Hi everyone, this is my first Clannad story, so bare with me. Also, a dream that I had one night encouraged me to write this. Tomoya and Nagisa are the only clear characters that I know who were from the series in my dream. Everyone else was faceless which means I had to base them, including myself. I'm looking forward to this fic, so please review! PS, I know that Fuko speaks in third person, so I wasn't sure how to narrate her thoughts and actions. If I am not doing it correctly, let me know!

Chapter One

The cold air is barely a bother to me, even as each snowflake falls on Fuko's winter hat, and Fuko energetically marches in the brief hard snow. March, march, march. It crunches as Fuko steps. Each step, it crunches.

"Slow down, Fu-Chan!"

Fuko stops instantly but only so Fuko can slide Fuko's shoe around in the snow, making circles.

"Aren't you cold?"

That's my older sister, Kouko, most likely hugging herself, trying to stay warm. She's walking a lot slower than Fuko. "Fuko is just warm and fine."

Kouko catches up and chuckles lightly. "You are so restless, and quite the handful."

Fuko has no need to reply to do that, and instead continues forward with the same march as before, making the snow go crunch. Crunch, crunch, crunch.

"Maybe I should have asked Yusuke to take the day off and help me out walking you there."

"Fuko can take care of herself! Fuko is not a child!"

"Well, you only been out of the hospital for a couple weeks." My sister is now by Fuko's side. "But you did miss seven years, and you need to take it easy. I just worry, that's all."

Fuko stops again, and this time, feels my sister bump into me. Fuko does not move for almost a moment. Fuko knows she tries not to bring up the car accident and the coma.

"Fu-Chan? Oh dear, I'm sorry. I hope I didn't say anything to upset you."

Fuko turns to her with all determination. "Fuko knows you worry, but it's time for me to live." Taking her hand, Fuko continues forward. "We are almost there!"

"You have only been to Tomoya and Nagisa's place a few times and you already know your way there," my sister says as we pace our way through the city, "I'm impressed. And glad you like it there."

"You may have missed your high school years," she had said to Fuko a week earlier, "but these are dear people to me that you will learn to love and get along with. Make friends, you will love it."

First great impression that Fuko made was giving this Tomoya and Nagisa Okazaki homemade starfish shaped sponge cakes.

"They are just adorable," the girl, Nagisa had said when she got her first look at Fuko's creation. "Oh Tomoya, look at the starfish."

"Starfish?" the man had asked. "You mean, not just stars?"

"Stars?" Fuko said in a disgusted tone. "Why would Fuko make stars, that doesn't make any sense!"

"And starfish does?!"

"Okay okay, either way, they are still cute, and Tomoya, you should be more supportive of Fuko's housewarming gift."

It was just the two of them. Tomoya and Nagisa. But eventually, Nagisa's parents started to visit, and from time to time, their old classmates joined as well.

Nagisa's mother is beautiful and so very kind, and her father is very hard strong, but cares about his wife and daughter. The family really is close. Fuko already felt like part of the family after they welcomed me into their games and conversations. Nagisa treats Fuko like she's my sister, just like Kouko.

The second visit, Fuko met Yohei Sunohara, Tomoya and Nagisa's old classmate and friend. Fuko cannot get over his impossible hair color, for it is completely bleached.

"Who is this kid?" Sunohara had asked.

"That's Fuko Ibuki, Kouko's younger sister," Nagisa had said. "Remember, she just got out of the hospital last week."

"Fuko would like to make it clear that Fuko is not a kid," Fuko had said that day.

"What?" Sunohara said. "How old are you?"

"She's he same age as me, actually," Tomoya had said.

The third visit I met his sister, Mei, who was a few years younger, and she was very polite and mature and proper, unlike her brother.

Fuko also met a couple of their other classmates, including a woman named Kyou, and her twin sister Ryou. Kyou was very hard strong, and Ryou was very quiet.

This next visit, Kouka says will be different, because Fuko gets to help the Okazaki's paint the guest room, which they said will be mine. Fuko will be able to sleepover when Kouko and her husband want to spend the weekend alone, so they decided to make a room just for Fuko.

"It's starting to snow hard," my sister says as we get to the apartment and ring the doorbell. "Now remember, you must be polite and help in any way they say."

Fuko nods modestly, and soon enough, the door opens. Nagisa is standing there with a smile on her face, and she is wearing an apron. She looks like she is ready to paint. "Hi, Fuko! Hi, Kouko!"

"Nice to see you again, Nagisa," Kouko says kindly.

"Oh, my goodness, it's so cold outside. Come on in!"

"I'll be alright, I'll head back," my sister says. "Fu-Chan, I'll be back by the end of the evening."

Again, Fuko nods, and enters after my sister leaves and says her goodbyes. It's a lot warmer inside, and Fuko immediately takes off the coat that my sister gave me especially for the winter.

"Tomoya is out getting some more supplies for the room," Nagisa says, "Oh, I'm just really looking forward to this project!"

Nagisa is very excited, even in her soft shy voice, anyone can hear the thrill in it. Fuko bows in respect. "Fuko is excited to help."

"We want this room to be as if you live here," Nagisa says, "so please, don't be afraid to add anything you like to bring your personality to the room."

Fuko will not hold back on the fact that starfish always makes things better. Starfish wallpaper, starfish plushies, starfish accessories. But Fuko must remember that everyone has a budget, even a married couple.

"Come with me, Fuko!" Nagisa says cheerfully and leads me to the guestroom where all the painting and decorating will take place.

There are paint buckets everywhere and a sheet on the floor to make sure there will be no mess. There is also a ladder so we can get the high places on the walls. Besides that, the room is empty.

"So, we got all kinds of colors, but we thought you could choose which ones," Nagisa says cheerfully.

Fuko takes a good look the room and its walls, then at the paint buckets, all six of them. Fuko must remember that this is going to be my room of my liking. "Fuko likes the idea of half the walls coral pink and the other half yellow."

"That's a wonderful idea!" Nagisa says. "I think the color combination is-"

"And then over top of it, starfish! Starfish everywhere! They must look at Fuko while Fuko sleeps."

Nagisa is quiet, but only for a few seconds, and then grins. "How wonderful, what a cute idea! I can't wait to tell Tomoya!"

It is settled, and Fuko will work hard with Nagisa and Tomoya. It will be a masterpiece!

And just as the two of us continue to discuss the idea, Fuko listens to the wall's creek, as the wind blows harshly against the apartment. Snow is obviously falling hard and flurries are starting, and the cold air is only getting colder.