The Quintessential Maids!

by LanceSennin

AU. The quints make a bet against Fuutarou in which the loser becomes the other's maid/butler for a week. The only way for them to win is if they pass a bunch of exams without anybody failing. Can they do it? Rated M, Fuutarou x Harem, trying my best to give everyone the love they deserve. New update out!

6. Grace of Green

Yeah, Lance is back with another update! It's been a long while, but sorry, been busy with college like I said. That and the length of this chapter took up my free time so much, but I'm satisfied with how it turned out. Oh yeah, I know this site isn't really on its A-game right now, so make sure to read this using the mobile app. It works better than the main site at the moment, I dunno why. With that said, let's proceed to the chapter!

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"Sllggghhh…! Mmpphhfff…!"

Those were two sounds that Fuutarou never thought would be the main cause of him breaking free of his sleep-induced state in the morning. Up until now, he was having a completely peaceful slumber and it was one of the best he had in a while…

"Mmmm~ guuugghhh…!"

...largely due to him being completely spent after sexually satisfying a hungry red-haired quint last night… which resulted in the two of them passing out on the floor and spending the night there instead of on the bed. Compared to her sisters, Itsuki was significantly different in terms of their, uhm… personality in bed. If he didn't know any better, Fuutarou would wonder how in the hell could a diligent and stubborn girl like her act like a damn succubus in bed.

Yeah, she was on a whole new level… if Itsuki was like that, then he didn't even bother trying to imagine what was Yotsuba like.

Of course, that was just Fuutarou being Fuutarou by expecting the worst… because after witnessing Itsuki reveal her true feelings to him, what would be the difference if Yotsuba did the same too and confess? Yeah, right… Kami must hate him if that ever happens. Heh, Fuutarou Uesugi gaining himself a harem of five sisters after said girls each became his maid for a day, what a joke.

"Mmphhff~~!"

"Urgh…"

Fuutarou stirred a bit in his slumber, feeling something weird down there. He was sleeping with his arms behind his head, but it didn't seem like that would last for long. It felt as if there was something wet somewhere, but that would be ridiculous. At first, he tried to ignore it and willed himself to go back to sleep but somehow, it got worse. There was a weird feeling in his loins, and it can't just be brushed off like it was nothing. He needed to do something about this…

"Sluuurrppp~!"

There we go, it just got stronger and it was starting to bother him! He gritted his teeth and lazily raised an arm to scratch off whatever that was bugging him down there, only for his hand to touch something… wet?

"Hyaa~!"

Ok, now it looks like that weird thing happening near his crotch was finally gone, he couldn't feel anything anymore. But damn, that wasn't the end of it. What the hell was he touching, and why did it feel wet? He wasn't in the bathroom, was he? It's impossible, there was something smelly nearby that was somehow intoxicating that it couldn't be ignored either.

*drip*

The moment he felt something wet on his cheeks, Fuutarou decided to just fuck it and see what was going on. His perfectly good sleep was ruined. He groaned softly and finally woke up from his sleep carefully, only for his eyes to snap wide open when he noticed just what exactly was above him. His mouth hung open out of shock too, as his mind slowly processed what was going on.

He spent the night with Itsuki, right? Then… that means…

"W-W-What the…?"

Her private regions were directly above him, just several few inches away from his face.

"Haaaahhh~~"

His cheeks immediately burned from embarrassment since, uhm… his hand was… touching her… girly bits…

"What in the fuckin—?!"

At the same time, the red-haired quint turned her head around to see her tutor looking dumbfounded from the sight of her bare crotch hanging above him. She had a sultry look on her face while licking her lips sensually, as though she just finished a meal. Itsuki giggled at Fuutarou's current state and decided to snap him out of it by shaking her plump backside, which surprisingly worked as their gazes met.

"Itsuki…? What are you doing?" he asked in a very low tone, horribly confused with what the girl was trying to do. His face turned redder when she shamelessly shook her ass before him, and Fuutarou quickly hypothesized that there must be something wrong with Itsuki, hence why she is being like this.

"Good morning, sensei." she purred out seductively, shocking the young man below her even more. Was this really Itsuki or what? "I hope you don't mind me giving you an early morning treat, since you made me feel so good last night. Let me return the favor~"

"I don't like where this is going…" Fuutarou blanched when he saw her wink at him. "Is she still damn horny from what we did last—!" he was cut off from his thoughts when he felt something wet wrap around his full erection. His eyes widened instantly at that, feeling an undeniable wave of pleasure travel throughout his entire body like electricity. Fuutarou's will betrayed his mind as he let out a small moan, before he gritted his teeth to prevent himself from making any further inappropriate sounds. He raised his head and sent a desperate look at the redhead who wrapped her mouth around his large member.

"Itsuki, stop this…! We can't do this right now, your sisters might find out!" he cried out, hoping that reciting some possible outcomes would snap her out of her lustful state. Hearing this, Itsuki did remove her mouth from his cock and looked at him but unfortunately, it didn't stop her from licking his stiff rod from its base to the tip repeatedly.

"But my sisters won't find out if we keep quiet and make the most of our situation, sensei~~" she murmured, kissing the tip while using her hands to repeatedly stroke Fuutarou's monster dick. "So this is what sensei used to fuck me senseless last night… it's so big…" Itsuki cooed with a lustful smile on her face.

"Damn it Itsuki, stop! No matter what you say, we can't risk getting caught…!" he squirmed from underneath the girl, but Itsuki already had a hold on his hips which prevented him from moving too much. Yep, he was stuck underneath her and he had nowhere to go. "Urgh… you gotta be kidding me…" Fuutarou groaned and scowled at the giggling redhead who happily resumed her business with his privates. "No matter how you look at it, this will end badly for us, especially you. What the hell's gotten into you, anyway? Didn't you already have enough last night?"

Itsuki stopped in her actions momentarily as she cupped her chin. "Well, I remember waking up in sensei's arms… oh, you just looked so cute that I couldn't resist it!" she said with a bright smile, causing Fuutarou to sweat-drop.

Was this even Itsuki…?

"And then I remembered that sensei made me feel so good last night, I want to return the favor~!" she said with a smile, before noticing the deadpan expression on her tutor's face. Itsuki quickly flashed a small pout as a result, before shaking her backside once again as an attempt to get a reaction from the blue-haired man. "M-Mou, it's not healthy if you keep on making that face, sensei… why don't you have another taste at my pussy~? I'm already so wet for you, sensei~"

"What have I done?" he let out a depressed sigh, realizing the impact of his actions the previous night. He let himself fall to his own desires easily, and this was the consequence of his mistake. But to be fair, Itsuki did tempt him to do so, mainly because she was… shall we say, a 'completely different person' last night. But for her to be that way until now… something was definitely going on here. "Forget nearly going too far with Nino, Itsuki's worse than her in this… and I don't mean it in a good way… and, if I had to make a guess, this girl won't stop until I give in again and do as she wants… right…?" By now, Fuutarou only had a neutral look on his face, coming to terms with current events and realizing that this was just another thing to add to the craziness that was his life.

Yeah, why should he be shocked, anyway? He was already getting used to it…

Fuutarou let out another depressed sigh as he grabbed the swaying hips above him, preventing her from moving any further and catching the redhead off guard. Keeping his neutral expression, he turned his gaze towards Itsuki and began to speak.

"You're not gonna stop sucking my dick until I play along, are you?" he asked flatly. "It's obvious I can't get myself off from under you when you're holding me down like this."

"Hmm, I wish to return the pleasure that sensei gave me last night…" she mused, before biting her lip in such a sexy manner that Fuutarou's indifferent expression almost wavered. Almost. "...but I wouldn't mind the heavenly feeling of your mouth and tongue eating my girly bits out again~"

The simple translation of that was Itsuki definitely wanted him to tongue-fuck her to oblivion again, and Fuutarou understood it, despite not fully agreeing to this. Well, as long as this would be over with as soon as possible, there would be no need to worry about one of the other quints catching them in the act.

"Urgh… you win…" With a scowl on his face, he turned his attention towards Itsuki's plump ass. Her sacred place was dripping with arousal, and Fuutarou was half-tempted to cover his nose to prevent himself from picking up her intoxicating scent. Fuutarou could clearly remember that it was when he used his mouth pleasure the red-haired teen, he took in her arousing scent and began to lose himself to his own lust. Luckily for him, he didn't seem to be affected by it, likely due to him having woken up just now and not having enough energy to 'flip the switch' and let loose.

"Hey, you're still making that look, sensei… are you angry with me?" she flashed a small pout at seeing his scowl, which immediately transformed into a challenging smirk. "Mou, it looks like I'll have to keep making you feel good like what you did for me last night…"

Fuutarou suppressed a groan as Itsuki took in his length once more, alternating between licking his entire stiffness up and down and sucking some of it. Her right hand moved in rhythm with her head, adding more to the pleasure that Uesugi felt to the point that a moan escaped his mouth. She was still quite inexperienced when it came to this, but her instincts seem to be setting her on the right track. Hey, she clearly heard a moan from her Uesugi-kun, which meant she was doing good, right? And after all, the one thing that set her apart from her sisters was the fact that she loved to eat.

"You're not… being… fair at all, sensei~ I thought you were going to make me feel good again? My pussy is aching for you~~" With her free hand, she reached down her own body and reached her nether regions, using two of her fingers to spread her lower lips apart. Her expectant eyes turned back to him, seeing Fuutarou struggling to make a move. "I'm… soooo horny, sensei~"

Biting back another moan that threatened to escape his lips, Fuutarou threw away the last restraints on his mind as he decided to get this over with as quickly as possible.

Itsuki jolted in surprise when she felt Fuutarou place his hands on her rear, lowering her even closer towards him. "He's finally going to do it~" She flashed a smirk of satisfaction, succeeding in her mission to seduce her tutor as she removed her hand from her nether regions and solely focused on the erect cock before her. But before she could get back to licking and sucking the delicious man-meat, Itsuki felt even hotter when Fuutarou's breath touched her wet hole. Even though she asked for it, Itsuki was fully unprepared for when the young man gave her pussy one slow lick, resulting in her letting out a loud moan of ecstasy.

"A-Ahhhh, senseiii~"

"I still wonder why she's calling me that now, of all times…" he thought, noticing how Itsuki was referring to him in such a way before he mentally shrugged. "Whatever, she's not being herself anyway… I'm sure she'll go back to normal after this." With that little distraction out of the way, he turned his attention back to pleasuring the horny redhead before him. Following his actions from last night, he used his tongue to give long and slow licks towards her snatch, with Itsuki letting out moans and squeaks each time he did so. His right hand squeezed her ass cheek and fondled the large mound of flesh afterwards, adding more to the pleasure that Itsuki was already feeling. Fuutarou would never get tired of being intrigued with the quintuplets' bodies, being the same in every physical way. It honestly felt like he was having sex with the same person, not that he would tell someone else about it.

"Ohhh, s-sensei~! Hyaahhh~ Y-You're amazing, aaaahhh~!" Itsuki breathed out, arching her back slightly as she faced the ceiling to drown out her cries of pleasure. She wasn't able to completely focus on giving Fuutarou a blowjob, her mind being too clouded with lust and desire for the boy eating out her exposed womanhood like a pro.

"Guess she loses it when I do this to her," he noted mentally. Fuutarou continued to lick her secret place up and down until he felt her juices dripping down on his face, which only meant that she was more aroused than ever. Whenever his tongue would make one long lick up her entrance, Fuutarou accompanied it with a strong squeeze to her ass. Itsuki shivered with every action his tongue did to her body, and she loved it.

Unable to get back to pleasuring her partner's twitching cock, Itsuki gave in to the ecstasy brought by Fuutarou's actions as she kept herself supported with her hands placed on his thighs. The girl was taking deep breaths by now, her voice being drowned out with every moan she made. "S-Sensei… ahh~! Y-Your tongue feels… soooo good~~ I want more—AHHH!"

Itsuki widened her eyes and gasped when Fuutarou gave her ass a strong slap, before throwing her head back as she felt his tongue penetrate her wet hole and began to move in and out of her in perfect rhythm. The red-haired quint wasn't able to hold back her loudest moan yet, and Fuutarou silently prayed that nobody could hear her. It made him realize that he had to go a lot faster then, if he wanted to get this over with.

"Itsuki's not holding back in the noises she make… doesn't she even care that one of her sisters might hear her?" Fuutarou narrowed his eyes and internally sighed, sensing that he was already in a lot of trouble after this. Anyway, that didn't stop him from doing what he was supposed to do. He willingly put these concerns at the back of his mind for now, just so he could focus on the task at hand.

Itsuki couldn't deny it, her tutor was driving her crazy and she was loving it. The redhead felt extremely hot, especially down there and the cause of it was the same man who was doing his best to pleasure her body as much as he could. Even though she was unable to do the same for the young man, Itsuki felt safe with her tutor taking good care of her like this. She felt assured with Fuutarou around. Within a few seconds, Fuutarou's tongue assaulted her wetness to the point that Itsuki felt that familiar feeling in her nether regions, the very same one that made her lose all sense of integrity last night.

"Sensei…" she began, shutting her eyes tightly as she could. "F-Fuutarou-kun- ahh~! I… I think I'm going to~! M-My pussy can't take much more! Ahhhh, I'm going to~! I'm cumming~~!"

Unable to take it anymore, Itsuki forced her rear on Fuutarou's face while she let out a loud scream, her eyes rolling up a bit as she arched her back. Her feminine juices sprayed all over her partner's face, unaware of Fuutarou closing his eyes and mouth as Itsuki went through her climax. Fuutarou felt a bit bad that he was essentially wasting what could have been a sign of him enjoying this moment of intimacy between him and Itsuki, but he'd rather not fall to his lust at this early in the morning. Yeah, that would be for the best… he didn't want to remind himself of how he acted last night when he threw away any ounce of rationality left in his mind… no, sir.

It lasted for at least half a minute until Itsuki finally went down from the afterglow of her orgasm, panting heavily as she collapsed. Fuutarou opened his eyes at the right moment to see Itsuki about to fall over. He quickly panicked and tried to reach out and grab her, but let out a sigh of relief when the girl suddenly placed her hands on his knees and kept herself from collapsing.

"That was a close one…" he mumbled, placing his hand on his face and wiping off the fluids that were almost everywhere. As he did so, he was able to see how Itsuki was panting in exhaustion, yet somehow managing to turn her head towards him and flash a saucy smile while giggling like a giddy schoolgirl. Fuutarou groaned loudly, doing his best to not get swayed by the expression on Itsuki's face. That was when he reminded himself of their current situation; he was able to bring the youngest quintuplet to another mind-boggling climax, which meant that this whole ordeal was finally over, right? They can clean up this mess they made and get themselves ready to go downstairs to meet everyone else!

Fuckin' finally… what a way to wake up in the morning, but hell, Itsuki could've picked a better method of… waking him up.

"Itsuki, can you get off me now? You got what you wanted, now I believe we're done here." he murmured, wiping off the last bit of her vaginal juices that remained on his face. Fuutarou let out a massive breath of relief that this fiasco was truly over with once he saw Itsuki lifting herself off of him.

"But we're not done just yet, sensei~"

To his complete surprise, Itsuki only turned her body around so that she was facing him as she positioned herself just above his still-erect member, all while retaining the seductive look on her beautiful face. Itsuki looked eager for more as she shivered upon feeling the tip of Fuutarou's cock brush against her folds.

"What are you doing? Didn't you tell me earlier that we'll be done after I play along with your game?" he asked through clenched teeth, already having a clue of what would happen next. Fuutarou had to bite back another moan that threatened to leave his mouth; damn it, she just went through an orgasm, which made her throbbing cunt wetter and he could clearly feel it. He couldn't do anything though, not when the redhead already had a firm hold on his hips that prevented him from going anywhere.

"Sensei, did you already forget?" she chuckled as she shook her head in amusement. "You did make me feel good like last night… but I wanted to do the same for you~!" Itsuki flashed a quick pout of disappointment before shrugging it off. "Oh well, since your penis here is still hard, I want all your white stuff to go inside me again~ Let's fuck some more until my pussy can't take it~~"

"Shit, I just made this even worse." His eyes grew wide and desperate upon noticing the hungry look in Itsuki's blue orbs. They were the exact same from the previous night where she was nothing different from a real succubus, full of lust and desire. "Why the hell did I even roll with what she wanted!? Damn it Itsuki, snap out of it!" he shouted mentally, about to reach out with his arms so he could lift the red-haired quint off of him, only for Itsuki to actually pin them to the floor as she hovered over the stunned Fuutarou.

"Sensei, are you trying to get rid of me already?" she said with puppy-dog eyes, but that did little to hide the intense lust behind them. It's like she was a completely different person, similar to how she acts when there was an opportunity for her to eat.

Was she some kind of yandere or something?

Anyway… Fuutarou can't let himself be fooled now.

"We're still not done here, you know… I still need you to mess up my naughty pussy like you did last night~" she finished while licking her lips as some of her drool could be seen forming on the side of her mouth.

"Itsuki, stop this! You're not being yourself right now!" he tried to plead before it was too late. Earlier, he thought Itsuki still had some reason within her which was why he agreed to her terms and reassured himself that she would go back to normal after bringing her to a much-needed climax. Now he was regretting his actions, blaming himself for letting this happen to Itsuki. "You need to listen to me! No matter what you say, we have to be done! Your sisters will see us for sure if you keep this up…!" he continued blurt out hopelessly, only to get silenced when he felt the girl willingly lowering herself on his cock.

"I don't care what happens, I just want your thick hot cum flowing in me, sensei~" she whispered, before lifting herself up so that she was straddling his hips. Fuutarou couldn't find the strength to move his arms anymore and stop the red-haired quintuplet from what she was planning, because he was already too late.

With one quick motion, Itsuki impaled herself on his cock, throwing her head back and moaning as loud as she could once she felt Fuutarou's pulsing erection invading her wet hole once again. A smile found itself forming on her face, the feeling of being filled by her tutor's dick made her so happy, to the point that small tears formed on her eyes.

"IYA~! YES! I finally have you inside me~~! S-Sensei! Fuck me as hard as you can! Mess me up however you want~!" Itsuki rasped out, not wasting any time and immediately began to bounce up and down Fuutarou's cock. Nothing else mattered to the girl right now, except for the thought of being filled to the brim with her partner's hot seed. All she had to do was bring Fuutarou to a climax just like what he did for her just moments earlier.

"Damn it…! I told you to stop this, Itsuki!" Fuutarou was forced to shut his eyes and grit his teeth when he felt his member thrusting deep into her waiting pussy. He hissed at the blissful feeling it brought to him, but he didn't let that get through him. He needed to make Itsuki stop, and it wasn't even a debate. At any moment, one of her sisters could notice the loud moans coming out of the redhead and decide to check out what was happening… and that was something he wanted to avoid at all costs.

"Sensei's dick is so big, it's messing me up so much~! I want more of your big juicy dick inside my pussy~~!" Itsuki felt herself shiver in desire, while every part of her body became extremely sensitive. Having Fuutarou's monster erection inside her pussy once again did her wonders, and the youngest quintuplet never wanted to let go of this feeling.

"Holy fuck! You'll wake up the whole building with that voice, damn it…!" As soon as he opened his eyes though, he was unwillingly treated to a sight that he was used to by now, yet he would never get tired of seeing. Itsuki's cheeks were tinted red, a trail of drool was leaking out of her mouth, and her mouth formed a goofy smile. She looked like she was having the time of her life, bouncing away happily up and down on her tutor's crotch without caring for anything else. Fuutarou had to shake his head to throw away any inappropriate thoughts he had at the moment since he was supposed to be stopping the girl before him in the first place.

"Itsuki, stop this before your sisters come here and see you like this!" he reached out with his arms once again to try and lift Itsuki off of him, only for the redhead to grab his hands and plant them on her breasts, letting out a loud squeal of delight as she felt Fuutarou's warm touch on her skin. She felt more aroused as a result, forcing herself to bounce a lot faster than before despite her obvious signs of exhaustion. The young man underneath her was surprised with her quick action, to say the least, and… he was unable to stop himself from blushing afterwards.

Itsuki wasn't really giving him any room for other options, was she?

"S-Sensei~! Y-Y-Your big warm hands are on my breasts~~! Iyaaa! It feels so good when you touch me like this~ I love it when you do this, sensei~! Touch my body more~~!" she continued to moan out, not caring at all even if someone catches them in the act. Her mind was filled with nothing but lust and desire for the boy underneath her, and Itsuki had no problem with that one bit. She was having the time of her life and she had no intention of stopping anytime soon.

"Tch…" he frowned and gritted his teeth in frustration, before sending a quick glance at the door. Fuutarou didn't know whether to be confused or worried that nobody was bothering to check out what was happening inside this room due to Itsuki's loud noises, but for now, he could breathe normally that the door was still closed and unmoving. Thank god for that, because now he could shift his focus on something else.

However, it was because of that exact reason, Fuutarou was unable to see the moment when the door began to open at the slightest inch, enough for a pair of eyes to have a clear view of what was happening inside.

"Fufufu~" the mysterious figure chuckled to herself.

Turning his attention back towards Itsuki, Fuutarou could see that the girl wasn't letting up on her actions, pushing herself to move up and down his cock despite the obvious signs of exhaustion that she was showing. "Screw this…!" He groaned loudly and forced himself off the floor, managing to sit up and remove his hands from Itsuki's breasts, instead placing them on her hips as the girl suddenly paused in her movements to look at him curiously.

"S-Sensei?"

Fuutarou hid his face behind his hair as he began to speak in a low tone. "If this is what it'll take to shut you up, then I'll be glad to give it to you!" He flashed an eager grin afterwards, using his hands to willingly guide the red-haired quintuplet's actions in their lovemaking. However, Fuutarou knew his priorities. He wasn't going to let his lust take over like what happened last night, it's just… it would be for the best if he plays along with what the girl wanted instead of fighting against it. Besides, the sooner he gets to his high point, the faster this will be and Itsuki will finally be satisfied!

"AHHHH~! YES, SENSEI! HYAAA, I LOVE THE FEELING OF YOUR HOT DICK INSIDE ME~!" Itsuki threw her head back, her eyes widening in bliss with a newfound sensation washing over her. The feeling of her sensei's hands on her hips and helping her bounce up and down his hard cock was something she would definitely treasure, thinking of this as a big moment of love and affection for the both of them.

"Shit, she's still being loud as fuck…!" Fuutarou quickly panicked and did what he could do in order to silence Itsuki and prevent her from making any further noise. He leaned forward and slammed his lips against hers in a sloppy kiss, which Itsuki didn't hesitate to return as she lovingly wrapped her arms around his neck. Fuutarou grunted as he realized that Itsuki carelessly pushed her tongue into his mouth and moved around in all directions, which only showed that she really wasn't giving him any room for other options.

He would have to rely on his instincts then.

Itsuki shivered as she felt her sensei's hands rub up and down her sides, giving her goosebumps and allowed Fuutarou to push her tongue back with his own in an equal battle for dominance. Itsuki moaned into the kiss when it was Fuutarou's turn to push his tongue into her mouth, losing herself to the pleasure brought by the young man's actions. This wasn't his goal though, because the only thing that mattered to him right now was bringing himself to a climax; these little actions would be crucial in helping him achieve it, either way.

"Sensei… y-you're so amazing…!" Itsuki breathed out in between their kisses, only having a few moments of catching her breath before Fuutarou would reconnect their lips together to silence her. By now, her whole body was feeling exhausted that the blue-haired tutor himself was taking the lead and used his hands to carry Itsuki up and down. He was unaware of this however, as Fuutarou didn't want to take any chances and let the youngest quint have her way again.

