His breakfast looked nothing like how it was advertised in the menu. Todomatsu remembered a grand mound of carved melons, apples, and pineapples, topped with grapes and assorted berries all within a decorated bowl. Instead, he was staring at a small bowl of cantaloupes, and with some digging, he found a single grape in the mix.

God damn it, why did we come to an American diner for breakfast? We already had burgers last night, and Yukibo still wants more American food? I don't want to get fat. If I wasn't so strapped for cash, I'd get myself a healthier meal. For crying out loud, this is a pathetic bowl of fruit.

"Are you alright, Todomatsu?" Yukibo asked him.

He perked up and giggled, taking out his phone, "Just wanted to take a few pictures before I dig in!" He took some photos, posting on his SNS, "Small breakfast! Gotta stay looking cute!" I fucking hate my life right now. Stupid, piece of shit bowl.

His brothers around him were served meals fit for a king: Jyushimatsu had buttery waffles with bacon and eggs, Ichimatsu had a large stack of pancakes, Choromatsu had a fluffy veggie omelet, and Karamatsu had the savory steak and eggs. To his surprise, his eldest brother did not order a plate for himself and, instead, wanted to share the stack of pancakes Yukibo had ordered. What surprised him more was that she agreed to it. He could see it in his fourth older brother's face that he was not okay with it.

"Osomatsu, take my stack. I'll share with her," Ichimatsu demanded.

"Huh? No way!" the oldest brother argued, "Yours is plain, and Yankee-bo has berries in hers. Besides, if I don't eat some of her food, she's just going to get fatter!"

"Excuse me?" she said as she slowly turned towards the eldest.

"TAKE THAT BACK!" the fourth brother nearly yelled, "She's not that fat!" Immediately, he grabbed his mouth. At this point, there's no reason to stay on this trip; Big brother Ichimatsu is doing a good job on his own, cockblocking himself.

"Excuse me?" she said as she slowly turned towards her boyfriend.

"You have some galls calling her fat when you're the fattest sextuplet here," the eldest laughed.

"And what do you call this beer gut, fatty?" Yukibo snapped as she jabbed her finger into the eldest's gut.

"It's normal for a man like me to have a gut! Even a gut as big as Ichimatsu's!" Osomatsu grinned, as he rubbed his belly, "But, it's bad news for a woman!" He poked her back, relishing in the light yelp she made.

Karamatsu chuckled, pointing in their direction with his steak knife, "She has hers in all the right places."

"Thank you, Karamatsu" she replied and resumed glaring at his oldest brother, "You can't have any of my pancakes now."

"Aw! Come on!" he whined, "I'll lose my beer gut if I don't eat."

"Take my stack," Ichimatsu offered again, "I'll eat with Yukibo."

"I'm mad at you, too. So, this fat ass is going to eat her pancakes alone. You two can share a stack," she spat.

"I-I didn't mean it! It came out wrong!" her boyfriend tried to reason, but her mind was made up.

"Could we have some berries?" Osomatsu asked.

She gave him a flat look, "No", and then took her first bite of her blueberry pancakes.

All but one member of the group left the restaurant will full bellies. Luckily, or perhaps unluckily, Todomatsu could have a better lunch on his big date. It would put a heavy burden on his wallet, but the reward, if he made it to the end, would be large and worth it. With all the effort put in so far, the youngest sextuplet would definitely graduate before his fourth brother, even if it had to be with a whale.

Yesterday, he had finally met Umeko in person for the very first time. She was a friend of Atsushi's over SNS, and as he was lurking over the profiles of some of the cuties on his page, he stumbled upon her profile. Her profile picture was absolutely stunning, nearly took his breath away over how adorable she looked in her photo. Todomatsu had always liked girls with pudgier faces and rosy cheeks and lips. Of course, he struck up a conversation with her, and it was a major hit. It was like she was made for him: similar interests, easy to talk to, and just plain adorable. She was legitimately as sweet as all the sweets she posted on her SNS, and even called him her "prince", as if he needed a bigger ego boost, but who was he to deny facts? They had an entire conversation where they only talked in emojis, and somehow it was meaningful. Had she not lived so far away, he would have fell in love. And then suddenly, this trip happened with Osaka being one of the destinations. Perhaps it was a sign from God or something, but the moment Osomatsu told them he wanted to crash Ichimatsu's trip, he was on board. He wanted to meet Umeko.

And then, he met her. He expected to meet one girl but ended up finding one girl who looked like she ate another. Umeko was still the rosy-cheeked girl in the photo, but the angle and the additional touches to the photo did not reveal that she was, like, 100 kilograms. He should have saw it a mile away: she only had a couple photos of herself in her entire SNS profile and rest were scenery, activities, and food. Mostly food. He almost turned heel at sight, but he already came this far. In the month they have talked, the two already talked about dating, and did everything but sext on their phones. It was the farthest he had ever gone with a girl before, and she was head-over-heels for him. Plus, she lived with her dad, who was an active member of Big brother Jyushimatsu's ridiculous muscle dojo cult; he was not going to break her heart right in front of someone who could break him in two. The days within Osaka and Kyoto were going to fly by, and he could wash his hands of this ordeal once he was safely back in Tokyo. At the very least, he was going to get something out of this nightmare.

Todomatsu and Umeko decided to meet up at a café within the heart of Osaka for their second date. After they warm up with some coffee, the couple would then go see a romantic comedy that the girl recommended, and after that, they would join the rest of the group for a trip to the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and dinner. The youngest sextuplet had been waiting by the café they had promised to meet with two hot coffees in hand.

