Let's see if I can get back into the swing of writing shall we?

Anyway, now for some original chapters for a bit before we start the school trip stuff so I hope you enjoy :)

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Saturday afternoon, a nice and sunny day as per usual. You had been invited over to the girls apartment to hang out. You had some errands to run so you just said you'd maybe show up sometime in the afternoon . It was now 4:39pm and you had just arrived at the Pentagon.

"Yo, It's been a while" you greet the security guard and receptionist.

"Ah Y/N, how have you been?" they both knew you by name as you came here pretty often but it had been a decent while since the last visit .

"Pretty Good, just going up to chill for today"

"That's perfectly fine, you're welcome anytime!" The receptionist beams. She was super nice, along with the security guard who was like the definition of a Big Bro.

You wave goodbye and head up to the Nakano apartment. As far as you knew, Fuutaro wasn't coming today and you had no idea if all of the Quints were actually at home but you wanted to come regardless. You knock on the door in your usual rhythm, taking out your earbuds.

The face you're greeted with was none other than Miku.

"Oh, Good Afternoon Y/N"

"Yo Miku, hope I'm not intruding"

She smiles and shakes her head. "Not at all, come in, we're all at home today for once"

You step inside to the place you had been so many times before. It was kinda weird how often you came here considering you're not even technically meant to be here as their father still has no clue about your existence.

You set your bag down next to the sofa and turn to face Miku upon noticing no one else is downstairs.

"I assume everyone's in their rooms?"

"Yep, I don't think they expected you to show up"

"I'll go up and greet them individually, be back in a bit"

"Alright Y/N" Miku turned on the Nintendo Switch and started shuffling through the games.

"Wait, you guys have a switch, how the hell have I never seen that before?"

"Well when you and Fuutaro are here usually, it's study time so I put it away"

"Ah gotcha, play me at Smash Bros later though okay?"

"Sure thing Y/N" she smiles at you and you make your way upstairs to greet each of the girls.

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You knock on Itsuki's door and hear her speak.

"Come in"

You open the door to see Itsuki, Yotsuba and Ichika all sitting around talking.

"Oh you girls are all here"

"Y/N! I didn't know you were coming today!" Yotsuba said excitedly as she got up and hugged you. It seemed to be a thing of instinct as she suddenly realised what she was doing and broke off the hug. "Ah, sorry about that" she said embarrassed.

You chuckle, "No harm done, a hug is always welcome"

"Oh is it now..." Ichika ponders "In that case..." She stands up and slowly walks towards you before extending her arms and wrapping them around your shoulders into a hug, she made sure to press as tight to you as humanly possible so you felt two big weights press against your chest.

"Gah! Ichika enough, enough!" you plead feeling embarrassed. She laughed at your response.

"That was a cute reaction Y/N, maybe your tough guy act is finally cracking"

You laugh in defeat. "Maybe so, but you're gonna have to do better than that to completely crack it" You look over to Itsuki who's just staring at you blankly.

"...What's the matter, you want a hug too?" That seemed to snap her out of it

"O-Of Course not, don't be stupid"

"Damn, was hoping to go 3 for 3 but oh well. How you guys been anyway?"

"Pretty good, we're all taking it easy before Fuutaro eventually hounds us about studying" Ichika replies

"Ah, makes sense, by the way I ran into Miku downstairs, so where's Nino?"

A devilish grin appears on Ichika's face "She's alone in her room, why, do you prefer that?"

"Ichika...." Yotsuba trails off

"Maybe I do, why? you feeling jealous Ichika?"

She smiles at you "You always know the right card to play don't you?"

"So I take it I was right on the money?"

"Nope, but a good attempt"

"Well we won't hold you up Y/N, just go and knock on her door" Itsuki suggested, clearly trying to end this conversation as quickly as possible

"Sure thing, I'll see you guys downstairs later"

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With that you back out of the room and make your way across to Nino's door. You quickly peek over the second floor balcony to see Miku already on Smash Bros but it looked like she was playing online and winning pretty effortlessly at that.

Turning your attention back to to Nino's door you brace yourself and Knock in a different rhythm than usual. "Come In!" you hear from the other side. You quickly open the door to see a beyond amazing sight in front of you.

Before you was Nino, she seemed to be doing some sort of Yoga or something. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail, she was wearing a tight white tank top that highlighted her features very nicely, as well as similarly tight red yoga pants which also showed off her, ASSets...

You stood there, mouth almost hanging open but you kept composure somehow even though it took every cell in your body to.

