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Chapter 1

*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP*

"Senpai~…"

*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP*

"Senpai~, the alarm…"

Floating between consciousness and unconsciousness, I can hear my blaring alarm clock and a soft, warm hand trying to shake me awake.

Damn it. I barely got any sleep last night. Just let me sleep a little longer…

As I start to drift back into slumber, the sound of the alarm dies out and the shaking feels to have become weaker.

*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP*

"Mou! Senpai! Wake up!"

Unexpectedly, the soft, warm hand turned hard and cold as it mercilessly slapped my chest. Feeling the sting the slap brought, I suddenly open my eyes and sit up in my bed. Knowing I lost this battle, I reached over to my phone and hit the red dismiss button on the screen. Letting out a deep sigh, knowing I won't be able to fall back asleep, I look over to the culprit who slapped my chest earlier.

"You know, you could have just reached over to turn it off yourself, right?"

In my sights is a stunning girl with auburn brown hair and shining honey-colored eyes. With disheveled hair and a sweet, innocent smile, she starts to sit up in the bed with the bedsheets covering the front of her body.

"Hmm…" In a fluid, almost natural movement, she puts her finger to her mouth as if considering something important. "Well, isn't it the senpai's job to spoil their kouhai?" As she says that she tilts her head slightly to the side while giving me a beaming smile.

Damn it. That sly side of her is as cute as ever. You win again, Iroha.

Isshiki Iroha is my sly, fox-like kohai, who, essentially, has been living in our three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment. I say 'essentially' because she is still in high school, a third-year to be exact. She technically still lives with her parents, she just spends a lot of nights over at her 'friends' place, which isn't a lie.

Since I was starting my first year of college, my parents thought it necessary to have me live away from home, to start to understand the responsibility of becoming an adult, or something like that.

"I'm never gonna get one over on you, huh? Well, I guess that's just something else I gotta love about you…"

"Why do you have to make it sound like it's something bad. Besides, you're always 'over' me when we're in bed~."

With a small chuckle, I sit on the side of the bed and stretch my arms above my head, as well as the rest of my still wary body. Hearing Iroha starting to move as well, I turn my head to face her. The sheets covering her front fell, revealing the body she had been 'hiding' before. Her large breasts, now free, quiver as she stretches her body in the same manner I had.

Seeing her naked upper body, I gulp. While not a new sight by any means, I still can't help but stare in awe at how stunningly beautiful she is.

Noticing my stare, she smirks and seductively starts crawling towards me.

"Ehh? Senpai~, why are you staring at me like a beast that hasn't had something to 'eat' in a while? Don't tell me last night wasn't enough for you~? Sorry, but I just can't keep up with your pace. Why is it that you only have so much energy at night~?"

Having crawled to the edge of the bed, she rests her body on my back and her hands on my shoulders. She then places her head on the right crook of my neck. I can feel her shapely breasts pressing against my back. Any more than this, and I won't be able to control myself.

This girl has less self-control than me.

Clearly teasing me, I move my left hand to where her forehead is. Holding my middle finger back with my thumb, I give her a soft flick. Not enough to hurt, but enough the slightly push her away.

Not expecting the sudden action, she falls backward on the bed rubbing her forehead exaggeratingly.

"Come on, put some clothes on. Breakfast will probably be ready soon." I get up from my sitting position to once again stretch myself. I am only wearing boxer briefs. I walk up to my sleeping shorts, which had been thrown across the room after last nights 'activities' had taken place. I grab a fresh shirt from my drawer and then wait for Iroha to finish getting dressed.

Iroha had her lower body wrapped up in the bed's liners so I didn't know if she had any panties on. As she got up, and much to my relief, I saw that she indeed had some light blue panties on. If she hadn't I probably would have lost what little self-control I had left.

This girl might be the youngest, but she is the most daring. She complains that she can't keep up, but she's the one who leads me on the most. This sly fox has me completely at her mercy.

She grabs some short shorts from the floor, also tossed aside last night, and a button shirt hanging on my desk chair.

"You do have your own clothes, you know. Why do you gotta wear my shirt every time?"

"Well for one, it's already wrinkled, so it doesn't matter if I wrinkle it some more. And two, well… that's a secret!"

She starts walking up to the closed room door but stops just shy of the handle and turns to face me.

