An arranged marriage goes awry in AI YORI AOSHI. For 18 years Aoi Sakuraba thought her future was to marry Kaoru Hanabishi but her fianc? called off the wedding nuptials to formally disassociate himself from his unpleasant family. Despite the change in plans Kaoru and Aoi seem destined for each other. They live together along with Kaoru's other friends (who are all female) and a permissive guardian. In these episodes Kaoru and Aoi share a date that winds up in a hotel. Later the roommates visit a hot springs spa and Kaoru mistakenly catches the girls in compromising positions. The gang shares a laugh when they take digital pictures of each other in costumes. Kaoru's racy American classmate Tina returns to the US and everyone worries about her. This giddy soap opera features romantic triangles and adolescent antics.