D: Now with the sudden revelation made by Kintaro, it's the moment we have been all waiting for: The Redemption Date!
K: Hopefully the date will strengthen my relationship with the Quints, Starting with Nino and Ending on whoever the writer ends my date with.
M: The format would be the same with all of our dates, but with different scenarios.
It: There will be tons of food with the dates that D-kun will give during our dates!
D: Seriously Itsuki? You're getting f-
N: ANYWAY, we hope you enjoyed the story so far,
Ic: Of course, don't forget about the disclaimer!
Y: In no way, does the writer of this story own any of the Quintessential Quintuplets. All rights go to their respective owners. With that being said, let's go D-san!
It was a Peaceful Morning in the Quintuplet Household; A day after her apparent sleepover with Kintaro. She was ecstatic when she knew she was leading the competition in getting Kintaro's exclusive feelings. Although it might sound selfish, she secretly wanted that all of her sisters would win by doing their best in race for his love and attention.
Nino was whistling happily in her bedroom at the Nakano Apartment. Good thing when she returned, her sisters were still sound asleep after eating their favorite dishes at Kintaro's extravagant home. She admitted that him living alone on such a big apartment would be lonely, but hopefully it'll change once his challenges are done. He still has one last challenge, but he doesn't know what it'll entail.
'I wonder what I'd wear today.' She thought, thinking what clothes would woo over him. It would give her plus points to earn more affection rating. If she wore something boring, he might think about how he wants the day to finish. If she wore flashy clothes, it might make him a bit uncomfortable considering how he used to wear simple clothes like before.
'Are they still sleeping?' She thought to herself as she dressed up. She was wearing a pink miniskirt that was knee-length in size, a striped-blue off-shoulder dress that was exposing her smooth yet silky shoulders, and her iconic butterfly that distinguishes herself from the other Quints that were sleeping in their room.
Nino went to their room one by one. Surely, since no one was making noises, they should be asleep, right? Unfortunately, she didn't see anyone in their respective rooms. There were noises on the living room, which made Nino a bit curious and confused. The plan of being inconspicuous failed spectacularly since all of them are already awake by the time she finished dressing up for her conquest in getting Kintaro's affection.. In terms of who wakes when, Nino was ALWAYS the first quint to wake up, followed by Itsuki, then Yotsuba, Miku, lastly Ichika.
For some reasons unknown, they unusually woke up earlier than her. Something seems amiss according to Nino.
"Morning Miku. Did you have a good night's rest after eating all of Uesugi's Dishes?" She stared at the expressionless quintuplet who was reading a book about Samurai's in her phone. Nino knows that her sister has an intense passion for reading old novelty books. To be fair, Nino doesn't mind if her sister likes something that isn't up to the trends. As long as she does her best in her studies, everything is good to her. Besides, thanks to Miku's tutorial on some specific eras about said warlords, they were able to get high grades in History.
"Yeah, I still feel sleepy though." Miku replied, still looking at her phone, clearly in depth in reading her favorite novel about a Samurai that fell in love with his enemy. She didn't notice that Nino was going somewhere since she was engrossed at reading and finishing the said book. It was then until Itsuki had asked Nino where she was going.
"Oh? Were you planning to go somewhere?" Itsuki asked the 2nd eldest Quintuplet. She thought that it was weird that she would dress like someone going on a date, especially if the person in question would just stay in home.
"I'm just going somewhere with my friends." She lied with a straight face. She didn't want to risk the fact that she planned a date with Futaro/Kintaro. Although she wasn't wrong, she was indeed going with a friend that happened to be someone she loves so much that she even became ruthless in being first to get him.
Miku overheard their conversation while reading the novel in her phone. 'She seems a bit too outgoing. Did something happen?' She thought while glancing on the 2 talking quintuplets. As for the whereabouts for Yotsuba and Ichika, they were in the bathroom, taking a bath of course.
After some time, Nino's phone began to ring at the moment Miku wanted to ask her about who's she going with. With no further delay, Nino picked up her phone, and began to answer the receiver.