I don't have to worry about Big brother Ichimatsu graduating any time soon. Big brother Osomatsu is doing a hell of a job driving a wedge between him and Yukibo. I still have a chance of the being the first out of all of us to graduate from being a virgin. My big brothers are so focused on Big brother Ichimatsu that they've completely overlooked how close I'm getting to Umeko. By the time they figure it out, I'll have lost my virginity! It's how it should be, after all! I've been the one who'd been on the most dates before Yukibo came into Big brother Ichimatsu's life. I've worked so hard out of all of us to reach that higher social caste, and I'm going to let Big brother Ichimatsu of all people reach that level before me? Hell, no. Screw that. I'm going to be the one who becomes a man first. I deserve that!

"Totty!" he heard a girl call out to him.

When he turned, he saw Umeko lightly jog towards him. She covered head to toe in fluffy winter get-up, looking like a pink snow fairy, and she had a big smile on her rosy, wintery face. She stopped in front of him to catch her breath, but she was still smiling so sweetly. Don't overexert yourself. I need you alive to have sex with you, otherwise it won't count.

Immediately, she noticed that his hand had clutched the coffees so hard that they were crushed in his hands, spilling the hot liquids over, "What happened there? Totty, are you alright?"

Totty realized that he had crushed their coffees during his inner monologue. The scalding liquid was nothing compared the humiliation of being the last to graduate.

"They were so warm in my hands that I squeezed too tightly!" he laughed, "Let's get another one together!"

She did not think much of it and beamed, "Sure, but before we go in, let's get a picture!" Umeko took a picture of her flustered date with the crushed coffees in hand, posting it on her SNS with "Starting our second date". She giggled, "It's already got 20 likes!"

And I'll become these cups at the end of the date if I let her on top. He laughed lightly to himself. Just like she did on their first date, she was going to be snapping and posting pictures throughout their time together. This was good for the youngest sextuplet since he would not have to constantly shower her with affections. The longer she was on her phone, the easier it was for him.

As they walked inside the café together for a second cup, Todomatsu said to her, sweetly, "I'm glad you made it. I'm so happy to see you!"

"I hope I didn't keep you waiting. Sorry that I was late. I couldn't decide what to wear," she flustered.

"Huh? Anything you wear would make you look adorable!" he winked, "But, I really like what you picked out. You look super cute and bundled up warmly!" Too bad it couldn't hide that you're fat as hell.

Her eyes glistened as her face got even redder, "You really think that of me?"

Psh, no. "Of course! Would I lie?" he responded.

She giggled, "You're so sweet to me, my prince!"

As much as her words of admiration fed his ego, he remembered what her flex-fanatic father told him the day before. When he took her home after their first date, her father wanted a quick word with him. At first, Todomatsu thought a quick word would end up being a couple fists to the gut or a castration, but the man was solemn and within that, he was grateful.

"It's beens a long times since I've seens Umeko this happys," he brought up, "My daughter can'ts reallys stands ups for herself, given hers issues withs her own bodys image. I always tells she's fine the ways she is, but it ain'ts enoughs. So, I'm glads that she was able to meet someone like yooz. Since yooz Masta Jooz's brotha, I knows my daughter will beez in greats hands. So yeahs, I gives yooz my blessings to seez my daughter, and as a favors to meez, I wants yooz to treats hers likes a princess."

If Todomatsu had just a bit of love for someone besides himself, he might have been swayed by the man's words. But, to save himself from a beatdown from someone who could chew him up like gum, he made an empty promise, "From the moment I met her, Umeko was a princess, and that's how it shall always be. I promise."

Behind that empty promise, Todomatsu vowed to lose his virginity. Breaking a girl's heart in the process was just collateral. After all, the bigger picture was more important.

"I'm really excited to meet your brothers at the aquarium. I hope I make a good impression on them," Umeko spoke out, breaking Totty from his thoughts.

"Unlike me, they're pretty crude and vulgar. But I hope that they'll be on their best behavior for you, Umeko," he said to her, "And I also hope you don't think of me as anything like my older brothers."

She touched his hand, one of the many times they had held hands. She smiled at him sweetly, and had she not been so fat, she would have looked pretty. "I know the real you," she told him.

He mimicked what he would see in dramas, turning away and scratching the back of his head while laughing, "You're being too cute with me. I might actually melt!" He felt her hand squeeze tighter on his. It felt too easy.

The two were quickly able to purchase new, uncrushed coffees, and so they took a seat within the shop. In addition to the coffees, Umeko also ordered some pastries to go with hers. God damn it, when are you not eating?

"You're so cute when you eat. I could watch you forever," he said as he rested his face on his hand, looking like he was watching her lovingly.

"Have a bite! It's so good!" she said as she pointed her cake-filled fork in his direction. He was hesitant to eat, as if he needed more fattening foods shoved down his gullet, but he remembered his goal. All he had to do was charm her long enough to lose his virginity, and he could put all this behind him once he returned home. Plus, he was still hungry.

He took a bite and squealed out, "So good!"

"Isn't it?" she giggled.

"It tastes even better because you ate from that fork," he winked.

Immediately, she covered her face as she flustered, "Aah! Totty! How could you say that?"

"Sorry, did I embarrass you?" he asked, chuckling at the end so sweetly.

After putting herself back together, she said, glancing up bashfully at him, "Totty, you're one of the nicest, sweetest guys I've ever met. I feel like a princess around you!"

A man had taken a moment to take in her compliment and change his idea of her. Whatever selfish desires that he had instore would be completely overtaken by the new-found love and respect he had for her. That was the plot of the romantic comedy movie Todomatsu and Umeko just saw when they came out of the movie theater. His outwardly expression could not be more different from how he truly felt about the movie he saw with his date.

