Nico took a shower and put on his pajamas after a long day of school. As he laid in his bed, he got a flashback from his childhood.
Nico's aunt and father had just come to tuck him in for bed.
"Nico, what's wrong? You haven't been sleeping like usual." Nico's aunt Maria asked in a worried voice as his father's eyebrows furrowed in concern.
"It's because every time I try to sleep, I think of what the world could be. A vision of the world I see." I explained. The adults looked at each other in confusion before turning back to me.
"What do you mean?" His father questioned.
"It's hard to explain by just talking..." Nico trailed off.
"Sing for me, darling." Maria always encouraged him to express his emotions.
"Okay, Auntie Mimi..." Maria smiled. Then, Younger Nico began to sing to the best of his seven year old ability. As did Present Nico, as he always did whenever he remembered the past times.
{Italicized words are Nico, Bold is Nico's dad, Underlined is Maria, if it has more than one, it's more than one person singing, anything in brackets is happening in the memory}
I close my eyes and I can see
The world that's waiting up for me
That I call my own
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say I've lost my mind
I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design
[Nico closed his eyes as he continued to sing.]
'Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh, a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
[Maria smiles as she hears the next verse, remembering the story she had once told Nico.]
There's a house we can build
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away
The special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say we've lost our minds
I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy
Runaway to a world that we design
[Maria and Aaron lock eyes before joining Nico's song.]
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh, a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
However big, however small
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you'll bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see
I close my eyes to see
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
A million dreams, a million dreams
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make
For the world we're gonna make
Nico let a tear fall as the memory returned. It was as if they were right next to him, singing along. He missed the times from before.
With the memories of his childhood, he drifted of to sleep, the presence of his aunt and father wrapped around him in a comforting blanket of warmth and assurance.
••••
Honestly, I think my writing has improved.
This is a little excerpt from my upcoming story, "Sing For Me, Darling" and if haven't guessed yet, it's an original story about Nico and Rhys' love story.
Yes, you heard right, you finally get to hear about how the most adored couple in all of my stories got together.
The story will be on my other account @TransTodoroki22 and is a musical au / soulmate au (possibly). I'll keep you all posted.
Luv you all,
Nico <3
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A Million Dreams (Excerpt from 'Sing For Me, Darling')
Short Story"Nico, what's wrong? You haven't been sleeping like usual." "It's because every time I try to sleep, I think of what the world could be. A vision of the world I see." "What do you mean?" "It's hard to explain by just talking..." "Sing for me, darlin...
