Untied Strings chapter 7:

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"Where do you think you're going Fate-chan?" Hayate asked me when she saw me leaving to get out of the house.

"Eh? Ah. I-I forgot something in my car and I-I think I am going to get it now. Do you mind?" I tried to make an excuse to get out of here and take Nanoha to dinner someplace else since I didn't need to worry about Vivio anymore.

"I won't mind if you're going to get something from your car. But, if you are trying to take her away, I won't let that happen you know. Do you see the car parked outside? It's not mine. I borrowed it from my friend to make sure you wouldn't be aware of my presence. You can't run away from me with that lame excuse Fate-chan. You should have studied the art of lying to use better words and brush up on your acting skills. People wouldn't be fooled with just a cute face! Don't you know how popular you are? There are many people idolizing you right now and they will always have their eyes on you whenever you are near. There are some people taking pictures of you and stalking you, but of course, I always "took care" of them so you never realized it. That's why I can't leave you and Vivio alone! You are too innocent and Vivio is still a child. Don't you ever think about what would happen to me if someone ever hurt both of you? Do you think I could just put it aside from my mind? Of course I wouldn't be able to! I won't allow any one suspicious near you or Vivio. I'll test anyone who has the guts to approach my dearest Fate-chan and Vivio. Takamachi Nanoha isn't an exception, and I can't wait to meet her. Ooh…I am really excited! I can't stop myself from talking. Hurry up and come here Takamachi Nanoha, I am waiting for you! There are so many things I am planning to do, something like that and something like this, khekhekhe…" She laughed while crossing her arms, talking to herself and sinking into her own world.

I was too scared to move or say anything. She was really serious about this. I remembered when some guys tried to approach me, and they quickly dashed out of my house after being interrogated by Hayate. Now they just avoid or run away from me when they see me, making me curious as to what Hayate interrogated them about. But she never allowed me to join in on the interrogation. And this time she's going to take Nanoha in her interrogation room; a room where she used to sleep when she stayed over. What will happen if Nanoha dashed out from this house and avoid me? Sure she won't tease me anymore, but I would be so lonely if she isn't my friend anymore. I can't oppose Hayate, but I don't want to lose Nanoha. What should I do? I kept sulking until I saw Vivio coming in from the living room.

"Fate-san welcome home, what are you doing standing in here and wha-?" she stopped asking when she saw Hayate. She dashed behind me and I could see her scared face.

"Wh-what happened to Hayate-san? I am scared Fate-san." She kept hiding behind me.

"Hayate! Stop daydreaming, you are scaring Vivio!" I shouted to snap Hayate out of her world.

"Ah! I am sorry Vivio, did I scare you? Please forgive me honey." Hayate returned from her own world and looked at Vivio who's still hiding behind me.

"U..uhm, I forgive you Hayate-san. But don't scare me like that again, okay?" She walked over to Hayate and gave her a hug.

"Thanks Vivio, I promise I won't do it again." She smiled at Vivio.

I giggled at their conversation and then became surprised when I heard a knock at the door.

"Fate-chan, it's me, Nanoha. Open your heart for me please!" I heard Nanoha's voice shouting to tell me to open my heart and not the door. I blushed at Nanoha's words. How can she tease me at a time like this, seriously! I became surprised again after hearing a deathly scream.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaa…Hayate-san's turning into a demon!" I saw Vivio crying while running into her room after seeing Hayate's face.

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"Don't worry Vivio, Hayate isn't a demon. She's just really excited about certain things, so don't be afraid of her." I scooped up Vivio into my arms and took her into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

"But…but, her face looked like a demon before." She was still scared from Hayate's face, but I couldn't blame her for getting so scared over it. To tell you the truth, it scared me, too.

"We know that Hayate loves us. Even if she turns into a demon, she won't hurt us. We have to be able to accept everything about her, her weaknesses, her strengths, all of it, just like how she accepts us. Understand?" I patted her head while smiling at her.

"Okay, I understand Fate-san, I won't be afraid of her "demon face" anymore. I'll try to accept everything and love her more than she does me." I still saw her scared face but she was trying to fight it. It made me so proud of her.

"You are a good little girl, Vivio and I am so proud of you. Now, let's prepare dinner. Would you like to help me my sweet little princess?" I put Vivio down and smiled at her.

"Uhm! I will help you Fate-san." She smiled back at me and we began to cook.

As we prepared the dinner, I looked at Hayate's door. It's been half an hour since they entered the interrogation room. After I introduced Hayate to Nanoha, Hayate invited Nanoha into her room. Before entering the room, Nanoha told me Ein had fallen asleep so she wouldn't be joining us for dinner. Hayate told me to watch over Vivio and prepare dinner while they chatted.

I could feel my heart racing, wondering what was happening inside that room. What is Hayate doing to Nanoha? Will Nanoha be able to convince Hayate to accept her into my life? I sighed and tried to concentrate at cooking. Not long after that I heard the interrogation room open and Nanoha got out, followed by Hayate. They were still talking to each other, so I approached them.

"I thought I would be able to scare you away, but you weren't, and so it makes me very happy. Looks like Fate-chan has found a nice friend here. Thank you Nanoha-chan." Hayate smiled at Nanoha.

"I should be the one to thank you, Hayate-chan. If you hadn't been protecting Fate-chan like you were, I don't think I would've had a chance to "enjoy" her blushing face." Nanoha smiled back at Hayate before she noticed me and dashed to me.

"What's wrong Fate-chan? Were you worried I would run away like some useless guys before? I wouldn't do that because I am staying by your side. Just believe in me, okay?" She smiled at me with a confident face, making me blush.

"What happened inside the interrogation room? What did Hayate do to you?" I asked her with a curious face.

"You really want to know? I'll tell you now if you let me kiss you." She approached my face and tried to kiss me but I chopped her head lightly.

"Auw…A chop of love…Nyahaha…" She giggled while touching her forehead making me blush at her cute reaction.

"My…Please restrain yourself when Vivio and I are here! You two forgot about us and went into your own world, seriously… isn't that right, Vivio?" Hayate grinned while looking at Vivio.

"U-uhm…" the confused Vivio just agreed to Hayate's question when Hayate winked at her.

"I-I didn't and Vivio don't agree over something that you don't understand. She is trying to take advantage of you." I blushed and looked at Nanoha who smiled back at me.

"Can we have dinner now? I am starving!" Vivio said while looking at us with her innocent face.

Continued to chapter 8

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