Yuki Obata

"I'm 24 years old ... but I still feel the same as I did at 17. I can feel the waves rushing toward me. This time I'm going to let the current take me. I'm going to chase after you like a child."--P. [4] of cover.

"Having fallen in love with the extremely popular Yano, whom she had disliked in the beginning, Nanami gradually begins to get the hang of being his girlfriend. She had been feeling insecure because of Yano's painful past, as well as the fact that he's her first boyfriend. But after getting in touch with her feelings, Nanami decides she's ready to have sex with him and tells him so..."--T.p. verso.

Nanami Takahashi falls for Motoharu Yano, the most popular, carefree boy in class. For Nanami, it's first love, but Yano is still grieving the death of his girlfriend who died the year before. Nanami starts high school with high hopes of making lots of friends. She develops a crush on the enigmatic Yano, but he may have too many secrets for her to handle.

"There's a fine line between strength and weakness. Everyone needs something to hold on to...just to live life."--Amazon.com.

I don't know if I'm following my fate or going against it.But there is one thing I want and that is for Yano's wish to come true. Nanami Takahashi falls for Motoharu Yano, the most popular, carefree boy in class. For Nanami, it's first love, but Yano is still grieving the death of his girlfriend who died the year before.

"Nanami tells Yano that she has a crush on him, but when he asks her to go out with him, she declines because he doesn't know if he truly likes her or not in return. As the months go by, the two gradually become closer. Then Yano tells Nanami that he likes her, marking the beginning of Nanami's blissful days, but..."--T.p. verso.