Hanabi's crush, Narumi Kanai, becomes her homeroom teacher. She is overjoyed at first, but then she realizes he has feelings for someone else.
Moca, who has a crush on Mugi, refuses to believe that he and Hanabi are really in love. Sanae, who likes Hanabi, gets to sleepover at her place.
During a slumber party, Sanae questions Hanabi about her dubious relationship with Mugi. Acting on impulse, she holds Hanabi down and steals a kiss.
Hanabi asks to speak with a manipulative Ms. Minagawa, who proposes a time and place. But when Hanabi arrives, she hears a heartbreaking truth.
Remembering her past, Hanabi blames herself for losing Narumi to Ms. Minagawa. Later, Narumi finds himself at a hotel with a drunk date.
Hanabi's thoughts darken and turn to revenge when she learns that Ms. Minagawa slept with her love. She also tries to break things off with Sanae.
Mugi and Moca go on a date but complications arise. Later, Mugi and Hanabi vow to confess their feelings to their true loves before the end of summer.
Hanabi opens her heart to a surprised Narumi, who tenderly lets her down. She is now free to date Mugi, but his confession goes a little differently.
After being rejected, Hanabi needs to nurse her broken heart. Mugi is unreachable, and a trip to a villa with Sanae only makes her more confused.
Ms. Minagawa continues her ruthless toying with men, and now it's Mugi's turn. Despite realizing his mistake, Mugi struggles to resist her advances.
On a one-night trip with Narumi, the usually manipulative Ms. Minagawa is stopped in her tracks by her date's carefree outlook on her cheating.
Hanabi learns of Narumi's wedding. She slips away from her duties at a school festival to be alone but unexpectedly runs into another lonely soul.