Once More

"I have to go, Fuutarou-kun. So I can't watch the fireworks. We have the same faces, so missing some won't be noticed." Ichika laughed nervously while rubbing the back of her head.

" Where's the logic in that? " Fuutarou grumbled as Ichika started walking away from him.

"Oi! I'm not done with you, Ichika! Please explain it in detail!" Fuutarou requested seriously. Ichika turned around and looked at him with a menacing stare. She stared into his soul with those entrancing dark blue eyes of hers.

" Why? Why are you curious about my personal business? Because you're my tutor?" Ichika asked him, getting defensive for no reason. Fuutarou narrowed his eyes at her.

"Because I'm worried about you not as your tutor, but as your friend, Ichika. Shouldn't that be enough? Huh?" Fuutarou asked back while crossing his arms. Ichika was taken aback by his response.

"I.... uh...."

"Whatever, I see that creepy old man in the distance." Fuutarou sighed.

" That's my colleague."

" And he's coming this way." Fuutarou mumbled, surprising Ichika.

" Oh crap, what should I do?! I left in the middle of work so he's very angry now." Ichika asked for help with a panicked tone. Fuutarou wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her in for a hug. Ichika was shocked and flustered by his actions. She hugged him back on instinct.

'He's so warm.' Ichika thought as she tightened her hug with Fuutarou. Fuutarou smelled her hair, it smelled like flowers and it got him immediately addicted to it.

Both of the huggers could hear each other's loud and fast heartbeats. The old man stumbled upon this lewd scene.

He sighed and sat down on a random crate, waiting for them to finish whatever they were doing.

Fuutarou looked into Ichika's eyes and she did the same to his golden-yellow ones. Time seemingly stopped around them as they focused only on each other.

"Ichika... Wanna—Hng!!!"

"Chu~!" Ichika closed her eyes as she pulled Fuutarou in even more and kissed him on the nose.

Since they're alone, Ichika took the chance to finally stop holding back some of her bottled up feelings and show them to him.

Ichika released the kiss and giggled at his flustered expression mixed with bafflement. She playfully stuck her tongue out at him.

"That's for keeping me waiting for 6 years~ Fuutarou-kun~" Ichika spoke with a teasing tone. Fuutarou covered his mouth as his blush deepened, her cuteness was making his heart beat faster. It was most definitely worth it.

"Alo." The old man's voice startled them, snapping them out of their intimate moment.

"There are some troubles, but the shooting still took place smoothly." He said while on the phone with someone.

"Shooting? As in modelling? Wait a sec...." Fuutarou widened his eyes. 'She couldn't be earning money from doing 'those' kinds of photoshoots, could she?' Fuutarou thought. Ichika silenced his thoughts by cupping his cheeks.

"Not like that, never like that, Fuutarou." Ichika told him as if she knew exactly what he was thinking.

"Take a picture then edit it a little to make it nicer. To me, there's nothing more interesting than this job. " Ichika explained while they continued hugging each other.

"Ichika, you should learn how to balance your schedule out. From what little I've heard from you, this job is definitely important but your grades are just as important as that. For now, school should be your primary focus." Fuutarou advised. Ichika nodded, taking it to heart.

"Fuutarou-kun, what drives you to study?" Ichika asked him. Fuutarou hummed and smiled at her.

"You and your sisters." Fuutarou answered, making Ichika blush and punch his arm playfully.

"Be serious Fuutarou-kun...." She mumbled. Fuutarou chuckled.

"I am serious, Ichika." Fuutarou whispered back.

"I found Ichika." The old man declared as he pulled on somebody's hand. His declaration shocked the real Ichika.

"What are you doing there?"

"Huh...."

"Let's explain later, right now we have to go back to the shooting. " He said. Fuutarou widened his eyes, recognizing who the old man was dragging.

" Miku! " Ichika gasped in shock. Fuutarou growled and cracked his knuckles.

"After him!" He declared as he and Ichika started running towards the old man who was dragging Miku along with him.

They were dashing through the crowd, not losing their sights on the old man and Miku. Fuutarou decided to use more of his speed. He dashed past Ichika, his speed creating a large gust of wind that made Ichika gasp in shock.

He grabbed the old man's hand that was grabbing Miku's wrist and forcefully dragging her. He pulled them away from each other while wrapping a hand around Miku's waist.

The old man widened his eyes in shock and pointed at Fuutarou. "You... What are you doing!? What's your connection with her?! " He demanded answers from Fuutarou who narrowed his eyes at him.

" I'm her boyfriend, what's it to you, creep? " Fuutarou asked back.

" Are you high? What kind of nonsense are you talking about? How can I be mistaken with this face?! Hey, hurry up!" He shouted back at Fuutarou and Miku as Ichika ran to Miku's side.

"GIVE MY MODEL BACK!!!!" He demanded as Fuutarou half unsheathed Ame no Habakiri.

"I'll give you your death if you don't shut the fuck up and look properly. Does Ichika have a ponytail? " Fuutarou asked him, scaring the shit out of the old man and making him take another look.

