Chapter 10.
The silence of Suzumiya Haruhi.

"Alright, the movie's finished! See ya tomorrow!" shouted Haruhi. She turned on the lights, and without saying anything more, she picked up the movie, and began to work on leaving the projection room clean. I was approached by Asahina-sensei.

"Kyon-kun... sorry for the hurry, but we have to leave soon. Haruhi-chan will get a cab for us. Please take care."
"Okay."

At that moment, Haruhi ran towards us. She stretched, and shouted, smiling: "Ah, what a great movie! What do you think, Kyon! This movie will definitely go into my sci-fi collection!"

Hey, since when do you have a sci-fi collection?

"Yuki, what did you think about the movie?"
"The physics were inaccurate at some points, but overall it was very interesting. Thank you."

Ah, Nagato, don't you know what Science fiction means? Oh, wait. You do.

"Kyon", said Haruhi. "You were completely right. I was TOTALLY wrong! So, please make Yuki happy." Then, hugging Yuki from behind, she added: "She needs you much more than I do. Do you promise you'll take good care of her? Please?" she asked, still smiling.

Surprised by Haruhi's words, I couldn't say anything, so I nodded. Haruhi looked at Nagato at the eyes, and said:

"Yuki... I'm so sorry. I was too selfish... will you forgive me?"
Nagato nodded.

"Well, I have to go, it's getting late. Bye, everyone! See you tomorrow!"

Haruhi looked very happy. I sighed in relief. The movie was a very good idea. Maybe her falling in love with me was just a phase. I smiled.

Haruhi and Sensei crossed the door and began to walk to the corridors.

Nagato pulled my sleeve.

"Yes?"
"Her stress levels..."
"What?"

Nagato looked down. "She's experiencing a lot of pain right now..."

No, don't tell me that, she looked so happy a few seconds ago! Does that mean that she was lying?

"Are you sure?"
"She's about to burst in tears."

No, no. NO!! This can't be! This can't be! Haruhi, if you were about to cry, why did you smile so jovially?

I was in a complete state of denial. My mind was hiding from the truth like a snail hiding inside its shell.

I had to verify this with my own eyes. I managed to get a glimpse as they were walking away. I noticed that Haruhi wiped her face with her left arm. Her other hand was covering her face. Haruhi's shoulders trembled, an unequivocal sign. She was sobbing, no doubt. Sensei began patting Haruhi's shoulder and caressed her back with her palm.

No. No!! Not now when things were going so well! Dammit, Haruhi, just when I need you to be more honest, you blatantly lie? Why! Why! My God. Haruhi, why? Don't do this to me!

Sensei turned around and noticed that I was peeking outside the room. She made a gesture with her hand that told me to go back inside. I did and closed the door.

DAMMIT!

I couldn't restrain myself. I punched the wall as hard as I could.

{ STOP!! }

Surprised by Nagato's words in my mind, I quickly turned around. Kyon, you idiot, why did you have to punch the wall in front of her!?
"What are you doing!" she shouted, hugging me.

I hugged her. I was so confused.
"Sit down" she said. I had no choice but to comply. Haruhi, why did you lie to us? We could have understood! Don't you trust us? Then I looked at Nagato, caressing my hand, kissing it, asking me:
"Why did you punch the wall?"
"I'm sorry, but I'll be fine."

Looking at her, taking care of me, getting sad for me, made me realize the truth. Haruhi was sacrificing herself for our happiness.

I felt terribly sorry for Haruhi. At the same time, my admiration for her increased a hundred thousand times. After having her heart shattered like a glass sculpture under a steamroller, she still told us to be happy together. What can you say about that? What she did was beyond bravery. It was heroic. No, it was beyond heroic. The words of support that she gave us right now, made the combined deeds of Hercules, Jason and Odysseus look like throwing a dime to a beggar. There was just no comparison. I perfectly knew, beyond any possible doubt, that through that corridor was walking a hero. Dammit, why do I feel like crying again?

"Why did you do that?" asked Nagato.
"I said I was sorry." I answered bluntly.
"That's not what I asked. Why? I don't understand..."

I stared at Nagato. For a moment I had forgotten that she was an alien humanoid interface. She had feelings, but she was still a rookie.
"You mean you really don't know why I did that?"

Nagato looked at me with a sad puppy face, and shook her head.

