The Truth of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Chapter 1.

(Enter Kyon's POV)

Okay, now some of you who are familiar with my satrical narration would expect something from the beginning of the series, but let's cut to the chase. I happen to be the only normal member of a club that contains God incarnate, an alien, a time traveler, and an esper and we're trying to find the supernatural, even though it's closer than we think. However, after summer vacation ended, we didn't expect truth seekers.

During my sophomore year in high school, I first met Haruhi Suzumiya because she usually sits behind me. After about a few weeks of learning her quirks, she and I had managed to get a decent conversation which led to the creation of the SOS Brigade, making me meet Yuki Nagato, Miss Mikuru Asahina, and Itsuki Koizumi, who were the type of people she wished to meet.

After a couple days in the brigade, I was given a note from the class representative, Ryoko Asakura, and as it turns out, she wanted to kill me that night...and would've succeeded if it wasn't for Nagato. The next afternoon, I met Miss Asahina's older self (which would've made Tanguichi cry for joy) and hinted to me how to save the world. That night, after investigating Ryoko's disappearance, Koizumi showed me the result of her frustrations: The Shinjin. And Closed Spaces as well. All of those were essential to realize that I needed to kiss Haruhi in order to save it.

Later on, I had Miss Asahina send me back in time to the event that started this whole mess, and as it turns out, I was her accomplice back then. I couldn't reveal my real name (well, my nickname), so I told her it was John Smith. Stupid, I know, but it was the only gajin name I could think of.

However it was this morning, before Itoshiki-Sensei's lesson (and yes, he's the same one from the manga. Basically, a result of Haruhi getting into it), Haruhi told me the straw that broke most of reality's back.

"Didn't you hear the news, Kyon?" she asked me.

No. Enlighten me.

"There's a mysterious transfer student coming in from America." America? Not exactly the best time to warn me. "Well, I could have told you much later, but since we're in the same class..."

"Miss Suzumiya," Nozomu-sensei said, "is there something you'd like to share with the class?"

"No, Nozomu-sensei. Just talking with an old friend."

He may have understood, but if I remember the series correctly, his old friend turned out to be someone he didn't know who wanted to compete with him. Then again, it was PARTLY my fault for introducing the series to her.

That, and Fuura Kafuka, the bipolar one, had just paid him for being called Pink Supervisor. One can only imagine what he did in order to be called that.

After school, I was waiting in front of what used to be the Literary Club waiting for Miss Asahina to get dressed. And the sour attitude is because of Itoshiki-Sensei going through a Despair Spasm.

"Come in," she said in her angelic voice. I did so to see that Yuki was reading (as usual) and Mikuru was in her maid outfit. "Tea, Kyon?"

"Yes, please," I said. After drinking it, Koizumi had entered.

"Something wrong?" he asked me.

Yeah, I happen to be suffering hearing damage from the results of the Slider, thank you very much.

"Well, if it's any consolation, Nozomu was not the slider." Huh? "Haruhi told me about the new transfer student, and he's on his way right now."

Great. What's his link to Haruhi?

"Nothing, now."

Say what?

"He doesn't seem to be interested in Haruhi, which makes me doubt that he's either from the Data Integrated Thought Entity or the Future. My Organization doesn't even have any record of him in the membership."

So...what is he?

"Possibly a curious individual."

Sure enough, said transfer student entered the room. He was wearing the usual school uniform, only with glasses and a green leather cap. However, the knife on his belt made me question his loyalty.

"Greetings," he said. "Don't mind the knife. It's basically self-defense."

Right...

"This is the transfer student I mentioned, Kyon," Haruhi said to me.

Okay, I wasn't exactly inclined to say this out loud, but here's what I was thinking: ARE YOU FUCKING CRAZY?!? What I said was, "Is it safe for him to bring a knife into school?"

"He said it was from self defense from the Yakuza," she had replied. Uh, if I remember correctly, the Yakuza use guns, brass knuckles, samurai swords, and anything EXCEPT a hunting knife. Come to think of it, I'm starting to think he IS an alien.

I had looked at the others for help. Yuki was a bit indifferent, mind a bit of admiration from the guy (which was odd), Miss Asahina had looked at him like he was like me, and Koizumi...his was verbal.

"It's been a long time, Andrew," he said.

"Indeed," Andrew replied. "I didn't think YOU'D be here."

"You know the Vice-Commander?" Haruhi asked him.

"He and I share an apartment building. Other than that, we were old friends." I'm starting to dislike this guy already.

"In that case, Koizumi will explain everything about this club and what we do. If you'll excuse me..." She then left the room...which was odd, because she's usually on the computer looking for hits on her site. Oh, right. Beginning of the year means the computers are offline until tomorrow.

So we took the given time to ask the newcomer a few questions.

"What are you here for?" I asked him.

"Why ask that?" he asked me.

The members of the SOS Brigade happen to be here because of Haruhi. Nagato's studying her as an anomaly, Miss Asahina's here to observe her as a possible form of evolution, and your old friend here thinks she's some sort of God. If you're not here because of her, then why?

He then sighed. "In order to answer your question," he replied, "I ask you this: Is there any reason NOT to observe those quirks?" Huh? "Itsuki thinks she's a God, Yuki think's she's an anomaly in some kind of Matrix, and Mikuru is thinking she's a form of evolution. How do you even know they're not illusions?"

I've seen them for myself! Heck, I even felt the wind blow and the increase of power from them!

"Then you've answered your own question." Okay, this guy's crazy. "Like you, I happen to be a Truth Seeker, only you have no powers while mine are restrained."

Restrained?

"Yes, restrained. With these glasses, I have 20/20 vision, but without them, they can see flaws into the grand design of humanity. The knife's a form of defense I use against those who fracture reality."

And when did these powers surface?

"Four years ago, give or take a few days before the festival." Days? "These powers were an accident, Mr. Smith. Haruhi didn't have interest in the Truth. All she wanted to see were aliens, Time travelers, and Espers."

Okay, I was still not convinced for two reasons: One, he happened to be an American, and those kind of festivals didn't exist there, and two, he called me by my alias, which raises the suspicion meter up a bar.

"What is the Truth?" I asked him.

"Basically, a form of sight that is destructive to others, which means that without my glasses, I'm basically a killing machine." Sorry I asked. "And it's basically why I'm not interested in Haruhi in the first place. However, there are those who wish to disrupt her course."

"That's why he's here," Koizumi said. "During the vacation, Shinjin weren't the only beings appearing. Something was screwing up the time line beyond repair, and it has one objective: Destroy Haruhi and anyone else connected to her."

And I don't have anything to defend myself with.

"Not really," Andrew said. "You have a memento from your struggle against Ryoko."

I then checked my pocket to see Nagato's glasses and Asakura's knife. How did they appear in there? As it turns out, Nagato had slipped them in there during that time.

Nagato, why?

"Because you are to be Haruhi's Truth Seeker," she said.

"And I'm going to be training you," Andrew said. "If anything, there's a lot of things to be explained, and everything will be explained. I'm just not the one to tell you."

At that, Nagato closed her book, which signaled that everyone was done for the night.

I was walking home with these thoughts in my head. Something along the lines of 'Why did I have to befriend Haruhi' or something similar to that. The glasses are for restrained sight, which meant that I would be seeing fractures right and left if I didn't put them on. The knife is for destroying whatever is targeting Haruhi. If anything, Nagato and Koizumi are capable of defending themselves, but the Truth is nothing like a Closed Space. And I'll be damned if Miss Asahina dies by one of those things. As for Haruhi...as much as I hate it, I have to keep her safe. I don't know why, but I have to.

If anything, this school year is about to get worse.

To be continued...