Clannad

The Lost Girl

Note: This is my second anime Fanfic, and my first Clannad Fanfic. This is basically an after-story of the Clannad After-Story(Lolwut?)...When Ushio is 16, and is now in her second Junior year(Due to sickness.)...Tokoi Konoda meets her, and, well, find out for yourself. XD There will be about 20-25 chapters in this, so keep up, and enjoy!

Also: This isn't much of a chapter, more of like, an introduction, since it's sweet n' simple. :p

Chapter One

Transferring

"Konoda! Over here!" a voice calls out. Turning around, I see my child-hood friend, Yurino, trudging up to me, with an overly-large backpack on his back.

"Oh...Hey Yurino." I say, looking from him to the large backpack. "Did you bring an elephant with you?" I ask, and he shakes his head. "No, it's even better!" he exclaims. I sigh. I was just joking.

He pulls off his backpack after a few moments of struggling, then, he opens it up, and, to my surprise, a sudden burst of confetti comes out of it. I look at him for a few moments, trying to figure out if that was a practical joke, or if it's just part of an idiotic plan of his.

"Uh..." I begin to say, and he grins at me. "Well?" he says. "What exactly is it all for?" I ask, and he sighs. "Isn't it obvious? This is going to be an awesome prank to pull at the Freshman assembly." he states with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

"Won't this get you in big trouble?" I say, and he shakes his head. "There's no way for them to find out who did it!" he tells me triumphantly, "It's the perfect plan!"

I sigh, setting my palm onto my face. What an idiot... I think. "Come on," he says, closing his backpack, putting it over his shoulders, and grabbing my arm. "Let's go!"

Somehow, I find myself at the top of the school assembly hall, barely keeping my balance on the railing. Yurino is happily setting up his confetti traps, while I struggle just to keep from falling.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" I think, holding onto the railing for dear life. "Of course it is!" he exclaims. He puts on the last of his traps, then cautiously stands up and wipes his forehead.

"Phew, I can't wait to see everybody's faces when this happens!" he says with a grin. Yurino then turns and asks, "What about you, Konoda?"

I shake my head. "I don't know, all I care about is getting down from here..." I tell him, and he laughs. "You're such a wimp, Konoda!" he says, taking a step back, "If anything were to happen, it would have happened by no-" he stops as he suddenly begins to lose his balance.

"Yurino!" I shout, cautiously standing up and making my way towards him. He begins to sway for a few moments, waving his hands around to keep his balance. After a few moments, he stops, keeping still on the railing.

I let out a sigh of relief, and he simply laughs. "See? Nothing will happen." he says, waving his hands around in the air mockingly, then laughing again.

Suddenly, the school bell rings, and Yurino jumps slightly, pushing him off balance. He sways to the left, and I quickly jump out to try and stop him.

He twists around and begins to fall, reaching his arm out for me. I quickly get on my stomach and reach out for his hand, feeling his fingers graze across mine...

...Then I watch, as he falls, his eyes looking up at me in a terrified manner. I look to the side, and I hear a thud as his body hits the hard ground below...

"We do not tolerate such outrageous behavior at this school!" I hear a booming voice say from the principle's office, "What good as this prank done? None! It left another student with serious injuries! I believe that this school..." His voice trails off as I quickly stand and begin to walk away.

It's not my fault, I think in irritation, punching the wall. That idiot...Yurino... I feel tears begin to swell up in my eyes, and, from behind, I hear a door closing.

Turning around, I see my father walking towards me. He stops beside me, and rests his hand on my shoulder. "Let's go..." he says, walking away. I look after him for a few moments, before wiping my tears away with my hand, and following him out the door.

Once we are outside, my father suddenly turns to me and grabs me by my collar. "What were you thinking? I thought I raised you better!" he shouts at me, throwing me down to the ground. I simply glare up at my father, who's anger is apparent on his face.

"Would your mother want this to happen, if she was still here?" he yells, and I quickly stand, angered. "Don't bring her into this!" I shout at my father, who takes a step back, surprised that I was yelling back at him.

"I-,I don't want you to ever step foot in my house ever again!" he shouts, and I can't help but flinching at the harshness in his voice, "I'm transferring you to a school far away, so I won't ever have to see your face ever again!"

"Good riddance then..." I mutter as my father turns and starts to storm away. I shake my head. There's no way he would kick me out like that... I think, It's just his alcohol acting up on him again...

Isn't it?

