(This story takes place after season 4 of the anime and was inspired from Ren's episode in season 2 when his brother tells him why he made him attend Saotome academy since I could see their relation get better after that)
It was the day after STARISH had performed at the Triple S opening ceremony and the seven young idols were all relaxing at their home in the master course dorms.
Saotome had been kind enough to give them two months off after all their hard work during the concert with QUARTET NIGHT that led to the decisive concert with their seniors and HEAVENS.
"Two whole months without interviews, photo shoots, rehearsals or anything like that, said Syo as he stretched out on a couch"
"We can just relax and do what we want, said Otoya"
The others all nodded in agreement as they sat down with different things. Tokiya and Masato sat down with books, Otoya and Syo sat down with a video game with Cecil and Natsuki watching them.
Ren was just about to sit down in one of the armchairs when his phone started to vibrate in his pocket. He picked it up and didn't recognized the number.
He answered and walked over to the window.
"Hello"
"Ren. I'm sorry for calling you like this but it's me, Seiichirou's assistant"
"Has something happened?"
"Yes. Your brother has been involved in an accident"
"What?!"
Since he had his back against them, Ren didn't notice that his slight shout had caught the attention of the others and they were all looking at him.
"What happened?"
"We were on our way to a meeting when a car came out of nowhere and crashed into ours. I'm afraid Seiichirou took the worse of the blow since it crashed into his side of the car"
"I see. How is he now?"
"I'm not sure. He's in surgery right now but they told me that the odds aren't that good"
"I understand. I'll talk to my boss and see if I can get there somehow"
Ending the call, Ren put his phone in his pocket before quickly making his way out of the room and down to Saotome's office.
"President, I need to talk to you"
"Ah Mister Jinguji. What can I do for you?"
"I just got a call from my brother's assistant. They've been in an accident and my brother is a bad condition"
"I see. So you came to ask me to get you there somehow"
"Yes"
Ringo then stepped forward from were he and Ryuya stood by the window and placed a hand on the young man's shoulder.
"I'm going into town in just a few minutes so you can ride with me if you want"
"Thank you"
A few minutes later.
Ren was sitting in a car with Ringo on their way into town. His focus was mostly on his phone, as if he hopped for his brother's assistant to call again.
The screen then lit up as he received a message.
"Masato? That's right, I just stormed out of the room without telling any of them what happened"
Instead of answering the message, he pressed call and put the phone to his ear, waiting for his childhood friend to pick up.
"Ren, were did you disappear to?!"
"Sorry about that. But I got to know that my brother is in the hospital and his condition doesn't look that good"
"So that's what that call was about"
"Yes. I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys before I left but I needed to talk with the president so I could get into town"
"Are you on your way there now?"
"Yes. Ringo was going into town so he offered to give me a ride to the hospital"
"I see. I hope everything goes well and you can explain everything when you get back"
"Right. I'll see you and the others later"
Ending the call, Ren sighed before putting his phone in his pocket.
A while later.
They reached the hospital and the driver went around the back.
"You'll get less attention if you go in this way, said Ringo"
"Right. Thank you for letting me ride with you here"
"No problem. I hope everything will be okay with your brother"
"I do too"
Ren stepped out of the car and it drove away while he walked towards a staff entrance. A nurse then appeared in the door.
"Are you Ren Jinguji?"
"Yes. How did you know?"
"A Mr Saotome called us and said that one of us should wait here since you would probably come this way"
"Sorry for the trouble by coming in this way rather than the entrance but I didn't want to attract attention if a fan happened to spot me"
"Fan? Oh that's right, you're an idol aren't you. I remember hearing your name on tv a few times"
"Yes. Saotome happens to be the manager of the group I'm a part of. I guess that's why he called after I left"
"I see"
The nurse then let him in and Ren followed her through the halls until they saw two men, one of them was his brother's assistant and the other was a doctor.
The two turned around as they heard them approach and Seiichirou's assistant walked up to them.
"Ren, I'm glad you could get here so fast"
"One of my old teachers was going into town so he gave me a ride"
"I see"
The doctor then cleared his throat and the two turned to looked at him.
"I suppose you're Mr Jinguji's younger brother taht Mr Shibayama told me about"
"That's me.
-How is my brother?"
"He barely made it through the surgery but his condition is stable at the moment. We're however not sure if he's going to wake up"
"I see"
Even though his expression remained the same, slight worry could be seen in Ren's eyes.
