Kuroneko wa Shippo de Amaeru
"When we met, I fell in love with you..." The novelist Sakaguchi was troubled. When Sakaguchi took in a weak kitten, the high schooler Kazuya, who comes to the his house to visit the cat, suddenly confessed. He thought it was just childish nonsense, but while usually being quiet, the Kazuya who is confesed his love awkwardly while his ears became red, seemed cute to Sakaguchi. But... adult love also entails sex, right? The love between the rough novelist and clumsy high schooler.
Ai no Kotoba wo Uragaeshi
Before Saying That it is love, On a Certain Sunday, and Don't Cry My Little Lamb: Masayoshi is moving into his new place, where he meets Souma. Souma is a kid that has been using the bungalow as his getaway since no one had been living there. Masayoshi decides that Souma can hang out there as long as he maintains the garden while Masayoshi is at work. Masayoshi works as a mechanic with Kobayashi who has a pregnant wife (Kana) who dotes on Souma when the kid comes to visit. After eating with the two, Masayoshi and Souma are walking when Souma says that his mom has passed away and his dad is never home. Masayoshi follows him home and sees payment notices plastered all over Souma's door. He decides that he'll help Souma relieve the loneliness. One day, when Souma goes home, his dad is there and he tells Souma that he can't come back and that Souma is to live with his aunt and that she will be by to pick him up in the morning. Afterwards, Souma goes to Masayoshi's house and sleeps there. In the morning, Souma tells Masayoshi the news and Masayoshi asks Souma why he seems unaffected because he thought they were close. Souma ends up crying and tells Masayoshi that he doesn't want to go. They both meet up with the Aunt and Masayoshi tells her that he wants to take care of Souma, to which she eventually agrees. Two years later, Souma has grown into a tall handsome guy who is in love with the impatient but kind Masayoshi. He hugs him and covers him in affection, which Masayoshi only takes until a certain point and then he hits Souma but Souma is never really deterred. Kobayashi complains to Masayoshi that his wife is obsessed with Souma. Kana gets Souma to model for her and his pictures are all over their house. She's pregnant again and Kobayasi says he wouldn't be surprise if the kid wasn't his. He doesn't know that Souma is obsessed with Masayoshi though and Masayoshi tells him it's impossible that the kid isn't his. Later, Souma works more at his part time jobs in order to cool himself off because he can see that his sexual desires are getting out of control. However, Souma quickly overdoes it and collapses at work. He then tells Masayoshi that he can't stand it and that he likes him so much and that he can see no one else but Masayoshi. Souma kisses Masayoshi, who kisses him back. In the next bit, Souma is modeling for Kana and Kobayashi asks him why he's not at work and Souma says that Masayoshi has forbidden him to work since he fainted at work. They end up having sex when they get home, but Souma isn't good at it and it ends up being painful for Masayoshi. The next day, Masayoshi is in a foul mood at work and Souma says the reason why is because Souma's love injection failed. Lol. Reversal of Love Talk 1 and 2 : This story focuses on Anri and his lover Satoshi. Anri gets home from work and is sleeping. He kicks him awake and says he wants a shower, where Satoshi bathes him like Anri is a little king. Anri sees a picture of Satoshi's research group and a girl is clinging on to his arm which upsets Anri and he tells Satoshi to burn the pic if he isn't serious about that girl. Satoshi does. Anri always regrets how he always tests Satoshi, but he can't help it. The next day he asks the owner of the shop where he works what his good qualities are, to which "Face" is the only reply. That makes him question what Satoshi sees in him. He goes drinking with the owner and gets drunk. When he comes home, shit-faced, Satoshi admonishes him for drinking and says that he's leaving for 2 days to do some research with the group which brings up Anri's insecurities/jealousy again. So he tells Satoshi that he wants to break up when Satoshi says that he will not call out sick for no reason. The next story is Satoshi's pov after the "Let's break up" event. He's with the group but keeps wondering if it was alright to leave Anri like that, even though he always does things like this to test him. He tries calling Anri a couple of times (who will not pick up the phone) and while he's doing that, the girl that was clinging to him in the picture shows up and keeps asking what's wrong, which annoys the already annoyed Satoshi and he ends up telling her to "Shut up". When Satoshi gets home, all of Anri's belongings are