Thalia_Ilace

Fans chanting your name, makeup artists and stylists swarming you and creating a beauty out of this world, your music playing on tv, and most of all, becoming someone's paradise...that's what Ishihara Minami had wanted since she was 12 years old.

An avenue to someone's healing process, a comfort to those who needed it, all the while looking like a princess and being loved by many. It sounded like heaven. It seemed like thousands of girls just like her managed to live out this dream that seemed so far it almost felt like it was made-up. They made it look easy....but who knew it would be so hard.

With so many people out to get you and willing to use you as a stepping stone, it seemed impossible to stay genuine in such a place. The road to her dream of becoming an idol that was filled with a roller coaster of emotions and constant lies, even she wonders if this dream will ever come into her grasp. 

"How far are you willing to go?" 
"I'll do anything."
"Just like they did to you?"
"No....I'll do it better than all of them combined."

Your Paradise: Listen To My Song

                Minami cried as Naoto held her tightly, rocking her gently back and forth as he rubbed her back.


                "You're not a nobody….you're a somebody…." Guilt was starting to overcome him.


                In reality, he'd always wanted her to achieve her dream, he just wanted to be the one standing by her side while she did it.


                "I'm sorry Minami, I should've just listened to you and stayed on the sidelines…."


                "It's not your fault," she leaned back and wiped her tears, "It's the whole Smile Days thing. Because they lied and said it was me and it wasn't me! And Makoto is sticking up for them for some reason and dropped me from the company and now my contract is nothing and I am nothing!"


                She ran her words together as if her mind was trying to throw them away to protect her from the pain the situation caused.


Ch 41: There is Nothing