She is not hiding

She told me the story about Maria Kurenai
"A sickly girl who becomes powerful
Posessed by her distant relative Shizuka Hio
Maria Kurenai becomes the aristocratic vampire
Maria Kurenai becomes the strong and powerful"

 
 When she told me the story
her eyes was glowing
as children do when telling stories

There is a difference

She dresses in her clothes

She puts on her hair

She puts on her makeup

 

 
She becomes Maria Kurenai

  

 
But she is not hiding

It is not a disguise

It is not a mask

 

This is Cosplay

Her walk is confident as Maria Kurenai
With her head high
Her eyes glowing
A hidden confident smile

In her beautiful costume

Her inner beauty now can arise to the surface

Showing the strong girl

A girl that can make a difference

  

  

It is not Shizuka Hio within

It is herself 

Her true strenght and beauty shining through

 

I see the girl behind the costume

Powerful and fragile 

Strong and caring

I know she will make a difference

 

But today
She dresses up

Becomes the character

She is not hiding

She becomes her

But she is herself