"Do you two have any other family members that should be informed about this"
"We have another brother who's older than me but younger than Seiichirou"
"What about your parents?"
"They've both been gone for some years now"
"I understand"
The doctor then asked Ren a few questions about his brother's health before the same nurse who had let him in, led him to the room his brother was in.
"One of us will come and tell you when visiting hours are over"
"Thank you"
She gave him a slight smile before walking away.
Ren took a deep breath before he opened the door and walked into the room. Slowly, he made his way over to the chair next to the bed and sat down.
The sight of his brother with a cast around his leg and arm, bandages around his chest as well as the mask that helped him breath was a sight Ren had hoped he'd never see.
"Isn't it enought that both our parents are gone. Now Sei is risking to lose his life too"
The strawberry blond idol didn't know what to say or do. So he just sat there silent until the nurse from earlier came.
"Visiting hours are almost over Mr Jinguji"
"I understand"
"A friend of yours is also waiting in the lobby"
"Okay.
-Is it one of the others?"
Ren stood up but before he walked out, he leaned down and whispered to his brother.
"Get better Sei... I don't want to lose you too"
He then walked out of the room and down to the lobby.
"Ren, over here"
He looked to the side and saw a dark haired person wearing a cap and sunglasses.
"Ikki?"
"Masa told us what happened and since he was in charge of making dinner, he asked me to come and get you"
"That explains why you're here and why you're wearing that"
"Tokiya told me to put it on so I wouldn't draw attention to me.
-I have something for you to use as well"
Otoya reached into the bag he was carrying and took out a hodded jacket, a dark wig and glasses.
"Did you take these from my room?"
"I didn't. Masa got them for me"
"I see.
-When did I give him permission to dig through my clothes?"
He put everything on before they walked outside.
"Tell me why you decided to leave the car a bit away, Ikki"
"Because I didn't want to draw attention to me. I told the driver to wait while I walked the last bit"
He then spotted the car and once they had gotten in, they took of their disguises.
"So... how was everything with your brother?"
Ren looked at his red-haired friend before gazing out the window.
"Is it okay if you wait until we get back? I'm sure the others are gonna ask the same question and I'd rather tell you all at once"
"Sure"
The rest of the ride home was quiet and once they reached the mansion, they walked in.
"We're back, said Otoya"
Syo and Cecil came from one of the hallways and saw them.
"Just in time guys, said Syo"
"Dinner just got ready so let's join the others, said Cecil"
All four walked to the dinning hall to join the others. They all ate and a few conversations started here and there about what to do during their time off.
Once they were done and had settled down in one of the living rooms, they all looked at Ren.
"So what happened after I called earlier, Masato asked"
The strawberry-blond idol looked at his childhood friend and sighed.
"When I got there, they told me that Seiichirou barely made it through the surgery they did on him
-He is stable for now but they're not sure he'll wake up"
The others looked at their friend with sadness in their eyes.
Natsuki and Otoya both sat down on the couch next to Ren and placed their hands on his shoulders.
"I'm sure everything will be fine, said Otoya"
"He's right, just give it a few days and your brother will get better, said Syo"
"And if even the slightest thing about this bothers you, you can always talk to us, said Cecil"
"Cecil-kun is right, we're here for you, said Natsuki"
Ren looked at his six friends who all smiled at him. During their time together, they had all grown close and they all considered each other as family and family support each other.
"Thanks everyone"
He then excused himself since he needed to try getting in contact with his other brother.
"He may not show it but this is bothering him for sure, said Tokiya"
"I'm not surprised seeing how things were in the past, said Masato"
"What do you mean Masa, Otoya asked"
"Ren never told you?"
"Told us what, Syo asked"
"When we were kids, Ren lost his mother in an accident. Because she was a famous idol, he was only able to see her through recordings of her performances. But she meant everything to him.
-After her death, his father threw away everything related to her out of grief which led Ren to believe that his father hated her"
"Why would he do something like that, said Cecil"
"Grieving varies from person to person, said Syo"
The others nodded in agreement.
"Then his father past away just a while before we entered Saotome academy, said Masato
-I guess that despite their relation not being the best, Ren still doesn't want to lose his brother since he and Kenji, their other brother are the only family he has left"
"That explains it, said Syo"
"I wish there was something more we could do, said Otoya"
"Just being there for him and listen if he needs to talk is more than enought for now, said Masato"
Meanwhile.
Ren was sitting in his room, scrolling through his contact list until he found his brother's name.
