Her whole life, Hikari Hanazono has been consumed with the desire to win against her school rival, Kei Takishima--at anything. He always comes out on top no matter what he does, and Hikari is determined to do whatever it takes to beat this guy...somehow!At age 6 Hikari lost to Kei in an impromptu wrestling match. Now, at 15, Hikari joins ""Special A,"" a group of the top seven students at a private academy, for the opportunity to trounce the guy who made her suffer her first defeat. The SA class decides to get away from it all with a vacation in Finn's home country to join in the big beach festival. But it's no fun in the sun for Finn when the alluring Alisa Appleton attempts to make Ryu her boyfriend. Things go from bad to worse when during a poolside accident, Hikari finds out Finn's secret!