Our love is on fire (eisuke ichinomiya x y/n soejima

S1 E8

"Don't you think your joke's gone to far, Carolina?" repeats Mr Ichinomiya, scowling "I-I'm sorry ... I was doing it for you, Eisuke ... " "Carolina the best thing about you is your honest. Don't lie to me now." "I had no choice! I was jealous of Grace since you love her so much." admits Carolina. "So I thought i'd show her by making her smell like a skunk!" "Wait, a skunk!? I thought you were going to shoot me..." "They were holding onto tiny bottles." explains Mr Ichinomiya. "I bet it has skunk scent inside of them." "It was my ultimate secret weapon!" she exclaims "...Tch. I'm glad i'm not the one you fell for." commented Soryu "Soryu ... " muttered Carolina, looking upset

"If I really loved him...? I can't believe i'm being lectured about love..." complains Carolina, but then her face brightens up. "But that must mean you are geniunely concerned about me!" As she says that, she gazes at Soryu with a totally charmed expression 'Wait a second, don't tell me she ...' "I've found true love... " she says, dazed "Huh?" Soryu looks stunned "Yvonne, you can have Eisuke." she says, turning to me. "Because now I have Soryu!" "Heheh..." he chuckles. "Just as I planned..." "Eisuke, you...!" Soryu looks infuriated but Mr Ichinomiya just grins "I guess she prefers cool guys like you, Soryu." "You've gotta be kidding me!" he sighs. "...Inui, it's me. Bring the car around!"

"Waaahhh!! Wait, Soryu!" Carolina yells as she chases after a fleeing Soryu. "Now, I understand why Fang likes you so much!" "Miss Bucci, please wait!" yell the two henchman as they also run after them, leaving just me and Mr Ichinomiya in the warehouse "Um, thanks for coming to save me ... " I mutter "I don't like it when people touch things that belong to me without permission." "How did you know I was here?" "Well, you said you'd be back in 5 minutes but when you were over 10 minutes late, I thought something was strange and checked the GPS." "I need to know where my things are at all times." he starts. "...It looks like you kept up the act as my girlfriend in front of her."

We hear Carolina's voice calling out for Soryu in the distance and he chuckles. He's really enjoying this, isn't he? Is this how he treats his best friend? Well, I couldn't say I was much better. I mean, the times when i'd tried to set up my brother with people were practically countless "I didn't expect you to go this far though. Good job." "why thank you." His smile right now isn't like when we're pretending to be a couple. And it's the first time he hasn't smiled at me coldly

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It's the day after the slight situation with Carolina, and Mr Ichinomiya and myself get invited to dinner that night with the Bucci's. We sit across from them at a fancy gourmet restaurant in a place called Kagurasaka which I finally manage to pronounce after repeating it a couple of times "It seems my daughter's been giving you trouble, eh?" begins Mr Bucci, taking a sip of his sake "Oh, Daddy! That's all in the past now!!" declares Carolina. "Live and let live!" "She was probably enjoying herself so much fun in Japan that she got carried away." reasons Mr Icinomiya, playing it off cool as usual when suddenley his smiles turns sweet. "yvonne and I don't mind showing her around. Right, yvonne?" "Of course. Not at all."

"Haha! yvonne doesn't look it, but she's a very strong woman, isn't she?" laughs Mr Bucci "Of course. I picked her, after all." answer Mr Ichinomiya sweetly "At first I was surprised that one woman could satisfy you, but now I understand." Mr Bucci nods. "You seem like a very trustworthy young man. You'd fit right in with the family." "Thank you." replies Mr Ichinomiya "I've been telling you that for ages now, Daddy! I told you Eisuke would be the perfect fit for the family." inserts Carolina. "And i'd REALLY like his friend Soryu to become part of our family too!! Hey, what kind of woman does he like, anyway?"

"Hmm... He hates it when women wear a lot of perfume." responds Mr Ichinomiya "Really!? Oh, no!" exclaims Carolina. "Starting tommorow, I won't be wearing a single drop of perfume!" "Carolina, you don't have feelings for Eisuke anymore?" questions a surprised Mr Bucci. Looks like she'd forgotten to tell him how she found true love the day before yesterday "Forgive me, Daddy, but i'm a passionate woman." she says. "Eisuke's just an amico now." "I can see a long friendship between you two." agrees Mr Bucci "That would make me very happy." replies Mr Ichinomiya when suddenley Carolina adresses me "hey yvonne?" "hm?" "Soryu will fall in love with me, right?" "I think you two would make the perfect couple."

"I knew it!" she smiles happily. "At first, I thought you were impossible to deal with, but I was wrong! I just know that we'll be great friends!" "Thank you. I'm happy you feel that way." "I hope you can give me all kinds of advice about my relationship with Soryu, yvonne!" "That sounds like a great idea. Right, yvonne?" joins Mr Ichinomiya "Of course. I'll be sure to help you in any way I possible can." I answer with a smile "Well, it seems like yvonne and Carolina have become friends!" Mr Bucci laughs heartily. "I'm so pleased." I feel a strong gaze upon me and it feels like i'm being watched "Something the matter?" questions Mr Ichinomiya, suspiciously "No, everything's fine." I say, going after him without looking behind me so I don't keep him waiting

———————a day later———————
"We are going to have another auction in 3 days." Eisuke announces as we're all sitting down enjoying coffee and tea "That's awfully sudden." says Soryu though his expression remains unreadable as always "Hang on a second." Baba adds, looking worried. "That day isn't particularly lucky." "Is there something you want to put up for auction, Eisuke?" asks Ota "A woman." Mr Ichinomiya replies as if it were nothing "That's unusual. It'll be the second one after yvonne." says Baba, calmly "Has the woman agreed?" asks Kishi, smoking his cigarette by the window. "It's against the auction rules to put someone up for auction without their consent." "What do you mean?" I say, confused "You can't put up a human for sale at the auctions, unless they give there consent to being sold." Kishi explains with a puff of his cigarette

"What?" I exclaim. "When did I ever give my consent to being sold?" "It was against the rules." he smiles sheepishly. "Eisuke probably took you so no-one else would get faulted for violating the rules." "You think too much, Mamoru." Mr Ichinomiya replied, nonchalantly. "Anyway, in 3 days the woman will be auctioned off. That's all." he continues. "So think about any other items you might want to sell." "Maybe i'll finally think about selling that painting then." says Baba "You're going to sell it?" inquires Ota, curiously. "But I thought you liked it?" "Art is like women." Baba replies with a grin. "Nothing good ever comes out of them if you keep them around for too long."

"Haha, that's true." agrees Ota "Right here, folks. Right here." I mutter, lifting my arms up slightly. "So does that woman know she's being put up for sale?" "Shut up. You have no say in this matter." snaps Mr Ichinomiya "Shouldn't have called me here then." I mumble to myself "In three days right? I'll make a list of invited guests." says Soryu "Good." "Hmm.. who should I invite this time?" wonders Ota "If she's cute, maybe i'll bid one her." smiles Baba "Hang on a sec!! What are you gonna do if she doesn't want to be sold!?" I say "Well, Boss already decided so ... " trails off Baba
"Thats true." Kishi says from the window smoking a cigarette as always "and you're all okay with that?" I ask looking around the room dumbfounded but no one gives me a straight answer at all