Warning: Language, but it's mostly done at appropriate times.

Phase Three

"You know, Kyou, I think that you should find something to do instead of hanging around in my place all the time..." Tomoya yawned when he found Kyou wandering around in his living room.

"That's rude of you! And did you just wake up or something?" Kyou's eyes narrowed.

"Erm, yeah..."

"So, um, did Tomoyo go back home?"

"Yeah, she said she had to talk to her younger brother about something..."

"She has a brother?"

"Oh, right, I never told you about him. His name is Takafumi, and he's actually a pretty nice kid. Tomoyo says that he's the reason why she changed from a violent person in the past to the girl she is now."

"Huh... I hope I can meet him someday."

"I'm sure you'll get that chance... Kyou, what do you think of Tomoyo now?"

"Wha-?"

"It's just that, back when we were in high school the two of you used to fight... Well, over me..."

"If you're wondering whether I'm still interested in you, well, I've gotten over it. You've been my friend for quite a while, and now you're like a brother to me. After all, you have to support Tomoyo, right? Anyways, Tomoyo was always nice to me even when I hated her, and because of that, well, I feel as though we can set those aside and become friends."

"That's... That's good to hear."

"It is, isn't it?"

"Kyou..."

"Yeah?"

"What do you think of Sunohara?"

Kyou's cheeks turned pink as she stumbled backwards. "What?! Why are you asking me this?!"

Tomoya smiled knowingly.

Kyou's eyes narrowed at that smile. "What are you planning?!"

"Oh, nothing. Nothing at all..."

Kyou glared at him. "I guess I'll have to watch my back from now on..." Kyou stroked her chin. Maybe she would have to ask Tomoyo to wring some answers out of Tomoya for her. As Tomoya stared after her, Kyou left his home, since she felt uncomfortable with Tomoya being weird, and decided to take her truck out for a drive.

Weeks passed as Sunohara went back and forth from his workplace to the town where his friends lived. Slowly, but surely, he began to get used to the place. There were a few firms in this area, and since he had work experience he could probably apply to one of them. Besides, all his friends were here: Tomoya and Tomoyo, Ryou, Kappei, but the person whom we wanted to see the most among them was Kyou...

At that point Sunohara froze. "Why the hell did I just think that?" He blurted out.

He liked Kyou... Hell, he had a crush on her ever since high school, but even if he liked her looks and her strong-will, the fact was that she had a very impulsive, violent, unreasonable, and furious personality. Tomoya had hit the jackpot with a girl like Tomoyo: strong, brave, agreeable, tough, and gentle, but Kyou basically shared Tomoyo's bravery and toughness but had none of her gentleness and kindness. A man could live happily with Tomoyo as a wife. With Kyou, however, he'd have to worry if he'd live long enough to father her children before she'd rip his head off.

But, unlike Tomoyo, Kyou wasn't nearly as vulnerable. Tomoyo's will could easily crack if she was worried about the person she loved, but Kyou wouldn't show such a weakness to anyone. She'd kick the enemy's arse first, and then worry if her mate was still alive. The only person to whom she gave protection was Ryou, and she also protected Botan, but even towards Tomoya, the boy she liked, Kyou was still violent and easily angered most of the time.

Sunohara gulped. If he kept this up, he was going to die, wasn't he? But if Kyou hated him, why did she run over to visit him in the hospital?... It didn't make any sense. If Kyou hadn't been taking drugs, or if she hadn't been drinking, or if she didn't eat three pounds of sugar, then she would probably have left him to die... She had to have done one of those things in order to be nice (or drugged/drunk/hyper) enough to visit him.

Sunohara was confused, but no matter how confused he was, he knew that he had liked Kyou deep down, but what he didn't realize was that Kyou was even more confused.

"Why him... Why would I care so much about him, of all people?" Kyou mumbled as her truck rumbled along.

She drove a bit further until she passed a small shopping center. In its parking lot, a familiar person was approaching a black car. "That's Tomoyo!" Kyou thought to herself. She quickly parked herself on the sidewalk and exited her truck, eager to talk to her friend.

Tomoyo spotted that flash of purple hair, and since she didn't really know Ryou that well, she suspected that it was Kyou. Sure enough, she was right, and the two friends quickly embraced.

"I didn't think I'd find you here!" Kyou laughed.

"Missing me already? Hmn..." Tomoyo blinked, quite surprised.

"Well, it's just that you're such an easygoing person, and you're not an idiot, not like Sunohara..." Kyou chuckled.