"Senpai~. Aren't you forgetting something? My good morning kiss still hasn't arrived. You know, it will be a lot easier for everybody if you start taking the intuitive."

I know she's right, but even after all this time, it's still slightly embarrassing for me. I'm still not the best at expressing my emotions but with everybody's help, I have been better at expressing myself nowadays.

"Yeah, I know… It's just… you know…" Scratching my cheek I tried to wiggle my way out of it, but seeing her determined, loving smile, I had no choice but to give in. I let out a sigh as I walked right up to her.

I grabbed her hand and pulled her close to me. She closed her eyes with a slight blush on her face. She stood on her toes to reach closer to my height and I leaned down slightly to meet her halfway. In just a moment my lips met hers. They were soft and warm, delicate but firm. It was an unimaginable sensation, hard to put in exact words. The kiss was only mere moments, but it was all we needed.

"See~… That wasn't too bad, huh?" An even deeper blush decorating her face, she strengthens her grip on my hand and opens the door leading into the open corridor.

"So who's in charge of breakfast today?" For fairness' sake and to share the burden, we rotate breakfast and dinner shifts. It also helps with the diversity of food placed on the table.

"Hmm… I think it's Yumiko-senpai… and of course, Yukino-senpai should be supervising."

I also share this apartment with two other girls from my time in high school. Well, actually there are four plus a frequent flier, Iroha. Yukinoshita Yukino, Yuigahama Yui, Miura Yumiko, and Kawasaki Saki. As unbelievable as it sounds, I live here with them. Our relationship is unique, to say the least. I have a very 'intimate' relationship with the five of them. Though in public we try to act as close friends instead of lovers.

Yukino and Yui are in one room, which is to be expected. They are an inseparable pair, just as close as they were in high school. Miyu, my nickname for Yumiko, and Saki share the other room. Surprisingly, those two do get along in their own way. The last room is mine. The girls take turns sleeping with me, in both senses of the word.

There is a separate study room, which we use as a guest room. We have a foldable futon in that room, which Iroha sleeps in from time to time. Usually, she will jump from room to room, as she doesn't like to sleep alone.

Like a job, I get 2 days to rest and recuperate. To work is to lose. I still stand by those words today, except in this situation I lose more than just my tax money and time. Without some rest, they'd 'suck' me dry.

"I see… Well, at least we'll be able to eat something edible." At that moment Iroha shook my right arm. Grabbing my attention, she directed my attention to the open door to the left. A closer look would reveal a pink towel-clad Yui with small tears forming at the corners of her eyes. With a pained look, she slammed the door shut.

"Senpai, I thought you were supposed to be good at observing your surroundings." I guess my 108 Hachiman skills are dulling with time. Without another word, I gently opened the previously shut door and closed it behind me.

Iroha just sighed and continued towards the kitchen.

"Good morning, Iroha-san. Who was it that slammed the door just now?"

Miyu was concentrating so much on what she was doing, she hadn't even noticed Iroha until her reply. "Morning! It was Yui-senpai. Senpai made fun of Yui-senpai's cooking, again."

Yukino holds her hand to her temple as if holding back a headache. "Not again. When will he learn? He should at least understand to keep those thoughts to himself."

"Well, Hikio has always been blunt and straightforward at the worst times, but roundabout and confusing when it matters. Basically, he's an idiot. Let him fix his own mistakes. Yukino, what do I do next!"

With a sigh, Yukino turns back to Yumiko. "I suppose you're right. He is an idiot. Next, you will periodically remove the pot from the stovetop while mixing the eggs all the while. I'll let you know when to season. Iroha, since you are here, can you please make the toast. I'll start setting the table."

"Hai…" And with that, the three girls got to finishing breakfast preparations.


Yukino and Yui's Room

Yui's POV

Why does he have to be so honest about it!

Hearing Hikki say something like that so nonchalantly really pissed me off. If I'm being honest it wouldn't have bothered me much coming from someone else, but coming from the one you love makes it hurt. He seriously hasn't learned any tact after all this time.

In my fit, I slammed the door shut, knowing I'll be scolded by Yukinon later. Even so, all I want is for Hikki to come and apologize to me… I guess it wouldn't hurt for him to dote on me more. I run to my bed and sit with my back on the wall. I pull my knees up to my face and rest my forehead on them.

