Yuu Koito wandered aimlessly through the bookshelves, her twin ponytails swaying as she stood on her tiptoes to grab the latest shojo manga. Though she'd read hundreds of romance stories, they did nothing to fill the hollow ache in her heart.

When the boys in class confessed their feelings, she should've felt a thrill, her heart racing with nervous excitement like the characters in her beloved books. But she felt nothing. Just cold indifference.

"I just can't understand..."