"Y/N!" she exclaimed mid pose, correcting herself and standing up. "I didn't know you were coming today!" She approached you and hugged you tight, similar to Ichika and it felt just as good, if better.

"Yeah, I found time to make it today, sorry I couldn't make it any earlier" you apologised, reciprocating the hug. She seemed to be in really high spirits today so that was nice to see.

She broke of the hug and raised an eyebrow. "What, has my yoga outfit left a good impression on you?" She teased, giving you a twirl to see the entire outfit.

"Yeah, it looks good on you" you simply reply, awaiting her typical Tsundere response. Only this time, it doesn't come.

"Hmmmm, so this is the sort of thing you like. I see" She smirks. She then takes a seat on her bed. "I think I deserve a rest, but never mind me, how long are you staying Y/N?" she asked

"About as long as I can, I don't have anything else to do today" You say, taking a seat on the carpet across from her.

She tilts her head. "Why are you sitting over there?" she pats on the bed next to her. "C'mere"

You oblige and sit next to Nino, even though she had been working out, she smelt great. The happiness you felt when you were with her was impossible to describe. You had a dumb smile on your face and she happened to notice.

"What's got you so happy?"

"Being with you." you say as you look directly into her eyes. She may be able to resist blushing sometimes but her defences still need some work as she immediately turned the same shade as her hair. You instinctively burst into laughter and couldn't stop.

You finally break out of your laughing fit.

"You really are the worst."

"Well even if I am the worst, you still like me so I must be doing something right"

She goes quiet in defeat.

"I had no clue you were into yoga, it doesn't really seem like your type of thing."

"I care about my appearance so I try to keep healthy, is there a problem with that?"

"None at all, I just thought you were the type to cry over a broken nail so seeing you do yoga is a shocker to me"

Her face goes red in a mixture of anger and embarrassment "Shut up, idiot..."

A laugh slips out of your mouth "Alright, well I'm gonna head back downstairs to chill, you coming?"

Nino sighs and stands up. "I'm gonna put away all of this stuff, then I'll come down, you better save me a space on the sofa"

"Sure thing, I'll see you downstairs then" You reply as you exit her room and proceed to make your way downstairs.

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When you get back downstairs, the rest of the girls are all down there. Itsuki was in the kitchen eating as per usual. Ichika was sitting on the sofa reading a magazine as well as watching Miku and Yotsuba who were both playing Smash Bros.

Miku had 2 stocks while Yotsuba only had one, and she seemed to be having trouble against Miku. Yotsuba was playing Donkey Kong, which you had to admit was a surprising pick it just didn't seem like her type of character. Miku on the other hand was comfortably playing Cloud and pretty much dominating the match and there wasn't much that Yotsuba could do about it.

GAME!! You hear blare out from the TV.

"Awwwwwh" I lost again, Miku you're amazing!" Yotsuba gleamed, there were practically stars in her eyes.

"I've been playing for a lot longer than you have but if you keep practicing you might be able to beat me one day"

"Yeah you even took a stock off of her" You interject, taking the last available space on the sofa.

"Y/N" Miku handed you a controller. It was a nice red controller and it seemed to be in pretty good condition. You notice below the TV there were two more controllers lined up, a pink one and a yellow one. You put two and two together and realise each girl has her own controller.

"That's Nino's controller" Yotsuba states

"Yeah, I thought so, It seems pretty untouched all things considered"

"Yeah, she hardly ever plays with us, the occasional Mario party here and there but not much else. She's never shown much interest in smash bros at all" Miku pouts.

"Well, this controller is finally gonna be taken out of retirement, I hope you girls are ready" You crack your numbers and hover around the character select screen.

Now the first character that you play is the most important, it lets people know your general playstyle but fortunately you play Smash Bros so much that it doesn't really matter as you know pretty much every character inside out.

You decide on good old Captain Falcon. Both of the girls play the same character as they did before but it wasn't long before Yotsuba had been completely eliminated after accidentally throwing herself off of the stage twice.

You and Miku were both down to your last stock, she had been playing surprisingly well so far, but now with no third party it became your natural environment, the 1v1 scenario. Back and forth Captain Falcon and Cloud were trading blows, the percent of both were building up, unluckily you get caught by Cloud's enormous side smash and it almost takes you out but luckily you know tricks to offset the launch angle slightly so you barely live.

