Ayaka Shiramine

Ayaka Shiramine (白峰 あやか, Shiramine Ayaka ) is a main character in Kiss and a White Lily.

Character Description
A perfect student, considered an example for all of Seiran's students. She's aware that her relationship with her mother, who is the reason behind her obsession with "being first", is cold at best. But no matter the reason, being a model student is still something she takes pride in.

Background
Since middle school, Ayaka has been the perfect, hard-working model student with perfect grades and a great personality to match. This is all due to wanting her mother to finally praise her and acknowledge her efforts. It's clear that her relationship with her mother is distant, and it's noted that Ayaka grew more uncomfortable around her as the years went by.

Yurine Kurosawa
For the majority of the manga, Ayaka sees Yurine as a rival and continuously tries to defeat her. However, they are often seen together.

Mizuki Senoo
Mizuki is Ayaka's cousin and childhood friend, and is an older sister figure to Ayaka.

Etymology

 * The name Ayaka is written in hiragana (あやか), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (彩花, 彩華 or 彩香), it could possibly mean:
 * 彩花 - "color" (彩) (aya) and "flower, blossom" (花) (ka).
 * 彩華 - "color" (彩) (aya) and "flower, petal" (華) (ka).
 * 彩香 - "color" (彩) (aya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
 * Ayaka's surname Shiramine means "white" (白) (shira) and "peak, ridge" (峰) (mine).