"My God, It's freezing!" Tadashi thought to himself, shivering between every breath he took.

It was Christmas Eve and the elder Hamada had decided to buy one last gift for his beloved otōto. Going to the outlets in the frigid weather was one of the last things Tadashi wanted to do, but he couldn't help thinking of how happy Hiro would be when he opened Tadashi's gifts to him. As he stepped into the comic bookstore, a sigh of relief escaped his lips.

"Ahh, warm at last!" He mumbled to himself. Tadashi was not a winter person, but surprisingly Hiro was. Whenever they'd play outside in the snow, the younger Hamada would beg to take off a few layers of clothing, Tadashi wouldn't allow it.

"Do you have the latest comic book of Deadpool?" Tadashi asked the man at the register. While waiting for a response, Tadashi looked around at the store. He was never really into comics as a kid, he was more of the sporty type than the bookworm. The store was filled with vibrant colors and posters of the Avengers, Fantastic 4 and many other superheroes that Tadashi didn't know the name of.

"Uhh... Yeah, I think we have one last copy. You're mighty lucky, boy. Much people would kill to have them comic's here. They sell quicker than them Frozen DVD's!" The employee kindly stated. His accent was strong, obviously very Southern. Tadashi was expecting a nerdy clerk rather than one that looked like he could host the next rodeo in town.

"Thanks, I'll purchase it. How much?" Tadashi asked.

"Twenty three" The man said, more plainly but dialect still present.

Tadashi handed the man the money, almost hesitantly. "With that money I could have bought him a new hoodie and some nice socks..." Tadashi spoke within his mind.

"Here ye' are!" The man handed the Hamada the translucent bag with a comic book partially visible within. "Now you come back soon, and have a Merry Christmas!" Tadashi nodded in return to the man's words, while buttoning up his heavy coat. Getting ready to bear the frigid weather that he'd have to encounter on his way back to his car.

In the car, he peered through the bag, the title read "Deadpool #33". Tadashi knew little about the character Deadpool and he often wondered why Hiro liked him so much. The guy wasn't even a real superhero! He was good and bad, maybe that's why Hiro likes him so much?

"This amazing!" Hiro screamed as he sledded down a steep slope. Snow bashing into his eyes every time he hit a bump. Gogo had said that this was an 'experiment' for her latest, greatest creation and that Hiro needed to come over immedietly. Though Hiro knew that sled riding was no experiment, he didn't care, he was having the time of his life.

"Oh shit, wait!" Gogo screeched. Hiro turned to her, a confused look formed on his face. Yet all made sense once he turned and looked ahead of him. A huge ramp had been placed in the snow, all of which was Fred's doing. Hiro squinted his eyes, ready to face the impact. All of a sudden he felt himself leap out of the sled and felt warm arms wrap around his lithe body.

"Tadashi?" Hiro spoke, his words sounding more like a statement than a question. As he turned to look at his older brother, he could see the sled he was once riding crash into A tree after encountering the ramp Fred had set up.

"You idiot!" Gogo hollered, facing towards Fred. "Not only did you almost destroy Hiro, but you destroyed my latest invention!"

"A sled?" Fred asked, sarcasm seeping through his words. "That was your invention? You've got to be kidding me."

Gogo fumed with anger. "It was a robotic sled with magnetized force! It could make the sled move 4x the regular speed! And now... It's broken." Her anger turned into sadness. Fred's eyes widened, being a tough women, Gogo never really showed emotions like sadness as she always referred to them as weaknesses. He reached out to apologize, she declined his offer and stormed towards Hiro who was still in Tadashi's grasp.

"Kid, you ok?" Gogo asked, still angry but trying to feel sympathy for Hiro.

"Yeah, I'm... I'm fine." Hiro stuttered within his words. He really didn't know why the atmosphere felt so tense right now or what the big deal was, he wasn't hurt or anything.

"Are you sure?" This time his brother had asked the questions, his voice husky and filled with concern. Tadashi then helped Hiro balance himself from being in his hold.

"Oh my lord, yes I'm ok!" Hiro sounded annoyed now, he hated people worry about him. It made him feel like they thought him helpless, unable to take care of himself, he wished that would change. To this, Tadashi decided to change the subject.

"Let's get you warm Hiro, you look like Rudolph with that red nose of yours." Tadashi joked, moving towards their Aunt's café and home. "Don't want you catching hypothermia in this weather." Tadashi smiled, still worried for Hiro (Though Hiro still couldn't understand why). Tadashi was always the overprotective type of brother, and from the way it seemed, that trait wasn't going to change anytime soon. Just last week Hiro found out that Tadashi had hid Micro-Trackers in all of his hoodies so that he could spot Hiro's every location. Tadashi argued that it was only for emergencies like Bot-Fights gone wrong or kidnappings, though Hiro claimed that it was an invasion of privacy.

Soon, both the Hamada brothers were at the entrance of their café. Once the doors were open, they instantly felt like they had walked into a sauna. Along with the heat, the place was loaded with smells of gingerbread, oatmeal and sugar cookies along with the strong insence of cinnamon. Their senses had come to life, it really did smell like Christmas.

"The perks of owning a bakery I guess." Hiro joked. Tadashi just grinned at Hiro, catching his gaze and not wanting to look away from his younger brother's coffee colored irises.

