This is it. This is the big one. And this is just the HALFWAY point! I'm gonna be honest with you guys, this is probably going to be my favorite chapter, this or the ending anyway. But this chapter definitely makes the top three. I've put a lot of thought into this chapter and I made sure to make this one the best of the best (so far anyway). Without further ado, let's start chapter seven:

Haruhi Crosses the Line.

I want to give a big thanks to my friend Magnificate for proof reading and helping me make this chapter better than it was before! I'm sorry for taking so long to get it out, but I wanted to make sure I did this chapter right!


Sunday

Today was it. It was Sunday, today was Kyon's birthday.

After my conversation with Kyon yesterday, I was feeling great. I was kind of guilty that he forgave me so easily yesterday, but I decided not to dwell on it and to just be happy that he and I are on good terms again. Honestly, him being angry with me was kind of scary. I know that sounds weird coming from me, but I don't think I've ever seen Kyon give me that look he did before. That's what disappointed me the most.

But none of that matters now, all that matters now is that today was the day that Kyon's party was happening and I was set with the biggest task of all.

Get Kyon to the party.

Obviously, Kyon has no idea that the party's going on. Sure, he was there when I asked his parents for the date and was there when I said I was holding him a birthday bash, but as far as he's concerned I haven't done any planning. In fact he hasn't even asked me about it. I'm positive he has no idea that he's going to a party today… What does he think he's doing today? Well, when I get to his house, he'll find out exactly what we'll be doing today.

I made sure to dress as if it was a casual day, but I did a little extra work on myself to make sure that when we get to the party I don't look flat out boring compared to everyone else. I was wearing a pink and white tank-top with a yellow sleeveless shirt underneath, I had on blue shorts and a necklace with a gold ring at the end of it. I called Koizumi earlier and told him to make sure everyone was ready and that we'd be arriving in about half an hour. It's about 5 PM now, and the guests should have started arriving at around 4. Most of the party goers should be in the warehouse now, which will make this ALL the sweeter.

I smiled, brushed off any dust that was on my clothes and knocked on Kyon's door.

I waited at the door, expecting Kyon's tiny sister to be appearing in the doorway, but I was greeted by the birthday boy himself.

He looked down at me with slight surprise, "Hey, Haruhi. What's up?"

I smiled, "You and I have somewhere to go today."

Kyon's brow rose, "I don't remember planning anything today…"

"Exactly, this is a new mission I just came up with yesterday." I smiled and looked off into the distance, "after my chat with you yesterday, I came across an abandoned warehouse that just SCREAMED ghosts!" I clasped my hands together and looked back to him.

"…And?"

"And, I want us to go in and investigate!" I threw my hands into the air to show my excitement and to increase its importance.

"…Why didn't you just go in as soon as you found it?"

I scoffed, "Kyon, are you crazy? Even if I had found a ghost in there, there's no way I'd be able to catch it!" I smiled and pointed at him, "You need at least two people to catch a ghost!" I laughed and placed my hands onto my hips, "You should know this!" I turned around and looked up into the sky, "But I guess I'll let you off the hook for that misunderstanding." I turned my head to him, "Just hurry up and get dressed!"

He sighed, "Fine, fine. I'll go look at this warehouse with you, just gimme a minute." He half closed the door and I could hear the sound of his feet hitting the stairs. I knew this was rude, but I poked my head in to get a look around. I looked up the stairs to hear a knocking sound.

"Hey, I'm going out for a little while, alright?"

There was no answer.

"Look, mom and dad left you some dinner in the refrigerator; come down and eat whenever you want."

Just as before, there wasn't an answer.

There was a short silence before Kyon spoke again, "You're going to have to come out sometime. I know you've been sneaking downstairs late at night to get yourself some food." I could faintly hear him sigh before he walked into his room and out of my sight.

I stepped out of the doorway and sighed as well. Kyon's sister still hasn't come out of her room yet. I couldn't help but feel guilty for it. After all, it IS my fault that Kyon and his parents continued to fight as much as they have been. She's been in her room since Thursday at the most, since that's when I came over to talk to Kyon's parents. I looked back at the doorway and waited for Kyon to return.

