Chapter 3: The Beginning of a Trip

Kyon started to wake up from a well-rested nap. He tilted his head up on the covers to see Shamisen resting on his sideways body. He slowly got up and made his bed, then started to get packed for Haruhi's trip.

After he got all of his toiletries packed, he quietly crept down the stairs, making sure he wouldn't wake up his younger sister. When he walked outside, he got up on his bike and started off to the train station.

When he arrived there, he saw that everyone was there, oddly except for Haruhi. Sasuke greeted Kyon as he sat his bike next to Koizumi's.

"Well it's a good thing we got here before Haruhi. I hope you didn't go through any trouble getting here." Sasuke said. "No, there wasn't any problem, just had to sneak out so my sister wouldn't get in the way."

Mikuru walked over to the two, "Um…do any of you know where Ms. Suzumiya is? She's usually not this late…" Kyon looked over at a cab, "Yeah, it's almost paranormal to see Haruhi late for anything."

Just then, another cab rolled up to the sidewalk. Haruhi climb out of the cab and gave a surprised and confused look at everyone. (Why is she looking at us like that?), questioned Kyon.

He took a quick glance at the bags. (Oh no! Sasuke was the one that told us about this! Haruhi doesn't even know we know anything!)

Haruhi pointed at Kyon, "Were you eavesdropping on me?! Did you spoil the entire surprise?!" she yelled angrily at Kyon. Kyon threw up his arms, "Look, I just told everyone we might be going somewhere, and I didn't know where we were going, I just said to get prepared."

Haruhi, still a little frustrated, gave out a sigh and got a speech prepare for them.

"Before you tell us what we're doing, we wanted to introduce you to Sasuke. He was wondering if he could help us out with the filming and maybe wanted to join the S.O.S. Brigade for full time work." Kyon said as he glared at Sasuke for throwing him under the bus.

Haruhi walked up to him as he said hello to her. "So, you want to be a member of the S.O.S. Brigade, huh?" Haruhi said as she walked around Sasuke and examined him like he was a suspicious foreign spy.

Sasuke looked nervous as Haruhi started to eye him in a weird way. "Well, if you want to join, you'll have to EARN it! You must take responsibility in making an effort to help out the Brigade leader in any way possible!"

Kyon glared at her, (Calm down, you're making it seem like he's enrolling in the army. Unfortunately, the army would be a more pleasant approach than what Haruhi is making the Brigade out to be.)

As Haruhi walked away from the very confused Sasuke, she climbed up on top of a foundation so she could get everyone's attention.

"Listen up everyone! This spring break, we are going to be spending the time at my cousin's house! Since my cousin is going to be out of town for the week, I asked her if we could use her place for a good filming location! She didn't mind, of course, so since you're already packed I guess we can start heading over there!"

Kyon interrupted, "Hang on, how far away is this place? I have to carry my luggage on my back on my bike, so I at least want to know how far away it is."

Haruhi gave him an irritated look, "Are you kidding me? You can't go 60 miles on your bike, are you crazy?"

Kyon gave a surprised look, "Then what about my bike? It'll probably be gone by the time I'm back here!" Haruhi shrugged. "Oh well, that's your problem, not mine." She said as she hailed another cab to the cottage.

As Kyon was stuck in his predicament, he was now going to have to go all the way back to take his bike back home. Before he could do so, Sasuke approached him, "I've got an idea, how about I take your bag with mine, and then you won't have to worry about dragging it back to your house."

Kyon smiled with relief, "Thanks, I really appreciate it." Sasuke then continued, "I'm sorry if my plan wasn't as well thought out as I thought it would be, I'm real grateful you thought of something to cover it up. Kyon just shrugged at him, "Hey, just check your work before you hand it in.", he said as he started back to his house.

Sasuke went to pick up Kyon's bag to see Mikuru mopping by herself. He approached her with kindness, "Is there anything wrong?" he asked her. Mikuru looked up with a worried face, "Well, I…uh, I forgot to get some money for the taxi."

Sasuke tried cheering her up, "I'll pay for it. You can ride with me!" he said in a cheerful tone.

Mikuru gave a warm smile towards Sasuke's offer, "Y-you'd do that for me?" Sasuke nodded, "Of course, I can't stand the sight of seeing you in a bad situation, I'll help you out whenever I can!" he replied.

