Mukuro: So, here's my new Christmas with the Brigade! Another multi chapter!
Disclaimer: The day I own The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is the day Kyon marries Haruhi.
Christmas with the Brigade 2: Haruhi Saves Christmas
"Alright, SOS Brigade!" Haruhi announced, bursting into the brigade room with Tsuruya-san behind her.
When those two are together, there can only be trouble.
"Alright, I'm going to need the help of everyone here!" Haruhi shouted, though even after getting our attention, she still wouldn't lower the volume a little. "With Tsuruya-san's financial backing, we're going to travel to the North Pole in order to find Santa Claus and deliver our Christmas Lists to him personally! Such a supernatural being like him that comes here every year should be found!"
Alright, let me list the top ten reasons why that idea is stupid.
10. Very few people have the resources to go to and survive in the North Pole.
9. It's the north pole. It's freezing. We can barely see. It has killer animals. We would die.
8. Mailing your list to Santa would be about as realistic as going to visit him, let alone much less stressful and dangerous.
7. You would be in violation of several different border restrictions, making us criminals.
6. We're minors. It would be very unlikely that we would be allowed to go to the north pole for any period of time.
5. The north pole is a very big place. It would be very hard to find Santa Claus there.
4. If you do find Santa Claus, then what makes you think he would be interested in our lists? He's incredibly busy.
3. We are in high school. No one in high school believes in Santa Claus, let alone sends him a list.
2. You're insane. That means that any idea you have is doomed to fail.
1. SANTA CLAUS DOESN'T EXIST.
I didn't say the following, merely resorting to saying "I thought Santa didn't exist."
"In actuality, Santa Claus did exist." Koizumi said, smiling. "His original name was Saint Nicholas, and he went around to poor families and left gold in their socks."
Thank you, Captain Realism.
"You guys have a bad attitude!" Haruhi exclaimed. "You need to BELIEVE in Santa Claus, or else you'll never experience the magic of Christmas!"
"I think Winter Break is enough Christmas Magic for all of us." I answered.
"I'm sorry, I can't come." Koizumi said, smiling sadly. "I have work at my part time job."
"I'm sorry, I can't, either." Asahina-san said, smiling sadly. "My mom wants me to help prepare Christmas for the family…"
Asahina-san's family? In what time period? And what do they look like? Does she have an older sister? Wait, bad thoughts! Bad thoughts!
"Oh, alright…" Haruhi said, sighing. "Yuki, what about you?"
"I can't come." Yuki said, shaking her head.
"Well, it looks like it's just the three of us." Haruhi said, sighing sadly.
"Sorry, Haru-chans!" Tsuruya-san said, putting her hands together, lowering her head. "My dad wants to have a Christmas Party with all of our friends, so I can't help you."
"Even you, Tsuruya-san?" Haruhi asked, looking down sadly.
"Hey, Haruhi, if it makes you feel better, I'll help you…" I said. Wait, what the hell am I saying? Of course I won't help you!
"Of course you'll help me!" Haruhi said, raising her head, smiling. "Now, Tsuruya, any ideas on how we get to the north pole?"
"Oh, I thinks I knows someone who can helps you…" Tsuruya said, before laughing maniacally.
"Well, how can I help you?" Hiruko asked, smiling.
"I'd like to get somewhere." I said, walking into the store I hate entering.
"Well, I've been known to provide certain people with certain forms of 'transportation' to certain areas not always on the up and up." Hiruko said, smiling. "Now where would you like to go?"
"The North Pole." I pretty much lost all dignity after saying that. Or maybe it was Hiruko's laughing.
"Well -snrk- maybe I could get you a -ha…- sled!" Hiruko said between chuckles, trying to keep himself from bursting out laughing again. Unsuccesfully, of course.
"I'm serious about this." I said.
"Haruhi's idea?" Hiruko asked, sobering up.
"Yep." I said, nodding.
"I feel for you, man." Hiruko said, patting my shoulder. "Evengeline-chan, can you go get the following objects on this list?"
"Fine…" Evengeline said, taking the sheet, walking in the back room. She emerged, several keys and tickets in her hand.