"Nino?"
"Who's this?" Nino looked at the mirror while talking to the caller. She wanted to have no flaws while on their lovely date that could be treated as one of the memorable moments of her life.
"It's me. Get ready, I'm coming over." The voice commanded her, to which her eyes flared up, apparently excited for spending time with him.
She glanced at the other quintuplets that were eavesdropping. Not wanting to let anyone to hear her, Nino whispered in a manner that no one would hear it. If they ever want to hear it, they have to come closer. She knew that the Quints don't have any right to listen their conversation. They can't help but curious. They knew their sister more than anyone.
"Hey Miku. Don't you think Nino's being a little weird today?" The Gluttonous Quint asked the Warlord-Lover who was thinking the same thing as the Youngest Quintuplet.
"True. Do you think it has something to do about the friend that she stayed over with?" Miku quipped back, causing the contemplating twins to stop in their track of talking before thinking about what happened that fateful night. They didn't know that Kintaro was actually their long lost tutor, who wanted to pay back for leaving them by going on a date that they will never forget.
While the Quintuplets were thinking of countless possibilities, Nino whispered again to Kintaro who was actually driving a sports car, but they don't know about it.
"What if they'll catch me Kin-kun?" Nino said worryingly. She didn't want her sisters to be wary of her relationship with Kintaro. What would happen if she'd actually get caught because of their mistakes? Thinking about it, Nino doesn't want that to happen. At all.
She was worried about the future, but Kintaro shot down the possibility by reassuring her.
"Relax. I'll be picking you up. Who said we're going to get a taxi to our location?" He laughed. He remembered that Nino worries a lot. 'Typical Nino-chan.'
"R-really?" I'll be down. Don't wait for me for too long Kin-kun." She smiled at how much of a prince-charming and a knight in shining armor can Kintaro be. 'This is one of the reasons why I knew you from the start, and the reason why I fell for you.' She thought, lost in her fantasy, much to Miku and Itsuki's booming curiosity.
"Ok, something is wrong with Nino." Itsuki confirmed after looking how Nino acts when she talked to the caller.
"Who do you think it is?" Miku asked the red-haired quint, giving her a short glance before looking back at the nervous Nino.
"Whoever it is, it made Nino a bit bashful. Interesting…" Itsuki placed her hand on her chin, clearly thinking about whoever made Nino a giddy-school girl.
Unbeknownst to them, Nino knew that they were practically stalking at this point. Wanting to clear out from their point of view, she casually waved to her twins. She wants to get out already and spend time with him while the day is fresh.
"Alright. Bye." She closed her phone before looking back at the duo who looked back at what they were doing to avoid suspicion from Nino.
"I'm going!" She bid them farewell as she went outside of the room. Nino went down to the lobby to meet him. After minutes while waiting, she finally saw a glimpse of his stature that was approaching her closely. Step by step, Nino's heart fluttered when she saw how he looked like.
Kintaro was wearing a black waistcoat that resembled how a butler would look like. His gold hair was brushed upward, showing his large forehead that looked smooth if it was touched. His pants were a shiny black slacks, and an orange rubber shoe that looked too expensive.
"Are you ready, Milady?" Kintaro's smile made her heart flutter more and herself melt from how sweet his intoxicating smiles can be.
"I'm ready if you are, Kin-kun." She smiled back at him, ready for the day to spend with the one she loves and wants to be with in the end.
"Right this way Milady!" He offered his arm, and Nino on the other hand accepted his soft but sturdy arm. 'She looks so innocent.' He mumbled in his thoughts, staring at Nino who was in his arms.
'He looks so handsome.' She sighed at the firsthand experience of being treated like a princess. It was too good for someone like her, especially the time when she had done horrible things so Futaro was not to tutor them.
'She looks so cute.' He sighed along with her who he knew was staring at him, but if he ever looked at her, he might get distracted at how much Nino looked too good for his liking. Besides, he needs to focus so there won't be any distraction. Another thing, he has the itinerary for today's date. That includes going on a boat date, going to a restaurant, and going to a carnival to ride the Ferris wheel. He was confident that the plan would work.
