Hello again! I'm back with another chapter!
Upon the first two chapters, I have now around 20+ following this story since almost a week has passed by. Not exactly much, but I'm surprised this fanfic of mine is really interesting for most people. For that, thank you for the interest and I will continue doing my best.
...special thanks to Yusei and AllSlayer for boosting up my self-esteem, a lot when it comes to my writing.
Last time, Fuutarou met the other quintuplets and let's just say that he was really uncomfortable upon first meeting.
After meeting with all of them, Fuutarou and the quintuplets are now on their way to the Pentagon where he will be tutoring them, but with the spell inflicted on him, how will it turn out? Will Fuutarou back out or take the challenge?
With that said, let's move on to the story!
The Quintessential Quintuplets and their characters are rightfully owned by Negi Haruba! Idea, "Magic, Love and Quints" is inspired by DarkDrawer. The witch OC is owned by Blackflame7.
Fuutarou thought to himself as they were on their way to the Pentagon.
"They weren't kidding if they're very rich…"
He began looking at the quintuplets. Fuutarou was behind them from a distance as he felt really nervous once he got closer to them, but he followed them so he could next time get there himself when it's tutoring session.
"Uesugi-san! You're definitely going to love the Pentagon!" Yotsuba beamed while she waved at him.
Making eye contact with the girl. She made a smile as Fuutarou blushed.
"I'm sure the Pentagon is nice, but not as nice and beautiful as you, Yotsuba-chan," Fuutarou blurted out.
He once again covered his mouth.
"Geez, n-not again! W-why c-can't I s-stop b-blurting out t-things?!" Fuutarou exclaimed out loud, but it seemed like the quintuplets couldn't hear him as they kept on walking.
Yotsuba blushed when Fuutarou called her beautiful and looked at the road, but that didn't stop her from feeling happy on the inside.
"Shishishi~ He called me beautiful~" Yotsuba thought with a smile.
Itsuki began to get a bit closer to Fuutarou, which made him blush as red as Itsuki's hair, but that didn't stop Itsuki from holding his hand. The handholding made Fuutarou sweat, trying to control his heartbeat going faster.
"We're almost there Uesugi-kun, don't worry!" Itsuki said, trying to calm down the nervous boy.
Upon reaching the Pentagon, Fuutarou let go of Itsuki's hand to get a good view of the building.
"W-wow… T-this building s-sure i-is huge… D-do y-you g-girls a-actually own t-the e-entire P-Pentagon?" Fuutarou asked them, truly amazed at the building.
Ichika began to giggle as she got closer to Fuutarou and petted his shoulder.
"I'm glad you're amazed by the Pentagon, Fuutarou-kun, but not really. We actually live at the top of the building," Ichika replied to him with a hint of a smirk.
"The top…" Fuutarou said to himself.
Yotsuba looked at Fuutarou's amazement, which made her smile as she began patting his back. Fuutarou began to feel tingly as he continued to get flustered when Ichika and Yotsuba touched him.
"H-hey, c-could y-you g-girls s-stop that? I'm r-really s-sensitive!" Fuutarou exclaimed, making the two girls giggle as they continued to pet him on the shoulder and the back respectively.
Nino looked at her two sisters showing some affection to the boy, it made her frown as if she was jealous of them. Miku on the other hand wanted to drag him out of that situation he's in, but felt shy over holding his hand. She wanted to ask him more about the figure of the keychain he wore around his neck since she loved it. She was also glad that she wasn't the only one who loved the Sengoku Warlords and history.
"Hey, Ichika! Yotsuba! Stop being affectionate with him and let's go! Fuutarou is supposed to help us study!" Nino reminded them, Yotsuba immediately stopped and happily skipped towards the entrance. Ichika made a smug smile towards Nino.
"Hmm~ Are you being nice to Fuutarou-kun, Nino~ The Nino I know would have gotten angry for letting a stranger inside, hmm~" Ichika teased her, but Nino ignored her comment on the latter.
"Whatever, just get the hell off him already, you're making him uncomfortable by getting too close!" Nino retorted. Although she was annoyed at Ichika's attempt to make her blush, she was right about Fuutarou being uncomfortable. Fuutarou blushed intensely.
"L-Let's j-just… L-let's j-just go i-inside s-so w-we c-can s-start the tutoring s-session…" Fuutarou told them while stuttering while the girls agreed.
The inside of the Pentagon amazed Fuutarou as well as it was textured with elegant red walls and yellow stripes around it.
"It must be nice coming home to a place this beautiful… If I do well on this tutoring job, I might have a house like this in the future. That is if I can manage to stop flustering all the time…" Fuutarou thought.
After a few steps and riding the elevator, they manage to reach their apartment. The quintuplets went inside first before Fuutarou, with the latter respecting them as he was still new around the Pentagon. After they all went inside, Fuutarou went inside as he took off his shoes while admiring the view of their apartment.
