Read many romance stuff so going into this wasn't new. Begins with telling of the two main characters childhood. However as the story progresses on how the main female lead learns whats to happen to her friend, she becomes sadden and makes the resolve to be with him for all his life and hopes what she learned doesn't happen. While it does sound like any other shojo manga, the story engrosses you in feeling the main males lead and his struggles to gain his own happiness or give it up for the happiness of another. The main female lead struggles to fight for her happiness and support the one she cares for while encountering obstacles. The two live life at the same time capturing the reader, specifically me because i'm a sucker for romance, in feeling for what they're going through. Normally most romance stories i read all sorta are the same, but this provided a new enjoyment that I normally don't see often.