"Shut up." he told her firmly with a spank to her ass cheek, eliciting a squeak from the teenage girl but was muffled within their liplock. He did this a few more times, drawing more muffled noises from the redhead. "I'm not gonna let you be the reason why we'll get caught by your sisters doing this."

The girl leaned her body closer towards Fuutarou, causing their sweaty skin to rub against each other and increased the pair's arousal even more. She latched her legs on his waist, gluing herself to him as much as she could. "Yes! Yes! Spank my naughty ass! Fuck me harder, sensei! Hold me tighter! Make me bleed!" Itsuki shouted in her lust-drunk mind as her eyes rolled to the back of her head. She lost track of time a while ago and she had no idea how long she was keeping this up, but it's not like it mattered to her at the moment. Itsuki wanted her sensei to feel good, and it wouldn't take long before he reaches that high point.

"Damn- ahh…" he groaned out while still focusing on their intense makeout session. Fuutarou couldn't stop himself from letting out his own moans, which was a clear sign that he was nearing that climax he wanted. "You're- argh, one thirsty girl but- fuck~ I'm ending this now…"

Fuutarou squeezed her plump cheeks like they were putty in his grasp as he made Itsuki go even faster, gritting his teeth while letting out low grunts at how good all of this felt. He even gave her a few hard spanks, remembering how Itsuki revealed that she loved the feeling of her butt being, uhm… yeah, never mind. There was no need to go into a fully-detailed explanation.

The red-haired girl's insides felt hot, and she wasn't that tight which made it easier for him to guide her movements. Despite this, he was doing his best not to create any sort of noise that would give away their 'secret activity' while also preventing Itsuki from becoming louder than she already is.

"Argh, it's coming…!" he moaned into their deep liplock as one hand left her ass and went to the back of Itsuki's head, pushing her towards him even more and to prevent her from breaking off. Fuutarou pushed more of his tongue into her mouth, causing Itsuki to widen her eyes in sheer pleasure. Stepping up her game, the redhead wrapped her arms even tighter around his neck and returned the kiss with just as much passion as she could.

"OOOHH, YES~! YES! SENSEI, YOU'LL BREAK ME APART LIKE THIS! HYAAAA~ YOUR BIG HOT DICK IS SO DEEP INSIDE ME, I CAN'T—!"

"MMMMMMM~!" Itsuki's mind went blank as another sudden orgasm tore through her entire body, moaning as loud as she could into their liplock while her eyes rolled to the top of her skull. Her vaginal fluids flooded all over Fuutarou's erection, milking the long-awaited climax out of the young man as his hot seed flowed into Itsuki's waiting pussy.

"Rrggghhh…" Loud and slow grunts were all that could be heard from Fuutarou as he hugged Itsuki close, spilling his entire load inside the girl and not letting her break away to make the slightest bit of noise. He clenched his teeth as hard as he could to prevent himself from being overtaken by the sheer bliss brought by their shared orgasm and by gods, it was hard to do since it just felt too good.

It took a full minute for both teenagers to come down from their high point, as Fuutarou slowly released Itsuki from his hold to catch his breath. He felt incredibly tired because he just woke up and had to satisfy Itsuki once again, counting the fact that he ended up being so tired from last night. He leaned back against the bed and panted in exhaustion, while the girl rested against his chest since she was in the same state.

"I'm not… gonna be surprised… if I end up getting sick again… after all this…" he told himself mentally, trying his best to regain his breathing before looking down at the redhead who was currently snuggled up against him. If Nino had surprised him with her submissive side when they had sex, then Itsuki left him horrified. He had no idea that this girl was capable of doing… this. It's almost like she had snapped and every sign of her usual uptight and strict personality disappeared in an instant. What shocked him even more was the total absence of restraint in Itsuki, uncaring even if she would attract the attention of almost everyone in the penthouse with her moans of pleasure. He almost regretted telling her last night that he had sex with her other sisters… almost.

As soon as he was able to regulate his breathing, Fuutarou slowly held her hips so he could lift her off of him. He was sure by now that Itsuki's… sexual appetite had been satisfied, and they could finally get this over with.

"Alright… now that that's… finally over… can you please get off—!" Fuutarou tried to speak, only to get interrupted by another hot kiss from the girl leaning against him. His eyes immediately snapped open as he felt her tongue trying to worm its way into his mouth, but had no strength left to do so and the young man quickly pushed her away, albeit carefully so he wouldn't hurt her. Surprisingly, Itsuki didn't resist as a trail of spit that connected their mouths dripped down her jaw.

"Heehee~~ what makes you think we're done, sensei~? We're just getting started, you know…" she tried to speak in a seductive manner, but due to her having to take in deep breaths, Itsuki's efforts were in vain.

"We have to be done, Itsuki…! You're not even thinking straight!" he hissed, quickly taking advantage and lifting the girl off his lap, letting her sit on the floor. Itsuki didn't resist, mainly because she was tired, but she wouldn't admit that. "Look at you, you're tired and you might not be able to walk properly because of this! Snap out of it already, so we can clean up this mess we made!"

Itsuki didn't listen, choosing instead to slowly move on all fours, before exposing her dripping entrance to him and letting her head rest on the floor. The combined juices from their lovemaking oozed out of her slit, as the girl looked back at Fuutarou with eyes full of desire, even going as far as to give him the sexiest look she can muster right now.

"Mm, put it back in, sensei~ I know you want to~~" she purred, shaking her ass at him to get him to give in to his lust once more.

Fuutarou's jaw all but dropped at Itsuki's actions, and he was unable to stop his erection down there from going to its full mast again. Luckily, he was able to quickly snap out of it and managed to resist this girl's… advances. He shook his head vigorously and resolved to speak in his serious tone.

"That's enough out of you, Itsuki. I don't even know what's going on in your head anymore, but this is enough. I already did what you wanted me to do, now I want you to do as I say. Stop this, and help me clean up the mess we made. You and I are in desperate need of a shower."

"Hmm, you wouldn't really leave me like this, would you, sensei~?" Itsuki pouted slightly, before giving him the dreaded puppy-dog eyes that got Fuutarou to flinch for a brief moment. "I still need you to mess up my pussy badly… we'll never get another moment like this, Fuutarou-kun… you wouldn't really leave me longing for you, would you~?"

It was taking every bit of his self-restraint to stop himself from falling for her wiles, but luckily, Fuutarou resisted what Itsuki was throwing at him. However, before he could respond verbally, a familiar voice interrupted the two and it came from the door.

"Ara, as much as I would like to see you two continue on with this, you better stop now before everyone else hears the screams coming from this room. Especially yours, Itsuki~"

Both pairs of eyes immediately flew towards the door, as the two teenagers were met with the welcoming sight of Ichika Nakano, who was smiling brightly as if this was something normal, despite the fact that her tutor and her youngest sister were basically screwing like rabbits not too long ago. Her hands were clasped behind her back and her gaze was specifically directed towards Itsuki, all while trying her best not to laugh so she could savor this moment.

"Ichika…?"

Fuutarou was the first to recover, his eyes widening slowly as the thing he feared happening while having sex with Itsuki did happen. Well, he could just discuss this with Ichika in a more civilized manner, though that didn't make things any better because him and the youngest Nakano quintuplet got caught in the act. The only thing worse than this would be if Yotsuba was the one in Ichika's place.

"H-How long have you been standing there?" he couldn't help but ask, wondering if the girl just got here or she had an exclusive front-row view of him fucking Itsuki's brains out.

Ichika's smile grew wider, before taking a mischievous turn. "Oh, I've been here for a few minutes now, actually… I didn't want to disturb your private moment together, so I decided to wait until you were done. But when I noticed that Itsuki didn't have any intention of stopping, I might as well do things myself~"

He slowly palmed his face and sighed. "You could've done something a lot sooner to make her stop… I feel almost drained from what we did. And I almost lost it again, because I bet Itsuki doesn't even know when to stop. I told her over and over to keep her voice down, but she wouldn't listen!"

"I guess she's just hungry for your dick, Fuutarou-kun~" Ichika remarked with a smug grin, causing Fuutarou to deadpan at her hidden jab towards her sister. "Oh, but don't worry. I paid a little visit to my other sisters a while ago and made sure they'd stay asleep until you and Itsuki were done. Didn't want them interrupting you two, hehe~"

He frowned at Ichika before folding his arms across his chest. "I don't know whether to be relieved or annoyed that you're making it sound like you wanted me to have sex with your sister."

"Maybeee~" she shamelessly admitted, causing Fuutarou's eyes to widen to comical proportions out of shock. Ichika only giggled at his reaction, before turning her attention to the other teenager in the room, who hasn't said a thing ever since she revealed herself to the pair. She quickly flashed a smug grin. "Speaking of which, who would've thought that our dear, sweet Itsuki-chan actually had a hidden side like that~? I never knew you could be such a pervert!"

Itsuki remained frozen in her place, her lustful look instantly reverting to one that showed disbelief, as she began, no, tried to speak. She was stuttering in her place while her body shook in terror. It's like she somehow went back to normal in a snap, though not in the way that Fuutarou hoped.

"I-I-I-I-Ichika… w-w-what are you—! W-Wait, I-I-I wa— t-this isn't—!"

She couldn't believe it. Ichika not only caught her with Uesugi-kun, their own tutor, but also did it just after the day she was complaining about her sisters becoming way too close to Fuutarou for their own comfort. And now, she was doing this knowing that Fuutarou had sex with three of them already? Seriously, Itsuki had no idea what was passing on the mind of her older sister right in front of her. Whether Ichika was going to tease her, or point out what she did wrong, she didn't know. All she was sure about was that she got caught in the act, doing indecent activities with the man she came to have feelings for. She had no shame, acting big about pointing out the mistakes of her sisters but got caught doing something worse.

"T-This… this is not what y-you think… I j-just… i-it's just… I can—"

Ichika quickly cut off Itsuki's stuttering with a teasing look, walking closer towards the redhead. "Explain? There's no need for you to explain things to me, Itsuki-chan. Since I've been watching you for a while, it's very clear to me that you really love Fuutarou-kun to the point that you wanted to have sex with him~ Hmm, that's not what I expected from my youngest sister, but it just makes me curious on what happened between you two last night… I bet it was romantic~~"

Unfortunately, that did nothing to lessen Itsuki's shock and only seemed to add to it instead. She looked like she was having a panic attack all of a sudden.

"N-N-No… t-this can't be happening…"

"Okay, just relax for a minute here." Ichika's smile shifted to a friendlier one as she grabbed the nearby blanket, knelt down and covered her sister's naked body with it. Before she could stand up again though, Itsuki pulled her close as she buried her face into her shoulder. Ichika could feel her shirt starting to get wet, and it was obvious what would come next.

"O-Oh my… I-Ichika, I'm… I'm so sorry you had to see me like this… I-I don't know what came over me, I—"

She got cut off when Ichika wrapped her arms around her, even patting her back to comfort the crying girl.

Ichika flashed a comforting smile. "There, there… don't you worry, Itsuki-chan, your big sis won't judge you over something like this, okay? There's nothing wrong with what you did. I'm sure Fuutarou-kun already told you this, but three of us have already done what you did. This is nothing new." She then gave their tutor a sultry wink, who quickly looked away. "Hehe, Fuutarou-kun must be having the time of his life… thanks to this bet, he has four beautiful sisters to himself~"

He snorted. "I do not take pleasure from having sex with you girls. Stop making it sound like I'm some sort of evil warlord that Miku would read about."

"I never said you were~" she winked again, and Fuutarou could only sigh in response.

"N-No… t-t-that's not it…" Itsuki mumbled, lifting her head up and causing the two other people in the room to see tears brimming down her face. "I-I remember… I remember w-what I did, and… I was acting like… like a w-w-whore…! W-What was worse is that… I was enjoying it! I-I didn't want to stop at all! H-H-How can I face F-Fuutarou-kun without him thinking of me as some sort of crazy nymphomaniac…?!"

A warm hand rested on top of her head, ruffling her hair a bit. Itsuki looked up and saw Fuutarou, who luckily put on some underwear, staring down at her with a concerned expression on his face.

"If it makes you feel better, I don't." A blush appeared on his cheeks as he recalled the events from last night as well as earlier, before shaking his head to get rid of them. "As a matter of fact, you made me lose myself many times because… uh, well… you were just being so cute and sexy I couldn't say no. I hope that didn't come out wrong…" His blush only deepened as he said those words, while also wondering where the hell did those come from.

Itsuki stared at him wide-eyed for a few moments, having caught off guard with those sudden words from Fuutarou. Did he mean them? There was no indication that he was lying in his tone and from his embarrassed look, he looked genuine in saying them.

While she did feel better and became slightly embarrassed at how he just blurted out that she was "cute and sexy", it didn't stop her from feeling ashamed of herself. Despite it all, she acted very differently from her usual self, and she felt her inner pride shatter. So much for being a mature and composed girl, since she could never take back what already happened. It did, however, caused the redhead to wipe her tears away and stop crying.

"E-Even so, I wasn't thinking straight! It was… m-my first time engaging in such acts and, I… I never thought it would… f-feel so good and fulfilling," she explained. Any other time, she would never share this in front of others, much less Fuutarou, but he deserved it after having to put up with her… acts of debauchery. "T-There wasn't a moment where I thought of stopping, because… I was afraid that if I did, I would never feel it again…"

"Don't feel so bad about it. Like what your sister said, I won't judge you over something like this." Fuutarou sat down so that they were facing each other. Ichika nodded at his words, pinching Itsuki's cheek softly but the youngest quint didn't react to it. "If I had to guess, your sudden change in demeanor must have been the result of years suppressing your own urges. There's nothing wrong with that, because it's perfectly normal for people to feel those things, and the need to… relieve themselves."

Itsuki blushed deeply at his words, wondering if Fuutarou had experienced those urges in the past since he had some knowledge about them. It sounds believable, because if a cold and antisocial person like him could say that, then anything was possible. At the same time, Itsuki asked herself if that was really the reason why she was so horny when she did those things with her tutor.

"...And if you must know, Nino was kind of like you when we did it… hungry and sexy, but she was a bit more… adventurous, in simple words." Fuutarou joked, trying to crack the tension through some light humor. "Don't tell her I said that, though."

Finally, those words were enough for Itsuki to completely feel a lot better than before. She couldn't stop herself from smiling at his attempt to make her laugh. Without any further words, she lunged forward to wrap her arms around Fuutarou with a small smile. The young tutor accepted the warm embrace and slowly returned it.

Unbeknownst to the people inside the room, even Ichika, a new pair of eyes could be seen outside, staring at the scene before her. From the way her blue orbs were still half-lidded, it could be said that she was still feeling sleepy. However, that wouldn't last long, because the stranger's eyes widened almost immediately upon seeing Fuutarou and Itsuki as naked as the day they were born. She almost squealed out of surprise, but slapped a hand over her mouth to silence herself. She couldn't stop her face from heating up as if she was a boiling tomato, though.

Itsuki rested her chin atop her tutor's shoulder, still looking ashamed for what happened, although not as bad as earlier. "B-Be that as it may, I-I could have controlled myself a lot better. I was aware of what I was doing the entire time, but I… I still kept on doing it. I don't want you or my sisters to think I'm… s-some kind of slut who only wants to do shameful things…"

He chuckled in amusement. "And you're not. We don't think of you like that. It's just you being worried, as usual."

Ichika put her hand on her cheek and smiled lovingly. "Aww, this is just too cute… Itsuki-chan is finally letting go of her stubbornness for once… hmm, is there any chance for Ichika-oneesan to join in the hug~?"

"NO!" Itsuki cried, shutting her eyes down as her grip on Fuutarou tightened as if she didn't want to let him go. Her sudden change in voice as well as her actions surprised both Ichika and Fuutarou, and it took a few moments for the redhead girl to realize what she just said.

"Itsuki…?" he muttered, raising an eyebrow out of confusion. Not that he minded her hug getting tighter, but did this girl just flat-out refuse to grant her sister what she wanted? It was only just a hug, there was nothing wrong with it…

Fuutarou had the right timing, because it was just after he spoke that Itsuki quickly realized what she blurted out. Her cheeks turned red and her hold on him loosened, before she sent an apologetic look at the both of them.

"I'm sorry!" she quickly spoke, before turning away out of embarrassment. "I… I am feeling quite conflicted at the moment… and I feel my emotions are still spiralling out of control. P-Please forgive me for my sudden outburst…"

Ichika answered for her and Fuutarou, giving her sister a warm smile. "Oh, don't worry. You just surprised us, that's all. Although…" Her smile quickly transitioned into a smirk, a mischievous glint showing in her eyes. "...you're not going to let me give you and Fuutarou-kun a big warm embrace full of love? My, my, I never knew Itsuki-chan can be possessive."

Itsuki's cheeks reddened even further, but she was able to keep herself composed. "W-W-W-Well, you've… y-you've already spent a day with Fuutarou-kun, Ichika. I… I would like to have this moment with him, t-to myself…!" she stated her resolve, going as far as to hug her tutor's arm and sandwich it in between her ample chest, much to Fuutarou's embarrassment.

Speaking of which, the young blue-haired teen could only stare at Itsuki, dumbfounded at her actions. If… If this had taken place a few days ago, perhaps, this kind of scenario would never happen mainly due to the redhead's own personality. But now, seeing Itsuki properly conveying what she felt and staying true to what she really wanted, this was something he'd have to get used to.

The only thing is, was this how she was going to be even in front of her sisters? As far as he was concerned, Itsuki never showed any sign of wanting to pursue a relationship with him, up until he saw her phone wallpaper. Was she willing to be like this before her sisters' eyes?

"Hmm, I guess I can't argue with that one~" Ichika giggled as she stretched out her arms, before yawning as usual. "I'm gonna head back and try to go back to sleep then… I just woke up early to see how you two were doing and make sure no one else can hear you~"

"W-What…?! Y-Y-You…" Itsuki frowned and puffed out her cheeks in one of her signature pouts. "Ichika, i-it is rude to do such a thing! Y-You seriously woke up early just to watch what Fuutarou-kun and I were doing? T-That's…" Despite being tempted to point out how indecent it was, Itsuki knew that that would make her hypocritical, considering what she just did. "...That's an invasion of privacy! It is disrespectful for the pair who are trying to give their full attention to each other…!"

"Hmm, by that, you mean you and Fuutarou-kun, right~?" Ichika decided to tease her younger sister some more, before standing up and heading towards the door.

Itsuki didn't answer, and instead resorted to making her pout look bigger, showing she was clearly unamused with Ichika's actions. This was unfair for her, considering she never spied on any of her sisters when they were doing it with Fuutarou. Sure, she had no idea that Ichika, Nino, and Miku were doing such things with their tutor, but that wasn't an excuse for one of them to secretly invade another's privacy!

"Oh, just relax, Itsuki-chan. I'm not planning on doing it again." Ichika waved off Itsuki's concerns, although she was giggling in the process. "Honestly, all I wanted to do was make sure no one would hear you two while you're going at it, but I was just too curious why Itsuki-chan was being so loud. I never expected her to have that kind of personality while having sex, though. It makes me embarrassed that I'm pretty much mediocre when I did it with Fuutarou-kun~"

While Itsuki looked slightly embarrassed at being reminded of how she acted not too long ago, as well as the fact that Ichika would willingly bring up her own private time with their tutor, Fuutarou retained a small frown on his face as he crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"That doesn't explain your answer to my question earlier," he stated in a serious tone, causing the eldest of the quintuplets to stop in her tracks. He didn't forget how Ichika vaguely admitted that she wanted him and Itsuki to do this. "Were you planning to set us up together the whole time? That would explain why you were acting kind of weird last night. You wanted Itsuki to see the two of us kissing, didn't you know she ended up crying because of that?" A sudden thought then entered his mind, which further helped things move into place. "Wait a minute, that would explain you've been teasing Itsuki nonstop yesterday! You wanted her to get all embarrassed and conflicted, because it was a part of your plan to get us to do this!"

Itsuki's eyes widened at that, before she turned her attention towards the pink-haired quint, a mixture of confusion and disbelief plastered over her face. "I-Ichika? Is that true…? D-Did you really do this on purpose…?" she breathed out.

Hearing it from Fuutarou's mouth, Itsuki felt like a lot of things made sense from his explanation. That would explain why Ichika teased her relentlessly yesterday, to the point that she couldn't take it anymore and simply skipped out on her dinner halfway through. If Ichika somehow knew about her presence when she was alone with Fuutarou in the kitchen last night, then there was no denying it. She planned for all of this to happen indeed.

But wait, why would she even do that in the first place? What was there to gain by setting her up with their tutor? Didn't she want Fuutarou to choose her, same case for her other sisters?

Ichika looked at the two for a few moments, before shrugging her shoulders. "I did. And it all worked out the way I wanted… maybe except Itsuki being really hungry for you, but you already know that, Fuutarou-kun~"

His frown deepened. "You basically used us both for a plan of yours, don't you think there's something wrong with that? You just let your sister give up her virginity, something she was going to keep until she gets married, and you're acting like nothing happened? If I had known what you were up to, this would have never happened. I've already got enough problems in having to choose between three of you…"

Ichika tensed up for a brief moment, before managing to calm herself. "Call it whatever you want, but it all ended well, if you ask me. I wished for her to be honest with her feelings, and she did." She gestured towards her younger sister with one hand. "Itsuki-chan doesn't look like she regrets spending the night with you, since she hasn't lashed out on you yet. She looked like she was enjoying your company instead, Fuutarou-kun. Didn't that happen when you were with Miku and Nino while it was their turn?"

Upon being reminded of what went down between him and Itsuki, Fuutarou's serious expression broke and shifted into one that showed confusion, before he quickly regained himself. He didn't need to be reminded of how the redhead acted in bed. Ichika's words may be true, but still… he felt that if she didn't rope in her own sister and him into that plan of hers, Itsuki wouldn't have cried last night and then lose her virginity to him afterwards.

"Still… I feel horrible for what happened," he retorted, looking down in shame. "Do you know that Itsuki was crying last night? She was crying because she saw us, and not long after that, we had sex until we fell asleep. Now that I know all of it was just a part of your game, do you know what I feel? It's like I took advantage of your sister's vulnerable state."

Ichika could feel the sorrow in his voice. She didn't know what exactly he was feeling, but his tone was enough to carry the message. However, she had no intention of apologizing for her 'plan' and taking back what was already done, not when her sister's chance at happiness was on the line.

"So you regret what happened between you and Itsuki?" The moment Fuutarou looked up and opened his mouth to answer, Ichika raised one hand to stop him. "Hold it right there. Before you answer, take a look at Itsuki right now and think about what you're going to say. Sure, you feel horrible, but what about my sister? Isn't she the one who's supposed to be feeling that way, according to you? Does she feel the same way as you? Do you think Miku and Nino regretted spending the night with you? As for me, I don't regret one bit. Think about that, Fuutarou-kun."

Following Ichika's words, Fuutarou turned his attention towards Itsuki, and his mood quickly shifted as a result. From feeling ashamed of himself, he now looked conflicted, all because of the troubled/sad expression that was plastered on the redhead's face. She was staring directly into his eyes, looking as if she was begging for an answer… but to what, exactly…?

Knowing that this was something that should be resolved between the two solely, Ichika simply shrugged and continued to head for the door, but not before telling them a few important things.

"I'll leave you two to talk about all this, but make it quick so you can clean yourselves up… you two smell like each other, fufu~" She then let out a huge yawn, and ran her hand through her pink hair. "You wouldn't want Nino or the other two to see you both like this…"

At that same moment, the figure who was outside the door quickly moved away and rushed back into her room as fast as she could. She was able to close the door just mere seconds before Ichika could step out of Itsuki's bedroom, as she retreated back to her bed. She had an unreadable expression on her face the whole time, and no one could tell what exactly she was feeling at the moment.

