Ever since you returned from your game with Jyushimatsu a few weeks ago, the brothers have been acting strangely around you. You had thought that they would be more comfortable and relaxed around you by now, but they haven't. When you walked into a room they would all suddenly go quiet, watching you to see what you would do. The only two who acted completely normal was Jyushimatsu and Todomatsu. When the others saw you with Jyushimatsu, they would all freeze up like stone walls. If you were one on one with any of them, save for Jyushimatsu and Totty, they would act incredibly awkward, frigid, or in Osomatsu and Karamatsu's case, speak in nothing but gibberish. Karamatsu would begin to recite poetry, song lyrics, or any other random phrase or pieces of life advice, which he did before, but now it was nothing but stopping and starting different ridiculous sentences! Osomatsu was the worst though, he was tipsy almost constantly and would always hint at something or start to ask you a question, but his brothers would carry him off or shut him up before he could finish.
You weren't sure what all this was about, and any time you had tried to ask Totty about it on the way to and from work or on your breaks, which you had begun to spend less and less time together on due to an increase in business on your part, he would flush and change the subject. One time you almost got it out of him, but even though he was getting close to spitting it out, he started to bang his head against a wall! This was all getting too much for you, but frankly you had been so busy at work lately you weren't able to devote your full attention to your personal life or problems.
Thankfully, today was your last day before the weekend, and you really needed the break. You quickly finished closing up the cafe and changed out of your uniform, knowing that Totty was probably waiting for you at his coffee shop to walk home. You spotted him easily and waved, "Totty!" He smiled and waved back and you began the walk home together. "I am so ready for a relaxing weekend." You stretched, "I have been working really hard lately, it's not all fun and games training to become a top pastry chef." He giggled, "I just know that you can make it!~ You work so hard every day, you'll totally climb to the top of the pyramid!" You blushed slightly at the compliment, it was nice that someone was appreciating your hard work, "Wow, thanks Totty! That was just what I needed to hear, you're always so encouraging to me. I'm lucky to have such a nice friend as a roommate." He suddenly turned pale white, "F-Friend?…." His heart sank, "Well yeah, of course we are friends! I like to think I'm friends with all six of you, even though I haven't really gotten to know the others as well yet." You misinterpreted his feelings, putting a gentle hand on his shoulder. He jerked and looked at you with tears in his eyes, "You seem to be close enough with Jyushimatsu!" "W-What?!" You gaped, surprised. Totty caught himself, embarrassed to have spoken out like that instead of his usual cute persona. He froze for a moment not sure what to do, and instead ran away towards the house, which was luckily only a block away.
"Totty, wait!" You shouted, very confused and chased after him. He was surprisingly fast, and in your haste to catch up you ended up stumbling on a crack in the road. "Oof!" You fell down, skidding your knee. "Princess~" A voice called out to you, "Your knight in shining armor… Has arrived!" You looked up to see Karamatsu extending a hand towards you, "Or shall I carry you home, instead?~ The shining gesture of true love— how a man truly shows how he feels— carrying someone over the boundaries of— the gates of—" By this time, you had already picked yourself up as he was blathering on, "Thanks Karamatsu, but did you see Totty?" "Hm, yes.. I did see my ~brother~ running into our house, I was on our roof— as close as one mortal man can get to the heavens— only to see that the only star I wanted to see was here on the ground instead." "Um.." You weren't sure what he was saying. "Okay, thanks. I think he's upset with me.. I need to go see what's wrong." He nodded at you and started to say something else, but since you were in a hurry you just grabbed his arm and tugged him towards the house. You didn't notice, but of course he turned bright red at your touch.
"Totty?" You opened the door and called out. You could hear wails from the other room, but were faced with the other four brothers staring you down. "W-What in the world is going on here?!" You felt a little intimidated and VERY confused. "I told them we went on a date, and now all this!" Jyushimatsu said with his signature smile, while his brothers looked at him in shock, "H-He actually said it!" they stammered in unison while Totty's wailing quieted for a moment as he listened to your response. "What?!" You face-palmed, but actually… Hm.. You put your hand to your chin thinking, well it was just the two of you doing an activity together, you did make lunch together and ate it together, and you even wore his clothes! "Wow, I guess it was a date." You said nonchalantly. Jyushimatu's eyes lit up and he grabbed you to swing you around the room happily. Totty reaction was not quite as chipper, as you heard his wails increase and a new banging noise happen. The other brother's looked like they had been murdered and were lying down in pain.
