New View - An Angelic Layer Fanfic by topleka

"Okay," Misaki said outloud to her self. "I can do this. There are plenty of fans dressed up as Angels. I'll blend right in." She adjusted the blue visor that rested on her eyes and opened the stall door. "No!" She slammed the door shut again. "I can't!" She looked down at her body, now dressed liked Wizard, Oujirou's Angel. "How did I get myself into this?" she wondered. It hadn't seemed like a bad idea at the time, and since Oujirou wouldn't even be at the convention, there was no problem, right? But now here she was hiding in the bathroom and afraid to go back to the convention. "Well I can't stay here forever," she said. She opened the stall door again and slowly peeked around the corner. One girl, dressed as Blanche, stood in front of the mirror. She hummed a little tune as she brushed her hair, unaware of the shy girl staring at her. Misaki straightened herself and walked to the mirror confidently.
The girl looked up. "Oh wow! What a great costume! You look just like Wizard!" She exclaimed.
Misaki smiled gratefully. "Thanks. You look good too." She checked herself one more time in the mirror. The girl was right. Misaki had spent hours working away at the costume, and she had found a good wig as well. If she didn't know better, she'd think she was looking directly at Oujirou's Angel. With a deep breath, Misaki left the bathroom and was immediately swept up in the throng of fans that crowded their way around the convention.

"Oh wow! You look so nice!" Misaki exclaimed as she looked over her friend.
"Don't I?" Tamayo asked as she struck a pose. She grabbed Koutarou and flipped him onto his back. "Hikaru disposes of all opponents!"
Koutarou struggled to his feet. "You don't look so bad, either. Misakichi."
"Yeah," Tamayo said with an evil grin. "Who'd have thought that our little Misakichi would be brave enough to risk getting trampled by fangirls and dress up as Wizard!"
Misaki blushed. "I thought it would be...nice," she said, still searching for the right word.
"Nice?" Tamayo teased. "Well if you say so!" She grabbed Koutarou and dragged him through the masses. "Come on! I'm definitely entering the contest!"
Misaki watched as her two friends disappeared into the crowd. She turned, unsure of what to do. The crowd was full of people dressed up as various Angels. As she wandered through the crowd, she noticed a growing group of girls gathering around someone. Her curiosity aroused, she moved in closer. Stuck in the crowd of giggling girls was a young man dressed as Wizard! Misaki inched forward. His outfit was well made, and looked perfect. Some of the girls turned around and saw Misaki, also dressed as Wizard. With more squeals of delight, the group broke into two sections of crazy fangirls. A sweatdrop formed on Misaki's head. "Maybe I should tell them I'm a girl," she thought. In the meantime, the other Wizard had forced his way through the crowd to Misaki.
"Hi!" he said. "Looks like we've got a similar problem." He grabbed Misaki's hand pulled her through the crowd. "This way!" he said and the two of them ran down a long hallway. He opened a door and the two of them ran in. The door shut behind them, and they could hear the sounds of girls running past them. After it became silent, he opened the door and glanced around.
He turned around. "Okay, coast is clear." The two of them walked out into the hallway, still wary of the stampede of girls that might appear at any moment.
"Thanks," Misaki said. "I'm not used to that sort of attention." She looked him over. He had a nice build, and his expression was calm. "What's your name?" she asked.
He turned to her in surprise. "My name?" he smiled. "What's yours?"
"Uh..." she blushed. "Call me Saki."
"Okay, Saki. Call me Ji-kun." He smiled at her. "It's nice to meet a girl who's a fan, but who doesn't attack me."
Misaki turned away. "Um, yeah. I guess."