It was the middle of the school year, so nothing really special happened at this time of the year. This can be considered a good thing, seeing as how a certain somebody always tries to make holidays such as New Years or Christmas even more of a big deal, but knowing Haruhi, she'll probably try to make something out of nothing. It is annoying, but if I don't go along with it, it'll be the end of everything, and Koizumi will keep me alive to blame me for it all. So it isn't really that bad anyways, after you get used to it.

But now that I mention it, Haruhi hasn't been up to much lately, which is strange….Well, strange for Haruhi at least. I've noticed that before class starts and in the S.O.S. Brigade room, she is reading something that I'm sure is a manga. Lately, she has been obsessed with anime. I didn't think she was into that stuff, but that is a little surprising she wasn't before, seeing all the weird crap that interests her.

Well, looks like I should be thankful nothing weird has happened in awhile. I might as well enjoy this time before, I don't know, Haruhi causes an alien invasion or something.

And as I sat down in my desk today, I saw Haruhi reading a manga, but she looked really engrossed by it. Like, I've seen her intrigued in some of the manga she has been reading lately, but today, she was on the edge of her seat….Quite literally.

"Hey Haruhi?" I asked her, unaware of the dangers that came from my mouth "What are you reading?"

Haruhi, still reading, answered "I'm reading a manga called Kill la Kill."

Kill la Kill? Is that French or something? "Er, what is that about? It sounds interesting to say the least…."

"It's about this girl who transfers to a school called Honnojii Academy, which is ruled by this super cool girl named Satsuki Kiriyuin."

"So wait, a girl? As in, not a woman? As in, a student?"

"Well, she is around the age of a student. Anyways, the transfer student named Ryuko Matoi finds out that people have higher ranks based on their clothing…."

"Their clothing?" What the hell is Haruhi reading?

"They don't wear normal clothes though! You see, different types of clothes can grant different kinds of powers! And Ryuko wears a talking uniform named Senketsu…."

"A talking uniform?"

"Yeah, and it is a really good manga! Well, I think the anime is better, really."

I had to hear Haruhi ramble on about this weird anime. I didn't pay attention most of the time, but it sounds like Haruhi really looks up to this Satsuki girl. This anime series she is into sounds really weird, but hey – It's Haruhi. What else would you expect?

Haruhi stopped her rambling when class started, and you can guess during our club meeting that day, she would talk about Kill la Something all day.

"And so what we are gonna do is make Mikuru dress up as Ryuko Matoi!" I didn't pay attention to Haruhi's rambling until this very sentence came out of her mouth.

"Um…..I don't know what that is….." Mikuru's sweet, heavenly voice said.

"Well then, I'll have to show you!" Haruhi booted up the computer, and showed Mikuru an image of this character. Mikuru was severely shocked, so I decided to look over at the computer monitor to. I was in for quite surprise when I saw just how scantily clad you could possibly make an anime character.

"What the hell!? You can't make Miss Asahina dress up like…like….THAT!"

"Well I can, because I'm the club leader, so I can do what I want!"

I can't believe she's gonna make Miss Asahina do this…..I mean, I've seen strippers dress more modestly than that! How does she expect Asahina, of all people, to dress like THAT?

I'm sure Itsuki knew just how angry I was getting, because he casually glanced over at the computer monitor, and gave a "Sounds good." He then gave me a look that said "Look, if you don't go along, we're all screwed", so I sighed, and went along with it.

Oh well…...Though, on the bright side, seeing Asahina dressed up like that wouldn't look so bad…

"Its too bad that I don't have this costume today though. Oh well, I guess I can order it online."

After that little fiasco, I walked up to Mikuru and tried to comfort her. "Hey look Asahina, you really shouldn't do this…"

Mikuru, as beautiful as ever, gave me a nervous response "I…I have to. It's for the best, Kyon…"

She wasn't wrong…..If we didn't agree with Haruhi, Itsuki would probably scold me for having to deal with all the closed spaces.

Oh well, what else can you do?

I don't remember much else about that day. It was kind of a blur for me, but at the end of the day, I felt a little glad that I didn't have to deal with anything that could potentially leave the world on the brink of disaster.

As I lied down in my bed, I thought to myself "Please let tomorrow be a normal day" I thought about how Mikuru would look in her Ryuko cosplay tomorrow, and then I passed out.

…

"Kyon! Wake up! You don't want to be late for school!"

My day began how it did normally, my sister literally pulling me out of bed. However, when I woke up, I notcied my room was completely different. It was way smaller, and more run down. I ran around the house, noticing it was different – It was a run down, trashy, one-story house.

"What the hell happened when I was asleep? Did mom decide to move us to a different city in our sleep?"

"But Kyon, we've always lived here!"

