3, 2, 1, Action!
18
It was typical Tuesday afternoon at the Sunrise Residence, Ema and Yuusuke has just gotten home from school, Iori was reading a book on the couch, while Fuuto was still sleeping in his room. The poor teenager hadn't slept for 31 hours due to his packed schedule. He was working on two movies, an album and he had just gotten picked to be the new face of Comme sea Garçon. The young man couldn't catch a break, and his manager was unforgiving, so was his agency's president, who came knocking at the door, that afternoon. Iori heard the bell and insisted on going to get it. He made his way to the first floor and opened the door to the president of Fuuto's agency.
"Hello, are you looking for Fuuto?," Iori asks.
"Yes, I am! He had an audition scheduled at three, but he failed to show up so I came to-" The woman suddenly stops mid sentence. The president eyes Iori up and down, making him mildly uncomfortable.
After a long pause, Iori breaks the ice: "W-would you like to come in?"
The middle aged woman's face lights up: "I'd love to!"
In the elevator, the woman asks him: "Are you one of Fuuto's brothers?"
Iori nods. "I am, my name is Asahina Iori, I'm the tenth son," Iori says.
"Well I must admit, Iori, I love your look!," the woman exclaims.
"O-oh? Thank you," Iori thanks her awkwardly. The elevator doors open and they walk down the mezzanine to the living room.
Ema notices them. "O-oh, hello! I wasn't expecting any visitors today.. I'm Hinata Ema," Ema bows.
The woman smiles at her: "Pleasure to meet you, dear."
"Would you like a cup of tea?," Ema asks.
"Yes please," the woman says.
"Would you like one too, Iori-kun?," Ema asks, glancing over at her Onii-san.
"Yes, thank you, Ema-chan," Iori says.
Iori and the woman sit down. She says: "You know, Iori, the movie Fuuto is auditioning for is also taking auditions for an actor to play his older brother. I really do love your look and I was wondering if you'd like to audition too."
Iori is taken aback by her request, he had never considered acting, but the opportunity definitely peaked his curiosity. "Audition for a movie?," Iori asks.
"Yes! Since you'd play Fuuto's brother, it would be great publicity if the actor who played Fuuto's brother was actually his brother in real life," the woman explains, "I would really love it if you considered it."
Iori thinks for a moment. "What's the movie about?," Iori asks.
"It's about a man who falls in love with his brother's girlfriend, it's a drama," the woman says.
"Who will be playing the girlfriend in question?," Iori asks.
"The director hasn't picked yet, he said he'll pick her based on who the brothers are," the woman explains.
Iori pauses. "You've peaked my interest, Ma'am... I'll audition for the role, but on one condition," Iori says.
"What is it?," the president asks.
"I want to pick who gets the play my girlfriend," Iori states.
The president panics, what if the young man picks a famous actress or model? She says: "Oh, that might not be possible-"
But Iori cuts her off: "It's her." He points to Ema, who's sipping her own cup of tea.
Ema's eyes widen. "Pardon?," she asks.
"Oh of course! She's beautiful! I'm sure she'll be perfect for the role!," the president gushes. Iori smirks.
"W-what? No, no! I can't... I don't know how to act...," Ema says.
"Of course you do! You seem like you'd be a natural!," the woman insists, standing up, "I'll go wake Fuuto up now, get dressed, the limo will drive all three of you to the audition." And on that, the woman left the room.
"But I-," Ema starts. The president was already out of their sight. Ema is at lost for words. "Uh...," she says.
"I'm sure it'll be fun! I mean, what do we've got to lose?," Iori reassures.
Ema sighs. "I guess you're right... Alright, I'm in!," Ema exclaims.
The president returns to the living room with Fuuto, she says: "Alright, ready to go?" Iori and Ema nod and get up to join them, Fuuto glances at the president, confused.
"Why is he coming with us?," he huffs, glaring at his older brother.
"I do what I want," Iori hisses.