"That movie was amazing!" he beamed, "I was laughing so much! It was so cute!" Sheesh, that movie was so boring that I'm glad I got coffee before I saw it. Otherwise, I would've fallen asleep.

She giggled, "You were laughing up a storm! I'm so glad you enjoyed it." He just followed other couples who were laughing at the jokes in the movie.

"I trust your tastes! Never doubted you for a moment. Even if it turned out to be bad, we'd still have a bad movie we can laugh about!" he winked.

Every time she had that sparkle in her eyes, he knew he landed it. "I'm glad to call you my boyfriend, Totty," Umeko beamed, "Gosh, it must sound so sudden being only the beginning of our second date."

Boyfriend? It would have been better if it came out of someone's mouth that was not so acquainted with food. His initial response was to roll his eyes, but her trust in him hatched a new idea. "You really like me that much?" he asked bashfully.

She blushed, finding it difficult to finally admit it, "I really like you, Totty."

BINGO ! Today was the day! It took her long enough to say all that, but at least she said it. Now, she's mine, completely at my disposal. Well, not quite yet. The confession is fresh, and I need to let it simmer like stew – that she'd probably eat. Just have to keep going; I'm already so close.

"I like you, too, Umeko," he smiled warmly, "I wish I could stay with you a bit longer here."

"Ah!" she flustered, covering her face again, "Don't say such embarrassing things!"

He chuckled, "Sorry! I'll stop if it makes you embarrassed. I wouldn't want to do that to you."

"N-no! It's alright," she stammered, the redness in her cheeks spreading to the rest of her face, "I like it when it comes from you." Had she been a cute girl of average weight, it would have meant something.

With coffee and a movie checked off on their list of things to do on their second date, Todomatsu hesitantly took Umeko to lunch. One thing Umeko made clear about her was that she loved trying foreign cuisine. As his previous date with her showed, she was prone to ordering more than one thing off the menu, "just to try it". The couple found themselves in a quaint little bistro known for their tiny finger sandwiches.

"Maybe I should get the ham, or turkey? The cucumber and mayo one looks good too," she muttered to herself as her eyes sparkled at the selections, "I might just try each one!" Fuck that. Not on my wallet.

The waitress came by to take their orders. Todomatsu ordered a salad with light dressing, but before Umeko could even breathe a word, he interrupted, "She'll also have a salad!" The look of complete shock on her pig-like face was almost picture worthy, but Todomatsu was prepared for the aftermath of taking away a ravenous animal's food.

Once the waitress left to put in their orders, she called out to him, "Totty? W-what was that?"

He had to think fast, and luckily for him, that was one of his greatest strengths. He chuckled, "Sorry to push this on you so suddenly. I really wanted to take a picture of the two of us having the same dish. A lot of couples are doing it on SNS."

She reluctantly nodded, "I understand." Now, he just had to seal it.

"I don't have much time left here. I want to do more cute stuff with you, Umeko," he winked.

"I completely understand! Some of my friends and followers had cute photos with their loved ones having the same meal. I'm glad I can join that bandwagon with you, Totty," she smiled. Crisis averted. Operation Fuck a Sofa still on track.

Lunch left them both feeling a bit dissatisfied. Tough luck, think about me having to lose my virginity to you. Still she put on a cheery face, despite how little effort he put into this. One objective down, just possibly one more to go.

Todomatsu had a new obstacle coming his way: his older brothers. I've always been frank and grounded about her weight. I mean, that may come off as mean or rude, but that's nothing compared to how my older brothers will be when they see her. This isn't the first time we made fun of a fat girl, but, you know, that's why we never have friends outside of Totoko, Chibita, and Hatabou. It's not my fault; I just had to be part of the crowd. How was anyone supposed to win against five liked minds? That was how it was for years, with me just following my brothers around, but not this time. My brothers are going to do my bidding. You see, I know my brothers will be cruel to her, and I'll welcome it. It'll make me look pretty cool when I defend her and tell them off for saying such horrible things to her. We'll cut the trip to the aquarium short, because, seriously, who wants to look at a bunch of fish? It'll just make her hungrier. She might get so hurt from my brother's words that we'll skip dinner altogether. It'll be for her own good. I'll take her home, she'll be enamored over my "love" for her, and we end up having sex. I even give myself chills over how brilliant I am.

With confirmation from Yukibo, the group was set to meet at the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. During the brief ride in the train towards the aquarium, Todomatsu practiced his reaction and defense for Umeko until he got a sudden text from Yukibo.

"I'm buying some imagawayaki for us. Would your date like some?" she texted. Pfft.

"No need. We had a really big lunch," he replied, and then tucked his phone away before Umeko saw the word "imagawayaki" and got hungry from it.

"Um," she spoke up, looking rather unsure and nervous, "Is the American girl really pretty?"

Without a shadow of a doubt. "She's pretty cute," he answered, "But so are you. I think you two will get along great."

"You think so?" she asked.

"Yeah, she loves food, too," he assured. Only her body knows how to process it better.

He could see it in the way she perked up that she needed to hear that, and in response, she was raising her expectations and letting her guard down. He could not wait for his brothers to ruin it all and thus, making it all go right.

Todomatsu and Umeko found the rest of the group enjoying their imagawayaki outside of the building. Damn, I thought they'd finish eating by then. When he glanced over at Umeko, she was back to being nervous again. Her eyes were on Yukibo who was giving them a friendly wave. That's right, Umeko, that's what a woman's body should look like. What surprised Todomatsu the most was how his brothers were also waving at them like old friends would. Where were the weird faces, or stifled laughter? Introductions progressed as normal; Umeko was getting more and more laxed over the friendly atmosphere within the group. This isn't right.

