Aiko Morimura 森村愛子

A 14-year-old high school student whose father went missing on the high seas. Her mother, a hat designer, works in Paris and Aiko lives with her old uncle, whom she also takes care of. She feels abandoned and depressed, until the day she finds Spank on a beach and takes him home with her. Little by little, Spank begins to lighten up her gloomy mood.