"I-It's even n-nicer w-where y-you g-girls live…" Fuutarou muttered out loud. Itsuki looked at him and smiled when he got interested at the view of their home, but she approached him and reminded him why he was here.
"Uesugi-kun, I know you love the view of the Pentagon and our home, but you're here to tutor us, right?" Itsuki said with a gentle smile. This got Fuutarou out of the trance as he looked at the girl.
"O-oh, I-I'm s-sorry! Y-yes, I-I'm going t-to h-help y-you g-girls out," Fuutarou bowed while getting flustered. It made Itsuki worried.
"Anyway, we'll be changing to our proper clothes so you can just wait for us near the living room," Itsuki told him as she went upstairs to her room to change.
The rest of her sisters began to go upstairs as well, while Fuutarou went to their couch to sit while picking up five mock test sheets he has prepared for them.
"Hmm… I don't know where they really lack, so I was lucky to have an unanswered sheet from the library I stumbled upon. They had all the subjects we're all studying for, and I know all the answers for them!" Fuutarou thought while looking through the mock sheets.
"What do you have there, Uesugi-san~" Yotsuba said, coming from behind the couch. Fuutarou got startled as he fell off the couch.
"W-what t-the heck, Y-Yotsuba? H-How l-long d-did y-you s-stand there?!" Fuutarou asked her, still in shock of the sudden appearance of the green ribbon girl. Yotsuba giggled while lightly scratching her right cheek with her fingers.
"Not too long! After I was done, I noticed you had papers on your lap so I wanted to take a closer look! Is it a love letter~? I won't tell, shishishi~" Yotsuba said with a slight tease, which made him flustered.
"N-No, t-these a-are m-mock sheets t-that I-I'll be handing o-over t-to s-see where y-you a-all f-fare academically…" Fuutarou explained while stuttering.
Fuutarou showed her the mock sheet he was holding. Yotsuba looked at it as she tilted her head in confusion as she took it off his hands. Fuutarou blushed as he looked around for her sisters.
"W-where a-are y-your s-sisters? A-are they s-still c-changing?" Fuutarou asked. Yotsuba did a pondering stance as she was looking at her sister's rooms.
"They're still changing, but we could go and gather all of them for the mock sheet you've prepared for us!" Yotsuba suggested. Fuutarou nodded as the two went upstairs to check with her sisters.
"Ah! Before we knock, let me introduce which room is which first!" Yotsuba exclaimed as she started to introduce each room.
"We have Itsuki's room here, followed by my room over here!" Yotsuba pointed at Itsuki's room and her room while explaining.
"And next to mine is Miku's room, followed by Nino's room and on the far right is Ichika's room!" Yotsuba continued explaining as if she was excited to have a friend over. Fuutarou started to walk to Itsuki's door and knocked.
"I'm almost done changing, give me a moment!" Itsuki answered as she put on her normal clothes and opened the door.
"Oh, Uesugi-kun! I was about to come downstairs, but that's fine to check on me and my sisters!" Itsuki said as soon as they locked eyes, causing Fuutarou's cheeks to grow rosy.
"A-actually… Y-Yotsuba suggested to c-check if y-you g-girls w-weren't t-taking too long, I-I'll just w-wait d-downstairs a-again…" Fuutarou answered her as he was prepared to go downstairs again, only for Yotsuba to stop him.
"Hey! Hey! Don't stop now, let's get the others too!" Yotsuba exclaimed, with Itsuki nodding while Yotsuba dragged him. This made Fuutarou's heartbeat go faster than normal, but he noticed a minor difference when she dragged him. It was as if he felt that she was stronger compared to Itsuki.
"Yotsuba is pretty strong… She must be the most active quintuplets out of them all… I guess that might be good to know to tell them apart in the future," Fuutarou thought to himself.
Fuutarou gulped as Yotsuba dragged him, stopping at Miku's door. He began knocking on the door, revealing Miku without her headphones as she opened the door.
"Oh, Fuutarou… Um, I'm not r-really ready yet, I-I just n-need to find my headphones…" Miku said nervously. Looking at her nervous state also managed to make him nervous. It made Itsuki even worried for her tutor and wanted to say something, but Fuutarou mustered up some courage left to tell Miku what he wanted to say.
"N-No w-worries, Miku… I-I'm w-waiting d-downstairs so w-we c-can s-start the mock t-test a-as soon a-as p-possible," Fuutarou said, reminding Miku.
"R-right… I-I'll be there, I-I don't want to miss out," Miku answered, getting back to her room to look for her headphones.
For Fuutarou, it felt like he couldn't escape and tried to fight off his nervousness. He then moved on and knocked on Nino's door upon arrival. Unfortunately, Nino didn't answer him.