"Are you sure you don't want some?" Yukibo asked them as she opened a rather full box of pastries.

"Um," his date stammered.

"They're so addicting. I already ate three of them," the American giggled, "There's red bean at the top and custard on the bottom. Or…" She pulled out the second box of pastries, "There's strawberry custard and matcha custard in this one." God damn it, Yukibo, why do you enable her? He could see the sparkle in her eyes. Don't do it, Umeko.

"Oh, I just can't choose. I'll just have to try them all. It's a good thing we had such a light lunch," Umeko grinned. GOD DAMN IT!

Yukibo had an intense stare at the youngest, and it almost made him lose color in his face. She saw right through him, and she was not happy about it. "I haven't tried the matcha one yet. Let's try that one together!" she said to his date. Any insecurities or doubt that Umeko had was gone. She even let go of Todomatsu's arm and jumped right into Yukibo's. What the hell? His brothers were still eating, acting like everything is normal. There's a fat girl here! We always make fun of ugly girls! IT'S WHAT WE DO! WHAT THE FUCK?

The group divided in their quick snack time: the girls talking up a storm at one end and the boys peacefully enjoying their treats, except for one who was making a face so strained that he could pop his eyes out.

"You alright, Totty?" Jyushimatsu asked.

Like his face was part of a slide show, he switched to his cutesy, baby brother face the moment his fifth brother spoke. "I'm really glad you guys aren't saying anything about her. She has a lot of issues with her body image, you know," he explained.

"Why would we?" Choromatsu argued, "You can't choose who you fall in love with."

"We're your big brothers, Totty," Karamatsu patted his back, "We want you to feel proud of your choice."

"It's about time another one of us had a girlfriend," Ichimatsu brought up, "I'd knew you'd be next."

"I mean, who are we to judge?" the eldest grinned, "You like them big." His brothers were shivering, clenching their face to hold in their laughter.

"You bastards," Todomatsu responded.

"That's a whole lot of woman to love. Proud of you," the second brother winked, biting his bottom lip.

"Belly buttons are your fetish, right? The bigger the belly, the better," Choromatsu brought up, squeezing his own knees.

"Yukibo is pretty curvy, but I'll admit, your girlfriend has her beat there," Ichimatsu said and then immediately turned away while covering his mouth.

"She's fat," Jyushimatsu blatantly said, and the snickering ensued in the group. It was contagious, even Todomatsu could not hold it in any longer.

"What are you NEETs giggling about?" Yukibo asked, making them go dead silent, "If it's a dirty joke, then you might as well share it with us, too."

Thank god for the improv king, himself, Big brother Osomatsu. "We were laughing at Totty eating like a squirrel. Show the girls, Totty," the eldest commanded. Hesitantly, Todomatsu grabbed an imagawayaki and began nibbling on it like a squirrel.

"How cute!" Umeko cooed as she took a photo. God damn it.

"No, dumbass. Do the one where you stuffed your cheeks with food," the eldest ordered, "That's what cracked us up, remember?" I fucking hate you, Osomatsu.

He stuffed his cheeks with nearly three whole cakes. It warranted some light laughs from the girls, but several pictures on SNS. It would all be worth it in the end, when he loses his virginity first.

It looked like the group was going to continue being split during the tour, which completely destroyed Todomatsu's plan to skip the trip and move straight into her bedroom. Damn, there's no way I could stand up to Yukibo. She knows what I'm up to, and that's why she's moving Umeko away from the group. I wouldn't blame her; my brothers are assholes. Maybe she'll put in some good words for me. No, I'm sure she will. She promised to help each one of us, because, after all, Ichimatsu wasn't the only one there eighteen years ago. We all saved her. She owes me this. At the very least, he and his brothers could crack more jokes to pass the time.

"Alright, no more fat jokes," Ichimatsu brought up, "I don't want Yukibo to overhear us. She's mad enough today already."

"Hey, Totty, it's your girlfriend," Jyushimatsu pointed at the pudgy sea lion. The sudden and abrupt laughter amongst the brothers brought strange and annoyed stares from the other patrons. There was no way the sextuplets could hide the fact that they were complete jackasses.

During the entirety of the tour, the brothers dedicated their time to point at every large animal in aquarium and follow it up with "Hey, Totty, it's your girlfriend". Any animal that was too small or rather sleek, they would instead say, "Watch out, little guy, Totty's girlfriend might eat you". Todomatsu could no longer hold back his frustrations with Umeko and joined in on the ridicule with his brothers and laughing with them. It was convenient that Yukibo had already pulled Umeko several yards away from them, and the crowd of patrons drowned out their laughter, except for those immediately by them. The brothers were in tears at this point, telling each other the same joke over and over again. It helped them get through such a dull tour. They only came here, because it was what Yukibo wanted, and so long as Yukibo was happy, she would keep paying for the six of them on the trip.

The sextuplets reached the end of the tour with their cheeks and sides a bit sore. The girls were by the exit, still chatting up a storm as intense as when they were beginning to talk. It was good for Umeko to be good friends with Yukibo, the brothers thought; she would get free stuff from her, too.

"There you guys are," Yukibo spoke out, her cheeriness feeling a bit forced, "You guys were laughing a lot. Was it that much fun?" Ah shit, I hope she didn't hear the horrible things we said.

"I had a good laugh," Osomatsu grinned, "It's good to make fun of such dopey looking things."

"I agree," she responded immediately, staring back at the eldest sextuplet, "It's just about time for dinner." She looked back at Umeko mouthing out "sorry" to which Umeko quickly assured her that it was fine. "Let's go to Hooters," she sighed.

