Her steps were precise and to the point, daring to not even waste a second of her time. Hiro noticed her personality, and her partner, he was quiet, probably for affect and possibly he handled the not so clean business that his partner wouldn't partake in. But he wouldn't question, he wouldn't dare question them.

She scanned a card in front of an elevator to unlock it, the doors open and they entered. "Richard," she mumbled, her eyes glanced his way. Hiro noticed how quickly he attained to the keyboard and typed faster than he knew was humanly possible a code on the keyboard in the elevator, wear traditionally there would be numbers for floors.

He stepped away and stood opposite of Hiro. The elevator jerked suddenly and then shot to the side? Hiro almost toppled over when it was going down.

"Hiro," Ms. Grove spoke sharply.

"Yes?" he responded meekly.

She turned to look at him, "Callaghan will be secured, so no fears of him trying to harm you, also, your conversation will be private, no microphones or cameras." Hiro's eyes went wide, but she held out her palm, "It was his request, but whatever is said can be released from you, that was the only way he'd let you two talk. He requested a lot just to get you here, and I have no idea why the board agreed to it…" Her hand fell and her look went cold, "But if you are planning on hurting him or even freeing him, then the camera's will be turned on. Any sudden movements like a massive jerk for Callaghan's seat, then the sensors will be triggered, is that clear?"

The teen nodded, "Crystal."

She smirked at his response and turned back around, "Good."

"Ummm…"

"Questions?" She asked not looking back at him.

Hiro fidgeted before letting it out, "Just one, if whatever we're taking about is irrelevant to you guys, then what?"

"Something said will be relevant, I assure you that." She stated in a matter of fact tone.

"Yes, Ms. Grove."

Her eyes went wide and she tensed all too suddenly.

Richard chuckled slightly before looking over at Ms. Grove and opened his mouth. "Ms. Grove?" his voice was deep and rich, as his Aunt Cass would put it- dark chocolate voice.

She snapped her attention to her partner and glared hard, her cheeks dusted with pink. "Richard, shut your mouth." She cringed her nose before saying, "And Allina is fine."

Hiro nodded, "Yes, Ms. …erm, Allina."

The elevator dinged a soft chime and the door slid open, the two adults stepped out and then turned sharply. Allina looked over at Hiro, "Let's go."

XxxxX

Honey sat down and sighed, her eyes fixated on the table of elements before her. She wasn't in the mood to really create some chemical reactions or anything of the sort, she simply stared hard at the table.

"Are you trying to bore holes in the paper?"

She looked up quickly and sighed, "No, Gogo." She shifted her body and sighed again, "I'm just thinking about Hiro." Her lips turned into a pout, "And how hard it'll be for him right now."

Gogo gave her a look before nodding, "I understand. We are all worried about him in all honesty." The smaller female leaned against the wall beside her and popped her gum. "He'll be fine," she stated, yet there was a mild case of hesitation.

Honey Lemon smiled softly before nodding, "Yes, I know."

A silence filled the space, a space of which just left them there staring up or down. It was touchy, the whole matter, the issue of it all. Both of them simply just stayed there in the moments where time slipped and worry filled the air.

They both felt the pain of the whole ordeal, it was the one thing that they could say without saying. Actually, all four of them could, the looks they gave while seeking sights in the lab, it went without saying. It was a present memory that simply pricked at their skins and kept poking until it broke the layer to cause it to bleed.

So as Honey took a breath, Gogo stepped aside to let the taller female walk past her. The words hung and they remained because they did not need to be heard or picked up.

XxxxX

Hiro sat there as Callaghan grinned and simply chuckled at how tense he was. "Relax, Hiro," the once professor spoke, "I am not going to reveal your secret." The insane look in his eyes did not 'relax' him.

His hand found his hair and he brushed through it rather quickly, "So, what is it you wanted to say?"

A frown soon caked the face of Callaghan before he sat back, "I was happy to hear you'd listen. How are your studies?" he mused.

"Great." Hiro responded while looking up.

"How about your family and friends? The hero business?"

"Great, too."

Callaghan settled a hand on his chin and glanced up, "I wonder how Tadashi would feel about you risking your life like that…hmm?"

Hiro slammed his hands on the table and glared hard at Callaghan, "Don't say his name so carelessly!" He snapped, this man- he had no right to talk about Tadashi at all. "What the heck do you even want to talk about?!"

The older man shook his head while his facial muscles tensed a furrowed in a pinched manner, "I wanted to talk about Tadashi."

"Why?!" Hiro screamed with anger seething.

The man folded his hands and simply smirked, "What if your brother didn't die?"

Hiro's color was soon drained, "Wha-?"

Callaghan gave a brief nod before waving a hand, "I mean, there is the possibility that I had heard him call for me." He watched Hiro squirm and enjoyed it. "There is a chance that I might have seen some potential in using him and possibly, maybe, might have used some microbots to spare his life." Hiro's eyes widened with hope and looked as though liquid was filling them, his face scrunched up and bottom lip quivering.

"Of course- that's all an if."

Hiro leaned over and clenched the fabric of Callaghan's collar, "Is it true?!"

The elder man pushed away and chuckled darkly, "Check the one of small hospitals in this city and find out."

That's when Hiro was being led away by a few guards while three other ones were handling Callaghan who was laughing… like a madman.

"Fragile is the soul, strong is the mind, and hopeless is the heart."

F. M. M.