Chapter 1
"The Yakiniku dish without the meat, please.", asked a young man with messy black hair to the cafeteria old lady.
The lady smiled, while giving him the dish with the meat, "Geez Fuu-chan, you know that you need to eat more to be healthy. Your mom will be worried If you don't eat enough. Here."
The young man smiled, "I know that, but I feel a little guilty for receiving this kindness from you. Thank you anyways."
He left with his lunch tray to search for a free table in the cafeteria. The top student of Asahiyama High School known as Uesugi Fuutarou noticed some glances from his female classmates that meant only one thing: "Come here to have lunch with us, Fuutarou-kun."
Fuutarou, smirking, gazed towards those girls and winked at them. Such an action was enough to make them blush and giggle from receiving his attention. They knew exactly what that wink meant.
"Fuutarou-kun wants to study alone again. I wish he would eat with me."
"You ask too much Mari-chan. You know that Fuutarou likes to be the best in this school while helping the others."
"So what? I like Fuutarou-kun's kindness. He's handsome too!"
Their chatting was true. The student named Uesugi Fuutarou was not only the best one with top grades, he had also a nice and toned body accompanied by handsome facial features that made him the most gorgeous boy in the school.
Finally, the young man found a free table with no students and placed his lunch tray that went against another one. Stunned, Fuutarou looked up to see a beautiful young woman with star hairpins, red hair and a cute ahoge that was looking at him surprised.
Fuutarou took a look at her sweet blue eyes and said, "So beautiful." His phrase was enough to make the red haired girl blush like her hair and the girls that were looking at him frown.
Panicking at her reaction, Fuutarou took his lunch tray and shouted, "Sorry, I was rude! I will go and leave you this table!"
But before he could leave, a hand took his right sleeve. He turned around and saw the young woman grabbing his arm. She said, blushing, "Y-you don't h-have to l-leave. W-we can eat together."
At first confused, Fuutarou's expression changed in a smile. "Sure.", he replied.
The young woman blushed even more seeing his smile, but she quickly took place in the seat in front of the one that Fuutarou had tried to get. They both prayed with the usual "Itadakimasu" and started to eat.
While eating his Yakiniku dish, Fuutarou took a glance to the lunch tray of the young woman. He was shocked to see tempura, fried shrimps, noodles and a dessert too.
'She must be someone that eats a lot. But she's really beautiful.', he thought, smiling.
The girl in front of him noticed his gaze on her food and asked, "Why are looking at my lunch tray if I can know?"
Caught in the act, Fuutarou replied, "I was taking a look because I found it cute that a nice girl like you can eat so much haha."
Again, the young girl blushed at his words. 'He called me beautiful and cute! Ah, why it makes me so happy to hear it!'
"By the way, I didn't present myself. My name is Uesugi Fuutarou. Nice to meet you.", he told her, interrupting her thoughts and offering his hand for a handshake.
Snapping out of her thoughts, the young woman smiled and shaked his hand, "N-nice to meet you too, U-uesugi-kun. My name is Nakano Itsuki.", she replied bashfully because of the contact with the boy.
"You must be a new student here at Asahiyama. Your uniform is different in fact.", he told her, looking at her black and white uniform.
"Y-yeah, I came from Black Rose Highschool and this is my first day here.", she replied.
Fuutarou smiled while finishing his dish, "I guess that I'm the first boy that you interacted with at school then. I hope that I'm not scaring you."
Itsuki shaked her head, "A-absolutely not! I-it's just that I w-were in an only girls school so I-I'm not used.", she told him, glancing at a paper near his lunch tray.
"What's that paper?"
He looked at where she pointed, and replied looking back at her, "Oh, this one is just a test that I took this morning. I wanted to review it a little."
Then Itsuki asked him, stuttering, "C-could I-I take a look at it?"
A little surprised from her request, Fuutarou gave her anyway the paper while still smiling.
"Let's see… Uesugi Fuutarou took a… 100?!", she shouted when she saw that number on the paper.
Fuutarou scratched the back of his head, "Haha, yeah, I'm kinda the top student inside this school. But instead of bragging about it, I prefer helping other students that struggle in their academics."
The young woman's shock from seeing that grade turned into admiration for the young man that sat in front of her. 'He's able to score so high, but he doesn't try to brag about it, preferring to help the others in difficulty. Maybe… Yes, I can try!'
"Nee Uesugi-kun", she called him, making him look at her, "if you like helping other students in their studies, c-could you do the same f-or me?", she asked with red cheeks.
Fuutarou was again surprised, "You need my help? But you give me the image of a diligent and capable girl, Itsuki."
