Chapter 3

During a sunny Saturday, Fuutarou was at the park to play with Raiha and Reina, pushing them on the swings to make them go up in the air. "Push me more, Onii-chan! It's like I am flying hehe.", told him Raiha, giggling blissfully.

"No, push me more instead, Nii-san!", said Reina on the other hand, pouting because she wanted his attention too.

"Yes, yes.", he said, sighing and smiling before making her fly in the air as well. There was no day in which his little sisters didn't compete to be his favourite one, despite he cared for both of them in the same way.

It was like that ever since they were born, as they always clung on him and always did their best to be good and make him proud of them. Of course, it wasn't like their continuous competition was annoying for him; he actually found it pretty funny and he appreciated how much they cared for him.

So they were always clingy with him, but his new classmate with butterfly ribbons beat them in terms of that. In fact, ever since Nino switched classes with Itsuki, the second oldest quintuplet always latched onto him and joined her desk with his to follow the lessons together, blushing and smiling often at him.

She also wanted to be hugged by him various times, saying that it was mean that he didn't reciprocate her hugs. Fuutarou got obviously flushed each time that she gave him all those affections, frowning whenever their classmates teased him about having such a lovely girlfriend.

He had tried to explain that she wasn't his girlfriend, but they didn't buy it and continued to consider him and Nino a couple, causing him to scoff while the girl simply giggled and clung onto him. Of course, even his family teased him or asked him about his relationship with the social butterfly, with Raiha and Reina wanting to meet their big brother's "girlfriend".

'I don't understand why she's so affectionate and clingy with me. She was even jealous when I complimented her sisters, like she was already my girlfriend. Did she fall un love with me at first sight or something?', he thought, blushing and wondering about the origin of Nino's great affection towards him. His expression was noticed by his twin sisters, who giggled.

"Hehe, Nii-san is thinking again about Nino-san!", said Reina, making him gasp.

"Huh?! I-It's not like that!", he retorted, embarrassed.

"You can't hide it, Onii-chan. You were thinking about your girlfriend.", said Raiha instead, smiling.

Frowning, the young man started to tickle them then, causing them to laugh uncontrollably. Whenever they teased him about girls, he would tickle them in revenge and smiling amused at seeing them burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, I give up! Still, I really think that Nino-san is already your girlfriend. She's acting already like one.", told him Raiha, getting down from the swing to hug him.

"She even switched classes to be in yours and cling onto you all the time. You should ask her on a date!", said Reina instead, hugging him as well and smiling.

"I told you 2 and Dad that my goal is to help the quints to graduate, so I can't waste time with romance. Especially after seeing the grades of those girls.", he told them, still blushing and touching his bangs.

"Mouu, you shouldn't think always about studying.", they told him in unison, pouting at him. He simply sighed in response and changed topic by asking them if they wanted to eat some ice cream, getting happy nods of agreement.

So the two girls held his hands and went with him towards the ice cream stand in the park, where Raiha a chocolate and strawberry cone, Reina a vanilla and melon one while Fuutarou bought just a cream one. Sitting then on a bench, the three siblings ate their ice cream peacefully, with the young man sweatdropping because his sisters were glaring at each other again because each one wanted to be praised more for her good results at school.

The golden eyes tutor was glad that they did their best in studying, but their competition could be quite annoying sometimes. In fact, he remembered an episode of 3 years ago, where both girls made a portrait of him as present and discussed between them about the best one. Such episode ended up with the boy thanking both of them for their presents by hugging them, managing to stop their discussion and making them hug him back happily.

'I still keep those portraits inside a box in my room in fact, just like the photo that I took with them, Mom and Dad when I was 5.', he thought, smiling while remembering that blissful moment. Despite he was sad because his mother wasn't in the world anymore, his little sisters and Isanari always helped him to not think about it and smile.

Speaking of smiles, the one that his clingy student showed him often suddenly appeared in his mind, causing him to blush. He usually didn't have a girl that appeared in his mind, but his new classmate was an exception. Thinking also about her behavior and his family's and classmates' words, that girl seemed to be already his girlfriend.

"Hehe, Onii-chan can't stop thinking about Nino-san.", suddenly said a giggling Raiha.

"You say that she's not your girlfriend, but it's clear that you and she are in love with each other.", told him Reina, smiling as well.

"R-romance and love stories don't interest me.", he told them, covering his red face with a hand to hide his blush while the two little girls giggled more. Both of them and his female classmates found him very cute each time he blushed, especially because he did it whenever he got teased about Nino.

It was rare to see him change his usual serious expression, so the fact that one of his students was able to make him blush with her affections was something new and very nice. And that was just another reason most of Asahiyama's students consider him and Nino already a couple to his embarassment and annoyance.