He stepped out wearing a blue jacket with a yellow T-shirt along with a white and gray tank top. His jeans were a dark green and his shoes were a tannish color. Why he decides to go out looking like this I'll never know, but nevertheless at least he looks presentable. "Good! You're all dressed! Now let's get going!" I pointed off into the distance and began walking. Kyon sighed, turned around and locked the door; following me soon after.

There was a bit if silence between us but eventually he began to speak up, "So, what's got you in such a great mood?"

Oh, so he picked up on that didn't he? "What makes you think I'm in a good mood?"

"Well, you seem a little cheerier than usual. There's just something different about you. I guess this warehouse must be a pretty big deal to have you all riled up."

I laughed in my head, trust me Kyon, this warehouse IS a big deal.

The two of us walked next to each other. Kyon had his hands in his pockets while mine swung side by side. Kyon seemed as normal as always, his usual lazy attitude had returned and his bored expression was once again plastered onto his face. It was much better than any of the other expression's he's been showing lately. Honestly, I've never seen any of them before.

I couldn't help but glance in Kyon's direction every now and then. I don't know why, but him not being angry at me anymore really got me into a good mood. It felt like the two of us got over some big rock that was blocking our path and there was this beautiful scenery out in front of us as we stood atop it.

"Why are you looking at me so much?"

"What? I have no idea what you're talking about." I said, looking away and smiling. I'm surprised he noticed actually. "So Kyon, how are; things going?"

He sighed; I could tell he didn't really want to be asked that. "Things are just a little stressful at home right now. I'd really rather not get into it…"

I sighed, I don't know how I'm supposed to help him if he doesn't tell me anything, but fine. If he'd rather keep it all to himself then I'll just let him do that! Why should I care anyway?

We soon arrived to the "abandoned" warehouse. We stood there and looked up at it, marveling at its height.

After standing there for about a minute, I looked up at Kyon with an annoyed expression. "Well, what are you waiting for?"

He looked at me, "What do you mean? You're the one leading here."

I sighed, "Go on inside!"

"Why do I have to?"

"Because I said so, that's why! Now get in there already!"

He lightly chuckled and rolled his eyes at this, "Fine then, have it your way." He stretched his arm out and walked over to the door, "I guess I'll go in first then."

I smirked and began to follow him.

Kyon placed his hands onto the door and pulled them open; inside, everything was dark and the only thing the light illuminated was the few tiles at the entrance. I quickly zipped in behind him as the doors shut and darkness consumed us both.

"Haruhi, did you bring a flashlight?"

"Nope."

"What?! Then how are we supposed to—"

Suddenly, every light in the building flashed on and for a second, the two of us were blinded. After our eyesight was restored, the moment that happened next will become a permanent memory.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KYON!"

The entire room filled shouts from dozens upon dozens of party goers. Their shouts filled our ears and felt like a strong wave of air washing over us. Noise makers and Blow outs could be heard and the music, chosen by me, began to play.

As I looked over everything I couldn't help myself as a big smile began to grow on my face, but more importantly, I looked up to Kyon. Who was standing there, a look of complete disbelief on his face.

He looked down to me and then back to the party, I could hear him starting to laugh and soon he looked back to me. "Y-You… Haruhi…"

I started smiling like an idiot and began to nod.

"You… did all this…?"

"Mhmm…" I nodded again.

A look of sheer joy spread across his face as he looked at me. "I can't believe that you…" He took a step forward and I think I even saw a small tear escape from his eyes. I suddenly felt him grab me and pull me into a hug.

"Wha…" Ok, this took me completely by surprise. "K-Kyon…"

"Thank you, Haruhi…"

All I did at this moment was lightly pat his back with my hand, "Y-You're welcome, Kyon…"

He quickly let go and took a step back, "I'm sorry about that…" He had a light blush on his face and scratched the back of his head. "I'm just… I can't believe you went through all this trouble just to throw me a birthday party…" He smiled at me and I felt something warm inside.

"I-It wasn't very hard…" I laughed nervously and looked away, a light blush on my cheeks.

He smiled again, "Thanks, Haruhi. It means a lot."

I couldn't help but smile back, "Don't worry about it…" I giggled, "Now, stop talking to me and enjoy the party already! Go say hi to everyone!" I shooed him away and started laughing.