I sighed. "Let me see if I can explain to you... I got angry at Haruhi for not telling us the truth. But my... anger was because she was just hurting herself. I got angry at her, but I couldn't hurt her in retaliation, you know? Because she was the one being hurt in the first place. I felt so frustrated, and angry, and impotent... I mean, what do you feel when you see your best friend hurt himself?"

"Horrible", she said, caressing my wounded hand.

Oh, crap. I felt like a man who had just popped a kid's balloon. Kyon, you idiot... now not only Haruhi's hurt, you've hurt Nagato, too!? Nagato, I'm so sorry, forgive me!

"Would you like me to heal your hand?"
"If that makes you happy, please go ahead. But I deserve the pain for being a jerk. I'm sorry."

Nagato put her hand above mine, and in an instant, the pain in my hand was gone. As good as new.

"Healing completed. But I'm still angry at you for doing that. What should I do?"
"Smack me if you want. I deserve it."

Nagato thought about it for a second. "You're right. You deserve it!"

Before I could prepare myself for her smack, I was already falling down to the floor. Man! This girl could get in a world wide Karate tournament and get a special achievement medal for flawless victory! I looked above, and her face reminded me of my mother when I broke the dishes. No, don't look at me like that, please!

"DON'T DO THAT AGAIN." she commanded me. Oh, trust me. If you have feared an angry Haruhi, you don't want to get Nagato pissed. Just when I felt like my spirit would run away in fear, she crouched and caressed the cheek that she had just smacked. "Please don't do that again, it felt horrible."

Dammit, how do you compensate for that? I softly kissed her and hugged her. She was caressing my back again. Ah, the problems are melting away... ah, this feels like a rub of lidocaine on an scratched wound... please go on, please go on...

The kiss stopped, and now Nagato was reclining her head on my shoulder, still hugging me. She sighed.

"I'm sorry", I said.
"Thanks..."
"Feeling any better?"

Nagato looked at me, and smiling, she nodded.

I stood up, and realized that Koizumi and Asahina-san had been staring at us.

Then I remembered the start of this mess. Haruhi. I shivered for a moment thinking of what would happen to the world. Ah, there's Koizumi! I'm sure he can give me the supernatural weather report.

"Hey, Koizumi..."
"Yes?"
"Any closed spaces?"
"Let me check."
Koizumi made a quick phone call and after asking a few questions, he hung up. He looked both confused and surprised, as a child who had just been told that he was adopted. I walked to him. That worried me more. Just how many closed spaces appeared?

"Koizumi, what did they tell you?"
"This is incredible.", he said, staring at me. "There aren't any."

What?

"No closed spaces have appeared."
"Are you sure?"
"Completely sure. Neither my partners nor I have detected any closed spaces. At least since the movie started, and the ones before are already gone."

I walked towards the front of the projection room, while Nagato followed me.

"Kyon... do you know why closed spaces appear?"
"Yes, when Haruhi's emotions are unstable."
"Well, that's the simple explanation. The truth is, that when Suzumiya-san feels unwelcome by this world, or the people in here, she feels the desire to recreate the world to one where she feels happy. And that's why closed spaces appear."
"That sounds reasonable. But what does this mean in this case?"
"It means", he said, after sighing, "that her desire for the supernatural won't calm down her pain. Or at least, she feels it's useless right now. Maybe because she already knows that there are no supernatural means for her to feel better. But that has a further consequence."
"Which is?"

Koizumi's answer felt like a fingernail scratching against a blackboard.
"That, unlike other cases, she's carrying all this pain by herself."

Koizumi sat down, and sighed. "As we talk, I'm comforting her emotionally as much as I can. To be honest, using my powers this way is ten times more exhausting than fighting avatars in closed space. But what I said in the meeting was true. I love her, and I don't care how exhausting this is, as long as she feels better."

I sighed. Poor Haruhi.

"Well, I'll take care of the projection room." said Koizumi. "You should go home now."

I knew I had to leave, and I hadn't eaten. But didn't want Nagato to feel lonely. And feeling the way I felt for Haruhi, I really didn't know if staying with Nagato was a good idea after all.

"Nagato, I have to go... would you like Asahina-san to make you company today?"
"Yes."
"Okay, go tell her."

I gave her a tight hug, and proceeded to go home.