You make it back to the stage safety but you're one hit off of death. As much as it tempted you to try and end it with a Falcon Punch you knew that was a guaranteed way to lose against someone like Miku. You managed to land a grab into a down throw, launching Cloud at the perfect angle for an up air to keep him close to you enough to put him over the edge of the platform with nothing but the blast zone below him, at this point it was a closed deal. With your remaining jump, you position yourself above cloud and hit the meatiest down air known to mankind instantly killing Miku.

You lean back on the sofa and let out the biggest sigh of relief. Ichika laughs at the result of the match. At this point Itsuki had joined the rest by the sofa and was also watching the match. You look over at Miku who's looking back at you with a smile.

"Y/N, you're really good"

"I play pretty often so I don't give myself the chance to get rusty, but you're insane too. Usually it's a one sided match when I play but you put up a hell of a good fight."

Upon hearing the commotion, a set of footsteps can be heard descending from the staircase. You turn to see Nino standing over you. She was wearing what she was earlier but with an added tracksuit jacket on top. She glanced around the living room.

"So much for saving a seat" she scoffed

"Ah, yeah my bad. You can have my seat" You respond

"There's no need" Nino replies. You raise an eyebrow and before you can even process it, Nino had hopped onto your lap.

"Well, that solves that problem..." You laugh.

She turns around and smiles smugly before leaning into you.

You let out a sigh and turn your attention back to Miku. "So, want another game?"

"Sure..." she trails off looking away awkwardly from your and Nino's current position. As you're about to begin, a 4th player joins. Ichika had picked up a controller.

"Wait Ichika! You're playing too!?" Yotsuba gasped

"Why not, my little sisters seem to be having fun so I want to play too"

"You're more than welcome to" Miku responded "Itsuki what about you?" she asks, holding out the yellow controller.

"Eh... But I've never played before, and you and Y/N look like pro players..."

"Oh C'mon, It'll be fine, plus I'm currently playing with a handicap" You say pointing at Nino.

Her head swivels around. "Oh? and what is that meant to mean Y/N?"

"My fault, never again queen" you respond.

"That's what I thought, dumbass" she leaned into you even more her head practically resting next to yours with you both laying almost flat. It was pretty uncomfortable as your arms were squashed between you both. You let out a sigh pull your arms out and proceeding to wrap them around Nino's torso tightly and pull her closer to you.

"Wha-!"

"If I win, I'll take you out on a date, so try not to throw me off too much mmkay?" you whisper in her ear so only she could hear you. She makes a noise reminiscent of a yes and you back your face away from hers.

It was a lot more comfortable this way and Nino seemed to agree, she was leaning her head against your chest, her quiet faint breaths were rattling against your bones. Although, this was the first time you noticed how long her hair actually was, it felt like it was everywhere across your body.

The game was soon over after a lot of screaming and laughter, somehow Itsuki of all people ended up winning, only because you and Miku took each other out at the same time and she happened to still be alive somehow. There was a joint sigh of defeat between you and Miku, but you couldn't help but laugh at Itsuki's stunned face, clearly having no clue herself how she managed to win.

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Everyone was starting to get hungry, so Nino hopped off of your lap and left for the kitchen to prepare some food. Itsuki followed her in there. It occurred to you that Itsuki had been acting weird ever since the midterms, like she had some deep rooted hatred for you or something but you had no idea what changed so suddenly her behaviour had become so inconsistent, you'd been nothing but nice to her so it just struck you as pretty weird. But hey, there's 5 of them it's not too crazy to think at least 1 wouldn't like you that much so you let it go.

You, Miku, Yotsuba and Ichika remained in the living room, but no one was speaking so you decided to start a conversation.

"Hey so, how come you guys didn't invite Fuutaro?" All three of their heads shoot up immediately.

"W-Well..." Yotsuba looks to the side and trails off her sentence. You raise an eyebrow. Ichika notices and continues.

"We have nothing against him Y/N, in fact us three are probably the ones who actually like him, whereas Itsuki and Nino both still see him as a pest"

"Fair, but that doesn't really explain anything"

"Well if we invited Fuutaro, our Saturday would turn into a study day immediately and we're all too burnt out from the exams to be under the study radar"

They make a good point. "but wait, how would you know that I wouldn't do the same?"

The 3 girls all looked at you, "Because you're you" they all bluntly say in sync.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

They all look at each other and laugh, "You're the guy who fell asleep for the majority of the midterms, if you were as serious about your studies as Fuutaro you wouldn't let that happen" you hear from behind you, as Nino enters the conversation. You slouch in your seat and sigh.

