The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Haruhi's POV

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA!

Hello! Once again, thank you guys for all of the reviews! There are a few things that I would like to say though. (1) I am terribly sorry if the characters are seeming a little wishy-washy. I'm trying to make them kind of grow, and hopefully you'll see when the story really unravels. (2) A reply to one of the reviews: I'm not suggesting that Haruhi is a piece of mashineryor anything like that, I'm merely saying that the boys are regaining her trust and trying to get her back into the SOS Brigade. So, they're not trying to be Haruhi's 'boyfriend' because that would be totally OOC for Koizumi, I'd like to think of them more as being her friend. Hopefully that answered some of the questions! Anyways, I hope you like this chapter, and I'll try to make this one a little longer.(;

On Monday, I was sitting in class, not bothering to listen to the teacher, and pondering over what Koizumi had said. It was kind of strange to me. I figured that he would be bending over all obsticles to get me to come back, but he wasn't. And no, I wasn't still wondering about what he had said last week...well sort of.

Over the weekend, I had been thinking that Koizumi was trying to get me to come back by saying that. I thought that once I was back at school, that he would come running towards me begging that I go back to the SOS Brigade, but that wasn't the case.

He hadn't done anything to win me back! In fact, nobody had! I wasn't sure what they were doing, but what I was sure of, was that they wanted me back. I mean, who wouldn't?

"Why do you always think that people are working at some angle to get to you?"

My head snapped at the sound of Kyon's voice. Had I been saying that aloud the whole time?

"What are you talking about, Kyon?" I spat.

"I can tell that you were thinking hard about something, and that usually means you have an idea, but since you aren't a part of the SOS Brigade anymore, I would assume that it's because you think that we're working against you."

Had I really become that predictable? I shook it off and tried to change the subject. "Why are you even talking to me, Kyon? I thought that I had clarified that we weren't friends anymore."

"Because I wanted to apologize," Kyon said, his eyes earnest.

Oh, goody.

"For what?"

"For last week...lunch to be exact. I'm sorry that I made you upset. I wasn't feeling very well that day," Kyon sounded serious. He sounded as if...he was telling the truth.

"Pshh...do you really expect me to buy that? Do you really think I'm that stupid?" Let's see if he can keep up his game.

"No, I don't think you're stupid at all. I just wanted us to start over, can't you forgive me?" His face was so cute...

"Well guess what Kyon, I already tried starting over with you and it didn't work out so well, did it?" That was true...but I was starting to believe him. No, don't go soft just yet.

"Like I said, I wasn't feeling so great, and I'm sorry if you don't believe me, I just wanted to let you know. But if you can't forgive me, I understand." He turned back around in his seat.

What was this? Some knew Kyon that was from a different planet? Well that would be so cool if he was...but I needed to think straight. If Kyon was really changing, and wanted to be friends, what was wrong with that? If Kyon had really been lying, I would've seen it in his face, plus, he would've kept pushing me.

"Kyon," I whispered as the teacher started eyeing us. "I'd like that. To start over."

"Great," he whispered back. I could've sworn I saw that adorable little smile of his.

Okay Kyon, I'll play your little game, but one slip up, and it's bye-bye. Yeah, that's right.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"Hey, Haruhi!" Kyon shouted for me as I started home from school. I turned around and he raced up beside me.

"Do you mind if I walk with you?" He asked.

I shrugged. "Sure, whatever."

For a little while it was silent. I guess we didn't really have anything to talk about.

"Soooooooo," Kyon finally brok the silence, but it still didn't strike any real meaningful conversation.

I decided to ask a question that had been on my mind for a while now. "Kyon, where have you been going at lunch? I mean, I've never seen you with anybody in our class, and you're always running off."

"Actually, I've been with the former members of the SOS Brigade." I knew it. He must've seen the look on my face because he quickly added, "You know, they've turned out to be really good friends of mine even though we're no longer a part of the SOS Brigade."

Hmmmph. "How are they?" I asked. I was actually a little curious at how their lives were without me.

"Good. Koizumi still smiles like a complete stalker-" To this, I couldn't help but laugh. When I did, Kyon smiled, and that made me smile, on the inside of course. "And Asahina, well, she doesn't squeal as much, but she's still a really good maid. And Nagato, well, stuck in a book as usual."

"Ha, I figured as much." I smiled again. What was it about Kyon that made me so happy?

"Yeah, she doesn't do much, does she?"

Then the gears started to turn. "Hey! We've got to get that girl to do something! I mean, seriously! If she doesn't get active, she'll get fat, and plus, those books she reads are so boring, they'll just rot her brain...

"Hey, how about she could be a cheerleader? I mean, she's no comparison to Mikuru, but when it comes down to it, she's a total cutie!" I smiled and grabbed hold of Kyon's arm.

My smile dropped. "Oh, nevermind. It wouldn't be right. I mean, Yuki doesn't even like me...I've always made her do stupid things. I'm sure she would hate it if I stepped back into her life."

"Hey, I thought it was a great idea. And I know for a fact that Nagato likes you. It wouldn't hurt to do something fun, even just for a day, right?"

I smiled again. "You know, I might just like this friend thing." We both smiled.

My mouth has never hurt so much and felt so good.

So that's the chapter! I hope you liked it! r/r