All of this was absolutely crazy, but you couldn't help yourself and ended up giggling at Jyushimatsu's incredibly happy reaction, "Jyushi-bee, put me down!" He paused, but still held you up with ease, and repeated what you had said in english, "Bee?" "Oh, just something I had been thinking about, you remind me of a bumblebee! You buzz around all excited all the time, you're always wearing yellow, and it rhymes with Jyushi.. It's kinda silly huh?" Jyushimatsu looked even more excited if that was possible and pulled you into a tight hug, obviously pleased with the nickname. You had momentarily forgotten about the despair of the other five, but were promptly reminded by the injured brothers, including Totty, brandishing weapons and muttering Jyushimatsu's name sinisterly, the nickname was the breaking point for them.
"H-Hold on, you are brothers don't act like this!" You pulled away from Jyushimatsu and stood protectively in front of him, "It really isn't that big of a deal! Jyushimatsu and I have just gotten a little closer recently, which I think is a great thing, because we have spent some quality time together. I want to spend time and get to know all of you, we're roommates for crying out loud. There's no need to go to war over one silly date. I spend time with Totty everyday at work and you aren't attacking him." At this they froze and all glared at Totty, apparently this was news to them. Attempting to get both Jyushimatsu and Totty out of trouble you changed the subject, "What I'm saying, is that I'm sorry that I haven't been able to hang out as much with everyone, but I really do want to! I've just been so busy lately. Please don't fight, I promise I will try and work out my time better." You bowed slightly.
They all looked at you, a little confused and in shock, Karamatsu is the first to move. He kicks out a leg dramatically and leans it against the wall next to you, you had hardly made it past the door, "Are you.. trying to kabe-don me?" You say staring at him quizzically. Karamatsu chuckled, sliding his shades down to look at you 'cooly', "Are you saying, ~princess~, that you want to go on a date with me?" You were trying to recover from his bizarre pose, which you were impressed at his flexibility, "I mean, I guess so yeah. That's one way to get to know you better." Suddenly he lost his balance and fell over, his glasses hanging half off his face, "W-What?! You really m-mean it?" His other brothers looked just as shocked as he did, especially Jyushimatsu. You couldn't help yourself again and laughed, offering him a hand to get up, "Yeah, why not? I just promise all of you to spend more time with you and make a better effort to be friends. Plus, dates are fun!" You helped a, for once in his life, speechless Karamatsu up, only to have Totty tackle hug you which knocked Karamatsu down again. "I'm sorry I yelled at you! Let me make it up to you too, let's go on a really fun date soon!" Totty hugged you tightly and cried a bit while blushing, "Aww, Totty!" He looked so cute, you just wanted to coddle him, "That sounds like fun, I'll try to be better at taking my breaks at work too, okay? I'm sorry I hurt your feelings." You held him and he nuzzled into your shoulder, secretly looking at his brothers with an intimidating look filled with determination. "H-Hey, she agreed to go on a date with me first!" Karamatsu started, "We played baseball before that! It was the FIRST date! Special first baseball HOMERUN DATE!" Jyushimatsu chimed in as well. Soon all the brothers were yelling and trying to pry Totty off of you. For some reason, even though you knew you should be appalled, you were laughing so hard you were crying.
Karamatsu had insisted that he needed the night to plan your date, so it was put off until Saturday. This was totally fine with you since you were exhausted from work and the bustle that greeted you when you got home. You got dressed for the day, since you were going on a 'date' today you thought it would be a fun opportunity to dress up a bit. You picked out a cute outfit, some shorts-overalls with a cute blouse underneath it and stockings with booties. After checking yourself out in the mirror you headed out to make breakfast, you were feeling especially refreshed this morning but it seemed like you were the first one up for the day.