Anyways, once the three Uesugi siblings were done with eating ice cream, they decided to walk in the city center, especially to take a look at the toys shop because Fuutarou's little sisters wanted to see some toys like dolls. They simply wanted to take a look because they didn't have enough money to buy personal things instead of just groceries, even if the young man wanted to buy them some toys one day.

'Once our financial situation gets better, I will make sure to buy some presents for them.', he thought, smiling at seeing how the two little girls' eyes shined while looking at the toys. But suddenly, his eyes got covered by something like two hands, catching him by surprise.

"Who am I?", asked a too familiar sweet voice that shocked him.

"Nino?", was his reply. The hands covering his eyes retracted, so he turned around to see the smiling social butterfly.

"You got it right, Fuutarou-kun! We meet even outside of school hehe.", she told him, blushing ans giggling.

Hearing their brother talking with a girl, Raiha and Reina stopped looking at the toys and their eyes widened. "Onii-chan/Nii-san, who is she?", they asked him, clinging on him.

Nino was surprised by how they called him and asked, "Are they your little sisters, Fuutarou-kun?"

"Yeah, their names are Raiha and Reina. Girls, this is Nino.", he replied.

"Ehh?! You're Onii-chan's/Nii-san's girlfriend?!", asked the twins in unison, which caused their brother to gasp and blush more.

"Hehe, it looks like everyone sees us as a couple, Fuutarou-kun. Nice to meet you, girls. Wow, you're twins. Now I see how your brother is able to distinguish me and my sisters from one and another.", said the second oldest quint, smiling at seeing her tutor still flushed.

"Nice to meet you too. You know, Onii-chan thought often about you earlier."

"R-Raiha?!"

"Ara, is that true? Maybe it's because he wanted to see me so much that we met then.", said Nino, smiling at the young man.

"This is just a coincidence. Anyways, what are you doing here?", he asked her, trying to change the topic.

"Since it's Saturday, I wanted to go shopping here around. My sisters preferred staying at home, so I went alone.", she told him, before hugging him by surprise.

"And it seems that it was a good choice, since I got to meet you.", she also said, causing another blush to form on his face while Raiha and Reina smiled.

"Nino-san, did you and Nii-san go on date already?", asked a curious Reina.

"Not yet, but I would go out with him if he asked me hehe.", replied the social butterfly, snuggling her face into the boy's chest.

"You have such a nice and beautiful girlfriend, Nii-san!/Onii-chan!", said the two twins, finding their brother's flushed expression very cute.

'She would go out with me instantly if I asked her? Wow, she's totally head over heels for me.', he thought, amazed by what he just heard. It was true that the girl seemed to be very attracted to him, but hearing that she would accept to go on a date with him if he asked her was completely unexpected.

Or maybe it wasn't, as she showed to become jealous easily if he was too nice with her sisters or other girls. That made her look exactly like she was his dear girlfriend, and what she just said could be the proof that she fell for him at first sight.

Though, a sudden idea came up in his mind; an idea that could very fruitful for him, Nino and his family. "So you would go out with me if I asked you, huh? Then how about this: if you manage to do well on your tests and to pass your midterm exams, I will take you on a date.", he told her, still blushing but smiling confidently.

His student and his twin girls gasped when he said, but a quick big smile formed on Nino's face. "R-really? If I do well in my studies, you will date me? Yatta! I will do my best then!", she happily exclaimed, hugging him tighter and still snuggling her smiling face in his chest.

"Nii-san sure loves Nino-san hehe.", teased him Reina, giggling alongside Raiha while the young man simply sighed in his mind. Making the social butterfly motivated to study like that could offer very good results, since she got so overjoyed at the idea of being asked out by him if she did well.

At least he managed to make a quint more motivated, so he had just to find a way to do the same with her sisters. Itsuki still didn't want to participate to his tutoring sessions, but he was determined to help her anyways because it was both his job and his duty.

Anyways, his attention was caught by Raiha that told him, "Onii-chan, Reina and I will go to home. Don't worry, we know how to go back."

"So you and your girlfriend can spend time alone.", said her twin sister, smiling at him while he was stunned.

"Huh?"

"Have fun, you two hehe."


Once the two little girls said that, they gave another hug to their brother and left to go home, with him still stunned and a smiling Nino clinging onto him. "You have two adorable little sisters, Fuutarou-kun. They're kind just like you.", she suddenly told him, lifting her face to look at him.

"T-thank you. I'm surprised that they decided to go home; usually they stay with me all the time when we go somewhere like today, competing between each other to have my attention."

"Hehe, they're very affectionate to you. That's just the proof you're a a fantastic big brother.", she told him, smiling more at him while he continued to blush.

"And since we will spend time alone now, we can consider this like our first date. Don't you think?"