Merely a month later, I found myself at the gates of a new school, in a town about a hundred miles away where my grandparents lived. Looking up at the school, I could tell that it was close to brand-new. This must have been built not too long ago... I think as I walk onto the school grounds.

I stop after merely a few steps, looking down at the paper in my hands. Then, I walk up the front steps, and I open the doors. As soon as I walk inside, I sigh. This definitely isn't like my old school.. I think.

Looking around, I spot a door that appears to be the one that the paper had described. I guess this is the counselor's office... I think, walking up to it and knocking. "Come on in!" I hear a woman's voice say, and I open the door and walk inside.

"Ah, you must be Konoda." the counselor says, turning in her chair towards me. I nod, and I walk forward to hand her my papers. She takes them and examines them for a few moments. "I hope you aren't planning a stunt like that here at this school, are you?" she asks.

I shake my head, and I gulp. Never, I think, Plus, that was Yurino's idea in the first place... The counselor begins to nod, then puts my papers on her desks and marks them. "Alright, you're going to go to your homeroom, which is class 2-B." she tells me, and I give a slight bow of thanks before leaving the room.

After getting lost and wandering around for a while, I finally find my homeroom. I begin to feel nervous as I stand outside the door. I forgot how it feels to stand in front of a class and have to greet yourself... I think.

I hesitently slide open the door. The teacher stopped in mid-sentence and turned to me. "Ah, this must be our new student." he proclaims, walking up to me and leading me inside of the classroom. My nervousness fades slightly as I step out in front of the class. I guess it's not too bad...

"My name is Tokoi Konoda," I say, giving a slight bow, "I'm looking forward to being in class with you all." For a few moments, there is silence, and I gulp. Tough crowd...

Finally, a few voices begin to sprout and talk to one another. I breath a sigh of relief. That silence is always disturbing, I think. "Alright, Tokoi, you can have the seat over in the back there, behind Risha." he tells me, pointing to the back corner where an empty seat was waiting for me.

I quickly make my way to my seat, trying to avoid the eye contact of the other students. When I sit, the girl in front of me turns her head slightly and examines me with her icy-blue eyes. "Hm, alright..." she says simply, turning back around. I tilt my head slightly. What was that about?

It wasn't long before the bell chimed, and everybody got up to move on to their next class. When I stand, I begin to make my way to the door, when the girl steps out in front of me, looking up at me and seemingly examining me. "Uh..." I say, and she shakes her head.

"You look like that fugitive-type." she tells me, pointing up at me. "Uh...Not really." I tell her, and she crosses her arms. "Your name was...Risha, right?" I say, and she nods. "Your name is Tokoi, correct?" she says, and I nod. She extends her hand, and I shake it slightly.

However, she suddenly lifts up her arm, and I feel myself lift off the ground. Looking up, I find myself greeted by the hard ceiling. I fall back down, hitting the ground hard. "Ouch..." I say, rubbing my head and my back, not sure which one hurt more.

Looking up, the girl is seemingly towering above me, glaring down at me. She points down at me, and exclaims, "My name is Risha Toshino, and I don't take kindly to the fugitive-type." I look up at her in disbelief. Interesting way to greet a new student... I think as she turns heel and walks out of the classroom.

As I slowly stand up, I sigh. I can tell this will be a handful already... I think, making my way to the door. When I reach it, it suddenly slides open, and a girl quickly runs into me, causing us both to fall back. I stand up, angered, and I begin to shout at her, "Hey! Watch where you're-"

But when I look down at her, the innocent look on her face stops me. With a sigh, I walk over to her and I offer her a hand. She looks up, examining it for a few moments, before taking it and standing. "I-I'm sorry..." she tells me, giving me a slight bow.

"It's alright, I guess." I try to reassure her, although I feel my body aching all over. She looks down at the floor shyly, and we stand there for a few moments. "Uh...I'll just...Go to my next class then." I say, starting to walk away. She simply nods, and makes her way into the classroom.

"My name is Tokoi Konoda, by the way." I decide to say, and she turns to look at me. "M-My name is Okazaki Ushio..." she says shyly, and I nod. "Ushio..." I say to familiarize myself with the name, before walking away. I can feel her eyes still peering at me was I walk.

Ushio's image stays in my head for a while after we ran into each other. That night, I find myself thinking, She seems really shy, yet...She's so beautiful...

Maybe I can change her...

To Be Continued...

Next Chapter: Encounter

Did you like it? I hope so, xD This Fanfic will turn out to be slightly like the original series, although presented in a different way, so you'll see some things in which I incorporated the original story into this one. So, keep an eye out for upcoming chapters! :D