"Thank you very much for your invitation today...Fuutarou-kun." Standing inside of a packed train, the couple was forced to face each other in a more intimate way than they would've liked. Yotsuba looked up at her date, seeing him slightly flustered at her proximity to his body.

"Sorry for taking up your day off..." Fuutarou bowed, not knowing what else to say. Still dressed in his while polo and dress pants, except now they were joined by a sweater to combat the cold. The weather report for that day said that it was snowing in some of the colder provinces.

"No. It's okay. I'm happy you did, actually..." Yotsuba reassured him. "After all, we can't seem to find time for each other at school. So this was probably the only time we can be together like this."

"Well, especially with a certain someone who has an abundance of gadgets, you never know who could be listening..." Fuutarou said before he carefully inspected Yotsuba's ribbon for any abnormalities. "Okay...she's not listening..."

"Hahaha. Fuutarou-kun, so what do you have planned for toda-" Yotsuba snickered before the sudden shaking of the train toppled both of them over. "Ah!" They fell on top of each other, bracing themselves until the vehicle stabilized again.

"I...I feel like this was supposed to go the other way around." Fuutarou commented, trapped between Yotsuba's arms as the girl pressed her hands against the door of the train. "This is pathetic..." He muttered to himself, quietly enough so that his date couldn't hear. His eyes looked away abashed, his head dropped down to allow his bangs to cover them. "I'm not going to let things go on like this. I'm going to be a man and settle this." He thought as Yotsuba moved to the side to gaze out of the window.

"Go ahead and order whatever you like!" Fuutarou declared, throwing his arms out as the two looked at the menu of the family-run diner that was their first stop. "Alright. I have to take the initiative today, unlike our previous date." He thought as Yotsuba began running her finger down the menu items.

"Yay! Thank you very much!" The fourth sister smiled, finding an item that called out to her current cravings. The two enjoyed each other's company, sitting across from each other and drowning out the noise from the other customers. However, had they been a tad more perceptive, they might've ruined the atmosphere that they had.

"Ugh! Who goes to this kind of place on a date!?" Nino muttered, grumbling while she continued to stare at the couple.

"But this does sound like something Fuutarou-kun would do, wouldn't you say?" Ichika commented, grinning ear-to-ear at the complete incompetence of the tutor in regards to topics like small talk.

"It's kind of sweet if you think about how he usually is." Miku picked up a spoon, digging into some food that was on the plate of the sister sitting opposite of her. "Hmm, I wonder if this is how Mutsumi feels whenever she spies on people."

"Mmmhmm..." Itsuki, as one would expect, had her mouth full. She made occasional glances towards Yotsuba and Fuutarou's table, but her attention was divided between her food and a blog that she was writing.

"Oh, he's using a coupon." Miku frowned somewhat, watching as he spoke to the waiter. The four of them slouched somewhat at the predictable gesture.

"He doesn't miss a beat, huh?" Nino gnashed her teeth against each other, creating an awful sound that reverberated in her skull. "It's unsightly! Come on Yotsuba, just dump that useless guy so I can take your place. And Fuu-kun, what are you doing? Just confess and start going out already!"

"Which one is it?" Itsuki laughed at the dichotomy in Nino's psyche. "However, I can see where his line of thinking goes. When we ran into each other and overheard your conversation with Yotsuba..."

"Creeps! Stalkers!" Nino crossed her arms, frowning at the fifth sister.

"We heard Yotsuba's resolve...so that must be making it difficult for him to take the next step." Itsuki continued, finishing up her blog and returning to her food.

"They must be feeling a bit awkward now since they probably have that on their minds." Ichika placed her chin on her palm, looking contemplatively at the two.

"For now, let's just try to listen to their conversation." Miku put her headphones away, cupping a hand around her ear. However, the couple didn't say another word for the rest of their time at the restaurant. Perhaps they had nothing to discuss, perhaps it was the pressure that Ichika theorized, or perhaps it was because they were focussed on their meal.

"Ah, they're going now. Itsuki, hurry up." Nino discretely stood up, along with Ichika and Miku. The fifth sister hurriedly shoveled the rest of her food into her mouth; she would've spilled some had she not been used to eating quickly.

Fuutarou then brought Yotsuba, and the others, though he didn't know that he had more than one of the Nakano sisters with him, to a library. He and the fourth perused the shelves, whispering to each other as to not disturb the others. He, not so stealthily, checked his phone, pulling up a list of things he wanted to do for this date. "Are you looking for something?" Yotsuba asked, noticing him acting a little oddly.

"No, it's nothing..." Fuutarou deflected, not wanting to reveal the list. "Yotsuba. Now that you've been approached by a university, the future seems brighter than before. Do you have any plans for after that, though?"

"Isn't bringing it up now a bit of..."

"I just wanted to know. I recently realized that I never heard Nino, Mutsumi, and your answers." Fuutarou pocketed his phone, turning to face his date as Yotsuba thought of her answer fondly.

"I'm...I think I'll look for a way of supporting others. I used to do it all the time because I gave up on myself, but now I do it because it allows me to see people's smiles. Just seeing that makes me proud of myself." Yotsuba looked pleased with herself, intertwining her fingers. She looked up at Fuutarou, eyes looking longingly at his own.

"I see. That's quite like you..."

"No...I came to think that way because that's how you are, Fuutarou-kun." Yotsuba smiled wider, getting the tutor to blush slightly. Meanwhile, on the other side of one of the bookshelves.

"Ugh...it's so cheesy..." Nino grumbled, rubbing her hands together at the nonexistent chill that ran through her body.

"That's a nice sentiment, but wouldn't you like to have something more...tangible? A dream of some kind? You had one when you were younger, right?"

