A/N: Made another story... Phew! This story has been bugging me for months xD Well... only got one thing to say before you read it... I hope you'll like it :D
DISCLAIMER: I don't own La Corda or any of it's characters...
Unaccepted - Chapter 1
A small smile crept on Hino Kahoko's lips as she watched her beloved five year old son, Kaien, playing with some children in the playground. A tear fell unexpectedly in her right eye, while imaging how Kaien should be gone by now. But the thing that brings more pain to it is the fact that his father doesn't accept him. It has been five years yet the pain was still there.
~Flashback~
Kahoko entered Len's office with a big smile on her face, face slightly blushing. She sat on a chair in front of his desk as she put her things down.
"Len, I have something to say…" she started, the smile didn't left her inspired look.
"Hn?"
"Len, um…"
"What is it, Kaho?" he put his papers down to face her.
"Len, you know... I-I'm… pregnant..."
Len frowned. "What?"
"And it's your child." Instead of a happy and excited expression, he frowned more.
"Abort that." his sudden words made her stood up from her seat, heart terrible aching.
"W-What?"
"Abort that." He repeated, arranging the piles of papers.
"Len, what are you saying? It's our child." Tears started to form into the corner of her eyes.
"I can't accept that child. Abort that, Kaho."
"But why...?" she asked as Len placed his palm to his forehead.
"Because I don't want."
"I-I won't abort this child, Len... Whatever you say or do to me." the smile she had lately, was now replaced with a disappointed look mixed with tears.
"But I can't accept him"
"Why? Because it's mine?"
"No, I have my reasons. I don't want him."
"This is the end... of everything between us, Len."
"What?" it's his turn to protest.
"I can't afford to abort this child… And if his father can't accept him, then he should not know anything about him. It'll just hurt him." her voice slightly shaking like she's on the verge of crying.
"Fine, then don't tell anyone that it's mine. You may leave now."
"Yes, good day to you, Tsukimori-kun." She turned around to leave, not wanting to see him again.
"Unfortunately, you already ruined my day. Just leave."
"How can you be so cruel!" she turned back to him, eyes filled with hatred and anger, and also sadness.
"One more thing, Just pretend we're not close… or we don't know each other." Len added.
"DEAL!"
"Be sure to keep that deal" he followed his words before she entirely left and slammed the door.
She leaned her back at his office door, covering her mouth while tears continuously flowed through her cheek and chin. She never thought that he couldn't accept their child. She felt sorry and pity for the poor figure in her body, slowly bringing her hands to her stomach and gently fondling it.
"I-I'm sorry… I'm sorry, my baby… We'll both live together in bliss… even without your father…"
~End of Flashback~
"Mama!"the dark red-head boy called.
"Mama!" Kaien called again as he strode towards her. "What's wrong mama? Are you crying?"
She immediately brushed the tear off, crouching to level him "No, sweetie. You can go back to play now."
He shook his head. "Let's go somewhere else. I'm hungry."
they both smiled at each other lovingly. "Okay! Let's go eat somewhere then"
~In a Fast food restaurant~
They both sat on the opposite sides of the table, silently eating their meals. Kaien's sight roamed all over the place then it landed on a happy family sitting not far away from their table. He felt envious to them. They were doing things like a real family how to bond with each others. He looked at his mother who was staring blankly outside the glass window. He imagined, what if he has a father and he's here? Then it would have been the greatest day of his life.
Kaien sighed before speaking. "Mama."
"What is it?"
"Do I have a papa?" Kaho froze at his sudden question.
"Kaien, every person has a papa." she grabbed a piece of tissue and leaned closely to him as she wiped his dirty mouth.
"Even you, mama?"
"Of course."
"Then where's mine?" her hands stopped from what it's doing, then leaned back to her seat.
"Your papa is…" she doesn't know what to say. She was unprepared for these questions.
"Your papa is… working abroad for us…" she lied.
"I haven't seen him yet… I want to…" his eyes were full of desperation and plead.
"Your papa is very busy."
"Can't he spare even a little time for us? You haven't told me his name either…"
"Eat your food."
"I want to see him, mama! I want to know his name! I want to know everything about him! Especially… I want to be with him…"
Imaginary little needles pierced into her heart, making it ache terribly. She wanted to cry right now in front of him, but she can't do that in public, so she stayed still.
"When we get home, I'll tell you all about him. Not now, okay?" she controlled her tears from appearing in her eyes, not to make her son worry.
