He felt guilt stab him as she tried to wipe away her never-ending tears and looked strong in front of him even when he could see she was at her breaking point. The thought that he was the one to make her feel like that wouldn't go away.

Erika... is the story of a woman searching for any information possible on her deceased mother who she never knew her whole life. Along the way she discovers the hidden passions, and betrayals that her mother had to face all the way along her short lived life. From the abandonment of her original husband to run away to China, to the love of her life whirling her up in such a fast pace that she could barely hold on for life...there is so much and more left in this story of a woman Japan hated, and a mother her little girl never knew.

Loving a man is hard. Loving a foreign man is even harder.

Having a long distance relationship with said man is difficult. Being a lover to said man and practically no one else knows about it is especially tedious.

Loving a Yakuza boss under all these conditions is just damn trying.

...But this lover is going to try anyway.

Yamashita Tomohisa, an idol and actor who took in a homeless person and is currently living with her.

Inoue Mao, a homeless college girl living under one roof with one of the most sought out man in the media industry of Japan.

Two people with different personalities, backgrounds and understanding ends up living together. One thing leads to another... and so the story is told.

Some of the best things in life are unexpected... so are the worst.