Chapter 6: Our Little Secret

"Oh, I'm very serious."

Miku felt like her whole world was coming to a halt. She didn't think this was real life. She wanted to pinch herself to make sure this was reality. But she was currently hugging Fuutarou and she did not feel like letting go. If this was a dream, she didn't want it to end.

"Miku, I like you too."

The voice of dream Fuutarou was so soothing. It reminded her of when she listened to her favorite melody. It was relaxing and smooth. Just like how she enjoyed it.

"Uh, Miku you there?"

Miku tightened her hug around Fuutarou, "Yes, darling I'm here. And I'm never letting go."

"Darling?"

"I don't want this dream to end. I don't ever want to wake up again. Please be here forever. Hold me tight and never ever let me go~"

"Uh… Miku I don't know how to tell you this but you aren't dreaming."

Miku ignored Fuutarou and continued to enjoy the close contact she had with him. For a dream, he did feel very much like the real Fuutarou. Almost as if it were an exact replica. She also heard a heartbeat. That's weird. It being a dream, she didn't think Dream Fuutarou would have a heartbeat.

'She really thinks she's in a dream, huh?' Fuutarou realized that Miku was not going to listen to him no matter what he says. For one reason or another, she was convinced that this was no reality. He guessed that his confession to her was just too good to be true in her eyes. He couldn't say he blamed her. If he was being honest, if he was in her position, he would probably think it's all a dream too.

'How do I let her know that it's not a dream? Hmm… oh I know!'

Fuutarou lowered his head so that it was Miku's level. He then did something so bold that he's sure that the Original Fuutarou would have never had the guts to do. Especially this early on.

He kissed Miku on the forehead.

That immediately snapped Miku out of whatever day dream she was having. The middle sister's face became darker than her own hair. The feeling of Fuutarou's lips on her forehead snapped her back to reality.

"F-F-F-FUU-FUUTA-Fuutarou why?" Miku could barely even form a coherent sentence. Her stuttering was evident of her shock and embarrassment. She wasn't expecting for him to display that level of affection yet. They weren't even officially a couple yet! And here he was giving her a peck on the forehead like it was the most normal thing in the world.

"Why what?" Fuutarou raised his eyebrow at her as he gave her a confused stare. In his mind, he didn't think he did anything wrong. His plan seemed to have worked though since Miku was out of whatever la la land she was in.

"W-W-W-Why did you kiss me?"

"What? Is there something wrong with giving the woman I love a peck on the forehead?"

Miku began to twiddle with her fingers nervously as she looked down at the floor, "Well…. No. B-B-But don't you think we're moving a little too fast. I mean, I know it's just a dream and that anything can happen in a dream, but I wasn't expecting you to be so forward-"

Miku couldn't finish her sentence because she felt sharp pain on her face. She looked up to see Fuutarou pinching her cheeks.

"OW! Fuutarou, you meanie! Why did you do that?"

"Sorry about that Miku. But I had to do that in order to show you that this is not a dream. This is in fact real life. I am real. The kiss I just gave you was real." Fuutarou bluntly told her.

"Really?" Miku asked with pleading eyes. So this wasn't a dream. This was reality. She was living her dream. Fuutarou had really confessed to her. He likes, no he said he loves her. This was all surreal to her. The guy she liked, who is her tutor, turned out to like her too. This sounds like it is straight out of a fairy tale love story. The prospect of finding love to her didn't seem like a bright one. But now it seems like things were looking up for her.

"Yes, Miku. I promise you that this isn't some sort of figment of your imagination. This is very real. I said that I love you. I meant every word that I said."

'I can't believe it… I feel like the happiest girl in the world right now.' Miku then remembered the action that Fuutarou committed not just a minute ago. "F-Fuutaoru, while I'm glad that you like me, I wasn't expecting you to kiss me like that. Sorry if I reacted a little weird but that was just something unexpected."

Fuutarou looked at her for a couple of seconds before he shrugged his shoulders.

"Alright, that's fine. If it makes you uncomfortable then I guess I won't kiss you anymore."

"OKAY WAIT NO I MISSPOKE!"

"Hm? What's the matter? You just said that we're moving a little too fast."

Miku twiddled with her fingers again, "I didn't say I didn't like it. It was just unexpected, that's all. I'm completely fine with it… PLEASE DON'T STOP GIVING ME KISSES!"

Fuutarou laughed at the girl's complete 180. First she was saying that he was moving too fast and now she's begging him to not stop in giving her affection. He patted her head lovingly, "It's okay Miku, I get it. I was just messing."

Miku calmed down after hearing Fuutarou's reassuring words, "Oh okay, thank goodness. Sorry, I was just worried that one of my sisters might have seen that."

"So what if one of them did? You're not confident enough to show them who your man is?"

"N-N-No it's not that… I just don't think it's smart for them to know that I like a guy that I just met. Especially my tutor, who is over here giving me kisses on the forehead…" She shuddered at what her sisters would say. She knew that they had to be more selective when it came to men. So she understands why they would react that way. But she really liked Fuutarou. Even though they just recently met, she doesn't care. She was going to enjoy his care and affection.

Fuutarou grinned as he closed the distance between their faces. Miku's heart was racing. 'What is he going to do? Don't tell me he's actually going to kiss me for real?!'

"Okay then… it will be our dirty little secret… darling."

He then kissed her on the nose.

"I'll go fetch your sisters. You can begin studying while I go get them."

Fuutarou proceeded to go upstairs to collect the remaining Quints.

Miku collapsed on the couch in shock and embarrassment. Her face bright and her heart pumping.

"Dirty little secret?!"

A/N: I was serious, LanceSennin. I will NOT LOSE TO YOU! This war! The QQ Fanfic war! And I'm not stopping until I drop!