Marmalade Boy Episode 8
Otona no kaori Yakimochi nante yaite nai!
Fragrance of an adult, I'm no jealous!

Miki wakes up, stretches, gazes out the window.  She picks up some 
pictures from the school trip and remembers the events.  She picks
up the voice memo and fiddles around with it.

She hops back and bed, content because it is the weekend and she
doesn't have to worry about seeing Ginta.  Yuu's mother calls her 
downstairs and Yuu knocks at her door.  She doesn't want him to
see her in her pajamas so she hurries out.  She dresses and goes
outside to see that the parents have planned a bbq party.  They
toast Yuu and Miki's return and are happy with their event.  They
were lonely without their children.  Miki suddenly realizes that she
is enjoying herself while listening to her family talk about their
memories of the places that they went on their school trip.  She is
caught off guard. She takes her food and sits on the steps of the
porch deciding it will not hurt her to join the family for one day.
Her father mentions they should do something as a family and Miki 
panics.  What if someone from her school should discover her odd
situation?  She doesn't want to do anything as a family because
everyone will think it is strange.  She runs off down the street
leaving everyone staring at her. 

Walking through the part she feels alone and that everyone is 
against her.  She decides to go shopping on her own while pondering
her unfortunate situation.  While looking at stuffed animals, she 
sees Arimi looking at perfume.  Gazing at herself in the mirror she
looks like a child while Arimi seems so grown-up.  Arimi notices 
her and approaches her.  She tells her that she is off to see 
Ginta.  This comment only causes her to wonder just how close
Arimi and Ginta are.

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Miki returns home to see her parents fighting.  They have decided
that Miki is right and they cannot live together anymore.  No one
is talking and a broken vase is lying in the floor.  Miki's father
tells Miki and Yuu to go to their rooms.  They go to a cafe 
instead.  Yuu and Miki realize they are having serious problems.  
Miki does not like the situation, but she wants everyone to be 
happy.  Ginta sees them from a distance and looks concerned.

When they return home, the fighting is still going on.  The
parents decide they have made a mistake and want to move out.  
Everything can go back to as it was before.  Miki barges in and
demands to know what is going on.  Her father apologizes for 
putting her in this situation to begin with.  She is infuriated
at the thought of her life being disrupted again.  She cannot
fathom not seeing Yuu again.  She explodes as them for giving
up so easily.  Her parents are curious about her change of 
heart.  She tells them that although she thought the situation
is strange, it appears as if everyone is happy and it is not 
right to cut off relationships.  She admits she doesn't want
things to change. The parents rejoice as their little scene 
worked.  They convinced Miki that she wants the household to
work.  Miki cannot believe what they did to her.  Yuu guessed
it all along as they are bad actors.  Miki finally freaks out,
storms to her room, and cries!  No one can calm her down and
she will not open her door.  Yuu finally climbs through her 
window just as she is planning to run away from home.  His
surprise entrance stopped her from crying.  He kneels down to 
her and wipes away her tears and tells her that it hurts when
someone lies to her.  They were wrong to make her admit her 
feelings, but they were all worried about her now.  Can she 
forgive them.  He smiles his sweet smile and offers a hand
to help her up.  She then realizes that while he teases her,
he is really kind.  They both leave her room together to 
see the parents relieved that someone got through to her.

Chiyako enters her room later to bring a small apology gift
to Miki.  Her company is designing cosmetics for young girls,
and she wanted Miki to try them.  Miki admits to her that she
is jealous of Arimi's adult presence.  Chiyako tells Miki
that not everyone can wear just any fragrance.  She will find
a fragrance that is right for her.