gone. He's worried because Anri said he wanted to break up but he's also not worried because Anri is always throwing tantrums like these. When a couple of days pass, he goes to the store to get Anri back. Satoshi tells Anri that he can't take it when Anri is not by his side. Anri tells Satoshi that he fears how obsessive he is with his love for Satoshi and he worries that he'll become like a stalker if he's allowed to continue loving him freely. Satoshi is totally fine with that because he loves Anri just as much. I Will Wait for You: Kengo gets dumped by his girlfriend that he just bought a ring for the day before. Nishizawa is a regular customer who always flirts with Kengo, which slightly eases the pain of Kengo's break up. A few days later (on Christmas Eve), while trying to close up the shop, Kengo notices that Nishizawa drank more than usual that day. Nishizawa tells Kengo that he got divorced that day. They end up having sex at the shop. When Kengo wakes up the next morning, Nishizawa is gone. But he returns with breakfast shortly after Kengo wakes up. They end up talking about the divorce and when Nishizawa is leaving for work, Kengo says he can come back that night and drinks are on him. Nishizawa says he'll definitely come so Kengo waits but he doesn't come. Five days pass and Kengo is fretting about the whole thing, when Nishizawa shows up at closing time. Turns out, Nishizawa had a sudden business trip and didn't have time to come by the shop to tell Kengo and they had never exchanged e-mails or phone numbers so he couldn't contact him. Kengo is angry but relents when Nishizawa holds him. They end up spending New Years together. Uncontrolled Puberty: Shuuto (16) is in love with his brother's friend Yukihiro (25) and has been for a long time. He decides that avoiding Yukihiro is the best course of action and he'd been doing a pretty decent job. However, when cornered in the bathroom after his bath, Shuuto (in order to get Yukihiro to get out and stop badgering him about why he's been avoiding him) tells Yukirio that he'll agree to go eat with him on Saturday. They end up at a hotel and Shuuto is worried his secret will be exposed if he's too close to Yukihiro. Turns out, Yukihiro found out about Shuuto's feelings a long time ago and didn't feel good about making a decision because he's older, a guy, and also a friend to Shuuto's brother but once Shuuto started avoiding him, he got angry and decided to tell/show Shuuto his true feelings. They end up having sex and Shuuto has been disillusioned. Passion Recycle: Yajima was looking for a job and happend into a knick-knack shop where he was offered a part time position by the shop owner, Nakano. They are in a sexual relationship. One day, Yajima asks for a day off, but Nakano says he can't have that day off because he's going to a funeral that day. While Nakano is gone, Yajima finds out that it was actually a wedding and the groom was a friend that Nakano had unrequited feelings of love for. Honey: Tsukiyama has a crush on Hidaka, who calls him "honey". One day, Hidaka says that he'll be moving away and Tsukiyama puts on a brave face even though he's sad. They say goodbye and Hidaka kisses Tsukiyama's cheek and tells him not to cry. Through his actions, Tsukiyama knows that Hidaka knew about his feelings and tried to give him a happy memory even though he was leaving.
Mayonaka no Oyatsu
Azuma has been tasked with taking care of his sister's son, Taira, while she's overseas for a couple of weeks. Azuma is ditzy and doting to his nephew. You can already tell within the first two pages that Taira has a crush on Azuma. When the mother comes to pick Taira up, she tells Azuma that they're going to be moving overseas. Taira hadn't mentioned this to Azuma so he was pretty shocked. He asks that they visit sometime and Taira says he won't until he grows taller than Azuma and kisses him. Four years pass and Taira has come back, much to Azuma's surprise considering Taira has grown into a tall hottie and so unlike his cute nephew. Taira constantly tells Azuma he loves him, but Azuma believes he only means it in a platonic way. It's spelled out clearly when Taira says that he wants to have sex with Azuma. Taira is persistent to get Azuma to understand his feelings so when they finally get across to Azuma, Taira kisses him. The kiss gets heated and they end up having sex. Afterwards, Azuma goes to Taira's apartment (which is right next door to his) and locks Taira out to freak out because he thinks he failed as an adult/uncle. He notices lots of pictures of himself in Taria's apartment and his glasses that Taira took before he left for England. Taira breaks into his apartment and they have a chat where Azuma finally realizes how much Taira loves him and they live happily ever after.