With Ichika leaving the room, only Fuutarou and Itsuki were left inside. The blue-haired teen snuck a glance towards the door, before looking back towards Itsuki, who remained looking both confused and helpless at the same time, and it was starting to make Fuutarou feel a bit uneasy.

"Why are you looking at me that way?" he asked.

Itsuki kept on staring at him for a few more moments before finally speaking up. "Do…" she hesitated, feeling nervous for the answer that she might receive. "Do you really regret what we did, Uesugi-kun?"

His eyebrows rose at her making use of the old name she used to refer to him as, before turning his gaze away. He wanted to tell her that he did and that he was scum for even going that far, but he couldn't. As much as he wanted to deny it, he didn't regret what happened one bit, because there was no other way around it. Looking at Itsuki's expression right now, he knew he had to be careful with his word, lest he was going to risk an argument breaking out between them, and he didn't want that to happen.

Strangely, the girl looked as if she was hurt from his earlier words about regretting his actions from last night, and he wondered why that is at first. After all, he always saw Itsuki as the most mature out of the Nakano sisters, only that she had a short fuse and her emotions get the better of her most of the time. If she was more level-headed like Ichika, she could pass for being the true eldest among her siblings. Wouldn't she have preferred it if she remained a virgin until marriage? But no, he already ruined that for her.

Then it hit him.

He asked Itsuki last night about what she truly wanted, and he was perfectly fine with her saying that she simply wanted to sleep beside him and nothing more, only that luck was simply not on his side… or was it? Had Itsuki said that she only wanted them to sleep together on the same bed, he would've agreed and that would be the furthest they'd go last night.

There was a bit of hesitation at first, because he felt too embarrassed to even say anything, but he eventually gave Itsuki what she was waiting for. "I… I don't," he admitted, turning his gaze away with a small blush on his face. "I feel like I'm supposed to regret what I did, but for some reason, I don't. You were feeling conflicted because of everything that happened last night, and I felt like I took advantage of your moment of weakness."

Itsuki stared at him for a few moments, before reaching out to grab his hand with hers, causing Fuutarou to flinch for the briefest of moments. He was sure that she's going to hate him, because they were essentially mere pawns in Ichika's game, and he didn't do anything to save them both from it… she was going to slap him, he could already tell… that is, until he heard her speak.

"You didn't take advantage of me, Uesugi-kun," she spoke softly. "You asked me what I wanted to do before we… ended up spending the night together." She blushed deeply, unable to say that they had sex out of embarrassment, but continuing in her words nonetheless. "I… I could have said that I only wanted for us to sleep beside one another, but that would be dishonest of me after telling you of my feelings. So…" Her blush deepened, but she mustered up enough courage to look at him directly. "...I don't regret what we did, either."

He stared at her in wonder for a few moments, before giving her a defeated expression. "But… I always saw you as someone who has no time for these things, and I respect you for that. Last night, when you confessed, that was already more than what I could expect from you. But then… we ended up doing it." He looked down again, unable to look at Itsuki directly at the moment. "Don't you hate me for that?"

"That may be true, but… I'm a girl as well, so I don't hate you, Uesugi-kun." Itsuki reassured him with a genuine smile on her face, but Fuutarou only looked at her strangely, as though he wanted to know more.

How could she not dislike or even hate him for this? He basically took her purity away, and there wasn't even a guarantee that he would choose her in the end! He still had to make a decision, damn it! And almost everyday, he finds himself in a more troubling situation with the quintuplets' feelings for him. Just when he thought that Itsuki only saw him as a friend, some horrible sick twist of fate screwed him over and made things even harder for him. Out of all the quints, Yotsuba was the only one left and he was sure that the relationship between them was strictly friendship, there was no way she liked him more than a friend.

"I… I suppose I should elaborate further," she concluded from the look on his face, and took a deep breath. "I haven't told anyone about this before, Uesugi-kun, but when I found out that… my sisters were in love with the same person, I was shocked. I looked at the situation as an outsider, wondering who would you end up with. I thought it would end in chaos, where some of them would end up getting hurt either way, which was why I tried to talk them out of competing for your affections… but, I also thought to myself… that it would be nice to have someone like that… to like me for who I am. But, as far as I'm concerned, no one ever looks at me. Compared to my sisters, I'm what you call, 'plain and boring'. Ichika is mature and she's an actress, Nino is good at cooking and housework like a real housewife, Miku is passionate and she's learning to cook better, Yotsuba is good at sports and she always smiles… but me… I'm not like them." Itsuki smiled sadly.

"Of course you're not like them, you're Itsuki Nakano. You're different from them," he spoke mentally. Fuutarou was tempted to say something to get her to stop, but restrained himself. There was more to this, he could already tell.

"I was confused with my own feelings, and I never thought about being attracted to you because I keep telling myself that our relationship is only tutor and student, maybe even friends but that was it. Then it turns out… when I saw you with Ichika last night… I realized that I wasn't just jealous of her, I also wanted what she had." She noticed the dumbfounded look on his face. "Last night, you said that you like all of us equally, but I could tell that you have a slight preference for Miku, Yotsuba, Ichika, and Nino."

"Hang on, that's…" he tried to speak, but couldn't follow up because he knew, deep down, Itsuki's words were true. He labelled their relationship as 'friends' along with 'tutor and student' like what she did, and he never thought about going past that. Until yesterday's events, that is. However, hearing these things from Itsuki, it would make sense why Itsuki ended up getting jealous of him and Ichika when she saw them last night. Wait a minute, why did she mention Yotsuba? He didn't see her in that way…

"I wanted to tell you this last night, but…" She smiled nervously and her blush deepened. "My emotions got the better of me, and I became selfish, hehe… it felt like it would be the only time that we would be in that situation, so I… took advantage of that chance." Itsuki looked at him once more and smiled. Fuutarou felt like she was a star at the moment, because of how she looked like she was glowing. "I don't hate you, Uesugi-kun. I wanted to spend the night with you, because I love you. Despite all my flaws, you accepted me for who I am, and that's all I could ever want from the person I love."

Fuutarou nearly went white after listening to her words. Even after sharing a passionate evening together, this was the first time he heard those three sacred words from Itsuki, and he was caught off guard. Looking back on it, this was also the first time that one of the quints told him those three words, and he was shocked that it came from Itsuki, of all people. Wait, she said the same thing last night, but that was when she was… acting different. He heard Nino say the same thing, but that was when they were having sex too. Both of those scenarios were different than hearing it while speaking face-to-face.

All of a sudden, he didn't know what to do or say. He looked as if he was about to have a panic attack out of pure disbelief, so Fuutarou quickly thought of the first thing that came into his mind after hearing this sudden confession from Itsuki.

"W-What about that picture you have of us with Raiha? When I saw that you had it as your phone wallpaper, I had the idea that you might have some kind of hidden feelings for me, but you said you were feeling confused with your emotions up until last night. What's with the picture then?"

"Hm… perhaps…" That question got to Itsuki, as she cupped her chin and tried to think of a reasonable answer. Fuutarou did have a point, which made her curious with her own actions. A few moments later, she donned an embarrassed smile while twiddling her fingers. "...Perhaps, I had feelings for you longer than I thought and I just never acknowledged it until recently…?"

Fuutarou blinked. Well, knowing how Itsuki lets her emotions speak for her at times, he shouldn't be surprised at that outcome. It did, however, cause him to feel more embarrassed than before because Itsuki's more recent confession was invading his mind. "I… guess…" he mumbled, before reminding himself of another problem that they haven't resolved yet. "...wait, before you forget, Ichika set this whole thing up between us. I was thinking of getting her to apologize to you for making you go through all of this, but I want to hear from you first. What do you want to do with her?"

"Oh?" Itsuki looked surprised at Fuutarou stating that he wanted her verdict on the Ichika situation, only that she had a bit of a problem with that. "Uhm, I… I don't really care anymore," she shrugged nonchalantly while shifting her gaze to the side.

His jaw nearly dropped to the floor out of shock. "W-What? Have you already forgotten? Ichika wanted you to feel embarrassed and jealous yesterday, and it was because she wanted you to confess to me. Sure, she intended for you to be honest, or whatever, but she could've done something else than making you go through all that happened last night."

She shook her head and shifted herself under the blanket that covered her body. "N-No, I haven't forgotten at all. I am simply content with how things have turned out that I do not see the need of paying attention to this matter. What's done is done, and there is no need to do something that might only make this worse."

"I guess I should go apologize to Ichika for acting like a jerk earlier, then…?" he sighed, giving in to the logic behind Itsuki's words. Maybe she was right, there's no need to drag this matter out any longer, because it would only make things worse. Who knows? If he wasn't careful with his words, the others would catch on to this and demand an explanation, and the events after that would be borderline chaotic.

Good thing Itsuki was here with him to talk him out of his frustration…

"Oh dear, I didn't say that. Of course, what Ichika did was wrong, and you should not be apologizing to her. What I mean is that you should let it be, and pretend as if you don't care anymore." A mischievous grin flashed across Itsuki's face, which was something that you wouldn't see from a girl like her everyday, and it caused Fuutarou's eyes to widen slightly. "When that happens, Ichika will feel guilty over what she did and apologize to us in private."

Just moments after that, Fuutarou matched her mischievous look with a wild grin of his own, understanding what Itsuki had in mind.

"I get it… that way we can prevent the other three from knowing about this, and we can get Ichika to admit that the way she did her so-called 'plan' was wrong on some parts."

"You read my mind, Uesugi-kun~" Itsuki spoke in a tone that was reminiscent of Ichika's voice.

With that, the two began to laugh amongst themselves, recreating the exact same scenario that had taken place last night. However, compared to their past reactions, this didn't surprise them anymore. Therefore, as soon as things began to quiet down between them, Itsuki turned her gaze to the floor as her face turned into a slight shade of red once more.

"U-Uesugi-kun, uhm… if… if it's not too much… can…" Itsuki looked up shyly, and if this was any other moment between them, Fuutarou would have collapsed from how cute she looked. "...can we… go on a date as well…?" When she saw his eyes widen slightly, Itsuki knew that she had to tell him more. "W-Well, you've taken Miku and Nino out on separate dates… I-I recall your date with Ichika is tomorrow, and… I… would like for you to… do the same… for me…" her voice became a lot more quiet by the end, but he already knew what she meant by then.

He remained quiet for a brief moment, thinking of what he should say to her, before shrugging his shoulders. "Very well, I have three things to say to you then."

"Uhm… o-okay." Taking a deep breath, Itsuki then turned her full attention towards him, waiting for what he was going to tell her.

"First, I find this situation quite ironic." He flashed her a smug grin, making the girl gulp nervously. "Yesterday, you were trying to convince Ichika not to go out on a date with me, but now you want the same thing as her. It's kind of funny how being honest with yourself drives you to change how you feel, isn't it?" He chuckled lightly at the end of his words, all while shaking his head in amusement.

"M-Mou, I'm being serious here, Uesugi-kun…!" Itsuki quickly puffed out her cheeks and frowned at him. Seriously, this was a serious moment and Fuutarou takes this chance to tease her? He was lucky she loved him! "B-Besides, I wasn't able to convince Ichika anyway!"

"I know, I know, just relax." He waved his hand to calm her down, which seemed to do the trick, although Itsuki kept her eyes narrowed at him. "Second, weren't you calling me by my given name until after Ichika left us alone? What made you go back to your old ways?" The way Itsuki blushed after his words gave him the answer he needed. "You and I both know you're way past being formal with me, Itsuki. But I wouldn't mind if you refer to me as you used to."

"Y-Yes, you're right. I'm sorry. I was… feeling nervous earlier, and I couldn't help but to refer to you as I used to while discussing something serious." Itsuki cleared her throat and straightened herself, which almost caused the blanket over her to slip down her shoulders, but Fuutarou kept it around her. She blushed at his action, before regaining her composure. Well, it's a good thing that their tutor can be a gentleman if he wanted to. "It's… something I will still have to get used to after mostly calling you by your surname, but I want you to know that this will be what I'll refer to you from now on… Fuutarou-kun."

The two shared a warm smile for a few seconds, before Fuutarou cleared his throat so he could speak again.

"Oh, and third…" He stared at her momentarily, looking as if he was still thinking about something else, before continuing with his words. "Later on, after lunch, we can go out together. Does that sound adequate for you?"

Itsuki blushed a healthy shade of red at Fuutarou actually asking her out for a date, to the point that she wondered if this was a dream. That may sound a bit cliché and too unrealistic for a mature girl like Itsuki, but hey, she has her moments. After all, she was a bit similar to Yotsuba, prioritizing her other sisters before her own, and feeling like this… just being happy for her own sake… was fulfilling. Was this the feeling of being in love with a person? If so, Itsuki only wanted more of it. She didn't care if this person was the same guy that her sisters have fallen for.

After remaining quiet for a few moments, she smiled brightly and nodded her head in agreement. "Yes, I… I would like that very much, Fuutarou-kun! I'll be in your care by then." Her then eyes widened all of a sudden upon remembering a very crucial fact that she knew about her tutor. "W-Wait, uh… I understand that… your funds may be running low from having to go on multiple dates… I can—"

She was cut off by Fuutarou placing a finger against her lips, silencing her. Itsuki blushed deeper at that, before looking up to meet his gaze.

"Let's talk about that later on, we still have to clean ourselves up." He stated, gesturing to himself and the girl. The young man even looked downwards as a blush appeared on his face, prompting Itsuki to do the same. Her face turned into the same color as her hair upon seeing the small puddle of juices that were dripping out of her entrance.

Yep, definitely cleaning themselves up first! No further questions asked!

"Y-Yes, we better clean up before my other sisters see us in this situation…! Must hurry!" she blurted out as she felt her heart pounding inside her chest. She felt nervous… what if Yotsuba sees her like this? What would she say? Or worse, what if it was Nino and Miku? How would they react to seeing her naked with their tutor, and the same boy they all had feelings for? She didn't want to think of the worst, because she had no idea if she could even take it.

"Come on, I'll help you get to the bathroom. You're practically shaking in fear." Before she knew it, Fuutarou had pulled her up to her feet and wrapped one arm around her small frame as he led them both towards the door.

"A-A-Aren't you going to cover yourself up, at least…? Your… current lack of dress is… distracting." Itsuki felt like her face was releasing steam, as she did her best to pry her gaze away from her tutor's naked state.

"I'll get a towel later, don't worry. Right now, I'm taking you to the bathroom. You reek of sex, and you better wash that stench off unless you want your sisters to know what we did."

Itsuki couldn't come up with something as a retort to that, even though Fuutarou was the same. She could only focus on herself at the moment, since she could literally smell that same scent off her own body.

She was regretting it even more that she didn't control herself a lot better while having sex, because she could've avoided getting all smelly like this…

---

In the neighboring room, Yotsuba Nakano sat on her bed, hugging her legs together and resting her head on top of her knees. Her gaze darted toward the cabinet before her, but her attention wasn't directed there. She had a blank expression on her face as she slowly took in everything that she heard earlier. To add to that, she opened her door for a bit and was immediately met with the sight of her tutor and her youngest sister side-by-side, with Fuutarou wrapping an arm around Itsuki to keep her close.

It wasn't like she eavesdropped on purpose, no. She needed to drink something earlier because her throat was feeling a little dry, and she happened to hear several voices from inside Itsuki's bedroom. When she heard Ichika's voice, she thought that Itsuki was just having a little chat with the eldest among them early in the morning, until she heard Fuutarou, that is.

Yotsuba knew that deep and mature tone by heart, and there was no doubt that it was their tutor. Although, that raises the question of what he was doing there. Did Itsuki even allow such a thing? What were they talking about? Perhaps… it was special tutoring for the two of them…?

That could be it, considering Itsuki was always ready to learn, even though she had difficulties in understanding some lessons. And maybe they brought along Ichika because there's one area in which she needs to improve on? That's reasonable, but it was a bit weird for her to wake up so early in the morning just to study. Anyway, with that in mind, Yotsuba decided to check and see if she could join in. She just needed to tell Uesugi-san to wait for her to get something to drink from the kitchen.

She wasn't ready for what she saw inside.

Yotsuba nearly squealed in shock when she saw both Fuutarou and Itsuki completely naked, but she managed to cover her mouth in time to prevent herself from making a noise. Okay, well, at least Itsuki had a blanket to cover her body and they had seen each other bare many times, but… Fuutarou… he had no shame and SHE SAW EVERYTHING. YES, EVERYTHING!

Her face burned red and steam was emitting from her head from getting a clear view on Uesugi's… thing, and… that was it. Her brain was about to shut down at that very moment and she was ready to faint, until she heard Ichika asking Fuutarou if Miku and Nino… uh, well… she forgot about what her sister was trying to say, but that wasn't the point!

Ichika said something about 'their turn', and Yotsuba thought about what she meant. 'Their turn' could only mean the time when Miku and Nino were Fuutarou's maids, but what about it? That was when Yotsuba heard something else come from Ichika's mouth, and if her memory was correct, it was something about 'Miku and Nino spending the night with Uesugi-san'. With that, the fourth quint had frozen in her place upon realizing the implication of that very statement. Oh, and Uesugi-san put on some underwear, phew...

Yotsuba was, by no means, dumb. She was constantly improving under the tutelage of Fuutarou and will continue to be better as long as she works hard. She may not know much about 'idioms' since she wasn't that good at English, but she knew that 'spending the night' could only mean one of two things.

One, Miku and Nino shared a bed with Fuutarou each when it was their turn to be his maid, sleeping beside him comfortably, or two… well… Yotsuba didn't want to think of that, because the idea is just too much that she could lose consciousness!

But hang on, something wasn't right.

She snuck a quick glance inside the bedroom once again, ignoring the fact that her blushing cheeks were becoming darker. Anyway, Itsuki was naked under the blanket that was covering her… and Uesugi-san was bare too… hmm, well… since Itsuki was his maid yesterday, maybe she did the same as Miku and Nino and spent the night with their tutor? It's a bit hard to imagine Itsuki doing such a thing, but after seeing how her phone wallpaper included Fuutarou in it, anything was possible.

Wait a second… anything is possible?

Uesugi-san and Itsuki being naked… Ichika talking with them as if it was normal… Miku and Nino spending a night with their tutor when it was their turn… NO WAY!

Yotsuba found herself taking a few steps back out of disbelief, with her whole body tensing up as a result. She almost didn't want to believe it, not because she was jealous or anything, but because it was too ridiculous! How could that even happen?! Miku and Nino doing… those kinds of things with Uesugi-san?! Both of them?! Then… Then Itsuki as well! Both her and Uesugi-san didn't have any clothes on, did they?! But how? Why? Did she really like their tutor the same way her sisters do? What about Ichika? Did she do the same? That would explain why she didn't seem to look embarrassed while talking to Uesugi-san and Itsuki even though they were naked, but it wasn't enough! What exactly was going on?

A near-endless amount of questions popped up into Yotsuba's mind all at once that she didn't know what was even going on, but despite that, she was still able to hear the sound of footsteps moving closer to the door before her. Without hesitation, she rushed back into her room and closed the door quickly and quietly, while keeping her back against it so she could take a few deep breaths.

What followed afterwards was various attempts in trying to get to the bottom of what she just figured out. She really hoped that wasn't the case, almost nothing from it really made sense! Sure, Miku and Nino were both fiercely competitive for Uesugi-san's affections, but would they really go that far? Ichika, she knew that the eldest quint also confessed to Fuutarou, but… she did that as well? It was hard to believe, although not as much in Itsuki's case. The signs were clear, and they were all pointing towards the obvious, but Yotsuba found a hard time believing it. Well, who could blame her? Itsuki, the one quint among them who was uptight and acts mature, would actually do those things? It's almost impossible to believe.

As much as Yotsuba hoped that she was just imagining things, everything made too much sense for it not to happen. Nino and Miku being more competitive than ever, Ichika being sweeter around Fuutarou, and Itsuki… maybe she would start acting differently around their tutor from now on, too? Everything all led to one conclusion, and Yotsuba had almost fainted out of embarrassment and shock because of it.

Her sisters had sex with Uesugi-san.

Back to the fourth quintuplet, she shifted slightly in her position and donned a more thoughtful look, setting aside her shock over this to take a deeper perspective into the matter. Okay, this was certainly shocking, but she could take the time to be in disbelief later on.

"Uesugi-san… he… he did those things… with all of my sisters…" she spoke mentally, thinking back to the past days that Fuutarou slept over at their penthouse to comply with this bet that they made with him. "After Miku had her turn being Uesugi-san's maid, she looked really happy and believed in herself more… when it was Nino's turn, she became a lot more competitive for Uesugi-san's feelings, but still the same Nino we know. Ichika… she somehow changed too, hugging Uesugi-san when she has the chance, and now… Itsuki."

After recounting all of those observations she made inside her mind, Yotsuba noticed one common thing between all of them. These changes that were happening to her sisters have all triggered after being Fuutarou's maid for at least one night, maybe… that's when they do those things? She wasn't sure, but… from how she saw her younger sister and their tutor naked earlier, that could only mean that they did it the night before.

"Ichika knows about Itsuki, Nino, and Miku… and Itsuki seems to know about them too…" she hummed in thought, thinking of her other two sisters. "But what about Miku and Nino? Do they know about them? This is so confusing…"

Yotsuba shook her head and decided to leave this matter like this for now, feeling a bigger urge to drink something to quench her thirst. She was unable to get a drink earlier because she got distracted by what was happening inside of Itsuki's room, and now it's coming back to haunt her.

Stepping outside, the ribbon-wearing quint first made sure that she was all alone, before heading on towards the kitchen. As she walked, Yotsuba couldn't help but think about the day ahead. She had not forgotten what was about to happen at all, and maybe this could help her get her mind off that thing with Fuutarou and her sisters.

"Itsuki's done being Uesugi-san's maid today, that means it's my turn…" A cheerful smile appeared on her face, thinking of the fun she could have while being his maid. From what she noticed when her sisters were with Fuutarou, they all enjoyed their role in the end (maybe except for Itsuki, but who knows). Heck, Nino even asked if she could extend 'being Fuu-kun's maid' for another day because she wanted to spend more time with him, but got shot down.

Reaching the kitchen, Yotsuba opened the fridge and brought out the milk carton placed on the lower tray. "This shouldn't be bad… if my sisters can do this, then I can do this too!" she exclaimed with vigor, grabbing a glass and pouring herself some milk.

"Hmm… being Uesugi-san's maid… hearing those words honestly feels a bit embarrassing, but…" Yotsuba shrugged and began to drink. "I have to get used to it just for today, then that's it. I'm sure Uesugi-san must be feeling tired of all this, but… I wonder if something will happen between us…"

After a few moments of quiet drinking, Yotsuba's eyes snapped open almost instantly, realizing the meaning behind what she just said. Her whole face turned red in a matter of seconds, and the embarrassment she felt was too much that she spat out the remaining milk from her mouth and set down the glass she was holding, before slapping her cheeks with both of her hands and shaking her head rapidly in denial.

"W-W-WHERE DID THAT COME FROM…?! She screamed into her mind, wondering how did that sudden thought come out of nowhere. Seriously, she had her mind focusing on what could happen today while she's acting as Fuutarou's maid. How the hell did that somehow transition to… those kinds of thoughts.

Wait… she can't be turning into a pervert now, can she?!

