For You

We sat on the balcony, admiring the night and ignoring the cold.

"Nagisa…" His voice was so full of pain that I couldn't ignore him. I turned to him and did my best to keep my smile, despite the tears on my face and his.

"What if you—?" Tomoya choked, unable to finish. I didn't answer, though I knew what he was trying to ask me.

"If—if you don't…make it…" he said, ducking his head and closing his eyes. He hated letting me see him crying.

"Now that she's coming… I can't live without her," I explained softly. He didn't understand—I could see that. I could also see that he would never get it unless he felt it, too. I took his hand and put it on my abdomen, letting him feel the slight bump that would eventually become a person. He shook his head and pulled his hand away.

"It's too risky," he said. I'd already made my decision; nothing he could say or do would change it. I thought hard of how to show him my point, but I couldn't. He would just have to trust me. Did he trust me?

"Do you trust me?" I asked as soon as the doubt had occurred to me. His eyes opened and stared at me, startled.

"Of course I do!" he said hoarsely. I put my hand on his again, and dragged it back to our unborn child. He closed his eyes again, and put his other arm around me, resting his head on my shoulder.

"She may endanger my life… But without her, my life isn't enough." This time, he nodded, the motion impeded by my thick woollen coat, which he'd insisted I wear in the slight chill. "I need her," I continued. "Trust me; this is how it has to be."

A/N: I realise it's short, but it just felt like it should end there. Which is odd, since usually my endings are rubbish. Also, I love Clannad.