Author's Note: I don't own Haruhi Suzumiya. If I did, the tenth novel would be out already and Tsuruya would be a slider. And Kunikida would be an esper.

One Fine Day

Well, summer had started a few days ago. The heat was completely unbearable. I didn't feel like doing anything except lying around the house and doing nothing. And that's exactly what I did. That is, until the obvious. My phone rang with a furious intensity, that loud foreboding ring tone I had set to go off every time Haruhi called. It made me feel like crawling into a hole and not coming out till she eventually would get bored.

But I knew that wouldn't happen so I picked up.

"Hey, Haruhi."

"How'd you know it was me?"

You don't want to know.

"Never mind. Come to the usual spot and bring money."

She actually expects me to be late. Isn't she a good friend?

"Why?"

"I'll explain when we're all there. We meet in an hour."

She hung up.

I guess I didn't have anything better to do because I found myself riding my bike in this miserable heat. I half wished I could go to the pool, but since what happened last summer, I didn't want to risk it. I pray to what God there is that that doesn't happen.

I didn't arrive last like Haruhi thought, I got there and saw Haruhi, Nagato, Tsuruya, and Mikuru standing. Looks like Koizumi's the late one today. Finally.

"Hey, guys."

I waved to them. I parked my bike in the parking garage. Wouldn't want it impounded again. I walked over and everyone kinda looked surprised.

"What? Do I have something on my face?"

"Umm, no. It's just unexpected to see you here early, that's all," Mikuru answered.

We waited around in the air-conditioned cafe and made our orders. Koizumi arrived about half an hour after I did. Haruhi said he was late, but he was actually on time. But then again, this was Haruhi. He placed his order and ate while Haruhi explained that today we were going to be walking around again searching for mysteries.

No one seemed to really care. We split up into groups of three with the usual toothpick drawing. It was split between Koizumi, Nagato, and Mikuru on one team ,with Me, Haruhi, and Tsuruya in the other. I noticed that when I drew an unmarked toothpick Haruhi's eyes lighted up a bit. Oh no, what does she have planned? Our group searched the East side of town while everyone else searched the West.

Tsuruya being her hyper self went up to every other person asking about mysteries and effectively freaking people out. Haruhi thought that her enthusiasm was well above even her own.

"Now that's what a brigade member should be doing! You're a disappointment to the brigade, Kyon!"

I noticed that every now and then, Tsuruya pulled out her phone, pushed a few buttons, then put it back in her pocket. She's just probably texting or something.

After an hour or two went by, we all regrouped with results that left Haruhi in a bad mood. We ate again, then Haruhi made us draw toothpicks again. This time we were split into groups of two, Nagato and Koizumi, Haruhi and Mikuru, and Me and Tsuruya. I haven't had to worry as much about Mikuru since I did something that will never bee spoken of again, but the look Haruhi had just worried me.

We walked around a bit. Tsuruya seemed to have calmed down a bit and only approached a person every now and again. She seemed more focused on her phone than anything else.

"So, Tsuruya, what are you doing? Texting somebody?"

She didn't even look up.

"Not really."

"Oh, so what are you doing?" I don't think she heard me.

"Nothing too important."She said suddenly.

"Just checking-wait. WHAT! Kyon, ducks!"

She pushed me down as I saw something whiz by my head.

"What was that?!"

"A Multi-Dimensional Surveillance Unit. It can't kill ya, but it'd hurt pretty bad if it hit you."

"What are you talking about?"

She grabbed my arm and pressed the largest button on here phone and everything kind of stopped. Then, everything warped inside of itself. When I opened my eyes, (wait, when did I close them?) I saw a large expanse of sand. It was all to familiar.

"Um, Tsuruya?"

She wasn't paying attention to me. She was pushing buttons on her phone again. But when I looked closely, it wasn't a phone, but similar.

"Kyon, stand back."

A light came out of her phone and turned into a rather large gun.

Great, am I the only human in the SOS Brigade?! An explosion blew sand away from an area in the expanse. Tsuruya put the phone to her mouth and started talking. She had a dead serious face and I could only make a few words she was saying.

"Dimensional...U-125 S-...Taking immediate action."

She held up her gun and started firing into the sand.

Something shot out of the sand and latched onto her gun and pulled it into the sand.

"Great, it's one of these."

She materialized another gun and continued firing. After about seven rounds the entire creature jumped. My first thought was, 'That's a big spider.' It landed right in front of my face.

"Get away from him, megas!"

I turned my head and saw Tsuruya had a large bazooka. Wait, a bazooka?

"No don't-!"

"Fire!"

The missile hit that spider so hard, that I got thwacked by one of its' legs and tossed about 20 yards away before I knew what was happening.

I must have passed out, because when I opened my eyes, we were both sitting on a bench in that park.

"Oh, good. You're awake." I looked over and saw Tsuruya with that same big smile on her face.

It took me a second, but then I remembered what just happened. I didn't freak out, I've seen way worse since I'd entered high school.

"So, Tsuruya, what are you?"

"What am I?"

"Y'know, what faction are you with?"

"Well, I guess the most appropriates word is slider."

"Perfect."

"Perfect?"

"Yeah, I kinda had a feeling I would meet one since Haruhi mentioned them. Now I have. Perfect. If Haruhi ever figures out what's going on around her, she'll be ecstatic."

A moment of silence was shared, which was rare for Tsuruya.

"So, why are your people interested in Haruhi?"

"Suzumiya? Why would we be interested in her?"

"Because she's some sort of omnipotent being or something like that."

"Really? No, I didn't know that."

......…...WHAT?!!!!

"You really didn't know?! Then why are you part of this crazy club?!"

"Because it's funs!"

Oh, dear god she's an idiot.

"You're a slider, right?"

"Technically."

"And you aren't watching her?"

"Nopes."

"So your group doesn't have any interest in her?"

"What group?"

…...

"You're not a part of a group?"

"Uh-uh."

"Well, that was unexpected."

"But, Kyon, you helped me be a slider."

"Huh?"

"Oh, never mind."

"Whatever."

My phone rang that same ominous ring tone and I knew to get back. I didn't pick up, I just got up and started walking. Tsuruya got up and followed me and, surprisingly, looked tired. The end of the world must be coming. Later on, I'd probably regret those words.

When we got back Haruhi was still yelling into her phone, probably leaving me a long and annoying message that will give me a migraine.

"YOU'RE LATE!!!"

Oh, crap.

When we got to the cafe Haruhi tore me a new one. We wound up being an hour late, which I thought an overreaction to it, but it's Haruhi. I asked her if she found anything, but she just responded with a scowl. However, on the first trip around town, we did get one job, which I thought was a miracle in and of itself.

Later that week, we wound up working at some sort of cosplay cafe. Let's just say, that that's another story for another day.

End of Episode 7