Disclaimer: Osomatsu-san and all of its characters belongs to Fujio Akatsuka

Rated: T for violence and coarse language

Timeline: High School - second year

Summary: One-shot #1 - While trying to maintain a good reputation at school, Todomatsu encounters a bully, and it isn't his first time dealing with him.

They say that high school is supposed to be the best three years of your life. Some people will agree with that statement once they've experienced it, but everything's different for everyone. In the Matsuno household, the sextuplets were on the road to finding out if that statement was true for themselves.

Todomatsu was one of the brothers who was determined to make his experience at Akatsuka High School the best yet, and it was going pretty well for him. With his first year already halfway over, he had been able to make plenty of friends not only in school, but also on social media. He was generally well-liked, and most of his friends were of the opposite gender. He was an average student and his grades were normal, but they weren't his main concern in high school.

Todomatsu strived to be noticed.

He wore different clothing than what was considered as the norm outside of school in order to achieve this attention that he craved. He hated being referred to as one of the sextuplets, as if they were just one big group of people instead of individual beings. It was bad enough that they all shared homeroom together and had to wear the required school uniform. He loved his brothers, but it got tiring at times having the same face as five other people.

Sitting in the 3rd row from the front of the classroom, Todomatsu played on his phone as he waited for homeroom to begin, Osomatsu seated at the desk to the left of him. He sighed, watching as his brothers huddled together around the eldest brother's desk, talking and arguing about nonsense as usual.

Todomatsu wished he could tuck his head into a hole in the ground so he didn't have to be recognized as these idiots' brother. It was obvious that the Matsunos weren't the most popular bunch in school, but Todomatsu had been trying to change that reputation for both himself and his kin. The least they could do was try to be a little less embarrassing.

Going back to scrolling through his phone and commenting on posts here and there, Todomatsu ignored his brothers until he felt a pat on his left shoulder.

Osomatsu grinned at him from his desk as he rubbed his index finger under his nose. "Hey, Todomatsu, did you do the math homework?"

Todomatsu frowned at his brother, not expecting any less. "Geez Osomatsu-nii-san, aren't you supposed to be our role model? You're lazy as hell," he proclaimed, reaching into his navy tote bag to grab his homework.

The eldest chuckled, taking hold of the worksheet so he could copy Todomatsu's work down. "Doing work is boring. I'd rather spend my time reading manga or playing cards."

"Yeah, we've noticed," a new voice spoke, the brothers identifying it as Choromatsu's. The third eldest crossed his arms over his chest, "You really need to start doing your own work nii-san or you'll never pass high school!"

"Heh, the road to success involves working hard-" Karamatsu joined in, but was interrupted by Ichimatsu telling him to shut up. Todomatsu noticed how painful he was becoming lately. It seemed like being in the drama club was starting to rub off on him.

Jyushimatsu laughed and flailed his arms around like noodles, "No need to be so harsh, Ichimatsu-nii-san."

Todomatsu watched as his brothers devolved right back into their jumbled conversation before ignoring them again. He glanced around the classroom to see if any of his friends had arrived yet. After noticing one of them walk in, he stood up from his seat and strolled over; anything to get away from his brothers.

"Good morning, Ami-chan," He greeted, waving his hand.

"Oh, good morning, Todomatsu!" Ami smiled cutely, "I've been wanting to tell you something! You wouldn't believe what happened to me yesterday. My parents finally let me get a dog!"

Todomatsu gasped at this revelation. He knew how long his friend had been wanting to get one, but her parents were strict and had always denied her that option. "No way! What made your parents change their minds?"

"They said I could get one if I started improving my grades, so I'm going to have to work extra hard!" She giggled. "Did you want to come over later to meet him? I named him Yuu!"

Todomatsu's eyes widened in surprise as a small blush formed over his cheeks. He couldn't believe he was finally being asked to go to a girl's house! It was an amazing victory; a miracle! He was internally screaming in triumph.

However...

He turned around quickly to take a glance at his brothers, making sure they weren't listening to his conversation. He sighed in relief when he saw them not paying any attention to him. Good. He didn't need those demons ruining this opportunity for him.

He looked back over to Ami and smiled sweetly, nodding his head. "Yeah, sure!"

The school day went on as normal as it could get for the sextuplets who were split up into two separate classrooms for their second year. Todomatsu was in a class with Osomatsu who continuously fell asleep during lessons and Karamatsu who constantly fixed his hair. Choromatsu, Jyushimatsu, and Ichimatsu were together in the classroom next to them, and Todomatsu didn't know which class of brothers he'd rather be in. He sometimes wished he was in one by himself.

Once lunch arrived, Todomatsu made another attempt to get away from his embarrassing eldest brothers. He grabbed the pink-wrapped bento that his mother made for him that morning and went off to join some of his female friends to eat elsewhere.

They walked down the hallways and talked about whatever came to mind, discussing good vacation spots and fancy restaurants. Todomatsu was enjoying himself with his friends, telling jokes and laughing at theirs. He couldn't wait to sit down somewhere and eat-

"Well, if it isn't Todomatsu."

Todomatsu stopped in his tracks, a scowl slowly growing on his face. He recognized that voice anywhere, seeing as it was constantly spewing insults at him. He turned around to address the voice and spat, "What the hell do you want, Sadao?" He was getting tired of this guy bothering him all the time. Todomatsu was well-liked around the school despite having imbeciles for brothers, but that didn't mean he didn't have any enemies.

Sadao just scoffed and ignored his question, "Where are the rest of your brothers? Did you ditch them because of how freaking weird they are? Not that you aren't just as weird as them."