I then hear the door open and lift my head just enough for my eyes to glimpse his figure. He's wearing his regular morning outfit. Black basketball shorts with blue highlights and a plain white t-shirt.

Physically, he's changed since high school. Yumiko-chan was able to get him to go to the gym to work out regularly. She also gives him a haircut that suits him really well, though it does make him look like a delinquent at times. Saki-chan and Yukinon help him with his wardrobe choices as well as Yumiko-chan. Iroha-chan keeps his personality in check, even though he says they have the same personality. Iroha-chan just knows how to hide it. Well, I guess two negatives do equal a positive. Yukinon, Saki-chan, and, surprisingly, Hikki himself, cook dinners. Hikki has a thing for western dishes and so has been taking lessons from Yukinon.

In the beginning, while happy I was able to be with Hikki and stay with everybody, I didn't know what I could bring to the relationship and was depressed for a long time. Everybody had a role to play but not me. I can't cook for the life of me, my sense of fashion is good, but nothing compared to the other three. Even Iroha-chan had her role to play.

I started to distance myself from everybody because of my insecurity. Long story short, I was confronted by everyone. They told me that I was the one holding all of us together. Hikki himself told me that, even in high school, "It's because of you that I meet everybody. Without you, I never would have had the happiness I have today." It sounds cliche, but it made me realize that even though I thought I wasn't contributing to the relationship in a tangible way, everybody genuinely loved and needed me there to be complete.

I wasn't here because of pity or as an extra. I was someone important to Hikki, and everybody else too. Even if it makes me sound like an attention thief, it was how I genuinely felt. After all, they all knew I was a greedy person.

Ever since then I have been helping in whatever I can. I even cook sometimes, though there has been no progress…

Hikki came into the room and closed the door. Seeing me in only a towel made him slightly blush and look away. That's the reason I brought my knees up. The teasing makes him have such cute reactions.

"Yui, I'm sorry I said that. It was insensitive…"

"I'm not mad that you said it, I'm mad at how you said it. The way you said it was really mean!" While I say that I put my knees down and sit in a kneeling position. I purposely let my towel start to droop down to get more of a reaction from him. "Don't tell me you think an apology is gonna make me feel better!"

My cheeks start to flush a little. I'm not usually this brazen, but since everyone else is busy, I should be fine. I have a right to have Hikki spoil me a little.

"I know that's not enough." I see him hesitate somewhat, probably because of how I'm dressed, or rather at how little I'm dressed. He resolves himself and comes to sit on the side of the bed. "What wish would you like granted this time?" With a light smile, he stares at me ready to make my wish come true, just like he did in high school. With a satisfied nod, I tell him my wish.


Hachiman POV

The only reason I am so hesitant is because of how bold Yui is acting in the morning. She usually isn't this bold, but I think she is taking advantage of the fact that I upset her earlier. No matter how many times I've seen these girls naked, I can't get used to seeing a sight like this so casually. Stealing my resolve to make it up to her, I turn to her to ask, "What wish would you like granted this time?"

She gives me a beaming smile, satisfied with my response I believe. "I want a day-long date, but only the two of us! Most of the time, one of the others always tags along. And… also… you know… every morning without having to tell you…"

Her face flushed red and her eyes darted between me and the floor. I can guess what she wants.

I reach over to her hands and pull her closer to me. The sudden action startles her, but she just as fast relaxes her body and closes her eyes. The moment our lips connect I hear a cold voice come from the door of the room. Without getting to truly enjoy the moment, I break contact and look over, only to see three familiar faces stacked over the other, peeking through a crack in the door.

"You really are a greedy girl aren't you, Yui-san."

"If you want a private date with Hikio all you had to do was ask. You didn't have to do all that."

"Wow~! I never knew Yui-senpai could be so bold."

With a cute shriek, Yui hides behind me. She looks over my shoulder and yells at the intruders. "Why did you have to interrupt at the best part! Just a few more seconds would have been fine!"

"Breakfast is ready, I thought it prudent to notify you before it got cold. That is when we caught greedy-hama in the act."

"Yea, hurry up, slut-ahama. We have classes to get to, y' know."

"I guess I can't let my guard down around bold-ahama-senpai."

"Mou! Leave me alone!" With that Yui ran into the walk-in closest to finish changing, or I guess start changing.

