When Stars Don't Shine

Chapter 1

    Today was a day where he felt tired. No, not physically. It was a day where he couldn't control his actions. Today, those actions weren't bad. Those actions made him stay in bed & make him try to disappear. Nao knows his mom would get mad if he skipped school but his body just wouldn't let him get up. His phone dinged & then he had sudden control of his body. He turned on his phone & he saw a text from Touma saying that they were allowed to practice on the courts after school, since the girls team had a practice match directly after school. That was reason enough for him to get out of bed to get dressed & go to school.

    He felt weird. He got dressed & everything & was at the dining room table, just picking at his food, which was nothing new, except for the fact that he was poking his food a certain pattern. It was the beat of a song he just released. That was the thing about Nao. He, from a young age was always good at music & got high grades in his music class whenever it was his turn, even from the first class. He didn't know how much he loved it until his second to last year of elementry school, when his mom's nagging starting to get worse.

    As Nao walked to school, that beat kept going on in his head. He was quite proud of that song when he released it & he is glad people like it. His singing voice sounds different from when he talks, which he finds convienent when his songs play around his mom.

    The beat continues until he walks into school gates. As Nao was walking to his class, he kept on feeling better mentally. Maybe today was going to be alright after all. He walked into his classroom & waved to Taiyo, who then waved back. Taiyo then waved back & walked over to Nao. Just as he reached the taller boy, the bell rang, & Taiyo & Nao walked back to their seats.

    During lunchtime, Taiyo walked over to Nao & turned the desk in front of him around.

    "So hows your day?," asked Taiyo.

    "Its been good. How about you Taiyo?"

    "Oh! I'm alright! I think I have a new favourite music artist now."

    "Oh? Who?"

    "Souta Daiki!"

    Nao's eyes widened. He didn't expect someome so close to say that name, especially since he came up with that name. He also didn't expect one of his friends to like his songs.

    After that, they talked about other things, like weekend plans & practice. It still shocked Nao of how casually & exitedly Taiyo told Nao he liked his songs, indirectly of course, but still. Once lunchtime ended, Taiyo put the desk back into place & the two boys cleaned up their messes. Then soon after, class started again.

    After school, the team had practice, as usual. Nao was a little distracted, which wasn't anything new, although he looked more happy than normal. The team definitly knowticed & decited to question the child.

    "Hey Nao, why are you happier than usual?," asked Tsubasa. This caught Nao by supprise. No one usually questioned him about most stuff anymore.

    "I'm just in a good mood today, I guess. Why do you ask?"

    "Its a little weird dude. The way you're smiling," said Itsuki.

    "Guys, leave Nao alone & just work on your swings or something." Touma to the rescue.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alright! I'm back with a new fan fic because I absolitly adore Nao & I think he deserves better. Also, I think that the fan fic that I based this off of would be really cool for Nao, if it were about him, so why not make my own version of this. Also the new AoT opening is fucking awesome & I already adore anime Falco (I loved him in the manga too). Anyways, it is two thirty in the god damn morning & it is a monday. I need sleep but god damn if I don't fix the indents on my paragraphs in my fan fics then I may go mad. Anywho, good night kids. Get some sleep.

- Big Sibling Authour