Yorokobi wa Hiza no Ue
Orito works part time at his mom's bar. One night, he sees his friend's brother Mitsuru with a group. After his group has left, Mitsuru comes up to Orito and asks him not to tell his brother that he was there. As Orito's "payment", Mitsuru kisses him. Confused, he affirms he will not say a word to the brother. The next time Orito visits his friend, Mitsuru opens the door and before he sends Orito up to Yuzuru with drinks, Mitsuru kisses him again and when asked if that was his reward, Mitsuru smiles and says nothing. In the next scene, Orito is going to work when he bumps into his brother leaving the shop. Orito asks his mom if the brother borrowed money again and he had because "his girlfriend got pregnant". He gets into an argument with the mom that Mitsuru happens to intrude on when he comes in to get his drivers license. The mom leaves and Mitsuru hugs Orito and tells him that being a brother, there will be some imperfect areas. He says, "Like me, I'm imperfect too" and kisses Orito. They end up having sex and afterwards, Mitsuru says that even though his parents are always working and he's taken most of the responsibility for Yuzuru he sometimes wishes he could have someone to rely on. Orito says he wants to be that person. Later, when Yuzuru and Orito are hanging out, Yuzuru mentions that his brother will be cooking for him since the mom will be working and happens to say how much Mitsuru pampers him. Orito is suddenly jealous of their close relationship and spills the secret that Mitsuru had been a regular at the bar and that he drinks a lot and with women. He immediately regrets it when Yuzuru is upset and that night, Mitsuru calls him multiple times but he ignores the calls. Mitsuru finally just texts him to come to his house Saturday since no one will be there. Orito goes and immediately apologizes and is just as readily forgiven. They end up having sex and Mitsuru wants Orito to invite him over to his house since he's never been invited. Orito says it's only because his place is untidy and they make a date for Mitsuru to come the following Friday. Some time later, they're shopping together at the supermarket when the brother spots them. He starts asking about what their relationship is, and Orito asks Mitsuru to wait outside while they talk a bit. Basically, Orito tells him that he'll not bother with what the brother does and tells him to do what he wants but to not talk to him anymore. Mitsuru is heading up to Orito's place when he notices the lights are on. He remembered that Orito had to work but guessed he must have gotten off early. He announces his presence and gets further into the house when he sees the brother lounging on the bed. The brother starts talking and asks what their relationship is. Mitsuru says they're friends but the brother tells him that's not the case. He then says that he'd always liked Orito and that he's always wanted to be held by him. They talk some more when the brother gets agitated at what Mitsuru is saying, so he throws him down. They argue a bit more and Orito walks in. The brother leaves after saying he won't come anymore. Mitsuru is sad afterwards, thinking about how he's not a good brother. Orito comforts him and they have sex. The last three bits are short little snippets. In the first, things have been tense between Orito and Yuzuru. With Mitsuru's slight nudge, the two of them make up. In the second, Mitsuru mentions that Orito's brother is a bit more proactive than Orito is and it would be good for him to be a little pushy sometimes. While Mitsuru is taking a nap, Orito comes in and ties him up and blindfolds him and they have sex. Afterwards, Mitsuru realizes it's because of what he said and Orito says it felt a little like he'd lost to his brother and Mitsuru tells him that's not the case and that thanks to Orito, Mitsuru realized his kinky side. Orito tells him to not show that side to anybody else. In the last one, they're enjoying a day off when Orito gets called into work as they're getting "in the mood". Mitsuru says he'll go with him - as a customer - and Orito says he can't because to have Mitsuru so close when he's like this is just as good as killing him. Mitsuru relents and says he'll stay home and make coffee and wait for his return so they can continue where they left off.
Boku no Shiru Anata no Hanashi