Gym. It was the one class I was worried about for a number of reasons.
I'd have to change with the other girls.
Haruhi would have to change with the guys.
Okay so there were only two reasons. But still, they were both significant.
Upon arriving back at the class, I checked Haruhi's bag, sure enough her gym clothes were in there. Now…how to get changed. There were still a couple of people in the room. Smiling to myself, I decided to pull a Haruhi, as she was in the room as well, sitting with Taniguchi and Kunikida, though she was visibly annoyed at the two of them.
You may wonder why I decided to get changed in this manner. Well, my intention was to act like Haruhi normally did in order not to raise suspicion. Okay fine, I just wanted to have some fun with her body. After all, she was the one who made me look like a freak.
I started to lift my shirt slowly, making each movement deliberate and obvious. After hearing her yell, I couldn't help but smile to myself. Not so funny when someone else does it, is it?
However, when I reached about the halfway mark, I suddenly remembered something very important.
Or rather, the lack of a certain important undergarment.
Now, Haruhi probably deserved it after all she'd put Asahina-san through, but I like to think of myself as a pretty decent guy, so even if it was coming to her, I started pulling the shirt back down over my body...
But this was interrupted as I immediately felt it being pulled sharply in another direction.
"YOU IDIOT! WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING? REMEMBER, THAT BELONGS TO ME!"
Haruhi, not giving me time to pull my shirt back down, grabbed her own schoolbag and dragged me by the wrist out of the room like always. Only this time the roles were reversed. Well, visually anyway.
Oh god, what would the class think after seeing me drag a half dressed Haruhi out of the classroom? Not to mention the implications of what she shouted…I'd rather not think about that right now.
"Hey, where are we going?!"
"Isn't it obvious? We need to find somewhere for you to change! Honestly, what are trying to do to me?!"
"I could ask you the same thing!"
We arrived at the girls bathroom. Shoving me into a stall, she quickly blindfolded me with her tie. And started to undress me.
"What's this for?!"
"Isn't it obvious? I'm trying to change my own body here!" I sighed as I could feel myself being forcibly stripped, much like how Zeus, in the form of an eagle, had once torn the clothes off an unfortunate maiden. If memory serves right, the maiden in question jumped into the sea to avoid her fate. Thought it seems like that wasn't an option in this case. Anyway, it's not as if I hadn't seen a scantily-clad Haruhi prior to this.
"W-what? No bra? How dare you!"
"You expect me to know how to put that on?!"
"I bet you did that on purpose just for your own amusement!"
And how is what you do to Asahina-san any different?
"Ugh, Kyon you idiot, why did I let you get me into this?"
"Huh?! You make it sound like its my fault!" She took the blindfold off my eyes, for me to find her face surprisingly close to mine. I can't tell you how weird it feels to be staring straight at yourself. Okay so maybe you've done it in the mirror, but this is on a whole different level. Especially when you can see your own body doing things on someone elses accord.
"Listen Kyon, as long as we're stuck like this, you'd better not do anything to mess up my reputation."
"What about you? Now the whole class thinks I'm a freak! Not to mention that god knows what the class will think after they've seen me drag you half dressed, out of the classroom!"
"Its okay if your life is ruined, but I want mine to remain the way it was for when I get it back! I know you don't like this situation, but neither do I, okay?"
Wait…she doesn't like this situation? If that's the case, wouldn't her powers have already reversed this process? So…since we're still like this, could that mean she….wants things to remain like this for now? Though I can think of no possible reason for that.
"Class is starting, I've got to get myself changed as well." And with that she ran off, leaving me alone in the bathroom to ponder the situation.
Well, so far Haruhi had probably ruined quite a sizable chunk of my reputation, so I guess it would be fair to say that gym class was payback... even if it was kind of unintentional.
Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty decent at sports, but compared to what everyone expected of Haruhi, my skills would be equal to those of a one-armed monkey.
... a BLIND one-armed monkey.
By the end of gym, I was sure that the rest of the team's dislike of Haruhi increased slightly, but none of them had the nerve to come up and tell me.
"Right!" Haruhi announced, running up to me quickly. "Now I'm gonna change you back into uniform! Hurry and follow me!"
Hey, hey, wait! Give me a moment to breathe! Unlike you, my supply of energy is limited!
"No time!" She yanked me along by the arm into the girl's bathroom.
Stop pulling so hard! That hurts!
"'Tis but a flesh wound! Now shut up and put this on!" She hands me the blindfold.
Is this really necessary?
"You shouldn't even think about defiling the brigade chief with your lowly eyes!"
"...Wait, these are your eyes. And since you're doing this, wouldn't that mean your body's being defiled by my real eyes and hands?"
"Hurry up! Class is almost starting!"
I can never quite understand how she manages to be oblivious to any of my retorts that make sense.
Finally giving in, I slip the blindfold on and am immediately chucked into a nearby cubicle and half-suffocated by the rapid movement of fabrics.
This forced costume changing session was over before I knew it. Not surprising; she must have had loads of practice with Asahina-san. Whipping the blindfold off, she prompty reopens the cubicle door and walks out, leaving me panting heavily from the run here.
I was just aboput to follow her out when I heard a familiar voice.
"Oh, Kyon!"
"Oh, hi."
Oh, no...
"Kind of a funny place to meets ya. Hows things?" the ever-jolly voice of Tsuruya-san laughs. No mistaking that speech pattern.
"Meh, boring as always."
"I thought you liked tame things?"
"What? Impossible!" haruhi's voice suddenly flared up. "If ever I had an admiration for the uninteresting, I deserve to stand on the school roof and do the Hare Hare Yukai dance in a ballet costume!"
"...Wooows! I'm gonna look forwards to that!
So, Kyon, what's ya doin in a place like this?"
Pleasegiveheragoodexcusepleasegiveheragoodexcusepleasegiveheragoodexcuse...
"Oh, me? Well, I'm checking for undercover magic schoolgirls, of course!"
Pleaseshutupnowpleaseshutupnowpleaseshutupnow...
"Reallys? Hows ya gonna do that?"
"Everyone knows that girls need a private place to transform into their mahou shoujo forms! What better place than the bathroom?"
I hear a loud thunk. She probably tried stamping her foot for emphasis again.
"Ohhhhhh So you're basically spying on all the girls here? Clever!"
I really want to do something about this conversation, but if Tsuruya saw a panting Haruhi Suzumiya emerge from the same cubicle as 'me', then things would get even worse...
"Good luck, then! I'll be sure to send Mikuru your way!"
Her light, energetic footsteps eventually faded, and I deemed it safe to step out.
I'll really have to think of a way to explain this to her when this is all over.
"Haruhi! What part of 'Don't let people suspect anything' did you not understand?"
"All of it! That command made no sense whatsoever! There was no logic behind it at all! And besides, you have no right to order your brigade chief around!"
I'm not accepting that from you, of all people!
"Hmph!" She folded her arms.
"Hang on. Class starts in a few seconds and you yourself haven't yet changed..." I suddenly realised.
"No worries. I'll change while walking." She walks out and begins taking her shirt off.
Gah! Has she no concern for the mental sanity of her brigade members?
A/N-Kite Impulse-This chapter turned out to be pretty challenging, although I put my section off for as long as possible XD.
A/N:Cerium Radonite- I actually had no intention of having Tsuruya appear there, but the oppurunity simply presented itself that way. Hope you enjoy!
(Kite impulse: it was my suggestion you dumbass..)
Anyway, look forward to the next chapter!