After I finished my homework, I wrote the short letter for Haruhi and stapled her letter. Just to make sure she didn't screw up, I wrote on the back with a black marker: "Received" . I wanted to check her mail to see how she was doing, but I realized that Haruhi's letters would only talk about stuff interesting for her. She was probably having a bad time because of her feelings for me.

I wanted to call Asahina-sensei to check on Haruhi, but I didn't want to risk Haruhi overhearing. The letters, that's it! I'll ask Asahina-sensei to write me a letter about how Haruhi is doing. That would give me the answer instantly. I only had to make a call and later check the mail.

So I called Asahina-san, who was staying with Nagato.

"Hello?"
"It's me."
"Kyon-kun! How are you doing?"
"I'm fine. How's Nagato?"
"We've been talking a lot, Kyon-kun. She says she misses you. Oh, she wants to talk to you."

Nagato answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Hello, Nagato. How are you doing?"
"I missed you." I could notice from her voice that she was smiling. "I love you."
"I love you too."

" …... "
" … "

Damn. We're stuck in a lovers' phone call deadlock. Now, what should I say? I didn't want to interrupt her silence. Argh, I'm sorry, Nagato, but I'm in a kind of hurry.

"Um... Nagato, I need to talk to Asahina-san."
"...... Okay. I love you."
"I love you too."

"Hello? Kyon-kun?"
"Asahina-san, I need a favor."
"Yes, what is it, Kyon-kun?"
"Please call Asahina-sensei, she's with Haruhi right now. Can you tell her to write a letter for 'Uncle John' tonight, after Haruhi falls asleep? It doesn't matter at what time she answers, but I need to read it now." As I heard my words mentally, I wondered how confusing this sentence would be for a three-dimensional mind.
"Yes, I'll do, Kyon-kun. What should she write about?"
"I'm worried for Haruhi. I want to know how she's doing. And if she needs anything, tell me."
"Okay, I'll do it, Kyon-kun."
"Thank you!"

I opened my safe box and got today's time mail. Ah, there it was, a computer-printed letter from Asahina-sensei to John Smith, with today's date. The time marked 10PM. Yeah, that was reasonable.

Dear John:

I'm writing this letter in the morning, because I had to stay with Haruhi all night. But I'm stamping this with the date and time you asked me, so you can open it yesterday night. I hope I don't confuse you with this.

Haruhi-chan is really maturing. I know from the future that she matured, but I never thought it would happen so fast. The poor girl cried all night because she had lost Kyon. She won't be going to school today, she's still feeling awful. She may look tough on the outside, but inside she's as soft as anyone, and was completely broken-hearted. What amazed me is that she accepted her loss without any complaints. When I asked her why she agreed to let Kyon-kun and Nagato-san kiss, she said: "How could I! Didn't you see how she broke down in the brigade room? Besides, Kyon had never cried for me before . I can't force him to choose me. And, what kind of friend would I be if I didn't respect his wishes?" See, she didn't blame anyone. She wasn't angry at anyone. Not at Kyon-kun, not at Nagato-san, not at the world, and not even at herself. She's feeling a bit better now, but I think she'll take more than two weeks to recover.

She didn't even want to open the letter from you for yesterday. I asked her if I should open it, in case it contained an important message for her. She agreed, but all I found was a small message from you and her first letter. I told her that it wasn't urgent, so she put it on her drawer.

Later she asked me if I was with her only to keep her powers under control. I had expected that, learning that she's someone special and dangerous turned her world upside down. She always believed she was an ordinary girl, with no relevance to the world, and this week she finds out she's a Mary-sue. Oh, maybe you don't understand that term. I mean someone very special to the world. She thought I was only here to keep her under observation, so I had to show her my true identity. Oh, you should have seen her face. She cried, and cried. When she felt better, she didn't know whether to call me "Sensei", "Asahina-san", or "Mikuru". I told her to call me "sensei", but that at home she could call me "mom" if she felt comfortable with it. The poor little thing couldn't stop crying. She reminded me of my younger-self.

Don't worry, John-kun, she will be fine. It's getting late and I haven't prepared for school. There are a lot of books that I need to review! Do you know how hard it is to have to forget the latest archaeological discoveries and teach outdated history? Well, at least it's much easier than teaching physics! ;-) But I'll go now. Thank you so much for worrying for her. I'll tell her that you, I mean, John called and wanted to see how she was doing.