She blushed from his compliment and from being called by her first name. "T-thank y-you for the c-ompliment, U-uesugi-kun, but you're wrong. Unfortunately, even if I study a lot everytime, I still fail to get good grades.", she told him ashamed of herself, looking down.
Suddenly she felt a hand patting her head, and when she gazed up, she saw a gentle smile on his cute face, "If that's the case, allow me to help you with your studies as your tutor. I'll make sure that you score higher than before!", he told her with confidence in his voice.
Blushing heavily from his straightforward gesture, Itsuki replied with a smile, "T-thank you, U-uesugi-kun. But if you're gonna be my tutor, then I need to pay you."
"Are you sure? For me it's fine if I make it for free", he asked with a tone of concern.
"No, no. If you're going to spend a lot of time to help me, it's right that you receive a good reward. Don't worry, I can afford for it.", she reassured him, smiling brightly.
He sighed but smiled back, "Fine, if you insist. I can say no at this point. I'll go back to class now, since lunch time is almost finished. I enjoyed having lunch with you, Itsuki. See ya, beautiful.", he told her while taking his leave.
After he left, a young girl red like a tomato was left at the table with some thoughts inside her head. 'He's handsome, kind and he called me beautiful again?! Moouu, why does it make me so happy?!'
While giggling and fighting her thoughts, Itsuki didn't notice the whispers and chuckles coming from the rest of people in the cafeteria. Especially the stink eye that the girls that were looking at Fuutarou were now giving her.
Now inside his classroom, Fuutarou was busy reading some flashcards that he always used to review, until his homeroom teacher arrived and said, "Ok, everyone. Take seat and greet the new transfer student inside our class. You can enter."
"Yes.", replied a recognizable voice to Fuutarou's ears, that stopped to read his flashcards.
A cute red-haired girl entered in the classroom, attracting the eyes of the boys and shocking the girls.
She stopped and presented herself, "Good morning, everyone. Nice to meet you. I'm Itsuki Nakano. I hope to work well with you."
Some whispers could be heard after that.
"She's a girl and she's so cute!"
"Isn't her uniform from Black Rose? The famous only girls school?"
"She must come from a rich family then."
The teacher put an end to the whispers, "Alright everyone, enough with your little chats. Take place to the first free seat that you can see, Nakano-san."
"Yes.", she replied and she walked towards a free seat, to which right was sitting a familiar boy that she met before. She noticed his figure and gasped.
"Hey Itsuki, we're in the same class it seems. I hope to work very well with you.", he greeted her, keeping his nice grin.
'Uesugi-kun is in my class?! Aww, I'm so lucky that I don't have to search for him around.', thought Itsuki, while nodding to him with a blush and sitting down next to him.
Her interaction with him didn't pass unobserved by the other students, that were once again whispering but with giggles and huffs, prompting the teacher to tell them to shut it down another time.
When their teacher started to explain, Itsuki was struggling with trying to follow his explanations, with a pout on her face. Suddenly, she felt a hand on her left shoulder and turned. She saw the cute face of her just appointed tutor and his other hand keeping some papers, that he passed to her.
He told her with a low voice, "Those are notes from the previous lessons. I think that they could help you.", winking at her.
Itsuki got red from his closeness and the kind gesture. Still she thanked him, smiling, "T-thank y-you f-for your h-help U-uesugi-kun." He grinned at her like before and refocused on the lesson.
Fuutarou's action was seen from the girls in the classrooms, that were looking at Itsuki with jealousy in their eyes. It seems that the new student was attracting the attention of the most handsome guy in the school, and they weren't happy about it.
When their classes finished, Itsuki and Fuutarou were now walking together to the library, after Fuutarou asked Itsuki if she wanted to be already helped, to which she happily nodded.
After being entered in the library, the black haired guy went to take some textbooks of different subjects in order to discover which ones are the most difficult for his student. Itsuki waited patiently for him.
Finishing to collect the books, Fuutarou sat next to Itsuki and told her, "Alright, as I don't know which subjects are your biggest problem, I'll ask you some questions about every one to find them out. It's fine for you?"
Itsuki nodded happily.
"Good, let's start."
When they finished this type of quiz, Itsuki was now embarrassed and looking down, with Fuutarou looking at her worried.
"Hey Itsuki, don't be so down.", he tried to cheer her up.
"B-but I didn't a-answer neither of them right. I-I'm so a-ashamed.", she replied dejectedly.
She felt again a hand on her head. "It's ok, Itsuki. It's not the end of the world. If you didn't answer right to neither, then you'll get them right the next time."
She looked at him. "W-what d-do you mean, Uesugi-kun?"
He chuckled, "Haha, simple: I'll make sure to give you so much help in every subject that bad grades will be a far memory for you. I helped a lot of classmates and friends that were in your situation, but in the end they managed to obtain better results…
So don't beat yourself down already. Just trust me and you'll be proud of yourself.", he finished with a nice smile on his face.