"NAISU!" the eldest cheered, and his brothers meekly yet enthusiastically looked forward to visiting for the first time. They had always wanted to enter one but were too anxious to go inside a restaurant where waitresses were dressed to show boobs and ass. When Yukibo presented the option of TGI Fridays or Hooters for dinner, it was almost unanimous, except for Ichimatsu who was obligated to pick "Flavortown" with respect to his girlfriend, but "Titty City" won out. With Yukibo and Umeko joining them, they could creep on the waitresses without being actual creeps!

"Just so you know, I've decided we're splitting the check," the American brought up. Ah shit, she did hear us. Damn it, there goes the free dinner. My brothers went ahead ruined it for everyone. Wait, does Umeko know?

"Sorry, Totty," Umeko spoke up shyly, "I didn't get to watch the sea creatures with you. You seemed like you wanted to be with your brothers though, so I don't think it was all bad. I'll make it up to you tomorrow, okay?" Umeko, you stupid, fat shit.

"I'm sorry, too," he apologized and took her hand in his, "I'm going to make it up to you after dinner."

Her eyes brightened, "What were you planning?"

He giggled, "It's a surprise! I promise you'll like it." I probably won't, but pussy is pussy, right?

It was like a beautiful wonderland: friendly, flirty women in tight shirts and shorts, exposed cleavages, carrying beers and food for their mostly male patrons. It was just as the sextuplets imagined, too bad they could not touch them, but looking was more they could ever ask for. Umeko looked out of her element, even though she was in a restaurant. All six of the sextuplets were already drunk on the atmosphere and the beers. Several pitchers were set on the table for them, but the girls opted out of drinking: Yukibo, for obvious reasons, since she had to walk the drunkards back to the hotel room, and Umeko hated the taste of alcohol. Todomatsu had already drank three mugs before they even ordered the appetizer. I'll need it, otherwise I might not even be able to get it up seeing all those rolls on her.

"I'm not sure," Umeko muttered as she stared intensely at the menu, "Totty?" He was not listening, too drunk and busy with his brothers talking about which waitress they would "talk" to, giggling like middle schoolers in between every comment. "T-Totty," she called out again, somehow her voice even meeker than before, but she was ignored again.

"These women wouldn't give us chance. Let's just rate them," the eldest ordered, and his drunken younger brothers agreed, "We'll create a range, here we have Yankee-bo who is a solid 10 and over there in that table, that's a 0." He pointed at another girl, acne-ridden, obese, everything they considered unattractive. "Let's begin!" he cheered.

Umeko closed her menu out of frustration, seeing the thinner, more beautiful girls serving the male customers, and those customers always giving them the enamored look and tipping them greatly. Worst of all, her own boyfriend was taking part in such a shameful game, and he was too drunk to notice how much it was hurting her.

"Umeko, I need to use the bathroom, could you come with me?" Yukibo brought up. Umeko would do anything to get away from this situation, and so she followed her American friend into the bathroom. The sextuplets went a bit quiet when the girls left. Their cover was gone, and now they were back to being full blown creeps again. With the girls gone, a little bit of self-control came back to the sextuplets. Ichimatsu was the first to come to his senses.

"She doesn't think I'm serious about my ratings for these waitresses, right? She knows I only have eyes for her, right?" he panicked.

"Sure," the eldest assured, "I'm more concerned about Totty's bigu deeto. She was upset for sure."

"Psh," the youngest spat, "She could learn a thing or two from the waitresses."

"Oh boy," Choromatsu turned away, "The vile monster returns." Drunk words were sober thoughts.

"From the way I see it, Yukibo already knows how I feel," Todomatsu slurred, "There were plenty of chances for her to tell Umeko my motives, but she didn't. Yukibo is helping me, just like she promised for each us. She's probably pulling a bullshit excuse for my actions right now and making me look like one hell of Prince with horrible, manipulative older brothers who always pressure their baby brother to do awful things with them. I'm gonna lose my virginity tonight, guaranteed."

"He's not human," Karamatsu shivered.

"Scary," Jyushimatsu winced.

Yukibo and Umeko hurried into the girls' bathroom, and when the American turned about instead of taking a stall, the overweight girl was relieved to see that her new friend read the situation so well. Immediately, her eyes weld up with tears as she poured out her worries to her new foreign friend.

"Why is he like this? It's because he's been drinking, right? He's just trying to be like his big brothers, right?" Umeko's voice cracked, as she wiped her eyes.

Yukibo paused before she responded, "His brothers put a lot of pressure on him. You know, he would've been someone amazing if he had better older brothers to look up to."

The larger girl laughed, still wiping her tears, "I knew it! I knew he was a prince. He's just in a bad spot."

"But," the American warned, "That's not something you should settle for."

Umeko gasped, and replied, "I-I'll never find another guy who would be interested in me. Unlike you, Ivie, I'm fat and ugly!"

"Umeko, never sell yourself short like that! You are wonderful and sweet! It's not about settling with whoever you can find. It's about finding your true love! My best friend told me that true love would never hurt you," she lectured, then stopped herself as if reflecting on herself, "If Todomatsu loves you then he would respect you. Don't ever let him force into something you're not ready for, okay?"

Umeko was stunned to hear something like that from her. She and her boyfriend seemed so adorable together, and she wanted the same with her and Todomatsu. With new insight, Umeko felt renewed, all thanks to her new friend.

The girls returned, and their demeanor changed dramatically. The heavier girl picked up her menu and with her cheery voice, said, "I'm ready to order now." Great, Yukibo, the least you could do is convince her to skip dinner.