Take care.

Sincerely,
Asahina Sensei.

P.S. As this letter is very private, please shred it and burn the remains.

The next day was Friday, and as mentioned in the letter, Haruhi had called in sick. She probably didn't want to see either me or Nagato. Resting for the whole weekend would help her deal with the pain. But I was more amazed the next Monday. Haruhi had switched places with another student who was located at the front seat. It's pointless to ask how she did it. She probably asked her teacher, or maybe it was Asahina-sensei. But it's sufficient to say that Haruhi wished for it, so it happened.

It hurt. I hadn't realized, but it was fun talking to Haruhi about interesting stuff. I missed her. Not that I was in love with her - I wasn't, but I still missed her. As a friend. Is that how breaking up feels? But just seeing her, at the front row, paying attention to class, comforted me. Maybe it was better this way. If she made that heroic deed for us, I surely can wait.

During those four weeks, it rained. Every morning. But I didn't mind. If this was Haruhi's way of crying, I accepted it. Occasional phone calls to Koizumi confirmed me that no closed spaces appeared during this period of time. Koizumi assured me that this was indeed, a good sign, and that Haruhi was slowly feeling better. I could confirm this because the daily rains lasted less time with each day that passed. Of course, the daily talks with Asahina-sensei and the correspondence with "Uncle John" helped her a lot.

My mail exchanges with Haruhi helped me see her in another way. Instead of the annoying brigade leader, I grew fond of her as my niece. It sounds crazy, but the more I wrote to her about aliens, espers and time travelers, about mankind, love and wisdom, and about how brave she was to hide her emotions from Kyon, the more I felt like "becoming the mask". The moments I sat on the computer, I wouldn't feel like the young high schooler who missed the brigade activities. I would become John Smith.

Then I thought: Maybe it wasn't just Haruhi who was maturing. Maybe she helped me mature, too! I'll never forget her smile on the projection room. I wanted to be brave like her and give a better example to the world.

My talks with Nagato were minimal in school, but when I was home I would talk with her via telepathy. Hey, what can I say? It's better than phone. And it's free!

Often, I would pay her a visit to the Literature room. Without Asahina-san nor Koizumi, and especially without Haruhi, it didn't feel like the brigade room anymore. We both felt sorry for Haruhi, so we never kissed, not because of an end-of-the-world situation, but because we decided to respect her grief for me. It was only fair.

I wondered if this was alright for Nagato, but she told me that having me around was enough for her. And also for me. Just being around her made me happy. Not that we didn't miss Haruhi. We did, but we knew that when the time came, Haruhi would come back, crashing the door and shouting one of her crazy ideas. We were anxiously expecting that moment. But right now, the object of my desire was Nagato Yuki. The sweet alien angel who had chosen me to be around her.

"What are you reading, Nagato?"

Nagato showed me a huge book that seemed to be part of an encyclopedia. It read: "Journal of Psychology."
"Is it interesting?"
"Fascinating."
"What part of it?"
"All of it." She turned around to me, and asked: "Did you know that there are nearly decades of research on human psychology, and still new things are discovered every day?"
"Oh, really?"

I took a seat. I looked at Nagato, and she began to blush. She would blush more, and more, and then she would giggle and smile at me.
{ Stop it! }
I would chuckle, and let her continue.

{ I love you. } I would tell her with my mind.
{ I love you too. }

Nagato kept reading the book, with a faint smile on her face. Once in a while, she would stop reading, and turning around, she would ask: "Would you like some tea?" And I would say "Yes, please".

I would also visit Asahina-san, who temporarily joined the calligraphy club as a guest. Other times, she would pay us a visit and after hugging Nagato and asking how she was, she would prepare some tea for us.

Those were my boring days at school without the SOS Brigade. They helped us all think about who we were, and what we wanted. And the more time passed, the more certain we were: Either time travelers, espers, aliens, or common people, we knew in our hearts that we belonged to the SOS Brigade.

The fourth week, I prepared for school. Wait a minute, where are the clouds? There wasn't a single cloud in the sky. I arrived to the school, and saw Haruhi chatting with some girlfriends.

I must be dreaming. Haruhi? With friends? Smiling!?!?

