CHAPTER 18 (1)

Running towards my Layout Artist - 1.

“WHAT DID YOU SAY!? HE SAID THAT!?” Fortuna shouted.

She suddenly put down her Copic Markers and she glared. Fortuna was kinda scary when she’s mad waaaah! I noticed that she was doing her layout designs for background designs in the manga panels of my BL. Well, I think that’s pretty normal since she’s one of my assistants after all. It’s kinda understandable why she looked so mad even more. She even got her plates to take care of. By the way, she’s Fortuna Itzel Soberano. She’s an architecture student from Summerfield Polytenic University of Manila. She’s in her 4th year and she’s really struggling hard as an architecture student.

What I know is that she was battered at her home so that’s why she decided to work hard on her own that’s why she decided to become a layout artist for my BL. She’s a good designer, you can see her sense in architecture and her background was so artsy and when it comes to perspective views that she excelled a lot. I can say that she’s a good designer. Fortuna isn’t the type who would open up to you and she looked so intimidating. She suddenly raised her eyebrows and she hissed, “I don’t care if he was the son of the president of your company or what. Come on, does he need some beating right now? I’m up for it!” She suddenly shouted

She should calm down...

The other publishers were looking at us because of her loud voice.

But I know that she’s a good friend. Perhaps that was the reason that she said those things. She may looked like her walls might be too high, and the fact that she was an introvert and she was quite hard to approach too, I know that deep in my heart Fortuna is a great friend. Because I’m not just simply a manga artist for them but we’re all friends and that’s a fact. That we’re not being just professional in here. We’re friends and that’s how I feel to them. And whatever problems that may come to them I will always be with them just like how they are to me. That’s how I am. I’m just simply treating them how they deserve. That’s why I appreciate that Fortuna being a protective friend to me right now because she’s not just doing this as a layout artist but she wanted to help me. The truth is, I didn’t expected this. That Cheng would come home. What does he need from me?

I guess he must be here to ruin my life, then? Well, whatever it is I won’t let him do what he wants. I won’t lose to him. I’m not that weak so he can just bully me when he wants to. I’ll show him that he’d regret it. I’m not the kind of person that he should bring down. I smiled at Fortuna and I pat her shoulders, “I’ll be fine. I’m not that weak kind of woman. Anyways, I’ll just pass this storyboard okay? I’ll let you guys know if there are more chapters that we should do next week!” I shouted at her and I smiled at her.

Fortuna crossed her arms and she raised her eyebrows, “I hope that he’d like it. Just because he’s your publisher, it doesn’t mean that he has rights to ruin your health by not sleeping. Damn that man.” Fortuna said bluntly and I suddenly gulped when Mamoru arrived and he raised his eyebrows at us. For sure he didn’t like what Fortuna’s comment right now. Oh he’s Mamoru Masatoshi. He’s a half-british and a half japanese. But due to his parents work, they decided to live here in Philippines. He’s a freshgrad from De Los Rios University of Manila. He took a business course. I think AB in Economics was his course in college and he studied it from 3 years and right after he graduated he started his publishing company as the Book Editor and the Publisher and he’s the owner of M.M Shounen Boys Publishing Co.

He’s a bit older than me. He’s 23 years old. And when it comes on evaluating my storyboard and when it comes to my drawings, I must say that he’s very strict.Especially when it comes to the anatomy! Well it’s my first time writing a BL story so what does he expect? Hmph! He’s not even different from Chang Heng when it comes to his attitude. He’s way too strict. Mamoru crossed his arms and he hissed, “What an attitude towards your Publisher, hmm?”

“What the--”

“Calm down haha! Come on Fortuna, our storyboard will be declined if you fought him. We’re not gonna sleep if you try to piss him off so let’s set aside our issues shall we?”I reminded her and I laughed. By her looks, she looks like she was about to eat him a whole when she’s showing those intimidating attitude of hers. Geez, are they on a competition who’s the intimidatng one here?

“Guys just calm down. Plus, aren’t we here to passed our outline and storyboard, hmm? Just settled that lovers quarrel later.” I told them and I was about to grab my bag but Mamoru suddenly took it away from me and I pouted. He’s showing his attitude, isn’t he? I can’t deal with him honestly. I kinda get why Fortuna looked so pissed off with him. I shouldn’t be even thinking about someone’s lovers quarrel you know. This is why an otaku like me can never fall in love at all.

“I’ll check on this. I still have a meeting so you should go back.”Mamoru told us and I just nodded. Usually, he wasn’t like that. He’d discuss me about my arts and the flow of my story but I didn’t get some scoldings from him which I find it very odd. Haha, it’s not like I’m looking forward for all-nighters of revising my drawing and my chapters! Even comic artists like me deserved some rest too!

Since I still have some time, I guess it would be a good idea if I talk to Fortuna more often. Seriously, she looked so pissed off. She was quite scary! I don’t know what’s happening to them but I have to know. But it looks like Fortuna had some feelings for him. I don’t want to based on what I just see or everyone sees but I guess I just have to find it my own. I got closer to Fortuna and I put my arms around her and I smiled at her, “Are you free right now? Shall we drink to Padis then?”