Tears of a Lamb Series by Banri Hidaka

Freshman Kei has one thing on her mind: getting into fellow classmate Kanzaki's apartment. She won't tell him why at first, but she's searching for something that she lost in there two tenants ago. Starting with this strange connection, a friendship grows between two students who have each suffered their own separate trauma. Can Kei and Kanzaki help each other get over the secrets that are tearing them apart?

It's "Sports Day" at school! Coincidentally, it is also the last day Kanzaki has a chance to make it onto the basketball team. He faces an old rival who knows about his past failures, and when an accident puts his ability to play in jeopardy, it shakes up his confidence even more. Its up to Kei to pump him up and help him get his game face back on.

Originally published: Tokyo, Japan: Hakusensha, 2002.