I do remember everything pretty well.
In fact, I'm now FILLED with love that I just can't forget the fabulous trip I had!
I'm already thinking of my next cosplay...

Anyway, here is a little journal of what happened!!!

I left Brussels early in the morning. I had to be in Paris around 3 PM to pick up a friend at the airport. I was already one hour on the road... and then it hit me: I forgot my trousers for my cosplay!

I didn't have much choice... I had to go back. I drove quiet fast because I couldn't afford to be too late in Paris. Paris Charles de Gaule has 3 terminals.... and you have to take the car to go from one to another. It took me almost 45 to find the right terminal -_-
On my way to the airport I got a police control! I was trembling, didn't knew how to react, even if I had all my papers. I was just ... impressed? But it went all well!

Few hours later, we went to the expo to get our tickets for the next days, and took a quick look. It was so huge! I was already excited to be the next day, so I could dress up in my cosplay!

Friday morning, I got up at 6.50 AM in the morning, so I could shave myself before having breakfast. I do have a very sensitive skin, and if I don't let my skin rest an hour or two, it'll look red! Even those silly 15€ products from Loreal don't help (but I still buy them… lol).

After breakfast, I quickly prepared my cosplay, put my wig on, ironing my trousers, removing all those little fur-leftovers...
I remember I had to go to the reception of the hotel to pay for my parking ticket.... but forgot to do it while I was not in cosplay so..... I walked in the room with my wig and people started staring at me (like that *_*). I was so shy! I didn't know what to do! It was the first time I was in cosplay in front of people! Soooo.... We finally took the car and drove to the expo to be on time!

The expo was open for public around 11 AM if I can recall... but I had some VIP tickets where I could go in at 9.30 AM the thing is... I was around 9 AM at the entrance, and someone from the staff noticed me and asked: 'Do you participate to the CLAMP cosplay event'? I said yes... and they told me I could get in!!! I was so lucky . I told my friend to hold my staff, and told the security that he was helping me out with the cosplay... so he could get early also ^^

I had to go to an information desk where I had to subscribe for the pre selection for the CLAMP cosplay.
They were over a hundred participants, and only 25 could go on the main stage and meet with CLAMP....! I was so afraid, it was my first cosplay, I didn't know how to act, how to take a pose for the photographers...!
I had a few minutes left before I had to prepare myself backstage for the pre selection.
So I went out.... and ... and.... well I got ATOMIZED by photographers, literally. I couldn't make one move before someone asked me if they could take a pic. The thing is, when one person asks, 20 others people jumps right in front of you because they were too afraid to ask me to pose!
I started to get comfortable in my costume... except for the heat. Did I mention that it was really hot in there?

I got next to a Sakura cosplay for some photographers... people love when two cosplayers band together for pictures! And there it was a camera that made me famous on the Japanese television (Well… I only appeared for 3 secs on the Japanese news… but still!)
I had to leave and went backstage, for which should have been 30 mins of waiting. The fact is I waited easily an hour to get on stage! The good thing is that I met with other Belgian cosplayers; I talked to a lot of interesting people.... so the waiting wasn't that terrible. Each cosplay was better one from another! I wondered if I could be one of the 25 lucky people that could do the REAL thing before CLAMP....

When they announced the results of the pre selection, I jumped and screamed! I was so happy! A jury thought my cosplay was good enough to participate in the real contest. Yahoooo!

I already lost like 1 or 2 kg of water, due to the hot weather and my hot cosplay... so I went to drink some water before parading through the halls. It was incredible.... People told me nice compliments, hugged me (there was a 'Free Hug' wave all over the contest, and people liked to hug me )...

Around 15 PM it was time for me to go back backstage and wait for the staff to guide us to the big stage... I didn't have time to go and visit the stage so I didn't know how it looked! We all prepared ourselves and went through some dark halls.... until I came into the big hall with the stage.

Holy crap! What's that huge stage doing there! There were 3 big screens broadcasting what was happening on stage. A friend of me told me there were like 5000 people in front of the main stage. That's about the time I started to panic! I told everyone around me I was afraid! Luckily, I had some veteran cosplayers helping me out, reassuring me that it's great to be on stage...

When it was time, someone announced the CLAMP. They came on the stage... everyone was screaming of joy... I almost cry as I was so happy. One girl behind me almost fainted.

We had a big screen backstage, were we could see the performances of everyone... The first couple to go on stage was a Sakura and Syaoran. (The sakura that's next to me on the Japanese television ) I was overfilled with joy. Probably because almost everyone used some Kajiuran music!
When it was about to be my turn, someone of the technical staff asked me if they should launch my music right from the start. I told them yes!
The person on stage that was introducing the cosplayers then started to introduce myself. She told something like: And now for the girls.... Fye from Tsubasa Chronicle! I remember hearing the girls screaming like hell. Now I was in total panic! I decided to put on my hood over my head.... The music started (Himitsu from Noir), and I mystically walked onto the stage. Around the center I let my hood down. Another scream.... Then I was at the end of the stage. And I saw them, all 4 members of clamp, acclaiming me, applauding me. I could see their satisfaction. I was so thrilled! I then made a little bow... turned.... and slowly went backstage.

You have to know I only had like 30 seconds for my performance!

I didn't win or anything like that... but for me, I already had THE thing I dreamed about: Performing on stage before Clamp... it was the greatest gift I could get. At least I thought so!

I'll finish my post quickly (Oh crap I write so much).
There was also Yui Makino in concert ... and then.... I GOT LUCKY (I won a ticket...) and could meet with Clamp to get an autograph! I ran from the concert of Yui to Clamp. I was the last one to get in. They saw me from far away, and already waved at me! I was in heaven. When it was finally my turn, I first met with Mokona, who told me I was so brave to have such a hot costume, that my performance was great and that they loved my costume. We talked a little about how I love their work... Luckily there was a translator, but I managed to drop of a few Japanese words.
One of them then took out her mobile phone, took some pics, asked someone from the staff to take also pictures... and they took my hand to shake it as a farewell... . I felt the tears in my eyes, but I had to stay calm!

Few minutes later and next to Clamp was Yui Makino. Someone from the staff was nice enough to take a picture with her if you lent them your camera. Yui Makino told me: "Sugoi! Fye D. Flowright desu ne?" "Hai hai!" I responded.... I told her in English I hoped she'd work once again with Kajiura Yuki, she smiled (I wonder if she got that?) and then we took the picture!

Wow... I think I almost told everything I wanted to say!

Anyway... the weekend ended quiet... sadly (Yeah, I'm single again … but there were so many great things that happened that I can live with it...

I think cosplaying is going to become one of my favorite hobbies
I got so much love, attention, compliments... It was a great feeling. And it's only my first cosplay!