STEP BACK!

CHAPTER 20: PROMOTION

"Really? That's amazing! I knew STYLUS was hiring new models...I never thought they would hire us!"

I was excited to find out that STYLUS was wanting to hire Diamond and I as models. If I remember right, STYLUS was a fashion brand who was popular and trendy in Korea. "When will they want to start advertising? Can't wait to finally work with them." I spoke excitedly, as I was ready to model for STYLUS. I was sure it was fun and I would enjoy the experience.
"Later this afternoon."

Dominic, one of the tallest in their staffs replied. "Here's the lists of schedule." *I took the schedule list and looked at the time. A part of me was happy that it was this afternoon, while a small part of me expected it to be a little more early, but that's fine.

"Thank you Dominic...I believe it's time for us to prepare everything. Could you all leave? We need to talk with Diamond in private." I said to Dominic and the other staff members, wanting to talk with Diamond privately about this new opportunity.

They nodded. Diamond tilted his head. "You liked the promotions that our company gave?" He asked curiously. "Of course I do, dear...I'm excited for this new opportunity...I'm hoping you like it as much as me."

I gave a soft smile and a wink, wanting Diamond to take this opportunity with me, as it sounded fun and would be great exposure for the company overall. Maybe we could get bigger offers after we modeled for STYLUS.

"Let's get the things ready to go, so we can start modeling for them as soon as possible." He spoke confidently. "Yes, I'm excited too!"

Diamond was eager to get the offer.
"We should do some preparations."
Drizzle suggested, he was jumping up and down from the excitement. I laughed hearing how excited Diamond was as well as seeing Drizzle's excitement. I was excited too, knowing we would be able to get a new offer from STYLUS after being able to model our clothes.

"Of course! Let's get some things ready before going to the STYLUS studio later." I spoke with confidence and excitement about this new project. The whole idea sounded fun and I was ready and willing to model our clothes as much as Diamond was. Vanilla suddenly tapped Wish's shoulder.

"Oh, before that, I'll inform you that Chestnut's mute, can you help him? He was assigned to you by our managers."

"Ah, I see...of course, I would be more than happy to help Chestnut out."
I spoke happily and then looked at Chestnut and wanted to make him feel comfortable. I could make some notes for his mute problems to understand if he wanted to speak.

"Chestnut, do you think you'd be able to write some things down on paper...so I could understand you better?"
I asked Chestnut, wondering how he wanted to be treated. If he wanted to write what he would say, I would be more than happy to translate for him. Chestnut pulled his marker and sketch book as he wrote words.

"Hello, I'm the youngest in the group, and I can't speak but, I'll communicate with you by my handwriting." He smiled to Wish. My heart felt glad that I could be able to understand Chestnut better. It sounded like a tough situation for a child to be mute, but him being able to write down what he wants to say helped a lot.

"I'm glad that I'd be able to understand you better now, Chestnut. It's lovely to meet you, dude."
I spoke sweetly to Chestnut, wanting the best for him. I gave him one of my signature smile, hoping to make him feel more comfortable with himself. They went to the studios to promote the clothing and bags the brand included in the photoshoot. Wish was doing excellent in his takes, every shot was delicate.

"Wonderful! Nice!" Haki and Hayato cheered him. I heard the cheering of Haki and Hayato, as I was glad they liked my work today. I felt a sense of pride and joy for it.

"Thank you! I did my best since this is something important for the company." I spoke happily and then took some photos with Diamond, knowing it would help promote our clothes better. I felt that it was a lot of fun too, as I loved modeling our clothes from time to time. It was a good opportunity to represent the company. "You looked so handsome, my love~"

Diamond complimented Wish, adoring the older. I blushed and smiled at Diamond's compliment towards me. I could never get used to his words of love, as it felt wonderful every time he would compliment me. I then took a photo of Diamond.

"I could say the same! You look absolutely handsome, my love. I'm just as lucky to have you." I took a photo of Diamond, feeling happy that I took a photo of him doing his job wonderfully. I felt proud of Diamond. Diamond really was a great model, making the photos come alive.

After the photoshoots, Atticus and Calix gave them some snacks. "....And here's for Wish." Atticus handed out the snacks, while Calix handed out drinks. "Drinks here!" He shouted. I took a snack from Atticus happily, as I enjoyed eating them. I spoke to Calix and Atticus, while taking a drink from Calix before I had a snack.

"So...these snacks and drinks are for us?" I said with a joyful smile on my face, wanting to be sure if these were all for me, Diamond and the team we were with. If so, I felt happy that the company was very thankful to us. I was thankful to them too, as they were giving me the opportunity to make a successful modeling career. Atticus and Calix gave them a thumbs up.

"Hey Wish, they're really good at making foods, so they opened up a food company by themselves last year." Raspberry informed Wish. *I looked at Raspberry and smiled. I was interested in knowing more about the food company that Atticus and Calix made.

"Oh, is that so? That sounds wonderful! What's the name of the food company? I'm curious to know what type of food they make." Wish spoke softly and happily, wanting more information on the new food company that Atticus and Calix made.

"AC Corporation." Raspberry handed out the list of foods the two usually make. The foods are sushi, maki, takoyaki, taiyaki, ramen, japchae, tteokboki, and kimchi. I was curious about the list Raspberry gave me, as I read the list of types of food the AC Corporation made.

"Oh, so a lot of Asian cuisine. It would be nice to try the foods they make one day...maybe after our shifts are done, we could go try their food." He spoke cheerfully as I looked at the list and was interested to see what the foods looked like. I could picture Diamond eating some takoyaki and ramen, as he was a big fan of it.

"Wish, you're getting hungry, go and eat." Diamond gave him some makis. I looked at Diamond, feeling a bit embarrassed. I accepted the maki he gave me, smiling as I ate up the maki happily.

"Thank you, Diamond...maybe I was hungry...I love makis." I spoke softly and I ate the maki, feeling quite pleased with myself for eating something. I felt hungry again, but I would rather not tell Diamond that since I was happy I ate my maki.