He smiled to me, took a step back and waved goodbye, running into the crowd afterwards. I sighed and brushed myself off a little bit. "What an idiot…" I laughed to myself and began to look for everyone. "Who gave him permission to hug the brigade chief…" I looked up the DJ ledge to see Kitamura doing what he was asked and it sounded like he was doing a great job.

I noticed Koizumi talking to Mikuru, so I decided to go and talk to them, "Hey!" I waved to them.

"Aah, Ms. Suzumiya!" Koizumi waved to me with his usual smile.

"Suzumiya-chan!" Mikuru jumped in place with a smile on her face.

I walked up to them both and stood there with my hands on my hips, "Looks like this party went off without a hitch! Thanks a lot for helping!"

Koizumi bowed and gave me his usual smile, "That's what we're here for. We're glad to have been able to help. It seems Kyon's enjoyed the surprise just as much as you have."

I smiled and looked into the crowd to find Kyon talking to a bunch of different people. "Yeah, he seems to be enjoying himself."

Mikuru was fidgeting with her hands, "I think so too. I'm glad Kyon-Kun's been able to enjoy himself! He hasn't been his usual self this week, whenever I saw him anyway." She looked at me with curiosity, I bet this is because of what happened on Friday.

"Yeah, well, it's not like he isn't always so gloomy and boring. He's probably been getting up late and was tired." I sighed and looked away from him, trying to get my mind off my lie. "Alright, there are still a few things left to do! Koizumi, you need to go down to the cake store and get Kyon's birthday cake! It should be finished by now!"

He nodded, "Alright then. I'll be back within the hour then." He walked over to the pried open doors and soon left the building.

I looked back to Mikuru, "Where's Yuki?"

Mikuru pointed up to the DJ's spot, "She's been watching Kitamura-kun."

I smiled, "I'll go say hi! You just enjoy yourself Mikuru!" I waved goodbye and ran up the stairs to the DJ's ledge. "Hey, Yuki!"

She looked up to me with her emotionless face. I can't believe that even during a party she is just the same as always. "Hello."

"How are you doing? Enjoying the party?"

She looked at me and lightly cocked her head to the side, "Yes."

I laughed, "I guess I'll leave you alone so you can watch Kitamura." I walked down and looked out over the party, smiling as everything seemed to be going just the way I wanted it to. The only thing that bugged me now is that Kyon's parents aren't here yet. I told them to be here before the party started but I haven't seen them anywhere. I sighed, I'm sure they just got caught up with something. I didn't see them at the house though either…

I smiled as I watched Kyon talking with a bunch of students from school. Honestly, I'm amazed at how well this party is going. I didn't think so many people would come, but then again… why wouldn't they? This is me we're talking about!

Seeing Kyon enjoy himself for once actually felt… kinda good. Like Mikuru said, I don't think I've ever seen him so happy before. It gave me a sense of pride that I was able to get him to this point. Even though he knew about the party, I honestly don't think he took me seriously when I said I was throwing him a party, despite how hard he tried to keep it a secret when he was talking to his two friends; speaking of them…

I think I forgot to invite them. I shrugged, "Oh well."

I sighed as I walked through the crowd, I said hi to several people and almost everyone commented on how well the party turned out. I heard many congratulations for Kyon and every now and then I could even hear a laugh from him over the crowd. I dug my hand in my pocket and felt the gift I had made for him. It wasn't anything special really, but I have a feeling he'll like it.

It was then that I saw Koizumi poke his head through the doorway, "Oh!" I ran over to him. "You've got the cake!"

"That I do, and might I add, this is a very lovely cake Ms. Suzumiya; as well as large!"

I inspected it for a few moments, "Hmm, I've always had a problem with eating cakes that are dry. Do you know if this is dry or not Koizumi?"

"The man at the store assured me that this cake was not dry in the slightest, I made sure to ask"

I giggled, "And that's why you're a higher rank than Kyon!" I smirked and looked over the cake once more, "Did you have any problems paying for it?"

"I did not, turns out a friend I know works there and allowed me to get it at a discounted price."

See? What did I tell you, this guy can get anything.

"Great! Well, let's hurry and get it inside, I'm sure everyone's dying to eat it!"

