Disclaimer: I do not own Clannad.

It was Sunday morning; the start of a week-long holiday and Tomoya was walking around town not knowing to do. He just came from the Furukawa's residence after Ushio requested to spend the day with her grandparents. Trying to pass some time, he went inside different kinds of stores. "This is quite a boring day," he thought as he continued walking. As he cut from a corner, he found himself facing a girl wearing a white sleeveless flower-inspired satin dress looking outside a clothing store through its window. She has long purple hair and purple eyes with a white ribbon tied in the left part of her hair. As Tomoya neared her, she suddenly called out to him and said, "Yo, Tomoya."

"Yo," Tomoya replied upon realizing it was Kyou. "So what's that weird face for you're making at this store?" he teased.

"I am not making a weird face," she scowled back touching her face. "Am I?"

"Hahaha… I'm joking, joking. So, what are you doing here for?"

"I'm shopping for new clothes. Ummm…. Tomoya…., you free, right?"

"Well, I guess so. What about it?"

"Come along with me then."

Soon after Kyou finished talking, she dragged Tomoya inside the store with her. She then tried on different dresses showing them off to him before letting him pick the final dress. Tomoya eventually chose a blue-sleeveless dress with curls at the top to which he thought fitted Kyou and made her most cutest. She eventually then dragged him from store to store letting him carry all the stuff she bought. She bought a new dress, a new pair of sandals, earrings, a new cologne, etc.

Tomoya, getting frustrated from the thought that he was made as a baggage boy protested, "Hey, why the hell am I the only one carrying all this stuff?"

"Oh, come on. I'm already rewarding you by showing off my cuteness."

"And how is that rewarding?"

"Alright. Okay. I'll treat you to some food. Let's go to that open café over there."

The two settled themselves to an empty table in the café. Kyou ordered a strawberry parfait while Tomoya ordered some coffee. Tomoya, curious as to why Kyou brought so many stuff asked, "So, what's with all of this stuff?"

"I just want to look my best."

"For what?"

"For our school's festival. Shinji….. wanted me to look my best."

Tomoya suddenly felt his whole world dropped on him. A sudden pain was felt in his chest as he remembered that Kyou will be seeing Shinji in that day."….I…. see. So, you and Shinji, huh? How long have you two been… dating?"

"…..Almost a month now," Kyou replied uninterested.

"How come he did not come with you shopping for these?"

"I…. did call him out. But he said he was busy." Tomoya could sense a hint of disappointment and guilt in her reply.

"Kyou, do you like him?"

Kyou sat there in surprise at Tomoya's question. Not once did she ever answer that for herself ever since they started dating. Trying to break the silence, she said, "Of course, I…" Kyou answered unable to continue the last two words. "I…. I…." she continued stammering, "I gotta go," she finally said quickly picking up the bought stuff and runs away leaving him alone.

"Hey, Kyou!" Tomoya called back at her but in no vain as she never stopped nor turned back.

It was late in the afternoon when Tomoya reached the Furukawa's residence to pick up Ushio. Tomoya was still disturbed as to how Kyou reacted to his question and how she hadn't answered it all the same.

"Papa," Ushio cried running at him upon seeing her dad.

"Yo. Have you been good?"

"Unnn…"

"Shall we get going?"

"Yup."

The two were about to leave the house when Sanae called back the two of them. She was running towards the door holding two ticket-sized papers in her hand.

"Ummm…. Is there a problem, Mother-in-law?"

"Here," she said reaching out her hand showing two tickets to the school festival. "These are tickets to your school's festival two days from now. Your school has given us these tickets but Akio and I can't go so why don't you and Ushio go there instead. Been a while since you last visited you school."

"..But…" he replied unconvinced.

"I want to see. I want to see Papa's school," Ushio said excitedly looking at Tomoya.

"Well, I guess…. We'll take it. Thanks," he said reluctantly.

It was a nice and warm sunny day as the sun continued to rise shining its light throughout the town. It was the day of the school festival and people are already frolicking and walking as they made their way.

"Welcome o my school, Ushio," Tomoya exclaimed as they walk past the school's main gate.

Ushio was so mesmerized at the place that she didn't hear what her father said. Everything seemed to sparkle in her eyes. The school was crowded as people coming in. The booths are all lined up, students wearing costumes, kids running a loose, couples walking together, and music playing around dominated the occasion.

"Where do you want to go first?" he asked his daughter.

Ushio looked around the place a moment or so. After finally decided on a booth, she pointed at her finger and said, "There."

The two first went to a crepes booth. They then went to a shooting booth where after numerous tries, Tomoya was able to win the wild boar stuff toy for Ushio's liking, to a haunted house booth, a picture booth, and a lot more. It was past 12 noon when the two settled themselves in a maid café organized by a class of third year students.

"Welcome," a student greeted to them as they entered the place.

The two then after settled themselves to an empty table near the window. "Hmmm…. This was Kyou's class. Heh… It would be nice to see Kyou wearing that maid outfit and serving the customers," Tomoya joked in his mind. "Ushio, what do you want to eat?" he questioned.

"Hmmm…. I can't choose. Papa, you choose for me."

"Very well, then." Tomoya ordered fried rice mixed with green onions for Ushio and a simple salad for himself. Excitement can be seen in Ushio's face as the ordered food was placed on the table.