Itsuki was stunned. She couldn't believe that such cute and top student could be so kind to help the others even when they seem to be in an inescapable point of failure. Seeing his smile and the gentleness that he was showing to her made her blush blissfully. She decided to ask him a question.
"U-uesugi-kun, in that case, c-could I be y-your friend too?, she asked him with hope in mind.
"Of course that you can! You may be my student, but that doesn't mean that you can't be my friend. And as such, you deserve all the help that I can give you.", he answered to her, patting her head lovingly.
Itsuki giggled in delight after his answer, and the 2 teenagers proceeded to continue their first study session by reviewing all the subjects from the basis and the questions that Fuutarou had asked her.
Having finished their study session, Itsuki and Fuutarou were now walking outside of school towards Itsuki's house, after she asked him if he could accompany her, getting a yes.
"Thank you so much for helping me, Uesugi-kun. I'm sure to have a better knowledge about the mistakes that I did.", she told him with a smile.
"Ah, you're welcome. This is just the first step, so be prepared to receive more help from me haha.", he replied with his kind smile.
Itsuki blushed and nodded. 'I like hearing that hehe.'
After some good walking, the 2 teenagers were now arrived to Itsuki's house, which left the guy shocked. A high building with several floors was in front of them in all its grandeur.
"Wow, this building is so big. Do you really live here?", he asked still dumbfounded.
"Y-yes hehe, I-I live on the last floor with my 4 sisters in a big apartment.", she replied embarrassed.
"You have 4 sisters?"
"Yes, I have 4 sisters that look just like me. We're quintuplets!", she said with a happy tone.
Suddenly, a feminine voice with some sort of teasing tone coming from behind them said, "Oh, you came back Itsuki. And who's this cutie?"
The 2 of them turned around and saw a girl with red short hair, an earring to her right ear and a cheeky grin on her face. A face that looked just like Itsuki's in Fuutarou's eyes.
"Ichika, you're here. Oh yeah, I must present him. He's Uesugi Fuutarou. I met him at school and he became my friend and tutor."
Her sisters response caught the interest of the short haired girl that asked, "Your tutor? I thought that he was your boyfriend fufu."
Itsuki had red cheeks, "N-no! He's j-just my friend! D-don't make assumptions Ichika!", she shouted to her sister that giggled at teasing the cute ahoge girl.
Fuutarou, embarrassed like Itsuki, managed to get over it and said, "You must be one of Itsuki's sisters. My name is Fuutarou, nice to meet you. Wow, you're really identical. You're cute just like Itsuki."
Calling them cute made the 2 girls blush because of the blunt compliment of the young man, a blush that turned in a nice smile on Ichika's face.
"Fufu, nice to meet you too, Fuutarou-kun. You're really a nice guy to make such straightforward compliments to girls."
"Did it bother you perhaps?", he asked in concern.
"Haha, not at all. Actually, it's very nice to receive it from my sister's friend."
She looked at Itsuki. "Itsuki-chan, it seems that you found a very good boyfriend. Good job haha!", she told the ahoge girl, that blushed once again.
"Mouuuu, I told you that we're just friends!", snapped back Itsuki, pouting at her sister. Their interaction made Fuutarou smile, but he quickly remembered something important.
"Shoot, I have to go back at home now.", he said
Then he looked at Itsuki. " I go at home now because my mother and my sister are waiting for me to have dinner. See you at school, Itsuki.", he told her giving her a headpat that caught her by surprise and made Ichika say "Wow!"
"It was nice to meet you too, Ichika. Have a good dinner both of you.", he said to the short haired girl and left, directed to his house.
Coming back to her senses after the surprise attack, Itsuki said with a high voice, "See you tomorrow, Uesugi-kun!" The young man turned his face by one side and gave her a smile in exchange before looking again in front of him.
After Fuutarou left, Ichika teased her younger sister, "Fufu, you two seem pretty chummy. Are you sure he's not your boyfriend, Itsuki-chan?"
"H-he's just my friend and t-tutor! I asked him to h-help me with m-my s-studies because I saw he had high grades, and he accepted very kindly.", replied an embarrassed Itsuki.
"Oh, so you won't mind if your big sis will try to get him fufu."
Itsuki was now fuming. "Ichika!!"
"Haha, come on, I was just teasing you. But I'm happy that you found someone that can help you with your studies. Maybe he could do the same for me and the others."
Ichika's idea lighted something in Itsuki's mind. Yeah, that's true. She wasn't the only one to struggle with studying. Her sisters too had their difficulties, and if someone so smart and kind to help the others like Fuutarou could help her, he could do the same for them then, right?