"No, no, no, no, noooo~! I can't be thinking like this… I'm only going to be Fuutarou-kun's maid, nothing more! Bad thoughts! Perverted! Must not think about it! It's for the best! It's… I can't…" she tried to continue, only to feel a pang deep inside her. Having faced this situation before, Yotsuba willingly ignored the budding feeling of jealousy building up in her heart, which made her unaware of the tear that escaped her eye. "I… I don't deserve him."

Yotsuba was extremely fortunate that she spat out the milk directly into the sink, otherwise she would've been stuck in the kitchen cleaning the mess she made. That would've been worse, since she didn't want to get caught by any of her sisters, much less Fuutarou, that she was crying.

---

And so, during breakfast that took place in the next hour, a new bomb was dropped at the table in the form of Itsuki Nakano telling her sisters that she, like them, also had lingering feelings for their tutor and confessed to him the previous night when everyone else was already asleep.

The reaction from one of them was instantaneous.

Before all of this, Fuutarou had discussed the issue with Itsuki in private (while in the bathroom, but there's no need to go deeper into that), wondering if it was really necessary to tell the others about her… spot in this race. Well, in truth, he was just nervous about the reactions that the other girls would have to this revelation, especially Nino and Miku. Itsuki insisted that she couldn't bear hiding this from her own sisters, and it would be better if they know that she wants to be with their tutor too. Fuutarou only sighed heavily in the end, telling Itsuki to do whatever she had to do, and prepare himself for impending meltdown later on.

While Ichika giggled mischievously and made a comment about 'Fuutarou-kun achieving a harem', Yotsuba was cheering for Itsuki and praising her for admitting her true feelings. Miku was caught off guard, as she never thought that Itsuki would actually confess. Sure, she thought of it as a possibility, given what she observed from her youngest sister as well as the events during dinner last night, but never really expected her to go for it. Still, Miku let a smile appear on her face, happy for Itsuki letting go of her uptight personality for once and doing what she really wanted to do.

Of course, none of their reactions would measure up to Nino's, who froze for a good ten seconds before she stood up and slammed her palms on the table, a heated look crossing her features. This caused Itsuki to wince, more so when Nino gave her a suspicious look.

"I don't believe you," Nino spoke as if it was a fact. "You've never shown any sign that you like Fuu-kun before! You always treated him as a friend. Don't tell me that just because you had him as your wallpaper and call him by his name now, you already think you like him! It doesn't work that way, mind you. If I recall, you were even against him yesterday." She narrowed her eyes, looking even more doubtful of this situation.

"Nino, calm down. Don't pressure Itsuki like this…" Miku said with a serious tone, sending a frown towards her older sister. "We're in front of the table, you know."

"N-No, that's not true," Itsuki shook her head and responded with a calm tone. She expected Nino to have an outburst like this, so she was able to internally prepare herself to explain things. "I… I've always had these… these hidden feelings for Fuutarou-kun as time passed… I just… I have never acknowledged it until now."

"Oh yeah? Prove it then." Nino folded her arms under her chest and nudged her head in Fuutarou's direction. "Kiss him. If you manage to do it, then I'll be convinced that this isn't some joke. Oh, and not just on the cheeks, I want to see some lip-to-lip action." She finished with a mad grin on her face, taking satisfaction from the blush that quickly erupted on Itsuki's cheeks.

"Ara, how daring of you Nino~" Ichika commented, before sending a wry grin towards the blushing Itsuki, looking eager for her to do something. "Now I'd like to see if Itsuki-chan will do it or not."

"Hmm. I guess it wouldn't hurt to see if Itsuki is really serious about this," Miku nodded slowly, not seeing any kind of problem with this, as she also turned her gaze towards her youngest sister.

Yotsuba looked at Miku and Ichika alternately for a few times, looking confused about what she should do, before shrugging and reverting back to her cheery self. "Oh well, let's see it then! It shouldn' be hard to, uhm… k-kiss Uesugi-san if you already confessed to him, Itsuki." She stated, although pausing slightly in her words when she realized how embarrassing this was for her younger sister.

"D-D-D-Do I have to…?" Itsuki stuttered, looking over at Nino with a pleading look, as if she was begging not to make her go through an embarrassing thing early in the morning. Sure, she had accepted the fact that she really did have feelings for Fuutarou, but to show such intimate actions in front of others, her sisters no less, was deeply embarrassing!

"Of course! I need to know if you're really serious about this, because if you have already forgotten, there are already three of us trying to get Fuu-kun to ourselves. We should at least know if you're going to join this race for real, and you can do that with a kiss," Nino explained smugly.

"W-What about Ichika…?" Itsuki blurted out to defend herself. Maybe telling her sisters about this right now wasn't the best idea? "S-She didn't have to kiss Fuutarou-kun when she was telling us that she confessed!" Nino had no idea about Ichika nor her spending a night with their tutor, so perhaps she could use this to her advantage.

"Oh, Ichika? Eh, I've seen her kiss Fuu-kun a few days ago at school, so she's okay with me." Nino shrugged nonchalantly, shocking Miku, Yotsuba, and Itsuki herself as a result. Ichika shifted uncomfortably in her seat, her face looking flushed while Fuutarou turned his gaze away to prevent himself from feeling embarrassed.

"SHE DID?!" All three sisters asked in unison, unable to comprehend that Ichika had kissed Fuutarou at school, without them knowing. Especially Itsuki, since her one hope in preventing herself from embarrassment was already out of the window. Still, she couldn't believe that Ichika actually pulled off something like that while they were at a public place!

"Yeah, and they even did it while hiding from everyone else. Heh, but they couldn't escape my sight, so I ended up following them in secret when Ichika was dragging Fuu-kun away." Nino revealed, smirking at Ichika whose face had turned red in embarrassment. "She brought him to the storage closet and that's when they made out like there was no tomorrow. I was tempted to call them out and stop there, but then he was carrying her up against the wall, while Ichika was touching his —"

"P-PLEASE STOP RIGHT THERE!" Itsuki cut Nino off from speaking any further, breathing heavily while her face had turned as red as her hair. She didn't need to know any of those added statements, but it was too late. Nino's words were imprinted in her mind, she could only will her inner works not to project an imaginary scenario in her head. True enough, Miku and Yotsuba sank into their seats after listening closely to Nino, steam erupting from their heads and their eyes looking blank.

"Ichika… and Fuutarou… at school… alone…" That was Miku, with a rain cloud floating over her head. How could she have missed it? No wonder Ichika never kissed Fuutarou throughout the week, even though her and Nino practically take turns whenever one of them initiates it. She never thought that Ichika would use school as the place where she could have some private time with their tutor.

"Uesugi-san… Ichika… while they're at school…" So while she was busy spending time with the athletes there, Ichika was snogging with Fuutarou? If Yotsuba didn't have a strong will, she would've fainted by now, because of all the things she keeps on learning about ever since waking up earlier. Everything, from seeing Itsuki and Fuutarou naked, to finding out that all of her sisters have had sex with their tutor. This could be considered the exclamation point.

"Well, since you said so, I guess I'll stop." Nino shrugged, although looking smug as she did so. "Are you gonna kiss Fuu-kun now? You're only one out of us four that I haven't seen."

"Uhm… did you really have to go into details about that thing, Nino?" Ichika asked nervously, as the normally calm and composed girl was doing her best to keep her embarrassment to a minimum, which was becoming harder by the second. "A-And how did I not see you last Wednesday? I made sure that no one was around that time…"

Nino simply pointed towards her blue orbs and grinned. "Like I said, you can't escape my eyes. I never thought you'd be the more reserved type at first glance, but then losing all kinds of restraint when you're alone. But, I guess it's fitting since no one can disturb your privacy when you're alone."

Ichika wished she could hide inside the security of her room right now, just until her embarrassment dies down. "Ehehe, then why go into too much detail about what I do? You could've just said I kissed Fuutarou-kun and leave it at that, and use yourself as a further example…"

"Because I wanted to," Nino answered as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, before turning back towards Itsuki, whose ahoge froze in fright when she felt her older sister's gaze. "Now, Itsuki, are you going to prove that you're not shitting us and Fuu-kun about 'confessing your feelings'?"

Itsuki didn't answer at first, still completely frozen from what she learned, prompting Fuutarou to speak up on her behalf. He had remained silent for too long, and he was getting irritated with all this.

"Nino, she did confess, okay? Stop pressuring her, already. How can Itsuki even answer you if she's too embarrassed? If you don't believe her, then believe me. She told me she really liked me all along, and I was just as surprised as you were earlier. Is that enough for you?"

"Hush, you." Nino stuck her tongue out at him playfully, before reverting to a more serious expression. "I'm just trying to see if she's serious about all this. I never thought Itsuki would actually give a fuck about romance, so I want to see if she's just as deadset as us when it comes to winning your feelings over. This isn't a game where she can half-ass things, you know. I want to be sure that she knows what she's getting herself into."

Itsuki, who had snapped out of her embarrassment not too long ago, listened carefully to Nino's words and eventually realized that her sister wasn't really trying to embarrass her, as much as she thought that that was the case.

No, this was a test.

A test to see if she was serious about this. A test to see if she was going to give up easily if her sisters outdo her, as if gaining Fuutarou's affections wasn't really important to her. A test to see if she wanted to be in this race to get a boy for herself.

The moment Nino was done speaking, Itsuki looked at Fuutarou for a few moments, before turning back towards her sister. "I… I only have to kiss Fuutarou-kun? T-That's all I need to do, correct?" she spoke up, getting everyone's attention.

"Itsuki, you don't need to do what Nino says if it's too embarrassing for you. Anyway, I know exactly what happened last night, and that's already enough for me." Fuutarou quickly said, in order to save the girl from further embarrassment. Seriously, he was wondering how she could still remain conscious until now. First, she got caught in the act by her own sister, realized how she acted while having sex with Fuutarou, then further explaining her 'hidden' feelings that were lingering deep inside her.

It's a miracle that she hasn't fainted until now.

Fuutarou's words fell on deaf ears as Nino shifted her gaze towards her younger sister and merely nodded in response. "Yeah. All you need to do is just kiss him on the lips, and that proves you really are serious about this," she confirmed.

Itsuki turned red once more, realizing the implications of what she was going to do. Okay, she was going to kiss Fuutarou, their own tutor, right in front of her sisters, and on the lips too! She remained that way for a bit, before finally shaking her head then taking a deep breath to calm breath.

"I…I'll do it," she said firmly, doing her best to keep a straight face despite the red hue on her cheeks. This caused Yotsuba and Miku to look at her in surprise, while Ichika smirked.

"Itsuki…?" Fuutarou mumbled, glancing at the redhead with the same flushed look on his face. Did… Did she even hear him or something? Actually, forget that, it was blatantly obvious she didn't. The question going through his mind instead was whether Itsuki was really going to kiss him or not, but… considering how she willingly seeked him out to reveal her feelings last night, he was never going to doubt this girl again.

"Oh?" A coy smile graced Nino's lips as she crossed her arms. "Go on, then. Kiss him."

With that, Itsuki turned her head back to face Fuutarou, this time with the young man staring back at her. The both of them had embarrassed looks, and things were silent between them at first. Fuutarou mentally sighed, as he didn't want to do anything that would make her uncomfortable, but before he knew what was happening, Itsuki had grabbed his shirt and pulled him towards her. Making this as quick as possible, the girl leaned in and gave him a peck on the lips before letting go of his shirt and returning back to her original position in a matter of seconds.

"There you go, Nino. I'll be returning to eating breakfast now." Itsuki said in a sweet tone, too sweet in fact, that an image of a shinigami could be seen floating behind the youngest quint, sending a message that she'll get Nino back for this somehow. The redhead was still blushing, although not as much as she was earlier.

Calming down from his embarrassed state, Fuutarou took a deep breath and simply turned his attention back to his food. "Jeez, she nearly gave me a heart attack with how she was staring at me." he thought to himself, thinking of that piercing gaze that Itsuki gave him just a while ago, and how it made him believe that they were completely alone for that moment.

There were varying reactions among her sisters; Ichika hid her giggles behind one hand, having seen this already in secret while Miku and Yotsuba's mouths had dropped wide open out of shock. Sure, it was only for a second, perhaps even less than that, but still… the fact that Itsuki kissed Fuutarou on the lips sent a huge wave of shock over them.

Miku also knew that from this moment, their competition for Fuutarou's heart was never going to be the same again with four of them in the mix. Might as well have Yotsuba join them too just to complete the set, heh.

Nino's jaw had dropped to the floor, though it was not out of shock that Itsuki actually gave their tutor a direct kiss on the lips, but rather it was because it was too short! What the hell was that?! Was it even a kiss?! It was more like a harmless peck, or something like that!

"Hey, what the hell was that?! You call that a kiss?!" The second quint cried, a look of bewilderment plastered over her face. "Do it again and this time, make it longer! That's now how you kiss someone on the lips, Itsuki!"

Itsuki only chuckled while gobbling down on her breakfast, enjoying the quiet sanctuary provided to her by food. "I apologize Nino, but you said I only needed to kiss Fuutarou-kun to prove that I am indeed serious about all this. I even did it on the lips, just like what you wanted. You never said anything about how long I should be kissing him." Itsuki explained with no ounce of embarrassment in her voice, though the sweet smile she sent towards her older sister was enough for Nino to wince.

Realizing that Itsuki had outsmarted her in this game, Nino sighed in defeat. "Fine, you win." she grumbled with a small pout on her face, going back to eating her breakfast to get her mind off this.

"I'm glad that this issue is resolved, then. Now let us continue on with our food." Itsuki's smile took a smug turn, turning the tables against Nino as she continued to eat.

Well, what do you know? Things went better than what Itsuki had thought when she was going to tell her sisters about her true feelings for their tutor.

A sudden thought then popped into the girl's mind, reminding her of something important. She should tell this to her sisters too, just to save them the trouble of being confused when she goes out with Fuutarou after lunch.

"Oh, yes. Everyone, I forgot to mention that Fuutarou-kun is taking me out on a date after lunch. I just want to say that so you won't get confused later on when we leave." She revealed nonchalantly while munching on her sixth egg roll, causing another wave of shock to hit her sisters, making them turn their attention to the youngest quintuplet. Expressions of disbelief were etched in their faces again, even Ichika, although it soon turned into a smirk after Itsuki's words fully registered into her mind.

Fuutarou sighed and palmed his face, as he could already tell that this would just make everyone else ask Itsuki a new batch of questions, just to get to the bottom of this whole thing. "She just had to say that, huh?" he said mentally, having the sudden urge to let his head fall to the table and just lay there for the remainder of their breakfast time.

Whatever, Itsuki had her mind on food right now, and she just had a good feeling about their date later on.

---

Indeed, what followed afterwards was Itsuki stating that she'll be going out later on with Fuutarou, which means that it'll only be the four of them who'll be left in the apartment while they're gone. Itsuki explained the whole thing as if the others didn't know what to do already. While this was happening, Fuutarou finished eating his breakfast and excused himself from the table early before something bad could happen. He didn't want a repeat of when Nino and Miku were ready to claw each other's eyes out while they were competing for his attention.

Ichika felt a bit envious that Itsuki was going on a date with Fuutarou before her, but didn't dwell much on it. She'll have her time with him tomorrow, she just needed to wait. In the meantime, she can start planning out what they'll be doing tomorrow while her younger sister and Fuutarou are out later on. Because of that, she left the table after Fuutarou and headed back to her room, leaving her sisters thinking that she was going back to sleep.

With Fuutarou gone from the table, Nino silently demanded more details from Itsuki, wanting to know about how exactly did she confess, without anyone even knowing until now. As far as everyone knew, she stayed in her room after surprisingly skipping out on dinner due to sheer embarrassment, and no one saw her for the rest of the night. So, just finding out that the youngest of them actually confessed her feelings was already shocking, next to the fact that Itsuki willingly kissed him a while ago. If that wasn't enough, there was also Itsuki now referring to their tutor without her usual formality, calling him in the same way Ichika does.

Itsuki was prepared to tell Nino that she didn't want to share any private details since she already stated a clear summary of what happened, if only Miku and Yotsuba didn't agree with the second quint out of their own curiosity as well. She still tried to talk her way out by saying it was rude to pry into what happened between her and Uesugi, though it didn't really work when Nino and Miku narrowed her eyes at her, as if to say that, "We told everyone what happened when it was our turn, you should do the same too!".

Because of that, Itsuki turned to Yotsuba for help, sending a pleading look to the fourth quint to escape the gazes from her two sisters. The redhead almost fell off her chair when Yotsuba only gave her a nervous smile, which seemed to say "I don't want to go against these two right now, sorry" and caused Itsuki to start shedding anime-like tears.

That was when Nino gave Itsuki an ice-cold stare that showed that she wanted to know more, with Miku doing the same. Itsuki flinched at their gazes and released a deep sigh in defeat. She wasn't getting out of this without giving her sisters what they wanted, was she? Oh well, she can just leave out the— erghm, private details from last night.

Yeah, there was no need to disclose that information…

Fortunately for Itsuki, her sisters didn't push her too much, since they only wanted to know how she approached Fuutarou and apparently confessed. Itsuki decided against telling them about finding Ichika in the kitchen and the little bit about her kissing their tutor right in front of her, just to prevent another outburst from happening. Instead, Itsuki simply stated that she had an epiphany while she being in the isolation of her bedroom, brought by staring at her own phone wallpaper for about an hour while sorting out what she really felt for Fuutarou. By the time that everyone else was asleep, she decided to sneak out and see if the boy she had feelings for was still awake and thankfully, he was. From there, they had a heartfelt conversation which culminated in Itsuki confessing and giving him her first kiss.

By the end of it, Miku could only find herself smiling genuinely at her younger sister and told Itsuki that she was happy for her realizing her true feelings. While she felt unsure when she told Fuutarou that Itsuki was interested in him, she was certain that with just a little self-realization, the fifth quintuplet could decide whether she really had feelings for their blue-haired tutor.

And her faith in Itsuki paid off.

While surprised at Miku's words, Itsuki found herself smiling back at her sister before muttering out a word of thanks. Yotsuba followed, pumping her fist in the air and cheering for Itsuki mustering up the courage to accept her feelings and confess, which caused the redhead to blush and shyly look away.

And then, there was Nino. At first, she was grumbling about 'having many love rivals for Fuu-kun's heart' and 'stepping up her game even more', but eventually commended Itsuki for being brave enough to confess. Sure, have feelings for a guy is one thing but that means little if the girl couldn't confess, and Itsuki pulled that off. There was also the thing that out of all of them, Itsuki never really showed an interest in romantic relationships but actually ended up falling for a boy all the same.

What an interesting way to end their breakfast.

Fuutarou, who was sitting on the couch doing some advanced reading after finishing breakfast, got approached by the fifth quintuplet and looked like she wanted from him. Realizing that Itsuki was still his maid until the afternoon, he asked her if she needed something from him. Then, Itsuki had asked him if they could have a short tutoring session for this morning, just until lunch, of course. After all, they still had an incoming date later on.

What better way to spend the morning with her favorite person aside from her sisters by doing the thing that they always do together all the time?

Nino, who walked out of the kitchen and heard what her sister said, loudly protesting then and there by saying that Itsuki can't order Fuutarou around since she was still his maid, and asking about why they would need to study on a freakin' Saturday. It's supposed to be a day for rest, right?

That was when Fuutarou stood up before an argument could ensue, telling Nino that it was okay and wouldn't mind tutoring for a bit because it was still his job, causing Itsuki to smile brightly while Nino looked stupefied. Before the second quint could go on a tantrum about it, he stated that she didn't have to join if she didn't want to and was fine with tutoring Itsuki only, shocking both the latter and Nino herself. He explained that he didn't bring any materials with him and thus, he can't conduct a proper session. However, he could still work something out by dealing with any difficulties that they could still be having which may hinder their performance on the next exam.

There was nobody listening to him, though, because the two sisters were lost in their train of thought. Did Fuutarou just tell them it was fine for Nino to not bother? This was something that never happened before, considering he would always ask for everyone to join his sessions, and not accept anything less than that.

Just when things had gone quiet between the three of them, Miku's voice broke through the silence, prompting all of them to turn towards the third quint. This time, it was Fuutarou who got surprised upon seeing Miku and Yotsuba holding spare pieces of paper along with a pen and pencil each, already prepared for a tutoring session.

Well… that was quick.

Snapping out of his temporary shock, he brought out the remaining of his textbooks from inside his bag before asking Nino if she was going to join them or not. The pinkette remained silent for the next few seconds, shifting her gaze between Fuutarou and her sisters alternately before groaning loudly and walking over towards them, deciding to simply join since she had nothing better to do.

Miku then volunteered to call Ichika so she could take part in this as well, but the young tutor said that it wasn't necessary. However, he did say it was fine if the eldest quint ends up joining them eventually if she steps out of her room.

And so, even on a Saturday, the quints became busy for the next two hours while Fuutarou worked on improving their mannerisms while taking a test, instead of his usual tutoring. It was a nice change of pace that even Nino admitted to herself it wasn't a bad idea to join her sisters in this. Even Ichika ended up joining them after an hour, but she didn't look pleased at the fact that the others were having a session without her. Fuutarou willingly took the blame since he said to leave her be, causing Ichika to pout at him before laughing it off, and simply stated that she didn't want to be left out when he was tutoring them.

While he seemed surprised with that, he made a mental note that Ichika must not be missing from their future tutoring sessions, not that that was a bad thing.

During the whole thing, a very interesting moment took place that concerned Itsuki, which started when Nino made a very suggestive way of motivating herself that also involved Fuutarou.

"Ne, Fuu-kun." Nino called out while she was in the midst of reading her English textbook that Fuutarou borrowed from the library yesterday. She looked up to see him helping Yotsuba with her English spelling, and he seemed to have heard her. Miku was completely focused on her World History textbook, while Ichika… fell asleep while in the midst of reading a lesson about functions. This left Itsuki, who looked as if she was reading a Mathematics module, raised her head slightly to glance at the conversation that sparked between Nino and Fuutarou.

"What is it, Nino?" he asked, which also caused the ribbon-wearing quint to turn towards her older sister.

"Can you give me a little test on English grammar? Reading shit is boring and useless if there's no way to test it, right?" she asked, flashing a seductive look at the end of her question.

Fuutarou blinked a few times at her question, before he found himself nodding dumbly in response, mainly due to the look she was giving him. "Yeah, I guess…" he said, not even aware of what he was saying until after a few seconds later.

Nino closed her book and placed it down on the table, before straightening her posture yet still retaining her seductive expression. "Then I want you to give me a little test, right now. I think my grammar improved enough for some harder sentences, so this shouldn't be too difficult."

Fuutarou continued to stare at Nino for a few more seconds before snapping out of it. He turned towards Yotsuba, who gave him a thumbs-up which signified that she was fine with it. "Uh, sure… I can do that." He quickly spoke in order to hide his mistake, but before he could say anything else, Nino beat him to it.

"Oh, but there's a catch, Fuu-kun~" she continued with a wry grin.

The young man tensed up, having a bad feeling about where this was going because he could've sworn he saw a mischievous glint in Nino's eye.

"What catch?" he asked, frowning.

"For every correct answer I give, I get a kiss from you. Right here," Nino smirked while pointing to her lips, which immediately got the attention of nearly everyone else at the table as soon as she said those words.

Fuutarou froze and his cheeks turned red at hearing Nino's special condition for him, but… should he be glad that it wasn't related to getting kicked out of the apartment now? Yotsuba's eyes widened and she blushed at her sister's… straightforwardness, having to cover her mouth in order to hide her gasp. Miku snapped her head towards Nino, already giving the pinkette a cold glare for getting one over her. This wasn't over and she'll get back at Nino for this or her name wasn't Miku Nakano! Ichika… was still asleep and barely moved an inch, but the one who had the most surprising reaction was none other than Itsuki.