"So that's what you guys think of me eh?" you say to yourself

"Food is done by the way, come and get it while it's hot" Nino adds

As the girls all rush over to the kitchen to eat, you can't help but rub the back of your neck and have a mini self reflection in your head. In truth, you were glad the girls didn't take you as seriously as Fuutaro and could be more at ease around you as that was the reason for coming with Fuutaro in the first place.

"Hey Y/N!, are you gonna sulk over there all day or do I have to drag you over here myself?" You snap outta your daydream to see Nino standing in the Kitchen with her hands on her hips like an angry wife.

"Y'know I was just about to come, but I think I'd prefer to see you try and make me" you taunt.

"Dumbass, is that right?" she stomped towards you, there was a playful anger on her face but she reeked confidence. The other sisters were all watching on from the kitchen.

Nino stood over you like a towering building, for once she was giving you a look similar to what she would give to people like Fuutaro, a look of superiority. It was actually kind of scary but considering how she felt towards you it wasn't genuine or so you hoped, besides maybe the first few days after meeting her, you hadn't seen this expression aimed at you.

"Oh, devil's eyes are on today huh, it's your feistiness that makes you attractive you know"

"Like that'll work now, idiot"

You smirk in response but she leans down towards your face, your noses were almost touching. Her eyes, didn't look away from yours but it was getting harder and harder for you to remain eye contact. Just when you were about to break, she backs up quickly

"Yotsuba, Get Him!"

Without even realising it, Yotsuba had creeped up on the both of you. If there was any of the sisters who would physically be a match for you it would be Yotsuba and that had you worried. Nino sidestepped and Yotsuba quickly grabbed your arm and with her momentum, lifted you off of the sofa almost throwing you across the room. She locked her arms under yours and attempted to get you in the full nelson position to restrict your movement, you manage to shake her off before she can however and you move away from her.

You can see Nino giggling to herself behind Yotsuba,

"You little bitch..." you mutter under your breath. Your sailor's mouth seems to have slipped again.

You and Yotsuba have a stand-off like two western cowboys, each waiting for the other to make a move. You realise however that the longer you stand here like idiots, the colder the food would get and you were starting to starve. You put your hands up in a surrendering position.

"Ok ok, I just want to eat, let's be easy now"

"Oh so now you wanna play along?" Nino smirks, "Fine, but you're gonna have to make it up to me for wasting my time" she winked and turned on her heels after saying that and went back to the rest of the girls in the kitchen, Yotsuba followed and so did you, harbouring the feeling of defeat

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It was now 9:56pm,a few hours after eating. You decided you were going to start heading home at 10pm so you started to prepare to leave. You said to your goodbyes to all of the girls who were all in their respective rooms, besides Nino who was downstairs with you as you you were getting your things together.

"You're really leaving so soon?" she said, eyes like a sad puppy.

"I gotta get going at some point Nino, as much as I'd like to stay" you give her a warm smile but she doesn't seem to be cheering up at all. "Okay how about this, are you free tomorrow?"

"Yeah why?"

"Great, well tomorrow we're gonna go and do something, just the two of us"

Her eyes light up like diamonds. "Really!?"

"Jeez, I didn't think you'd get that excited, you must reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally like me huh" you tease

As if on cue, there came the blush that spread across her face like a virus. Since you two had that intimate moment on y our sleepover, her Tsundere mode took a back seat which was nice but you had to admit you did miss it quite a bit.

"S-Shut up. you're the worst sometimes you know that!"

"Yeah, I know. See you tomorrow Nino, I'll text you when I get home"

She attempts to clear the blush from her face. "Y-Yeah, get home safe okay?"

"Will do, don't worry" You pull her into a soft hug and pat her head. You stay like that for a few seconds before breaking off.

Nino waves you goodbye as you slowly back up and out of the door and proceed to leave the Pentagon.

Tomorrow is another day....

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Wow, I actually didn't abandon this chapter halfway through, it was nice to write a slow pace chapter with not much going on, it was a nice way to get my bearings back.

Also I only just realised about that conversation feature on Wattpad, I probably could have updated you guys on there in my absence but oh well. I might start using it now but to be honest I don't really get how it works, I think it sends notifs to your followers or something, I honestly have no clue so yeah check up on that tab every few days and there might be small updates there who knows. But I'm planning to be more transparent with things now is what I'm getting at.

Much love for the support as always. Chapter 14 has already started so yeah, it'll be out soon :)

Take Care Guys! See you next chapter!