Tangled Up in You (Hiro x Reader)

Hold My Breath

He huffed, holding up a hand to stop her. "Darling," he wheezed. "Give the man some time to catch his breath!"

"Oops, sorry."

After (Y/N)'s father calmed his heart down, he beamed at her. "Guess what I got you?"

(Y/N) jump in joy, clapping her hands together. "Ooh! What? What is it?"

He swung his heavy backpack around and rummaged through it. When he his hand slid across something smooth, he pulled it out.

(Y/N) squealed and snatched it from his hand. "A new book! Yes!"

He laughed at her excitement. "Yeah. I think you might like this one. It's about a futuristic take on Cinderella. The main character is a cyborg mechanic." Her father went to his chair and sat down.

"What's a cyborg?" (Y/N) asked, tearing her gaze from the book.

"Well, um, it's a human that has lost some part of their body, so they have a robotic part to replace it," he explained while unpacking his bag.

The cover depicted a foot that looks robotic in a red shoe. (Y/N) ran her finger along the smooth cover. "Cinder," she whispered.

"If you like this book, I might get you the rest of the series," he added.

"Really?!" (Y/N) cried. "Oh, thank you Father!" She leapt to him and hugged him. He smiled and patted her arm.

"I'm going to go read it now!" (Y/N) skipped happily upstairs to her bed.

Her father's eyes skimmed the room and tutted out loud. "(Y/N)," he said. She stopped and turned around. "Have you done your chores yet?"

The giddy expression on her face quickly changed. "Awww, do I have too?"

He didn't say anything, but gave her a stern look.

She made a face and placed the book on the table next to the stairs. Just then, a beeping noise sounded. Fumbling around his pockets, (Y/N)'s father patted for his phone. When he found it, he flipped it open to answer it.

"Hello? ... Oh... yes... alright."

"When will I get a phone?" (Y/N) curiously asked. That phone was one of the only electronic thing they owned (besides their radio, mini-fridge/freezer, stove/oven), and he never let her use it.

"When I think it's the time," he answered. Then he began repacking his bag. "(Y/N), my job just called me to go back and help out with something. I won't be able to go home until tomorrow. Will you be okay?"

(Y/N)'s shoulders slumped a little, but she recovered before he could see it. "Of course! I'll be right here, like always." Rushing towards his side, she helped him pack his things. "Will you be okay?"

"Oh yes, I'll be fine," he replied. When the bag was done, (Y/N) set up her hair and he slid down. "Bye darling!" he cried up.

"Bye!" she cried, waving.

Something warm and fuzzy rubbed against (Y/N)'s skin. Looking down, she saw Mochi rubbing her leg, looking at her worriedly. She smiled and bent down to pet him. "I'm fine, Mochi. Don't worry."

Mochi made a face and climbed up onto the windowsill to stare out of the window with (Y/N). Then an idea popped in his head.

"Meow," he mewed, getting (Y/N)'s attention. Tearing her eyes from the view, she looked down at her companion. His eyes sparkled as he used his tail to point outside, signaling he wants to go down.

(Y/N) scoffed. "Who said I wanted to go down there?" she denied. Mochi pouted and tried again. (Y/N) laughed. "I like it in here, and so do you," she told the cat. Mochi slumped in disappointment.

Turning away from her cat, a little sigh escaped her. Standing up straight, (Y/N) scooped Mochi up and began her chores, singing random songs. When her voice got sore, she decided to listen to something, to fill up the silence. Walking over to her radio, she opened the slot. Skimming through hundreds of CD cases, she finally found one she felt like listening to and popped it in.

"Yeah there must be more. That I'm looking for. Cuz there's gotta be something out there. If I fly high enough, I'll find, somewhere. So I'll hold my breath, til I float away-maybe I'll, come down, someday."

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This, was an introductory chapter ish.

I promise though, the next chapter has action. It's my favorite one I wrote so far~

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