"H-huh? D-did she g-go d-downstairs a-already?" Fuutarou wondered. Yotsuba and Itsuki was wondering the same thing as they didn't notice her moving out of her room. Surprisingly, Nino sneaked past her sisters and lightly tapped on Fuutarou's shoulder, causing him to turn around.
"Hey, Fuutarou~! Were you looking for me?" Nino asked him.
Fuutarou was about to answer, but looking at Nino's outfit almost made him jaw drop.
"Y-Yeah, w-we're about t-to s-start the m-mock t-test soon. Glad to see you're dressing up pretty for the test, Nino-chan," Fuutarou said, blurting out the latter part as he covered his mouth. Nino blushed and smiled at him as she looked away from him for a brief moment.
"Geez, you're such a gentleman Fuutarou~ Thank you~" Nino said with a hint of a small flirty manner.
"If you ask me, I think you really want him to be yours, Nino…" Itsuki thought as she looked at Nino's behavior towards him.
"Hmm, could Nino also like Uesugi-san like- N-no, maybe I'm just imagining it… But why is she nice to him all of a sudden? Was she like that when she met Uesugi-san before us in lunch break?" Yotsuba wondered, also wondering about her nice behavior towards him.
Fuutarou looked away from the girls as he scratched his head in nervousness.
"Let's j-just check h-how Ichika's h-holding up," Fuutarou stuttered, moving to Ichika's room as he knocked on the door. There wasn't an answer from the other side.
"She's n-not answering… Is s-she usually t-taking t-that l-long?" Fuutarou asked as he backed away from the door slightly.
Nino began to sigh as she began to tell Fuutarou to not worry as she went to open the door. Upon opening the door, Fuutarou noticed how messy Ichika's room was.
"Oh, not again… Ichika, you really need to clean up your room once in a while!" Yotsuba thought. She also noticed Fuutarou's expression upon seeing Ichika's room, which made her smile in nervousness.
"I-Is this… R-really a r-room?" Fuutarou began to mutter out. Yotsuba and Itsuki were embarrassed over that first impression Fuutarou had of Ichika. Nino on the other hand began looking for her.
"Oii, Ichika! Could you stop sleeping and get up?! Fuutarou prepared a mock test for us! Quit slacking already!" Nino said, annoyed at Ichika's lazy behavior. Ichika woke up slightly and began to yawn.
"Good morning everyone~" Ichika replied, half awake. Nino got annoyed as she dragged her up, while Fuutarou was still uncomfortable looking at Ichika's room.
"I'll j-just… w-wait d-downstairs…" Fuutarou backed off from her room as he went downstairs. Ichika yawned again, much to Nino's amusement.
"Good job Ichika, he's definitely having that memory of your room forever in his mind!" Nino said to her in disappointment.
"Oh, come on… The school was exhausting today~" Ichika told her as she almost went back to sleep. With some energy from waking up, Ichika started to get up.
"Onee-san will clean up next time he's visiting! So, what is it?" Ichika changed the topic. Nino sighed again, explaining again to Ichika while Yotsuba and Itsuki looked at each other with a nervous smile.
A while later, Fuutarou handed over the mock sheets to the quintuplets, giving them at least 90 minutes for them to complete the work.
"I-If there a-aren't any f-further questions, I'll b-be sitting o-over t-there while p-planning f-for the future t-tutoring s-sessions," Fuutarou explained while stuttering.
"T-the m-mock s-sheet covers most o-of t-the s-subjects y-you're l-learning s-so I-I'll h-have f-full overview at w-what y-you girls n-need t-to improve a-and k-know what's y-your b-best," Fuutarou continued and began to take a nearby seat near the dining table. The girls began working on the worksheets, but two of them were looking at Fuutarou's direction for a moment, wondering why he couldn't be next to them when they get done with the worksheets.
"Hmm… Fuutarou is really nervous around us… Am I really showing too much beauty? If that's the case, then it might be easier to make him fall for me~" Nino thought with confidence.
"I hope Uesugi-kun is doing okay. I'm trying to make him comfortable around us as much as I can, but no matter what I do it doesn't seem to work…" Itsuki thought, worried for the young tutor.
Fuutarou walked to the fridge to get some glass of water, trying to calm down after getting too flustered around them. He was beginning to walk forward and back as he was stuttering. The love spell must have been very strong and he wanted to find the witch as soon as possible so he could tell her his frustrations about her magic spell that she inflicted on the poor tutor.
However, that chance is granted as the witch popped up near his left shoulder, giggling.
"Hello Fuu-chan~" the witch greeted, startling him.
"W-what the heck! First Yotsuba and now… Hey, you never mentioned your name when we met back in my dream!" Fuutarou exclaimed, but now that the witch was there, he could tell her all the trouble she caused him. However, he hesitated as he looked at the quintuplets currently working on the worksheets he gave them. Flustered upon looking at their direction, the witch noticed and began teasing him.
