A collection of short stories and one-shots by mangaka Nakahara Migiwa that were published in Cheese! magazine.
Sonoko and Shou are childhood friends. One day he suddenly asks Sonoko out. He tries to kiss her and she tells him it's too soon, she then remembers a time in the past when they saw a movie together and learnt that a kiss is something special between two people, which makes her wait. Sonoko forgets something in the classroom and encounters a guy who demands she give him her body and he kisses her.
Finally overcoming the hurt she experienced from her previous marriage, Emma is now a successful interior designer. However, she suddenly comes under suspicion from Zack, the older brother of her friend who introduced her to the job. "Did you get that job by sleeping with my little brother?" He knows that Emma's previous husband was a famous musician who died from a drug overdose, and he fears that his brother is her next target. "I won't be fooled... Under that frightened disguise of yours lies a wicked monster!" says Zack in an angry tone as he approaches Emma... (Source: Renta!)
Consists of 5 short stories: - Remon no himegoto \- 8 gatsu wa koi no dorei \- Kimi wo daite nemurou \- Kuchibiru ni binetsu \- Remon no mitsugetsu
Tsubomi learns that a rumor has spread through her school that Haruyama likes her, which seems improbable as he’s handsome and she’s not very pretty (according to the gossip). She has a stern look, glasses and hasn’t many friends. When Haruyama actually asks her out she believes it’s all part of a cruel joke and calls his bluff and then dumps him almost immediately, just so he can see what it’s like to be treated so cruelly. Only Haruyama might have been telling the truth…
From fictiondb: Once, Zack and Lauren Alexander were the perfect couple -- but they haven't seen each other for three years! Still it isn't long enough for either to forget how they lost their tiny daughter, and then their marriage. They both know it will take a miracle to bring them back together. A miracle in the form of an eight-year-old orphan. When Zack discovers that he and Lauren are official guardians to Arabella, he vows to give the little girl a new family. But first he must persuade Lauren to give him a second chance! A new year, a new start to their marriage. If only he can convince Lauren he's never stopped loving her.
From the Animeraider: She knows he’s dangerous, but she can’t help herself. After all, he promised he’d become the type she likes…
