A/N. So this was actually bisected from the previous chapter, but it wasn't finished when I wanted to publish so I cut it out first.

"I see... if you'll excuse me then." He stood up and walked out the door. He found Misumi beside the doorway, leaning on the wall. She held a few papers in her hand, no doubt the documents regarding the arrangement. He closed the door behind him and talked to her. "Good afternoon, Ueno-san. What brings you here?"

"Don't be like that, Fuu-tan. You already know why I'm here." Misumi was strangely aggressive. Fuutarou must have totally pissed her off during lunchtime. Misumi shoved the papers onto Fuutarou's chest. "You're supposed to be my tutor or something, right?"

"Right. But why exactly did you come to meet me here? We haven't decided on the terms and schedule yet, so why are you already here?"

"They were already done with the arrangements. The sooner we get this done the better." Misumi explained herself. Fuutarou looked over everything. All the papers had been stamped and approved. Before he can state his thoughts, Misumi pulled him down by the shirt and looked at his face. "Fuu-tan, don't you remember me?"

"..." Fuutarou averted his eyes.

"So that's how it is. Why are you acting like you don't know me?" Misumi was being too aggressive now, wall slamming him while her face was a mere couple inches away from his.

"I didn't know how to talk to you, alright? I was sure you hated me for kissing you back then."

Misumi blushed a little. "So you felt that you had to ignore me? That's cute."

"Huh?" Misumi caught him off guard by calling him cute.

"Forget about that. It's just a kiss. I'm more mad that you're ignoring me. Or is it because it's the only time you've kissed someone that it's so special to you?" Misumi released him from her grip. Fuutarou proceeded to sit down on the floor. Misumi kneeled down to maintain eye contact. "You better fix your attitude, cause you're going to be teaching me a lot from now on. Why are you here anyway?"

"I was tutoring. You're not the only one stupid enough to need tutoring, you know?"

"Call me stupid again and I'll tell your girlfriend about Takebayashi."

"Hah? What girlfriend?" Fuutarou voiced out at her in astonishment. At this point the sisters were eavesdropping on them.

"Isn't Nakano-san your girlfriend?" Misumi leaned closer.

"No, no, no. Hold on. She's not, we're just the class representatives." Fuutarou tried to lean back, but he was already up against the wall.

"Everyone talked as if you two were dating, though." Misumi decided to back off since Fuutarou was sweating beads.

"As I said, we weren't." Fuutarou breathed a sigh of relief.

"So Takebayashi's the one you still love? Grow up!" She held her hand in front of her mouth and started laughing.

Nino suddenly exited the door. "Fuu-kun loves someone? Who's this Takebayashi?"

"Hello again, Nakano-san. Takebayashi's the girl this guy has a crush on. Forgive me, I thought you two were dating, but it turns out he's still hung up on her."

Nino glared at him. "That's not it! I don't love her! How did you know about it anyway? I never told anyone." Fuutarou was stuck between Nino and Misumi's aggression.

"So you did love her? I wasn't sure, so I guessed." Misumi laughed, she just tricked Fuutarou into confessing.

"I didn't. Don't say stuff that might cause a misunderstanding." Fuutarou tried to defuse Nino's angry eyes.

"So Fuu-kun doesn't love anyone yet?" Nino smiled. Fuutarou's efforts worked.

"Maybe. Who knows? Anyway, he's supposed to tutor me now, so I hope you don't mind him leaving." Misumi pulled Fuutarou's arm.

"Wait, we're not done with the session." Nino suddenly remembered that this girl was the one trying to interfere his time with her and her sisters, and regained her frustration. "He's still busy with us."

"Us?" Misumi let go of Fuutarou.

The rest of the Nakano sisters exited. "Good afternoon, Ueno-san. These are my sisters, I guess we'll be sharing our tutor from now on." Yotsuba introduced them.

"Woah, five Nakano-sans?"

