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[hirosquest]

Date: Fall 2005
Characters: Hiro Nakamura, Charlie Andrews
Summary: Hiro pops back in onto the Wednesday business meeting after vanishing into thin air while with Charlie the day prior. Set after this thread.
Status: In progress
Open to TexasHiro's eyes fluttered open, and the door of the Burnt Toast Diner stood before him, the glass reflecting a

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[charlipedia]

For the fifth time that day, Lynette looked at Charlie with worry.

"Are you sure you're okay?"

Charlie shot the older woman a cross look.

"Yes! I'm fine! I just didn't get much sleep last night," she finally confessed. "But I'll be fine."

Lack of sleep was only one of Charlie's worries.

Hiro had disappeared and Charlie was beginning to think she was going crazy.

She'd ducked back into the mansion and the manager had not been pleased at seeing her a second time. Or with her questions.

Understatement.

"Maybe you should go home early," Lynette suggested.

Charlie considered the idea and shook her head, "No... I'm fine."

Working distracted her from her worries.

[hirosquest]

Hiro walked inside the diner, and almost walked back out as a scene of chaos and confusion greeted him. Charlie was running around frantically, trying to serve multiple customers, all in a very cross mood. He didn't think he was that slow in getting out of the car, well, if he had.

She seemed like a totally different person, and Hiro felt bad. It was possible that his being upset about the situation with the mansion had rubbed off on her, so he began to prepare his apology in his head.

Charlie, I sorry I get so sad at mansion...
Charlie, I very confused, but thank...
I sorry I doze off in car, Charlie...

Hiro gave up for now. He would wait until things calmed down around the diner, and for Charlie to notice him. Being small, unnoticed, and quiet was his specialty.

[charlipedia]

Charlie collapsed into a chair at the counter, a minute or two later.

"If we get anymore customers today, I might scream," Charlie confessed to Lynette, who watched her with the same concern from before.

"Well, you just got another. At the door. He looks... Well, I would've said something sooner, but..."

Charlie nodded, resigned to work the rest of the day off. She picked up a menu and turned around, only to freeze, staring at Hiro.

"Hiro?" she asked, uncertainly, taking a step forwards.

[hirosquest]

"Hi Charlie," Hiro responded, seeing her expression of concern and wanting to defuse it slightly, attempted to break the seriousness of her reaction with a greeting that only a fan of Star Trek could do, "Live long and prosper?"

He tried to remain with a little bit of a smile before looking deeply into Charlie's eyes, "What wrong?"

[charlipedia]

Charlie gave him a faint smile at the greeting.

"Hi," she said. She frowned, staring at him, noticing he was in the same clothes as yesterday.

"You've been gone... Are you alright?"

He looked okay, but...

"I've been really worried!"