As soon as Nino was done speaking and waited to hear an answer from their dumbfounded tutor, Itsuki had risen from her seat and quickly lunged for Fuutarou with her arms wide open.

"NOOO!" she yelled while closing her eyes, before she practically tackled the young man to the floor and fell on top of him afterwards. Of course, this snapped Fuutarou out of his little trance, but it was too late for him because the moment his mind was back in reality, he noticed Itsuki lying on top of his chest.

"Uhm, Itsuki…?" he asked with his face flushed, which caused the girl to look at him and snapped her out of her temporary trance as well. Her eyes widened and she yelped at the situation that they were in, as her face burned red out of embarrassment. She was basically sitting on top of his chest, her legs on either side of his midsection and their faces were close to one another.

Shakily turning her head around, she saw her sisters looking at her in pure disbelief, as if this had beaten the moment where she kissed Fuutarou and took its place as the most shocking thing that happened today. Her sudden yell a while ago was even enough for Ichika to slowly wake up from her slumber, and after looking around a bit, she settled her eyes on Itsuki straddling Fuutarou on the floor and mustered a smirk at seeing their flustered expressions.

Yep, Itsuki wasn't getting out of this one without an explanation as well, and from the deadpan looks on Nino and Miku's faces, they weren't going to accept 'no' for an answer.

So much for wanting to tell the truth to her sisters, huh…?

---

The sun was still in the sky when Fuutarou and Itsuki returned to the Nakano penthouse, having gone on their date in which they went to an aquarium where Itsuki gushed over the different sea creatures found there; a clothing store where the girl bought herself and her favorite guy some new digs; a burger joint where Fuutarou learned that it didn't matter what kind of food was on the table, as long as it was edible, the redhead would still eat it; took a little detour through the forest where they watched the fireworks months ago, and then the park where they spent the remainder of their time together simply talking about their plans for the future while also sharing a few laughs at times.

It was also there that they came across a seminar about 'family planning with your partner', which made Itsuki blush in embarrassment as it made her remember a certain… event that happened between her and Fuutarou not long ago. When her tutor had asked her what was wrong, she quickly shook her head in denial and insisted she was fine.

He didn't believe her one bit.

Leaving the apartment, Itsuki wore a pink sleeveless, buttoned-up shirt and dark blue leggings, but upon returning, she sported a red long-sleeved tee that could pass off as a jacket, although she was still wearing the same leggings. In Fuutarou's case, he wore a green shirt that Ichika bought for him a few days ago as well as his usual pants, but when they got home to the quints' apartment, he was wearing a blue shirt which Itsuki bought for him earlier.

The other girls except for Yotsuba were all gathered in the living room, doing their own thing when the pair had returned; Miku watching the History channel, Nino chatting with her friends, and Ichika reading a script while doing her best to stay awake.

"W-We're home!" Itsuki announced, stepping inside before Fuutarou after removing her sandals. The young man stayed quiet, but waved his hand in greeting. In his other hand was a paper bag that had their clothes from when they left this place, and he set it down on the nearest couch.

Ichika turned her attention to the pair and suddenly looked energized out of nowhere. "Oh, welcome back, you two. Did you enjoy your date with him, Itsuki?" she immediately asked, as Nino and Miku turned their heads over towards their youngest sister and their tutor.

Itsuki blushed for a few moments, before regaining her composure. Her sister was just asking if she enjoyed going on a date with Fuutarou, nothing more. She can answer this with no problem at all.

"I-Indeed I did," she nodded in agreement while closing her eyes and maintaining an uptight aura. "Our date went better than what I had expected at first, but I will not complain about that." She looked over her shoulder and gave Fuutarou a warm smile, which he returned without hesitation.

"Oh really? What did you two do together, then? Let's see if it can beat my date with Fuu-kun when I was his maid." Nino asked smugly, while blowing a kiss towards their tutor, causing him to blush slightly and avert his gaze to the side.

"I…" Itsuki wanted to tell her sister that she would like to keep those details in private and that Nino can't pry into what's personal, though she had a feeling that that wouldn't work, especially considering earlier this morning when she tried to keep her mouth shut. To add to that, Miku turned to look at her and appeared to be listening closely to what was happening.

Oh well, she'll just tell them the simple gist of how things went down, and keep the specific details to herself. Still, why can't her sisters just leave her be and stop bugging her about Fuutarou? It almost seemed unfair, because everyone was entitled to their own secrets, right?

Itsuki sighed deeply. "I will tell you some of the things that Fuutarou-kun and I, but that's it." she spoke firmly, even narrowing her eyes to show how serious she was although Nino didn't seem like she was affected by it. "Just let me change into a new set of clothes, but before that…" She turned around and walked up towards Fuutarou, giving him another genuine smile. "Thank you for… taking me out on a date, Fuutarou-kun. I may not be fond of going out much, but… I really enjoyed everything we did today."

"Don't worry about it. If I had to be honest, I had fun too." He shrugged, before flashing her a knowing smirk. "Being honest with yourself does wonders for you, doesn't it? Isn't it way better than denying it?"

"Indeed," she shook her head in amusement, before leaning in close to plant a kiss on his cheek, causing the two of them to blush as a result. However, Itsuki seemed like she was getting used to showing him affection that she gave him one last smile before heading upstairs to her room, with Fuutarou keeping an eye on her the whole way.

"Wow, Fuutarou-kun, I've never seen Itsuki-chan like this before." Ichika whistled, noticing how her youngest sister had this particular glow in her smile, which surprised the eldest quint for a bit. She always saw Itsuki as a girl who acts like she was way older than what she's supposed to be, which is why she rarely pays attention to anything that can be distracting in her eyes. Seeing the youngest among them acting like a giddy schoolgirl in love, was just about the most shocking thing that one would expect from her. "She's so much happier than before, and that's after you took her out on a date. Fuutarou-kun, you smooth devil, you~"

Fuutarou blushed slightly at Ichika's words before sighing. Yep, he saw this coming the moment he returned to this place. "I just did what I was supposed to do, nothing more. But hey, you do make a point. I've never seen Itsuki like this before, since she's so focused in studying and eating all the time, and it feels good to do something nice for her after all that hard work she keeps on putting in everything she does."

"Uh-huh, I wonder if that's really the reason~" Nino chimed in, joining Ichika as the duo teased their favorite guy. Fuutarou resorted to covering his face with one hand, realizing that teasing him and Itsuki about their date would be the hot topic for the rest of the day. He didn't even notice Miku walking over and patting him on the shoulder to comfort him, though one familiar cheerful voice that rang in his ears was able to get his attention almost immediately.

"Uuuuuuesugi-saaaaaan!" came the unmistakable voice of Yotsuba Nakano, causing him to turn his head and look towards where he just heard her, and his eyes slowly widened upon seeing the attire she was wearing.

"Y-Yotsuba… are you wearing…?" he breathed out, getting a good look at her choice of clothing. It was basically the same maid outfit as Itsuki, only that the color scheme of hers was green and white with a few orange accents, and had no sleeves compared to her sister's that covered up nearly her whole body. This look made Yotsuba appear as both cute and beautiful at the same time, but Fuutarou won't say that out loud.

"Haaaiii! It's indeed a maid outfit, Uesugi-san!" Yotsuba saluted with a determined smile. She was radiating with excitement and looked ready to fulfill her role. "I'll be your maid for the rest of the night and tomorrow morning, so you can count on me, Uesugi-san! Oh, I guess I should call you 'Uesugi-sama' for now, right?"

"I guess…" Fuutarou muttered, having gotten used to this situation that he didn't look flustered for long. Still, seeing Yotsuba dressed like this was a bit strange, but of course it's too late for a comment like that. He shook his head and threw her a curious look. "Where were you? I didn't see you around when we got back."

"Oh, that's because I was going out to buy ingredients for Nino, but I wanted to welcome you back first, Uesugi-sama! This is how Miku, Nino, and Itsuki did it too, right?" Yotsuba smiled, before grabbing the edge of her skirt and bowing her head politely.

"Y-Yeah…" Fuutarou secretly turned his gaze away from her, feeling that there was just something wrong with seeing Yotsuba like this. However, before he could figure out what was that particular problem exactly, he then realized what he just heard her say. "Wait, you're going outside?"

"Yep! If you want me to do something, you're gonna have to wait until I get back. Sorry, Uesugi-sama." She apologized with a nervous smile, rubbing the back of her head. At this point, Itsuki came down from the stairs, having done changing clothes as she got hounded on by Nino and Miku for details regarding her date with Fuutarou. Ichika looked on with an amused smile, innocently ignoring Itsuki's silent pleas for help.

This left Fuutarou and Yotsuba within their own little world, but neither of them had taken notice.

"No, no, no, nothing like that!" he quickly shook his head. Honestly, even though these girls have been fulfilling their end of the bed and became his maids for one day each, he never really thought of making them do something for him. "I was going to say that I want to go with you."

Yotsuba's eyebrows rose in surprise, before quickly thinking of a response. "Uhm, you don't need to worry, Uesugi-sama. I can handle this alone, and I won't take too long. Besides, you just went on a date with Itsuki, so you should be resting." She spoke out of concern, before giving him a gentle smile.

"No, I'm coming with you, and you can't convince me otherwise." He smirked, causing the girl to go silent. "Besides, it's been a while since we've done something together. Having you around is a nice change of pace, if I have to be honest." He threw her another smug look. "Can't I make time for a friend? That's something you would say, right?"

Yotsuba could only stare at him, blushing slightly at the fact that he nonchalantly said that he liked her company. Still, this raises the question of why he looked so keen on coming with her. She was just going to buy a few things, so she wouldn't take long. Did he want her around that badly? Can't he just wait until she gets back and then they can hang out like what he wants?

"But—" she tried to speak again, but was quickly cut off.

"No, I don't want to hear another word. I'm coming with you whether you like it or not. Just wait here for a bit, I'm just going to change my clothes real quick." He spoke as if it was a fact and that Yotsuba should be satisfied with it, before walking away to grab his bag and head for the bathroom.

"O...Okay, Uesugi-sama." She muttered loud enough for him to hear, deciding that she wouldn't win this little argument anyway. Oh well, looks like Fuutarou will be coming with her to buy ingredients, then. It was a bit strange to see him being persistent to join her, but Yotsuba wasn't going to complain at all. This should be fun!

Fuutarou then turned around to face the ribbon-wearing quint again. "Oh yeah, you might want to change out of that outfit. You're definitely not going outside while wearing that. I would like to keep my sanity." With that, he continued towards the bathroom, leaving a red-faced Yotsuba whose jaw nearly dropped the floor out of shock and embarrassment.

She remained frozen for a few seconds, before shutting her eyes tightly and clenching her fists at her sides. "I-I wasn't going to…!" she retorted, pouting hard at Fuutarou's retreating figure before angrily making her way back to her room. This caught the attention of her other sisters, who took notice of Yotsuba's sudden 180 and got curious. Until now, they were still… interrogating Itsuki for extra details on her date with Fuutarou, and the redhead looked like she was about to faint at any moment due to embarrassment.

"What's gotten into her?" Nino asked, raising an eyebrow at Yotsuba, wondering what exactly could have caused their genki sibling to feel like this.

"I have no clue," Ichika hummed before shrugging her shoulders.

---

Yotsuba hummed to herself as she strolled down the sidewalk with Fuutarou; they were both done with the groceries that Nino asked them to buy, and they were all compiled in the big plastic bag that the young man was holding. At first, Yotsuba wanted to be the one to carry them, but Fuutarou insisted that he'll do it. The girl simply took that as an order from him and agreed.

Leaving the apartment was easier said than done, because the other quints hounded him for answers on why he was coming with Yotsuba when all she's going to do was buy a few things. Nino made a bold assumption that they were going on a date of their own, causing the pair to blush profusely before Fuutarou calmly told them that he simply wanted to accompany their sister. Was it wrong to hang out with a dear friend?

Eventually, they were able to leave the penthouse in peace. But just before they could step out of the place, Ichika slipped in a harmless joke about 'Fuutarou-kun being so lucky to score two dates in a single day', making poor Yotsuba begin to emit steam from her head, and the young tutor to roll his eyes and sigh deeply.

"Hey Yotsuba," he began, donning a more curious expression. While it was short, he really enjoyed this short time he had with Yotsuba all alone without anybody else bothering. This was a nice change of pace to his daily shenanigans with the Nakano quintuplets, because most of them have been vying to get his attention lately. With Itsuki's most recent confession, he knew that things will be worse than they already are. Don't get him wrong, it wasn't like he was complaining about it, because it was too late for regret and he didn't really want things to go back they were [he wouldn't admit it to himself], but just being with someone he considered a very dear friend… was a really good break from his hectic life with the quints. Ever since the beginning, he enjoyed Yotsuba's company, though she can be quite clingy and enthusiastic at times. "Have you given any thought to what you plan on doing in the future?

"Huh? What I want to do in the future… why are you asking me this, Uesugi-sama?" Yotsuba asked, tilting her head slightly. She pondered over the question for a bit before coming to a possible conclusion, which got her to widen her eyes in fear. "Wait, don't tell me you're… leaving?"

"I'm not going anywhere, you idiot." He shook his head and shifted his gaze in front, looking thoughtful. "I'm just wondering what you see yourself doing a few years from now. We all know that Ichika's aspiring to be an actress… Itsuki told me earlier that she would like to do the same thing that I did for you guys by being a teacher… and Miku seems like she's going to learn how to cook a lot better. Nino, I have no idea yet… maybe something regarding culinary arts as well, but I'm not sure. I'll ask her when I get the chance, but what about you? Have you given any thought to what you want to do?"

Yotsuba stared at him as he spoke, taking in his words before humming softly, cupping her chin in deep thought. Not too long, a huge smile appeared on her face as an imaginary bulb appeared on her head. "Oh, I know what I want to be! I want to be a bride!" she exclaimed happily.

He turned to her with a dumbfounded look, unsure if he heard her right or his ears were playing tricks on him. "A-A bride? You're not serious, are you?" he asked, raising an eyebrow in suspicion.

Yotsuba laughed, slapping his shoulder lightly. "Of course not. I haven't decided yet, Uesugi-sama. I have to still get into college, y'know? Besides, I have plenty of time to make a decision." Her smile then turned into a more somber look. "Though, you make a point… my sisters have all decided what they want to do when we grow up. Hmm, do people really make that decision as soon as possible?"

He shrugged. "Well, most people do, but there's nothing wrong with what you said. There are some people who take their time in figuring out what they want, so you don't have to make a decision right now. Actually, that's even a pretty smart move, Yotsuba. Before you even get to achieve what you want to be, you'd have to graduate from college first."

The ribbon-wearing quint giggled cutely, putting on her hood and performed her best Fuutarou impression, complete with the serious and cold look. "Heehee, I guess Uesugi-sama's rubbing off on me, then… since I'm starting to care more about my studies than I ever did! It wouldn't have been possible without you, Uesugi-sama!" Yotsuba gave him a proud salute afterwards, while also taking off her hood.

"Nonsense, all I did was show you girls that you're capable of doing great things if someone lent you a helping hand. All of this is happening because you and your sisters put lots of effort in improving. That's how it is," he explained in a modest tone, not wanting to make it look like he pulled off a miracle in getting five idiotic girls to improve massively in their studies. Sure, he may have been their guide to getting better grades, but it was all thanks to their efforts and willingness to learn.

Yotsuba patted him on the back slowly. "Aww, don't sell yourself short, Uesugi-sama! You still helped us get this far! If you weren't there for us, I don't know if we could have reached this point. You're the best tutor we've ever had and we all love having you around!"

"Well, I appreciate that all of you think of me as such and believe me, tutoring the five of you has become as normal as eating food, studying at school, and going to sleep as a part of my daily life." Fuutarou shared a smile with her, before letting out a cough to regain his cool composure. "But anyway, back to the topic about what you wish to be in the future… if I had to give my opinion, I could see you becoming a popular athlete, Yotsuba. You could even register as a student-athlete at the moment and play for our school's team."

"An… athlete…" she repeated, before flashing an embarrassed smile and rubbing the back of her head. Being an athlete was no joke, and it requires a lot of effort, especially for a student-athlete. "Y-You really think so, Uesugi-sama…? Don't you think that would… you know, distract me from studying? I don't really want that."

He waved off her concern. "I believe you can handle it. I mean, if Ichika can balance her acting career and her studies at the same time, then you can do the same in being an athlete. I'm sure you can handle the part about physical activities, while your sisters and I can continue to help you maintain consistent high grades in your academics."

"W-Wow… you're really putting a lot of faith in me, Uesugi-sama… I don't know if I can do it already…" Yotsuba blushed, scratching her cheek awkwardly while averting her gaze to the side.

"I already put my faith in all of you the moment I became your tutor, so that shouldn't be a question. And you don't need to worry, you don't have to make a decision right away. All I did was provide you with a suggestion on what I could see you as in a few years. It's still your decision in the end."

"Hahaha, well, you've certainly given me something to think about, Uesugi-sama! Maybe I I'll ask my sisters what they think when we get back. Who knows? Maybe they'll say the same as you because they also think that I can be an athlete!" she stated, clenching her fist in determination.

Fuutarou flashed a small smile. "I'm sure they'll give you a reasonable answer."

With that, the two went back to walking, and things between them became silent. There were still a few turns left before they would reach the apartment, and Yotsuba took this time to secretly glance at her tutor.

A week ago, they made a bet with him in which they have to pass a set of exams and if they manage to do that, then he would be their servant for a week. Similarly, if they lost, the same would happen to them. When that happened, he didn't really seem interested because he just wanted the girls to focus on studying, but rolled along with it when he noticed that there's no way of convincing them otherwise. Fast forward to getting the results of their exams, they lost the bet and begrudgingly accepted their fate. Fuutarou even told them that they didn't need to go through with that bet any longer, saying it was completely silly, but her and her sisters insisted that they honor the agreement, starting with Miku.

For someone who didn't really want such a bet to happen in the first place, Fuutarou didn't complain even once about it. He looked like he was enjoying this, though not in the way that he played his role as the 'Master' seriously. Come to think of it, he didn't really give any kind of order to whoever his maid was, except for when he told Itsuki to eat with them because a family is supposed to eat together. If that wasn't enough, he insisted to go with her to buy groceries just because he wanted to. That, and he says that it's been a while since they hung out together. Heh, it's quite rare to hear something like that from him…

Instead of this bet being a big roleplay wherein Fuutarou acts like he is the superior and everyone should follow him, it became more like a cover-up for her sisters to confess their feelings for him. While being his maid, Miku, Nino, Ichika, and even Itsuki, have all confessed before their time with him would be over. Three of them even went on a date with their tutor before their day as his maid would be over, while Ichika's turn would be tomorrow.

Her sisters were all happy, if not happier, that they confessed their feelings for their favorite guy [except for Maruo] and they all exhibited some kind of change afterwards. Miku was more confident in herself in showing affection, Nino was a lot sweeter towards him and even became a bit possessive at times, Ichika still teased him but not as much because she would give him a hug instead, and Itsuki willingly lowered her uptight protocols and act more like a young girl in love.

Yeah, all of them… were happier. Except her…

Come to think of it, she was the one who suggested this bet in the first place. After she said it, her sisters agreed to it with no hesitation. Did they plan on confessing their feelings when she suggested it? Even if they didn't, this whole bet that she suggested made her sisters fall for him even more, and all of them grew closer to Fuutarou to the point that they would all give their virginities to him.

Yotsuba released a sigh to herself, only to widen her eyes in realization. Where did that come from? She wasn't talking about herself here, she was thinking of her sisters, and how they were a lot different lately, not that that was a bad thing. SHE ALSO CAN'T BE THINKING OF THOSE LEWD THINGS! SHE'S NOT A PERVERT!

But seriously, she can't be thinking of herself right now, it's not the time.

She shook her head to get back on the topic at hand. Yes, her sisters looked happier than before, but what about Uesugi? What did he feel about all this? He didn't look like he had any qualms about taking her sisters on a separate date for each of them, and he wasn't complaining about being kissed by all of them at different times, even going as far as to accept it as a normal part of his life with them ever since Miku became his maid and confessed. If that wasn't enough, he didn't ask for all of this to happen, because they all just flowed naturally. He even tried to ask out Miku since she confessed first, but she told him to wait until at all of them reveal their feelings for him.

Well, now that she was the last one and all of this would be over as soon as tomorrow afternoon, what did Fuutarou feel about this? What did he think of her sisters after going through roughly two weeks with them confessing to him each and advancing their relationship with him? What did he feel about… doing those things with them… WOAH, THERE'S NO NEED TO GO THAT FAR! SHE COULDN'T ASK HIM ABOUT THOSE SORTS OF THINGS!

Deciding to find out certain things for her sisters, Yotsuba turned her head fully towards her tutor, putting on an innocent curious look that one would normally see from a child asking questions. "Can I ask you something, Uesugi-sama?"

The young, blue-haired man then turned towards his friend. "Hm? Oh, sure. What is it, Yotsuba?"

"I know that you're going to have to choose between one of my sisters in the end, but I wanna know… what do you think of them? Why haven't you made a decision until now? Is it just because of what Miku said about waiting?" She gasped upon realizing the meaning behind those words, looking at Fuutarou in complete surprise. "Don't tell me you're waiting for all of us to confess first?!"

"Not really. Things just happen, and I'm referring to Ichika and Itsuki. I was already having a hard time when it was just Miku and Nino, but then I remembered something, which is like what you said. Miku told me that Ichika liked me the same way she and Nino do, and Itsuki was… interested, somehow? I didn't believe it at first, since you know how she is. But, I can't say that I'm not happy about being proven wrong. Sure, it was a bit shocking that she really did like me in that way, but after reminding myself of what Miku said, I shouldn't be that surprised." He explained, willingly leaving out the part where Miku said that even Yotsuba was fancied with him. There was just no way that she could like him that way. They've been like the best of friends, but that was it. She didn't even show any further sign that she did like him that way. That was enough reason for him to think she only liked him as a friend.

Although she didn't show it, Yotsuba felt a pang inside her when she heard him mention all of her sisters except for her. She was sure that Miku mentioned her during the morning when she was still Fuutarou's maid, saying that she told their tutor that she wanted all of them to have a chance at happiness… even… even her… did he forget about that…? Or maybe he just doesn't see her that way…?

"Then… what do you think of them?" Yotsuba asked, willing herself to smile like she always does, although her face looked strained from how she was putting effort in this facade.

"Why are you asking me this?" Fuutarou asked with a small frown.

She tensed up at first, before quickly thinking of a reasonable answer. Yotsuba hadn't thought of one because she thought that Fuutarou would answer her honestly without question. "Well… I want to know if you're really confused or just pretending. Because if you're just trying to make my sisters wait on purpose," she pouted and gave him a serious frown. "I'll be upset with you, Uesugi-sama."

"Oh. I guess I can understand that…" Fuutarou rubbed the back of his head slowly and cleared his throat. "Anyways, I like all of them… that's why it's hard for me to choose. I'm not even joking, because… it's just what I feel. Miku… she may have been a little strange at first, but I guess that's because she didn't trust me yet like the rest of you back then. She looks a bit mysterious and it's like no one knows what's on her mind, but she only wants to improve herself. That's what I admire about her. I like how she can be really motivated when it comes to studying history, especially Sengoku, how she never bragged about being the highest among you because she knows her grades are still low, and the fact that she doesn't give up in cooking even when her skills in that area are really bad. Actually, you know what, it's improved a lot lately. She gave me a chocolate bar that she made herself when she was my maid, and that was a big improvement to the quality of what she used to make. It tasted delicious." He finished with a fond smile, only to realize that he went overboard with his explanation, made clear from the surprised look on Yotsuba's face after he was done. He scratched his cheek awkwardly. "Uhm… sorry, I guess I was overexaggerating a bit there."

