Oh dear. It's been awhile. Thank you for being patience with me.
So close and yet so far.
Year 5: Pass it On DC
Like a simple lullaby
Or a kiss to say goodnight
Some things are meant to share with the ones you love
Reborn focused on the newspaper he was reading as he walked down the busy streets. Skull's mistake had set the entire group scrambling all morning. With everything fixed, Reborn was heading out to lunch, reading the newspaper he had been unable to earlier in the morning.
He pulled down his fedora, blocking out the bright summer sun. This summer was going be a long and hot one. Perhaps Reborn should look into bring with him lunch so that he didn't have to brave the scorching sun for lunch.
An umbrella in a storm
Or a blanket to keep you warm
Some things are meant for those who lift us up
The song was changing. The song was one of the many incomplete ones that Reborn had been hearing for years. But recently, he began to hear more lyrics. Now that Reborn was paying attention to his soulmate's singing, it had been fascinating to hear the songs come together, an early preview just for him.
His search for Natsu was hitting dead end after dead end (fuzzy pictures and being locked out of certain sites because his IP address showed he was in Italy, not Japan) and soon Reborn was going to cave (Colonnello's teasing be damned) and buy a ticket to Japan and a ticket to Natsu's upcoming winter concert tour just so Reborn would know what he looked like!
And if there's a song in your heart, oh oh
Or if you are dancing in the dark, oh oh
Reborn heard footsteps as he approached the corner of the street. He shuffled to the right, eyes never looking up from the newspaper.
If there's a smile inside then send it along
Reborn turned the corner.
"Take a little of your love and pass it on."
Reborn skidded to a stop as the duality of words that rang in his head and that his ears had heard. He had just walked right past his soulmate!
Darting back around the corner, Reborn spotted the only person on the street. He reached out and grabbed the young man's arm, turning them around and blurted out the first thing that jumped into his mind. "You're the voice in my head," Reborn said. He cringed at the words, awkward and cliché, knowing he could have handled that much better.
He wasn't able to dwell on it long as the recognition caught up with him. Fluffy brown hair like a lion's mane, clear brown eyes, a white and orange hoodie and red and black headphones. "You're the kid from the café from five years ago," Reborn said, shocked. For some reason, Reborn had always carried that memory, now he knew why.
The kid, no the young man, smiled, soft and tiny. "And you're the man that didn't believe in soulmates."
Reborn wanted to kick himself. The cafe all those years ago. He had been singing and a kid, a foreign kid that come out of his way to talk to him and Reborn didn't… His soulmate had found him five years ago and like an idiot Reborn had pushed him away. None of his friends were going to ever let him live this down.
"I am an idiot," Reborn said, slapping his hand to his face. "You… five years ago. We could have been… shit." Who was he kidding? Five years ago Reborn would have dumped the kid in a heartbeat. But now? Now? Reborn had fallen in love with the voice in his head and he had already broken his soulmate's heart once.
In an effort to not be like his father who had broke his mother's heart, Reborn had done the same thing.
"I'm an idiot," Reborn repeated.
He struggled to find the words to apologize. For hurting his soulmate so carelessly, for not singing back until a year ago, for everything. Except Reborn never apologized, didn't even know how to start.
His soulmate tilted his head, smile growing wider. Reborn felt a flutter of hope at the spark of happiness reflected in the brown eyes.
"Let's start off properly this time. I'm Tsunayoshi Sawada, but please call me Tsuna," Tsuna said, holding out his hand.
Reborn grasped it tightly. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Tsuna. I'm Reborn. Can I take you out to lunch?"
Tsuna smiled brightly. "Sure. I would like that."
They walked down the street together, ready to start something new.
And if there's a song in your heart, oh oh
If you are dancing in the dark, oh oh
If there's a smile inside then send it along
Take a little of your love
Take a little of your love, yeah
Take a little of your love and pass it on
And we've come full circle! The song that started this story, is the song that brings them together. 8D
Please see the latest chapter of A Song Only We Can Hear if you wish to find out about why Reborn doesn't believe in soulmates and where their relationship is from 5 months later.
And lastly, this is second-to-last chapter of If There's A Song in Your Heart. The next chapter is an epilogue, three years later. Thank you so much for your support.
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