Suki: A Like Story



""I like you, that's why I like you.""

A three-volume Manga by the powerhouse CLAMP, it follows the story of a Pollyanna named Hinata Asahi (nicknamed Hina). Living in a bare house, all alone except for two teddy bears, she is excited when Stern Teacher Shirou Asou moves in next door. What begins as a simple 'like story' (as opposed to a 'love story') slowly turns sinister as the reasons for Shirou's interest in her grows clear...

Tropes:
 * Bodyguard Crush
 * Book Dumb: Subverted; Hinata is amazingly intelligent, just... severely lacking in common sense.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Hina
 * Deal With the Devil
 * Easily Forgiven
 * Face Heel Turn: Somewhat subverted.
 * Fighting Your Friend
 * Friendship Moment: Hina with Touko; Hina with Emi.
 * Hostage Situation
 * Loan Shark
 * Lonely Rich Kid: Subverted in that Hina is nearly always amazingly (and honestly) cheerful.
 * Look Both Ways: Averted in that
 * Mayfly-December Romance
 * Mysterious Past
 * Nakama
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Plug N Play Friends: Emi with Hina and Touko, before the beginning of the story.
 * Rousseau Was Right: To an extent.
 * Stalker With a Crush: What Touko believes Shirou to be.
 * Teen Genius: Hina, as well as Touko.
 * Yakuza