"I...it's kind of an...embarrasing dream. I don't really want to talk about it now." Yotsuba sighed, remembering the dream that fueled her selfish desire of standing above the others, of being different to the point of which.

"I can assume it wasn't the dream you had that night in Kyoto."

"No, it's not. But, right now...I don't really have a dream like that."

"Make sure you tell me once you think of one. Even Nino had a dream; what was it, again?" Fuutarou said, sending another chill up the second sister's spine. "Owning the best cake shop in the city or something..."

"I never said anything like that!" Unable to contain herself, Nino ran out of her hiding place and declared her presence while denouncing Fuutarou's statement. Yotsuba and Fuutarou looked at her, stunned that she was there and listening to their conversation. "Ah..."

"Would you please be quiet! I'm trying to stu- Oh...hi guys..." A familiar voice raised itself in response to Nino's yelling. "Ah...uuhm...I'm going to go." The sixth sister, who was minding her own business for the day, hurriedly packed her things, which included reference books, empty notebooks, and pens. Also seated at her table were a few familiar faces, each with their own set of study materials. Takeda, Maeda, and Matsui looked at everyone else curiously, instantly getting the context by scanning Fuutarou and Yotsuba's flustered faces.

"Ah, so that's what's going on," Matsui whispered to Maeda, who began grinning.

"Let's go, Yotsuba..." Fuutarou, wanting to exit the uncomfortable situation, gently nudged Yotsuba towards the exit.

"Uesugi-kun..." Itsuki called out as the couple passed by her. "We're sorry. We never intended to disturb you. However, please refrain from using coupons or looking at your phone on any future dates." She gave him some advice as the two scurried away. "She's matured quite a lot, hasn't she?"

"It's like she's a completely different person." Mutsumi hummed, slinging a bag over her shoulder as she bid her friends goodbye for the day. "So, are you guys going to follow them?"

"Sorry about that, Yotsuba. I should've kept an eye out." Fuutarou mumbled, scratching the back of his head due to the shame that crept upon him.

"Don't worry about it. It's okay." Yotsuba reassured him as the two left the library. "It doesn't matter where we go, because as long as I'm with you, I won't mind even if we don't do anything. Being with you is enough to make anything the most fun thing in the world!"

"Then, would it be okay if we go to one last place?" Fuutarou asked as they walked through the streets, blissfully unaware of anything that happened around them.

"Of course!" Yotsuba agreed without a second thought. They made their way down to a familiar location. "This is..." The park, the metal structures cold due to the season, though the snow had yet to coat the area.

"Ah, this takes me back a bit. You said you liked these old swings..."

"You said you were going to show me to some special places today." Yotsuba placed a foot on the swings, gripping the chains tightly.

"Yeah...Raiha, pops, and I eat at that restaurant from time to time; I spent most of my early teen years in that library studying after we met in Kyoto..." Fuutarou began swinging, the light of the sun shining down on him in a way that makes him look as if he's ascending to the heavens. "And ever since that day we went here together, this place had become special to me too."

"Is this really okay?" Yotsuba asked, unable to bring herself to swing her worries away. "To be honest, even though I've talked to them, I still have my doubts about doing this to my sisters. I guess I'm a bit scared of being selfish; after what I did to them before I just have trouble putting myself first. So is this really the best path?"

Seemingly ignoring her plight, Fuutarou kept swinging back and forth, building up momentum while his hair kept flowing. "Hey, you were able to jump pretty far the last time we came here. Can you do it again?" Fuutarou turned, Yotsuba exiting and entering his field of vision due to the movement of his body.

"Huh? Oh, okay. That's pretty easy..." Effortlessly, Yotsuba flew through the air after some preparation, arms outstretched as she landed slightly farther than the last time. She laughed smugly, dusting herself off. "Fufu~ What do you think?"

"Yotsuba! If I'm able to jump to where you are, there's something I want to tell you!" He yelled, swinging faster.

"Huh? That's..." Yotsuba's ear tingled; her slightly heightened senses hearing the creaking from the chains. "Fuutarou-kun wai-"

"Here I go!" He yelled getting even more momentum for his eventual leap.

"Please don't push try too hard. I was in pretty good condition today so I got a bit farther."

"It's fine! Just watch!" He said, accelerating. "More!" The chains rattled as he pushed and pulled with his body. "More!" He shut his eyes, the air rushing at his face slightly hurting them. "Just a bit mo-" Then he was sent flying, though not of his own volition. With a defined chink sound, a link broke on the swings, leading to the instability that threw him forward. He crashed on his face, unable to move due to the pain.

"Fuutarou-kun!" Yotsuba yelled as she took a few steps towards his unmoving body. "He's dea-"

"Yotsuba..."

"I may be an inexperienced person who can't even make this date go right. But even so, I'm devoting myself to becoming a man who's able to stand by your side." He pushed himself up, his body's soreness fading with every word that escaped his lips. "Right or wrong, we'll walk this path together! So if you don't mind being with someone like me. I..." He gulped, giving himself the final push to finally say... "I love you! Please marry me!"

"Huh? What! You surprised me!" Yotsuba shrieked, unable to contain her shock. "You skipped way too many steps!"

"You're right...I got ahead of myself." Fuutarou admitted, feeling even more shameful than before.

"If you say that to someone before you date them, you'll creep them out!" Yotsuba huffed, clenching fists. "Well, if it was anyone other than me!" She calmed herself, taking a deep breath. "My dream. The one you asked about earlier...the really embarrassing one. I think you should know what it is."

"Huh?"

"When I was little, ever since that night that I met you, I've had this dream. It's a bit cliche, but every girl dreams of this. I...wanted to be a bride." She extended an arm out towards him. "Your bride. So, can you promise me something?"

"What is it?"

"Make my dream come true, someday."