After I was discharged, I went and got a job in that sweet shop Fuutarou works in during the 2nd season for until the semester starts. I worked hard, being a competent waiter so that I can rent a place between Fuutarou's house and where the quintuplets were.
I was standing in my new living room, ironing my Asahiyama school uniform while having the TV on so I can listen to the news.
"To start a new life is actually very nice. I have a nicely balanced start. Great body features and intelligence but nobody to guide me just yet. Honestly, this is my type of start." I thought.
The ambience that was the outside wind and the TV made for a peaceful environment in the Komachi household as I did what I needed to do.
It was now time for me to attend Asahiyama High. It's 1 year before the canon events of the anime, which means the quins aren't here yet and I can bridge a friendship with the one and only Fuutarou Uesugi.
I was walking to school, holding a smile on my face as to leave a good 1st impression. After all, the better job I do at that, the easier this new school life of mine will be.
"Woah, look at that blonde dude! He's hot!" A girl shouted in the distance.
"You're right! Damn he's so dreamy!" Another girl proclaimed.
"I'm already making my mark and I'm not on campus. I suppose that's what it's like to live in a romance and drama show as a hot blonde dude." I thought to myself.
It was when I got to the school gates that I saw the main man himself; Fuutarou Uesugi. His blue hair was swaying in the wind as he paid no attention to the squeals of high school girls or the rowdy boy talks.
"Who is that guy with blonde hair? He looks like a model!" One of the boys exclaimed.
"I'd follow him into battle with a physique like that!" Another boy shouted.
"Yep, life is about to be rough in every sense of the word, good and bad." I thought to myself.
As fate would have it, me and Fuutarou were seated next to each other during the welcoming assembly. Taking advantage of the opportunity, I decided to get to know him.
"Hey, are you Uesugi?" I asked.
"Uhh, how do you know that?" Fuutarou replied.
"I did overhear someone mention your name earlier." I said, lying to an extent.
"Oh, I see. Well, yeah, I'm Fuutarou Uesugi. If you don't mind me saying this, you kind of look like my dad." Fuutarou said with a sense of humour.
"I'm Kintaro Komachi. That's quite the coincidence that I look like your dad.. uhh, would you want to be friends? Despite how... "rebellious" I may look, I actually study a lot." I said, hoping to have a friend in him for when he tutors the quins a year from now.
"Sure, Komachi-san." Fuutarou replied.
"Great. Well, if we're in the same class Uesugi-san, we can work together for school projects and such. We're both 1st and 2nd on the enterance exams." I said with a smile.
"Maybe having you as a study partner wouldn't be so bad." Fuutarou replied with a hint of warmth.
"Amen to that." I replied sharply.
And so, the entrance ceremony went off without a hitch and guess what? Fate strikes again, as I end up in the same class as the very protagonist himself!!
"Looks like me and Uesugi-san are going to be classmates this year. Talk about the hand of fate at work. A year from now, the quintuplets will be here, which means I need to focus and prepare myself. If I'm going to be in all their lives, I need to adapt to their nature." I thought to myself.
"Hey, Komachi-san. It seems we're in the same class. Talk about coincidence." Fuutarou said as he walked up to me.
"Ahh, hi Uesugi-san. I was just thinking about that. Wanna get to studying when the trimester starts for real?" I said with excitement.
"You bet! Here's to studying like mad men. To our studies!" Fuutarou exclaimed.
"To our studies!" I replied with anticipation.
"Now, let me get his LINE info and what not. After we go home, I'm going to see if I can look up the Nakano sisters on social media if possible. If I'm able to establish a secure connection between the 5 of them, maybe they won't be so.. alone when they transfer."
I thought, strategically planning on how to gradually enter their lives.
"Hey, Uesugi-san? Could we perhaps give each other our LINE information? Incase one of us finds source material for any assignments and stuff." I suggested.
"Sure, I don't see why not." Fuutarou replied, giving me his LINE info before I did the same.
"Great, now with that sorted, we should get to class for our induction." I said with a sharp tone.
"Couldn't agree more." Fuutarou replied as we walked together to our classroom.
Me and Uesugi sat at the back by the window as to try and not draw attention, but loathe and behold, my good looks didn't help.
"Oh my god, who's he?" A girl whispered.
"I know right, that blonde dude looks so hot.." Another girl snickered.
"Falling in love in highschool is pointless. Don't do it Komachi-san." Fuutarou advised.
"I wouldn't worry Uesugi-san. I know well enough to keep my dick in my pants for the 1st year at least." I replied.
