Reincarnated As A Tutor (Quintessential Quintuplets x Reader)

Trapped [19]

Y/N: Yotsuba's missing in action, so I guess I'll help you out then.

I lifted one end of the log and she lifted the other.

Y/N: Here, let me grab an end for you.

Ichika: Thanks.

She shivered as we started walking out with the log.

Ichika: I should have worn a jacket.

**She's not running away or mad at me right now like the other 4. Maybe I can use this as a good opportunity to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Alright, let's do this Y/N!**

I decided to start being over the top in order to get on her good side.

Y/N: Yeah, you should've worn a jacket. It's pretty chilly out here... Want to borrow mine?

Ichika: U-Um-

Y/N: Your body temperature will rise the more that we move around, so that's something... Did you enjoy the test of courage?

Ichika: Huh? Y-Yeah, it made my heart race.

Y/N: Good! That's what we were going for.

Ichika: Although my heart was racing because I wasn't sure you could pull it off.

Y/N: I probably couldn't by myself. I'm proud of the team that helped me out!

Ichika: Wait a second...

She stopped walking.

Ichika: Why are you talking like that? It's weird...

**My voice does sound so unnatural right now... What's wrong with me?**

Y/N: Talking like what?

Ichika: Everything you say sounds so exaggerated...

Y/N: Well, how do I usually talk?

Ichika: Normally... But you also don't usually go out of your way to talk to us anyway. Come on and tell Big Sis what's on your mind.

**There's no point hiding it from her. She can probably help me out a lot better than I can by myself.**

Y/N: Fine, you want the truth? Promise not to think it's stupid...

Ichika: I won't.

Y/N: A little while ago during the midterm exams, I thought you all would fail on purpose just to spite me.

Ichika: Seriously? We wouldn't fail on purpose... But we would fail unintentionally. And besides, that would just mean you had more to teach us-

Y/N: See, that's the thing. I don't think anybody knew except Nino, but if you failed then I'd be fired as your tutor. I was just afraid, to be honest. Don't tell the others, but I was scared that once I got fired I wouldn't see any of you anymore.

Her cheeks were a little bit red, but I assumed it was just because she was cold. She didn't say anything.

Y/N: I didn't want to lose the relationsh- partnership that we have, so I started going out of my way to talk to you all more often. But now... Now it feels like we're back to stage 1. Are you understanding this at all, Ichika?

Ichika: I see. So you don't want people to hate you.

She was beating around the bush, but she wasn't wrong.

Y/N: You could say that.

She giggled.

Ichika: Our Y/N, of all people? Big sis will help you practice then.