Koizumi and I held the cake and soon brought it inside. All eyes immediately turned to us.

"Hey everyone! It's time for birthday cake!" I giggled and held the cake at a slight angle for everyone to see, making sure that it was at an angle that wouldn't put it in danger. I also made sure that the cake was still in its case so that if it was in danger it wouldn't fall over or slip onto the floor. "Looks tasty doesn't it?"

The cake obviously had the SOS brigade logo, and I was pretty surprised at how well the guys at the cake store did with this. They got every detail right! "We all get to enjoy this delicious cake, but the person who gets the first bite is obviously Kyon!" I smiled as I saw Kyon come through the crowd and look at the cake.

Watching him look at the cake with total awe was pretty funny, I don't think I've ever seen him this way. I made way towards the empty table and placed the giant cake down, "Alright Kyon," I walked over and handed him the knife. "You get the first cut." I smiled as he took it.

"Alright then." He smiled, took the knife and walked over to the cake. Hesitantly, he began to cut out his piece, grab a plate and plop it down.

"Well, go on! Take a bite!"

He smiled again and grabbed his fork. Everyone watched him and he had a light blush on his face, it was obvious he was embarrassed by all this. We watched him take a bite, chew for a moment before finally giving us the OK sign. I let Kyon have the first bite not just because it was his birthday but because I wanted to be sure this cake didn't taste bad or anything. For all I know the guy at the cake store could have screwed up the ingredients.

"Alright everyone, dig in! Koizumi will be cutting out pieces for everyone!"

I looked over and watched him flinch before he gave me a smiling sigh. Don't worry Koizumi; I'm sure you can handle it. I giggled as he cut the second piece and soon gave it to me. "Thanks!" He nodded to me and continued cutting out pieces for everyone. Despite that smile he had on his face I knew he was probably a little annoyed. It's funny, that's usually something I'd get Kyon to do. I guess he can have a break, since it's his birthday. But he had better not expect this kind of treatment ALL the time.


A good hour has passed, by now, things were settling down and everyone had a piece of cake, if not seconds. Now, it was time for me to take some control!

I ran up to the DJ's stage, "Hey, Kitamura, take a little break." He sighed and smiled as he stopped.

"Thanks, I've been doing this for a while…" He chuckled before leaning back in his chair and resting.

Everyone looked up to the stage with confusion. "Hey Yuki! Cue the lights!" All the lights suddenly dimmed before one was shined brightly on me. I took out a microphone and began to speak, "Hello party goers! Are you all having a good time?!" I heard loud cheers consume the room. "That's great! Well, now that things have settled down a little bit… I think it's time for some home movies!"

I heard some laughter and hollers and after a little searching, I came across Kyon. He had a surprised look on his face and his face had gone red. But he didn't look upset in the slightest. "These are all pictures of our birthday boy! All of them from past birthday's! Now, we're not breaking out the baby pictures, but these are from when he was a boy right up to the ripe age of seventeen!"

More laughter filled the room and Kyon put his hands into his face to hide his embarrassment, I could see a little smile on his face though, giving me the OK to start showing some pictures. "After we're done with this, we'll start opening presents!" There were a few cheers before I turned on the projector and began showing the pictures.

Slide after slide was shown, I could hear countless laughter and with each slide I glanced down to Kyon to make sure he was still OK with it. Each time I watched him I could see him laughing and poking fun at himself. I couldn't hear what he was saying but I could tell he was making jokes. After a while, the laughter died down and I could tell I was starting to lose the crowd. I guess it's about time to wrap this up; or, maybe I've got one last surprise up my sleeve…. I went to push the play button on the video projector when there was a sudden tap on my shoulder.

"Excuse me, Ms. Suzumiya." Koizumi looked at me with a smile.

"Oh! Hey, Koizumi! I was just about to show everyone the great surprise I showed you guys!" I moved my face away from the microphone.

Koizumi smiled, "Yes, about that. See, the three of us started talking and we all agreed that maybe the video shouldn't be played."

I looked at him seriously for a moment, "Are you sure? I bet everyone would love it!" I giggled and placed my hands onto my hips. "Don't be such a sour puss!"

Koizumi laughed nervously and scratched the side of his face, "Well, if there was someone who perhaps didn't enjoy the video… well then the party may not go as smoothly as you had planned."