"Here we go"
He pressed call and leaned against the headboard of his bed as he waited for his brother to pick up.
"Hello"
"Kenji, it's me"
"It's been a while Ren. How are things?"
"Good. My bandmates and I have two months off after our performance yesterday"
"You guys deserve it. I watched the opening ceremony and you all did a great job"
"Than you"
Ren then took a deep breath and sighed.
"Listen Kenji, there's a reason why I called"
"What's that?"
"Sei was in an accident this morning"
"Are you serious?"
"Yes. I went to see him after I got the call about it and they told me that he barely made it through the surgery they did and that even though he's stable for now, they're not sure if he'll recover"
"It's really bad then"
"Yes. I couldn't believe my eyes at first when I saw the state he was in"
"Okay. I'll take the next plane to Tokyo so I should be there by tomorrow"
"Okay. I'l see you when you get here"
"We do, little brother"
They ended their call and Ren decided to go join the others for a while.
Next morning (Kenji's P.O.V)
I was sitting in a car on my way to were Ren and his friends lived.
"It's still hard to believe the news he gave me yesterday. I never thought something like taht would happen to Seiichirou.
-The three of us only have each other since the death of our parents so Sei, you better make it through this"
The car then drove up in front of a mansion.
"So this is were they live"
Just as I got out and grabbed my things, the door opened and Ren came out.
He smiled at me as I walked up to him and we gave each other a quick hug.
We then walked inside were six young men stood.
"So that's your other older brother, said the red-haired of them"
Ren nodded before turning to me.
"Kenji this is my friends and bandmates, STARISH"
"I'm Otoya Ittoki, said the red-haired"
"My name is Cecil Aijima, said one with brown hair"
"I'm Syo Kurusu, said the shortest"
"My name is Natsuki Shinomiya, said a the one with glasses"
"I'm Tokiya Ichinose, said one with dark blue, almost black hair"
"I'm Masato Hijirikawa, said the last one"
They all then bowed slightly and I did the same.
"It's nice to meet all of you"
The group then showed me into one of the bigger rooms were we sat down and they all told me about their different jobs they've done since their debut.
"I did see your performance at the Triple S opening ceremony. You're all very talented and your voices are in great sync when you sing"
"Thank you, said Cecil"
"But it's not just us, said Otoya"
"We have a great composer who writes amazing songs, said Syo"
"Are you talking about me Syo-kun?"
We turned our heads towards the door were a girl was standing.
"Hello Haru-chan, said Natsuki"
"Wanna join us, Otoya asked"
The girl walked up to us and stopped when she noticed me.
"Kenji, this is Haruka Nanami, our composer, said Tokiya"
"Haruka, this is Ren's older brother, said Cecil"
"Oh, it's nice to meet you Mr Jinguji"
Haruka bowed and I stood up to do the same.
"It's a pleasure to meet you as well Miss Haruka. And please, just call me Kenji"
"Okay"
As I rose from my bow, Ren stood up from were he was sitting on the couch.
"Shall we get going?"
I nodded and we walked outside were a car already waited for us.
Normal P.O.V
The two brothers arrived at the hospital and were let in the same way as Ren had the previous day.
"Must be tough going somewhere without drawing attention to you these days. The life of an idol seems difficult"
Ren chuckled at his brother's words.
"We usually wear disguises if we want to go somewhere in public but I didn't want to do that going here"
"I see"
The elevator they stood in then stopped and Ren led his brother down the hall to the right room.
Just as they reached it, the door opened and Seiichirou's doctor cae out.
"Ah, young Mr Jinguji"
"Hello again doc"
The two shook hand before the doctor noticed Kenji.
"I take it that this is your older brother then"
"That's right. I'm Kenji Jinguji"
Ren then looked at the doctor with a serious look in his eyes.
"How is Seiichirou?"
"Nothing has changed since yesterday but he's fighting"
"I see"
The two then walked into the room to see their oldest brother.
"You weren't kidding when you said his condition was bad, said Kenji"
"I know"
They sat down on either side of the bed, talking to their unconscious brother.
After a while, Ren started humming on a song that made Kenji look at him a bit surprised.
"That's one of mom's songs isn't it?"
"One she never had the chance to finish. I found it before dad started to throw away everything related to her and hid it from him.
-I've been thinking about asking Little la... Haruka to help me finish the melody"
"Maybe you could finish it and let Sei hear it when he gets better"
"Maybe so"