"Well then, right this way." He opened the door for her. She gawked at the brand of the car. The car's brand is one of the rarest types that she only saw in magazine. Never had she imagined that she would actually be able to ride inside of it. "Something the matter Nino-chan?"
"Oh no, it's nothing." Nino answered back. She doesn't want to come off as rude in order for the date to go smoothly as planned. If she ever said something, the atmosphere in their date might go awry, or awkward to say the least.
"If you're thinking about the safety measures and precautions about this car, don't worry. I had taken the necessary measures that my princess wouldn't be injured in any way possible." He reassured her, causing the two-ribbon haired quintuplet to blush.
'When did he knew how to compliment?' She thought. The former Futaro was pretty blunt and insulting as she thought of. If there's something to describe about one of the sisters, he was pretty rude to some of them. It included calling Itsuki "fat", and insulting about how she looks "stupidly awkward".
The Kintaro of the recent time was actually the epitome of what a gentleman is. He already knows how to avoid insulting a lady, becoming one of those people who were actually respectful.
"I'll take you on that offer, Kin-kun." She looked at him with shining eyes and made her way to sit on the front of the sports car that he was driving.
"Let's have fun for the rest of the day, Nino-chan." He closed down his doors, and went to his side to drive. He hopes that the day that he'll give Nino would be a day that won't be easy to forget, since it was his time to shine, and to spend time with all of them. In the end, he hopes that he and Nino would enjoy the day that was waiting for them.
Meanwhile in the Nakano Household…
"What do you think happened yesterday?" Ichika asked her quints, minus Nino of course. She was wondering the exact same thing.
"Did Uesugi-san do something?" Yotsuba asked. She had come down from the stairs after taking a bath.
"I don't think so, it might be just coincidental that she actually turned that way." Itsuki suggested. It was still rare for Nino to become so bashful to the point that she'd grow into a cute, overprotective sister that actually found her true love?
"What if…" Miku claimed, starting to think her next words carefully. "…Kintaro was actually Futaro?"
The thought of Kintaro being Futaro silenced everyone for the next few minutes. Was it true that Kintaro was actually the Futaro that they knew and love? If he is, then why did he hide something that of a shocking revelation?
The quints started to imagine if Kintaro was actually him, and not some other relative that Futaro didn't tell to the quints. After some careful deliberation though, they deemed it was too farfetched.
"Not really. Kintaro-san wouldn't be treating Nino that nice right? I mean, we did just meet him for the first time yesterday." Ichika slurped down her coffee, hoping that the coffee could make her brain work in order to figure out what actually had happened to Nino.
"Have you noticed anything strange from Kintaro yesterday?" Itsuki asked, preferably asking for some sort of clue to help them in their investigation. "Like, did anything weird happen when we were at Kintaro's apartment?"
The Sisters took their time to think about it. Unbeknownst to them, what Ichika said was a white lie. Meaning, they did meet Kintaro for the first time, but his identity is something that the quintuplets know quite enough to discern his actions.
"I think I saw Nino glancing around Uesugi-kun's direction. I think she was familiar with him?" Itsuki said, glopping down her favorite burger from Burger Queen.
Miku suddenly gasped at what Itsuki stated. It was already to her. She might not know anything about Kintaro, but that doesn't mean she doesn't know anything about Futaro either. She realized this after contemplating for some time, ever since Nino was meekly talking to Nino.
"Miku?" Yotsuba glanced at the 3rd quintuplet who has the look that something had transpired, possibly from hearing either the best, or worst news of her life.
"What's wrong Miku?" Itsuki pried for information about the Quints sudden teardrop.
"E-eh? I-it's nothing." She lied about the fact that she was stupid not to see the relevance between the two people in question. She had wanted to get Futaro all for herself, just as how Nino would have wanted, but because of their feelings overriding their capacity to think that well, she just realized by now that Nino was actually going to meet up with Futaro. In other words, one of the two might have actually invited the other to hang out. Or in this matter, to date.