"Alright Kyon, these are two tickets for a plane shipment to Canada." Hiruko said, handing me the two tickets. "These are keys to a rental car, and these are tickets for a boat to take you up north. This is for a snowmobile, which you two should be able to ride to the north pole."
"Alright, I'll bite. How much?" I asked.
"Consider it a Christmas present." Hiruko said, smiling. "Besides, your journey should be more than enough payment."
I hate that smile even more than Koizumi's.
"Kyon, are you sure these guys know how to get us to the north pole?" Haruhi asked me. The two of us were in the cargo area of a shipment to the US, along with several Mexican immigrants who planned to parachute over the border.
"Yeah." I said. "According to Hiruko, they're going to parachute us into Canada."
"Are you sure that's safe?" Haruhi asked me.
"I really don't think so." I said.
"Do you two have your parachutes on?" The co-pilot asked, walking into the cargo area.
"Yeah." Haruhi said, nodding.
"Alright." The co-pilot flipped a lever, and the cargo doors opened up, sucking the two of us out into the skies over Canada.
"What the hell?" I exclaimed, as Haruhi and I plummeted to the earth below. Haruhi, of course, was smart enough to pull her parachute cord, and I looked up to see her shoot up away from me. I pulled mine as well, and felt as the drag kicked in, slowing down my body considerably.
I finally landed peacefully in a large bail, as Haruhi landed beside me. Luckily, I thought ahead and had Haruhi and I wear warm clothes, so it wasn't freezing.
"Alright, so Kyon, where should we head next?" Haruhi asked, as the snow began falling over us.
"Wait, Hiruko gave me map!" I exclaimed, fishing it out of the pack that was thrown out of the plane after us. I finally found the map, and flipped it open to see what it said.
"So, Kyon, what does it say? What does it say?" Haruhi asked, pestering me.
"It says 'go north', that jerk…" I muttered, closing the map, reaching for my cell phone.
"Hello, Hiruko's Shop, this is Hiruko. How may I help you?" Hiruko asked.
"Hiruko?" I asked into my phone. "This is Kyon."
"Oh, Kyon, I didn't expect you to call me." Hiruko said, shocked.
"Yeah, I'd like to make a complaint." I said.
"Sorry, Hiruko's Shop is closed right now." Hiruko said into the phone. "Please leave a message at the sound of the dial tone."
Click. Beeeeeeee-
"Darn it…" I muttered, closing my cell phone. "Well, we should probably go find a car place to rent a car…"
"Um, Kyon?" Haruhi asked. "Where are we going to find a car rental place?"
"Oh, are you kids in trouble, eh?" A voice asked, as a large Canadian man came walking up to us.
"Yeah, hey, do you know where the nearest car rental place is?" Haruhi asked.
"Oh, yeah, it's right over there, eh?" The Canadian man said, smiling. He pointed over our shoulder, as the snow cleared to show a car rental company about five yards away from us.
"Oh, thanks, mister!" Haruhi said, smiling.
"Oh, no trouble, eh?" The man said, smiling. "If there's anything else I can do for you, just ask, eh?"
"Hi, we're here to pick up a car?" Haruhi said, the minute we walked through the door.
"Do you have a reservation?" The man at the desk asked. In an oddly enough American accent, as well.
"What is this, a hotel?" Haruhi asked. "No, we don't have reservation!"
"My friend here doesn't really know what she's talking about." I said, smiling my most phony grin as I could. "I believe you have a reservation under the name Hiruko Mitsubayashi?"
"Mitsubayashi… ah, here it is!" The man at the desk said, smiling. "Hiruko Mitsubayashi, ordered a convertible!"
"Wait, a convertible?" I asked. "A convertible? It's 20 degrees outside!"
"Then I'd suggest you keep the top down." The man said, returning to his coffee.
"Come on Kyon, a convertible will be fun!" Haruhi said, smiling. We arrived at the black two seater, as Haruhi climbed into the driver seat.
God help me.
Mukuro: So, how was that for a first chapter? Good? Bad? Please review, either way!