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

Slumped on the couch, in her black oversized hoodie, Minami stared at the steam rising from her cup of tea.

Barely visible as it rose to the sky, disappearing right before her very eyes.

That steam was just like her.

Starting to become something, visible if you paid close enough attention, before disappearing into nothingness and eventually forgotten. No one would remember the steam from their tea or coffee from years ago, right?

She couldn't tear her eyes off of it, a voice in her mind begging it, 'Please stay. Please become something.'

Yet, every time it disappeared, her heart felt heavy with disappointment.

"Minami…." Naoto stared, his eyes narrowed.

He'd been watching her for ten minutes already.

Ch 47: Nothing