12/24/14 11:27pm, San Fransokyo

"Get that fucker! Don't let him get away!" Hiro heard these noises screaming at him as he ran for his life. He had just won a bot-fight against a man who called himself "Saber". He guessed that the man's parents named him that because of his abnormally sharp canines. If that was the man's real name, it suit him perfectly. Hiro's name on the other hand, most certainly didn't agree with his personality or situation. "Coward is probably a better name for myself." Hiro thought within his panic. He wouldn't have been as afraid if it was just that one man, but there was three of them after him and they were fast.

"I need to quit experiments and start joining track and field if I want to survive another situation like this!" Hiro said aloud in between his heaving breaths. "If I survive this one that is." He added. On top of his worry, Tadashi wasn't there to save his ass like he usually did when this occurred. Just great.

He could hear the footsteps behind him growing louder, then suddenly going silent all together. The loss of noise caused Hiro to panic even more. He was now in a dark alleyway and if things couldn't get any worse, he had reached a dead end. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to sneak out tonight after all. Hell, when was this ever a good idea to begin with?

"Well my life is officially over." Hiro whispered, nearly breaking the cold, desolate silence that became of the night. Suddenly, a large figure ran towards him. All Hiro could make out of the shadows was a furry creature, definitely not a person. But before he knew it, the figure attacked him. Yelping through the process, growls emitted from the creatures mouth. Hiro's body began cringing as something sharp jabbed into his thigh, leaving him limp, unable to walk. How perfect.

12/25/14 3:22am, Christmas Day. San Fransokyo

Tadashi woke up in the middle of the night at the sound of a nearly silent noise downstairs and he was pretty sure that no Santa Clause was expected to pay him a visit. He then grabbed his phone to enable the flashlight within it. He began to creep downstairs, hoping not to wake Aunt Cass or H-.

"Hiro!" Tadashi nearly yelled. He flashed his light towards the figure he had seen, it was indeed Hiro.

"What are you doing!?" Tadashi grew angry. Hiro on the other hand was in no mood to be lectured or questioned.

"It's Christmas fucking day and I wake up to my brother walking into the house at 3 in the morning?!" Tadashi really was mad now, he hated it when Hiro snuck out at night, especially on Christmas and coming back so late.

"Just leave me alone!" Hiro's voice spiked with an attitude of pure hatred. Hiro's eyes then tinted yellow as he unconsciously began to bear his (Still normal) teeth and growl lowly. Drawing wide eyes from the older Hamada.

"Hiro.." Tadashi trying to sound as sympathetic as possible (Though utterly confused).

"What happened?" The growing concern in Tadashi's deep voice brought shivers down Hiro's spine. Tadashi's brows furrowed, frustrated as no answer emitted from Hiro's mouth.

"Hiro! Answer me!" His voice sounded like a plea now. "I need to know."

"I... I don't know." Hiro plainly responded, nearly upset with himself that he couldn't give Tadashi the luxury of answers that he was hoping for.

"All I know is that one minute I was bot-fighting with a weird dude named Saber, the next, I wake up on the ground of an alleyway." Hiro Stated. He really couldn't remember anything of what occurred inbetween those two moments.

"That's still no excuse. You're going upstairs now, we are going to get Baymax to scan you and then it's off to bed. Honey invited us for breakfast with the gang after we open our presents, so I need you to get as much rest as possible." Tadashi ordered, then shot Hiro a glare. "I still can't believe you, though"

The look of disappointment on Tadashi's face brought Hiro to shame. He was silent as they walked upstairs into their shared room. Once upstairs, Tadashi said a plain "Ow" and Baymax was activated.

"Baymax, scan Hiro." Tadashi commanded. Baymax obliged and scanned the younger Hamada.

"Scan complete, Hiro appears to be in excellent health." Tadashi felt releief, that is until Baymax had more to say.

"Yet, Hiro's hormonal level has increased dramatically, triggering growth hormones to function much faster than usual. I would diagnose Hiro with "Puberty" but the levels of internal growth are quite unnatural. Also, his senses have heightened, though this could be a result of an excellent diet, it his highly unlikely. Tadashi appeared very confused, then an idea came to his mind.

"Hiro, did..." Tadashi stuttered in his words, he was unsure if himself and this rarley ever occurred. "Did you take steroids or drugs?!"

Hiro couldn't believe Tadashi. How could his brother think him stupid enough to do drugs?! Though offended, Hiro could sort of understand where Tadashi was coming from. The increased strength & growth thing could've been an effect of a drug of some sort. But Hiro was pretty damn sure that he hadn't injected himself or took pills. That, he knew he hadn't done,

"Of course I didn't take steroids or any kind of drug!" Hiro nearly yelled. (Good thing Aunt Cass was a heavy sleeper) "Do you think I'm that stupid? I'm fourteen!" Hiro argued.

"Just get some rest, we'll resolve this in the morning." Tadashi then motioned Hiro towards his bed, kissed him on the forehead and said goodnight. Surprisingly, Tadashi fell asleep almost immediately, Hiro could tell because of his extreme snoring. Yet, Hiro couldn't rest as easily, his mind raced while trying to remember and make up hypothesis of what had happened to him tonight. Hiro couldn't fall asleep the whole night. He never became tired, he could've sworn the moon had kept him up.