As you stood in the kitchen making some cinnamon rolls that would be perfect for the morning, you began to sing one of your love-to-hate songs that was popular on the radio in America where you had studied abroad for college. Singing in English was always fun for you, since that's the music you had been listening to the most for the two years you were abroad. It was pretty normal for you to sing or listen to music while you baked, but you had forgotten that you were living with six guys now. "You sound like an ~angel~, my Karamatsu girl." You heard a voice behind you and jerked, almost dropping the dough you were kneading. "Y-You scared me! Did I wake you up, sorry I forgot that I wasn't alone." He smiled putting a hand to his chin, "If only I was lucky enough to be woken up by your beautiful voice every day, then I would be able to die a happy man." You chortled, "Beautiful is an overstatement." You tossed him a towel, "Why don't you wash your hands and you can help me roll the cinnamon rolls? I've already made the filling and the frosting, they just need to be put together and baked."
Karamatsu was pretty messy in the kitchen, his rolls were lopsided and he had kneaded the dough so hard it tore. "Here, let me show you." You took his hands, dipped them in flour, and showed him how to properly shape the dough. After you had made a semi-perfect roll together you let go of his hands to praise him only to realize he was sweaty and flushed bright red. "Oh sorry, the oven makes it hot in here doesn't it? I'm really used to it so it doesn't bother me anymore. I can finish these by myself, don't worry about it!" He nodded shakily, "Yes.. It is so hot in here.. From the oven… Like my burning heart!" He left the kitchen walking backwards while pointing finger guns at you. He proceeded to trip, but picked himself up and left quickly. You giggled a bit and put the rolls in the oven.
The other brothers came out before Karamatsu returned, "It smells so good in here! What are you makin'?" Osomatsu inhaled the smell deeply. "Cinnamon rolls for breakfast! They're just about ready to come out of the oven. Jyushimatsu jumped to help you, "Look, Look!" He pointed to your overalls and then to the overalls he was wearing, "We match! Buzz, Buzz, Batter OUT!" He pointed to his brothers mischievously. "We do match! That's funny, Jyushibee." You got the rolls out of the oven as he held the door open. Choromatsu got plates for everyone and glasses for some milk and juice. You all sat down to eat when you realized Karamatsu wasn't out yet. The five others started to eat without him, but you thought you should go check on him.
"Karamatsu?" You knocked on the brother's bedroom door, "You in there?" You heard what you thought was a 'yes' so you opened the door. What you saw was Karamatsu standing in front of a mirror in a suit mumbling to himself and half-way crying. "Karamatsu?" You called out softly, a little confused as to what you were looking at. "O-Oh! I didn't see you there, p-princess. I-I.." He stammered, "What's the suit for?" You smiled, already knowing the answer, "I wanted to look my best for our date.. Standing next to a glimmering angel is a true honor." "I don't think you need to go that far, Karamatsu. Don't get me wrong, you look very handsome, but until we go to a gala I think you could wear something more casual." He frowned, "I'm sorry, I'm not used to.. I don't want to mess up…" You put a hand on his shoulder, "How can you mess up? We live together, it's not like I can decide I never want to see you again after our date. Let's just have fun together today, alright?" He smiled a little trying to relax, "Alright! I have our agenda right here, if you want to take a look at it." You shook your head, looking at the long list unfurl and roll across the floor, "Let's just leave it at a surprise.."
After what seemed like an eternity, measured by you and the other five brothers consuming all of the cinnamon rolls, except for one that you saved for Karamatsu, your date emerged. He was wearing blue sparkly sequined pants, a t-shirt with a tuxedo printed on it, and the signature leather jacket, skull belt-buckle, and shades of course. You leaned over to Totty, "He does always dress like this… right?" Totty nodded, "I've tried to help him.." "~Princess~, are you ready to embark on our date?" Karamatsu asked, his cool-guy persona going strong once again. "Yes, I am." You grabbed your purse as the other five pouted and snickered at Karamatsu. He offered you his arm like a gentleman and you walked out the door together.
