It was an ordinary day in the Akatsuka Ward. Or at least it was supposed to be.
It had started out as a regular day, with the sextuplets following their normal daily routine. They got up, took turns in their single bathroom, got dressed, and rolled up their futon. The second eldest had yawned sleepily, rubbing his eyes tiredly as he followed the others out of their shared quarters downstairs to go eat. He had snagged his signature black shades as he went.
When the brothers had all reached downstairs, they all sat down at the table, mouths drooling over the freshly cooked meal their mother had made. The smell of fresh food seemed to wake each and everyone of them up as they all dug in.
Karamatsu took a little bit longer to do just that. He had stayed up late the previous night writing down song lyrics and chords for his guitar. He didn't get the chance to get as much sleep as the rest of his brothers.
"Yosh" Osomatsu, the eldest sighed happily, as he finished scarfing down his meal. "Oi Karamatsu, are we gonna do that *thing* today?" He had asked excitedly to his immediate younger brother.
Karamatsu took a little bit longer to process that sentence than what he would have liked, but he grinned as he nodded his head and struck a stylish pose, adding unnecessary dramatics.
"Why yes Osomatsu, I would love to as there is-" an elbow to his gut had shut him up instantly.
"It's too early for your painfulness Shittymatsu" Ichimatsu said in a monotone voice, with the barest hints of a growl. His other brothers seemed to nod their heads in agreement.
Karamatsu winced, but as he was about to reply, Osomatsu grabbed his arm and hoisted him up.
"Hurry up we gotta go" the eldest said as he practically dragged the blue wearing Matsuno through the House and out the door, just as they heard Todomatsu, the youngest, yelling after them, asking where they were going.
Mini timeskip
The two brothers walked down the familiar street in comfortable silence, not really knowing what to say. Osomatsu wore his usual smile, while Karamatsu just followed with a neutral expression, hands stuffed into his jeans pocket.
"So what's got you in such a slump?" His brother had asked, breaking the silence as their destination came into view.
"Not much, my brother. Just staying up to enjoy the stars and to let my thoughts flow like water in a stream. After all, what hath the night to do with only sleep"
Osomatsu clutched his side in an over exaggerated way. "Painful!" He cried, although he was laughing in good nature. Karamatsu gave a small chuckle in turn.
"It seems we have arrived Brazah" Karamatsu stayed as they now stood in front of glass doors.
The two opened the doors hoping to be greeted by Professor Dekapan, but no one was there.
"Huh, he said to be here by eleven" Osomatsu muttered as the two walked into the brightly lit laboratory. They were supposed to be nearing the Professor to test out some new, supposedly 'non-dangerous', experiments of his in exchange for some free cash.
"Hey Osomatsu" Kara called, causing the eldest Matsuno to look over at his brother. He was staring at a large platform...thing which had a hatch open. The hatch showed the various wires most likely used to make it work.
"Woah. What do you think it is?" Osomatsu asked as he walked over to the nearby fridge in the lab. The Professor always gave them refreshments, despite them always being in little tubes. He looked in and grabbed the two closest to his reaching hands, both labeled 'Liquidized GSC.' Thy were both a shiny green, but they smelled pretty good.
Osomatsu walked back over to his identical brother, handing him one of the green filling tubes, which he accepted gratefully. The two stared at the weird platform thing before Osomatsu had a stupid idea. A VERY stupid idea.
He jumped on the platform thingy, finding it to be made of metal as it let out a loud clang from his feets' impact. He twirled around to face Karamatsu, the liquid in his hand sloshing and unnoticeable spilling some of the unknown liquid into the open hatch. Sparks flew inconspicuously.
"I don't think we should be messing with this" Karamatsu said, a little unsure as he copied his brother, although with less energy. His statement had none of his usual flowery language, showing his actual emotions of the matter.
Osomatsu shrugged in reposase, moving again too quickly and causing some more of the liquid to fall on the open wires.
He took a large gulp of the liquid, before his eyes widened. He then downed the rest before setting his sights on the one in his little brothers hand. "Karamatsu, it's really gross. You don't want to drink it" He blurted out as he saw Karamatsu about to drink his.
The blue wearing sextuplet raised a perfectly plucked eyebrow in disbelief. "You just drank all of yours, brother" he stated.
Osomatsu shrugged before suddenly lunging, trying to get the glass tube. Unfortunately for him, having predicted his brother's actions, Karamatsu downed his in one gulp before he could even reach for it. All the sudden lunge did was cause the two of the fall back on something, which suddenly let out a loud *click*.
A loud whirring sound filled the room, coming from the platform they were standing on. Osomatsu was about to jump off before a sudden pain raced throughout his skull, Causing him to freeze in place.
"What the" he gasped as pain starting to race through body, causing him to go limp onto if his brother.
"Osomatsu get off!" Karamatsu shouted, pushing against his brother's chest. His brother let out a whimper, causing Karamatsu to stop.
"Osomatsu!"
No response, and the noise was just getting louder, as well as the platform starting to shake. Sparks were appearing all around them as Karamatsu struggled to come up with a painless solution to be his brother up.
"Aniki!" He yelled again, before his own muscles started to spasm and jolt with pain. He let out a muffled cry as he grit his teeth at the agonizing his pain.
The last thing that Karamatsu saw was a bright, colorful light before his head fell back, and his mind drifted off into the abyss known as sleep.