"And it's because I'm unemployed, so you can hang out with me. You can't hang out with Ryou or Kappei because they have work, right?"

"Well, that too..."

"Ah, well. What's up?"

"Nothing, really... I just thought we could hang out."

"Sure. I've already gotten what I need..."

"Great... Say, there's this really great café..."

Tomoyo and Kyou sat facing each other in that small café, and Tomoyo smiled suddenly as she stared straight ahead.

"Hmn?" Kyou was surprised. Tomoyo wasn't the kind of person to smile out of the blue. But Tomoyo looked deep in thought, so Kyou decided to continue eating her snack, letting herself drift into her own thoughts.

After a while, Tomoyo spoke. "I remember..."

"Hmn?" Kyou snapped out of her daydream to listen to her friend.

"The day when Tomoya stood up for me... Against Youhei..."

"What did Youhei do?"

"Youhei was having problems with some of the thugs around here, the same thugs I used to take down. You've heard the rumors, and many of them are true... I don't think I need to explain. Anyways, he wanted me to be a bodyguard of sorts, a shield against them so that they wouldn't bother him. Tomoya saw that I was being used as such, and thus he convinced Youhei to bring me here instead. It's scary to think that this place is close to where those thugs hang out, but I'm sure they won't dare to stick around here..."

"Tomoyo..."

"Don't get me wrong, I don't hold any hard feelings against Youhei, even if he tried to use me for his own gains. After all, if he were truly a selfish person, he wouldn't have relented and brought me here. Sunohara Youhei just needs to be pushed a little, like a rock that sits casually on a slope. It takes a push to force that rock to move. I'm sure that you'll be able to push him and keep him rolling in the right direction, it's something he really needs."

At this point Kyou began to turn pink and turned away from Tomoyo. "What are you talking about?" She stammered.

Tomoyo smirked and stroked her chin knowingly. "Kyou, don't you think that you're just lying to yourself?"

Kyou gave Tomoyo one long, hard glance. "Tomoyo, sorry, but shut up."

"Ok..." Tomoyo sighed, looking away.

"First Kyou, then Youhei... Is there some conspiracy of bored people going on?" Tomoya yawned when he saw Sunohara wandering around his room.

"What are you talking about, Okazaki?"

"Having absolutely nothing to do, Kyou just wandered around here, and now you show up..."

"And you have a problem with that?"

"No, it's just that I've been so used to you guys living your own lives. I feel as though you could do a lot more than hang around in my house...'

"Well... Okazaki, I think I speak for Kyou too when I say that when we're with you and Tomoyo, it just feels warmer. I don't know how to explain it."

Tomoya raised an eyebrow. Was Tomoyo's ideal of family that true? He thought it was just her personal point of view, but to have both Kyou and Youhei affected by it was very surprising, to say the least. (1.)

Tomoyo and Kyou sat in that café for quite a while, just thinking about all that had happened. Kyou regretted not talking with Tomoya or Sunohara that often, she mainly hung out with her other friends and watched Ryou's fortune telling. She just didn't like Tomoyo back then, for some reason, and since Tomoyo was with the two of them all the time, she didn't want to have anything to do with someone she didn't like, even if that someone was pushing her further and further apart from the boy she liked.

But Kyou realized that, perhaps, it was a blessing that Tomoyo became Tomoya's lover instead of Kyou. Even though Tomoya seemed free, Tomoya was currently on break from work... A strike was going on and because of that the crazed union made it difficult for people like Okazaki, who could really care less about special privileges as long as he got paid well, to go back to work. Tomoya was quite willing to work, to support himself and, perhaps, Tomoyo as well. He wasn't a complete idiot anymore... Tomoyo inspired Tomoya to change, something Kyou could never do.

But what Tomoyo said about Sunohara was interesting. Could Kyou really convince that idiot to improve?

Then again, Sunohara did make himself less useless... He got himself a higher paying job than Tomoya. Heck, he actually pulled through and became a clerk for a law firm! True, all he really did was organize papers, fill out paperwork, take a few calls, and such, like a secretary, the fact was that he actually got himself a job that could pass as "meaning something."

Kyou stroked her chin as she thought about it. Would she really be able to inspire Youhei like how Tomoyo inspired Tomoya? It seemed like a lost cause, but, then again, many of the people whom Tomoyo used to work with also thought that Tomoya was a lost cause, and both Tomoya and Tomoyo proved them wrong.

