It was silent for a while. I never expected them to change as much as they had. But just from their appearance alone I knew they were different now. Karamatsu's hair was just as messy as Ichi's usually was, maybe even more so. He looked as if he didn't take time, or let alone care to look nice. But the most noticeable thing about Kara was the red jumpsuit he had around his waist. He wore it just like Osomatsu did, and that's what was the most painful. "Oye, why don't we all sit down here at the table..and talk about this." Todomatsu spoke up, breaking the silence. His voice sounded weakened and not like the usual two faced Totty that I once knew. None of him showed any resemblance to how he used to be. There were dark bags under his eyes, and his pink hood was hardly pink anymore. It was dirty and tattered. And his usual large pupils were smaller, he looked blank. A blankmatsu.
I nodded and took a seat. I watched as my brothers sat at the other end, looking more serious than I'd ever seen them before. The painful glares I received felt as if they were stabbing right through my heart. My knees were shaking, anxiety rushing through my veins and sweat dripping from my neck. I was expecting to be screamed at, to be told how much I had fucked everything up. But to my surprise, it started differently.
"I'm glad you're back, nii-san. We've all needed you here." Todomatsu admitted, forcing a slight smile.
"I-I know I've messed up and I want to.. I want to help you. All of you guys." I replied, my voice stammering.
"It's.. a bit too late to help anyone here-
"You're wrong Totty." Another voice chimed in from the other end of the room.
Jyushimatsu stood in the doorway, with Ichimatsu beside him, holding hands tightly.
"J-Jyushi..." Karamatsu finally spoke up, his voice was rough as if he hardly used it.
"Ahh... Karamatsu-nii san.." Jyushi smiled.
"How.. how is he..." Karamatsu was at a loss for words.
"Choromatsu. He.. helped me to.. tell him how i truly feel.." Ichi told him, his face still red from crying.
Todomatsu leaped up and ran over to Jyushi, embracing him.
"J-Jyushi! Jyushimatsu...w-wAAAH!...." Todomatsu began sobbing into his arms.
It was refreshing to see them smiling and happy. Especially Todomatsu, who seemed to be emotionless up until now. I glanced over at Karamatsu, who unlike Totty, wasn't crying or even showing the slightest grin. He stared at the ground, as if he didn't care. Suddenly Jyushimatsu approached him, his arms lifted above his head.
"Did Karamatsu-nii san miss me too?Nii-san c'mere! Nii-san!" Jyushimatsu beamed, with that big ridiculous smile of his.
"Jyushimatsu. Please don't touch me." Karamatsu said in practically a monotone voice.
"N-Nii..san..." Jyushimatu's arms slowly fell.
"Oye! Karamatsu. No.. Kusomatsu! This family is actually starting to feel like a fucking family again. Cant you at least show some happiness for that?!" Ichimatsu yelled, showing protection for Jyushi.
"Heh.. it'll never be a family again without him..at least.. it won't be for me.." Karamatsu replied, his voice straining.
"We.. we still can find him. Yes! Yes we can I want to.. I want to help search for him.." With enthusiasm I tried to convince my brothers that I cared but, it seems their hopelessness outweighed it.
"Anywhere you want to go we've already been." Todomatsu said with aggression. He was glaring at me again.
"Actually."
Karamatsu stood up.
"Since Choromatsu is here. We can find him."Everyone was quiet, that last sentence made little to no sense.
"The fuck? What is that supposed to mean.." Ichimatsu spat angrily.
"Don't be an ass." Karamatsu shot back. Ichimatsu froze, as did everyone else. Karamatsu saying something like that, to Ichimatsu of all people? It was so unlike him that it was truly terrifying.
Karamatsu took a deep breath before addressing what he had to say.
"When you love someone, you tend to know em pretty well. Better than they think you do."
"What does that have to do with anything..." Todomatsu sounded annoyed. But Karamatsu just laughed, finally showing a smile.
"I know where Osomatsu is."
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Is it wrong? - An OsoChoro Fanfic
FanficOsomatsu, being the oldest brother, has always stood as a form of leader amongst the sextuplets. After getting into a heated argument between Choromatsu, Oso starts to distance himself from his brothers. He goes missing not long after. A month pass...