Yotsuba shook her head, snapping out of her little trance. "Uh, it's… it's okay… I'm glad you think of Miku that way, and I'm sure that she'll be happy to hear that!"

He raised an eyebrow, feeling that there was something off about Yotsuba's smile at the moment. It somehow felt… forced. "Are you okay? You're acting kind of weird."

She shook her head again, before flashing a wide grin. "No, no, don't worry about me. I feel super, Uesugi-sama! I'm just happy for Miku! Oh, I can't wait to tell her about this when we get home! But wait… what about Nino and Ichika… and Itsuki? What do you think of them?"

Fuutarou was about to answer, only to stop himself before he could say anything as a sudden thought came to mind. "Hold up a minute here, this reminds me of something important. Weren't you supposed to be my maid yesterday and Itsuki was originally going to have her turn today? Why did you guys switch places all of a sudden? Itsuki told me that you weren't feeling really well yesterday, so you asked her to take over your turn while you'll be my maid for today, but I noticed that there's nothing even wrong with you in the first place." He threw her a confused expression. "Were you hiding something?"

Yotsuba smiled nervously, waving her hands in front of her. She didn't expect him to bring up that bit, however, she knew that she had to say something. "N-Nothing, I promise! I just… I just wanted to give you a big send-off, Uesugi-sama! After you made my sisters really happy even though we're supposed to be your maids, I thought of making you really happy too in return, so we can just have fun while I'll be your maid!. But that would have only happened if I was the last, so I asked Itsuki if she could go first before me!"

Okay, he wasn't surprised with that answer, because it was totally like these girls to do something for him even though he didn't ask for anything from them.

"Did you tell Itsuki about that, at least? Even she got confused and rather suspicious of you upon seeing you completely fine as you are yesterday." He explained, remembering how the redhead felt like regretting to be his maid first before Yotsuba when she saw her ribbon-wearing sister eating ice cream with Nino and Miku as if nothing bad was going on.

"Not really, but I don't think it matters at this point, Uesugi-sama. Itsuki ended up confessing to you while she was your maid, wasn't she? I know you're still feeling great about that!" she teased with a small grin, causing Fuutarou to blush slightly, showing that she was right. "I'll still tell Itsuki about this, Uesugi-sama, but can you first tell me what you think of my sisters? I just want to see if you're really serious about this and you're not trying to do something funny…" Yotsuba then gave him the puppy-dog eyes. "You wouldn't do that to my sisters, right?"

Fuutarou sighed. "Well, as I said, I like all of them. I already told you what I think of one of them, so let's move on to Nino, since she came after Miku. Nino and I didn't have a good start if you recall, but like what most people say, there's no need to dwell on the past. I was surprised at her change in attitude after that fight she had with Itsuki, but it's not like it wasn't welcomed. I was even more surprised at her making attempts to get under my skin and flirt with me, you know? I like Nino a lot too, and that's something you won't hear from me often. Sure, she's good at cooking and other stuff around the house, and she's improving in her grades, but the thing I love most about her…" Another smile appeared on his face as a mental image of all five quintuplets crossed his mind. "...is how she values her family above everything else. It's what I would do for my own. Sure, she drugged me and tried to push me away in the past…" he rolled his eyes playfully, but ended up letting out a slight chuckle. "...but that's just because she was looking out for all of you. She cares about her sisters the most, and that reminds me of myself since I would do the same for Raiha."

Yotsuba could only widen her eyes at hearing Fuutarou's words. There were no signs of lying anywhere, which means he was genuine about it. He really did like Nino, and he didn't care about how they didn't get along well at first. He didn't let the past dictate his feelings.

Something… she wasn't able to do.

Yotsuba suppressed the urge to look down on the ground, forcing herself to keep smiling despite the feeling of something crushing her from the inside. No, she had to know what he thought of her sisters, so she can tell them about everything! She had to stay strong… for them…

"And… Ichika?" Yotsuba asked, suddenly losing the energy to talk about how his words regarding Nino was like a heartfelt confession that she could have fainted if she was her sister. Yeah… if she was…

"Ichika, huh?" Fuutarou hummed as he thought about the eldest quint, thinking of their past interactions. "Honestly, even though she's pretty calm and level-headed compared to your other sisters, I had some trouble figuring out the person behind that mask she keeps putting up. When we first met, every smile she gave me was weird and they didn't look real, which made me wonder what was her problem, because it might affect her studies. Is it because of me, or something else? I had no idea. But then, we dealt with it together after having a nice talk and now I'm happy for her in what she wants to do. I like how she does her role as the oldest sister well, always acting calm and makes her sisters see the logic behind things, and stopping fights from happening. It also impresses me that she manages to balance her job and her studies well, like what I told you earlier. It makes me think of what it would be like to get a part-time job, I wouldn't mind earning some extra money while tutoring the five of you."

At this point, Yotsuba's ribbon had drooped down, which was a sign of what she felt right now. Yes, she felt really happy that Fuutarou thought of Ichika that way, but another side of her was overpowering it. She couldn't stop herself from letting out a sigh, though it was so soft that Fuutarou couldn't hear it. He didn't even notice that her ribbon had lost its life, because he was too lost in his own thoughts. Yotsuba glanced up at him, taking note of how happy Fuutarou must be feeling, and it wasn't even done. However, she couldn't say anything to ruin this moment, because she wanted this.

Did she, really? No, that's such a silly question. Of course she wanted this! Yotsuba wanted her sisters happy, and they'll be happy when she tells them about this!

"Itsuki…?" Yotsuba's voice became even softer and weaker than before, but Fuutarou wasn't able to notice it. Heck, even the girl didn't notice her little mistake until she said it, and she was about to panic had it not been for the fact that the young man still looked distracted from thinking of her sisters.

"Itsuki… well, what can I say? She was the first one I met among all of you and honestly, from how she acted around me all the time, it's her confession that surprised me the most out of everyone. Yes, I like having her around and in turn, I do my best to support her in any way I can." He noted, still somehow shaken from the way she told him of her feelings the previous night. Also, he could never forget how she said those three sacred words to him this morning, something that could make him blush for the rest of the day. "But, I can't say I don't like her, because I've noticed that we're two sides of the same coin. We're both stubborn, studying hard is our top priority, and we love our families to death. Even before she confessed, I already liked her as a friend, but after that date we just had, I could like her more than that. I'm still surprised that she could really act like a girl her age after that date, but I guess I still have a lot to learn about all of you."

"I… see…" Yotsuba's tone grew shakier, unable to stop herself from keeping her gaze glued to the ground. She couldn't stop herself from feeling like this, as the pang in her chest only became heavier upon coming to realize that even Itsuki, the only girl among them who never had an interest in Fuutarou before, had a good chance in winning over his heart. All of her sisters did, honestly, and she was happy for them. But what about her? Where does she fit in all of this? Standing by the side and cheering for them? Doing her best to keep them happy? Staying a good sister and being proud of what all of them accomplished?

Yotsuba's mood had sunk even further with every statement he made about her sisters. She wanted to hear it, and this was what she got in return. She felt too detached with the world at the moment that she didn't notice her eyes had tears in them. But when she did notice it, she made no move to wipe them away. No, she just kept her gaze darted to the ground, while her mind was confused.

Why was she feeling like this? She wanted her sisters to be happy, and from how Fuutarou talked about what he felt for them, he was genuine about it. He really liked all of them that all of her sisters have an equal chance of gaining his affections. They'll be happy for sure once she tells them all about it when they get back. Heck, if that wasn't enough, all of them did lewd things with their tutor! Yes, even Itsuki! And they were all happy spending time with Fuutarou.

Yeah… all of them did those things…

All of them confessed their feelings…

All of them…

Except her.

Why was her chest hurting? She shouldn't be feeling this way, right? She didn't deserve him, not after failing to fulfill her promise years ago. So why…

WHY DOES IT HURT SO MUCH?!

After he was done talking about Itsuki, Fuutarou had turned his attention back to Yotsuba. "I won't stop you if you want to tell your sisters, but—" he stopped in his words when he realized the fourth quint wasn't walking beside him anymore. He quickly turned around to see that Yotsuba had stopped walking a while ago, and was left just standing there, looking down on the ground and appearing motionless. "Hey! Yotsuba!" he called out, rushing back towards her with a curious frown. Earlier, she was smiling and full of energy, wasn't she? What the hell happened to her then?

Yotsuba flinched when she heard him call her name. She wanted to look up and tell him everything was okay, and that Fuutarou had nothing to worry about, but she couldn't. For a physically strong girl, she didn't have the emotional baggage to keep these lingering feelings away, and she brought it upon herself after asking Fuutarou what he thought of her sisters.

"Hey, what's the matter? Did I say something wrong?" he asked out of concern, placing his hands on her shoulders and shaking her slightly. His worry for the normally cheerful girl only increased when she stayed quiet for a few moments, just to hear a choked sob from her that rang in his ears as though it was a scream.

Did she just…?

There was no mistake. His hearing couldn't have gotten wrong, and he knew what he heard. His eyes widened as he gripped her shoulders tightly, looking alarmed. "Hey! Yotsuba! What's going on? Why are you crying?!" he exclaimed, almost tempted to lift up her chin so that he could meet her gaze, but there's no way he could do that.

Fortunately for him, Yotsuba did raise her head to face him, though now Fuutarou was already regretting it. He didn't want to see his friend in this state, especially someone like Yotsuba. He looked on at shock at the downtrodden expression on the girl's face, capped off by the hot tears that were freely rolling down her cheeks. She looked so… broken that he could only wonder what got into her all of a sudden. Was it something he said? Did he do something wrong? What the hell was going on with her?!

"Yotsuba…?" he breathed out, too confused and shocked to say anything else.

"U-Uesugi-s-san…" she choked out, before averting her gaze to the side, unable to look at the boy in the eyes as she spoke her next words. "I'm sorry."

While Fuutarou was left frozen stiff in his place, Yotsuba shook his hands off her shoulders and ran past him, unable to bring herself to look back. "I'm sorry for feeling this way, Fuutarou-kun. But I can't… I can't confess. I can't do it… I don't deserve it… I don't deserve your heart," she thought, sniffling as more tears leaked out of the corner of her eyes. She didn't wipe them off, because she was completely focused on running back home and away from the boy she's held feelings for.

Fuutarou had turned around and simply watched her run off, looking confused in his place. Many questions were flashing in his mind right now, with the most prominent being the reason why was Yotsuba crying. What the hell happened? She was fine just a few minutes ago! Was something bothering her this whole time?

Shaking his head, Fuutarou knew that he wouldn't be able to resolve this by staying there and asking himself questions. Gritting his teeth, and even though he was completely sure that he could never catch up to her, he began to run after the girl, shouting out her name every few seconds and hoping that she would stop.

"Shit, the girls are gonna kill me for letting Yotsuba cry like this…" Fuutarou thought, already wincing at the thought of seeing four angry quintuplets upon returning to the apartment. "But what exactly got her crying like this? Yotsuba, what happened to you? Was it something I said? Uesugi, what have you done?"

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As expected, Yotsuba reached the apartment first, opening the door with such force that it could have shattered as the fourth quintuplet made her way inside. Okay, Fuutarou wasn't able to catch up to her but she still needed to hide her face from him. Quickly taking off her shoes, she was about to head for her bedroom and lock herself inside it until she calms herself down, only to hear some familiar voices that stopped her.

"Eh? Yotsuba? You're back?" Ichika asked, coming out from the kitchen with the rest of her sisters.

"Y-Yeah…" Despite her downtrodden state, Yotsuba was able to give her sisters a smile even though it was forced, something that Ichika was able to notice. "Sorry everyone, I'm… I'm feeling tired all of a sudden and I just want to get back to my room right now, hehe… I'll see you all later for dinner!"

"Hang on, where are the groceries? I don't see them anywhere." Nino asked, frowning when she noticed that Yotsuba wasn't carrying anything. She also noticed that there was someone missing at the moment. "Did you forget about them back at the supermarket? And where the hell is Fuu-kun?"

"Uesugi-san has them, I… I told him that I was feeling tired so he allowed me to let me go on ahead." She quickly answered, unaware that her 'smile' was looking more and more obvious that it was nothing more than a facade. "He's on his way back here with the groceries, anyway… so, if you don't mind, I'll… be going upstairs now…!"

Before she could even take a step, Ichika had stopped her with one simple statement. "Yotsuba, why are you forcing yourself to smile? This isn't like you," she said with no ounce of her usual teasing in her tone, just pure concern for her younger sister right now.

With that, Yotsuba sighed in defeat, realizing that she was caught red-handed. "I really don't want to talk about it right now, Ichika. Can I just go back to my room and rest? You can ask me about it later." She said in an uncharacteristically quiet tone, something that one could never expect from someone like her.

The ribbon-wearing quint couldn't even look at her sisters directly and her gaze was directed towards her room upstairs instead. However, Miku wouldn't let her leave just yet, not after taking notice of the strange marks under Yotsuba's eyes.

"Yotsuba, were you… crying?" she asked, plain and simple, although the reactions she got from her other sisters were a different story.

"Wait, what?! Crying?! What the hell is going on?!" Nino asked, her mouth hanging agape as she looked at Miku for answers. She quickly shifted her attention from the groceries to Yotsuba herself, as soon as she heard the third quint say that their younger sister shed tears.

"Yotsuba… are those tear marks under your eyes? If so, why were you crying? Did something happen?" Itsuki asked, her eyes widening when she noticed the same thing that Miku saw, while becoming increasingly worried for her sister. What could have possibly caused her cheerful sister to be sad?

Yotsuba flinched as she quickly touched her cheek, feeling a few marks that were left there, causing her eyes to widen. While she ran all the way back here, she continued to cry from what happened between her and Fuutarou, and she didn't bother wiping them away, since the wind was doing all the work for her. She never thought about her tears drying up and leaving marks on her face. Now, there was no hiding what happened to her from her sisters.

She didn't notice Nino stomping over to where she was with a serious frown, leaning in to get a closer look at Yotsuba's face. Nino's eyes widened as well, as she too noticed the unmistakable tear marks on her younger sister's cheeks.

"What the hell?! Why were you crying?! Did something bad happen to you?" Nino asked her sister, and Yotsuba could only look to the side, unable to say anything. Nino's eyes narrowed further, quickly thinking of what could have made her always-smiling sibling lose her radiance.

Then it hit her; Fuutarou missing at the moment, Yotsuba running away from him, her wanting to go to her room, they were all connected. And it only led to one possible conclusion.

"Hey, what did Uesugi do to you?" Nino asked, causing Yotsuba to gasp and widen her eyes. That was all the second quint needed as an answer. "So, he does have something to do with this! Was he the one who made you cry? What did he do, Yotsuba?! I'm so gonna beat him up for making you cry like this!"

"U-Uesugi-san has nothing to do with me being like this, Nino…!" Yotsuba quickly blurted out, shaking her head furiously and silencing the second quintuplet. Just from hearing his name, Yotsuba couldn't stop her eyes from tearing up again. "P-Please leave him out of this… he doesn't need to find out…"

Itsuki took notice of what her sister said and raised an eyebrow. "'Doesn't need to find out'? Wait a minute…" Her eyes widened as she came to a logical conclusion of what could have happened that made Yotsuba cry. If Fuutarou had something to do with it and yet her sister didn't blame him, then it must be regarding Yotsuba's feelings for him.

Back when she didn't know of her own feelings for their tutor, Itsuki was able to put together the pieces of the puzzle that is her sister, Yotsuba. She couldn't quite figure out why Yotsuba always kept her distance from him as a friend and nothing more, although it was clear that there were lingering feelings in her sister's heart. She knew about that picture with Fuutarou and a girl back in middle school, and if Yotsuba was trying to hide that from him by saying 'he doesn't need to know', then everything was clear.

"Yotsuba, did you confess to him?" Itsuki asked simply, eliciting looks of shock from her other sisters as they turned towards Yotsuba for her answer.

"I…" Yotsuba hung her head and sniffled, unable to look at any of them right now. She shook her head slowly and gave her answer. "I didn't… I can't do it. I can't tell him…" she mumbled sadly.

"Yotsuba, you can hide it from him all you want, but Fuutarou-kun will figure it out eventually. I learned that when I confessed to him," Itsuki said in a comforting tone, looking a bit regretful that it took her seeing Ichika and Fuutarou kissing for her to sort out her own feelings. "Regardless, there's no need for you to hide this from us. We're family, aren't we?"

"Hide…" Ichika thought, looking at Yotsuba for a moment before remembering something important. "Hang on… that picture…"

"It's not fair to Fuutarou-kun or yourself if you let things happen without him knowing everything you've done for him. It's not fair to him if you don't tell him what you really feel."

"I can't, Itsuki…! You're all happy with him that I can't ruin it… it doesn't matter how I feel, because I don't deserve him!" Yotsuba continued to shake her head frantically, with more tears leaking out of her eyes. There was no hiding it now, all she could do was let out what she really felt and give her sisters what they wanted. "I can't ruin what you guys have… because you're all important to me, and I love you all…"

Itsuki winced, as it hurt seeing Yotsuba like this. The others felt the same way, though they couldn't walk over and tell their sister that everything was going to be okay. "If you really want to be a martyr, then I won't stop you. But you should tell him the truth, at the very least. He deserves to know. If Fuutarou-kun has feelings for that girl, then that is the perfect time to reject him."

Not even realizing that her body was in autopilot mode, Yotsuba shook her head again. "I can't reject Fuutarou-kun because I love him!" She shouted, before realizing what she did and quickly covered her mouth in horror. Not only did she blurt out her true feelings, but she also referred to him with his given name, and not with her usual formality.

The other sisters understood everything at that point. Ichika and Nino both saw the same picture, and even though Miku hadn't, she heard a few mentions about a photo containing a blonde Fuutarou with a young girl back in middle school. From how Yotsuba was acting at this moment, as well as Itsuki's words, it was all the evidence needed to conclude that she was the girl.

"I'm… I'm sorry, everyone. I'll come down later, I just want to be alone right now," Yotsuba whispered sadly as she headed towards the stairs.

"Yotsuba, wait!" Miku rushed forward and grabbed the fourth quint's arm, preventing her from walking any further. Miku had a feeling that Yotsuba was also interested in Fuutarou, which was why she included her younger sister upon telling their tutor everything while she was his maid. Miku was surprised that she was indeed right, although she was confused why Yotsuba can't just confess like the rest of them. "Why are you doing this? Why didn't you tell us that you love Fuutarou? Why don't you just confess like what we did?"

"Because even if I love him, I know I don't deserve him. You all deserve him more than I do." A sudden thought popped up into her mind, and she figured she could tell everyone this since she promised. "I asked him earlier what he thought of my sisters," Yotsuba sniffled again, willing herself to smile despite her tears. "Uesugi-san likes all of you, and whoever he chooses in the end, please make him happy. I'll be there to cheer you on."

With that, Yotsuba broke free of Miku's grasp and headed up to her room, leaving her four sisters frozen in their places. They showed no signs of wanting to stop Yotsuba, and all they could do was watch as she went inside her bedroom and closed the door. The atmosphere abolished as a result, with neither of them having a clue on how to help their poor sister. Even while she was hurting, Yotsuba still thought of them by promising to cheer for whoever gets chosen in the end.

Ichika was the one who broke the silence, turning over towards her youngest sister. There were some things that didn't make sense here, and Itsuki seemed to know more than them. "Itsuki, why can't Yotsuba just tell Fuutarou-kun that she was the girl in the picture? There's nothing wrong with telling the truth."

"There is nothing wrong with telling the truth, and Yotsuba would do it without hesitation." Itsuki explained, looking thoughtful. "However, she is worried that Fuutarou-kun might have lingering feelings for the 'girl in the picture' and from the looks of it, she doesn't want that because it would ruin our chances with him. At least, that's what she thinks."

Nino groaned before crossing her arms. "That's stupid! Fuu-kun wouldn't let something that happened when we were kids affect his decision. What happened back then is different from what's happening right now!"

"Yes, and Yotsuba knows that. That's why I told her to tell the truth and then reject Fuutarou-kun afterwards, however…" Itsuki sighed deeply, Yotsuba's words earlier roaming inside her mind. "...it appears that she can't do it."

"Because Yotsuba loves Fuutarou as well," Miku finished, earning nods of agreement from the rest of her sisters.

"Well, this is surely an interesting turn of events for the day…" Ichika shook her head and counted everything off with her fingers. "First, we have Itsuki and Fuutarou-kun going on a date, Yotsuba being his maid, the two of them going out to buy groceries together… Yotsuba going home in tears…" she sighed deeply at that. It hurt to see one of her sisters in pain, but they had no idea how to fix this. Yotsuba was just too conflicted with what she's feeling right now. "...finding out that Yotsuba was the girl from the picture and that she loves Fuutarou-kun all along. I wonder what's going to happen next…"

"...What did you just say?"

Everyone immediately froze upon hearing that familiar deep and mature voice, as they slowly turned their heads towards the door. Right there, leaning against the door and panting heavily, was Fuutarou and he looked gravely serious. There was no doubt that he heard what Ichika said, judging from how he had his full attention on the oldest quint at this moment.

Before anyone could say anything, Fuutarou walked inside and lifted up the bag of groceries in his hand, turning towards Nino momentarily.

"Here are the groceries, Nino. They're not ruined, don't worry. I made sure to be careful." He said in between deep breaths, trying to regulate his breathing. "Oh, and can you get me a quick glass of water, please? It's really hard trying to chase your sister when she's a resilient runner."

Nino then snapped out of her stupor and quickly took the plastic bag from his bag, before giving him a sweet smile. "S-Sure, Fuu-kun. Just stay here, okay? I'll get you something to drink."

As Nino quickly left for the kitchen, Fuutarou turned back towards Ichika. "Hey, Ichika. What were you saying just now?" The eldest quint tensed up almost immediately, while wondering what should she say as an answer. "You were saying something about a 'girl in the picture', but what did you mean by that?"

Since this was Yotsuba's secret, she had no right to tell Fuutarou about it unless her sister wanted to. And because Yotsuba had no intention of telling their tutor the truth, she shouldn't tell him either. "Uhm… I don't know what you're—" she tried to say, but Fuutarou cut her off by grasping her shoulder.

"Ichika, I know you said something. Please tell me what exactly was that about." He repeated, but the girl still looked hesitant to say anything.

The eldest quintuplet shook her head sadly. "It's not really my place to tell you, Fuutarou-kun. All I can say is that this is Yotsuba's secret, and she doesn't want you to know. If she does, then she'll tell you about it."

"So she's hiding something from me… I see." He concluded, causing Ichika to blanch at her little mistake. At this point, Nino had returned with a glass of water and handed it over to Fuutarou, who uttered a small thanks and drank the whole thing in one go. "If you're going to hide whatever that secret is from me, how do you think we can deal with this?" Fuutarou looked up at the staircase and gestured his head towards there. "If I had to guess, she's up in her room right now, crying her eyes out. How do you expect to calm her down, then?"

Nino, Miku, and Itsuki remained quiet, unable to find an answer for that. This was the first time in a very long while that they saw Yotsuba crying, and it was because of a boy. They had no idea how to deal with this at all; Itsuki and Miku already tried giving their sister a solution earlier, but Yotsuba didn't want to do it. Ichika was the same for a bit, remaining quiet before mustering a little smile when she finally thought of something.

"W-We'll just talk with her when she calms down, Fuutarou-kun. Yotsuba's a strong girl, so you shouldn't underestimate her. When she comes down for dinner later on, we'll talk about it and things will go back to normal."

