"Ah shit. I have so many more commissions today." I sit up about 2 hours after I fell asleep.

My art is very important to me and so is my tumblr, that shit is always full of questions for me and requests.

Hmm..maybe I should raise my prices...

I take out my old calculator and start doing some math trying to increase some prices. At the same time I kept drawing.

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I slam down my drawing tablet pen and fall back onto my bed. I had been awake since 12:00 am and it was now 10:00 am... it was time to crash.

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"M....to.....Mak....Mako..to...Makoto.."I heard my name being called several times. The voice was distant and it reached out to me from the light.

What is this am I dying? Is an angel trying to take me to heaven?

"Makoto...come here now!" The voice then turns deeper and demonic, now the hand grabbing me and pulling me downwards into a black pit.

"Wait! Why?" I asked it. "Is it because I'm gay? I'm sorry! I didn't mean to be pansexual! I was born this way!"

"Makoto! Get up dammit!" My eyelids fly open to see that my mother was the one talking to me the whole time. Holy shit, I hope I wasnt sleep talking and accidentally came out to my mom just now.

"Ma... What the heck." I rub my eyes after I bolted up from my bed. "What time is it?"

"You promised you would be ready by 5:00 pm.. Makoto it's 4 and you're still sleeping."

"Sorry but I was up late working." I comment casually while yawing. "Good morning by the way."

"No Makoto it's not morning anymore it's the afternoon." She sighs as she picks up some dirty clothes from the ground. "Also, your breakfast is in the fridge. Microwave it and go eat."

"I'm gonna go shower. Remind me when I get out."

Yes thats right. I forget to eat. Maybe that's another reason why my mother doesnt chase me out.

I literally can't take care of myself for shit.

I finish showing and dress in some black jeans and a yellow sweater.

After I slip on my sweater I look down at my flat chest.

"Damn." I whisper to myself in disappointment.

"Don't forget to eat!" I hear my mother call out.

"Yeah yeah..." I head to the kitchen and put my stuff in the microwave.

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So about two hours later we had to head out to the fancy japanese restaurant that th efam was suppose to meet up at.

"Makoto! Are you ready?" My mom ran from the bathroom to her room at least a dozen times now. She was pretty frantic on getting ready.

"Yeah." I confirm, as I wait on the couch looking through my dash on tumblr.

"Ok- woah no." She looks at me from head to toe. "This is a formal restaurant Makoto. Wear something nice."

"Mom." I turn to look at her. "Please."

"No! Go put on a dress or something."

I got up lazily from the couch and dragged myself back to my room. Seriously my mom was starting to be a drag.

Oh yeah! I get to move out soon! After that I'll be pretty much free to do anything I want.

I begin to look at the bright side of things and begin feeling the slightest bit better. I'm still tired though, and gay.

"Okay done." I slipped on a suit that I used to cosplay and styled my hair a bit manlier. Oh yeah, I looked pretty badass.

"Oh my god Makoto Shindo..." My mom rolls her eyes and gives up. (She gave up a while back.)

In the end we just left the house like that. I was already running low on energy by the time we arrived at the restaurant.

I look at the building the place was settled in looked really nice. I started wondering and hoping that my new dad would take care of the bill for us.

Yeah.. we probably can't afford even breathing the air on this property.

"Yes the reservation under 'Zaizen'. My mother told the girl that stood at the entrance. The girl looked down at her list and then glanced at me by accident. We made eye contact; she began to blush.

What the fuck.

I ignored it since my energy bar was close to zero.

Energy bar?

Did I really just think that. Holy shit I'm nerd trash.

I pretty much gave up on myself by now.

The girl waitress or whatever walked us in to a nice looking room that contained a medium sized table and was set for four people.

"Welcome! I was waiting for you two!" the rich looking man in the room says with a smile.

He wore an expensive looking suit, and was middle aged. I think.

Most likely.

I was in my own world mentally discussing the guy's looks as he stared at me in a friendly manner.

I'm judging you please hold....

"Nice to meet you. I'm Makoto."

"Makoto? I thought you were a girl. You're mother had told me so." He informs me while chuckling.

So you think I'm a boy?

The dude seemed pretty chill but, I suck at socializing so...

"My son is on his way. He just ended work so he told me he was going to be late."

"Okay." Wait he has a son? I have a step brother? What in the heck.

"Mother." I whisper to my mom sneakily. ":You didn't say anything about new siblings."

"Yes I did..." She rolls her eyes again. "Listen, you gotta get your shit together if you're planning on living alone. You gay child of mine."

I gasp. "Mother. You heard me? Oh my god..."

"Yes, and you were also sleep talking about living alone and how adult life sucked."

"What the heck. What reality is this?" I thought I had just thought about it before falling asleep but I guess they (my thoughts) leaked into the dream portion of my brain, and fucked shit up.

"So you're 24, Makoto?" My step father asks as he puts his hands together.

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

"Uh yeah."

"I heard you were trying to start your own business, are you having financial issues?"

"Um well...kind of. I've been living with my mom up until now so it's been more or less easy to afford my products, if I move out now, I'm going to have to spend rent money and such..."

I sit up a little straighter and explain that I didn't want to live with them because i didn't want to interfere with their newlywed life.

"I understand son." He says putting a hand on my shoulder. "I can call you that right?"

"Ah, yeah." I nod.

"I realize that your intentions are genuine and that you want to be a bit more independant. I too, wanted to start a business when I was your age too. It would've been amazing if someone helped me out with at least my living expenses..."

With that he took a deep breath and smiled. "I can hand you the key to a nice house not far from yours. It's mine and it's been quite abandoned for a while now. You can live there for a while until you get your business running."

"I-...thank you!" I say as I stand and bow to him. Holy shit I hit jackpot.

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"Ah! Akiyoshi!" My new dad announces as a tall, slender young man with slicked back hair walked in.

He had an air of confidence and leadership. He definitely looks like the big brother type.

"Nice to meet you guys." He smiled at us after greeting his father.

He turned to me and gave me a funny look before saying.....