Sixteen-year-old tomboy Ito Miura is going to be Romeo in the school production of "Romeo and Juliet.' The cute new student, Makoto Amano, has been chosen to play Juliet. As they become friends, Ito discovers that Makoto has a secret that will ruin Makoto's life if anyone ever finds out what it is.

Translated from the Japanese. "First published in Japan in 1999 by Hakusensha, Inc., Tokyo"--T.p. verso. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. "Shôjo"--Cover.