"Really? Because from how I see it, Yotsuba didn't want to talk to you since she's not here. It's either that, or you already had a little talk but it didn't work." He countered, making Ichika frown and look away. She shouldn't have tried to make up a lie that could be easily seen through. "And what happened to hiding that secret from me? If you talk about it during dinner, you'll end up revealing it either way."

"Just… stop." Ichika shook her head and sighed. "You'll only make things worse for Yotsuba if you know about it."

"How exactly? I just want to help her, because if I'm not your parent or guardian, I have a responsibility to look out for the five of you." He raised an eyebrow, making Ichika growl in frustration at her own stupidity. She ended up revealing more than what she was supposed to tell, and because of that, this whole secret might not last any longer. Fuutarou noticed this and sighed. This was going nowhere, and the more they waste time here, the more Yotsuba will stay sad and be left in a crying state.

"Ichika…" Miku called out, getting everyone's attention. The third quint sent a look of worry upstairs, before turning back towards her sisters and Fuutarou. "I think we should tell Fuutarou. Maybe he can help Yotsuba, and she just doesn't know it."

"You're going to reveal your sister's secret to the person that she doesn't want to know about it? Are you out of your mind, Miku?" Ichika asked incredulously.

"If it means helping Yotsuba, then yes. She keeps saying that she doesn't want Fuutarou to know, but that exactly what makes her sad. But what if he did know? Fuutarou can talk to her about it," Miku added.

Before Ichika could answer, Nino beat her to it. "We already tried talking with her, Ichika. It led to nothing, but what if Fuu-kun was the one to do it? I say let's just tell him the truth, and let him talk it out with Yotsuba." Nino shrugged and simply accepted the reality of this situation. "I don't think this is something that we can solve on our own."

Ichika gave a stern look at both Miku and Nino, before shifting her gaze towards Itsuki, who flinched at the sight of her oldest sister's expression. "And what about you? What do you think we should do about this?" she asked, her voice devoid of any emotion.

"Well…" Itsuki began, looking a bit nervous to say anything before she took a deep breath to calm herself. "I also believe that we should just tell Fuutarou-kun about Yotsuba's secret. I know she said that he shouldn't know about it, but I believe that will only make things worse for her. Yotsuba may get over this eventually in the future, but I think it would come back to haunt her. We should simply let her speak with Fuutarou-kun and let them discuss things alone."

The short-haired woman retained her serious expression for a few more moments before she let out a sigh of defeat. "Fine. Let's do this your way, everyone." She spoke, before turning back towards Fuutarou, who was looking on with his full attention. "I'm going to be straight to the point with you, Fuutarou-kun. Yotsuba loves you like how we all do, but she doesn't want you to know that."

That statement alone was enough for the young man to widen his eyes in shock, which was completely different to how he reacted when Ichika and Itsuki approached him and confessed during their respective nights.

"W-What…?" he muttered out, unable to believe what he just heard.

"Yes, Yotsuba loves you. Shocking, we know, but that's not all." If this had taken place another time, Ichika would have giggled at the dumbfounded look on his face. "You know that picture you have of yourself and a little girl from when you were still a kid? That's Yotsuba. She didn't want you to know because… for some reason, she thinks it would be unfair for us if you did. We wanted her to tell you the truth, but she didn't want to…"

Unfortunately for Ichika, Fuutarou had stopped listening to her after she revealed that Yotsuba was the girl in the photo. A lot of gears shifted in his mind, as the young man slowly came to a full realization. "Yotsuba… she loves me?" He thought to himself in complete shock, which was different compared to when her sisters confessed. Perhaps it was because he learned about it not from her own mouth, but through her sisters. Because of that, he didn't know what to feel nor how to react, because this was something that he didn't see happening.

And now, he also finds out that Yotsuba was the girl back then, which was the missing piece of the puzzle. After thinking about it for some time, he narrowed the possible suspects to either her or Itsuki. But ever since Itsuki confessed to him, he begun to believe that it was her, and that's not even counting the possibility of multiple quints meeting him at different times. But now, learning that Yotsuba was actually that girl with him, combined with this new revelation of her having feelings for him… Fuutarou needed someone to talk to. And he knew just the person for that.

Snapping out of his thoughts, he turned towards Ichika with a pleading look. "Let me talk to Yotsuba," he said, which surprised the rest of them for a bit. "Please let me speak with her. I need to think about these things that you told me, but I need someone to talk to while doing that, and it's her. She's crying because of me, correct? Let me deal with that. I'll fix this problem for you."

Ichika could only stare at him afterwards, unsure of what she should say or do. Sure, they finally agreed to tell Fuutarou what Yotsuba was hiding from him the entire time, but talking to their sister? Was that a wise thing to do? The eldest quint looked towards her sisters for answers, and each of them gave her a nod of agreement, which was all that Ichika needed.

The girl sighed in defeat once more and reached into her pocket, pulling out a key before handing it over to Fuutarou.

"Here, just in case Yotsuba locked her room to keep us out." Without hesitation, Fuutarou took the key and was about to head for the staircase and go up to Yotsuba's arm, only for Ichika to grab his arm. He turned his head to face her again, and he was met with the sight of all the quints giving him the same similar looks of concern on their faces.

"Please help our sister, Fuutarou-kun. We're counting on you." Ichika said with nothing but worry latched in her voice, and the rest of the girls nodded along in agreement, which made the boy widen his eyes for a brief moment at how these girls all put their utmost faith in him.

His expression shifted back into a more serious one. Fuutarou said nothing, and he only nodded, understanding that there's no way he could fail these girls… not when they counted on him to help their sister, someone he saw as a dear friend, and someone who apparently had lingering feelings for him. He could count on them to get good marks on their exams, they can also count on him to help resolve a problem that included him.

With that, he went up the stairs and set his eyes on the door with four stripes, which was Yotsuba's room. He looked down at the key in his grasp, before shaking his head and brought up his other hand to knock on the door softly.

"Yotsuba? Can you please let me in?" No answer. No time to waste, he's using the key then. Oh well, at least he was polite instead of breaking into her room without her knowing, right?

He quickly unlocked the door and opened it, where he immediately saw Yotsuba sitting on her bed, facing away from the door and hugging her legs together. Fuutarou became tempted to rush over and comfort her as much as he could, but held himself back. That would likely end up making things worse than they already were.

Fuutarou took a deep breath and closed the door behind him, before silently clearing his throat. "Hey, Yotsuba… I think it's time you stop crying about all this." He spoke, causing the girl to visibly flinch upon hearing his voice. "Everyone's worried about you, even me."

"You shouldn't be here, Uesugi-san… I'm sure my sisters need you more right now, so just go to them." Yotsuba said in an almost-broken voice from all the crying she's done, which made Fuutarou resist the urge to wince. "How did you even get inside? The door was locked…"

Now, he had two options. Either he tells her the truth that her sisters asked him to help Yotsuba, or hides that fact and tells her that he came here because he wanted to. Eventually, he settled on telling the truth, simply because he didn't want to lie to someone important to him. "Ichika gave me a key before I went here… she and your sisters are really worried about you."

Yotsuba froze for a few moments out of shock, before chuckling softly which hid a lot of her sadness within. Fuutarou even shifted in his place, not used to seeing the always-smiling girl like this. "I should've known they were going to tell you… did they tell you to come here and talk to me, then?"

Even though she couldn't see it, Fuutarou shook his head. "They didn't. I went here because I wanted to, and they're counting on me to help you," he stated. "Do you think that after seeing you run away from me earlier, I would let this slide without knowing what's going on?"

She shook her head as well. "But you already know, don't you? If everyone wanted you to come here, they'd tell you why I'm like this. Did they…?" At that, she turned her head slightly to face him, and Fuutarou felt a punch in his gut upon seeing her teary look. Despite that, he could only find himself nodding to answer her question. "Then you know everything, huh? I never wanted to hide it from you, Uesugi-san, but I couldn't ruin what you have with my sisters. So please, just go to them… they need you more than I do." Yotsuba released a hollow chuckle, before turning her back on him once again.

Fuutarou took a few steps closer to the bed, putting on a more serious look. "I'm not leaving you when you're like this," he stated firmly. "And they do need me, Yotsuba. They need me to help you to feel better, do you understand?"

Yotsuba only shook her head again, burying her face even further into her arms. "My sisters would be happier with you around, so just go to them. Seeing you happy with them…" she trailed off in her words for a few moments. "...would make me happy."

"They're not happy with you being like this. Seeing me with them would make you happy? That sounds wrong after what I found about you," he countered. One thing he was sure about was that he can continue to push Yotsuba's buttons until she lowers this mask that she's trying to put up.

Yotsuba turned towards him this time, looking more conflicted from how he was shutting down her words like nothing. "Just go, Uesugi-san. I don't want to ruin what my sisters have with you. They're all happy when they're with you, and I don't want to get in between that." When he was about to say something again, she beat him to it. "You… You even do lewd things with them… they all look way happier than I've ever seen them… and that's because of you. I don't… I can't ruin that…" Yotsuba looked down again, though she didn't turn her head away.

Fuutarou's eyes shot wide open as soon as Yotsuba was done speaking, looking at the fourth quint in shock with a mad blush creeping on his cheeks. He was prepared to counter whatever she was going to throw towards him, but he wasn't expecting such a thing. "H-How the hell did she find out about that?!" He began to panic internally, quickly thinking of a way he could save himself from eternal damnation. But seriously, how did she find out about that?! Did someone tell her or something?!

He cleared his throat, looking slightly nervous but hiding it behind a confused tone of speaking. If he could play this safe, Yotsuba wouldn't suspect anything. "L-Lewd things…? Yotsuba, what nonsense are you talking about? I don't know what you're trying to imply—"

"Uesugi-san, I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid."

That one line from Yotsuba cut through his words like they were nothing, stopping Fuutarou midway and causing him to turn back towards the girl. Yotsuba was looking up at him with a solemn expression, and he wasn't sure if she was feeling sad or frustrated, perhaps even a bit of both, though he could never see her like that.

The ribbon-wearing quint stared at him like that for the next few moments, before willingly breaking their eye contact. "I woke up early this morning because I was feeling thirsty, then I heard some noises from Itsuki's room. When I took a little peek inside, I saw you and Itsuki without any clothes, and Ichika was talking to the both of you…" Despite the gravity of this situation right now, Yotsuba couldn't stop herself from blushing just from remembering the fact that she saw Fuutarou naked. "I heard Ichika saying that Miku and Nino spent a night with you, and it wasn't hard connecting everything… you did those kinds of things with all of them, didn't you?"

Fuutarou was left shaking at everything that Yotsuba just explained to him. So that's how the fourth quint found out, and it kind of made him relieved that nobody told Yotsuba anything. She found out about the whole thing on her own, and him, Ichika, and Itsuki didn't know about it. Maybe if Ichika or him, especially that girl, had paid more attention to the door, they could've seen the ribbon-wearing girl. Was that the reason why Yotsuba had run off, though? Was she jealous or something? He'd have to ask her that himself, but still, the fact that Yotsuba managed to put everything together and figure out the truth… he was glad he was the one knew about this first. He was the first one who knew about this, right? Everyone else didn't seem to know about it…

He ran his hand across his hair and sighed. "Y-Yes I did, but they only happened because your sisters wanted it! I would never force them to do something like that if they said no." As soon as he gave her his answer, he shot Yotsuba a serious frown, which caused the girl to lean away while quickly shifting her gaze to the side. "But what about you, Yotsuba? Ichika told me everything, so why didn't you say anything? If you liked me that way, you could've said so. You always treated me like a friend, and that's what I did in return. You were my best friend, and I really cared about you."

"You already know…" Yotsuba muttered quietly. "If you had known, you would've seen me differently, and… y-you'd forget about my sisters and all the work they've done to get you to fall in love with them would've been for nothing."

"That's such a bunch of crap. This could've been avoided if you had just told me that you were that girl, it wouldn't have changed what I feel for your sisters because it doesn't erase what we have all gone through together. It doesn't matter that you're that girl, because all of you have become important to me. That's something you won't hear from me often." He explained, before letting out a sigh. "But you know, you're somehow right. I didn't forget about that girl in the picture at all. It's because of her that I changed my ways and she's the very reason why I'm here right now."

Tears began welling up in Yotsuba's eyes again, but they didn't burst out yet. She continued to shake her head stubbornly. "I don't deserve you, not after what I did when we made that promise to help the people we love. I was a bad sister to them—to all of them… I tried to be more special… I didn't want to be the same…" Yotsuba released a deep sigh. "You were the first one who saw me as someone different, and not just a part of a complete set. That's why… that's why I liked you back then… and somehow, I ended up loving you even more after everything, Fuutarou-kun. But I can't chase after you like my sisters… because an idiot like me who fails to keep her promise doesn't deserve to be with you."

Fuutarou tensed, left speechless by Yotsuba venting out everything that she was feeling, capped off with a sudden confession that almost made him choke on his own spit. Oh, and she also called him by his given name, something that he never heard from her before. It was only the second time that he heard a girl say that sacred word, and it came from someone that he saw mostly as a friend. But despite his shock, he couldn't bear seeing Yotsuba like this even more. He understood her situation; he remembered that promise well, it's part of what drove him to change his ways. The problem here was that Yotsuba was chained down by the mistakes she made in the past, and she couldn't move on even if she wanted to. It's what causes her to be afraid of what would happen if she did try to advance their relationship.

At that moment, Fuutarou Uesugi took a decision that, in hindsight, would only lead to further complications and would, regrettably, become the cause of the stress and trouble that he would have to get through in the near-future. After going through a similar scenario with four of these girls, he knew what he should do, as if it was on instinct.

Right now, though? It just felt like the right thing to do… especially when it involved someone precious to him.

"You underestimate all the things you've done," he spoke in a painfully obvious tone, as though he was asserting that it was a fact.

Yotsuba looked up and was about to stubbornly deny his words again, only to widen her eyes when Fuutarou suddenly got into her face. The distance between the two of them was mere centimeters, causing her to yelp and Yotsuba fell to her elbows as a result.

"F-Fuutarou-kun…?" she breathed out, staring up at him in confusion and surprise. The young man was already sitting on the bed, and he had an indifferent expression on his face. Without hesitation, he leaned forward towards her, planting his hands on either side of Yotsuba's body.

"You're wrong, Yotsuba. From the very start, you were there for me. I'm not just talking about when we were kids. When I was hired to be your tutor, none of your sisters wanted me around at first."

With every word he blurted out, he began leaning even closer towards the girl's face that Yotsuba was losing strength in her elbows from having to move away from him. All the while, her eyes wide and her cheeks were blushing, yet her full attention was directed towards Fuutarou and his words.

"You were the first one who accepted me, and ever since then, you've done nothing but help me as much as you could. You were there for me when your sisters weren't, and even if you were just being a friend, that's more than what anyone could do for someone like me."

Yotsuba had no choice but to lower her head to the mattress, having lost balance and ended up lying down with Fuutarou on top of her, her arms completely helpless. She gulped nervously when his hands moved up to either side of her head.

"Even though you struggle the most out of everyone in your studies, you do your best and I admire that about you. You were the bridge between your family and me, and without you, I would've never gotten to this point. So don't talk down on yourself as if you didn't do anything."

He leaned down further, making Yotsuba's whole face turn red and her eyes widen drastically. And yet, she made no move to push Fuutarou away, nor break off the eye contact that they both shared. All she could do was listen, despite a tugging feeling in her heart.

"If you think that your actions are not as impactful as to what your sisters have done, you're wrong. That promise back then turned my life around, and somehow it led me back to you. I don't really care that you failed to keep your promise, because at the end of day, you did your best just like in every test I give you. That's all I need to know to be content."

Fuutarou's face was inches away from hers, leaving the girl in a vulnerable position. Yotsuba's lip trembled, an intense wave of emotion going through her but she managed to hold herself. She bit her lower lip hard to ease her nervousness, but it was easier said than done from her current position right now.

"But… it… it doesn't change the fact that I've been a horrible sister to everyone years ago. I pushed them away… and then I started wearing this bow on my head… so I could be different. I didn't want them to get in my way… I wanted to be better, but I failed and all of those were for nothing. I pushed them away all because I got selfish… and I paid for it," Yotsuba muttered, about to look to the side if it wasn't for Fuutarou leaning down further that their noses were mere inches away from each other, making her pay complete attention to him.

"That may be true, but look at what happened afterwards. If it wasn't for those mistakes you made, your sisters wouldn't follow your example and be different from each other. You'd still remain one-fifth of a complete set until now. You took the first step, and everyone else followed what you did. Now, all of you have different dreams, and you're all following your own paths. Also, if it wasn't for those mistakes, we might have never met again. Isn't that a better way of looking at things?"

That was it. Yotsuba's eyes became teary at that moment, and her inner dams felt like they were about to break again. Time and time again, even though her feelings said otherwise, she would try and bury the feelings she's had for Fuutarou for her sisters' sake, and for the guilt she felt about everything she did. But right now, she couldn't hold it in, not after everything he said about her. Yotsuba was about to burst with a tidal wave of emotions that she didn't really care about the consequences that would follow.

She gazed up at Fuutarou longingly and sniffled, her tears threatening to fall. "P-Please don't give me hope, Fuutarou-kun… I still don't think I deserve it…"

He merely responded by touching her cold forehead with his own, causing the girl to gasp before he gave Yotsuba the warmest smile that he could muster right now.

"Are you saying those words to me? Or are you telling that to yourself?" he asked softly, before closing his eyes and leaning even closer.

Unable to stop herself, Yotsuba closed her eyes and leaned in as well, as their lips met in a soft and gentle kiss. Neither of them made any move for a few moments, as though they were frozen in place, but it didn't mean that nothing was happening.

As soon as Yotsuba felt Fuutarou's lips on hers, a warm feeling immediately shot through her body, brought by the sensation that came with the kiss. Her breathing suddenly went up fast as if she was competing in a little run, showing her clear nervousness about all this. But despite that, her arms looked like they were completely devoid of any life, as she was pouring all of herself into this one little kiss… like it was the last. Her tears finally streamed out of her eyes, both out of guilt that she was doing this with the man that her sisters loved, as well as happiness that she was actually kissing Fuutarou.

Then, without much hesitation, Fuutarou moved his lips a bit, surprising the girl but enough to get her attention. He continued to do this until Yotsuba slowly did the same, and the two of them were soon locked in a slow kiss that did nothing but give the girl more reasons to be conflicted.

Unlike Itsuki, Yotsuba seemed like she knew how to kiss, judging from how she appeared to be doing this out of instinct. How she knew about it, he didn't want to pry in, but he was glad that this girl wasn't a complete idiot. He didn't go past moving his lips for now, because he wasn't trying to convince Yotsuba to have sex with him or anything, he was aiming to make her forget about her worries and throw away whatever was making her doubt herself. He always saw Yotsuba as a girl with plenty of confidence, always excited for any challenge ahead, so seeing her being like this hurt like a punch to the gut.

He wanted to change that.

A full two minutes had passed and finally, Fuutarou pulled away from the kiss. At the loss of contact, Yotsuba had opened her eyes, and was immediately met with the sight of her favorite tutor giving her another smile.

"Was that so hard to do? Throwing away your worries and just doing what you really want to. Things can change when you're honest, that's the same thing that Itsuki learned last night when she confessed." He spoke, even going as far as to play with the ends of her ribbon.

Yotsuba blushed and looked away, but not because she couldn't look at him straight in the eyes. She was genuinely embarrassed from what just happened like any normal girl. Who wouldn't be embarrassed

"Is this really okay…? Kissing the boy whom all of my sisters love… and doing this behind their backs… I can't help but feel guilty, Fuutarou-kun… don't you feel the same?" Upon finishing her words, she turned back towards him, looking more conflicted with what she should do.

"Didn't your sisters say that you should just confess what you really feel? They wouldn't hold it against you if you did." Fuutarou's smile turned into a more somber look, before releasing a sigh. "If you don't want to, push me away right now, and I won't say more. Just be honest with what you feel, Yotsuba. Because this isn't something worth regretting for the rest of your life."

Yotsuba didn't look away that time, as if she was enchanted by his expression that she couldn't focus on anything else. She still felt conflicted; there was one side of her, her inner fears and doubts, the young girl that he met years ago, telling her to let go of Fuutarou and bury her feelings forever. And then there was also the other, the Yotsuba who stood with her sisters happily, telling her that it was okay to confess what she really felt and was even cheering her on.

It was a battle between those two sides of her, and it all depended on who she was going to listen to.

After what seemed like an eternity of asking herself what she truly wanted, Yotsuba felt a burst of energy in her arms, which she used to reach out to her tutor's head and quickly pulled him back down towards her. Fuutarou was caught off guard with her sudden action, and before his mind could catch up with what was happening, their lips pressed against one another once again, and Yotsuba took this chance to wrap her arms around his neck and keep him close.

Fuutarou did nothing to react to that, and instead seemed to welcome the action, returning the kiss wholeheartedly and focusing on Yotsuba at the moment. There was a part of him that tugged on his heart, feeling that he was taking advantage of a vulnerable girl at this moment, but he threw that out of the window almost immediately. Yotsuba wanted to do this, and he would play along with what she wanted to do.

This kiss was a lot deeper than the one they shared earlier, with Yotsuba pouring every bit of her feelings into it. This was the decision she made, and she would stick with it. The tears that stained her face have all dried up, signifying that her sadness was gone and something new was beginning to fill up that gap. Yotsuba hugged his neck tighter, but left enough so that he wouldn't suffocate, as she expressed what she truly felt.

Half a minute passed, and Yotsuba felt the need to pull away, not because she didn't want to kiss anymore, but she needed to breathe. So, even though she didn't want to let go of Fuutarou yet, she willingly pushed him off her. He didn't resist at all, and the two were left staring at each other afterwards while they both took a few deep breaths.

The young man let a smile take over his features, internally cheering at his success to help this girl out of her depressed state. "You've made your decision then, Yotsuba?"

Yotsuba didn't say anything, but let her actions speak for herself instead. She reached out with her hand to cup his cheek and a smile, even though it was small, found itself forming on her face before she nodded her head. At that, Fuutarou let out a sigh of relief and let out a slight chuckle. The girl was finally back to normal.

"You're such an idiot, you know that? You made us all worry, especially your sisters. You're gonna have to apologize to them later on," Fuutarou shook his head in amusement and smirked knowingly at the fourth quint.

Yotsuba smiled nervously, knowing that he was right. But that didn't last long, not with what she was about to say. Although she felt a lot better than before, her emotions were still all over the place and there's only one person who can help her deal with it. She knew that she would probably feel horrible about this if her sisters found out, but it was too late for that, especially now when she made up her mind and chose to follow what her heart truly wanted.

"Fuutarou-kun… I know that… you already did those… things with my sisters, so… can you please do it with me too…?" she asked timidly, a deep blush taking over her cheeks before she willed herself to look at him. "J-Just for today, can I—"

He didn't let her speak any further, giving the girl another kiss that surprised her before stating his answer. "You're gonna have to tell your sisters the truth, then. You don't have to tell them now, but just don't hide this from them either. They're your family, and they deserve to know that you choose to accept your feelings."

"I'll… tell them tomorrow, I promise." She nodded slowly, before grabbing his hand and letting it rest on her ample chest. "But, right now… please shower me with love too, Fuutarou-kun."