"I prefer calling it just hanging out.", he replied, causing her to pout.

"Oh come on, don't be like that. I know that you're happy right now. You don't need to hide it.", she told him, still clinging on him.

"Shut up.", he said, frowning and reciprocating her hug, which made her eyes widen.

"Y-you said that it was mean if I didn't hug you back.", he told her, still frowning and blushing. His words made Nino smile brighter, bringing her to tighten her hug while some fluctuating hearts appeared around her and Fuutarou.

To the eyes of the passersby, they looked like a cute teenager couple, like it happened at school. The young man told Nino that he would date her if she did well on her studies, but it looked like they would go out already thanks to his twin little sisters. And obviously, the social butterfly was very happy because of that.

"Let's go shopping together, Fuutarou-kun!", said the young girl then, wrapping her arms around his arm and still smiling.

Sighing, the boy nodded and started to walk together with her, blushing because his arm had something soft pressing on it while Nino clung onto him. Thankfully, he avoided to have dirty thoughts about her again, as imagining that she would try to join him in the bath if she had a choice was already something of impure enough.

So the two of the entered inside a shop that caught the social butterfly's attention, who also began to take a look at various coloured dresses. Her tutor simply gave his opinion about them if she asked it, blushing whenever she smiled at him.

'Now that I think about it, this is the first time ever that I go shopping with a girl. I don't understand what she sees in me yet, but she's very cute when I see her smiling.', he thought, sighing and grinning while closing his eyes. Despite studying and helping the quints to graduate were more important for him, he could admit that he was having fun by spending time with the second oldest quint.

"Fuutarou-kun, how do I look?", suddenly asked him said quint, making him open his eyes that widened. Nino was wearing an elegant red dress that left her shoulders uncovered and highlighted her gorgeous figure.

"W-wow.", was what the golden eyes guy could mutter, making her giggle.

"Hehe, if you remained so amazed, that means you like it. Which also means that I will buy and use it ofr for our next date.", she told him, smiling blissfully.

The young man rolled his eyes while she went to change clothes again, covering his mouth to hide the blush. He could hear the giggles of other girls or women inside the shop, which kinda irked him; they just increased his embarassment.

He also received a notification on his phone, which happened to be a text from his little sisters that told him that they made it to home safely and that he had to enjoy his date with his girlfriend. Such text made him blush for the umpteenth time but smile too, so he texted them back by writing that he was glad that nothing happened to them.

Just like they were affectionate to him, he was very protective of them and always worried for them. So he didn't like that twhy went back to home without him at first, but since they managed to return there without any problem, he was relieved.

"Fuutarou-kun, are you texting another girl while we're dating?", suddenly asked him a pouting Nino with her arms crossed.

"Huh? What are you saying?! I'm just texting back my sisters after they told me they're back at home.", he told her, frowning.

"I see hehe. Sorry, but I have to be careful; you're so handsome that other girls could try to flirt with you.", she told him, morphing her pout into a playful smile.

Her tutor sighed at her words, but his blush was still present on his face and the giggles of other women didn't help to make the situation less embarrassing. It was like that each time he was together with Nino, he would get into funny and embarassing situations like when she hugged him at school after he showed her around the building.

Anyways, once the girl was done with choosing the dresses that she liked the most and that were also appreciated by her tutor, the two of them left the shop to go visit others. "Let me bring that.", he told her, taking the bag that contained her dresses.

"You're also a gentleman? It's really a waste that you're single, but also a good thing for me.", she said, smiling while wrapping her arms around his other arm.

"I just want to make sure that you have enough energy to use in your studies later at home. That's all."

"I take it as your way of worrying for me.", she told him, continuing to smile while he just looked away. Never before he met a girl so clingy like her, as she beat also Raiha and Reina in terms of hugging him often.

She was also happier whenever he reciprocated her hugs, making him ask himself again why she liked him so much to the point of being jeaulous of other girls and her sisters too. But perhaps it was useless to find an answer; Nino simply liked him very much and loved giving him tons of affections.

In fact, once they decided to enter in accessories shop, she gave him a hug often whenever he complimented the necklaces or the bracelets she wore. The boy sighed and just let himself get hugged, ignoring the looks or the giggles coming from other customers. He got embarrassed enough for the day.

"Which bracelet or necklace do you like the most?", asked him Nino, showing all the accessories she tried on.

Taking a good look at all of them, the young man scanned each accessory for good before pointing at nice violet butterfly necklace. "I think that this suits you the best.", he told her.

"Really? Good, then I will buy it and wear it everyday since you chose it hehe.", she told him, giggling happily.

"Does my opinion matter that much for you?"

"Of course! Wearing something that my gorgeous tutor likes makes me happy after all.", she replied, blushing and smiling.

