On the Other Side [Len x Oliver Fanfiction]

Chapter 6 - Captivating Convention of Love

~Len's POV~

I honestly didn't really like the new episode of The Idolization of Oliver as much as the others. It kinda pissed me off.

Well, onto a different subject.

There's a cosplay convention being held soon nearby, and Rin's forcing me to go dressed up as Magical Kitty Len-Len. I really don't want to, but if I don't, she'll put more pictures online.... It's not like I have a choice....

"Len, hurry up! We've gotta leave now!" Rin shouted up at me, thinking it would make me change faster. Right.

Of course, Miku and Kaito were coming with us; the full cast. Apparently, the video had been a huge hit, and a ton of people were saying they liked it and how they would cosplay as me and all that. I really hate it.

"Len," Kaito cooed, "Aren't you even the least bit excited?" Jeez, just listening to him made my ears want to fall off.

"Not one bit," I deadpanned, crossing my arms and narrowing my eyes ahead, not wanting to look at the bluenet next to me.

Meiko glanced back at us from where she was positioned driving. "Len, it's not that bad."

"Yes, it is," I complained. No matter what anyone said, this was the worst possible thing that could happen. Especially because Kaito was here.

Meiko just gave a heavy sigh in reply.

It was a long drive to the convention, so I had to entertain myself in the car. Of course there was nothing to do, and Kaito kept pulling at my cat ears the whole time, which added to the annoyance.

When we finally reached the convention, everyone filed out of the car. I stretched my arms out, since they had fallen asleep with everyone crammed in next to me. Why Rin had to sit in the front and not Miku? I'm not sure. Probably because they're obsessed or something.

"See? It wasn't so bad." Meiko placed her hand on my shoulder, grinning broadly. I just rolled my eyes.

"Totally." My voice was laced with the most obvious sarcasm that not even Kaito could miss it. And he's an idiot.

Meiko huffed softly and tightened her grip on my shoulder. I reacted almost immediately and yelped in pain.

"What was that for?!" I shouted at her once I had pushed her arm away from me.

She smiled softly, but it had a creepy aura. "I'm not sure." It was totally obvious that she was mocking me in her strange way....

We all walked into the convention after everything was set. There were booths for a bunch of different animes. Things like Assassination Classroom, Black Butler, The Devil is a Part-Timer, D-Frag, K-ON, and a whole bunch of different genres and shows. I honestly almost got swept away by the crowd of people there....

The booth that we were brought to, of course, was a Magical Kitty Len-Len booth. Meiko made me sit down while Rin sat on my left, and Miku to my right.

As the day went on, people were lining up for autographs from all of us. It made me sick knowing that people enjoyed my misery and pain. I had to hold back all the looks of disgust I could've given people and replace them with forced smiles.

After a while, the signing got super boring for me. The same routine: smiling, signing, commenting, watching them leave. It got super annoying. Well, until this one kid came up to me.

"A-ah, u-um...." He fidgeted slightly where he was standing and held out a piece of paper that was probably ripped from a notebook by the way it looked. "C-could you...?" He couldn't seem to be able to finish his sentence, but I easily understood and replied with a nod.

"Sure." For some unknown reason, I gave a genuine smile to him out of all those other people. There were plenty of cute girls who came in line to see me, and were around my age, but I didn't even think twice about trying to flirt. But this kid.... He was different, probably...?

Maybe it's just the fact that he gave off some sort of aura that didn't make me hate him as much as the others.

Before I even knew it, I handed him the paper back.

"Hey, you kinda look like someone I've seen before...." It was supposed to be a murmur that was directed at him, but he probably shouldn't have heard it.

"E-eh...? R-really...? U-um, thank you...?" He fidgeted again. I could see how awkward he was standing there and just talking to me, so I tried lightening the mood a bit with a soft chuckle.

"You're actually kinda cute." I suddenly let a few words slip out that weren't intended to. We both froze up and our eyes widened in sync.

"U-u-u-um...." The boy glanced around awkwardly before giving a slight bow and thanking me before running off in a seemingly flustered way.

I would've gone after him, and actually almost did, but I had to stay because I knew that if I were to run off, Meiko would've gone off on me later.... So I obviously had to stay....

Rin glanced over at me, grinning like an idiot. "So...." She snickered softly as she handed back an autograph to someone in her line.

"What?" I asked, honestly confused as to why she was laughing. I raised an eyebrow at her.

"Did you sign that boy's paper with your phone number?" Rin's smirk widened a bit, seeming to know that she was right.

"Huh? Did I...?" I tilted my head slightly as I thought for a moment. Did I actually sign my phone number onto his paper...?

I sighed softly as I shook my head. Rin just giggled softly and continued to give autographs.

Is this all a convention is...? Well, maybe for the booth portion.... I thought silently to myself as I forced another smile to the person in front of me.

Maybe next time there's a convention I'll try to find that boy again....