Mikuru thanked him as he loaded the three bags into the taxi, and helped Mikuru into the cab. Sasuke then paid the fare, and the cab slowly departed from the station.

Mikuru and Sasuke were both silent for the first minute, mostly because Sasuke was worried about what to talk about. "So, are you in any other clubs other than the S.O.S. Brigade?" Sasuke asked.

"Um, well I was a part of the calligraphy club, but, um, that kind of got in the way with the S.O.S. Brigade, so I had to leave it." Mikuru explained. As Sasuke was still trying to think of what to talk about, Mikuru asked him a question, "So, um, I hope you don't mind me asking, but, uh, what part of the future are you exactly from?"

Sasuke, knowing she was a time traveler herself, gave her the exact date he left with security.

Mikuru was shocked, "What!?" She looked in amazement at him, "You're from the same time period that I was sent from!" Sasuke looked surprised, "So, that means that in my dimensional time frame, earth doesn't exist, therefore, if I destroyed Janemba, then Earth shall be whole in my time frame again."

Mikuru started to get nervous, "So…does that mean…I don't exist…in your future?" Sasuke nodded, "But like I said, everything will be reversed once Janemba is destroyed. Don't worry, I won't let anything harm you, I promise."

Mikuru started to feel more relaxed, as she scooted closer to him and thanked him for her safety. While this was happening, started to look down at her, observing her beauty from a close perspective. He started to blush, and was worried if she would start to notice it. This didn't last long as they were pulling up into the driveway of Haruhi's cousin's cabin.

Unexpectedly, the cabin was rather large. It seemed like more of a regular home than a cabin. It was deep in the woods and had access to a small lake nearby.

Koizumi, Nagato, and Haruhi were already there, and it seems Haruhi was planning ahead, as she was already getting out the camera and all of the "film props" that they were supposed to use.

As Sasuke opened the trunk and Mikuru was reaching for her bag, he stopped her, "I'll carry it for you, it's the least I can do."

Mikuru smiled back at him, "Thank you… You're a real gentlemen." She complimented as Sasuke blushed.

As soon as Haruhi set her eyes on Mikuru, she quickly dashed towards her and pulled her away so she could get her ready. Mikuru started to get very nervous, as Sasuke became confused toward Mikuru's reaction, since he had no idea what Haruhi would do to her.

Fifteen minutes had gone by and Haruhi was waiting with Mikuru to arrive. Finally after a long wait, Kyon's cab showed up at the driveway. Haruhi, being very impatient, ran up to Kyon as he was unloading his bag, "Where the hell were you? You were supposed to be here seven minutes ago!"

Kyon raised his hands up in the air, "Hey, I can't control the traffic, if you want to complain, complain to the driver, since he spent half of the time not paying attention and just sat there and ate his lunch."

Haruhi groaned, "UGH. It's gotten too dark to film, so for the penalty tomorrow, you'll have to wake up extra early to set up everything with no help!"

Kyon was shocked, (You're blaming me for something I can't control? What the hell!)

As they were fighting, Koizumi and Sasuke came outside to see what was going on.

"Hey, isn't it getting-" Sasuke was about to finish until he saw Mikuru. She was wearing her red, tight bunny girl costume that revealed most of her body. Sasuke could not stop looking at her, he was completely red, his eyes were wide open, and his nose started to bleed.

As he snapped out of his fantasy, he noticed that she was shivering, so he then offered for her to come inside and warm up a bit. "Th-thank you…" she said softly as he put his sweater around her and guided her inside.

Meanwhile, Kyon was helping Haruhi put the stuff away, when suddenly Nagato tapped Kyon on the shoulder. "Oh hey Nagato, what's up?" He asked curiously.

Nagato pulled him aside, "I am receiving a small detection of Interface activity approximately 40 kilometers away from here."

Kyon started to get worried, "Oh no, so does Janemba know where we are? If that's the case, we are all in grave danger."

Nagato shook her head, "Janemba is unable to locate any emotional being, he is an imperfect virus with negative human attributes, he cannot completely affect the mind of Ryoko Asakura, and therefore he is unable to find our location."

Kyon took a sigh of relief, "I hope so, if Sasuke doesn't take care of this soon, we are all screwed."

The original Haruhi Suzumiya characters are owned by Gaku Tsugano

Sasuke Momaru is owned by me.