Disclaimer: I do not own Clannad.

"What the hell am I doing here?" Kyou thought to herself as she stood outside Tomoya's apartment door. She just got off of work and found herself unconsciously in front of his apartment. His apartment has been looking run-down lately. The mailbox was full of bills long due and the smell of alcohol reeks from the door. "Tomoya, how are you?" As she was about to press the door bell, a person standing beside her cut her off.

"What can I do for….," Tomoya broke off upon realizing it was Kyou. "Kyou! What are you doing here?" he asked looking surprised.

"Oh…Tomoya, I'm….. I was just around the neighborhood so I came to drop by," she replied. "I need to talk to you. Can I come in?"

Tomoya stood there looking at her. It was seven long years ago since they last met nor talk at all. Not wishing to talk at all, he replied, "Can we talk some other time. My place is kinda mes-"

"It's important," she said cutting him off.

Tomoya saw the seriousness in Kyou's face. After much thought, he finally gave in and said, "Okay, if you don't mind the mess."

Tomoya guided Kyou inside his place. His apartment was totally left behind and run down. Dirty dishes lie unattended in the sink, laundry clothes lie in one corner of the room, and papers, magazines, books, and trash lie all across the room. As the two seated themselves at the center of the room, Tomoya broke the awkwardness and said, "So, what do you want to talk about?"

"Tomoya, how are you?" she began asking concerned.

"I'm fine," he said uninterested of the talk.

"What have you been doing lately?"

"I'm an electrician. So, what's the important thing you want to talk about?" he said trying to put the talk to an end.

"Tomoya…., have you been seeing your daughter lately?" Tomoya looked at her at the mention of his daughter but quickly turned away and stayed silent clearly not wanting to talk about it. "Tomoya, I'm a kindergarten teacher now and Ushio's in my class. Please, Tomoya, go see your daughter."

"How can I see her if I rejected her for five years? I can't be called a father for that. I…..just can't bring myself to seeing her again," he scowled looking at her.

Kyou slapped Tomoya on the face. "You idiot," she shouted. "So you're just gonna leave her alone. You're her father for God's sake. She needs you, Tomoya. Ushio needs her father right now. Do you want to happen to you like what you did to your father? Tomoya, you of all persons should know what it feels like to be left alone without feeling the presence of a parent." Kyou was now crying and pleading in front of him.

"Kyou…, I….." he said having difficulty in finding words.

"Just promise me you'll see her. Promise me."

"I broke too many promises already."

"Promise me, Tomoya. Promise me you'll see Ushio. She needs you."

"I…..promise."