Disclaimer: I do not own Clannad.
"Come on, Kyou. Come with us. It will be our last break before we start our work. Everyone in our circle is coming so please come with us," Nami persuaded Kyou on going with them on a trip. Nami is Kyou's closest college friend. She has short orange hair and wears eyeglasses. "Come on, please! Everyone is already pestering me in making you come with us," she continued as Kyou continues eating her ordered cake in a café in town.
"But, I told you, I can't go. I'm soon starting my work as a kindergarten teacher in my neighborhood," Kyou retorted back.
"Come on, just this time. Please!"
"Like I said, I'm…."
"Yeah, yeah, I know. You will start you work soon. But come on girl, give yourself a break already. You have been studying you butt off in your whole college years. Loosen up a bit, will you. I know that you've been doing that just to get yourself distracted from your past. Girl, if you want to be distracted, find yourself a new love. There's Shinji for one," Nami interjected.
The name Shinji made Kyou have second thoughts of what Nami said. Shinji is Kyou's classmate since the last year of senior high. He has brown hair, tall, well-built, and part of the university's varsity basketball team. He is in fact their ace. He has been sweet to Kyou in all the past years. He was also Kyou's closest male companion during those years. It really did shock Kyou when he confessed to her in their last year of college and up until now, she hasn't been able to give him an answer yet.
"Come on, Kyou. Come with us. Pleaaaaase!" Nami continued persuading. "Shinji is expecting you to come."
'Alright already. I'll come," Kyou gave in after thinking about Shinji.
"Really? Yay! I'm sure you'll have lots of fun."
Days went by and the group has arrived at their destination, a beach house owned by Shinji's family. The house was situated right across the sea and directly behind it, right across the street was a large virgin forest. The gang had fun playing under the sun. Some were swimming, playing beach volleyball, smashing watermelons, and others were just having a tan. The sun was already setting and the group was already preparing for the planned barbeque and fireworks party.
"I think I'll take a stroll around and get some fresh air," Kyou said to Nami then turned around going the other way.
"Okay and do be careful," Nami shouted back.
As Kyou was strolling around near the beach house, she noted the nostalgic feeling she had of the forest across the street. She then began walking towards the forest reminiscing her school trip with her classmate during their second year of high school. The trip was in a forest camp with the objective of enjoying nature. Kyou began to smirk just remembering all the goofy things she had done during the trip with her friends. The smirk soon faded upon remembering Tomoya on that eventful day. Her eyes began to shine as though they were mirrors trying to reflect her emotions. The day has reached the twilight and the area was already dark and hard to see.
"I guess it's time for me to go back," Kyou thought to herself recollecting herself from her emotions. Turning around, Kyou froze upon knowing that she can't seem to know where she came from. "Oh no. Am I lost?" she thought. Still walking, she tried to find the path where she came in. She stops directly next to a big tree, tired and scared, still not knowing where to go. "Tomoya, where are you?" she thought remembering the same experience she had on their forest camp trip where she also got lost to which Tomoya found her afterwards. Tears are beginning to swell up in her eyes and flowing down on her cheek, holding tightly a necklace with a purple amethyst as its core, which was Tomoya's gift to her on her birthday. Rustle….. Rustle….. The sound of rustling leaves can be heard nearby. Slowly coming nearer and nearer, Kyou turns her head to the direction of the sound. "Tomo-," she said cut-off upon seeing Shinji.
"Kyou! So this is where you've been. I've been looking everywhere for you," Shinji said with a concerned face.
"Shin-," Kyou said cut-off upon Shinji suddenly hugging her.
"Where have you been you idiot?" he scowled. "I was so worried of you. Don't ever leave my side again. Please…. don't…. ever…."
Still shocked of the situation, Kyou was trying to compose herself with it. Slowly her hand moved upward going to Shinji's back curling it around his neck. "Is this the right decision? Am I able to move on? Hey, Tomoya, answer me. Please….. answer will you!" she thought in her mind. "I need to move on. I think I can be if it's with…. Shinji," she continued in her train of thought. Finally, she replied half-heartedly, "Okay….. I will….. I… promise."