"Just leave him alone, Sadao," One of Todomatsu's friends spoke, grabbing his hand to try and pull him away, but Todomatsu wasn't going to have any of it. He knew how to stand up for himself.

"My brothers might be weird, but we could kick your ass, so I suggest you back off."

It was at this point that other students in the hallway began to turn their heads towards the scene, forming a circle around it. "What, can't fight me on your own? Does the youngest brother need his older brothers to fight his battles for him?"

Even though the statement was true, it still pissed Todomatsu off. He was the weakest of his brothers, but his words were like acid. "You're just jealous because you're a lousy pissbaby who can't hold a girlfriend for a week. I know you're not very popular with the female population, but don't come whining to me when you don't get what you want. Go whine to your mom instead, which I'm sure you already do," he smirked at his own words.

It seemed like something snapped within Sadao, because the next thing he knew, Todomatsu was jerked forward, Sadao snatching his collar. "What the hell do you know about me, you freak? You and your brothers are just lame virgins who've never had a girlfriend in your life. No one would want to date you."

"At least they actually want to be my friend."

And just like that, Todomatsu fell to the ground with a stinging feeling on his left cheek. He gasped as he was roughly grabbed by the collar again, Sadao getting on top of him to punch him a second time.

Todomatsu struggled furiously, trying to grab at Sadao's hand so it would release his collar, but he wasn't strong enough. Another punch came to his face, and then down to his stomach. He choked out his words, "S-Stop! Get off!"

The students were getting riled up, some of them off to find teachers to stop the fight and the rest staying to watch, and Todomatsu was getting scared. It was the first time Sadao had actually hit him; he never figured Sadao would have the actual guts to act on what seemed like hollow threats.

Another punch, and then another, and Todomatsu's nose was bleeding. He had bruises on his face and stomach, and a split lip. Tears started to form in his eyes, and he continued trying to struggle out of his attacker's hold.

And then it stopped.

Todomatsu wheezed as the pressure came off of him, and he flipped onto his side to try to ease the pain, but it wouldn't go away. His whole body ached and his face was messy with blood, but he was just glad that the beating was over.

In his daze, he tried to see what had happened until he saw someone standing above him with the same face as him.

Osomatsu...

Todomatsu looked for Sadao and saw him on the ground as well, clutching his stomach in pain. Osomatsu was rubbing his own hand with a look on his face that Todomatsu had never seen before. It kind of scared him, but before he could think longer on it, Osomatsu was facing him with a soft smile.

The youngest brother watched as Osomatsu bent down before him, placing a hand on his back to help him sit up. Todomatsu groaned in pain, looking up at his oldest brother with tears still stinging at the edges of his eyes. "Osomatsu-nii-san.."

The eldest just continued to smile nonchalantly at him and rub his back, "Don't worry Todomatsu, your big brother is here now!"

Those words only caused Todomatsu to start crying, and before he could try and stop them, tears were sliding down his face.

"Osomatsu-nii-san!"

"Hey, what happened?"

More voices had joined the crowd of students, and Todomatsu glanced over to see the rest of his brothers frantically trying to assess the situation. Once they spotted Todomatsu, they all ran over to him with worried looks on their faces.

"Todomatsu!"

"Are you okay?"

Todomatsu quickly nodded, "Y-yeah, I'm fine."

"No, you're not, Todomatsu!" Choromatsu panicked, "You have blood on you!"

It was scary for all the brothers to see their youngest sibling all bruised up.

"You freaks.. worrying about a worthless piece of trash like that." Sadao spoke up, sitting up now that the pain in his stomach subsided a bit.

All the brothers turned to look at him besides Osomatsu, now fully understanding what had happened. It was quiet in the hallway as everyone waited for someone to speak.

In the end, it was Osomatsu who got rid of the silence, "He's my little brother, and I don't appreciate you calling him names and punching him," he voiced with a small smile and his eyes closed, his body still turned away from Sadao.

The rest of the brothers were boiling with rage as they gazed at Sadao. Ichimatsu had his fists clenched, Choromatsu had a disgusted look on his face, and Karamatsu and Jyushimatsu cracked their knuckles. If there was one unwritten rule in the school, it was that if you mess with one Matsuno brother, you mess with all of them. They slowly walked toward Sadao as he gulped and tried to back away.

Todomatsu watched the commotion with a bewildered look on his face, but before he could say anything, Osomatsu was helping him stand up and taking him to the nurse's office. "Let's get you patched up."

Todomatsu nodded as he let his brother guide him through the hallway. Everything still ached, but he tried his best to walk.

Osomatsu kept a firm hand on his back, rubbing small circles into it as they traveled. Todomatsu looked up at his oldest brother and spoke, "Thank you, nii-san."

Osomatsu just grinned and chuckled, rubbing his index finger once again under his nose, "No need to thank me, Todomatsu! I'm your big bro, it's what I'm supposed to do."

Todomatsu just smiled at his brother, not expecting any less.

Author's Note: My new one-shot collection series, but this time based on the high school lives of the characters from Osomatsu-san! There will be no shipping here.

The one-shots in this story will not be in chronological order. It's whatever ideas come to my mind that I feel need to be written down. This story will be based on the Matsuno brothers during their high school years and will be exploring all sorts of dynamics, but it's mostly just for fun! I'm not going to make this story a priority by any means.

This chapter was a character study for Totty and how his daily high school life would be like with his brothers. Totty is the type who is all bark and no bite; he can say the meanest things, but when he gets put under a lot of pressure, he caves. That's the main dynamic that I wanted to explore in this chapter, so I hope you enjoyed it!

'Till next time!

-Sofia