"Where do you want to go next?" he asked happy to see Ushio's ecstatic and gleeful expressions. He was about finished eating his salad and so was Ushio.

It took a while before Ushio decided on their next destination. "I want to see…. Papa's favorite place in the school," she said.

"My favorite place?" Tomoya repeated as the tree at the back of the school came to his mind. "I see. Okay then, I'll show you." The two then set off to the place with Tomoya telling his daughter why he liked the place. Reasons he cited were that, it was the place where he usually takes his afternoon naps; it was the place where he and his friends Youhei, Ryou, Kotomi, Tomoyo, Nagisa, and Kyou ate their lunch together, and also it was the place where Nagisa confessed to him and they started dating, and also coincidentally of Kyou's confession which he didn't mention to her. "Come to think of it, this was also the place where I first met Kyou and also it's where I gave her the purple amethyst necklace as a gift," he thought in his mind.

As the two neared the place, they caught sight of a girl wearing a blue dress standing in front of the tree. She stood there silent as if the tree was a person beckoning on her.

"Teacher Kyou," Ushio shouted running at her upon realizing it's her teacher. Ushio then quickly hugged her when they neared.

"Us—Ushio," Kyou said in surprised. "What are you doing here? Who are you with?"

"Papa's here with me. He's showing me around," Ushio replied.

"Yo," Tomoya greeted with a gesture of his hand as he neared them.

"I see," Kyou said.

"You know, Papa told me that this was his favorite place in school. He told me that this is where he and Mama st-," Ushio said excitedly to be cut off by Kyou.

"Started dating, right?" Kyou continued. "They were so lovey-dovey at that time too and it also happened at the end of our school's festival," she said slouching her back with both her hands placed on her knee for support while looking at Ushio.

Tomoya felt a tingle sensation in his chest looking at Kyou making a forced smile at Ushio after her statement. "How… could Kyou know that?" he thought.

"Ahh… So there you are, Kyou," Shinji shouted from the horizon waving his arm beckoning Kyou to come.

"Ahh… I gotta go now. Bye, you two," Kyou said walking towards Shinji. "See you in class, Ushio."

"Okay," Ushio replied heartedly.

As Kyou was about to pass Tomoya, he suddenly grabbed her by the wrist stopping her movement. Without turning her head, Tomoya tried to look at her face only to a find a tear fall from her eye. Quickly releasing her from his grip, he added, "There was an insect on your wrist."

"I…. see. Thanks," she replied her back still facing him. She then continued walking towards Shinji after.

"That girl…. was… Kyou?" Tomoya thought deeply shocked. He stood there frozen as he remembers the sequence of events that occurred on that day seven years ago.

The school festival has ended and students are preparing for the bonfire party that night. Tomoya was idly lying down on the floor sleeping, a book atop his face in the theater club's clubroom. The door swung open as Kyou went inside.

"Tomoya?" she said as she sat down beside him.

"Mmmm…. What?" he replied still lying down.

"Come to the party."

"Don't wanna. It's a pain in the ass."

"Please. I have something important to tell you."

"Why not here?"

"Please…"

"…. Alright."

Kyou soon left after their conversation. It took a while for Tomoya to get up and leave the room. As he walks out the school towards the field, a girl with auburn hair called out to him.

"Tomoya!" the girl called.

"Yo, Nagisa. What's up?" he greeted upon seeing Nagisa.

"Can I have a moment with you? I… want to tell you something," she said, her face getting red and her eyes looking at the ground.

"But I…"

"Please!"

"…Okay."

Meanwhile in the field, Kyou was frantically searching for Tomoya as she asked classmate to classmate and friend to friend. She has asked already her twin sister Ryou, Kotomi, and Tomoyo but all in vain. "Where the hell is he? I've already decided about today," she thought. She then came across Youhei and asked, "Youhei, have you seen Tomoya?"

"Tomoya? Oh, right. I saw him going at the back of the school," he replied.

"Thanks," she quickly said and started running off.

As she approached the back of the school, going past the corner of the wall, Kyou was able to see Tomoya standing, his back facing her. "To-," she called cut off.

"I like you, Tomoya. Please go out with me," Nagisa cried cutting Kyou off. Kyou upon seeing the two suddenly hid herself at the corner of the wall.

Tomoya stood there in silence, frozen, as he tries to come up with the words to say. "Nagisa…. likes me?" he thought. "How do I feel… about her?" Tomoya began remembering all the time he spent with her. "All the times I've been with her were filled with happiness and excitement. I don't know when but somehow, I began looking on seeing Nagisa each day. I kinda felt at east whenever I'm with her. Are all of those feelings…. love?"

"Sure," Tomoya finally replied breaking his silence. "Let's go out. To tell you the truth, I also kinda… like you. So…., starting now, you're my girlfriend."

Nagisa cried upon Tomoya's response. With two of her hands clasped near her mouth, she said in a crying voice, "So-sorry. I just…. can't control the tears. I'm so… happy. It feels like a dream." She suddenly hugged Tomoya with Tomoya returning it back.

Crack, the sound of a twig splitting. Tomoya heard the sound from behind. Turning his head over his shoulder, he was only able to see the fluttering of a skirt of a girl running away.

"Papa?" Ushio called worried as he looked at her dazed father. "Papa," she called again pulling his shirt. But Tomoya still stood there dazed and confused.