The story appears to have been told before. A popular boy decides to make friends with the "bad" boy who is an outsider at school. This yaoi really throws kink into that scenario when you find that "bad" boy has a terrible home life, complete with emotional and physical abuse. It lends more drama to the tale, making the love these two have more poignant. Unfortunately, it's still a school-based yaoi, and the uke looks like a little girl. I liked the story enough to read the next two volumes, but I wish this hadn't had those problems. ( )