Lots of drama in this volume. Rei breaks up with Kira because she and her mother are living the man who raped her again. Rie cannot stand the thought that something might happen to Kira so he takes the easy way out. In the end Kira has to leave home because her stepfather is too controlling. This volume ends with Kira and Rei kissing. This series does have a lot of drama but it does not make light of the more serious issues. Rei makes a good point about repeat rapists and that is they will not stop. Kira's stepfather is one. He swears that he will never do it again but when he sees Kira with Rei he loses it. Kira does stand up for herself but in the end she has to leave home. Kira's mother wants things to be easy but the price is Kira's safety. So Kira chooses herself and Rei. Another thing that Soryo talks about with this is how being devalued like Kira has been does to a person. She does not really care about anything. Because she feels that she is not important or has any value as a person. Heavy stuff for a shojo manga. More drama coming next week.

I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money. ( )

Susan says: This series continues to get older and older in tone and themes, making them less appropriate to me for younger teens, even though they would be attracted to the romance. Kira has moved back in with her molester stepfather in accordance with her mother's wishes. At the beginning of the book Kira and Rei have broken up over this decision, but before long they are back together. This prompts Kira's stepfather to show his true colors and try and grab her again. This part of the book is all shown in fractured panels, so there isn't much to see, but she fights him off and in fact thinks she kills him. She runs away, and when he is only unconscious, Kira's mother asks her to come back and talk to him - instead Kira and Rei move in together. I think the fact that they both come from problem families makes them appealing to each other, but Kira has an edge of desperation to her that may eventually break them up - we'll see. There are only 6 more volumes in this series. ( )