"Anyway, let's just hope that Nino would have fun with her friends." Ichika said. She stood up from the table and went on to her room to continue her daily routine.
"What are you going to do Miku?" Yotsuba asked. She was going to continue her daily exercise since she's known for being the fastest out of all the quints, and being the exercise-nut that she is, she gets addicted to it.
"I'm probably going to play some games as usual." She casually said. It was their summer break after all. Who wouldn't want to do something that someone enjoys doing? Besides, it's not like they don't have any assignment either. "I'm going to continue the storyline of the game." She stood up as well and got her cellphone.
Since they didn't have anything to do, Itsuki wanted to watch Miku play her favorite game. "Can I come Miku?"
"Sure."
And thus, their commonplace routine became common as usual, as all of the quints were doing their usual activities, albeit different from Nino and Itsuki. Nino was on a date with Kintaro, while Itsuki was going to watch her sister play some games that she took interest on. It would actually help Itsuki learn about what so good about her sister's hobby as to even take an interest about said subject in school.
At the Docks…
"Thanks for inviting me Kin-kun." A happy Nino said, while clinging onto her Prince Charming.
Kintaro in exchanged smiled back at her. Nino isn't getting tired of the smile after all. Besides, it was his new personality that made her happier than before. "It's not a big deal Nino-chan. It was a nice weather to invite you after all."
"So, what did you have in plan for us today Kin-kun?" She curiously wondered what kind of planning he made in order to make this day one of the memorable moments in her life. "Also, why are we on a dock?"
She looked around and saw nothing but a vast range of water, and on their other side was the shore that was holding the dock. Basically it's where the ship goes and stops.
"You'll find out soon enough!" He cheerfully quipped as he gazed around to see someone that he had contacted prior to the date that he discussed about. 'Where is he?'
He found a person who was currently in charge of the ships. He was one of the people that he knew that held a ship, and was also the one who Kintaro actually contacted in hopes of getting a ship for him and Nino to enjoy.
"Let's go!" Kintaro went to the overseer, with Nino in tow, holding her hand. Kintaro didn't know it but Nino was having another intense waterfall of happiness just by his touch. She knew that she won't be ever to forget this feeling, and more so she doesn't want to have this feeling being robbed, unless it was his sisters. She knew that Kintaro also loved her sisters equally, and doesn't mind sharing as long as he makes her happy.
"W-where are we going Kin-kun?" Nino asked the Man who was leading in their trot towards the overseer.
"You'll see soon enough." He enigmatically responded, hoping that Nino wouldn't find out what his plans were.
"Hey, Mitsuhara-san!" He called out to the Crimson-haired man that was currently looking at the ships that were docking in order to make sure that nothing goes awry when they were positioning themselves to receive the ships.
The Crimson-haired man, who was busy on his schedule currently checking the boats and ships to see if there were any problems, looked at pair that was coming on his way. It was Kintaro, and a girl that he hasn't seen before. He waved at them, and prompted them to come over to his side to talk about something.
"What's up Kintaro-san?" He asked the Male tutor. He noticed that he was holding someone's hand, close to his side. "Who's this lovely lady here?"
He gestured to his side to introduce his current date. "Mitsuhara-san, this is Nino Nakano."
"Hello there Nakano-san. My name is Kyosuke Mitsuhara. I am the overseer for the boats and ships that you see here." He bowed to until his body was in a 90 degree angle. "Glad to be your acquaintance!"
"The pleasure is all mine!" Nino curtly bowed, as if they were in a dance.
'I gotta say, she looks charmingly appealing if she would be seen in a dance.' He complimented her in his thoughts, considering how graceful and elegantly she looked when they gave their introduction. Honestly for him, it was a bit too overkill since he wanted it to become a casual date, not a ballroom date.
"So, what would I be of service to you Kintaro-san?" He asked, currently asking for information about why he was here.