He blushed, being caught off guard with this bold move from Yotsuba. He did not expect her to place his hand on her own boob, no sir. But seriously, he wasn't an idiot. He's been through enough recently to know what was going to happen next. Strangely, Fuutarou somehow felt happy with this… maybe even excited? He didn't really know but out of all the quintuplets, he had a bond with Yotsuba that apparently stretched from when they were kids, to being best friends until recently. From that, he naturally had a soft spot for the always-smiling girl, and perhaps that was the reason why he felt happy with this before it happened.

Fuutarou only nodded, before diving down to capture her lips again, not wasting any more time and inviting the girl to do the same. It surprised Yotsuba at first, before cupping his cheeks and doing the same. About a few seconds in, Fuutarou had pushed his tongue into her mouth, causing Yotsuba to moan but did nothing to resist. Instead, she met his tongue with her own and the two began to french kiss each other. He immediately made a mental note that like with the rest of the sisters, Yotsuba tasted different. Although he would have to get used to it, the taste of oranges weren't bad. Her taste easily got him hooked and Fuutarou found himself wanting more. He focused his mind on their little makeout session at the moment, realizing to himself that kissing Yotsuba was something he never knew he would really like.

Both of them were blushing, but that didn't hinder their actions one bit. Yotsuba moaned a bit louder, feeling delighted with this newfound sensation that she was feeling. Her hands went from his cheeks to his neck, pulling Fuutarou even closer as she realized that she wanted more of the man she loved kissing her. Their tongues began a slow dance at first, before gradually picking up pace with every second passing. Soon enough, it became a little fight where one was trying to outdo the other, and Yotsuba was all for it. She put in all her focus in the kiss, not bothering to think of anything else at the moment.

But just when she was losing more of herself in their shared liplock, Fuutarou broke free of her grip and pulled away with a trail of saliva connecting their mouths. Yotsuba whimpered at the loss of contact and even pouted at him afterwards, and the young tutor only shook his head in response. Of course Yotsuba would be kissing him, but they had a time limit on this.

"Yotsuba, we can't waste our time snogging each other's faces for the next hour. Your sisters are still waiting for us, and they'd get suspicious if we take longer than that." He explained, and Yotsuba quickly realized what might happen if they get caught or something. Okay, she would tell her sisters that she finally accepted what she felt for Fuutarou, but there was no way she'll tell them that she had sex with him.

After a quick glance at the door and sighing in relief that it was locked, Fuutarou sat up and held the edge of Yotsuba's green hooded shirt, as he looked at her for a moment. "Can I?" he asked, earning a shy nod from the girl whose cheeks became redder than before.

He didn't need any further confirmation; Fuutarou pushed up her shirt along with her bra upon reaching it, and letting it stay near her neck which still left the girl's upper body exposed. Taking her whole top off would be a hassle for Yotsuba later on, so it's best to just leave it there. While he undressed her, Yotsuba was doing her best to suppress her blushing cheeks, but it was easier said than done. She was about to get naked before a boy, why wouldn't it be embarrassing? But she didn't do anything to stop this, because it was her who wanted it. Instead, she sent a pout towards his direction, though it was less effective because of her current state.

"T-Take off your shirt too, Fuutarou-kun… i-it's embarrassing being the only one like this…" she mumbled while also looking away.

Fuutarou looked at her for a few seconds, before snickering at Yotsuba's expression. "Sure thing," he said before he quickly pulled up his shirt above his head and setting it aside, leaving him topless. Yotsuba appeared to have calmed down a bit now that she wasn't the only one who lost an article, while Fuutarou set his sights on the girl's shorts.

"H-Huh…? W-W-Wait…!" Yotsuba said, feeling confused when she felt a pair of hands grab the hem of her shorts. She yelped when her tutor began pulling them off, not even asking her for permission first [because he already did when he took off her shirt] and Yotsuba's embarrassed cries were on deaf ears when he reached halfway, revealing the kiddie panties that she was wearing to him.

Fuutarou raised an eyebrow at this at first, before he sent a smirk at the red-faced quint who had steam emitting from her head. "I see you still haven't grown out of your habit yet. Don't worry, I won't judge. It makes you look cute, actually."

"S-Shut up…!" she pouted even harder, and Fuutarou only chuckled as he pulled her panties off as well. After taking off her lower garments the rest of the way, he set them beside her and turned his attention back towards Yotsuba. Naturally, she crossed her legs together to hide her womanhood, yet she couldn't look away from him when their gazes met.

"Yotsuba," he said softly, leaning down again so that they were within a few centimeters away from each other. His eyes were piercing through her own, as though he was silently demanding her to listen to him."I know how you're feeling right now, and you don't need to worry. You wanted this, right? You should let things be, then. This may be embarrassing at first, but you get used to it. That's how Itsuki was like when we did it, really embarrassed at first and I had to tell her what to do, at least until we got in the heat of the moment. And just like with Itsuki, I'll take care of you… if you'll let me."

Somehow, his words managed to get through her inner defenses and calmed her nerves, enough for her blush to slowly subside as well as her embarrassment. There was the Fuutarou that she loved, acting like he didn't care, but actually having the heart to do anything if it meant helping the people close to him. Because of that, she couldn't help but trust him and that's when she found herself nodding in response.

"Okay," she said quietly, pulling him down to give him a quick peck on the lips.

That was all he needed. As soon as Yotsuba was about to pull away, he connected their mouths again and started another kiss between them. The girl moaned in delight, enjoying and savoring this moment between them. While Fuutarou focused his lips on hers, his hand had travelled south until it found her breast, eliciting a gasp of surprise from her. This prompted him to halt momentarily and removed his hand from her chest, giving her a look of concern.

"Do you want me to stop? Just tell me and I will," he said.

Yotsuba looked at him for a few moments, before remembering his words about him taking care of her, and that's all she could ask from him. Since this was the first time she would engage in… sexy acts, she could only rely on Fuutarou to tell her what to do. Still, she knew that she had to get used to this, because she was starting to be annoyed with herself from how she keeps on interrupting things. She was feeling really good, and then her own reactions just kept on making Fuutarou stop!

She shook her head again. "I-It's okay, please keep going, Fuutarou-kun. Don't worry about me, it's just… this is my first time and, all of this is really new to me. I'll get used to it, so you don't need to stop. You said you'll take care of me, right?" Yotsuba then gave him her signature smile, showing that she wasn't kidding.

"Uh, yeah… I did." Fuutarou could only do a mental facepalm, as he couldn't believe he forgot about that already. He quickly shook his head to get his mind back on the right track, smiling back at Yotsuba. "Well, if that's what you want, then that's what you shall receive."

Yotsuba giggled and eagerly accepted another kiss from the person she loved, deepening it as quick as she could. She didn't want to interrupt this again, or she would get frustrated! The moment she felt Fuutarou's hand grasp her boob again, she moaned but didn't make any more sound, which showed that she was starting to get used to it.

Fuutarou took this as a sign that he could continue on, so he grasped her whole breast and squeezed the mound of flesh gently. Judging from the louder moans that were silenced by their kiss, Yotsuba was even starting to like this and prompted the young man that he could go further than this. His other hand groped her right boob, doing the same thing, treating it like a really soft pillow, squeezing yet being gentle in his touch. Her moans only grew as he squeezed her breasts tighter, while using his thumbs to stimulate her hardening nipples.

"Mmmm~!" The feeling of her breast being fondled and played with as well as her nipples feeling like they have been stung by an electric current, both added to the sensation that Yotsuba was already feeling within their passionate liplock. She was feeling overwhelmed that she couldn't return the french kiss anymore, and was left simply letting Fuutarou continue to please her just by simple touches and his tongue pushing into her mouth. These combined efforts were making her wetter than before, but she didn't notice it yet.

She was so entranced by how their kiss appeared to be getting more and more intense as the seconds passed by, but much to her disappointment that she whimpered like a sad kitten, Fuutarou pulled away from yet again but he didn't look like he was going to say anything. Instead, his attention went downwards, his head just above her breasts. Yotsuba became curious that she raised her head to see what he was going to do, only to fall back on the mattress as a new sensation began to flood her.

"Hyaaa~" she mewled, biting into her finger to try and keep herself from going any louder than that. Her eyes widened when she felt Fuutarou's warm lips clasped over her nipple and started to suck on her tit gently. While this was happening, his hand pinched her other nipple and pulled on it slightly, which already felt about a hundred times than that fun kissing and sucking that they were doing earlier.

After about a minute of sucking and licking Yotsuba's left breast, Fuutarou switched his attention to the other one and began the same process all over again, and the girl wasn't minding it one bit. She was liking this, and she was beginning to understand that these lewd things weren't as bad as she thought! At this point, her juices had started leaking out of her entrance and stained her bedsheets, which was a clear sign of her arousal. To add to this, they were haven't even reached halfway into their lovemaking yet!

"Fuu-Fuutarou-kun, please keep going~ ehh…?" she uttered out, aiming to encourage her love and not stop in his actions, only to realize that those pleasurable sensations that she had been feeling suddenly stopped. Before she could see what caused this to happen, Fuutarou was already face-to-face with her, looking apologetic.

"Sorry, Yotsuba. But I can't afford to be slow right now." He stated, and before the girl could even think of what to say an answer, he leaned down but instead of going for her lips, Fuutarou attacked her neck.

"A-Ahhh~!" she yelped in surprise, instinctively moving her head to the side, which only allowed Fuutarou to plant more kisses along her skin. He even gave a little lick to the places that he kissed, making Yotsuba giggle in delight. "T-That tickles, Fuutarou-kun, hehe~ But I like it~~" she muttered out, before being silenced when his hand snaked its way down her chest, passing by to give her breast another squeeze before continuing on, up until he reached her nether regions.

Yotsuba let out a gasp and shut her eyes when his fingers found her clit, a whole new sensation introducing itself to her senses and causing the girl to moan louder than before. She was tempted to close her legs because of embarrassment, but she couldn't do such a thing when he was directly in between them. "Haahhh~ Fuutarou-kun, that's… you're touching my—hyaaa~!" Yotsuba tried to speak, but got interrupted midway by her own moan when Fuutarou's fingers made their way to her slit, rubbing them against her moist entrance.

"Hoh? What's this, Yotsuba? I haven't done that many things to you yet, and you're already this wet?" He teased, so much that the girl could feel his grin even though she couldn't see his face. Her cheeks turned red in embarrassment and she turned her head away in response. "It makes me wonder what would happen if I'm not in a hurry to not get caught by your sisters."

"P-Please don't tease me like this…" she mumbled quietly, although her expression only made her cuter. She was too occupied in being embarrassed that she was caught off guard by two digits entering her dripping hole, making her widen her eyes and arched her back slightly from a wave of pleasure that hit her like a tidal wave. "A-Ahhh~! F-Fuutarou… kun… y-you're… inside me~!"

Before her moans could go any louder, Fuutarou sealed her mouth with his, beginning a more intense makeout session between them while two of his fingers penetrated her at a steady pace. He already invaded her mouth with his tongue, which caused Yotsuba, who was beginning to get clouded with lust and desire, to do the same as the pair of pink muscles met.

Their liplock became so intense to the point that it looked like they were trying to suck each other's faces off. Fuutarou wanted to add more to what Yotsuba was feeling right now, as his other hand returned to her breasts, squeezing each mound of flesh like they were dough. He even felt a bit friskier than before, which led to him giving her tit a slap, making Yotsuba squeal into his mouth.

They continued to do the same actions for at least half a minute, until Fuutarou decided to slip in another finger into her pussy, which tripled the already-overwhelming sensations that Yotsuba felt. From a steady pace, his fingers only grew faster in pleasuring her pussy that her juices were spraying out with every stroke. She felt so good right now, and it was all because of the boy she loved! She reached out with her hand and grasped the top of his head, running her fingers through his hair softly and kept on kissing him as much as she could, because this is what she always wanted

Fuutarou's tongue pleasuring her mouth, his hand tending to her needy melons, and three of his digits fingering her pussy as fast as he could, they all combined to send Yotsuba to a haven of bliss and ecstasy. She was feeling too weak to take more of this, and that wasn't a bad thing! Her body was convulging, and Yotsuba was feeling something weird but good happening in her private regions.

She was almost reaching that high point…

Just a few more stroking, and she was going to release it all!

Yotsuba was almost there…!

She shut her eyes tight, and bit down hard on her knuckle. Her toes curled in anticipation, and Yotsuba could feel herself about to reach her climax just from his fingers that she couldn't help but wonder where he learned to do this. "I-I'm… I'm going to… it's… I can't…! It's too good~! I feel too good~~! It's coming—!"

Fuutarou pulled out his fingers all of a sudden, causing Yotsuba to let out a whimper at the loss of that wonderful sensation. Her orgasm was halted, and she wasn't able to get the release that she wanted. She felt robbed of her high point at the moment that she wanted to cry.

However, Fuutarou had his attention on his hand, clearly thinking about something. "I wonder…" he thought, settling his gaze on the sticky liquid in his fingers. He glanced back at Yotsuba, then to the door, then back to his hand, where he formed a fist and slowly aimed it at her pussy. Yotsuba looked up and tried to ask what he was going to do, though it only came out as a whimper. "I'm sorry if this hurts, Yotsuba. I'll make it up to you."

At that, Fuutarou slowly pushed his fist straight into her dripping cunt, causing Yotsuba to throw her head back and cover her mouth to muffle a scream. As he pushed his fist further inside, more of the girl's fluids sprayed on his arm with the and some of it got into the bedsheets as a result. The deeper he went, Yotsuba's entrance had widened, which meant they could proceed to the next part of their lovemaking without worrying about a certain barrier.

Fuutarou pushed in his fist deeper and deeper, while keeping an eye on Yotsuba herself to make sure he wasn't hurting her too much. Fortunately, the girl had stopped screaming into her hand, though she was left gritting her teeth and her eyes had rolled to the top of her skull in a state of utter pain and pleasure. He then fiddled his fist around a bit, before finally pulling out. The moment his hand left her pussy, Yotsuba came all over the sheets, though she was breathing heavily as she did, a lot of her strength leaving her with what he just did that she couldn't even moan out loud in the state of euphoria that her body just experienced.

"You okay…?" he asked gently, wanting to make sure that he didn't hurt her too much.

"Y-Yeah," Yotsuba managed to breathe out while nodding. After taking a few seconds to rest herself from having an orgasm, she sent a pleading look towards her tutor. What Fuutarou just did, whatever that was, took a lot out of her, but she didn't want to get tired yet! Not until this was over! Her arms were spread apart, making her seem like she was inviting Fuutarou to come onto her. "Please just put… your thing… inside me, Fuutarou-kun. I can't wait anymore…"

"I guess I'm ending this now," Fuutarou nodded at her request, unbuttoning his pants and pulling it down along with his boxers to reveal his erect rod. Actually, he was going to let her rest for some more because she looked like she was in great pain, but if Yotsuba says that she wanted him to get on with it, who was he to refuse?

While he was unaware of it, Yotsuba's eyes had widened upon gazing at his erection and somehow had the energy to blush deeply from seeing it up close. Sure, she had an eyeful of Fuutarou's… thing earlier, but… this was way different. No, she wasn't blushing out of embarrassment, but because of how big he looked that she actually gulped, internally wondering if he could even fit inside her. Oh well, since her sisters all had sex with Fuutarou already and they all had the same physical bodies, she can do this… at least she hoped so.

"Please be gentle, Fuutarou-kun…" Yotsuba muttered loud enough for him to hear, unable to do much while she was in this position right now. She was extremely nervous, as much as she wanted this, because this was indeed her first time and she never thought she was going to do such a thing on a day like this. Also, it was pretty common knowledge that a girl gets hurt when she does these things for the first time. So… she couldn't help it! But before she could dwell on that any longer, Yotsuba was then caught by surprise when Fuutarou grabbed both of her hands and clasped them together, as if to show the girl that he was there with her all the way.

"I will, don't worry." Fuutarou nodded at her and then positioned himself outside of her entrance, and turned his attention towards Yotsuba before anything else. "I'm going in now, Yotsuba."

As soon as he said those words, he plunged in, where he noticed that he was already balls-deep into her the moment he thrusted forward. Fuutarou grinned to himself, realizing that his little plan worked, and he could finish this in no time at all!

Heck, even Yotsuba was surprised that she didn't feel any pain but rather, only the sensation of having her cunt being filled with her love's man-meat. A ghost of a smile began to form on her face. She had never felt like this in her entire life, and if she could describe it, she'd say that she felt complete at the moment. It only became better when Fuutarou began to move slowly, filling her up with nothing but fulfillment and ecstasy. Her smile widened as a few tears escaped her eyes, doing nothing but looking up at the boy above here with pure love and utmost happiness.

At the moment, Yotsuba didn't care whether she would be chosen or not in the end. Just sharing this moment with Fuutarou, having a moment of intimacy with him, it's something that she will cherish for the rest of her life.

As he moved in and out slowly but surely at first, Fuutarou was quick to notice the teary smile on Yotsuba's face, which he returned immediately. Afterwards, they found themselves sharing another heated kiss in the middle of their lovemaking, as they held each other's hands tighter, not wanting to let the other go.

"Fas-ter~ Fuutarou-kun… you can… move faster~" the ribbon-wearing girl spoke in between their passionate exchange, and the young tutor could only respond with his actions. Since he wasn't having a hard time maneuvering himself inside her, it was easy to adjust his pace, speeding up his movements slightly so that Yotsuba's large breasts bounced in unison with his thrusts. If that wasn't enough, Fuutarou could feel her hard nipples scraping against his chest at every second, and it was starting to drive him crazy. It was enough for him to separate himself from their kiss, and leaned his forehead against hers instead.

"Yotsuba… you… feel so good…" Was all he could mutter right now, noticing that there was something about the fourth quint that somehow felt more amazing than her sisters, despite all of them having practically the same body. Maybe it was because of how he loosened her entrance with his fist earlier that he could move without worrying about how tight she could be?

"M-More~~ hyaa~ ahhh~ haahh~~ I want more of you, Fuutarou-kun… please give me more of your love~!" Yotsuba said lovingly despite her eyes continuing to get all teary, wrapping her legs around Fuutarou's waist and pulling him closer towards her. In response to this, the blue-haired teen slid his arms underneath her and, with a burst of energy, he carried her up in his arms and went to the nearest wall. Yotsuba locked her legs around him tighter as her back met the hard surface, and they stared at each other while being in this new position.

"Yotsuba… I can't stop myself… ahhh~" His hands went from her back to her butt, giving both her cheeks a rough squeeze that earned another loud moan from the fourth quint, before he silenced it with a quick kiss. He still couldn't bear the possibility of getting caught by her sisters, so making sure that neither of them would make any loud noise was a relief. Because of this, Fuutarou threw a quick glance at the door, still closed until now when a pair of hands grabbed his face and made him turn towards the ribbon-wearing girl.

"Please kiss me again, Fuutarou-kun… I want you~" she spoke, pulling his face closer towards her, and he accepted the action eagerly. As soon as their lips met again, Fuutarou put more effort into his lower body's movements, aiming to finish this right now because they might get too caught up in the heat of the moment that they'll lose their sense of time. Yotsuba wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him close, desperately wanting him to stay with her until this ends.

For the next minute, the slapping of skin and continuous moaning were the only sounds that could be heard from the couple. The young man didn't let up even once, completely focused on achieving his climax. Once that happens, it'll be over. Yotsuba didn't look like she wanted to separate from his lips anytime soon, while Fuutarou ignored his inner desire to take a rest, not when he was close to finishing this.

Soon enough, Fuutarou's breath hitched as soon as he felt his loins stirring up, which was a familiar sign to him by now and he sped up even more, making a clapping sound every time his crotch would slap against her pussy. Yotsuba was the same, tightening her hold on his neck and waist, intent on keeping the man she loved with her when it hit. That familiar feeling from earlier returned, and the girl was all too eager to get it for real this time, and she wanted Fuutarou to be the same!

"She doesn't want me to pull out? Fine!" he thought to himself, but didn't pay any more attention to it than he already did. His attention was completely focused on Yotsuba now, and while his orgasm was fast approaching, he wanted to make her feel the same. Noting that his hands were still supporting her plump ass, he gave her cheeks another squeeze and a pair of slaps, making her separate from their kiss to release a loud squeak, before his lips pressed against hers once more.

"MMMMMMM~~!" Yotsuba screamed into their liplock, feeling an overwhelming wave of bliss run through her body as she went through another orgasm. Her juices sprayed all over Fuutarou's member, drenching it in her fluids while some of it started leaking out of her entrance and dripped down to the floor. In response, Fuutarou gritted his teeth and thrusted a few more times, as he finally achieved his own climax, shooting his cum straight deep into her innards and likely reaching her womb. Some of it also started leaking out of her pussy and into the floo, where his hot sperm mixed in with Yotsuba's own body fluids.

The two stayed like that for a few moments, before Yotsuba surprisingly broke their lip contact first. Fuutarou quickly noticed that her eyes looked tired and she was breathing heavily, their romantic coupling taking a huge toll on her, but she still managed to give him a genuine smile despite all that.

"I… feel so tired… Fuutarou...kun…" she slowly breathed out, before laying her head on his shoulder. Yotsuba wasn't unconscious as her eyes were still open, though only half-lidded. She was just tired and desperately needed to rest.

While also taking a few deep breaths himself, Fuutarou hugged her close and stroked her back slowly, making his way back to the bed where he laid her down carefully and sat beside her. He had been through this scenario four times already, and while doing this thing was still exhausting as hell, he didn't feel as if he was going to get sick like last time.

As soon as Yotsuba felt herself lying on her bed, she reached out for his hand and grabbed it, before looking up at Fuutarou with the biggest smile she had mustered today, and the boy couldn't help but smile back.

This day might not end on such a bad note, after all. Yotsuba was back to normal, and she'll be having a really important talk with her sisters later on. There was still a small part of him that was screaming he did wrong by 'taking advantage' of Yotsuba's vulnerable state but he knew better than that now after what Itsuki told him this morning. He wasn't going to regret what he did because at the moment when he made that decision, it felt like it was the right thing to do and from how Yotsuba was smiling brightly like the sun, she didn't regret what happened either.

However, little did Fuutarou know that while the quints were resolving their family conflicts one-by-one, his own problems were going to come for him very soon, and the very center of that dilemma included the girls themselves.

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WOOOOOOOOO! I HAVE DONE IT! YOU KNOW WHAT, GUYS? I DON'T CARE THAT I JINXED MYSELF AND DID SOMETHING LONGER THAN ITSUKI'S CHAPTER ANYMORE. BECAUSE… DING! DING! DING! 42,800 WORDS! YOU HEAR, THAT?! 42,800 WORDS! YOTSUBA'S NUMBER! WOOOOO! I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF! NEW RECORD FOR THE LONGEST CHAPTER I'VE DONE!

Well now, in any case, Yotsuba's chapter has finally been served, and I absolutely loved every second of it. A lot of people have been waiting for this, because it's been months since I last updated and damn, a lot of things happened. But anyway, I really had fun with this chapter. I know I said at first that Yotsuba was my least favorite out of the quints but now, after releasing this chapter, she's my third favorite after Miku and Nino. After immersing myself in her character for some time, I eventually grew a soft spot for her. I also hope you guys like the Itsuki parts of this chapter, because her development from the last one wasn't enough just yet.

Okay, I have finally covered all the quints, now all that's left is Fuutarou's decision. But before that, we have to go through some stuff first, which includes Yotsuba telling everyone her decision, Ichika's date, and some other things that I won't spoil. I might split it into two parts to avoid it being so long like the five previous ones. I only promised myself one chapter per girl and since all of them are done, I don't have to go overboard anymore.

Based on the summary I've written for this fic, you guys should already know what the endgame will be. However, how we get there is a question that will be answered in the following chapter/s. See you guys next time!

Goodbye… and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*

-Lance