This is my very first fanfic and i'm sure it's not that good

I do not own Clannad


Chapter One

"Shio-chan!" Nagisa called out to her 15 year old daughter. "It's the first day of high school!"

Ushio slowly got up to brush her hair. "Wha… It's all tangled…" She mumbled, trying to brush her hair. "Oka-san!" She got out of the habit of calling her parents by 'Mama' and 'Papa' thinking people would make fun of her.

Nagisa popped her head through the opened door wearing her 'Dango Daikazoku' apron that she kept for many years. "Hai?"

Ushio turned around with a pout. "It's tangled."

"Did you move around that much in bed?" Nagisa approached her daughter, taking the brush and calmly untangling her hair.

"Well, I was excited…" Ushio whispered, a smile forming on her face.

After a minute or two, Nagisa had Ushio's hair completely straight and untangled. She soon left her daughter's room, giving her privacy.

With a smile on her face, Ushio excitingly walked to the opposite of her new house, that her father bought a few years ago, where her new uniform was hung.

She quickly changed and grabbed her bag as she headed towards the kitchen, where her lunch awaited.

Quickly, she grabbed her lunch and a toast she randomly found and dashed to the door.

Toast still in her mouth, she greeted her parents goodbye. " Bye Oka-san, Otou-san!"

"Have a nice day, Shio-chan!" Nagisa cheered.

Tell Asahana we said hi!" Tomoya added as Ushio ran out of sight."…Wait…That was my toast wasn't it?!

Ushio walked peacefully, munching on her father's toast. She stopped as she passed the Furukawa Bakery.

How long has this bakery been up? She thought, the toast almost falling out of her mouth.

Ushio walked slowly towards the hill her very own parents stepped on. But she stopped when she reached the bottom.

Do I really want to do this? She thought. Will I face the same pain as Oka-san? She kept her on the sakura petal that fell between her shoes. Time passed as she stared at that one petal. She shook her head. I don't want that.

I walked down the road that lead to my high school. Honestly, I don't want to be here. Hell, I barely survived junior high. The only reason I'm here is to find about my past. I was told that my parents went to this school, so I decided to attend along with another idiot- I mean friend.

When I finally reached the bottom of the hill, I saw a girl. By the look of her badge, She was a freshmen, like me.

Her eyes were glued to the ground, lost in her thoughts.

"Do I really want to face to same pain Oka-san went through…? The pain…of high school…?" She finally spoke.

I didn't know who she was talking to. I decided to speak up.

I never thought that these simple words would change my whole life.

"You can't run away from pain. You'll have to face it."

"Eh…?"

"You shouldn't run away from pain. If you do, more will come."

"Was…I talking out loud…?"

"Yep."

"You are?"

"Akatsuki. You?"

"O-okazaki…"

"Yuki."

"Eh?"

"Your first name."

"U…ushio"

"Well, shall we get going?" I turned up the hill and started walking, Okazaki following behind.

"Can…I walk up this hill with you?"

"Sure. If this kepps you from running away."

"A-anpan...!"

"Eh? You want me to buy you anpan?" I stopped walking due to her random comment. "Fine th-"

"No! That wasn't it! I was just...setting up a prize foe my goal..."

"And that is..."

"Anpan."

Silence

"Let's jus get to class."

"O-okay..."

And with that, we started to walk up… the long…long… Uphill climb.