The company that Sunohara works for grew and expanded all the way to the town of Hikarizaka. He soon got a promotion and was sent to be stationed there. For Sunohara it was the best promotion possible - being able to go back to the town where he went to school, made friends, and shared great memories.
Having moved back Saturday afternoon and settling himself inside his new apartment, he decided to go visit the Furukawa bakery for old times' second he set foot inside the bakery, he was greeted by Tomoya, Nagisa, Ushio, and Akio.
Akio with a big grin on his face, "well looky here! Good to see your face again! ...Hmm kind of liked your bleached hair better though." Everyone let out a laugh.
"Haha! Yeah, guys at my company don't like people with awesomely bleached hair." Sunohara responded.
Ushio rushed up to Sunohara and leaped onto him giving him a warm hug. "Uncle Youhi!"
Nagisa who was helping Akio put the bread on display, "She sure enjoys your visits."
Sunohara chuckled as he propped Ushio on his shoulders. "She sure has grown." He looked at Tomoya who he hasn't seen in ages. "It's good to hear that you've moved back here."
Tomoya said while assisting Nagisa and her dad. "Ushio is always asking when you're coming back since your last visit."
Sunohara bouncing Ushio up and down, "Aww, missed me that much? How's school by the way? Did that big meany teacher of yours ever make you cry?" Sunohara felt a slight kick on his back.
"I'm standing right behind you ya know?"
He turned around to see Kyou and Tomoyo.
"Err...Did I say mean? I meant awesome and nice teacher!" Sunohara yelled with a wide grin on his face.
The two girls giggled, having missed his cheeky antics. Sunohara laughed with them, while at the same time relieved that she didn't throw a book at him. He looked at Tomoyo laughing. He hasn't seen her for a while, and has always felt a certain way for her ever since high school. True, he kept getting himself into fights with her and getting his ass kicked in the end. Back then he wasn't good at socializing with girls...hell, he still isn't he thought to himself.
Tomoyo caught Sunohara focused on her. He quickly looked away trying not to look embarrassed. At the same time he saw Kyou staring at him.. wiggling her eyebrows and giving him this smile as if she knew exactly what his feelings were for Tomoyo.
The silver haired girl couldn't help but giggle some more. Even though she thought Sunohara was a nuisance for always wanting to pick a fight with her, she always thought that he made the school more fun to be in. Secretly she thought that the years he's been away has made him grown to be even cuter.
Akio turned his attention towards Sunohara and the girls. "Hey, we're having a birthday party for Ushio next week here at the bakery, you kids in?"
The three of them nodded, "Yup, you can count us in."
Nagisa having just finished putting the last bread up on display, "we're also inviting everyone else as well, could you ask Ryou if she would like to come? Nagisa asked Kyou.
"Sure, I'm confident she won't say no." Kyou responded.
"My dad, Kotomi, Yoshino, Kouko, Fuko, Yukine, and Misae are coming along as well." Tomoya stated. "You should ask Mei if she'd like to come too."
"You got it." Sunohara replied.
"It'll be just like the good old days." Tomoyo said. "It's nice to have everyone together after all these years."
"I've been working on this awesome cake recipe that you kids will kill each other for." Akio stated. "If anything it's going to be a hell of a lot tastier than Sanae's treats." The room was dead silent. His Sanae senses were tingling... He knew that she was standing right behind him, that woman always walks in at the wrong time!
"My treats..."
"MY FURUKAWA TREATS ARE CONSIDERED DISTASTEFUL!?" Sanae yelled as she ran out of the bakery crying.
"ACK! NOOO!" Akio ran to the display stuffing Sanae's pastries in his mouth. "I WUVV FEM!" He screamed as he started to chase after her. Everyone in the shop started laughing. "It's good to be back." Sunohara thought to himself.