"We were in the same class, didn't you notice?" Fuutarou wondered.

"I didn't. I was too busy thinking how I was going to do the test, so I never noticed anyone else, sorry." Misumi honestly admitted.

"Well, get to know them. You'll be studying with them from now on."

"I thought you were going to go to my place?"

"I can't teach you all if I have to go between two places."

"But it's right there." Misumi pointed to a door at the end of the hall. "You can come in if you'd like." The tutor and his tutees accepted the offer. The apartment's inside was just as big as the Nakano residence, but it felt... emptier. The furniture did not match the size of the apartment, with a lot of open space going unused. All of it was new, too, with some of the plastic still not being taken off. The only part of the apartment that seemed to have been used was the kitchen. On the second floor, only two rooms seemed to have been in use with their doors locked, the rest were left ajar.

"You want me to teach you here?" Fuutarou questioned her.

"Yep." Misumi smiled at him.

"No way. You'll have to study with us. Fuu-kun will have difficulty switching between rooms." Nino knew that she couldn't leave the two of them alone.

"Ehhh? But he's my tutor."

"He's our tutor too." Miku corrected her. "If you want, we can go study together."

"Is that so?" Misumi suggestively looked at Fuutarou. He averted his gaze.

"Enough, let's get studying." Fuutarou and the others proceeded to the Nakano apartment. Fuutarou tested Misumi first to gauge her ability. She consistently failed every test, which felt familiar. When they finished the material, Fuutarou decided to leave. He left the building before it got totally dark, since Raiha might get angry if he stayed too late. Misumi thanked everyone and went back to her own apartment. As the sisters had dinner, they talked about Misumi.

"She doesn't seem so bad." Itsuki started before she ate.

"She seemed to know him from before too." Miku started on her bowl of rice.

"She looked like a gyaru, but she doesn't act like one." Ichika tasted her miso.

"You think Uesugi-san likes her? They were really close with each other when they met." Yotsuba put down her glass of water.

"No way Fuu-kun will fall for that kind of girl. I can tell she makes him nervous." Nino openly said in between chews.

The next day, Fuutarou was approached by Misumi when she entered the classroom.

"Here. I forgot to pay you for last night. The change is your tip." Misumi handed him a small envelope.

"Oh? Thanks." Fuutarou just accpeted the money. He didn't bother to think that the new girl giving him money plus a tip for "last night" would cause any rumors to form about the two of them.

Fuutarou didn't have money for lunch. He decided to look into the envelope for enough money to buy a sandwich or something. He wasn't expecting to see a 10000 yen bill inside. He forgot about buying lunch and headed straight for Misumi.

"Come here for a second." He dragged Misumi away just as she was about to order. "What the hell is this? This is way too much for one day."

"It's your pay. Or are you too good to accept money now?"

"I'm asking why this is the kind of money I get after one day of teaching you."

"Who knows? Money doesn't grow on trees so just take it already."

"Money doesn't grow on trees so I'm surprised you can pay like this. Isn't it too much? The quintuplets pay me half this amount per head."

"I told you, the change is your tip. I told them I liked your techniques, so they gave that as extra." Misumi winked at him as some of their classmates overheard the exchange. "If you'll excuse me, I want to get lunch." Fuutarou's stomach grumbled so he decided to do the same. By the time he got to order, Misumi was already gone from the cafeteria.

The day ended and Misumi went first. He didn't get to talk with Misumi anymore since he was busy with classes and paperwork. He also got called to the Principal's office again for confirmation regarding his new tutee. Afterwards Fuutarou gathered his things and went out. Tonight they had another overnight session, so he had to prepare.

After finishing his shifts at the bakeries, Fuutarou went to the apartment with Miku and Nino. The rest of the Nakano sisters were already there, only Misumi was missing.

"Where's Misumi?" Fuutarou wasted no time in asking.

"Is that really how you greet women who were waiting for you?" Ichika pouted.