Eventually it was getting tiresome to stay there, so both girls paid their bill and left.

They walked side by side in those dark streets, both thinking about the important people in their lives, when, suddenly, men began to appear from in front and behind them.

These men weren't ordinary guys. Armed with metal pipes and knives, with mohawks, tattoos, and scars all over, they were your typical gangbangers.

Except that there were about twenty of them, and the girls could hear more footsteps in the distance.

"Recognize these idiots, Tomoyo?" Kyou asked as she raised her fists.

"Most of them... I thought I taught them a lesson. Guess they'll need some reeducation."

"And punching people can be a good stress reliever. Let's go!" Kyou ran towards the enemies in front of them, while Tomoyo went to take care of those behind them.

Kyou quickly threw whatever she had in her hand at the advancing gang bangers. But she didn't check to make sure she knew what she was throwing.

"My cell phone!" She screeched as it flew, smacked an enemy on his forehead, and shattered.

"Kyaah!" Kyou leapt forward with a flying side kick, taking another enemy down. With several kicks and punches, she tried to fight six men at once.

Meanwhile, Tomoyo also used a flying side kick. With "Coliet" as her battle cry, she brought down about ten of those suckers before their reinforcements started to arrive. (2.)

"Tomoyo! I think we're going to be here for a while!" Kyou yelled as she gave another thug a taste of her foot.

"Then we'll teach these fools for as long as it takes!" Tomoyo yelled back, spinning in the air and giving her foes a couple of roundhouse kicks to the neck.

But the battle dragged on. Kyou wasn't exactly a warrior, and after a while she began to get tired. Kyou continued to fight, her strength not failing her, but she began to slow down in her attacks, and a quick punch to the chest sent her flying. Kyou's back rammed against a brick wall, and she gasped. She hadn't felt such intense pain before, and as the thugs walked towards her she could barely get up.

"You're all going to die for this..." Kyou panted, gritting her teeth in rage. With a roar, she plunged into the fray, giving all of them the hardest punches and kicks she could give. Kyou Fujibayashi wasn't one to lose to idiots like them!

Tomoyo and Kyou were surrounded, with dozens of armed thugs closing in on them every ten minutes, but they fought on. These thugs came to have their revenge against the mighty Tomoyo, and Kyou was honestly shocked to know that so many people were out to get her friend. To think that there was a time when Tomoyo had to deal with freaks like these... It was unbelievable, and now she was a part of it!

But they kept on coming, and Kyou could barely handle her crowd...

A few hours passed, and neither Kyou nor Tomoyo returned to the Okazaki residence. Sunohara and Tomoya were sitting on Tomoya's couch, but neither were relaxed. "Why have they been gone for so long? And why haven't they called?" Sunohara blurted out.

"No idea..." Tomoya sighed.

"I'll get a hold of them." Sunohara quickly got his cell and called Kyou.

A blow to the face sent Kyou crumbling to the ground.

The crack of the blow echoed for quite a distance, and Tomoyo gasped. "Kyou!" She yelled for her friend, but got no answer.

"Sounds like your friend's beat. If you don't give up now, who knows what we'll do to her?" One of the thugs laughed.

"You either have no originality, or you're idiots. What makes you think I'll let you do anything to Kyou? Bring it on!" Tomoyo yelled and leapt forward for another kick.

A grey Corolla rumbled along the streets. "It's not right... Kyou always answers her phone... Something must be happening, and we can't let her get hurt." Sunohara muttered to himself as he slammed his foot against the pedal.

"Do you want a ticket?" Tomoya gasped as the car began to fly forward.

"I want to make sure that Kyou's ok... Nothing else matters!"

Tomoya looked worried, but, somehow, he felt a sense of accomplishment when Sunohara said those words.

Tomoyo jumped about, trying to bring down more of them, but they kept on coming. From the corner of her eye, she could see Kyou's downed body, and she could see a few of those thugs gathered around her.

Tomoyo's eyes widened as a hand moved for Kyou's hip.

"Get off of Kyou, you bastards!" Another voice yelled.

Tomoyo took the opportunity to smack another foe down, but she wasn't prepared to see Youhei and Tomoya suddenly enter the fray.

"Damn you, all of you!" The idiot jumped around, giving out a dropkick here and a punch there. Sunohara first cleared out all of the thugs surrounding Kyou, and afterwards stood over her while giving any approaching foes a taste of his fist.

