Chapter Two
After catching a quick train into the town where Dr. Dekapan's clinic was, I made my way to the office from the quaint train stop. While walking by I saw a very short guy by an oden cart talking with some guy with some obscenely large front teeth. Even though I've been working here for a few months now, I unfortunately don't know that many people by name. Hopefully that will change soon though, since I'm looking at an apartment in town. Then I won't have to commute as much.
When I finally made it over to Dekapan's lab, and began to get to work. I was mainly spending the day cleaning or getting supplies once and awhile. By the time my shift was over, I was so ready to go get dinner. I made my way to where the doctor was to say my usual farewells, but he was in the middle of speaking with someone. I walked in quietly stood by the door, hoping to not interrupt, and took the time to get a good look at the man who was speaking (more so begging for something) towards Dekapan. 'That's strange' I thought to myself, "That guy looks a lot like Todomatsu…' The man looked identical to him except he had this weird habit of rubbing his index finger under his nose. It couldn't possibly be Todomatsu though, I had just seen him less than an hour ago, and he was working as a barista at Subataa. But wait! Totty said he was the youngest of his brothers… who were identical sextuplets! I was suddenly hit with the realization that this must have been one of his older siblings. I was excited to be able to possibly meet him, that is, until I overheard the request he was giving the doctor...
"Come on Dekapan! Do me this huge favor please!" He pleaded, a puppy dog expression plastered onto his features. "I just need some drug to make me super hot, so then I can get a girlfriend!"
"No." The doctor said sternly, "You're only going to use the medicine for selfish reasons. Now please leave."
The older matsu turned around to finally leave, a look of defeat on his face. With his eyes cast down at the ground, he had noticed a set of feminine feet blocking his way, and finally looked up to see me. And boy was the look on his face priceless. As soon as he had made eye contact with me, his mouth went agape and the color had seemed to vanish from his face. I giggled quietly to myself as he stood there in utter disbelief that I was there.
Dekapan chuckled behind the man, "leaving for the day _?"
"Yes sir" I said, trying to hold back my laughter. I turned my attention back to the man, "I hope you both have a good evening." I then turn and walk out of the office. But before I can make it very far, Todomatsu's brother runs out to catch up with me.
"Hey wait up!" He yells. I stop to turn and face him. "H-how long were you standing there for?" He was embarrassed. His facial expression was just screaming 'pure embarrassment'.
"Long enough to hear, ' I just need some drug to make me super hot'" I mocked playfully. For what a sleazebag he seemed like before, he was pretty fun to tease. The man blushed a bright shade of red.
"Uh, sorry about that… That was probably super awkward for you huh?" He said rubbing the back of his neck. "Um, well I'm Osomatsu by the way." He held his hand out for me to shake.
"I'm _." I smiled shaking his hand.
"It's nice to meet you _" Osomatsu said while doing that weird nose thing he did before. "So I feel kind of bad about what happened earlier, how about I take you to dinner? I mean, I'm supposed to be meeting up with my brothers, but I don't think they'd mind if you were there. Besides, Chibita's oden is the best! The midget even claims it to be the best in the universe, i mean, he's not wrong… most of the time."
"Uh, I mean, I'd love too, but I'm really not hungry." I said, but just as I finished came the highly ironic stomach growl. Ah yes, thank you stomach for finally displaying my hunger at literally the worst time!
Osomatsu just laughed and grabbed my hand, "Your stomach begs to differ, come on!". And so, I got dragged off to an oden cart to meet five other brothers by a man clad in a red hoodie with a matsu pine on it.
