Annoyed that Hana and Shinichi's relationship has not moved forward, Ami and Sakaki decide to shake Hana out of her confident attitude by telling her she might lose Shinichi to other women if she lets her guard down. While teaching Shinichi to cook croquettes at her house, Hana is still bothered by her conversation with Sakaki. Meanwhile, her mother once again misinterprets Shinichi's intentions when he asks what is her first name. The croquettes turn out really good though.

Hana has a meltdown at the café because Shinichi does not call her by her first name, although he does with other people and he called Yanagi by her first name not ten minutes after they met. Back home, Yanagi tells her mother about her meeting with Shinichi, making Tsuki spiral down into further misunderstandings. Kiri is stressed studying for exams and lack of physical activity. As such, he goes to exercise at the gym where his father works to cheer himself up. However, when Shinichi also shows up, Kiri ends up feeling completely outclassed.

Hana reminisces about high school with Sakurai while his father warns him about their relationship. Sakurai gets solid advice from an unlikely source.

It's Christmas Eve, and Hana finds a way to spend it with Sakurai at her home. He's introduced to her father Fujio, who knows him from somewhere...

Christmas Eve at the Uzaki house comes to a confusing end for just about everyone involved, leading Sakurai to reexamine his feelings for his junior.