"It seems like the love spell is going smootly, I see~?"
Fuutarou looked at the witch as he was hoping they wouldn't see her. That would make his worries even bigger if that were to happen, but the witch noticed his behavior and put up a smile.
"Don't worry, Fuu-chan~ Only you can see me," the witch reassured him, making him relieved as he began to ask her some questions.
"Okay… Who the heck are you? I really don't know how to refer you as without calling you the witch," Fuutarou asked her.
The witch nodded as she began to sit on Fuutarou's shoulder, making Fuutarou gulp a little.
"I suppose I could introduce myself, my name is Kanna. I'm a good witch who want to be helpful to sad people," the witch named Kanna introduced herself. Fuutarou nodded as he began to ask more.
"So why did you inflict the love spell on me? I'm someone who is barely interested in romance!" Fuutarou asked with a serious expression.
Kanna looked at him, observing his emotions as she answered him.
"Like I mentioned before, I love to make people fall in love~! And upon looking at your life, I noticed you were often bullied during childhood, weren't you?" Kanna asked, feeling sympathy for the young man. Fuutarou nodded sadly while continuing to ask her.
"Still, why did you pick me out of all people? I barely could talk to them about studying. I was fine talking to Itsuki until you gave me this magic spell, so why did you do that?" Fuutarou asked her.
"Everyone deserves happiness in life, that includes you Fuu-chan! However, there is a way for you to stop being less nervous around the girls I specifically made you fall in love with," Kanna explained as she began to cast small spells to show Fuutarou what he needed to do.
What Kanna is showing to him is that a kiss can make him feel less flustered around the quintuplets, which made Fuutarou flustered. It seemed easy, but Fuutarou was too flustered that he had to ask her.
"What the heck?! You mean to tell me that all of them have to kiss me so I can get less nervous?! Why can't you just remove the magic spell on me like normal?!" Fuutarou asked in annoyance, while Kanna shook her head in disappointment. She looked at him again with a small smile.
"If I remove the spell, you won't be able to feel any happiness ever again. I'm sure you don't want to see yourself miserable in the future, don't you agree?" Kanna replied simply.
That made Fuutarou think twice as normal.
"If the witch says that I won't feel any happiness… That would mean…" Fuutarou was worried that he might not be able to experience happiness again if he demanded her to remove the spell.
"The drawback with removing this love spell is that you won't feel happy in the future ever again. If I remove it like so, you won't be experiencing what it feels like to be happy around your loved ones," Kanna elaborated more.
Fuutarou sighed, facing a decision that would change his life forever.
"V-very well… I'll keep the magic spell you casted on me, but that doesn't mean I'll like it one bit!" Fuutarou gave his final answer to the witch, making her form a bigger smile to him.
"Now there's that smartie pants I know~ You will definitely change your mind, because you will fall with one of them or all of them over time~" Kanna said with excitement, much to Fuutarou's amusement.
All he could do is sigh, looking at the witch once more, asking for confirmation about what she said is true.
"If all of them have to kiss me, does it have to be on the lips?" Fuutarou asked her.
Kanna began to float a bit to face his view, as she smiled.
"It can also be on the cheek, Fuu-chan~ From the looks of it, it will happen over time. I know it~" Kanna told him with determination in her eyes. That made Fuutarou nod, but there was one more question he wanted to ask her, as it bothered him.
"If I'll fall in love with them at some point, surely they would feel the same? If they need to kiss me on the cheek so I can feel comfortable around them without going all rosy, wouldn't that mean that they need to fall in love with me as well?" Fuutarou asked her.
"Hmm… Like I mentioned, at some point they will kiss you. If they love you back or not is something you would need to find out, because one thing for sure is that I know you will fall in love with them over time," Kanna explained.
"If that is the case, then I think we're done here, Kanna," Fuutarou said. It made Kanna chuckle as she floated around him.
"I will eventually show up just to see how you are doing. Until then, I wish you all the best, Fuu-chan," Kanna bowed and began to vanish.
Fuutarou sighed once more as he began to shake his head to get back to reality. Realizing the time has only gone an hour, he realized the quints have half an hour left to finish the sheets he gave them.
"I wonder if they would feel the same… So far, I don't think any of them are showing any signs… Unless I'm really bad at this…" Fuutarou thought, looking at their direction as he covered his face with his hands.
"Still… Why would you pick me…?"
Oh, looks like the witch came back early as expected. Whoopsie me!
We learn the witch's name is Kanna and she came with a lot of answers Fuutarou needed to know. It would seem like the quints needs to kiss him either on the lips or the cheek so Fuutarou could feel comfortable around them in the future. How would he do that when he doesn't know if the quints feel attracted to him? Looks like we have to find out next time!
Until then, thank you for reading - ShadowLivy