Noel no Kimochi

Noel Tsukioka dreams of a perfectly ordinary high school life—one filled with close friends and the chance to fall in love with her ideal partner. Reality, however, refuses to cooperate. At just fifteen, she already holds the title of All Japan Junior Champion in figure skating, and her mother, who also serves as her coach, enforces an unforgiving rule: Noel must devote herself entirely to the sport and ignore frivolous distractions such as romance or socializing. Complicating matters further, she is among the most popular girls at school and has chosen to attend the prestigious Yotsuba Academy over a regular institution—largely because her older brother, Naoto, teaches there. What no one knows is that Noel harbors secret romantic feelings for him. Yet as she soon discovers, life is rarely simple. Between rivals who challenge her on the ice and others who compete for her brother's attention, Noel must navigate a treacherous path—all while coming to terms with the forbidden nature of her own heart.