Dinner went much smoother from then on: it was humorous to watch which sextuplet got touched by a waitress during their usual table check-ups, and to watch Ichimatsu profusely apologize to Yukibo whenever it was him. Todomatsu always flirted back to the waitress, and return his gaze at Umeko with the response, "I'm just being friendly. You're my girlfriend." Despite this, Umeko put on a rather brave face. She looked like she accepted him, regardless of how he was acting. Whatever Yukibo and her talked about in the bathroom worked wonders in Todomatsu's favor.

After dinner and a huge blow to each sextuplet's wallet, the group was ready to split again: Yukibo would guide the sobering five back to the hotel, and Umeko would follow Todomatsu to wherever his "surprise" was.

Usually it would be the drunkard that just would not shut up, but Umeko, without a drop of alcohol in her, just yammered on and on about how kind and fun Yukibo was. "Gosh, I had so much fun today! I really happy to have made friends with Ivie!" she giggled, glancing through her new friend's SNS.

"Yep," he nodded.

"Oh! Look at all the food she's tried! I hope I get to try more food with her tomorrow! Say, before you leave tomorrow, do you all want to go get one last lunch together?" Umeko asked.

"Yep," he nodded.

"Yay! I can't wait to meet up with Ivie again! I hope this time I can be friends with your brothers, too. I don't think I made a good attempt today, but I'll be better next time! I want to get to know all your brothers!" she beamed.

"Yep," he nodded.

"Are we almost there yet, Totty?" she asked, wondering what surprise he had in store for her. And indeed, Umeko was surprised: he brought her right back to her apartment.

"I really like you, Umeko," Todomatsu lied, as he brushed her brown hair away from her face like some sort of scene from a romance drama.

She wanted to hear those words; he could tell from her smile. She would believe anything he said. "I like you too, Totty," she replied, glancing away.

"Um," he spoke out shyly, "Do you… want to kiss?"

She glanced up at him, her face as red as a tomato. They were alone, just outside the door to her apartment. She nodded.

As they leaned into one another, Umeko closed her eyes, but Todomatsu kept his partially open. There a bit of joy to be had as he watched her succumb to him. This was the control he had been yearning for all his life. Their lips met, and although he wanted his first kiss to be with a cuter girl, he still liked the feeling of pressing his lips against a woman's. This was the perfect start, now for the rest…

"Could I come in?" he asked after he pulled away from her.

"Y-yes," she nodded, quickly opening the door and letting him inside. Her dad worked late, and thus no one was around. He had her all to himself.

"Could we go to your room?" he asked.

"Okay," she replied obediently. Thank you, thank you, Yukibo.

Her room was as typical as a girl's bedroom would be: pink walls, plenty of stuffed animals and plushes, a desktop, a bookshelf, and a rather sizeable bed. He got close to her, with alcohol still present in his breath, and pushed his lips back onto hers. She did not fight, and like a herder, he lured her to sit on her bed with him. The slight chilliness of the room started to feel warmer as his body knew exactly what it wanted to do next. Almost automatically, his hands moved around her, pulling her into his embrace and pressing his lips deeper into hers. Her chest was so tightly pressed up against his that he could almost feel her heartbeat. It was pounding wildly, as it should be. Even he was getting really excited from it.

She pulled away, taking a few seconds to catch her breath. She was even more flustered than before, but importantly, she was feeling heated. Her hot breaths were a clear tell for him to keep going. He should start taking her clothes off.

"Are you alright?" he asked, nuzzling his face on hers. She nodded as she gripped on his shirt tightly. "Well then, shall we do it again?" he asked, planting a light kiss on her cheek. She nodded once more and let him place his lips on hers all over again.

He felt bolder than before, confident that she was completely under his control at this point. If she was letting him get this far this easily, then he could push it even further. He parted his lips and used them to part hers. The taste of her mouth would have been intoxicating had she been cuter. His hands moved under her shirt, and his fingers traced her belly till it found her belly button. The sound of her whimpers would have driven him mad with lust had she been cuter.

He pulled away from her as his hands still fondled her belly under her shirt. "You're so cute, Umeko," he spoke out quietly, "I really like you."

"S-stop," she managed to speak out.

"Why?" he whispered into her ear, gliding his lips on her neck, "You seem to be enjoying it."

"Stop. Not now," she breathed, pushing his hands away, "It's too soon for me."

"What are you saying?" he raised his voice a bit, "You like me, don't you?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm not ready for that," she told him, "You'd wait with me, right, Totty?"

"I'm your boyfriend, aren't I?" he said snidely, "Being a man comes with being your boyfriend, you know. I have needs, and it's your job as a girlfriend to satisfy them."

"Totty, how can you say that?" she argued, getting up from the bed.

"MY GOD!" he yelled, drunkenly, "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FUCKING EASY!" She stared at him in shock. Tears were welling in her eyes. "IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT YOU'RE A FAT FUCKING COW, AND NOW YOU WON'T EVEN PUT OUT? Listen here, you don't have the looks to pick and choose who you'd end up with. You're so FUCKING LUCKY to have even met me, to even have my slightest interest. You should be BEGGING to have sex with me, because, like hell you'd find another sad sap who would stomach your fat ass. I've waited long enough for this. So, Uggo, are we doing this or am I doing this?"

She said nothing to him, only sobbed into her hands over the horrible things he said to her. Her prince's true intent was revealed, and she was not his princess, just an unfortunate piece of meat that he had the displeasure of dating. He rolled his eyes as she cried.

