a/n: This is a story that just popped into my head when I saw a picture of Tomoya, Kyou, Ryou, and Fuko hanging out in Tomoya's apartment. I had the urge to make a fanfic stemming from that. Just so you know, this is all improvised (but I do have the story planned out for a few more chapters), so I would like to have your opinion on the first chapter. If you think it's moving to fast, or there isn't enough background info, or if anybody seems too ooc, or anything, I'll try to revise it to make it better. Also, I don't understand how to use the Japanese honorifics very much, so if you could give me any advice over that, that would be very much appreciated. Also, I'm not sure about the title (it was the best I could come with right now), so if you have any suggestions, please let me know. :)

Chapter 1

Tomoya stood at the stove, cooking some food for lunch. Ushio was playing sevens with Fuko. Tomoya would look back at them every now and then to make sure that Fuko wasn't try to run off with Ushio like she usually does. It's been about a year since Tomoya brought Ushio home to live with him, and she is now in her first year of grade school. School is currently out right now for summer break. Tomoya took the food off of the stove once he believed that it had cooked enough, and, as if it were perfectly timed, there was a knock on the door. "Coming!" Tomoya called out as he walked to the door. He opened it up to be greeted by the Fujibayashi twins.

"Hey, Tomoya!" greeted Kyou.

"Hi, Okazaki," greeted Ryou.

Tomoya was a little surprised to see them, but he smiled and returned the greeting. "Hi, Kyou. Hi, Ryou. I hope you don't mind me calling you by your first name."

Ryou smiled. "It's fine. As long as I get to call you Tomoya.

"Fine by me. So what brings you two over?"

Kyou replied, "Well, since school is out for summer break right now, I don't have much work to do, and Ryou finally managed to get some time off."

Ryou said, "I heard that you were doing better now, and I wanted to see you since we haven't even talked much in the past five years."

"So, Ryou and I decided to stop by and visit, if it's alright with you."

Tomoya nodded. "Sure. Come on in." Tomoya moved out of the way to let the twins enter his apartment. "I'm actually making some lunch for Ushio and Fuko. I could make some more for you two if you want."

Kyou asked, "Fuko?"

"Oh, yeah. You two haven't met her yet. She's Kouko Yoshino's younger sister who was discharged from the hospital a little over a year ago. She's good friends with Ushio."

"Oh." Kyou and Ryou entered the living room area.

Ushio turned her head to finally see who had entered the apartment, and when she saw Kyou, she got up and ran to Kyou and gave her a hug. "Fujibayashi-sensei! I missed you!"

Kyou pat the young girl on her head. "Hey, Ushio-chan. It's been a while hasn't it."

Ryou said, "So this is Ushio? She looks so much like her mother."

Ushio finally noticed Ryou. She looked back and forth between Kyou and Ryou; this was the first time she met Ryou. "There are two Fuibayashi-senseis?"

Tomoya, who went back to cooking lunch, Kyou, and Ryou all laughed. Ryou said, "No. I'm Fujibayashi-sensei's sister, Ryou Fujibayashi. It's nice to meet you."

Ushio nodded. "Nice to meet you, Fujibayashi-san."

"Your daughter is such a sweet girl, Tomoya."

Fuko finally asked, "You know these people, Ushio?"

Ushio nodded. "Yeah. Fujibayashi-sensei was my kindergarten teacher last year."

Fuko studied Kyou and Ryou for a moment before she bowed her head to them. "Nice to meet you. I am Fuko Ibuki."

"Hi, Fuko. I'm Kyou."

"And I'm Ryou. It's nice to meet you too, Fuko." Ryou noticed the cards that were laying out on the table. "Oh, what game are you two playing?"

Ushio sat back down at the table. "We we're playing Sevens."

Kyou asked, "Do you mind if we join you?"

Ryou interrupted, "Don't you think we should let them finish their current game?"

Ushio said, "It's alright. We didn't get far into the game. I would like to play with you."

Tomoya kept on cooking. He looked back for a moment to see what was going on. Ushio, the Fujibayashis, and Fuko were playing a new game of Sevens. He looked at Ushio, who was having so much fun playing with the other girls. Tomoya smiled as he put his focus back onto cooking lunch. He was glad that Ushio was having fun.

*Clannad*

The day flew by for the people within the Okazaki household. After lunch, Kyou and Ryou started telling Ushio stories about some fun times they spent with Nagisa. Ushio was excited to hear some stories about her mother. After that, Tomoya, Kyou, Ryou, and Fuko all started to play poker. Ushio didn't play because Tomoya said it was supposed to be a "grown ups' game." Tomoya almost decided against it at first, but Ushio said it was fine for them to play without her because she wanted them to have fun too. She spent the entire time they were playing sitting next to Kyou and watching them closely, as if she were trying to grasp the rule of the game. Before they knew it, it was already close to night time.

"Well, I'll be going, Okazaki! Tell Ushio I said bye!" said Fuko as she was leaving the apartment.

