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

Like any other typical day off, Minami was at Yuu's apartment, AKA – WING Media HQ.

She was laying on his couch on her back while looking through her phone, her comfort level there having grown exponentially.

Yuu had completed the mixing and editing for the ballad version of Tree of Tears, which he was showing to Minami now.

It was the instrumental he had originally come up with for the song, and hearing her vocals mixed in with it almost sounded ethereal.

When the song came to its end, Yuu swiveled around on his chair to face her, "So, what do you think?"

Minami put her phone down and rolled over, looking at him, "I love it! It really sounds amazing as a ballad version, it's perfect for the B-side. How about you?"

Ch 89: Studio Picnic