"For God's sake, you even cry like a pig, too," he spat, before feeling a powerful hand upon his head, the giant fingers firmly grasping his entire cranium. Her father returned earlier than expected, and the look upon his face, after coming home to hear his beloved daughter sobbing and Masta Jooz's pink brother berating her, was of pure unbridled rage and hatred. Absolutely no one deserved to be talked to like this, especially his sweeter-than-sugar Umeko.

Todomatsu nearly wet himself as the father dragged him out of the house, stilling holding him by the head. The youngest sextuplet thought that he would not leave this apartment in one piece, but once Umeko's father opened the front door, he firmly set the pink brother on the other side, not harming another hair on him. The ex-boyfriend felt his muscles spasming from the adrenaline, quaking in front of the still livid father in front of him. Was he going to kill him then?

"I'm lettin yooz go withouts a beatin because yooz Masta Jooz's little brotha, but if I sees yooz agains, I'll kills yooz," the father spoke with a deadpan stare, "Don'ts ever comes backs here agains." The door slammed shut, causing the youngest sextuplet to wince at the impact. Despite escaping a near-death experience, the bratty sextuplet quickly shook off the terrifying moment and sneered. She wasn't worth any of this. Almost died for this bullshit. There was no other place to go but back to the hotel room. As he was returning via train, he seethed and festered in his anger towards Umeko.

I did nothing wrong. It's her fault. I deserved to lose my virginity, but that stupid, fat bitch wouldn't let me. It's the girls' fault for never giving me the time of day after I worked so god damn hard. I did everything right. She should have been putty in my hands. What the fuck gave her a god damn brain? Yukibo. Bitches, god damn it, always making it fucking hard for me. She sabotaged me, I know it. Wanting me to be more "honest with myself", I can be honest after I get what I want. I would've had her; I should've had her. Yukibo got in my way with the imagawayaki and the aquarium. It's all her fault. She's lucky she's with Ichimatsu, or I'd say a thing or two. Damn it, why did I waste two days on that fat piece of shit. All that money; I could've spent it on much cuter girls. I MEAN I ALREADY DO ANYWAYS, AND I'M NOT EVEN ON DATES WITH THEM. I never get a cute girl to date me, just these fucking uggos. I'm… I'm the one who doesn't get to choose…

Umeko saw him more than an effeminate male friend while the other girls thought he was gay the whole time. He never liked taking on that persona, but it got him closer to girls than any other attempts. Was it all worth it though? To be so close to the pretty girls and then have them dismiss him left and right? Umeko saw through all that, and he botched it. He botched it all because of his pride, his narcissism, and his shitty self. She genuinely liked him, and he thought he could use her and leave her. Yukibo was spot on about him. At his very core, he was the true piece of shit.

"I'm an asshole," he started to whimper and cried into his knees.

When Todomatsu arrived back to the hotel room, all but Ichimatsu and Osomatsu, who were at it again, noticed his redden, crying eyes.

"What happened, Totty?" Jyushimatsu asked.

"I don't want to talk about it," the youngest sextuplet said bluntly, hiding away his crying face.

The fourth and eldest brother were having an argument about the bed again. Ichimatsu physically blocked his eldest brother from trying to jump in on Yukibo's bed. She had already given up her first bed for him last night, and this time, just to be a complete nuisance, Osomatsu was trying to take the other one from her. All for what? Just for the privilege to sleep next to her? What the hell was he trying to pull? SHE WAS ALREADY SPOKEN FOR, FOR FUCKS SAKE!

"Out of the way, Ichimacchan! The deal was that I could choose a bed, and I want the bed Yankee-bo is sleeping in!" the eldest laughed.

"This isn't a god damn game! Knock it off and leave her alone!" Ichimatsu demanded, blocking his eldest brother from side stepping him.

"Yeah, but I was so lonely!" he replied sarcastically, "A big bed all to myself and no one to share it with? I couldn't sleep well at all!" That was a blatant lie; the man slept like a log last night. The eldest complained, speaking out like he was in a bad play, "I grew up sleeping next to someone my entire life. I have to have someone next to me, and Yankee-bo is the perfect teddy bear!" This was just too much. He was being annoying and insufferable on purpose and just did not care how painfully obvious he was making it!

"God, just take it," Yukibo groaned, as she got up with her laptop, "I have work to do anyway. I'll take the couch."

"Wait, what?" her boyfriend was left dumbfounded. Why would she take the couch when she was the one who bought the room?

"Psh! You can't take the couch. Where are my brothers going to sleep?" the eldest sneered, "You don't have a choice. You'll have to sleep next to me."

She spat harshly, "No, I don't," wiping that smug shit-eating grin of the eldest's face as she unyieldingly moved over to the couch in the living room to which Karamatsu and Choromatsu respectfully and immediately surrendered over. There used to be a playful tone between their banter, but she seemed so fed up in her response. With disregard to their eldest brother, the second and third brother moved over to the bed, but the eldest was distracted. He could not care less about his brothers taking over both beds, but the fact that Yankee-bo was upset with him really irked him. The eldest got up and tried to follow her, but Ichimatsu stood in his way.

"Haven't you done enough? She's upset, because of you. Just leave her alone, already!" he snarled, shoving the eldest back from entering the living room.

The eldest sneered, shoving his fourth brother aside, "Take your own advice," and walked past him. Ichimatsu was livid. What the hell was that even supposed to mean? Osomatsu was the one creating all these problems! She paid for the room, and for each NEET living in it. His selfish, piece of shit, eldest brother just kept taking and taking from her! No gratitude! Just greed! It made him sick to his stomach. How dare he? How dare he think he could make such a mess and then talk his way out of it. How dare he try to take advantage of Yukibo and her kindness!