Tomoya said, "I will, Fuko. Have a safe trip back home."

Tomoya waved goodbye to Fuko and went back to the living room area where Kyou, Ryou, and Ushio was still at. Ushio was sitting on Kyou's lap, but she was also fast asleep. Kyou smiled as she ran her fingers through the little girl's hair. "She really is a sweet little girl."

Tomoya sat back down at the table. "Yeah. I owe her a lot. If it wasn't for her, I don't think I would've ever gotten out of my depression."

Ryou noticed a look in her sister's eyes, like she was deep in thought. "Kyou?" asked Ryou, "Is everything alright?"

Kyou snapped out of her thoughts. She gave a kind-hearted smile. "Yeah. I'm fine. But hanging out with Ushio like this got me to thinking… I would love to have a child of my own one of these days."

"Kyou…"

"But of course it's still going to take a while. I still have to find a man that I like, and then get married, and then try to have a baby. That will take a long time to do."

Tomoya thought about what Kyou said for a moment. Finally, he said, "You're welcomed to come here anytime to spend time with Ushio, Kyou."

Kyou asked, "Are you sure about that, Tomoya?"

He nodded. "Yes. I'm pretty sure Ushio would like that to. She does seem to be pretty attached to you. Besides, I have a feeling that if it's only me and Ushio most of the time, she might become cynical like a certain someone you two know well."

Kyou sighed. "Well then, I guess I have no choice. I'll just have to keep stopping by from time to time to make sure that that won't happen."

Ryou smiled. "I think she'll grow up to be a kind and good person like Tomoya."

Kyou and Tomoya looked at each other before Kyou asked, "Are we talking about the same Tomoya. You weren't the one who was sent on a wild goose chase at the start of junior year thanks to this guy."

Tomoya chuckled as he recalled that memory. "Hey, I did try to stop Sunohara from getting carried away."

"Yeah, but you didn't try hard enough." Kyou grabbed Ushio and handed her to her father, who held her carefully. "Well, I think it's time for Ryou and I to go."

"Alright." The three of them got up and Tomoya escorted them to the door. "But really though, it would be nice if you could stop by more often. Even though I have Ushio with me, it still gets lonely here."

Kyou asked seriously, "You're not trying to use one of us to replace Nagisa are you?"

Tomoya's cheeks turned a bright shade of red. "What?! No! I would never...!" Tomoya stopped there as the twins laughed at him.

"Fujibayashi-sensei." Ushio had just woken up. Her eyes were still half closed, but she also had a big smile on her face. "Come back soon, 'kay?"

Kyou ran her fingers through Ushio's hair. "Alright, Ushio. I'll try to visit you again someday."

And with that, the twins left. Tomoya and Ushio went inside to prepare dinner. While the twins were walking home, Ryou asked, "Hey, Kyou, are you sure it's alright for you to get so close to Ushio like that?"

Kyou looked at Ryou confused. "What do you mean by that, Ryou?"

"It's just that you seem to act motherly around Ushio, and she's already really attached to you. For all we know, if you spend more time with her and get closer to Ushio, she might end up seeing you as her new mother and forget all about Nagisa." Kyou felt a shock running around her entire body. "And I've seen how you act with all of your other students. You don't even act motherly towards them. Only towards Ushio, Tomoya's daughter. Which leads me to ask you this… Are you still in love with Tomoya?"

Kyou stopped walking, her heartbeat increasing, and her cheeks turning a dark shade of red. She looked down at the ground, and her bangs blocked the view of her eyes from her sister. Kyou didn't need to say anything for Ryou to find the answer. "I'm not saying that you should stop seeing Tomoya and Ushio altogether, but be careful about how you act around them. It could eventually cause trouble for both you and him."

Kyou looked at Ryou and the eye. "'Him'?"

"You never know. Even though he has and always will love Nagisa dearly, humans can never live alone. Sure, he has Ushio, but she is only his daughter. Eventually, Tomoya might possibly fall in love with you too, which could cause some tension between him and the Furukawas. There is also the possibility that he won't return your feelings, and things will start to get awkward between you and him."

"She is right," thought Kyou. "It would seem that the best thing to do is to avoid Tomoya and Ushio so they don't get any closer and avoid causing trouble. However, Ushio really wants to spend more time with me, and Tomoya said he would like it if I'd stop by more often." Kyou sighed as she sat down at a nearby bench and looked up at the darkening sky. Ryou didn't sit down, but she kept close to her sister. Kyou chuckled, and mumbled to herself, "Well, I've gotten myself into a difficult situation, huh?"

"What are you going to do, sis?"

"I…" Kyou kept staring at the sky. Her brain was starting to fry as it was trying to figure out the best possible way to hang out with the Okazakis without causing any trouble. For once in her life, she was stumped. She sat there for another moment not saying anything. She finally finished her sentence with, "don't know."

a/n: Alright, so that was the first chapter. If you liked it, or have any constructive criticism for it, please leave a review. Just know that any comments that are just downright rude will be ignored.