The Disappearance of Osomatsu-san Drabbles

Alternate (Oso)

Oso was quiet, that was a given. But despite his tendency to appear last for many things, Oso always arrived at the Matsuno Household first. He would gently knock on the door rather than yell, and whenever the slid the door open, the first thing they see is a red-eyed Osomatsu with black bags and wide-open eyes that were similar to an owl's. He would often wear his black hoodie with his red turtleneck underneath, but sometimes, he'd wear different clothes. Like right now, he was just wearing a red-striped shirt and black shorts, as well as red slippers, since it was a rather hot day. Even Jyushimatsu had to ditch his favorite long-sleeved hoodie with how hot it was.

They were just lazing around on the living room, waiting for the others to show up. Oso said that Kara and Choro were preparing snacks to share with them, and even though Jyushi wanted to come with Oso immediately, Ichi had to bring him to Flag Corporation for a quick check-up first. Todo had stopped by Sutabaa to pick up something as well, so Oso decided to go on his own instead. He didn't mind waiting, even if the outside was hot as hell and he had to walk from another dimension into this one.

Sure, he was quiet and a bit unnerving at times, but he seemed to be patiently waiting for his own brothers. Osomatsu had ruffled his hair earlier, and when the eldest had left for the pachinko parlor (with a promise that he'd be back of course), Oso had ran his own fingers through his hair, as if he could still feel Osomatsu's hand patting it.

As creepy as Oso was, he seemed to like physical affection and didn't mind getting some from the eldest Matsuno, despite Osomatsu being his other self. He had been patting his own head up until now, eyes closed and seemingly calm as he made purring noises quietly, similar to a cat's. It was odd that Oso was even producing such a sound in the first place, especially since Oso liked owls better than cats. Everyone stopped what they were doing to watch Oso in confusion, who didn't even notice that he was purring. And by petting himself, no less.

Jyushimatsu had been balancing himself on top of his big yellow ball, but he rolled himself towards Oso, before messing the other's hair up from behind. "Surprise, surprise, Oso-niisan!" He giggled,

Oso flinched, snapping his eyes open as he suddenly flushed red. "J-Jyushimatsu..!"

His hair wasn't that big of a mess, unlike Ichimatsu's or Ichi's, but to Jyushimatsu, it was a fluffy pile of black feathers. Or whatever he could call it. No matter, Jyushimatsu liked petting and being pet! Besides, Oso did too! "You like petting too?! Me too! Pat, pat, pat! Oso-niisan's hair is so fluffy!" Jyushimatsu decided to ignore the gross wetness of Oso's scalp that was due to the sweat, but the fifth brother decided to pat Oso's hair even more. "Fluffy!"

To everyone's surprise, instead of swatting his hands away in irritation and annoyance, Oso let Jyushimatsu have fun, closing his eyes as he made more purring sounds. He really liked getting physical affection, it seemed.

Ichimatsu stood from his spot and walked over beside Jyushi, who was kneeling on the floor as he rubbed Oso's hair. "Oi, Jyushimatsu. Scoot over." When Jyushimatsu moved a bit, Ichimatsu bent his legs and placed one hand over Oso's head, as the other was on his own kneecap. Oso didn't mind that there were now three hands on his hair, since he didn't open his eyes and continued to purr. "..Like a cat." Ichimatsu said in amazement.

"Cute." Todomatsu chuckled, taking out his phone and snapping a picture. "You really are a quiet one, Oso-niisan. I can't believe you're the other self of Osomatsu-niisan." He said as he got ready to post Oso's picture online.

Oso mumbled a reply. "...I'm quiet.. since.. my throat hurts.. if I talk.. too much.." He mumbled as he pointed to his throat.

"You must have used too much of your beautiful voice then, brother!" Karamatsu added with crossed arms, walking over and plopping next to Oso, on Jyushimatsu's side. It was a smart move, seeing as how Ichimatsu was glaring at Karamatsu, as if his existence offended him. "But it is perfectly fine with us! Our dear eldest brother told us about your condition, but if you are looking for physical attention.." He spread his arms wide, and Ichimatsu and Todomatsu had to clutch their chests as Karamatsu revealed his sparkling blue tank top. "I will gladly give you free hugs!"

"Don't mind him. Just think of his words as mosquito's buzzing around." Todomatsu rolled his eyes.

But to everyone's shock, Oso immediately shifted himself away from Ichimatsu's and Jyushimatsu's hands. He then proceeded to lie down on Karamatsu's lap, not minding the fact that the painful blue brother was wearing nothing more than a glittery tank top and horribly short shorts that exposed his legs, which were apparently sparkling from the beads of sweat. "...Sleep." He mumbled grumpily, probably regretting the fact that he had a cheek pressed against a sweaty leg.

"You want to sleep?" Asked Choromatsu, looking up from his idol magazine that was expertly hidden by a job magazine. Or so he thinks. "You sure you don't want to do that in the bedroom? I'll set the futon for you if you'd like."

"..I don't.. want to.. be a bother..Choromatsu-kun.." Oso mumbled, closing his eyes. "Besides.. I want to hear.. my brothers' arrival.."

Jyushimatsu curled next to Oso with a wide smile, head on Karamatsu's lap. "Me too! Let's go see what you dream about when you're asleep, Osomatsu-niisan!" He extended a hand towards Ichimatsu. "You too, Ichimatsu-niisan!"

With a scoff, Ichimatsu went on Oso's right side, as Jyushimatsu was on Oso's left. Within a few seconds, the three of them were sleeping soundly, despite the sound of cicadas chirping and the unbearable heat. And poor Karamatsu couldn't move out of his spot, as doing so might not only result to the three brothers waking up, but Ichimatsu probably scratching his face.

Todomatsu and Choromatsu made smug faces directed at Karamatsu, but decided to be nice enough to fan the four of them until they heard familiar voices.

"I'm back!" It was Osomatsu, no doubt. "And the others are here!"