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Ichi sat under the tree in the park watching his brothers play. Baseball was always their favorite to play as a group but he hadn’t felt like playing today instead he had settled down with a book.
He watched Oso laugh as Jyushi swung his bat wildly. Choro trying to explain the rules despite how many times they’ve played Jyushi ignored them everytime. Kara was the pitcher and Todo just texting on the field. It was all just as it normally was really. Ichi only goofed around on the field too so him not being in the game wasn’t actually that big a deal.
He smiled softly at them before turning his attention back to his book. It wasn’t anything wildly interesting. But you could never go wrong with a book about vampire pirates.
He wasn’t sure how much time had passed when he had started reading but eventually he heard a rather panicked “Niisan look ou-”
But that’s all he really experiences since after that a baseball collided with his head and he passed out.
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When he came to he was in the hospital, feeling disoriented. There was quite a sight in his room as well. Five identical faced boys worriedly perked up as he opened his eyes. He might think he was seeing double if not for the fact that they all looked a little different in small ways.
“Ichimatsu-niisan!” Rather loudly said the one in yellow with a big worried smile.
“Yeah you took that baseball right to the head niisan.” Said the pink one who looked a bit like he had been crying.
Was he Ichimatsu? He assumed so but if he was their brother then.. He paused, glancing around the room for a reflective surface. Sure enough, though it was a bit warped from the metal surface, a face just like the others stared back at him. But his had a bloody bandage on his head. He moved a hand up to touch it and winced.
“Hey don’t touch that,” Scolded the green one batting his hand away from his head, “The doctor said the bleeding just stopped.”
They all went quiet as he stared at them.
“Uh, Ichimatsu?” Said the one in red, “Something wrong?” He laughed a bit uneasily.
Ichi frowned at them. He had a feeling he would be telling them some pretty bad news.
“...Sorry I uh.. Don’t know who you all are.” He paused, glancing at his reflection again. “I assume we’re related though.”
“...Are you joking? If so it’s not funny.” Said the red one, looking worried.
“... Do I normally make jokes about amnesia?”
“Well no but…”
“Well. I’m not joking.”
There was a solid minute of silence. The green one sighed, “I’ll go call the doctor back.” He muttered. Leaving the room to go do just that.
“Well… For the time being dear brothers,” Started the blue one “Prehaps we should introduce ourselves?”
“Alright, me first then me first!” Said the one in red, “I’m Osomatsu! I’m the eldest! First born and the very best niisan you could ask for.” He said proudly.
“Also a liar.” Said the one in pink.
“And selfish” Agreed the blue one.
“And a pervert!” Laughed the yellow one.
Osomatsu scowled at them, “Rude! You all should show your niisan more respect.”
Ichimatsu laughed slightly, they sure were an odd bunch. He supposed he likely was odd as well.
“I suppose I shall go next dear bro-”
“Anyways, I’m Todomatsu. Youngest and cutest~” Todomatsu talked over the blue one casually, “I’m popular with the girls because the rest of our brothers are losers.”
“So rude Totty.” Complained Oso, “So cold!”
Ichimatsu assumed a lot of them would have bias introductions if this kept up.
“I’m Jyushimatsu by the way! I’m 5th born and I um! Like baseball! I also… Was the one up to bat when the baseball hit you… Sorry niisan..” His smile dropped a bit.
“Ah You must have a killer swing then.” He lightly joked. He didn’t really want someone to blame themselves for his amnesia. He’d remember things eventually after all.
Jyushi perked back up and smiled more. “Yes! HOMERUN!” He agreed happily.
Ichi smiled a bit back.
“Also,” Started Oso, “The one that went to go get the doctor is Fappyma-”
The green one entered with the doctor. “Is right here and is named Choromatsu.” He said with a scowl. “If Osomatsu claims that you owe him any money by the way he’s lying.”
Ichi tilted his head a bit, glancing at Oso who smiled sheepishly.
“I wasn’t going to say that! He probably doesn’t remember where he left his wallet anyways!”
“So what you’re saying is you thought about it niisan.” Choro scowled more.
“No! Of course not!”
“Anyways.” Said the doctor. “Could you all step out for a minute well I do a couple examinations on him.”
All the boys shuffled out, Ichi noticed the blue one was frowning slightly. Perhaps upset he didn't get to do his introduction? Still there would be time later for that.
The doctor took a seat next to him. “Now could you tell me your name?”
“Well they all called me Ichimatsu.”
“But you didn’t remember that? Do you know your last name?”
“I don’t.” The doctor wrote some stuff down before handing him the pen.
“Can you show me how to use this pen?”
“How to use a pen?” He tilted his head at the odd request. Clicking the end of it, “And then you write stuff?”
“Good. That’s good.” He took the pen back and Ichi watched confused as the doctor wrote more. “Some types of amnesia also include forgetting how to do basic tasks like click a pen or use the toilet.”
“Oh I see. No I remember that.”
“That’s good then. Your amnesia is just memory related then. Is there anything you can remember that’s from before you woke up here? It could be a word, a feeling, a color?”
Ichimatsu paused thinking it over a bit, one word popped into his head… A word he likely shouldn’t have known if it wasn’t a memory. “Karamatsu.” He muttered unsure.
“Your brother? Are you sure they were all just introducing themselves.”
“... He hadn’t yet.”
“I see.” He wrote it down, “That’s a good sign. Your memories might take a bit to come back, sometimes it takes years to get every single one back. Family might be a bit instant you need to remember them but try not to worry about it. Making new memories is very important as well. You might never remember everything but you can always enjoy what is happening now.”
Ichi nodded, that made sense he supposed. “... Do I get to go home today?”
“You should yes. Do you want to?”
He nodded. “I want to see where I live… Based on my brothers it seems like it will be interesting.”
The doctor made another note, “Good. That’s all for now, we’ll have some more check ups scheduled for you to see how you’re progressing over the next few months.”
“Got it..” He muttered. The doctor stood, leaving the room now and his brothers came back in.
“So Ichimatsu what did the doctor say?” Asked Oso casually.
“Well he said I could go home today but he doesn’t know when my memories will return or if ever.”
“I see…” Muttered Oso with a slight frown.
Ichi moved to sit up and stand and his brothers watched him worriedly. “Well it’s get going.”
“A-already?” Asked Choro, “Shouldn’t you rest for another hour or two?”
“Ah that’s boring. No way.” He got up. Slipping his sandals on that were next to his bed. “Let’s go.” He smiled and started out. His brothers followed finding it a bit odd to see Ichi being relatively positive.