"It's going to be a problem if she doesn't show up. She has the lowest scores out of everyone here." Fuutarou told everyone as he set down his bag.

"I actually saw her heading inside a building downtown. It's close to the studio but I didn't get to go inside." Ichika claimed.

"Are we waiting for her? Fuu-kun, let's eat some snacks." Nino wanted to enjoy her time with Fuutarou first. She headed for the kitchen to try and make something.

"We can do that while studying. If we don't start now, you'll be swamped later on." Miku reasoned.

"But you will prepare the snacks, right?" Itsuki headed for the kitchen as well, preparing five plates and a big tray.

"Yeah, we can start now. You two, come join us when you're done." Fuutarou headed for the table in the living room.

The group started studying. Thirty minutes passed when Misumi entered through the door.

"Misumi, you're late." Fuutarou glared at her as she closed the door.

"Sorry, sorry. I was too busy and forgot the time." Misumi smiled at him back, displaying just how cheerful she can act.

"Busy with what?" Miku decided to join.

"Work." Misumi answered as she went to the group.

"What work? Aren't you rich?" Nino asked.

"So?" Misumi eyed the table for any available space.

"Why do you have to work if you're rich?" Nino continued.

"Same reason you girls work. I like my job." Misumi claimed.

"..." If only Misumi knew that the girls had jobs in order to pay Fuutarou.

"Now, now, stop that. Misumi, you're late, so double time." Fuutarou pointed to the books on the table. He had already prepared the answer sheet and questionnaire.

"Come on Fuu-tan, I just got here. Cut me some slack." Misumi decided to sit beside him. Nino was not pleased, neither was Ichika.

"No can do. Your scores are still low. At this rate I'll get fired." Fuutarou grabbed a pen.

Misumi showed a shocked expression. "Fine, fine. What's the agenda?"

"I want you to pass this test. If you don't you'll have to stay up late studying with me." He looked at the clock. If things go well, they can finish after dinner.

Nino grit her teeth at Fuutarou's words. She knew what he meant, but Misumi getting alone time with him was still unbearable. Misumi's lips curled a bit when she noticed Nino's reaction.

"Oh ho? And what are you willing to teach me late at night? You want to take it to the next step?" Misumi made sure to show the sisters that she was licking her lips as she teased him.

"What next step?" Nino inquired, her hands forming fists.

"Don't you know? When a guy gets excited around a girl, there are three steps. First there's handholding..." Misumi's words made Miku blush, so she put her hands over her eyes and just peeked. "Then there's kissing. Then finally... Mmmmpppphhhh"

"Stop, stop stop!" Ichika covered Misumi's mouth, knowing where the conversation was headed. "So, Fuutarou-kun, what step are you on?" Ichika's face had all the features of annoyance and anger, she was at her limit so it was obvious, she didn't even bother hiding it.

"Puhaaa." Misumi released herself from Ichika's hands. "Who knows?" She pointed to the table. Fuutarou's hands were already locked with hers for step one.

Fuutarou hadn't noticed since he was nervous from all the tension in the room. When he saw, he quickly pulled back his hand. "Enough! Misumi, just make sure to pass this test. It's in your best interests too."

"Aye aye, sir!" The study session started. Misumi decided to let her hair down, leaving her heart scrunchie on the table in front of her study materials. When Fuutarou looked beside him, he noticed her scalp had black hair growing out of it. This confirmed his suspicion that she really did bleach her hair, since the Misumi Shimizu he knew had black hair with a violet tint. It was because it shined violet that he focused her attention on her, teasing her in their elementary days.

A/N. So I want to let you guys know that there's a ratings tab, and some really great stories are hidden in there. It's not like they're M-rated because all they contain is smut, sometimes the dialogue or the themes are just a little heavy for kids (my story is smut though, so be careful, they go WAY beyond handholding there). Be sure to read the other stories if you have time, Xiuzou's stories are good.