3RD MOVEMENT: ABANDONED PASSION

It's been one month since Tsuna started interacting with his parents. Little by little, his appetite and mood slowly improved. From the bottom of his slump, he tried his best to stand on his own and leave the past.

Leaving his old persona behind as he moved on with his life.

He can now express himself and sometimes smile a little, which made his parents happier and lessen their worry since they knew that their son was slowly opening up to them, which was by far the most important thing. Though, they couldn't deny the fact that they were still being observed by their son's dull brown eyes that lost its usual warm and radiating light.

The brunet also resumed attending school as the people around him noticed the changes in his personality.

The cheerful, clumsy, funny and active brunet that his schoolmates always teased for being a classical music geek (as evidence of his marks in music class), the hopeless violinist as they called him, but he's really good nonetheless and was called Dame -Tsuna for fun. He who never refused any requests as long as he can and…

The Sawada Tsunayoshi that they cherished just because he was just always himself was gone and was replaced with a different person.

Now he preferred to be left alone after class. He would go out somewhere far away from the other students, satisfied just by staring at the blue sky. The brunet was silent and he couldn't hear his schoolmates talk to him as his mind seemed to wander around. Most of all the former music geek did not attend music class as he treated it like it was a curse for him and focused on his academics as he became their class' top student. He usually held a book about law so he could pursue his late brother's career, which was what he told to some schoolmates that asked him what his goal was.

That was what the brunet said, but it was different to the people who always watched him, especially his father.

As the brunet tried his best to learn about what lawyers should know, Iemitsu could see his son's emotions. The true emotions of Tsunayoshi.

He would focus on achieving on his academics, to get a scholarship and avoid what he truly wanted the most, but he always had this wrinkle on his forehead like he was hurt inside, like he wanted to be somewhere else, but he couldn't leave.

He couldn't let go, he was tied with invisible chains.

His conscience was trapped.

Iemitsu knew that he needed to help his son's emotional pain somehow, but the solution that he had in mind was risky for both his wife and his son. So he waited for the right time, a time when his son was not inside the house and he could talk to his wife.

"No! I will not allow that Iemitsu! Can't you see what it did to our family?" Sawada Nana was angry when she heard what her husband wanted to do for their son. "And besides, he's already realizes his true dream, to become a lawyer just like his brother, like we always wanted, honey!" She smiled, but her lips were trembling, as if deep inside she knew and understood the reasons behind her husband's idea. But still, she didn't want to lose another son, so opposing her husband's decision was the only way for her to ensure that herself that Tsuna wouldn't return to his former passion, the passion that was at fault for her older son's death. That was what enlisted in her mind.

However, she was aware that she was only running away from the truth.

That no one was at fault.

Not even music.

She was just scared, that's all.

"Honey." Iemitsu approached his wife and hugged her before continuing. "I know you understand. It's for his own good," He paused and listened to his wife for a while and then resumed, "He is not Ieyasu, but our youngest son, Tsunayoshi, who loves music just like how Ieyasu loved his chosen course and it pains me to see him force himself into something he doesn't want." His voice sounded a little bit shaky, like his tears were about to fall. "You understand me. Right, honey? We are going to enrol him in Vongola Academy for middle school."

He heard his wife cry even more than before, making his eyes release its build up tears too. After this, it was up to his son. How will he react to their decision?

And so, they waited for their only son to return from school.

"I'm home." the brunet said with his calm and not so lively voice as he entered the house. His parents were in front of him, like they were waiting for him to arrive.

"Tsu-kun, can we talk for a while?" His mother spoke first as she looked at him with worried eyes. The brunet only nodded, curious about what they were going to talk about. So he followed his parents to the living room as he sat down, facing his parents on the opposite couch.

"Tsuna, for your next school year, you will be attending Vongola Academy." Iemitsu, without his usual cheerful voice, spoke as he stared sternly at his son, observing him.

Tsuna's eyes widened in surprise, his mouth was left open, unable to release his words.

I don't want it! I refuse! That is what he wanted to say, but for unknown reason, he couldn't say those words. It felt like it would hurt him. 'I already abandoned music, so why? Why am I hesitating? Just say it, Tsuna. You will become a lawyer like your brother, not a trying hard musician.'