He's got a point there. "Hmm." I rubbed my chin for a moment, "Ah well, I guess you're right. Alright then, we'll just forget about it then." I sighed and grabbed the microphone. "OK then! It's time to open presents everyone! I hope you got good gifts!" I walked down the stairs over to the table with presents onto them with my microphone in hand.

"Hey, wait for me!" Kitamura jumped up from his DJ station and bumped into the video projector on the way down.

I giggled, "Alright then! First present is from—"

Suddenly, the screen began to flicker, sending flashes of light throughout the dimmed room. This caused everyone's attention turned to the screen as the video on the screen began to play.


The camera was a little shaky, "You're sure no one's going to see this, right Haruhi?"

"What did I tell you? I promised this video won't be seen by anyone! Alright? Just put the stupid costume on already!"

He sighed, "Fine." The scene soon cut to Kyon fully dressed, so that him undressing wouldn't be seen. "Alright, now what the hell am I supposed to be?"

Sighing, I soon explained it to him, "This costume comes from an anime I heard about! Your name is Keitaro and you're the manager of an all-girls hotel! You get into all kinds of wacky hi-jinx with your tenants while trying to find true love!"

"Sounds stupid."

"Shut up and put on the next costume."


The laugher from Kyon's past birthday party pictures had turned into a roar of laughter and even I started laughing a little bit. I felt a sudden tug on the shoulder and turned to see Koizumi, "Ms. Suzumiya, I thought the video wasn't going to be played!"

"I did say that… but I didn't start playing it! Besides, everyone loves this! So if anything happens to this video now then everyone will be really disappointed!" I turned to Koizumi, "And I don't like being the host who upsets her guests!"

Koizumi looked at me with a nervous smile, "Of course." He took a step back and seemed to reluctantly look back at the screen. I smiled and turned my attention back to the screen before I felt yet another tug on my shoulder.

"Kyon?"

"Haruhi, Turn this off."

I smiled, "Aww, c'mon, Kyon! Don't be such a party pooper!" I giggled, "Let everyone have their fun and enjoy the video! You're the star after all!"

"I said turn this off!"

I groaned and ignored him, turning my attention back to the video. I could hear some muffled shouts from Kyon but the laughter from the video drowned out his voice. I was laughing even more than before!


"OK, what am I now?"

"Oh Kyon, you need to watch more anime. Now, you're a mage in training who was sent to Japan to teach English to an all-girls school!"

"Why is it all ways an all-girls thing?"

I sighed, placing my hands onto my hips, "It's Moe Kyon! This is what people love! Who wouldn't want to sit down and watch something that involves a bunch of girls? Especially in those cute uniforms they have to wear!"

"What kind of penalty is this anyway? If no one's going to see this, why record it?"

I giggled, "For me of course! I'll watch it whenever I'm bored!"

Kyon sighed before taking off the wig of the costume, "Can we just get this over with already?"

"You are so impatient… fine, let's get the last one."


The laughter was getting even louder, and I was getting even more excited. By this point, I couldn't hear Kyon anymore, not just because of the laughter but because watching these clips was just too much fun! The last clip began to play…


A loud groan was heard, "Alright, the other two I could stomach… but why the hell am I dressed up in this? I feel completely ridiculous wearing this. What is this supposed to be anyway? What anime is this from?"

"Well, since you asked so nicely, the last costume is from an anime where you're an interstellar federation agent whose mission is to capture a dangerous criminal with a deadly device that could destroy the planet! But she ends up almost killing a kid while they're fighting!"

There was a short silence between us, "That has to be the dumbest idea I've ever heard. Alright, that's it I'm getting out of this stupid thing… turn off the camera!"

I began to laugh uncontrollably, "C'mon Kyon, you look so cute in it!"

"Shut the hell up, turn off the damn camera Haruhi!"

"Hold on! You're going to break i—"


The screen went black and at that point the whole room was dying of laughter. I could hardly keep myself from falling over and my sides were starting to hurt. "W-Was that great or what?!" I managed to speak into the microphone.

