Untied Strings

I am sitting in my office with so much paper work still loaded there in my desk; I closed my eyes trying to let them rest for a while. I have stayed there to finish my work for about ten hours without taking any break wishing to finish it as soon as possible, but they just keep coming making it endless. I look at the window to find the sun had started to sink; making the sky's color became darker. After stretching out my body I decided to go home and finish the remaining work there because I know that little girl is waiting for me.

I got out from the elevator and walked to the parking lot to find my car and as soon I find it I get in car to drive me home.

"I am home. "I changed my high heels into house slipper before walking to the living room to find no one there so I went to the kitchen and finally find her.

"I am home Vivio." The little girl with Christmas color eyes is standing besides the dining table placing the food that she has just cooked.

"Ah, welcome home Fate-san, I have just finished the last dish, lets start dinner." I smiled at her and nodded.

As we sit down and start to eat I hear my phone ringing. I take a look at the caller name before picking it up.

"Fate, it is me Lindy, it's been a month since you and Vivio leave America and moved to Japan, how is it? Has my cute granddaughter doing fine?" I can hear the kind and caring voice talking from my phone, I looked at Vivio staring at me curiously.

" She is fine Lindy-san, Vivio has been a good girl, and she has found many wonderful friends to sharing her worlds now. So you don't need to worry too much about her." I hear a relief sound coming out from her and then I offered the phone to Vivio
"Its grandma." Vivio take the phone and begin the conversation happily.

Watching Vivio talking with varies cheerful expression dazzled me when Vivio called.

" Fate-san, grandma wants to talk to you."

I picked up the phone from Vivio and knowing the direction of the up coming conversation I told Vivio to eat first and walked away from the dining room. I went to the living room, holding the phone on my ear as I stand beside the window.

"Yes Lindy-san, what is it?

"So Vivio still hasn't called you "Mom" yet has she?" Lindy-san voice showed up her sad voice.

"… She needs time. It's going to take more time for her to be able to recover. It hasn't been so long since the accident." I tried to be strong enough to not let this conversation reminding me of that time, the time they left us.

"Fate…" Lindy-san sighed before continued her words.

"I wished you and Vivio's here with me, but with your current condition its looks impossible to happen. You are a kind woman; you choose to help your mother with her company over your love to music. And it worsens when they leave us. I know it's hard for you, but you have to remember you are not alone, Vivio's not alone, be strong Fate…"

Lindy-san is suffering too, she lost her son and daughter-in-law at the same time leaving her granddaughter with me in a far away place, its must be harder for her.

"Thanks Lindy-san, I will be strong enough for Vivio and for you to depend on." I made up my mind to become stronger; I looked up at the night sky with my palm placed at my chest "I won't lose to anything."

"You know Fate? Hearing this from you have given me strength too and I always thinking of you as my own daughter since long time ago, if you ever need anything just call me, you understand dear? And now would you grant me a little wish? Would you please call me mother?"

Lindy-san said something that make me blushed, yes I have always think her as my own mother too, but to call her mother now, i-its just…

"What's wrong Fate? Don't you think me as your mother too?" Lindy-san sound disappointed.

"No… no it's not like that! It-its just…I-I am…" I can't say it out, It really embarrassing..

"Hem?…come on Fate, just called me Mom and I will be enough for me." Lindy-san's sad voices leaving me no other choice.I take a deep breath before say it.

"M-Mom..." I said it and blushed but feel happy too.

"Now, good girl. Thank you Fate. Its makes mo so happy and I think I can have a nice dream no, I love you and tell Vivio I love her too, Good night."

"Good night Lin-…M-mom." Lindy-san sounds happy when she hung up the phone and so does me.

When I am leaving the window, I noticed the light come from the house next door, Its strange since when we move here they house has been empty. I walk to the kitchen finding Vivio has finished her dinner and she is washing the dishes now.

"Vivio, I saw light from the house next door, do you know anything?" I asked Vivio while sitting and continue to eat the dinner.

"Ah! Yes, they are going to be our new neighbors, I met them when coming home from school." Vivio tell me while finished clean up the kitchen.

I can tell she that she is tired and called her over, I hugged her and kiss her forehead before escorting her to her bed.

"Fate-san." Vivio called me as I sitting besides her bed.

"What it's Vivio?" I asked her smiled at her.

"I want to hear you to play the flute for me, will you?" with that puppy eyes she look at me.
"Of course, just wait a minute." I walked to my room to take my flute and returning to Vivio's room and started to play a song for her. Sometimes before go to sleep Vivio asked me to play something for her and I always did it for her with gladly.

Not long after that, Vivio fall a sleep and before leaving her room I stroke her hair lightly and whispered good night to her.

Continued to chapter 2

Hello! I am finally able to bring my self to post my first fan fic. This chapter was edited after Risa Arakawa offered her help to edit the first five chapters. Thanks for your help Risa ^^.