Haruhi's Birthday

Chapter 3

"Okay," Kyon said as the SOS Brigade, minus one Haruhi, exited Party City. "We have decorations and a cake ordered. What else?"

"When do we put these up?" Mikuru asked.

"Uh, today I guess…" Kyon replied. "Yeah, just as soon as we get back."

"So the party's gonna be in the school?"

"I guess… I mean I assume that it will, because she didn't mention anywhere else."

"And it's only gonna be us or did she invite any other people?"

Then it hit Kyon sharper than a measles shot. There was a pause. "No she invited people over the website. What if no one shows up? No one gets on that website, she'll be crushed!"

"Let's calm down," Itsuki interrupted. "Maybe we should call Haruhi just to confirm." He whipped out a Blackberry and dialed Haruhi's number.

"Why didn't you do this at the store?" Kyon asked.

"What?" Itsuki began. "Oh you mean-"

"Hello?" A voice from the phone said, interrupting Itsuki.

"Good afternoon Miss Suzumiya. We expect that you are having a good day."

"Put her on speaker." Mikuru suggested. Itsuki did just that.

"Hey guys, how's the party coming along?" Haruhi questioned. Even through the phone everyone could feel the bossiness.

"Well we seem to have hit a snag…" Itsuki said. "Kyon doesn't know where the party is to be held."

"Excuse me?" Kyon but in.

"I know Itsuki, isn't he the worst party planner ever?" Haruhi agreed. "We're holding it on the school grounds. It's gonna be a big affair. All nine million hits on the website saw the invitation, so they are all defiantly coming. We need a LOT of food. How many gallons of ice cream did I ask for?"

"Twelve…"

"Double it. In fact, we may need to add a back up cake."

"Which is?"

"Another cake of the same style that can be served if we run out of the first one. We may need three cakes actually. I hate when people give you those small slices of cake because there isn't enough cake."

"We can't do that."

"You're useless. I at least hope you got enough of those gothic decorations I asked for."

"When did you ask for that?" Kyon shouted.

"Good God Kyon!" Haruhi shouted back through the phone. "Did you write down ANYTHING I told you? Really? The theme is Vampire Gothic!"

"I know for sure you did not say that."

"Well did you get the decorations?"

Kyon glanced into the bag of decorations that Yuki was carrying. In it were the normal streamers, balloons, and such that you would find at a birthday party. "Yeah," Kyon lied.

"You low class lair!" Haruhi shouted, loud enough for other shoppers, who were entering the building, to hear. "If you did, then you wouldn't be arguing with me right now. You are absolutely the worst-"

Kyon pressed the end call button. "Magnificent crap she is loud!" He exclaimed.

"You just hung up on Miss Suzumiya," Itsuki stated in disbelief. "You can't do that."

"How come I just did, huh?" Kyon snapped at the esper. "Alright," Kyon said to everyone, as he tried to calm down. "This is what we will do everyone. Mikuru and I will go back inside the store and find some gothic decorations. Itsuki, you and Yuki try to order some kind of food to feed the guests."

Itsuki's phone rang. Kyon snatched it and turned it off. Then he placed it in his back pocket. "No. Don't you even dare."

And the Kyon-Mikuru duo rushed back into the store to exchange decorations.