Tomoya might have had a wounded shoulder, but he, too, did what he could to hold off the advancing tide. Running beside Tomoyo, he tried to help her, but she pushed him back. "I tend to do better when surrounded, and I don't want to hit you if you were beside me." She explained as she charged into another group of thugs.

Tomoya gave a nod and gave a few other thugs a piece of his mind. With sweep kicks and low blows, he was able to take care of his own share of idiots.

"How could there be so many?" Tomoyo began to pant as more appeared.

"No matter what, we can't give up... Kyou needs..." Sunohara was cut off by a grumble.

"I can take care of myself, you know." Kyou sighed as she got up.

"Kyou!" Sunohara yelled excitedly, startling her. "Wha-?" She stammered.

"You're ok!"

"Well, yeah, but..."

"You were knocked down by that thug's blow." Tomoyo explained, heading over to the others as they gathered around Kyou.

Kyou stroked her chin... "Yeah, and it still stings, but let's not get distracted. These idiots need one final lesson, and there are four qualified teachers right here."

"Let's finish this..." Tomoya nodded with a sneer.

Four adults charged at the gang leader, and by the time they were finished with him, he was a bloody pulp on the sidewalk, still twitching in pain even though Tomoyo eventually tried to get the others to calm down. Calling the police, the four quickly got treated for their wounds.

Kyou found herself sitting on a hospital bed, with Ryou caring for her wounds.

Kyou shook her head. "How long was I out?"

Ryou shrugged her shoulders. "You should maybe ask Tomoyo, she's the one who saw you fall." Taking her hand from her sister's, Ryou left the room, as she had more patients to take care of.

"Maybe I should..." Kyou sighed, but soon she found Tomoyo entering her room.

"Tomoyo, shouldn't you get some rest?"

"Looks like my wounds were nothing much, but you... You know, you owe Sunohara one back there."

"What do you mean?"

"When they finally knocked you unconscious, some of them tried to rape you."

"What?!"

"But before they could, Youhei showed up with Tomoya and personally fought them off. He stood beside you, taking down anyone who got too close."

"Youhei... Would do something like that... For me?"

"Yes."

"But... But why? I thought we hated each other..."

Tomoyo smiled, and, instead of answering, just left the room.

Kyou put her hand on her breast. This was so strange! What the heck was going on? She felt a strange sense of guilt and excitement when she heard that Sunohara was standing over her the entire time she was downed... Kyou shook her head. It was impossible... She couldn't be... Sunohara Youhei is an idiot, and there was no absolutely possibility for her to have any interest in him whatsoever...

Sunohara and Tomoya shared a laugh. After all, victory is always sweet. "It's a good thing we were there, wasn't it? It looks like Kyou and Tomoyo alone were able to bring down most of them, but those idiots just kept on coming... Even though Tomoyo's strong, she does have her limits..." Tomoya smiled slightly, a worried look returning to his face.

"And Kyou too... I thought she'd definitely win against all those guys if she had Tomoyo with her... They're both the strongest women in the universe, and no man can take either of them in a one on one match... Not even guys like us... Heck, didn't Tomoyo face an army about two-fifths this one's size on her own? Why couldn't she take this group down with Kyou's help?"

"They might have learned their lesson by now... 'Sides, no matter how strong a general is, even he can have horrible days on the field of battle."

"True... But... To think that they could have done something to Kyou..."

"But you were there, weren't you?" Tomoya asked, keeping Sunohara from going insane.

"Yeah..." Sunohara smiled triumphantly. "I was there!"

The four of them finally got better, and decided to go their separate ways.

"I'll have to get myself a new phone, and maybe you're right, Tomoya, maybe I'll go on a little road trip." Kyou stroked her chin as the four stood together in front of the hospital.

"And I have to get back to work... Say, Tomoya, will you be able to go back to work? Is the strike over?" Sunohara asked with a sigh.

"To be honest, I didn't bother to check, since it seemed pretty intense, but I guess I should get going too..." Tomoya nodded.

"Well, guess I'll be the one job hunting for the time being. Take care, all of you." Tomoyo nodded and left.

Tomoya quickly ran after her, and Sunohara and Kyou just stood there, watching him run off.

"Youhei..."

"Hmn?"

"Thank you... You really saved me back there..." Kyou gave a small bow.

Sunohara laughed a bit and scratched the back of his head embarrassingly. "It was... It was nothing. I'm glad to know that you're ok."

"Youhei..."

"Hmn?"

"Work hard at the firm... Don't be an idiot like you were back then..."