He nearly forgot that they were there to rent a yacht for the morning. It was so that Nino would be able to experience what would it feels like to be having on a date in the middle of the ocean. "Right, I asked one of your friends." He scratched his head, still not used to having these many things in his possession.
"Oh, were you the one that actually asked my colleague to see if there were available ships?" He pondered on what else could be the reason.
He nodded. "Yep. So, are we alright with picking some ships for our date?" He asked.
"Of course! You may pick the one that you like!" He pointed at the dock that was currently at port, on standby, floating in the ocean. Of course they were floating in the Ocean. What did he expect? An operational yacht that serves the purpose as a submarine? As much as that would be nice to see, it wasn't anything that regale.
They approached the dock to take a better look at the differences of the yachts. The yachts were all still the same, but with different designs in their sail. One sail had White and Black Pattern. Another sail was red and violet.
'Why does the design look so familiar?' She went on to take a closer inspection, not realizing the fact that the yachts were actually their personality and characteristic. Meaning that the designs were characterized based on what they love, their colors, and their hobbies as a different individual.
They finally decided on a ship that was labeled with a Flamingo as the design of the ship's sail. It was a normal sail. Instead of Kintaro taking the wheel, he had asked one of the captain if he can have him drive so that he would be able to focus his attention on his current date right now.
After a short while, they were able to set sail in the sea. The Sea was currently fragrant. There were also doves and dolphins accompanying along the boat, which would seem romantic. Thing is, never be too close, or else your romantic date would end up in a beach or something.
Kintaro escorted Nino to the side of the boat to feel the breeze of the morning sun. Their date was going on smoothly as planned by Kintaro. It feels nice to experience something so new and fresh. He didn't know how it felt to be so rich. Now with fate giving him the opportunity, he can thank himself for being able to feel the breeze.
He looked at Nino. She was in total smiles while they were on the boat. Her hair is flowing along with the wind that was helping it float. To him, it felt like it was the perfect view to see, especially with how mature and elegant it looks on her. Her bow was also ruffling as if it was almost about to go away on its own.
'She looks like the human version of Aphrodite.' He recalled back in his history class at how Aphrodite was the "Goddess of Beauty and Love". He gotta say, her being Aphrodite wouldn't seem a bit too farfetched now, wouldn't it? "H-hey Nino?" He stuttered to say, evidently beguile by her look.
"What's up Kin-kun?" She glanced to see him blushing at the time that she looked at his direction, as if he was shy about something. 'What is he shy about?' She pondered reasons as to why he blushed when she looked at him.
Just then, realization hit her.
"Is there something on my face?" She blushed back, trying to fight the urge not to get embarrassed. Unfortunately for her, not only is it an embarrassment to her, but also for the wrong reason she thought of.
"N-no! I was just thinking about how your husband would never get tired of seeing your face Nino-chan." He delightedly said, causing the said Quintuplet to blush even riper than a tomato. But of course, Nino being herself, she didn't want to lose to his sweet and to-fall for words.
Which gave her an idea on how to beat him in his own game.
Oh, it was a good idea to her alright.
"Gee, I don't know Kin-kun. I think it's much better to say that he has fallen already to my charms?" She winked at him, making Kintaro shocked in the sudden announcement. She knew she got him at that point, and all that was left was to let him try to retort back.
"R-really?" He quipped weakly, still shocked at the revelation that Nino said to him. Admittedly, made his heart dropped when he heard it, but it automatically bounced back at what she said next.
"I mean, I'm already talking to the person who fell for my charms."
"Touche."
He sighed, having fallen for her tricks which were the same tricks he had once tried on her. It's pretty clear at this point that he can't do anything to fool this clever girl; even teasing her would be already difficult. It's as if to say that whatever tricks or shenanigans he can come up with, she would always, ALWAYS have a rebuttal to his smartness.
They were laughing and enjoying their time together, until it was time to get back to shore and get ready for dinner. They didn't focus on being hungry since they were having one of the best time of their lives with each other: Teasing each other, complimenting how well they looked today, and the fact that everything is going well… At least, that's what they thought. In reality, they are actually going to meet someone. And that someone would be someone familiar to them.
