"Sawako's chance to become friends with Yano and Yoshida is about to go down the drain when rumors start flying that Yano's been around the block and Yoshida's a former gang member. And the source of all this tattle is Sadako herself. Will Sadako retreat to her former life as a loner because of a simple misunderstanding? "Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With striking similarities to a haunting movie character--jet-black...

"Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine ... for a horror movie. With striking similarities to a haunting movie character--jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor--she's mistakenly called Sadako by those around her. But behind her scary facade is a very misunderstood teenager. Too shy to fit in, all she wants to do is make some friends. But when the most popular boy in class befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that--she's about...

With the student body on a trip to tropical Okinawa, Chizu is jealous of Ryu, Ayane has a new boyfriend, and Sadako and Kazehaya try to take their relationship to the next level.

Now that Sadako and Kazehaya have confessed their feelings to each other, Sadako is worried about Kurumi, her rival who vowed to hate anyone who dated the popular boy.

"While their friends' romantic relationships deepen, Sawako feels Kazehaya pulling away. Will a big Christmas party bring the troubled couple back together, or will Kazehaya continue to hide his pain from the person who most wants to help him?"--Publisher's web site.

Ayane has some uplifting news and the primary individual she needs to tell is her educator, Pin, and Sadako and Kazehaya are off to their different testing areas which will decide the course of whatever remains of their lives.

"Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine ... for a horror movie. Nicknamed "Sadako" after the haunting movie character, everyone is afraid to come near her for fear of being cursed. But underneath her scary exterior lies an ordinary teenager who just wants to make friends. Ever since the near-kiss incident on the school trip, Sawako and Kazehaya have become distant. With Ayane warming to Kento's affections and Chizuru devastated that her friendship...

With her jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor, Sawako "Sadako" Kuronuma always had trouble fitting in. But her whole life changes when she befriends the most popular boy in class, Shota Kazehaya. Can love trump her cursed life? Kazehaya and Sawako have finally graduated from high school. When Sawako goes away to university, will their relationship withstand the distance? And what will become of their close group of high school friends?...

Sawako and Kazehaya are now dating! Sawako's worried that she hasn't told her parents about it, though. Will her father freak out that his little girl has a boyfriend?

As doubts bloom with spring, Sawako looks forward to White Day, when Kazehaya will give her a gift in return for the one he received on Valentine's Day.