Jyushi woke up to the ruckus his brothers and Granny were making.
He was still feeling quite terrible but at least the muscle spasms had apparently subsided.
"Water", he whined trying to free himself from the relentless hold of the sweaty covers. The brothers hadn't had the chance to change them before Jyushi fell asleep.
"Jyushi!" the brothers exclaimed. They felt guilty for waking him up with their chatter but they were just too furious to be quiet.
Granny offered him a glass of cold water and helped him take careful sips. Jyushi was clearly still on alert for possible vomiting. The way he shook also told how weak he must have felt.
While Jyushi was enjoying his refreshment, Karamatsu took the dirty sheets to be washed. Choromatsu changed the sheets to new ones.
Jyushi was carried to sit down on the rocking chair for this process.
Ichimatsu covered his legs with a blanket fearing they were still feeling cold.
"Do you feel like trying to eat something?" Granny carefully asked Jyushi who had finished the class of water, "A nurse brought some crackers, salted. They said we'd need to get you to eat or they'll have to put you on a drip."
"I-I could try, a bit", Jyushi smiled unsurely. He wanted to be strong, for Granny's sake.
Jyushi managed to eat two and a half small crackers before he shook his head, 'No more, sorry.'
Ichi smiled reassuringly, "You'll eat some more when you feel up to it."
Totty had been preparing a bath for his big brother. Now he emerged from the bathroom with a fresh set of towels.
"Would you like to have a bath, Jyushi? I bet you feel kinda dirty", he asked his brother taking out a clean outfit for Jyushi. The chicken-dragon jumpsuit would need a serious wash.
"I'll help", Karamatsu offered lifting Jyushi up bridal style and carrying him to the tub, "We'll be right back."
After the door had closed behind the three, the rest of the room shared a serious glance.
"We need to form a plan", Osomatsu began, "Jyushi won't be taking a second pill of that drug. I wish he hadn't taken the first one but there's nothing we can do about it now."
The rest nodded. They totally agreed.
The doctor and his ambiguous plans had to be stopped, once and for all.
"Choromatsu!" Osomatsu pointed at his younger brother, "You search some useful information."
"Already on it", was the reply from behind a laptop screen, "You can count on me."
"Granny! You take care of our sunshine. Make sure he feels loved and safe."
"Who do you think I am?" she huffed, certain of her abilities.
"And Ichimatsu! You calm the fuck down! We need a plan. I know you want to go and strangle that guy right here and now and I'm also aware that you could totally do it. We need you here with Jyushi and for that you need to stay calm."
"I'll try my best", Ichimatsu mumbled. He knew his big brother meant good. He had been on full alert ever since Jyushi's symptoms began in the morning.
"I'll talk to mom and hear what she has to say. A doctor would need a family member's consent to begin medication on someone incapable of making their own decisions. I bet the doctor has somehow managed to 'get our mother's' on this. There is no way mom would agree though and that's what I'm going to find out", Osomatsu let his brothers know before retreating to the hallway to make the call.
The only sound left after the oldest brother had left the room was the tapping of the laptop's keyboard.
Totty and Karamatsu returned with Jyushi after about ten minutes. They had had to make the bathing quick since Jyushi had begun feeling sick once in the warm water.
"There we go! All spick-and-span!" Karamatsu cheered as he guided Jyushi back to his bed and lied him down.
Jyushi was smiling. He was clearly feeling a bit better already. He had the Matsuno's usual pajamas on. They were super comfortable and therefore perfect for the occasion.
Granny sat on the edge of the bed and took out a couple of books from her bag.
"Would you like to read with me?" she asked showing the title of the book to Jyushi.
One was a book about bugs. Another one was about baseball.
"Yes!" Jyushi snuggled to Granny's side staring intensely at the books on her lap.
The brothers looked at the pair on the bed a smile on their lips.
"This is actually used to be my father's book. Look, he made notes on the pages about different techniques and poses", Granny began.
She was glad to see Jyushi cheerful once again. It seemed like the drugs never even happened.
They got to flip through the book for half an hour before Jyushi's tremors returned.
The sweating was back, too.
They laid Jyushi down on the bed and sat down around it to comfort him.
"S-Sorry", Jyushi whispered shaking. There was sweat on his forehead.
"There's no need to apologize. It's not your fault", Ichi tried to reassure his little brother.
Jyushi hid his face under the blanket, "But he said it's all because I'm jobless and can't talk to people properly."
He had been awake to hear what the doctor had told the brothers. The brothers were getting furious once again.
"You're working for me, aren't you? You talk with the customers really well, too", Granny's voice took a scolding tune, "Don't you even try to blame yourself for this."
Choromatsu had told them that this was all a side effect of the drug. Still, depression, suicidal thoughts and mood swings just didn't sound right with their brother.
"Okay", Jyushi mumbled a weak reply from under the mountain of blankets.
Osomatsu was calling their mother.
He had told her everything he knew.
About the drugs, the doctor and the suffering their brother was going through.
After that he asked her if she had given the doctor the permission to give Jyushi the drug.
The answer was a definite no. She had never heard about any new medication. Only about the pain medication and that had been clearly mentioned. They had even explained all of the possible side effects of all of them.
Osomatsu asked if he could call her again so that the authorities could hear her side of the story.
"Of course. Go get that doctor", was the reply. She sounded just as pissed off as everyone else. The mother's rage was the worst. Osomatsu knew. She was after blood.
"Got that!" Osomatsu saluted before ending the call.
They now had the proof that there had never been consent from any relative to administer the drugs to their brother.
Choromatsu had sent him a message a bit earlier telling him that Jyushi's doctor had no authority to give him the ADHD diagnosis, either. He had looked it all up from the hospital's database. The doctor was no psychiatrist.
Osomatsu cracked a sinister smile.
They were one step closer to saving their precious little brother.
As he opened the hospital room, he was faced with the scene of absolute horror.
Their brother was having yet another fit. After they had all thought they were over.
Osomatsu sighed in frustration as he walked to the bed, "Don't worry, Jyushi. Just a little bit longer."
"You got the information?" Choromatsu asked from behind the laptop. He was probably collecting evidence.
"Of course. All of it."