Fuuto knew his agent and what kind of "look" she liked her male entertainers to have. Don't fucking tell me she wants to sign him. I swear to God if he's going to act along side me for that drama, I will turn down the- Wait, but Ema's here too... I wonder why? Fuuto's eyes soften as he glances over at Ema, the corners of his lips curve upwards, causing Iori to glare at Fuuto.
The president sat besides the driver, as the teenagers sat inside of the limo, Ema sandwiched between Fuuto and Iori. I wonder why they decided to sit so close to each other? There's plenty of space in the limo... The tension in the air was almost unbearable, Ema wanted to get up and switch places, but as she sat up, Iori firmly places a hand on her thigh, pushing her back down.
"Thank you for accepting, Ema-chan," Iori cooes, rubbing her thigh in a smoothing manner.
Ema stutters: "O-oh, it was nothing!"
Iori leans towards Ema, his lips brushing her cheek. "No, it's everything," he whispers. Iori kisses her on the cheek. Ema's body freezes, she had never seen Iori behave so seductively.
Fuuto blushes red in anger. He wraps his arm around Ema and pulls her towards him, making her gasp. "Keep your hands to yourself," Fuuto chides through his teeth, "You didn't answer my question earlier: so tell me, why are you here?"
Before Iori could bite back, Ema chimes in: "While you were asleep, the president came knocking to pick you up for the audition, and Iori came to the door. The president of your agency really liked Iori's look, so she asked him if he wanted to audition as your brother in your upcoming drama. He accepted and since they needed someone to play his girlfriend I-"
Iori wraps his arm around Ema and pulls her towards him, causing Fuuto's arm to slip off of her. He cuts her off: "I asked her to be my girlfriend."
Ema looks down, unsure of what to say. Fuuto was fuming. "What?," he barks, "Why would you ask her? Why did you request her to play your girlfriend?"
"Do you have a problem with that, Fuuto-chan?," Iori teases.
Before Fuuto could leap over her and kill Iori with his bare hands, Ema removes Iori's arm off of her and says: "Um, Fuuto! How did you sleep?"
Fuuto calms down slightly. "Good, I really needed that nap," Fuuto says.
"Yeah, you've been working really hard, you deserved it," Ema says with a smile. Fuuto flashes his best victory smirk at Iori. Iori's brows furrow.
Game on.
A couple weeks later, it was time for them to shoot their first scene. The director loved their dynamic and was shocked to find out they were actually sibling. He asked them whether it was weird for them to play love interests to which Fuuto simply smirked and said: "I'm a professional, Sir."
As cocky as he could be, Ema couldn't deny that it turned her on. The first scene shot was going to be a scene in which Ema is meeting Iori for the first time. As Ema and Iori stood still in front of the camera, Ema began feeling a little nervous. Iori notices and kindly smiles at her, he mouths: "You'll be just fine." Ema feels her heart flutter. Iori is so sweet and thoughtful.
"ACTION!," the director shouts. It was that cliche scene: Ema would bump into Iori, causing her to drop her books, she'd apologize profusely, and as he helped her pick up her books, their eyes would meet, causing them to fall in love at first sight.
"CUT!," the director shouts, "That was great guys! Ema, great facial expressions, Iori, beautiful eye contact! Let's do it one more time, just to get the perfect shot!"
Fuuto watches them with an angry expression, his arms crossed. Iori isn't bad... But he isn't good either, if he thinks he can win Ema's heart with those puppy dog eyes, he's damn wrong.
"How did you make it look so real?," Louis asks Ema as he fixes up her makeup for the next scene.
Louis has been hired to do hair and makeup for the movie, which is why he was with Ema, Iori and Fuuto on set.
"What do you mean?," Ema asks, shifting her eyes towards the young man.
"That scene, the way you looked at each other: it was like you had really fallen in love," Louis remarks.
Ema blushes, he was right, Iori was a master at eye contact. His eyes were indescribable: they were a little blue, a little green, a little yellow, with a touch of grey. They were absolutely mesmerizing. When their eyes met, she remembers feeling her heart skip a beat, their faces were so close too, which made her genuinely nervous. She places a hand on her chest. It's beating so fast.
"Chi-chan?," Louis questions, shaping Ema out of her daze.