I had my arm on my stomach, trying to keep myself from doubling over from all this laughter. I was able to calm myself down enough to try and find Kyon, oddly enough he wasn't laughing. I would have thought that even he had a sense of humor, but I guess not. All he was doing now was just… standing there. I watched him look to me and this time, the look in his eyes from Thursday had returned. I immediately stopped laughing.

He turned away and I could see him begin to push himself through the crowd and make his way over to the door.

"W-Wait! Kyon!" I threw the microphone to the ground, grabbed the gift that was in my pocket and tried to push myself through the crowd as fast as I could, trying to catch up to him. "Kyon, hold on!"

"Get away from me!" I heard his shout from the crowd.

The crowd's laughter began to die down.

"Hold on! Kyon, it was just a joke!"

"I don't care!"

I pushed passed person after person, desperately trying to get to him. I can't let everything I've accomplished tonight go to waste! I can't let him end up hating me again! "Kyon!" I finally pushed passed the people and ended up on the outside of the crowd, I looked up to see Kyon leaving through the warehouses doors. I ran outside and quickly found him, already walking away. "Hold on a second! Where do you think you're going?!"

Kyon stopped dead in his tracks. His head was hunched over and his hands were in fists.

"Are you really going to just leave like that?! After all the hard work we've put in for you to have this party, you're just going to leave because of a stupid jo—"

"Shut up, Haruhi!"

Who the hell does he think he's talking to?! "Wh-What did you just say to me?!"

"I told you to shut up!"

I clenched my fists, birthday or not, no one speaks that way to me! "Yo—"

"I can't believe you, Haruhi…"

He cut me off! Might as well humor him, "What are you talking about?"

We were just a few feet from each other. All Kyon would have to do would be to turn around and take one step and he would be right next to my face, "Haruhi, I've called you a lot of things. Egotistical, eccentric, crazy, self-centered and even downright obnoxious."

Has he really called me all those things behind my back? The nerve…

"But I never thought there would be a day when I would be able to call you a liar." His tone wasn't one filled with anger, or at least it seemed that way. He seemed calm, but in a weird way. I couldn't tell if he was upset with me or disappointed, but it was starting to piss me off.

"Wh-What are you talking about?"

I watched his fists clench, "You PROMISED that, that video wouldn't be shown to anyone!" His back was still turned to me, so I couldn't read any of his emotions right now, but at the moment he sounded angry. "I thought I was able to trust you!"

There was a nervous smile on my face, "K-Kyon, it was just a jo—"

"THAT'S NOT THE POINT!" He quickly turned around and his face was literally right in front of mine, the shock caused me to take a step back with slight fear. I don't think I've ever really been afraid of anything, besides that look Kyon had given me on Thursday, but this was entirely different. His face showed an entire new level of anger. One that completely overshadowed the ones before it. He was breathing heavily on my face and we looked each other in the eyes.

"That's not the…" His angered look began to slowly die down. "My trust…" He had taken a step back and was no longer directly in front of me. "You…"

Everything that I've seen this week between the two of us, the anger Kyon showed on Thursday, the look he had given me that sent chills down my spine and even the look on Kyon's face just a moment ago, paled in comparison to what Kyon did next. Nothing I've ever seen in any monster movie or horror movie could compare to what happened next.

He did nothing.

Out of every look Kyon had given me, they all had something deep in his eyes. They all had something directed towards me. They showed that he still had some kind of feeling towards me, regardless of that feeling being happiness, anger, annoyance or even downright disgust. But the look in his eyes now had nothing. They were devoid of any kind of emotion towards me. He said nothing, did nothing and looked at me as if I; were nothing.

I was dead to him. He didn't care about me anymore.

He didn't even sigh.

Kyon soon turned around and began to walk away from me. A look of fear and surprise was plastered onto my face. But as soon as he turned around, something inside me snapped. All of the frustration, confusion and anger I had been feeling all this week had boiled to the surface and the only person in my mind that I was angry at right now was Kyon.

"Wh-Where do you think you're going?!" I took a step forward.

No response.

"Kyon! We're not done here!" I clenched my fists, "You can't just leave like this!"

He continued to walk away.

"We're not done here, Kyon! I NEVER SAID YOU COULD LEAVE!"

He continued to ignore me.

"Kh…" I squeezed the box my gift was in. "Y-You…" I felt the box begin to buckle under the pressure of my squeezing hand. "Fine."

