Chapter 2: Let's Get Down To Business

Tomoya woke up to the sound of Nagisa making breakfast and Ushio humming 'Dango Daikozoku' while watching her mother cook. Tomoya groggily got out of bed.

Ushio ran up to her father and hugged his knees, "Good morning, Daddy!"

"Good morning, Ushio." Tomoya said, picking Ushio up. He gave his daughter a good morning kiss on the forehead and walked over to Nagisa.

Nagisa turned around, "Hello, Tomoya!" she said, kissing Tomoya good morning.

"What are you making?" Tomoya asked.

"Steamed rice, miso soup, and tamagoyaki." Nagisa replied.

"Well, sure does smell good!" Tomoya smiled.

"Good! It'll be ready in a few minutes." Nagisa said.

Tomoya placed Ushio back on the ground, folded the futons, and put them away. He got the table out and put it in the middle of the room. Nagisa brought out the food and set the table up. Everyone sat down in their usual spot.

"So, Ushio," Tomoya started. "Mommy and I need to talk to you about something, okay?"

"Okay!" Ushio said, trying to get food onto her chopsticks. Tomoya reached over to her and helped her put some food in her mouth, "This tastes good!" Ushio said, her mouth full with food.

Nagisa giggled, "I'm glad you think that, honey!"

Tomoya smiled, "Ushio, do you remember last winter when Mommy had a fever?"

Ushio nodded, "Mm-hm. Why didn't they give her medicine to make her feel better?"

"Well, there wasn't a medicine that could help her."

"Oh. Well, what about it?" Ushio said, switching to her spoon.

"Well, um, you have the same virus in you." Tomoya explained.

"I do? So I could get a fever, too?" Ushio worried.

"Not anymore!" Tomoya said, happily.

"What do you mean? You just said I have the same fever in me." Ushio said.

"Well, the doctors called yesterday and they found a cure!" Nagisa said.

"What does that mean?" Ushio said, putting more food into her mouth.

"It means that when you take a special medicine, you won't get sick ever again!" Nagisa said, putting a piece of food in her mouth.

Ushio's eyes sparkled, "Really? So you and me won't ever get sick again?"

Nagisa swallowed her food, "We might get a cold every now and then, but that's it!"

"What about Daddy?"

Both Ushio and Nagisa looked over at Tomoya, who stopped stuffing his face with food when they looked at him, "What?"

"Tomoya, you need to listen." Nagisa said.

"Sorry," Tomoya said, swallowing his food, "What'd you say, Ushio?"

"Mommy said that we could only get a cold if we take the medicine. Then I asked if you would ever get sick again." Ushio explained.

"Well, I might get sick again, but not bad like you and mommy could get if you don't take the medicine. " Tomoya said.

"Aww!" Ushio said hugging her father.

"Ushio, don't worry!" Tomoya chuckled.

"Okay." Ushio said, walking back to her spot at the table, "Do you swallow the medicine?" She asked, putting more food in her mouth.

"Actually, you get it from a…shot." Nagisa said, "Every six months."

"You mean that thing with the needle?" Ushio asked.

"Yup." Nagisa said, picking up her family's empty plates and putting them in the sink.

"Uh, funny story about that," Ushio started, "I will be busy that day!"

"We didn't even tell you when it was, silly!" Nagisa said as she started to wash the dishes.

Ushio's eyes widened, "But it's gonna hurt!"

"Mommy and I will be right next to you, though." Tomoya said as he made his way over to the phone.

"I still don't want to go." Ushio mumbled, "Mommy, where's my coloring book and crayons?"

"It's on the dresser. Ask Daddy nicely to get it for you." Nagisa responded as she continued to wash the dishes.

Ushio walked over to her father who was on the phone with Sunohara, "Daddy, can you-"

Tomoya gave her the, 'One minute.' sign, "Okay, we'll see you and everyone else next week. Alright, bye." The line went dead.

Tomoya turned over to his daughter, "Ushio, how many times have I told you not to interrupt Daddy when he's on the phone unless it's an emergency?"

"Lots…" Ushio mumbled.

"Please don't do it again." Tomoya sighed, "So what do you need, honey?"

"Can you please get my coloring book and crayons from the top of the dresser?" Ushio said, looking up at her father with her adorable brown eyes.

"You know that I can't say know to that face!" Tomoya said, grabbing the coloring book and crayons and giving them to his daughter, "Here you go!"

Ushio took the coloring book and crayons, "Thank you, Daddy!"

"You're welcome." Tomoya smiled, walking back to the phone.

Ushio put her coloring stuff on the table. She started coloring in a rainbow. Being a six year old girl, she sort of colored outside the lines, but she was trying her best not to.

Tomoya dialed the number to the hospital, pressed the 'talk' button, put the phone up to his ear and waited for someone to answer.

"Hi, this is Tomoya Okazaki calling to schedule an appointment for my wife and daughter." Tomoya said, followed by a brief pause, "…To get shot…the fever…uh-huh…yup…okay, we'll see you then. Thank you." Tomoya said, hanging up. He then wrote down when the appointment was.

He stood up, "Alright, you two have an appointment tomorrow at one in the afternoon."

Nagisa turned off the sink water and walked into the main room, "Sounds good to me!" she looked over at her daughter, "How about you, Ushio?"

Ushio looked up from her coloring book, teary-eyed, "I'm scared." Her lower lip quivered.

Nagisa kneeled down next to Ushio, "Sweetie, there's no reason to be scared! Mommy and Daddy will be right there with you."

"But the needle thing is going to hurt!"

Tomoya kneeled down next to Ushio, "Can me or Mommy do anything to make you feel better?"

Ushio thought for a second, "Hmmm…" she turned to her mother, "Can you get your shot first, please?"

Nagisa smiled, "Of course I can, baby girl." She said, brushing hair away from Ushio's face with her hand.

Tomoya looked at the clock, "Shoot, I'm going to be late for work!" He grabbed his work clothes and went into the bathroom to get ready.

*A/N-

Steamed Rice-Rice that's steamed, I guess. :P

Miso Soup - Common ingredients are tofu, chopped green onion, wakame seaweed, aburaage (deep-fried tofu), and lots more.

Tamagoyaki (rolled omelet) - grated daikon radish is often served on the side.

Futons are a Japanese quilted mattress rolled out on the floor for use as a bed.

I should be posting chapter three soon. It will pretty much just be at the doctors, getting the shot, and going home. The chapter after that will be the party.

Thank you so much for reading and please review! *I don't own Clannad or Clannad~After Story~ characters. All rights go to the creators.