Sunohara laughed again. "What... What do you mean? Of course I work hard back there... Otherwise I'll get fired..."

At that point Kyou got a little annoyed. "Don't just do the bare minimum and be proud of that! I mean, work really hard. Show the boss that you're actually a good worker, show him and everyone else that you're not an idiot... Because, well, even though you seem like an idiot most of the time, you and I both know that you aren't really useless."

"Kyou..."

"See you." Kyou waved her hand and left.

"Wait!" He called after her, but she continued to walk. Sighing, Sunohara decided that it would be weird of him to follow her, so he turned and walked off too.

Another month passed, and once again Youhei decided to hang around with his friends for the weekend. Summer was almost over, and because of that Kyou was getting ready for her students. He wouldn't be able to see her much.

Sunohara sighed. He remembered Kyou's words: "Work really hard. Show the boss that you're actually a good worker, show him and everyone else that you're not an idiot..." And he began to follow that advice. After all, it might actually earn him some respect and a raise if he pulled everything off.

He drove along, until he saw someone walking down the sidewalk to his right... It was Kappei!

But what was Kappei doing here? There was a popular golf course nearby, and the nets on the side of the court, that were used to catch stray balls, were a bit damaged, but no one got hurt, so nobody cared. But even if that was the case, Kappei shouldn't be there and take that risk...

Sunohara felt like stopping his car, but just before he did, his prediction came true. A stray ball flew and got Kappei right on the side of the head, sending him crashing onto the street.

Sunohara turned on his warning light and stopped the car, getting out and rushing to Kappei's side. "You alright?" He shook him, trying to keep Kappei from blacking out.

"My head..." Kappei moaned, before finally losing consciousness.

"Damn..." Sunohara sighed as he got Kappei into the back seat. "I'd better get him to the hospital pronto..." He thought as he slammed the gas pedal and flew forward.

"Kappei..." Ryou moaned as the doctors cared for him. She was so worried about her lover, but she was also so grateful that Youhei brought him here safetly.

Ryou called Kyou almost immediately, and with a new phone Kyou was able to contact Tomoya and -yo. Once again, the four friends sat tensely in the waiting room.

"To think Youhei would actually be able to notice Kappei was in danger..." Kyou chuckled to herself. Youhei used to run away from problems, like he did with Mei. At least, that's what Tomoya told her, but to have him personally get Kappei to safety so calmly and quickly, without needing anyone else to worry, was surprising, for she thought that idiot would screw anything up one way or another.

Tomoyo and Tomoya continued to stare down the hospital hallway, waiting for the results to return.

And soon Ryou ran back over to them. "He'll be fine! Thank you so much, Youhei!" She jumped up and down.

Sunohara Youhei and Okazaki Tomoya were stunned. They never thought they'd see Ryou so excited, but Youhei felt so much better that he was able to help them out.

Of course, he hardly noticed Kyou watching him. For some reason, she felt proud of him, even if it was such a simple thing...

When Sunohara returned to work, his boss awarded him with a promotion. Finally, he proved to the world that he wasn't so pathetic after all, even he could get a more decent position in his workplace!

At the same time, though, his boss told him that the company had been purchased by a larger firm, and that there were branches back in the city where his friends lived. With a bright smile on his face, Sunohara quickly called Okazaki, telling him that he'd be rooming with him soon, for now he would be working not far from where Tomoya lived.

Soon, winter came, and it was winter break. Sunohara finally got an apartment of his own in the city, and the four friends decided to hang out at Kyou's.

All three of them were surprised when Youhei told them about his promotion. It really didn't seem right that Youhei, the one pathetic member of their little group, could possibly have pulled something like that off, but he did, and they were all proud of him...

Kyou, especially, felt so happy at the news. (3.) Youhei wasn't an idiot slacker anymore. Now, people actually respected him for once, and his boss found him useful enough to promote him. That truly meant something.

Sunohara also helped Tomoyo get a job at the same firm, allowing her to help Tomoya improve his life with her additional income. Together, the couple made enough money to finally make their ultimate decision...

And, there, gathered together at Kyou's, Tomoyo and Tomoya announced their decision to their two friends.

"We're getting married." Tomoyo began.

"What?!" Kyou gasped while Sunohara nearly fell over.

"You two deserve to be the first to know." Tomoya added.

"Isn't this sudden, Okazaki?" Sunohara asked, twitching a little. "We're not even twenty-five and you think that you two can get married already?"