'Maybe if I ask him to help Ichika and others, he could accept. Then I can see him at home and pass m-… No!! Bad thoughts!', screamed Itsuki internally, after having thought of her just acquired friend in an other way. Her sister caught the flustered state of Itsuki, giggling at seeing her like this.
Arrived to a poor apartment in a very quiet neighborhood, Fuutarou walked some stairs to reach a door and inserted the key to open it. After stepping his foot inside, he said, "I'm back!"
Appearing from a nearby room, a young girl with black hair and a ponytail up her head ran towards him and hugged him.
"Welcome back Onii-chan!", told him the young girl with a cheerful voice.
He hugged her back and said, "I'm home, Raiha. Dinner's ready?"
She gave him a cute smile, "Almost ready, Onii-chan. I made the curry udon that you love so much."
Another voice joined then to the conversation, "Ara, Fuu-chan, you're back."
Fuutarou looked up to see a woman with black short hair, blue eyes and a red necklace look at him and Raiha.
"Yeah, I'm home Mom. And I have some news for both of you."
"Which news Onii-chan?", asked a curious Raiha.
He gave her a grin, "I made friends with a new transfer girl in my school and I became her tutor."
His mom pouted, "You didn't ask her for money like I taught you, right Fuu-chan?"
"Of course not. At first I tried to deny it, but Itsuki insisted to pay me because she wants to compensate all the time that I'll spend in helping her. So I relented and accepted."
Raiha's imagination got activated. "She became your girlfriend, Onii-chan?!"
Their mother giggled and Fuutarou blushed. "N-no, Raiha! I just made friends with her. She's just a friend."
"But you're very popular at school, Onii-chan. Why don't you have a girlfriend yet?"
"Because for now my main goal is to take care of you and Mom at the best of my possibilities. By studying a lot and working part-time."
His mother intervened, "I appreciate that you think about us so much Fuu-chan, but don't neglect your own happiness in eternal. Also, did you say that that girl's name is Itsuki?"
"Yes, why?"
His mother was connecting the dots. "Her family name is Nakano, right?"
"That too. Wait, do you know her?"
She giggled, "Nope, but I know her father. He was friends with your dad."
Raiha beamed. "Onii-chan's friend's father knew Dad?!"
"Hehe, yes. His name is Maruo Nakano and he was both mine and Isanari's friend. I knew he had a daughter too."
Fuutarou intervened, "Actually, they're 5 daughters. And quintuplets too."
Mrs. Uesugi and Raiha were visibly shocked. "So her sisters are identical to her, Onii-chan?", asked Raiha.
"Well, for now I met just one of her 4 sisters. But after meeting her, I realized that they're really alike, with the difference being the accessories and the hair length."
His mother giggled, "It seems that you will meet other 3 of her sisters if you've already met one, Fuu-chan. Are Itsuki and the sister you met beautiful?"
Her son blushed, "Y-yeah, they're really beautiful indeed."
"Onii-chan likes them!", exclaimed Raiha, which got her a tickle in revenge from her dear brother.
"Haha, alright you two. The curry is ready now, so let's eat."
Then the 3 Uesugi prepared the table and started to eat together their dinner. While eating, Raiha frequently asked her brother some questions regarding Itsuki and her sister, like what he liked about them and which one was his favourite. The young man got embarrassed often, while their mother was giggling at his flustered state.
When they finished to eat, Fuutarou went to his room to study a little, and his mother and Raiha washed the dishes together. Inside his room, the young man was thinking about his meeting with Itsuki's sister.
For now I met just 2 of them, so there are still 3 sisters that I'm going to meet. Surely all 5 of them transferred at Asahiyama, because I doubt they would leave Itsuki alone in a school without them. If they need help like her, I'll do my best for them too!', thought Fuutarou with a smile on his face, while revising some texts and exercises.
When the night arrived, the family went to sleep: Raiha with her brother in their room and their mother in an other. But Mrs. Uesugi wasn't still sleeping, because she had some thoughts in her head and a sad smile featuring her face.
'Hehe, it seems that our son inherited your success with women, my dear. I' m sure that you'll be happy to see him, if you were here. Maruo has 5 daughters as it seems, and they're going to meet our Fuutarou. I'm sure he will make friends easily with them.'
And she started to sleep, managing to think about happier things.
A/N
This idea comes from a directory that my buddy Sol created. I decided to not develop it today, but I changed my mind because I wanted to give it a try. A Better Man will receive an update, don't worry. I'll do my best to keep both stories updated until I finish them.
Mind that this one is an harem ending in comparison to A Better Man, so be happy harembros!
Leave a review please to tell me what do you think of this one.
See ya!
