Authors note: am I new writer, please forgive me, if i mess up.
Strange
Haruhi sat quietly in the club room, thinking about why the world is so boring...
"alright, SOS brigade you're dismissed!"
As everybody leaves, she thought to herself, how could a normal person deal with this, dull life in this dull world, what do they do to pass the time? the computer?... she searched the internet for something, but all there are bunch otaku stuff and some talk of a game master, "god of conquest". If real God exists why did he make the world so boring?
She finally gives up and decided to return home. On her way home, she notices something strange... a boy wearing a different school uniform from hers, he was wearing one of those virtual goggles while playing a game, subconsciously she watches as the weird boy enter a game store, the owner bow to him and set aside games for him. The boy continues to browse games with the goggles still on and still playing the games with one hand, she knew otakus were dedicated but him, he took it to the next level. Nobody would be that hardcore, almost like he's doing it to run away from reality, maybe he's the same as her? but give up on the world and turn to games?
Haruhi started walking in the opposite way of the boy. She should just forget about it, just because she doesn't understand their dedication does mean they're doing it for the same reason she made the SOS brigade. she stops to think and the of footsteps behind her stopped. She looks back, to see him looking back, his cold analyzing eyes felt like a death stare as they stare at each other for several seconds before the boy looked annoyed and start walking again.
Keima was not a believer in coincidence, as all protagonist in games regret it later, to not notice a heroine love or if a love triangle was present, but he couldn't find any reason as to why he and the other girl stopped walking and look at him at the same time he stopped and look back, when he was thinking why didn't she keep on walking til he comes out the store, but she was normal, nothing out of the ordinary except the look on her face but that was normal if anyone just stare at them suddenly, but other than that, she's normal and that in itself was strange.
" Elsie, did anything happen?"
"No? why?"
"it's nothing"
Nope, not a lost soul, he thought as he hangs up on Elsie, but anything he gets involved with in the real was abnormal, he gives himself a benefit of a doubt, he'll visit the shop again, if he has another encounter happen, he'll investigate...
That boy... that's all she been thinking about for past three days since that day, why did he stop? did he read my mind? maybe he's like me? there's no way it could be coincidence and she can't forget about it.
"Kyon! the club's canceled today, tell the other brigade members not to show up"
She runs back to the game shop and hoping to see him, to satisfy this nagging feeling, maybe he's special, an esper, a time traveler, an alien? maybe she should follow him or just ask him, he looks like he knows something the last time they meet and she stops outside the door to the shop, to her surprise and excitement, he opens the door.
Keima hoped he wouldn't have to get involved, he even visits the shop early, but he still encounter her, as he opens the door to leave, she was there in front of him, blocking him.
"excuse me"
he said as he nudges past her
"wait! who are you?"
thinking before speaking, he's not conquering her, so he should keep all reply neutral
"me? I'm Keima katsuragi"
His whole aura seems different, not like the cold analyzing one from before, not even a trace of the otaku as he put away his pfp, to greet her with a lighter face
"are you someone special?"
"special? what do you me-"
"quit the act! aren't you the same person from? you stop and look at me, why?"
He can't follow the neutral path because of the mysterious encounter last time, usually in game you confess your love after such events, but he's not conquering her and he can't play dumb because he might enrage her and damage the chance of conquering her later if need be or maybe he could even conquer her by playing the clueless protagonist.
"okay fine, yes, what do you want?"
Pulling out his pfp. Apparently his cold self was what she wanted as she smile almost in victory.
"are you special?"
"is that a insult?"
"no!"
"then explain, what do you mean by special?"
"you know what I mean! are you a esper? alien? time traveler?"
keima paused before answering, to anyone else he would say god, but she's different, in games the first encounter is initiated by the heroine but in the real it's better to initiate first so you can project your desired image, but the encounter before was initiated by nether, obviously the heroine change over time but the protagonist have to keep up appearances, but her? she's asking all theses weird questions, she'll probably believe him instead calling him crazy and after he explain himself she'll lose interest, thinking he's otaku with god complex, that be bad if he has to capture her, that'll ruin his image and mystery
"none of the above, I'm just human"
"that's a lie"
Noticing how he pause for a moment, he's definitely hiding something, or unless did on purpose, if he was mind reader, hey! get out of my head, she thought as she shakes her head.
"I'm not inside your head"
but he just re-
"I told you I'm human,... I.. could just.. predict your feelings"
Haruhi eyes instantly widens as he spoke those last words stunned a little by her own excitement.
It wasn't a total lie, he could predict people's feelings, using his game knowledge. well this will keep her interest on him. He started walking while he still has a chance of ending the encounter before she recovered and follow him home and ask questions or something.
"wait! what do you call that power? where do you live?"
she shouts from the distance
"why you should I tell you? I don't even know your name!"
"I'm Haruhi Suzumiya, we shall meet again, katsuragi!"
oh, I'm sure we will, he thought before turning to the invisible demon
"well elsie, does she have a loose soul?"