Disclaimer= I do not own Clannad.
A/N= This chapter will be a retelling of the Kyou Chapter, with Ryou being put in all the important scenes. Ryou will be slightly OOC and familiar scenes will be altered a bit. Enjoy!
She looked outside the window while in the classroom. Usually when its a rainy day at school, one would just stare out the window and be engulfed in a calming sensation. Ryou Fujibayashi was feeling far from calm. Here's why:
"I've always loved you Okazaki-kun... I really want to be with you."
"I wouldn't mind dating you Fujibayashi."
"Y-you want to date me?"
"Yes."
"Oh my...! You just made me the happiest girl in the entire world!"
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One afternoon Tomoya is walking in town and sees a familiar face staring inside a fortune-teller store at a person holding a crystal ball.
"Ryou?" Ryou immediately turns on trooper mode as the two make their way towards a bench at the park, where they stare conversing.
"So whats dating Onee-chan been like?"
"Its nice... Fujibayashi is a nice person."
"Oh thats cool, you two have probably kissed many times, huh?"
"Not exactly - -"
"Wait a minute, you two have not kissed yet?"
"No we have not." An awkward silence ensued.
"I have a solution to that problem. Why not practice kissing me because since Onee-chan and I are twins, the experience will be similar."
"I like your way of thinking." What have I done, Ryou asks herself. Tomoya wastes no time in going in for a kiss. As much as she wants it right now, as much as her heart thumps and pulsates in approval, she could not do it. Even as she found herself narrowing her eyes, blushing and advancing incrementally forward as Tomoya did, Ryou had to fall back. So Ryou fell back this round, getting up and leaving Tomoya planted on the bench at the park.
Tomoya is his usual pensive self the following morning.
"Tomoya, you are a pretty popular topic of discussion. Would you happen to know why?"
"I can't answer that for you - - you already know Sunohara - -"
"Of course I do man, what are you doing? There are rumors running wild that you and Ryou made out at the park; confirm or deny??"
"First of all, that is NOT true. I will confirm that Ryou and I were talking at the park, but that is ALL that we did. We did not kiss, so therefore we did not make out. Why would I do that with Ryou if I'm dating her sister?"
"Wait (6x), you are dating her sister?"
"You are pretty slow Sunohara."
"So are you?"
"Yeah..."
"WHY? You two have NOTHING in common, nothing at all."
"Thats not true either. I like Fujibayashi Sunohara, I like her a lot"
"Alright man, suit yourself - -"
"Hey Sunohara, may I talk to you for a minute?"
"I can't talk right now Ryou - -"
"Well you are now so LETS GO!" Sunohara yelps as he is dragged off, leaving Tomoya laughing. He turns around and there is Kyou, standing there in the light.
"Okazaki-kun, can I talk to you for a minute?"
"No I can't, I have something to do, I'll call you later." Tomoya gives Kyou's shoulder a tight squeeze, then jettisons away from her. He gets to the courtyard and sees Ryou and Sunohara out in the open. As Ryou was attempting to apply the lip service to Sunohara, Tomoya hides behind a pillar in order to not be seen. A sad wave has him clutching his stomach.
"STOP IT RYOU!"
"Whats your problem?"
"Whats my problem? Whats YOUR problem?!"
"You think I'm dumb Ryou and plus, you know very damn well that you do not like me like that. You would much rather suck face with the one you love." Tomoya couldn't take it and so he emerges from the shadows, immediately making Ryou ashamed that he heard the conversation. She plays it off, talking about how it was nothing and Tomoya seemed to buy it. Kyou on other hand did not buy it. She was not around to hear the conversation, but she could buy into the fact that there was a growing distance between her and Tomoya, one that would not lessen.
Tomoya and Kyou were out on a date. After watching a movie, they exited the theater to grab a quarter water and corndog from a vender.
"Fujibayashi, you're taste in movie is awesome."
"I appreciate the compliment Tomoya-kun." Tomoya-kun? That was the first time Tomoya heard Kyou address him like that.
"... and from now on, could you please call me Kyou instead Fujibayashi?"
"Uhhh, sure Kyou." Kyou asked for a little too much at one time as noted by the long awkward silence that lasted until they finished their hotdogs and until Kyou eventually went home.
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A few days later the twins are at their house chilling and whatnot when Ryou inadvertently asks her sister how the date went with Tomoya.
"I had a great time with Oka, I mean Tomoya-kun..."
