The Marriage of Haruhi Suzumiya
Disclaimer: I do not own the Haruhi Suzumiya series or any of it's elements.
Chapter 6: The Choice
I have less than an hour to make my decision. Waiting isn't really an option. I have to decide how I'm going to live my life in less than an hour. I wish I could just wait until everything was over but I have to make my choice, if I don't I'll look back at this moment and wonder if I really chose or let time choose for me. This is my decision.
When Haruhi first took me to a closed space and when Nagato changed the world I decided to change the world back. I just don't know that decision is right for this situation. In this world Koizumi doesn't have to worry about taking care of closed spaces. Nagato can have a normal life and be free from Data Overmind. Asahina can go to her future without worrying about Haruhi ruining the world. And Haruhi and me are married.
Is this really what Haruhi wants? Since the start the others told me that she choose me. Is this what they meant? Is this what ultimately happens? Would me and Haruhi always end up together? When I asked Asahina she was vague on the answer, I really could use the answer now. I guess what I'm wondering is if Haruhi will stay with me. I mean she changes her mind so many times, how do I know she won't get tired of me and change her mind.
I guess that's the point if I knew that Haruhi would always want to be with me. I mean yes, Haruhi is beautiful and I've come to realize that I love her but I don't want to wake up years from now to find out she changed her mind. I bet if Koizumi was here he'd just tell me I was having cold feet like a groom on their wedding day. How much I want him here so I could punch him right now? Anything to run away from choosing. But I do have to choose and I only have minutes left to pick. I could choose to go back and hope it all works out but the way Nagato puts it I won't remember.
The thing comes down is that I love Haruhi and I want to be with her. Is this is Haruhi's way of giving me chance out? She wants me to make my own choice now that's she's made hers.
I look at the clock to see I only have five minutes left. I want to be with Haruhi and she wants to be with me. Why can't it be that simple?
Maybe it is. It would be easier if we just dated and ended up here but I'm left to wonder. No one really knows there future they have to make their future. Once I told Haruhi that people change the world on their own and she started the SOS Brigade. This is my chance to change the world to how I want it.
I raise my finger above the keyboard and lowered it down. In an instant I see the computer engulfed by light.
I cancelled the program. When people get married they hope the marriage will last but they don't know if it will, sometimes people get divorced. You sometimes just have to take a leap of faith. I love Haruhi, so I'll risk some heartache in the future if I can be with her now. When I get out of the room Nagato has already gone. I walk my way home alone. By the time I get home Haruhi is asleep, I crawl into bed with her and wrap my arms around her.
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It wasn't too long later when Haruhi went into labor. I'm not going into details just that she screamed so much you'd think someone was trying to kill her slowly. I imagine if she was still making closed spaced every esper would be on working. But that isn't the case as I saw Koizumi and Nagato waiting for us along with our other friends and family. The only one missing is Asahina as she already left school to go back to her future.
After a few hours I find myself next to Haruhi, in a hospital bed in the hospital room, as she holds our daughter. She's just this small little thing wrapped in a pink blanket. She had bright brown eyes just like her mother and dark hair messy hair.
"She's beautiful." I say.
"Of course she is." Haruhi says. "She's my daughter."
I can't help but pause a little, "Haruhi, is this how you thought our lives would end up?"
She pauses for a second tapping her chin, "Not really. I never thought about having a daughter. When I thought about my future I always figured I'd find a crashed UFO."
"So you regret it? I mean I get this isn't the amazing life you dreamed of."
"What are you kidding? We made a new life. Well I did most of the work."
"Yeah." I resist the urge the face palm.
"It's not even like I'm giving up on my searches. When she's older we're going to take along searching for aliens or going to haunted houses."
"I worry for our child's future." Even as I say it I can't help but smile 'our child'.
"Hello little Yuki." Haruhi says. "Yu? It really does suit you."
I ponder something for a second. "Haruhi? I was wondering if you'd mind if I picked her middle name. Something western?"
She raises an eye brow. "What name?"
"I was thinking Smith."
"Smith?" Haruhi says surprised.
"Yes, that names been important to me for a while. Since a certain Tanabata."
Haruhi smiled broadens as she gets what I'm saying. Her eyes glimmer like I've never seen them before.
Then there is a knock on the door. "Come in." Haruhi responds.
The door open to reveal Koizumi, "Pardon our intrusion. The doctor said you could have guest and we were all eager to see your new born."
He enters and the others follow and eagerly crowding the bed.
"Oh she's super cute." Tsuruya cheered then looks back at Kunikida squeezing his hand.
"Yeah she is cute." Kunikida smiles.
"Oh hello." My little sister says looking into the babies eyes. "I'm your aunt. I'll make sure to take good care of you. You're grandparents are down stairs and they are choosing a toy for you. So you're really lucky."
Nagato looks at her name sake tilting her head curiously.
"Come and introduce yourself to your goddaughter." Haruhi call Nagato.
"Hello I'm Yuki Nagato." Nagato introduces herself.
Baby Yu looks up to Nagato and she smiled and more amazingly I could swear I saw Nagato give her a faint smile back.
"Oh excuse me." A voice says from the door.
A nurse in mint colored hospital scrubs, her hair covered in a hospital cap and her face covered by a hospital mask stands there. She's carrying a basket of flowers with balloons tied to it. In her other hand she has a small stuffed teddy bear.
"I'm just here to drop this off." She walks over to table by Haruhi and places the basket. "She's precious, here you go." Giving Yu the teddy bear which she quickly grasps. "Congratulations."
"Thanks!" Haruhi tells her as she pulls off the card from the flowers basket. "It's from Mikuru. She says that she's sorry she can't be here but she wishes us all the best."
As Haruhi reads the card I walk out of the room catching up to the nurse.
"It's you isn't it?" I ask her.
She turns around and gives me a wink, "That's classified."
I smile. "Thank you for coming. I guess you can't stay for too long."
"No, I can't." She tells me, "It would be to risky if she saw me. I just wanted to keep a promise I made to a friend a long time ago."
"Thank you."
She nodded, "Good Bye Kyon. Have a good life with Haruhi."
"Good Bye Mikuru. Take care of yourself."
With that she walks away and I know that will be the last time I see her. I make my way back to the room where I find Haruhi yelling at Taniguchi for saying something. Are parents arrive soon to see their grandchild. I can't say my life will be easy or even that it's always going to be this great but if I have Haruhi I think it's going to be okay. I don't really need to worry about money we are doing fine and as a hobby since this started I've been writing down my adventures since I met Haruhi and it looks like a publisher is interested in it. Haruhi herself is still interested in finishing school and going to college, she wants to be a researcher looking for more of the paranormal.
Haruhi is always Haruhi and if that never changes I know both me and my daughter's future will always be interesting. And if I always have Haruhi I think I'll be happy.
Authors Notes: That's the end. I hope you liked it. Please leave me any review you think I deserve. I have a few other ideas for stories for the series but I want to finish some other fanfics before I really start any long ones. See keep an eye out