"O-oh shit!!" The man cursed loudly and bowed deeply at Fuutarou.

"I'm so sorry sir! Please forgive me sir!!! Please don't kill me sir!!! I have a daughter sir!!!" The man apologized dramatically.

"Just shut up already goddamn..... " Fuutarou groaned and palmed his face. Ichika silently walked past him. The man bowed at Fuutarou once more before looking at Ichika. She looked back at Fuutarou and smiled at him.

"Fuutarou-kun, can you pass my word onto everyone?" Ichika asked him. Fuutarou stayed silent as Ichika walked away with the old man.

Miku looked at Fuutarou with a concerned expression. She had never seen Fuutarou so angry in all her days of having him in her life.

"Ah! No! Fuutarou Don't!" Miku shrieked with a panicked tone as Fuutarou was about to unsheathe Enma.

She slammed her hands onto his right hand which was in the process of unsheathing Enma and grabbed them tightly.

"Go after her the old fashioned way, Fuutarou. I'm counting on you. " Miku told him with a determined expression. Fuutarou frowned at her.

"I can't leave a beautiful girl like you alone out in these streets. It's dark outside, what if something bad happened and I'm not here to protect you? "

" Perhaps I can help, Uesugi-san! "

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"Thank you so much Yotsuba." Fuutarou whispered as he blasted through the streets at superhuman speeds. Yotsuba arrived just in time to take Miku back to where Nino was.

Using Kenbunshoku Haki, he found Ichika's location in no time. He stopped as he looked down to see a long row of stairs, below the stairs stood the oldest sister of the Nakano Quintuplets, Nakano Ichika.

"Fuutarou-kun. I'll ask you again. Why does a tutor like you have to care so much about this? " Ichika asked him. Fuutarou didn't answer as he leaped high up, jumping over the large row of stairs and landing on the ground gracefully.

"Because Ichika..... I care a lot about you. Like I care about you a lot, maybe a little too much but I could care less about that. I can't just stand by and watch you hide your secrets and your feelings. " Fuutarou explained sincerely as he stood in front of her. His words made Ichika smile happily.

' This is why I fell in love with you all those years ago. Kind, smart, caring, funny..... There are so many good things to say about you.'

Ichika thought as she handed him a few pieces of paper clipped together.

'A script?' Fuutarou thought as he read through it silently.

"Half a year ago, in a competition of finding talent, I was hired by the director and was offered this job. Since then, I have been given many unnamed characters."

" But he told me that there was an audition casting stuntman for a large scale movie. It means I can finally debut. " Ichika explained with an excited smile on her face. Fuutarou hummed softly and nodded.

"So this is what you want...." He whispered. Ichika nodded.

"Yup! Why don't you practice the roles with me? Please help me, Fuutarou-kun~" Ichika pleaded with a soft voice, making Fuutarou act up a little.

" I-i'm not exactly good at acting you know...." " I'll give you a kiss~"

"Count me in!" Fuutarou immediately replied with a smirk and a blush on his face, making Ichika giggle happily.

"Alright ya perv, let's start while I have some time before I leave. "

" Yes ma'am. " Fuutarou muttered as he read through the script. He looked at Ichika who had a stoic expression on her face. He smiled happily at her.

"Congratulations on graduating!" He said to her happily, starting the scene with an emotional start.

"Teacher, thank you for all those times., I'm glad to have you as my teacher." Ichika replied. Fuutarou narrowed his eyes at her reply, it sounded extremely robotic. There wasn't a single hint of natural emotions in her words at all.

Fuutarou pinched his nose, trying to find the words to say. "Huh? Is it possible that my acting is very good~?" Ichika asked him with a teasing tone. Fuutarou shook his head.

The director's car approached their position, Ichika wanted to leave but Fuutarou stopped her immediately after she decided to take her leave.

Fuutarou cupped her cheeks with his hands, making Ichika blush vividly at his actions. He then squished it and pinched it gently.

"See? You're doing that fake smile of yours again. Put it away. " Fuutarou muttered, making her widen her eyes in shock. He had read through her like a book again.

" It's annoying you know, you're always smiling to hide your true feelings away on important occasions. And you also keep pretending that you are okay, that's not okay at all Ichika. " Fuutarou brushed her hair aside as Ichika stared into his eyes dreamily.

" Hiding secrets and your true feelings will only make things worse down the line, Ichika. Now, not only are you lying to me, you're lying to them too. They are your sisters, you guys are supposed to go through ups and downs together. Nothing beats that sibling love." He added, making Ichika look away from his eyes, feeling ashamed of herself.

" I decided to not tell them about it until I can become independent, I left in silence despite the promise of watching the fireworks together. But if I fail this audition then I can't look at them in the eye anymore." Ichika whispered. She clenched her fists and looked back at Fuutarou with her eyes tearing up.

" F-f-fuutarou-kun.... B-be honest....Am I a bad sister? "

To be continued.....