It had been two weeks since the last time Ichimatsu had seen his brother.

It had been nearly three weeks since he had spoken to an animate Jyushi, one who was not on any drugs.

And more than a month the last time any of them had seen a smile on their brother's face.

He was anxious, to say the least, of the reaction he might receive.

The doctors had informed him of his brother's recovery and set a date of release.

Today was that day.

Ichimatsu fidgeted with his hands as he patiently sat in the waiting room.

The other four Matsuno's were hardly as still as the fourth was.

Todomatsu for one, nervously ticked away at his phone and would look up at the door before him every few minutes with a serious glare.

Osomatsu tapped his foot in an unpleasantly annoying like manner.

Along with that, Choromatsu paced around, wearing a hole in the ground most likely.

And surprisingly, Karamatsu sat, stiff as a board, answering to no one; not even a fine young lady who actually had the gall to ask for his number.

None of the brothers had prepared for this day and we're terrified of what might transpire in that very room.

Just as Ichimatsu was about to speak, to hopefully reassure his brothers along with himself, the sound of a door opening on squeaky hinges broke through and Todomatsu was the first to his feet.

The others followed suit, but more at a painfully slow pace, terrified of what they might see.

And what they saw, was a literal crippling sight. Jyushimatsu was carefully being wheeled in by a nurse, his head lolling in what seemed to be a half sleep state.

The nurse was a nice young man with an even nicer smile on his face. "Are you the Matsuno brothers?"

They all nodded.

Osomatsu instantly spoke, stopping the nurse who's mouth had opened midway. "Why is Jyushimatsu like that?" He pointed to said brother.

"Ah, well the doctor had done a few last minute checkups and he was very tired afterwards."

The oldest nodded his understanding though he still looked slightly worried for his brother.

The nurse continued. "With a good night's rest, he should be back to his old self."

Ichimatsu cringed at the words, unsure whether doing just that would ever be possible.

His 'old self' may never return after what he'd gone through and most, the brother's were unsure of.

"We would need someone to fill out Jyushi-kun's paperwork before he can leave, I'll bring them over to you and while we wait for that to be sorted out one of his brothers might help bring his belongings?"

Osomatsu immediately volunteered to sign any papers, mostly to get his brother out of there as quick as possible while Choromatsu took the task of following after the nurse to where the younger's stuff were.

Jyushimatsu was left to the remaining brothers.

He hadn't moved since the nurse had left, but his breathing was slow and steady. It seemed he had fallen asleep within a moment.

Ichimatsu, Karamatsu and Todomatsu were left to watch over their brother, sitting together in a tight group around him, almost in a protective manner.

The waiting room was empty, completely silent except for the desperate scratching of a pen on paper as things were signed. Ichimatsu became anxious and turned to his older brother.

"Kara...?"

He turned when his name was called, then, his own face contorted in clear worry. He was no longer wearing his glasses nor the painfully obvious contacts, he looked to be a completely different person wracked with guilt. Guilt from what, Ichimatsu wasn't exactly sure.

The fourth had been intending on asking something, but hardly could after seeing such a face. "I... we should take Jyushi for some ice cream later..."

Both Todo and Kara stared at him, possibly with the belief he was losing his mind.

Ichi explained, "I promised him...a while back that we would get some...you know, after we get him out. He loves sweets."

Todomatsu hummed before turning to the sleeping Matsuno. "Yeah. As soon as he wakes up, he'll like that."

"Yeah," Karamatsu said.

Thankfully, Osomatsu had finished filling out anything he needed to in a few minutes and Choromatsu was meeting with them at that exact moment with a backpack in hand.

"I got his stuff."

Osomatsu returned the papers to the nurse, was given a prescription and waved farewells to the man behind the desk.

"Alright," he said, "we need to go pick up this medicine, the doctor gave him a prescription... then we can get him settled back at home."

"And we'll get him ice cream." Todomatsu reminded.

"Yeah, we'll get him some." Karamatsu approved, a smile appearing slightly on his face.

They had finally had their brother, now the hardest part would be bringing what was "Jyushimatsu" back. The fourth brother vowed he would do everything possible to make it happen.

Seeing as Jyushimatsu hadn't woken yet, and the brothers being far from anxious to at least see him in a somewhat coherent state, Choromatsu took it upon himself to wake the younger one. He would have much rather liked to leave him to rest, but the insistence from his brothers was a bit overwhelming.

With a soft shake of the shoulders, Jyushimatsu was up almost in a quick second.

At first, it took him a moment to realize where he was, slightly drowsy still from slumber, but after a moment more, his eyes became more aware and he lifted his head to take in the sight of all five brothers.

The edges of his lips curled but returned to a thin line.

"Morning, big brother." Todo chuckled in his attempt to lighten the mood.

The others understand and quickly joined in.

"Jyushimatsu, we missed you."

"It's great to see you again little brother.

"Jyushi, we're getting ice cream, what flavor do you want?"

That got his attention. He turned to Ichimatsu, his face full of excitement and what could clearly be seen as pure relief.

Cautiously, his voice low and eyes downcast, he asked, "home?"

"Yeah," Ichi nodded. "We're going home."

And his smile returned. A small laugh escaped his lips and he was desperately trying to get up out of the wheelchair, apparently reaching out to hug his brothers.

Before he could hurt himself, Ichimatsu and Choromatsu, the two closest immediately pushed him back down into the chair.

Osomatsu laughed in the background. "Jyushi, don't worry, you'll get a ton of hugs later."

The fifth remained in his seat. The smile was still on his face, but the brothers noticed his joy was fading fast.

Karamatsu jumped in at that moment hoping to distract his sudden depression. "Ah, why don't we leave. What do you say we get out of here and take Jyushimatsu home already?"

Luckily, everyone agreed.

There was a short subject for discussion on how to bring the crippled brother home, but they decided walking would be best for them. Not only would the fresh air do them good, but so would the scenery. Seeing as Jyushimatsu could hardly walk, it was the best option.

His injured leg was still far from healing and it would be of no help if he were to accidentally cause it stress and hurt it again.

What caused them to question this disability was the simple fact that it should have been healed and ready to use within two weeks time. The bigger mystery was why it still remained in a cast.

yeah, so this is my chapter finale.

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