"Amazing view, isn't it?" said a male voice behind me.
"Koizumi! Long time, no see!"
"So, what do you think?"
"Oh, I had missed so much seeing her smile. And you know? I've been missing the brigade, too."
"It's the same for me. It's a hard-to-break habit, don't you think?"

I nodded.

"In the end, it was for the better. The love deception that Suzumiya-san suffered, the circumstances around it, and over all, her courageous decision to give up on you, was just what she needed to accept the friendship of others. Having understood the joy and sadness of love, she opened herself to people she once considered "boring". I think she has finally realized that love may be the greatest mystery of the world. Even above aliens, espers, sliders and time travelers. Also, there's something that I want to show you."
"What?"
"Please sit down."

I sat down on a nearby bench next to him.
"Hold my hand."
My gaydar alert started ringing. Wait a minute, Mr. Brokeback, don't you think people would find it queer if they saw us alone, sitting on a bench, holding hands?
"Oh, you're right. I guess a nudge will suffice."
"Okay, that's better."

I closed my eyes, and reclined, pretending to be tired of studying or something. I felt Koizumi's nudge.

That instant, all the ambient sound was silenced.
"You can open your eyes now."
I opened my eyes, and saw something that amazed me. The sky was blue, and the sun was covered by a few clouds. There weren't any birds around, and no people, and no animals. But the trees and plants were in their place. A soft, fresh breeze caressed my face.

"Koizumi, what is this?"
"This is Suzumiya-san's world. It's not a closed space anymore. She has accepted to live in the current world, with its virtues and defects."

Koizumi gave me a nudge again, and I still had my eyes closed, but I began to hear the tumult of the people around me. I opened my eyes and normalized my posture.

"You mean Haruhi's become a normal person? Has she lost her powers?"
"No. It only means that her desires to re-create the world have disappeared. She has found new friends, and her life is much more colorful than before. Again, thanks to you."
"I'm flattered."
"Also, she's been visiting The Agency. We have been teaching her to control her powers. The emotional stress tests that she has had to go through are heartbreaking, but her resistance is growing exponentially every day. I'm growing very fond of her."
"So am I."
"Well," he said, standing up. "Time to say hello to my girlfriend."
"Girlfriend?"

Koizumi stood up, and waved at Haruhi, who ran towards him, and kissed him, to the delight of her newfound friends.

That was the beginning of the fourth week. On the sixth week, Haruhi talked to me before the first class.

"Hey, Kyon! What's up?", she said, standing in a superman pose.
"Haruhi, how are you doing?"

She stretched. "I think I finally finished shoving you off my system. Did you know Koizumi and I've been going out?"
"Wow! Congratulations!"
Haruhi took a nearby seat. "You know..." she said, sitting down on her old seat and looking at the window, "it's weird. I still miss you, but in a different way. I miss the brigade activities, and the mystery searches, and all the fun we had together..."

I sighed. "I miss them too. The brigade felt like a family to me. I miss Asahina-san's tea, and the games with Koizumi, and your crazy ideas..."

"Yeah." she said, sighing in nostalgia.

I looked at Haruhi. "What do you mean 'yeah'? And why are you sighing? You're the one who decided to suspend the activities! Don't tell me you still feel jealous of Nagato?"

"Of course not, you idiot! I already told you, I'm no longer in love with you! In fact", she said, grinning, "last night I almost did it with Koizumi."
"What do you mean 'did it'?"
"What else could I mean, you moron?" she shouted, slapping my head from behind. "I'm talking about sex! And you know I'm not an easy girl!"

Everyone stared at us.

"Hey, Haruhi, don't you think you should be talking about these things in private?"
"If you're talking about the idiots around you, I don't care. Anyway, Koizumi told me I should wait, and that I shouldn't rush things. I don't agree with him, but we're still discussing. Anyway! I told you this to show you that I don't need you anymore. As a boyfriend, I mean! So... can we still be friends?"
"Haruhi, I've always been your friend! You know it! So, when are you resuming the brigade activities?"

Having heard me say the magic word, Haruhi began to smile. Ah, that smile. That million watt smile I missed so much.

"You're right. We're starting TODAY!" she shouted. She grabbed me by my tie again (ah, how I had missed that annoyance) and took me running to the brigade room. There was Nagato, reading a book when she saw us storming in. When she looked at us, she smiled instantly. Haruhi was the first one to speak.