He gave her a forced smile. "Okay, mama." he grabbed a burger then started munching it.
~On the way home~
Kaien's little hand tugged her hand to him. "Mama, can papa play the violin like us as well?" she looked down on him.
"I'll tell you later, okay?"
"Hai. Maybe before bed? I guess it's better than to hear lousy bedtime stories."
"What do you mean, Kaien? The stories I'm telling you that I just made up were lousy?" Kahoko pouted.
"To be honest, yes." he chuckled, teasing his mother. She pouted more before she look back at the direction, and when she did, a blue-haired lad was now standing in front of them.
"T-T-Tsukimori-kun...?" Kahoko stopped from walking, stunned at his presence, eyes widening in both fear and surprise.
Kaien stared at him with confusing eyes.
"Mama?" he looked up to her, tugging her shirt. How she wanted to ask things about him, how he was now, and everything that happened through his life, but she suddenly remembered their deal… that they have to pretend like they don't know each other.
"L-Let's go, Kaien." They passed through him but Kaien never averted his gaze from the tall lad named, Tsukimori Len. Kaien felt suspicious about him.
"Hino." they both stopped from walking. Kaien looked back at him immediately while Kaho froze in her place when he called her last name.
"Is this your child now?" she finally got the courage to face him.
"H-Hai… His name is, Hino Kaien."
"Mama, do you know him?" the little boy interrupted.
Kaho gulped. "H-He is... Tsukimori Len…"
"Is he your friend?"
"Sort of… You can call him, uncle Len…." she paused and turned her gaze on the taller lad. "Can he?"
Len nodded. She smiled a little.
"Oh. Nice to meet you then, uncle Len. Sadly, we have to go, I'm sleepy…." Kaien yawned, covering his mouth.
"R-Right… goodbye, Tsukimori-kun"
"Bye, Uncle Len. We'll see you next time." the word 'next time' hit her. Obviously, she wouldn't ask for another meeting.
"Let's go in my car, I'll drive you home."
"N-No! Kaien and I can walk home." she shook her hands.
"Ne, mama. I'm tired already…"
"We can't, Tsukimori-kun. We… We still have somewhere to go!"
"Then I'll take you there." Len insisted.
"It's just nearby so we'll walk..."
"Mama, just accept the offer… I'm sleepy!"
Kahoko sighed and messed the little boy's hair. "Alright… Then please take us home, Tsukimori-kun."
He nodded again, leading the way to his blue-green colored car. He opened the back seat for them then he sat on the driver's seat afterwards.
Not for long, Kaien fell asleep on her lap as she gently caressed his head. Len broke the silence first.
"How are you and Kaien?"
"We've been fine."
"I see. Are things going we—"
'Please stop asking anymore, Tsukimori-kun. I thought we're supposed to treat each other like strangers?"
"I know that."
"Then why?"
"Let's forget about everything and start over again as friends. Even if I still don't accept him as my—"
"I won't ask you anymore to accept him." she cut him off.
"Even now, I haven't told him any information about you or what kind of person is his father. But I promised him I would."
"You would tell him?"
"I won't say it's you nor define you." she said.
"Good."
"Don't you still hate us? Why are you doing this?"
"I don't anymore. It's all in the past."
"It's still the past; it's not that easy to forget."
"You should be quiet or you'll wake him up."
"Since when did you cared about him?" Len got pissed off and stopped his car on the side of the street. She didn't wait for his cold words like 'Go now' or 'Leave' since she know he would. So she gently woke Kaien up.
"Wake up, sweetie. We're here." Kaien started to open his sleepy eyes, but he sensed something wrong.
He looked out of the window. "Huh? But this isn't home."
"It isn't, but uncle Len still has something to do, so we'll just walk home." she lied again.
"But…."
"Come on, I'll carry you, okay?"
"Okay, mama." Len just watched them, somewhat guilty.
Once they were out, Kahoko carried Kaien. It can be seen in her shaking arms that he's too heavy for her, but Len controlled himself from helping.
"Goodbye, Tsukimori-kun. Thanks for the ride. I'll repay you next time." His expression might be cold, but deep inside, he's extremely hurt.
"I might be the worst person on EARTH... How can I do this to the person I loved and my son...?" Len said to himself.
She started walking away with Kaien when a familiar voice to her and Len suddenly called her from behind.
"Kahoko!"
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