I looked up to his walking figure, "If you want to leave, go ahead! I don't care anymore!" I put one foot forward, "In fact, I couldn't care less about you anymore! This party wasn't even FOR you! I only did it because I was bored and had nothing better to do!" Blinded by my rage, I couldn't even think straight anymore. I started saying things I didn't mean.

"I don't care about your stupid family life!"

The box's seal cracked open in my hand.

"I don't care about your school life!"

My gift was able to be seen.

"And most importantly, I don't care about you!"

Stop it.

"Because, Kyon…"

I took a step back, bringing my arm behind me.

"I."

Stop! You don't know what you're saying!

"HATE!"

Shut up!

"YOU!"

With all of my might, I screamed and threw my gift at him, the box giving way to the wind and my gift falling through the air. The gift was an arm-band I had hand stitched myself. The words, "#1 Brigade Member" was etched onto it. The arm band fluttered and hit the ground, nowhere near Kyon.

After a few moments, Kyon was out of sight and it was then that I was suddenly aware of where I was and of my surroundings. I was panting heavily, after just shouting out so much to Kyon. I turned my head to the left to see everyone at the party looking out at me. Utter shock was plastered onto their faces. In the front was Koizumi, Yuki and Mikuru.

Koizumi's smile was no longer present, instead there was a worried look, Yuki's face had its usual emotionless expression, but somehow it seemed different. Mikuru looked like she was about to cry, her hands covered her mouth and she was shaking where she stood. I suddenly heard a stepping sound behind me, causing me to turn around to find the source.

There; stood Kyon's parents.

They must have been there for the whole argument. Minori had a shocked look on her face while Ryuji looked at me with surprise. I wanted to say something, desperately, but no words escaped my mouth. I couldn't think of anything to say that would make this situation any less than what it was.

Just as Kyon did, they turned around, but not with a face devoid of emotion. They had the look of disappointment. They began to walk away.

I continued to pant as I turned my attention back to the party, everyone's face still filled with shock. I felt all feeling leave my legs as I sunk to the hard ground, I continued panting. For a while, I just sat there. Soon, everyone started leaving; I couldn't hear anything they were saying. I sat there for; well I don't know how long, before Koizumi, Mikuru and Yuki came up to me. I didn't hear what they said either, but I guess it was probably something like, "Are you alright, Ms. Suzumiya?"

After standing there for a while, they gave up on trying to talk to me and left soon after.

I just sat there. Hours must have passed. All I could do was sit and stare at the ground. Unable to come to terms with what had just happened. Unable to believe everything I had just said.

This was just a dream, right? This was just a nightmare because I was so nervous for the party, right? It's Saturday night and I'm in my bed, asleep. This is just a nightmare; it's not real! It can't be real!

But I knew it wasn't. Only an idiot would try and make this out like some sort of nightmare.

I saw a flash of light come from inside the warehouse. Something flickered on the video projector screen. It seems that the video was left on loop. I didn't hear anything, but I watched the screen.

I looked out in the direction that Kyon had left and then turned to the direction his parents had left.

I suddenly remembered a question I had asked myself on Thursday. I began to speak it aloud.

I glanced back up at the video screen. Kyon was standing in his hotel manager costume, "Kyon's my friend, right?" I watched him in the mage outfit. "He… wouldn't hate me for this… would he?" He was then shown in his interstellar outfit.

The video cut out again and my eyes met the ground.

Who the hell am I kidding? Of course he does; who wouldn't?

I placed my face into my hands.

"What have I done…?"


And so ends chapter seven of The Mistakes of Haruhi Suzumiya. One of my best chapters yet. This is the chapter that technically started it all, as I came up with this part well before any of the chapters before it. I tried my best to portray the feelings between Kyon and Haruhi. I also hope you all enjoy this. It's definitely my favorite (so far). Please, review this and give me any feedback so that I may improve. I can take any criticism you throw. It would be best to give it to me in a PM, but if you want to post it as a review, I don't mind. I mean, that is what it's used for.

There are THREE references made in this chapter, see if you can figure them all out! The first two should be easy, but the third one may not be as easy as the first two.

Thank you all for reading and I'll see you all in chapter eight!