Ichimatsu was ready to chase after him, but just as abrupt as his split-second decision, Osomatsu was already done with his apology. It was so quick like a flash, just him coming up to her, saying quick words, and leaving her alone, just like a small child apologizing for breaking something. She was rather unresponsive to him, but their eyes met. From the way she looked, like a tired parent letting the incident slide, she had forgiven him. As he brushed past his fourth brother and retreated back to his bed, his demeanor changed from an absolute obnoxious nuisance to a guilt-ridden man-child. In complete silence, the eldest sextuplet had been disciplined, further proof that all of Ichimatsu's screams and rage were fruitless and toxic. His eldest brother had a defeated look upon him, and maybe that was a sign that Ichimatsu and his girlfriend finally won! Maybe this time Osomatsu would finally leave and let him claim Yukibo as she rightfully belonged to him! What a glorious and victorious day! He knew he could always rely on Yukibo to set everything right.

"Big brother Ichimatsu?" Todomatsu walked up to him, snapping the older brothers out of his thoughts.

"Huh? Jeez, I didn't think you'd be done losing your virginity this soon," he joked maliciously.

His younger brother dismissed it, "I learned something today, and I'm going to tell you what I learned because you're going to need it."

The older brother sneered, "What the hell could you possibly know? You were the one who was proudly spouting, 'oh, I'm gonna fuck this fat chick. I'm gonna lose my virginity first. Pussy is pussy.' And, you want to lecture me? I treat Yukibo like a goddess."

"DO YOU? LAST NIGHT, YOU LET BIG BROTHER OSOMATSU SLEEP IN HER BED, AND YOU DID NOTHING!" he yelled, silencing his older brother, "Now Big brother Osomatsu made her upset, and she's on the couch, and you're just going to do nothing, again!"

The eldest mumbled, "I said I was sorry."

"Listen, Big brother Ichimatsu, I learned that I don't have the luxury of choice. Whatever I get, I should be happy with. Umeko was actually good to me, and I fucking blew it because I thought I deserved a girl like Yukibo. No. YOU have her. YOU got Yukibo, and you're letting her take the couch after all she had done for you and the rest of us," the youngest sextuplet lectured.

Ichimatsu argued, "You think I don't know that? Osomatsu is-"

"STOP BLAMING OTHERS," Todomatsu yelled, "I grew up thinking it was all my big brothers' fault for me being the way I am, a virgin NEET. It's my fault. I'm this way because of me. That's the truth. Yukibo is on that couch, because it's your fault, Big brother Ichimatsu."

"The truth is that she wouldn't be on that couch right now if all of you assholes STAYED HOME! IF NONE OF YOU WERE HERE, I'D BE IN THAT BED WITH HER!" Ichimatsu yelled, "I've done nothing but my best, but each one of you finds a way to pull the worst out of me. Since day one, you all did nothing but insult me, insult her, waste our money, and test our patience, SO DON'T EVEN DARE TELL ME IT'S MY FAULT, TODOMATSU."

"YOU TREAT HER LIKE SHIT, BIG BROTHER ICHIMATSU!" Todomatsu yelled louder, "WHY DID SHE HAVE TO PICK YOU OF ALL PEOPLE?"

"WELL SHE DID, AND THAT'S THAT!" the fourth brother yelled the loudest, "Screw you, Todomatsu. I treat her like a Goddess! And you know what? I'm going on the couch with her to prove it! I am done letting you assholes get between the two of us!"

The fourth sextuplet moved into the other room where Yukibo was, leaving Todomatsu scorned at first, but then a bit guilty. Perhaps he and his brothers have been pushing it a bit with Ichimatsu, that they were the ones to blame for his failure. From the solemn look on the eldest brother's face, he assured the rest of his brothers that Ichimatsu had always been like this. Their dark, glass-hearted fourth brother had never changed since the very beginning.

Yukibo was on the couch, her back against one of the armrests, a blanket covering her legs, and her laptop on her lap. She had earphones on, probably for the best as it was better than hearing him argue with his brothers. He gingerly came at her side, and she took off her earphones in response never taking her eyes off the laptop.

"Could I join you?" he timidly asked her.

She said nothing, but she scooted over to the other armrest at the other end of the couch. Her boyfriend was a bit hurt, but he knew he probably deserved it for being so spineless. Well, if he was being punished for being spineless, then he should act bolder and more assertive.

"I want to hold you, Yukibo," he said to her.

She did not answer him right away, but replied with her eyes still on her laptop, "In a bit, I'm busy right now."

Perhaps it was a test, or perhaps he just was not assertive enough. He demanded, "Now. I want to hold you, now."

He felt a bit warm being so authoritative towards her, demanding her obedience. Only then did she actually stop just to look at him in absolute disbelief. With a sigh, she moved towards him, laying her back on him while typing something in English on her laptop. It felt wonderful, just the two of them together like this. What was best was how well she responded to him, so efficiently and promptly. Her compliance was so… erotic. As much as he would have preferred being the submissive one, the thought of training her excited him just as much. Having her crawl on her fours, calling him "master", and obeying every one of his perverted commands… oh, the fantasies were almost enough to make him release on the spot. Being the genius she was, she would learn so quickly the sadomasochism etiquette, and she would quickly develop into the perfect dominatrix for him. The wait was agonizing at this point; he could not wait to be completely destroyed by her. However, if he ever wanted to get to that point, he needed to prove to her that he was worthy, that he had changed, that he loved her. He embraced her from behind, burying his face in her hair. She smelled so good. This was how it should be, just the two of them.

"I'll be better," he told her, "I'm trying." She said nothing to him, but he felt that she understood that he was.