"Good. Because studying is far more important than typical school life whims." Fuutarou said sharply.
I let out a chuckle, amused by how he worded it.
"I think me and you are going to get along really damn good Uesugi-san." I said with a smile.
Our induction went off without a hitch and once the day was over, we headed back to our respective households.
I was now at home, cooking myself some curry as I was deep in thought.
"Fuutarou Uesugi.. you really are harsh, critical, blunt and best of all, intelligent. I wish for your happiness in the future with Yotsuba. Cause after all, you and her will get married... maybe. That's if I don't alter the story too much." I thought as I now dished my nicely cooked curry onto a plate.
I sat down Infront of my TV, listening to what seemed to be a reality TV show as I ate my food. Actors and actresses and what not. Despite how much I want to just turn the channel over, I couldn't and it was because of 1 thing; the worry of being scouted as a "model" because of my good looks. It must have been instinct that I sub-consciously started taking in the information on how to act Infront of a camera.
After I finished eating my food, I received a message from Fuutarou.
"Hey Komachi-san, just wanted to let you know that our first assignment is to research the history of World War 2."
"World War 2 huh..? Well, suppose this'll be a breeze. I mean, I know a lot about what happened on the eastern front back then." I said to myself.
With that, I had a bath, got some pajamas on, opened my textbook and started to dot down all my knowledge about the eastern front in World War 2. A part of me was itching for Fuutarou to do the American v Japan section. The more ground we cover, the higher our grade will likely be. I don't think this needs explaining.
After 2 hours of studying diligently, I decided to close my textbook for the night but before I could tuck myself to sleep, I needed to get some water bottles from the shop as I was running low.
I wore a white T-shirt with some white cargo trousers; yes, I like looking like a militant that's training for war.
As I walked towards the shop, gently smiling at how peaceful the night was, a girl would walk around the corner as I was walking out and with not enough time to react, we both fell down and I had shielded her head from the concrete beneath us with my chest.
"Agh... that hurt. Are you oka- *gasp*"
Long reddish hair, those butterfly ribbons, the custom nails, skin smoother than silk, the uniform of a prestigious school that's not far from here.
Yep, this is the one and only..
Nino Nakano.
"Mmm.. yeah.. I'm fine I guess." Nino mumbled.
Nino would then realise her head was ony chest, quickly scrambling to get off of me as her face blushed crimson red.
I sat up before standing, looking her in the eyes.
"I'm sorry about that, I should've watch where I was going." I said apologetically.
"Damn right you should! But.. thank you. For protecting me from potential harm." Nino replied.
"If you'll excuse me, I need to get going. I got something to d-"
"Wait." Nino said, cutting me off.
"What is it?" I asked with curiosity.
"I want to thank you for protecting me." She said with a blush.
"Great, I'm already talking with THE Nino Nakano. What a disaster for the story events, huh?" I thought to myself.
"In that case.. do you want to be friends?" I asked her, knowing full well she's into me, because of the type of boys she likes.
"Sure, but don't try anything funny. Got that?" Nino said assertively but the blush was still on her face.
"Of course. I know how to keep my dick in my pants. And besides, we barely know each other. Not only that, I'm not a horn dog either." I replied with a firm voice.
"WOW! He's such a bad boy.. he's exactly my type!" Nino thought to herself.
"Well, before I go, what's your name?" I asked her.
"My name is Nino Nakano. I'm actually a quintuplet. Crazy right?" She replied with a hint of cuteness in her voice.
"I'm Kintaro Komachi. Quintuplets are really rare.. so that's really cool. Anyways, it's a pleasure to meet you, Nakano." I said with a smile on my face.
"Just call me by my 1st name Komachi. After all, my sisters and I all have the same last name." Nino said with a hint of warmth.
"Alright then, Nino. I'll see you around I suppose. You can find me either around these parts, or at the Revival cake shop." I said with a hint of anticipation in my voice.
"Okay! I'll see you soon sometime!" Nino replied with a smile.
We then walked our seperate ways and oh my god, my anxiety was through the roof.
"Thank GOD that I did not break during that conversation. I think I may or may not have just broken the timeline, but oh well, I've made friends with the social butterfly of the quins. A huge step in the right direction." I thought to myself as I got the water bottles from the shop before returning home to crash into bed for the night.
A/N: An encounter between Nino and Kintaro before the actual events of QQ?! I've realised that writing a fanfiction really is entertaining for bending the story, which I like doing.
I will be releasing more chapters when I have the time for it. So please be patient with me! 3