After getting turned down by the guy she had a crush on for ages, Sakura thought things couldn't get much worse...until she realized that she had been seen! Embarassed, defeated, and exhausted, the only thing keeping her going was that she was about to meet her cute little step-brother...until it turns out that her cute little brother" was not only a tall, handsome guy in her class, but he was the one who'd seen her get rejected! Now Sakura has to pretend everything is cool, but with an over-protective "little brother" who sees the best in Sakura, and an aloof crush who starts to take an interest, Sakura's high-school life will be anything but easy!"
Sparks fly in the Nishyama household as step-sibling Sakura and Kaede struggle to (internally) confront their attraction to one another. But before Sakura can puzzle out the meaning behind Kaede's Christmas kiss, his big brother, Aoi, suddenly comes to spend a few days with the Nishyama family! Between that, her New Year's shrine visit with Hatano, and Kaede's fierce overprotectiveness born from his newfound love, Sakura's heart might be pushed to the limits!