Her words left him speechless, with just another shade of red appearing on his face; it was like she wanted to look always good for him with the accessories or the clothes that he liked on her. He knew that she liked him, but that was way more than simply liking him.

"Y-you look always beautiful to my eyes, so you don't need to try too hard.", he suddenly said, looking away and touching his hair bangs.

After hearing such words, the second oldest quint's smile got brighter and she enveloped the boy into a hug, with various hearts surrounding her. "I knew it that you were too nice. So I look always beautiful to your eyes? I'm really glad to know it.", she told him, snuggling her face into his chest.

"I-I don't like lies, so I just said the truth."

"You're too nice anyways. I must be careful or you will be too kind also with other girls at school.", she also told him.

"Hey, we're not a couple."

"But everyone sees us as one and we're on a date right now fufu.", she retorted, still smiling at him.

'Really, this girl is crazy for me.', he thought, sighing and reciprocating her hug, making her giggle even more. He told her hours ago that they were just hanging out, but she still saw it as a date. He was thankful that none of her sisters showed to be interested in him as well, as dealing with an overly clingy quintuplet was already enough for him.

Though, since he didn't like that she made him flushed so often, he thought of having a little revenge in a funny way. So, to Nino's surprise, he suddenly gave her a kiss on the cheek that intesified the shade of red on her face.

"Ehh? Y-you just kissed me?"

"You always latch onto me and give me too many affections, so it was inevitable-"

"I want another kiss please!", she said, interrupting him and leaving him stunned.

"Huh?!"

"This is the first time you gave me a kiss, so I want another one. You can kiss me on the lips too if you want to!", she told him, smiling and blushing while the fluctuating hearts that surrounded her increased in numbers somehow.

"C-calm down!"

So the boy had to spend at least 5 minutes to calm her down, as she clung onto him and continued to ask him another kiss. Obviously, the customers that watched the scene couldn't help but laugh and find it too amusing, prompting Fuutarou to go with Nino to pay for her necklace and leave immediately.

It seemed that he managed to make her very flushed with his surprise kiss, but she got even clingier too because she didn't stop to hug his arm either for a second. Hanging out with her was very funny for sure, but it looked to be way more tiring than learning various mathematical formulas and functions for a test.

"Why don't you want to kiss me anymore? Do you want to kiss me by surprise again? You're such a bad boy, Fuutarou-kun.", she said, blushing and still hugging his right arm.

"That was just for today, so don't expect others. Changing topic, do you want to eat somewhere? I'm kinda hungry."

"Not hungry to kiss me again?", she asked him, pouting.

"Give me a break. Let's go to eat some ramen at this point, so I can fill my stomach with something better than what I eat at school.", he replied, blushing and frowning.

"Speaking of that, I think that it's not enough for a big guy like you. How about I make a bento for you by starting on next Monday?"

"Huh? Are you sure? You don't have to worry that much for me."

"No, you need to eat healthily. I can't have my dear tutor not eating enough.", she told him, looking serious and tightening her hold on his arm.

Surprised by her words and by how much she cared for him, the golden eyes guy smirked and agreed with her idea, adding that he looked forward to eat her delicious food every day. Nino smiled happily at that and told him that he was welcome, but she blushed deeply again when he suddenly kissed her cheek again.

"That was just to thank you.", he said, covering his red face with a hand.

"So you're hungry for kisses too! Come on! Kiss me on the lips too!"

"I said that it was just to thank you, idiot! Calm down!"

So another hilarious situation happened while the two teenagers were walking towards the ramen restaurant, as Nino went on asking her tutor for another kiss or tried to kiss him on the cheek and he struggled to calm her down. In the end, the girl managed to kiss him on the cheek, smiling brightly at him and blushing while the boy simply looked away to hide his red face.

Even if he told her often that it wasn't a date, it felt exactly like one for her and she looked forward to the real one that they were going to have if she passed the midterm exams. Meanwhile, she could begin to make him delicious lunch boxes to eat at school, so they would look even more like a real couple. And the simple thought made her very glad.

A/N

And here's chapter 3, everyone! Our favorite tutor got quite a tiring day, huh? First he had to deal with his little sisters' competition for his attention and then with his clingy student, who managed to hang out with him thanks to Raiha and Reina too haha.

The young man didn't expect to meet Nino while spending time with his sisters, but that was the perfect occasion for Raiha and Reina to meet their big brother's "girlfriend". He and Nino then spent time together, during which she did nothing but clinging on him and he even kissed her on the cheek in revenge to make her flushed. The problem is that he made her want to be kissed again more haha.

He also promised to take her out on a date if she passed the midterm exams, so she's going to give her best for that. But meanwhile, how will the next week at school go now that she will make him a bento every day? Stay tuned to find out.

See ya!