"Come on, let gahama-san finish getting ready." I get up from the bed and walk towards the door of the room.

"Very well." "I guess." "Hai!"

Before I close the door, I see Yui open the closet door and throw the towel she had been using at the door. I catch the towel through the opening of the door while just barely catching the last words she says before I close the door. "Don't forget, just you and me…"

Your wish is my command. I throw the used towel in the laundry basket as I pass by.


Breakfast was a classic, western dish. Scrambled eggs on toast, garnished with chives, and grilled tomatoes and mushrooms on the side. Mine doesn't have any tomatoes though, they all know my dislike for the red, squishy fruit-ables (still don't know what they are).

"Damn, Miyu. I'm impressed you could make something like this now. You've come a long way." She looks away with an embarrassed blush on her face. "Well, I'd be hopeless without Yikino's help, but thank you!"

"Not at all. Give yourself some credit. All I did today was give instructions. This is all due to your hard work."

With a satisfied hum, Miyu gave Yukino a warm smile. These two didn't get along in the beginning, but over time they have formed a close bond with each other, though they still butt heads from time to time.

"Senpai~, I made the toast you know." With a shake of her finger, she says "You can't play favorites!"

"Uh… right. Thanks for your hard work."

"Ehh… What's with that reaction. Well, it's fine. You'll know when you taste it, I guess."

"Sorry for the wait!" It was then that Yui came running so we could get started. As she took her seat we said the magic words together.

" " " " "Itadakimasu!" " " " "

Without another word, we started to eat. The scrambled eggs were placed right on top of the toast and topped with chives. Still wondering what Iroha had meant earlier, I took a bite of the toast and eggs. I immediately taste the pungent, but mellow taste of garlic.

So she spread garlic butter on the bread, and then toasted it. Simple, but a good addition.

I look towards Iroha, only to see a confident smile on her face. I smile back at her and continue eating.


With breakfast done. Yukino and I start to gather the dishes together to wash. It's a few minutes past 8 AM. Iroha rushed back to my room so she could change into her school uniform. Yukino, Yui, Miyu, and I have classes at 10 AM, so we still have some time. Yukino washes the dishes and I dry them to put them into the dishwasher.

"You're doing a good job teaching Miyu and Saki, and me too. Saki was already a good cook, but Miyu sure must have been tough, huh."

"Well, it has been a lot of work, but it has been fun. As you said, Saki just needed to learn about different ingredients and cooking techniques. Yumiko-san still has a long way to go, but she has become very proficient in breakfast items." Yukino finished washing the last dish and handed it to me. Grabbing a kitchen towel, she started to dry the countertop that had been splashed with water. "You know, you were no better at first either. It wasn't until that favor I asked of you during the start of our third year where you found your interest in western dishes. Even so, at that time, you were very much hopeless."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." I placed the last dish in the dishwasher, closed it, and turned it on. Turning to her, I see that she stopped drying the counters and had a light blush on her face and a warm smile, likely remembering the past.

"Hey, Yukino…" getting her attention, I continue in a soft voice. "We should make that dish again, just the two of us. If I remember, that day should be coming up, right?"

"Yes, in the coming weeks to be exact. I'm surprised you could even remember it."

"Hey, give me some credit. It was an important day, how could I forget?"

"Yes, well, I'm glad you did. It would be nice. The problem is getting everybody else to leave us alone that day. Well, I'm sure you'll figure something out, right?"

Before I could respond, Iroha's voice came from the corridor. "Senpai, hurry and get dressed or I'm gonna be late! I already picked something out for you!"

"Heh, I guess I gotta get going." Hearing that, Yukino gets back to cleaning the counters. I was about to leave but decided not to. I gently put my hand on her shoulder and turned her around. She was surprised by my unexpected action but soon relaxed.

I brought her close and touched my lips to her. The sudden kiss was a surprise to her, but she soon tightly grabbed my shirt, pulling me closer and not letting me go. Her lips were always cold to the touch, but something about that cold made me never want to break contact. Unfortunately, humans have to breathe. As the kiss broke, we gasped for air. I lifted my head to stare at the ceiling, while she rested her forehead on my shoulder.

As I calmed down by staring at the ceiling, I tell her "Soon, I won't forget."

She let go of my shirt and stared at the ground. "I won't forgive you if you do…"

With that, I kissed her on the forehead and took my leave.