"You're addressing him like that now?"
"He's okay with it, and I obviously am as well."
"Great to hear... Listen Onee-chan, we have to talk about Tomoya-kun - -"
"Why are you addressing him like that?" Ryou couldn't say that she loved Tomoya because she did not want to hurt her sister.
"Because it seems I don't know um, natural (facepalm!) to call Tomoya-kun as such?"
"I don't like that you call him as such, so would you mind just calling him Okazaki-san?"
"I can't do that Onee-chan."
"Well why not?"
"Because..."
"Because WHY?!" Ryou was overcome with emotion.
"You know why Onee-chan, so please don't make me say it..." Kyou nodded in agreement.
"I already knew." That shocked Ryou because she didn't actually think that her sister knew of her feelings for Tomoya.
"I knew about it WAY before I started dating Tomoya-kun. I love him, but it is pretty obvious that you love him more, WAY more than I do."
"Onee-chan I'm sorry."
"Ryou, wait!" Too late, Ryou ran out of the house, rain pouring hard and all.
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Tomoya was unfortunately walking home when the rains started. He always passes a playground to get home. No way that anyone would be playing in the rain for fears of catching a cold, much less play on the playground. Tomoya approached the playground and noticed that a girl was standing there, back towards him, shivering and not moving a muscle.
"Hey! You are going to catch a cold if you do not go home."
"Leave me alone Tomoya-kun."
"Tomoya-kun?! Oh my God, RYOU! What are you doing?!" Tomoya rushes to Ryou, who barks at him to leave him alone.
"I won't leave you alone Ryou, take my raincoat. It may be soaked in water, but it will at least cover your head - -"
"Please Tomoya-kun, just leave me alone - -"
"I told you that I will not leave you." They wrestle around until Ryou tires out and Tomoya holds her, panting.
"I'm sorry Tomoya-kun, but please just forget about me and focus on Onee-chan. She needs you."
"How can I think about her when all I've thought about since days one was you. How can I focus my energies on her when I am at ease right now with you? Despite what your sister and I have currently, me being here with you, in this pouring rain... it just feels so right - -"
"All the more reason why you need to be with Onee-chan. You are the reason why our relationship is strained right now Tomoya-kun. We need to stop this right now because in the end, Onee-chan will just be hurt. I don't want that to happen, and neither should you."
During a spare the next day at school, Tomoya and Sunohara are chilling on the roof.
"Sunohara, why are women so complicated?"
"Why are cute twin sisters so complicated, is that what you said?"
"That is not what I said - -"
"I know where you are getting at Tomoya. You need to decide."
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean man, you need to make a choice: either Kyou or Ryou. No matter what choice you make, one of them is going to get hurt. Doing nothing won't help either because both of them will be even more hurt. You need to make your choice Tomoya, and soon..."
Tomoya runs into Kyou during lunch and asks her to meet him after school and she agrees.
"Hey thanks for coming Kyou."
"You are welcome."
"I'm going to be totally honest with you Kyou: I'm breaking up with you because its the right thing for me to do. It is the best for both of us."
"I see," Kyou says with a slight quiver, "I already knew that Ryou had feelings for you but regardless, I went for you anyways."
"Whatever you like about Ryou, I can be like that. I will change for you Tomoya-kun if you give me the opportunity - -"
"I'm sorry, but I don't want that." Kyou understood and so she goes up to Tomoya and kisses him, the she leaves the classroom.
Kyou is nowhere to be seen the next day, which makes Tomoya all depressed. Sunohara hasn't said anything all day to his friend, so he just stared at his desk all day. He looks out the door long when everyone has left and in comes a Fujibayashi.
"See ya man." Tomoya doesn't acknowledge Sunohara nor said Fujibayashi when she comes in the classroom. She just stands there as Tomoya vents towards the heavens.
"Tomoya-kun."
"Oh Kyou, I'm sorry to tell you this, but I love Ryou. I'm sorry that I hurt you like this, but your sister was a staple in my mind while we were dating. Your sister is the one that I want to be with - -" The Fujibayashi that raced forward towards Tomoya was Ryou. He recognized her by her face and not by her hair, which was now long.
"Onee-chan got mad at me for not going for you Tomoya-kun, but now I am. I love you too and I also want to be with you." With that last one, Tomoya and Ryou start dating. Tomoya and Kyou remain friends and the sisters are cool again. All ends well for Ryou because she and Tomoya are finally together.