His Glimmer Of Hope

Chapter 6

When he reached his booth, Kyle noticed the blush almost immediately and chuckled. "Something good happened i guess?" He teased, making Jaylen blush more. "Stop it." He mumbled behind his mask and sat on the chair behind Kyle. His phone soon vibrated and he smiled. "Can't wait for tomorrow!" He chuckled and texted back. "I still do not understand why you would want to meet me." A reply soon came after that. "Because you sound like someone i would want to meet and talk face to face and not talk through a phone."

Jaylen blushed slightly, feeling butterflies once again. "You are really great with your words huh." He replied. "You could say that." A message came and Jaylen chuckled softly. Jaylen then kept looking at the username and smiled. *Thanks for talking to me and being the light in my dark world.* He thought in his head. "Hey. But.. What time should we meet tomorrow?" A message came and Jaylen pondered for awhile. "In the afternoon?" He replied back and a message soon came after. "Cool :) Umm.. The convention centre near our area?"

*Near our area.. Isn't it here?* Jaylen thought and although he is getting tired from coming to this place for three days straight, he sighed and gave in since he does not know where else to go. "Sure :)" Jaylen replied back and a wink emoji was sent as a reply, making Jaylen blush slightly. Kyle then looked at Jaylen. "I think your artworks are being sold well.. Almost all are gone." Kyle commented and Jaylen simply nodded, his heart is feeling happy from his interaction with his favourite cosplayer and also meeting the mystery person tomorrow yet his mind is contradicting, getting ready for something bad happening since he has never felt this happy before.

The event finally ended and the crowd has dispersed from the venue, leaving only guests cosplayers, the artists and the staff in the venue. "I think we can shop around before the artists went home." One of the cosplayers said and the seven cosplayers went out of their waiting room and started venturing the venue, looking at the merchandise of other animes, props for cosplays and of course, the artists corner. "Oh." Kujo stopped in his track when he noticed Jaylen sitting on his seat, head looking down, focused on drawing on his sketchbook, while the other artsists are busy mingling about and making friends.

"You know him?" A male cosplayer asked and Kujo nodded. "That's the fan i keep talking about." Kujo said and the other cosplayers started gathering around him. "He seems cute though." A female cosplayer commented. "I didn't know you go for cute boys." Another male cosplayer teased and Kujo just hit him lightly on the arm. "Go up to him then." His friends said and pushed him to the male. Kyle looked up when he saw Kujo and his eyes widened. He then nudged Jaylen, who froze when he saw who is at his booth.

"So.. Are you the one who drew all of these?" Kujo asked and his fellow guests cosplayers face-palmed themselves as they shook their head. Jaylen slowly nodded as he kept looking down. "They are very nice." Kujo smiled and Jaylen could notice the change in his voice. The voice he is speaking now seems much more relaxed, soothing and even though his voice is deeper, he found it very captivating and down-to-earth, unlike when he is up on stage or surrounded by fans during autograph sessions.

"Can i have these then?" Kujo asked and Jaylen nodded. As he reached down to take the keychains from his luggage, his wrist bands could be seen clearly when his sleeve got pushed up slightly from the motion. Even though Kujo wanted to ask, judging by how quickly the male pulled down his sleeve, he decided to remain quiet, not wanting the atmosphere to turn into an awkward silence when it is already awkward to begin with.

"Here." Jaylen said softly and Kujo thanked him as he passed Jaylen the money but Jaylen shook his head. "We are closing soon anyways." He said softly. "But i can't possibly take these for free." Kujo said. "Then.. Why not take a selfie with him?" Kyle suggested and Jaylen hit Kyle on the arm. Kujo chuckled softly at the flustered face of the male but soon cleared his throat. "That sounds like a great deal. A give and take." Kujo said and Kyle passed Kujo Jaylen's phone, who took a selfie with him. "Thanks for the keychains and also, coming to see me everyday. I really appreciate it." Kujo smiled and left with the keychains in his hands.

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Quote #5:

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."