Oh no.

This could only mean one thing.

I looked outside the window, and I noticed our house was on kind of on a slope. I looked up, and saw there was a large building at the peak of a hill.

"Kyon, you need to get to get ready for school!" I turned around and saw my sister holding a uniform that made my North High uniform look flashy. It was incredibly bland, being a very faded shade of blue.

Only one explanation for this.

"Hey sis, do you know what the name of that building at the top of the hill is?"

"How could I not know? That's Honnoji Academy, which you should know since it is your school!"

Freaking knew it.

Haruhi is behind this. I should have known, since I woke up.

But if I attend this school, I might as well put on my uniform, head up there, and hope I can investigate there.

…

Jeez! I thought the walk from my house to North High was bad! This is a million times worse! I don't know HOW anyone could do this every day. But right now, that should be the least of my concerns. Right now, I should focus on finding Haruhi…..Actually, know that I think about it, that might not make things any better. Who should I look for…..

I think maybe Nagato or Itsuki might be the best choice. Asahina is a time traveler, so I don't think she would have much information on what happened.

Upon my arrival at this Honnoji Academy, I gazed in awe at just how large this school is. Why would anyone build an academy this large? But that doesn't matter. Right now, I need to find either Nagato or Itsuki.

As I was running, a light suddenly landed on me. It looked like it landed on other people to, but they didn't seem blinded by it, I'm guessing that means they were used to it. I looked up at the source of the light, and…..Oh no….It can't be…...Please don't tell me…

She makes a heel click sound before she gives some kind of speech….

"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world! And you will all surrender to them, you pigs in human clothing!"

Okay, first of all, why is Haruhi, of all people, making this speech? I guess it figures as much. I remember she seemed like basically worshipped this character, but it seems like this role suits her perfectly.

After all the students did some kind of salute to Haruhi, this guy who was incredibly large, and looked way too old to be in High School, came out of nowhere, and started barking at us to get to class. I really didn't want to take my chances with this guy, seeing as how he looked like he was probably ten feet tall, so I decided to get to class. One thing that was really strange though was that despite me having no knowledge of this place, I somehow knew exactly where to go. Weird…

When I was in the class I'm guessing I was assigned to, I noticed just about everybody looked exactly the same, except for one person, but she was asleep. She had empty seats on both sides of her, so I sat in the one to her right.

Okay, I really need to ask myself, what the hell is going on?

But I guess I only have myself to be angry with for not seeing this coming. Haruhi was obsessing over this anime, of course she would alter the world to make it like this anime! I can't believe it took me this long to figure it out.

And I don't know if it's just me, but this teacher seems kind of…I don't know exactly how to put my finger on it, but he seems a little…..off, I guess…

But I guess I had just gotten really caught up in my own thoughts, seeing as how I didn't snap back to reality…..Well, at least the reality Haruhi transferred us to…..Until someone kicked the door open. She seems to stand out from everyone else, but its probably because her uniform is completely different from what everyone else is wearing. I can't help but think she looks familiar…..

"Ah, Ryuko! I see you are tardy today."

The girl named Ryuko seemed really panicky, in an angry way. "This isn't right! Honnoji is supposed to be at the bottom of the sea, and all the life fibers were destroyed, remember!?"

I'm guessing I'm not the only one who noticed something different.

For some reason, the teacher looked like he was trying to hide something. "Er…..I don't know what you are talking about…."

"Don't give me that BS, Aikuro!" I noticed the teacher whispered something to this Ryuko character.

It would be rude of me if I didn't help, so I stood up, and caught their attention. "Look, I think I know the cause of your problem. Could we talk about this after class?"

The teacher seemed really enthusiastic about this idea. "No, I think we should now. I want you and Ryuko to follow me."

I walked towards the exit of the classroom, but I noticed the person I was sitting next to wake up.

"Wait! I want to come to!"

"Why of course, Mako!"

I don't know what kind of teacher just leaves his class, but I'm guessing this is important. Maybe this guy is an alien, time traveler, esper, or a slider. Who knows? With everything Haruhi has caused nothing can surprise me.

He led all of us into a room. He closed and locked the door behind him. "I don't think I've seen you around before. Can I ask who you are?"

I noticed his voice had changed, but I answered anyways "Call me Kyon."

"And since no one else is around, I should formally introduce myself."

I'm not going to lie, but he looks pretty handsome with his hair slicked back and glasses off.

Wait, why are you unbuttoning your shirt?

Please don't take your shirt off.

"My name is Aikuro Mikisugi, leader of Nudist Beach!" All of a sudden, he was surrounded by sparkles, and…Wait, are his nipples glowing a bright pink?

Remember when I said nothing can surprise me? Well, it turns out I was wrong.