"Do you want me to pick you up after club today?"

"Hmm… Not today. I'm gonna go home with Komachi-chan today. Then I'll go to my parent's place. They were complaining that I'm never home anymore. You know, it's probably time I told them the truth, don't you think?"

As much as I would like to reveal the truth to everyone, it's hard. I might not care what society thinks of me, but I care what society thinks of them.

"I don't know. It's hard. I want to at least wait until you have graduated. At least then you won't be considered a minor anymore. Sorry, but can you wait just a little longer."

I know it's hard on her, on everyone. Having to lie to those we want to tell the most.

With a compassionate expression, she pulls me closer and we share a brief kiss. "No matter how long it takes, as long as I'm with you… and I guess everyone else too (:P)."

Before I can respond she jumps out of my car and waves goodbye. "I'll see you tomorrow, senpai!"

That girl…

I start to pull out of the school's parking lot. I pull out my phone and re-dial Saki's number. Saki is usually gone in the morning. She takes her sister, Keika, to school. Saki's brother, Taisushi( or something like that), takes her to school usually, but Saki worries too much sometimes. She feels more comfortable taking her herself.

The phone rings a few times and then she picks up.

"Good morning, Hachiman. What's up?"

"I just dropped off Iroha. Just wondering if you wanted a ride back?"

"Yea, you have really good timing. I'm just about to drop off Keika, but she was just complaining that she hasn't seen you in a while."

"Ok. I'll be at Keika's school in a few. I'll meet you at the front of the school in a few minutes then."

After a few minutes, I pull into the parking lot of the school. Saki's silver-blue hair is hard to miss, and so I was able to find them quickly. A soon as Keika spots me she sprints over to me.

"Ha-chan! Ha-chan's here!" With a strong jump, Keika jumps into my arms.

"It's good to see you Keika. Are you enjoying school?"

"Yup! But you haven't come home for a long time! I want to make sweets with you and nee-chan again!"

"Alright then, I promise to stop by soon then." If there was anyone who was like another sibling to me, it would be Keika. I have spent many nights at Saki's place to help with looking after her siblings so she could study. We both have grown quite attached to each other in that time. I ruffle her hair a little and send her off."You should get going or you're gonna be late."

"You better not forget, Ha-chan! Bye!"

As Keika runs off, Saki waves her bye until she merges into the crowd of kids and eventually the school.

"Alright Saki, we should get going, we don't have a lot of time left. Just over an hour looks like."

"Alright. Thank you, for always caring so much for her."

"She's like a sister to me. Well, technically, she will be in the future, right?"

She bushes at the implications, but stays silent, only donning a beautiful smile on her face.

Like myself, Saki has been a loner most of her life. She, more than anyone else, other than maybe Yukino, understands me the most, or at least my loner side. We find peace in silence, and love just being in each other's presence. We understand each other with a few words or even a gesture. Miyu, Iroha, and Yui all want to be spoiled with physical and vocal affection, but Yukino and Saki, just being with each other is enough. Of course, the five of them also enjoy the opposite from time to time.

As we walk back to the car, I reach out and grab her hand, intertwining my fingers with hers.

She stops walking and tenses up at the sudden action. She then looked at my hand, then at me, and then proceeded to look in all directions around her. Seeing the frantic look on her face and the slight blush cause me to let out an amused chuckle.

"It's fine. This much should be ok until we make it to the car. Besides, even if someone sees us, I doubt they would confront us to ask questions, right?"

"I guess you're… right…"

She started to trail off all of a sudden. Curious as to the reason, I looked at her and then towards the direction she was looking. In front of me, just a few meters away was the one person I didn't want to run into the most in a situation like this.

It's over.


Thank you for reading! This and the next chapter are parts 1 and 2 of a future after the start of the story. I put them here to give a sense of where I want 8man and co to be in their lives while dropping vague hints of things that happened in the past and events to come.

Chapter 3 will be the true start of the story. I will come back to this point later. Thought I should clarify this now.

Now, I know there are a lot of harem haters out there, so if you don't like it, you don't have to read it, but advice on how to make the story better would be awesome! I am writing this to improve my writing, but mainly because I want to explore this ending.

I want the bulk of the first part of the story (CH 3-?) to be about their 3rd year of high school.