At the Market
Kintaro and Nino were browsing along the aisles. They were in the meat section, clearly looking for something to eat. Currently, they don't have anything in their stroller. Kintaro had invited Nino to eat, since he wanted to spend more time with her.
"So Nino-chan. What do you want to eat?" He asked while glancing through the items and menu that there was in front of them. The supermarket they were in was known to contain exquisite ingredients at a fair price. They had plan to eat some meat, some vegetables, and some desserts to balance out their body. They know what people say: Too much of something can, and will kill you.
Nino was looking closely at the options that was presented in the aisle. It contained many varieties of meat. It includes Beef, Pork, Venison, and the most expensive one of all among them is the Wagyu steak. Wagyu is known for being one of the finest and highest quality of steak among them.
"Umm, how about this?" She showed Kintaro a styro pack containg some of her favorite Pork.
Kintaro eyed at her closely. 'I'm pretty sure she was eyeing on the Wagyu Steak a while ago.' He thought to himself. He knew that Nino wanted some Wagyu Beef as well, considering that she was looking on it.
"You do know you can get anything you want right?" He assured her. What kind of a date would be if it finished on just a simple dish? "Don't be shy Nino-chan!"
His assurance towards her didn't do anything at all. She was still shy at some point, even to the point that if she had ask him to buy something expensive, she thinks it might give him the impression that she was just a gold digger. She didn't want anything with that.
"I-it's alright Kin-kun…" She slightly looked somewhere else, trying to avoid his gaze.
"I insist. Besides, what kind of human would I be if I didn't adhere to what you wanted?" He smiled. It almost made her front crumble. Not wanting to be thought of negatively, she asked one more thing before it made his decision clear.
"Anything?" She quipped weakly.
"Anything." He nodded, prompting Nino to pick more from the supermarket.
"Yay!" She jumped up and down like a child. It was her time to get everything that she wanted, since he went his way to tell that she can choose whatever she want with no restraints.
Kintaro chuckled at the excited Nino pulling his arm, possibly to get something that she saw. 'I gotta say, it feels nice to see her like this.' He complimented on the sight that he sees. A girl who acts like a kid that was allowed to get the toy that they wanted to.
After for some time, Nino and Kintaro bought everything that they need and wanted. They were holding hands while taking about their day.
"It feels nice to experience something like this once in a while." Nino said. She was holding the grocery bags on her right side, and his hand on the left side.
"Yeah. You said it." Kintaro replied, doing the same as Nino.
"Hey Ki- I mean Fuu-kun?" She stopped at her tracks tracks to look at him, with eyes glistening like the Lunar Moon's radiance.
"Y-yeah?" He stuttered. He wasn't used to being called by his original name. It was quite weird for him to hear it, especially from someone he loves so much. Of course, he loves the other four as well.
"Goodluckwith my sisters, and thank you." She smiled and tiptoed to reach his lips, dropping the bags slowly so that whatever content inside of it won't break.
'Shoot, I need to get ready for this.' He thought before saying, "I'll do my best to make you and your sisters happy." His face was approaching her lips, before a sudden call out at the two made them squeak, causing their intimate actions to drop.
"Nino?" She stuttered.
"a-and Futaro-kun?" She finished saying, before she approached the pair that was about to enter a world of love.
They heard someone call out their name. They turned around to see…
D: Damn, I took almost three weeks to update this!
K: So much for procrastination indeed.
D: My question is, who saw you guys?
Y: Was it me?
M: Is it me?
Ic: Is it me?
It: Was it me?
N: or was i-
D: It wasn't you Nino. To be fair, it's going to be weird seeing a doppelganger if it was the case.
PS: If ever I don't update this in the next few days, I am currently doing another story called "Adventure of a Lifetime" in another website. So, if you want to be amused by my poorly-writing skills and useless shenanigans, feel free to look at Wattpad for it under the same name.