"Great, the first thing on the agenda is-" "Oh, wait! I saved you a cinnamon roll from this morning, I thought you might be hungry and want one since we made them together." He paused, looked at the wrapped cinnamon roll you had pulled out of your purse then back at you, "You… thought of me?" "Huh?" "You saved this for me? You noticed I wasn't here, and thought I would be hungry and want one…" He gestured up into the sky, "This is truly a blessed sign, thank you O' Universe. I will not let this wonderful blessing go unthanked." "Um, it was just a cinnamon roll… You haven't even tried it yet." You laughed softly. "It isn't right for me to eat it when you don't have any!" He exclaimed, "That would not be proper etiquette for a date." "Okay fine." You unwrapped the roll and held it out to him, "Say 'Ahh'." He froze turned red, but opened his mouth, "A-Ahh." As he bit into it you bit the other side. "There." You handed him the rest of the roll and grabbed his other arm, "Let's get this day started, it's almost noon by now!" Karamatsu had steam coming out of his ears but managed to keep up with you and eat the roll.
Karamatsu led you to a lovely area in a park, where out of nowhere he procured a blanket to sit on, a vase of roses, and a guitar. "The roses are for you, my Karamatsu Girl." "Thank you." You were impressed, and you sat down on the blanket, "By the way, what is a Karamatsu Girl?" "Heh.." He adjusted his shades, "Why, you are darling." "Okay, but what does that mean?" He paused for a moment, did you really just agree to being a Karamatsu Girl?! "W-Well, it means.. You are a girl like no other, a Karamatsu Girl is a gift sent to this Earth, and me, from the heavens above." "So, are you going to serenade this 'Karamatsu Girl' with that guitar?" You teased, it was just so easy! He adjusted his shades and nodded, beginning to play one of many songs. You both laughed and talked between taking turns singing solos and duets.
After a while you noticed the time because of your growling stomach. "Maybe I shouldn't have told you to toss the agenda because I'm getting pretty hungry." Karamatsu immediately started to apologize about being a bad date, but you shushed him, "No worries, I'm having a really good time! Let's just grab some food." You both packed up your things and headed across a bridge.
"What was on the agenda for a meal?" you asked, but you were interrupted by a stranger calling out as he walked past you, "Baby, you're the only thing on the agenda for me! Why don't you ditch sparkle-douche here and I'll show you a good time?" You curled your lip in disgust, Karamatsu was about to speak, probably to defend your honor or something, when the stranger slapped your butt as he passed you. That did it, instinct took over. You grabbed his arm with tremendous force, threw him over you and Karamatsu slamming him into the bridge. "H-Hey!" The guy choked out, you had him crushed on the ground with your heel digging into his chest, still holding onto his arm, bruises beginning to form. "Don't EVER touch me, or anyone else again, you %!#&ing scumbag." You growled, not remembering Karamatsu who was trembling next to you, "I-I think he g-gets the message…." His voice snapped you back to reality and you let the guy go, who groaned and scrambled away. You stared at Karamatsu blankly for a moment, the adrenaline making your head pound.
"Are you okay?" He tentatively reached out his hand to touch your shoulder, you looked at him for one more moment and realized what had happened, "Oh my god.. I'm so sorry!" You flushed, so much for not hurting anyone anymore.. You started to panic, feeling the stares of people around you. "It's alright.. I will take care of you.. My Karamatsu Girl." His tone sounded more sincere than normal, and he draped his jacket over your now shaking shoulders and put his arm around you, leading you away from the crowd. "Let's go home, we can finish our date another time?" You nodded, "I'm sorry for ruining our date…" You leaned into him. He chuckled, "Ruining it? Not at all, I'm sorry I didn't protect you, but ah…" He smiled at you, "Karamatsu Girls are capable of protecting themselves." You laughed at that and began to relax you had made it outside the Matsuno home, "You're right, it's not like you can get away from me since we do live together after all. Thanks Karamatsu." You reached up and pecked his cheek and went inside, still wearing his jacket, to take a nice hot bath. As soon as you had shut the door all the other brothers jumped down from the balcony in a surprise attack against Karamatsu, who had already passed out from the kiss.