"I-I refuse, Dad!" He looked at his father. His voice wavered as his old self's emotions slowly resurfaced. Then Tsuna turned to his mother as he pleaded her to stop Iemitsu and let him continue on what he was doing because his career change was the right one. "Mom, please. I have decided to be a lawyer, j-just like him."

"But is that really what you want, Tsu-kun?"

The moment Nana said those words, Tsuna looked down. Those words left him speechless.

"Tsuna, you are not your brother. So please stop pursuing your brother's career. It's not what you are." Iemitsu and Nana moved to their son and sat beside him.

"Tsu-kun, don't push yourself so hard. Your brother would get mad at you." Nana touched her son's face and patted his fluffy, brown, gravity defying hair.

"Mama is right, Tuna fish." Iemitsu grinned as he pinched his son's cheeks, imitating the brunet's way of cheering him up.

Tsuna felt warm as his parents sat beside him, trying to convince him.

He was happy.

Especially the old him.

The brunet sighed in defeat and decided to agree with his parents.

"Fine. But on one condition."

"Eh?" Both of his parents suddenly broke their tight hug at their son just after he agreed.

"1 year. After 1 year and I refuse to continue attending the school, then you will allow me to transfer." he said with his eyes closed and his right hand pointing up, just like he always did when he was explaining, which made his parents delighted.

"It's a deal."

'What kind of situation did I end up in?!' the brunet thought while lying on his bed. Looking up at the ceiling, he tried to remember about the conversation from a while ago. 'There's no backing out now, Tsuna. You already said yes.'

Just for a little while, Tsuna felt a nostalgic feeling. It was a happy feeling, he was happy that he was about to enter the academy. But the fear was still there.

He still hated music. He really does.

The evidence was that he doesn't even try to touch his violin or look at it anymore. It was hidden away along with the school letter of acceptance to be a non-regular student.

As the memory of the other letter and his brother's composed piece came rushing into his mind again.

His eyes widened as he remembered his brother's composed piece, the one Ieyasu made just for him. He hurriedly looked at his drawer and sighed in relief when he saw the letter and the piece, though it looked dirty with some black stains, but was still readable.

The brunet grabbed the Vongola Academy's letter that passed him as a regular student and hurriedly went to their backyard and burned it.

'I don't need it anyways.' Tsuna thought as he watched the fire devour the letter.

It's going to be alright, brother.

"What?" He was about to return to his room when his mind heard a familiar voice.

But who was it?

The brunet shook his head, unable to remember anything about the voice. He entered his room and decided to hide the music piece made by his brother. After all, he promised himself that he would not play his violin.

Yet…

A YEAR LATER

Sawada Tsunayoshi finished Elementary with flying colours, making his parents proud. But what made them really proud was that their son would soon be attending the school of his dreams. However, Tsuna unconsciously knew that his hatred of music was still there.

Now he was about to leave home and start attending Vongola Academy as promised.

"Tuna fish, you're forgetting your violin. Haha!" His father happily handed him his violin, making Tsuna flinch. It took courage for him to touch it, even the hard case. With all the energy could muster, he grabbed and wears it as he gulped and sighs heavily.

"Tsu-kun, be sure to contact us when you get there, okay?" his ever cheerful mother said as she hugged him and kissed his cheeks.

"Okay, Mom." the brunet said to his mother as he smiled a little.

Then the train came. He hugged his parents for the last time before boarding the train. He looked at his parents as they waved at him, unknowingly flashing the familiar and radiating smile that his parents had never seen for a year, making them cry while looking at their leaving son.

'Time surely flies fast.' both of them thought, looking at the train, now far from their reach.

NOTE: If you are a regular student of the Vongola Academy of music and arts, you will have a special music class every day after the non music classes in the morning. The students are ranked depending on their performance or sometimes whoever wins from a music duel as they will get star badges, the lowest; 1 star badge and the highest ; 5star badge. And as a holder of the said star badges, you will have a lot of privileges in the school.

For non regulars, remove the regular music classes. But no need to worry, since every month, students of the non regulars will always have a selection, to showcase their talents and whoever is selected, they will be promoted as a regular student. And mind you that all of the non regular students needs to participate in monthly selections or they will be force you to drop out the school.

Beta ed by Pure Red Crane

TBC

That's all for today,. Haha

I'm having a writers block at one of my stories, but at this time, my ideas were like rushing to this story , so I write it out .

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Im in a very good mood today,. :D Oh. It's night time here .hoho

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