Karamatsu-San..?

Chapter 14: He wishes

Karamatsu blinked at the whole, complete body of his 'dead' niisan. Osomatsu's cat jumped down and landed on Osomatsu, making Karamatsu wince slightly. The shadow-like cat curled up on Osomatsu's chest, purring softly. Karamatsu blinked and his eyes shifted to the also confused Ichimatsu, who had gotten on the ground, peering into the hole. Karamatsu laid next to him, still looking at his one and only oiisan. Ichimatsu gulped, "People can't grow when they're dead.. r-right..?" Karamatsu shook his head, "No.. they can't... I have no idea what's going on.." The cat meowed and crawled over to Osomatsu's strangely soft face and lapped her sandpaper-like tongue on his cheek, curling up on his chest again. Karamatsu took and deep breath and looked at Ichimatsu, "Do you know what could have cause him to.. y'know... grow..?" Ichimatsu looked back at him, "How the hell should I know?! You're the one who see him in your dreams!!" Karamatsu blinked at him, "How do yo-" Ichimatsu cut him off and looked back into the hole, "Whatever.." Karamatsu looked back at Osomatsu. He wished Osomatsu would move and talk to Karamatsu. He wished Osomatsu could hug him and rub his back, saying that he was here now. He wished, he prayed, he just wanted his older brother to be here. Ichimatsu scoffed and looked back at Karamatsu, "Are you crying? God Kusomatsu, you really are a piece of sh*t aren't you?" Ichimatsu chuckled at his own statement while Karamatsu realized the tears that rolled down his cheeks, wiping them away. Karamatsu closed his eyes and clutched the red hoodie around his own waist, rubbing the red fabric with his thumb gently. Karamatsu's eyes started to leak more tears, which he wiped away quickly. He opened his eyes back up, glad his eyes weren't puffy or red. Then, a thought- no idea came to his head. This would probably be stupid, but it was worth a shot. He looked at Ichimatsu, determination in his eyes. "Ichimatsu, can I trust you with ONE favor?" Ichimatsu blinked at him and shrugged, "Sure." Karamatsu took a deep breath, "Hold me by my feet while I go into the hole." Ichimatsu looked at him in confusion but shrugged again. Karamatsu climbed slightly into the hole while Ichimatsu held onto his ankles tightly. Karamatsu lowered himself so he was face to face with Osomatsu's body. He kept himself from whining out loud and hugging the body close to his own, taking another deep breath. The second eldest put his hand on Osomatsu's neck and his eyes widened as far as they could.
Osomatsu was warm.

((Wow look at me, three chapters in one day. I think that gives me at least a gold star, right?
Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that Ichimatsu is literally a spawn of Satan? Oops.))