"Well, Tomoyo and I have thought it over, and..."

"There are a lot of responsibilities involved in marriage, and if you screw anything up..." Kyou stammered, trying to make her point as fast as she could.

"We'll be fine if you two are here to help us, right?" Tomoyo smiled, forcing Kyou and Sunohara to shut up.

"Well, I'm flattered that you think of us like that..." Kyou mumbled.

"Me too..." Sunohara nodded.

"But, still..." Kyou spoke up again, but decided to shut it when she saw the two of them glaring at her.

"Congrats..." She smiled.

"Yeah, best of luck, to both you guys." Sunohara nodded.

"Oh, look at the time." Tomoya glanced at his watch. "We'd better head out, right Tomoyo?"

"Yeah... We'll see both of you later." Tomoyo smiled as she and Tomoya headed out.

"Yeah, er..." Kyou waved, quite stunned from what just happened.

"To think they'd make this decision all of a sudden..."

"It's just not like them..."

Tomoya and Tomoyo returned to Tomoyo's car. "So was this the final step of your plan?" Tomoya joked.

"Well, actually, Sunohara's the one who carried everything out. The way he took care of Kyou during the fight, the way he cared for Kappei when he got hurt, and the fact that he got a promotion will all have great effects on Kyou. Now, by mentioning our marriage to them, we'll, well, force the two of them to start thinking about it."

"If we really do pull this off..."

"Then we'll be geniuses, right?" Tomoyo smiled and gave him a kiss.

"Seriously... What are they thinking?" Sunohara shook his head.

"Youhei..." Kyou suddenly spoke.

"Yeah?"

"Congratulations on your promotion." She smiled.

"Thanks, Kyou." He smiled back.

"You finally made something out of yourself. You finally showed everyone that you're much more capable than what meets the eye."

"Well, thanks..." He blushed slightly. Why was Kyou being so nice?

"Youhei..."

"Yeah?"

"You know, you've always been such an idiot, but, seeing you improve so greatly, I can't help but admire the fact that you've finally become a man."

"Kyou?"

"Youhei..."

Sunohara quickly began to blush. "Kyou... I never told you before, but... Well, I've always really liked you..." He felt like such an idiot, blurting out like this.

"You know what?" Kyou smiled at him. "I really like you too."

"Wha-?" Sunohara blinked, but Kyou quickly tackle-hugged him.

"Thank you..." Kyou mumbled. "For putting up with a girl like me, for protecting me during that fight... For, for truly listening to me and actually making yourself something more because of what I said to you... Unlike that jerk Tomoya, you actually care about me..."

"Kyou..." Sunohara blushed a deep shade of red. He knew from the start that Kyou liked Tomoya, that she still felt that deep sense of sorrow, and maybe even hate, towards him because he constantly ignored her even though anyone with half a brain could tell that Kyou liked him. But to have her suddenly say something like this, well, Sunohara seriously thought that he was dreaming.

But when Kyou looked him in the eye, and when he felt her breath on his cheeks, he realized, for a moment, that his dream had finally become a reality.

Drawing her closer to him, he made sure that their lips met. Finally, Youhei Sunohara got himself a girl, and he was never going to let her get away. (3.)

1. Before I add anything, Tomoyo is my favorite girl, followed closely by Kyou. But, the one thing I regret about either the Tomoyo or Kyou routes is that the epic anthem of Clannad: the Dango Daikazoku, is incompatible with either route, for if Tomoya cares enough about Nagisa for that song to play, the door is locked upon the Tomoyo and Kyou routes, just like the anime... Sigh... It would be perfect to play that song during this 'realization' of sorts by Tomoya.

2. I originally wanted a Tomoyo VS Kyou catfight, but then I realized that there already was one in the Tomoyo route in the Visual Novel. That, and because of Chapter Three I ended up making Tomoyo and Kyou friends, making it even harder for Tomoyo to even think of fighting Kyou, even if it was self-defense.

So, instead, I figured I'd do a Tomoyo/Kyou VS Gang banger battle, with other people showing up and a certain someone proving that he's not completely useless. :)

And if you squint, you'll find a Tomoyo Fighter reference. Yes, I am a rabid CLANNAD fan.

3. Keep in mind that I've been single, so if this sounds corny as heck, forgive me. :) 'Sides, it's kinda meant to be corny, as this is Sunohara Youhei we're talking about. Wouldn't the mood around him be awkward when he finally gets a girl?