"Y-yes?," she asks.
"You aren't actually in love with him now, are you?," Louis asks seriously.
"No, no! I-it's just... Our faces were really close, I guess the proximity just naturally made me blush. He has really pretty eyes too, so I'll admit, I had a hard time looking away from them..," Ema explains.
Louis sighs of relief: "I understand."
Ema tilts her head to the side. Louis seems... happier? I wonder why... "What's on your mind, Louis-san?," Ema innocently asks.
Louis' head snaps forward. He smiles softly. "Oh... nothing."
The following scene was a scene with Fuuto, in which they first meet and Fuuto flirts with her. They sat on a couch, Fuuto's arm draping across the back. He began reciting his erotic lines, his hand reaches up to brush her cheek, sending shivers down her spine. Her cheeks blush a deep shade of red, Fuuto looked so hot in that moment. "Tell me, what does my brother have that I don't?," he husks. His voice was tempting, lewd almost, it did indescribable things to her heart. His soft hand reaches down to caress her thigh, his fingertips brush under her skirt, making her gasp softly.
Before Fuuto's hand could travel any higher, the director shouts: "CUT!" Ema snaps out of it.
"No bad, Nee-san," Fuuto teases. He winks at her before heading back to the dressing rooms. Ema takes a deep breath, sinking softly into the couch. That was... intense.
Iori watched the entire thing. His hand clenches into a fist, he sees red. I will not accept this. She's mine.
As Fuuto walks down the corridor to get to his dressing room, he feels someone grab him by the wrist and drag him into the men's washroom.
"HEY!," he shouts, the washroom door closes behind him. Iori pins his wrist to the wall. "WHAT THE HELL, IORI-NII? LET ME GO!," Fuuto shouts, shoving his brother off of him.
"This is your final warning to back off. I already have my eyes on Kana-nii, and I don't need any more competition," Iori hisses, pointing as Fuuto.
Fuuto smirks: "There's no competition as long as I'm around." He turns his heels and leaves the washrooms.
A couple weeks later, it was time to shoot the final scene. It was an argument between Fuuto and Iori's characters, over Ema's, which they improvised most of.
Iori has Ema in his arms, he growls: "I won't hand her over to anyone!"
"I won't give up on her, Nii-san! If it's for her, I'll bet my whole life on it!," Fuuto shouts.
"CUT!," the director shouts, "That was outstanding everyone! Good job!"
The entire cast begins to cheer, the shooting had finally ended.
"KAMPAI!," everyone shouts, holding their glasses up. The whole crew and the actors were celebrating with a huge buffet.
"You did amazing, Chi-chan!," Louis exclaims, pulling in the brunette into a loving embrace.
"Thank you, Louis-san!," Ema says.
Iori taps her on the shoulder: "Yo! Great job, Imouto-chan!"
Ema hugs Iori. "Arigatou gozaimasu, Iori-kun!," Ema says, "I'm so happy I got to experience this with you, you did so good!"
Iori blushes: "So am I." Fuuto clears his throat, rudely interrupting the two. "What's up with you?," Iori asks.
"If it's no bother, I would like to speak to my costar, please," Fuuto says, in a passive aggressive tone. Iori frowns.
"Of course not!," Iori says, in a sarcastically cheerful tone.
Fuuto grabs Ema's hand and they make their way outside of the set. "Fuuto-," before Ema could finish her sentence, Fuuto pulls Ema into a warm embrace.
"F-Fuuto?," Ema asks.
"I meant what I said back there," Fuuto whispers.
"W-what?," Ema questions.
Fuuto pulls away and places his hands on Ema's shoulders. He says: "What I said in the last scene, I meant it, I meant every word I said."
Ema blushes. "W-what do you mean?," she asks hesitantly.
After a short pause, Fuuto bursts out laughing. "You should've seen your face!," he exclaims between laughs. Ema's eyes widen in confusion. Was he just teasing me? "God, you're so gullible, Nee-san! Did you really think I liked you that much that I would bet my life for you?," Fuuto laughs as he makes his way back inside, leaving Ema speechless. What, what was that all about?