'That's funny. I thought gold roses didn't grow around here.' "I was...scared. I...I thought that telling her how I felt would cause me to lose her friendship, but...NOT telling her might cause me to lose HER." "It'll only get worse, to the point of coughing up full roses and blood. After that, it'll only be a matter of time before...before they fully take over." "You're my favorite sister, after all. I don't want you to suffer." Misaki isn't having the best time. She's fallen HARD for Kosuke, but is sure her feelings aren't reciprocated. One day, after walking the scrapbooker to her house, and in the middle of making her way to her own house, Misaki starts coughing for no apparent reason. It stops suddenly, when she coughs up a petal. Misaki brushes it off at first, but slowly, her condition starts worsening. She keeps being told that she has to tell Kosuke how she feels, if only to save herself. She's too terrified, though, as she doesn't want things to become awkward between them. Can she work up the courage? Or will the fear of rejection be the end of her?