Cool. It is something Hiro has never had, in any sense of the word. Ando has a way with girls that he envies sometimes, though he'd prefer a long-term relationship over Ando's constant flirting. Nathan has a cool ability; Hiro always dreamed flying would be his power.

He's never been a cool guy. He panics easily, can't make himself not react ( Read more... )

Shogatsu, 2000

Hiro and Ando bow as the sun rises over Fuji, though Hiro would rather be anywhere other than here. His father is, fortunately, talking to his brother, so he's not paying attention to Hiro's fidgeting or he'd be giving him one of those looks ( Read more... )

He hears the sound of bells - many little bells. They don't sound like the big cathedral bells he has heard a few times in New York. As he watches, a horse, his harness covered with small bells, trots by, pulling a cab full of laughing tourists snuggling under blankets. However, even after they've turned the corner, Hiro can still hear small ( Read more... )

Flat dry land rolls along until they are close enough to the ocean to watch it as it passes by. Hiro has said nothing as he stares at the blue/grey waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Ando can't get him to say a word. Not that he can blame him - he's just lost the first woman that Ando suspects he really loved. He's seen Hiro get crush after crush on ( Read more... )

It was one of the few things Kaito recognized early in his son's life. Despite the fact that he could be the obedient son when directly told to do something, Hiro was an imp when left unchecked. No matter how much he tried to stop it, though, it seemed that Hiro could lay his hands on any kind of fireworks he wanted to set off at the most ( Read more... )

( Spoilers for S4 )

His heart races, blood pumping around in useless circles through his body. Palms sweat and perspiration beads on his forehead. He wants to scream. His voice box will not move, will produce the sound that he so desperately needs ( Read more... )

"Hiro? What's this ( Read more... )

"It's cold," Hiro complains, shivering in his winter coat ( Read more... )

"Hiro, my face hurts," Ando complains from the back. He immediately goes back to making the silly face that Matt Parkman Jr. seems to like before he can start wailing again. Hiro can't blame him. If it wasn't for the fact that he's driving, he'd spell Ando ( Read more... )