"Hey, Yuki! Missed me?"
"You're back..."
"Yes, I'M BACK! Today we resume the brigade activities!"

Nagato closed her book, and ran towards Haruhi, giving her a hug.
"Sorry for making you cry", said Nagato, crying. "I missed you!"
"Yuki, making me cry was the BEST thing you could do for me." Haruhi hugged Nagato again, and whispered something that made her blush. Then, Haruhi turned her head around, looking at me like an evil twisted cat in a classic Disney movie just after spotting a clumsy fat mouse. Hey, why are you looking at me like that, you demon?

Ignoring me, Haruhi whispered more things at Nagato, whose head turned as red as a metal bar heated to 580 degrees centigrade.

"Hey, Haruhi, what did you tell her?"

"Aaaanyway!", said Haruhi, turning around and standing in her superhero pose. "Today after school we'll have a mystery search! I'm going to tell Mikuru-chan and Koizumi. Meet me in class, Kyon!" she added, pointing at me.

After saying this, Haruhi ran and disappeared from the scene.

Nagato, what did she tell you?
Nagato suddenly blushed and looked at the floor again. "Nothing."
I shrugged. I don't know what she told her, and I really don't want to find out. Anyway, the bell rang, so after saying goodbye to Nagato, I returned to my classroom.

A few hours later...

As soon as the bell rang for the end of the classes, Haruhi walked to my place (remember she was at the front row now, but not for long), and looked at me with a grin worthy of a German mad scientist right before activating the switch for his doomsday device.

"Kyon, what are you waiting for! It's time!"
"Wait! Let me at least put down my stuff!"
"You never change! Always so slow!"
"Okay, I'm done."

Haruhi proceeded to grab me by the tie, and ran towards the brigade room. I don't know which one of us was happier. Normally, those stairs would feel like a routine, like taking a shower or brushing my teeth. But right now, I felt like I was climbing the stairway to heaven. And now, the person showing a million watt smile was me.

While I was climbing those stairs, I wondered if I wasn't the one who had godly powers and they were all doing this to keep me entertained. But you know what? I didn't care. SOS-brigade, how I've missed you.

"Okay, I'm back!" she shouted, sitting on the table. "I have an announcement! Today we officially resume the activities with a mystery search! "

We all nodded and cheered.

"Kyon, why are you crying! Did someone die or what?"
"I'm sorry..." I said. "It's just that I had missed this so much."
"Idiot. Mikuru-chan, you too?"

Asahina-san couldn't hold her tears. She ran to Haruhi and hugged her as she had hugged me once. "Suzumiya-san, we missed you so much!" she said, hugging Haruhi and moving back and forth.
"It's Okay, Mikuru-chan, It's OK, but let me finish!" she shouted, trying to struggle against Asahina-san's bear hug.
"Mikuru~~-cha~~n! Stop it! Or you'll be punished! Stop it!! Mikuru-chan! Kyon, get this leech off me! Mikuru-chan! Kyon! What are you laughing at!"

Ah, sorry, Haruhi. I just laughed at seeing you have a taste of your own Mikuru-medicine. I patted Asahina-san, who finally stopped and went back to her seat, smiling, and sniffing.

Haruhi stood up on her chair to make a big announcement.

"Well, the meeting's today, at 4:30PM, at the usual place. Koizumi, don't leave yet. I need to talk to you. Everyone else, DISMISSED! But HURRY, I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY!" she shouted, standing up and clapping to get us out.

Nagato closed her book and deposited it on its corresponding slot in the bookcase. She left the room, followed by me and Asahina-san.

"Hmph! What a bunch of slugs!" said Haruhi from inside, shutting the door.

As we were walking downstairs, Nagato held my arm and reclined her head on my shoulder. She took me off guard.

"Nagato, what are you doing?"
"I feel so happy right now."
"You're not afraid of Haruhi's jealousy anymore?"
"No. I'm 100% sure that her mind is focused on Koizumi-kun right now."
"I'm glad."

Nagato looked at me, and showed me her beautiful smile. The smile that I had seen in that alternate world... the smile that had made me fall in love with her.

(End of chapter 10)

[ Insert End credits song: Bokuen Desho Desho (anime Opening for The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi) ]

H: Don't miss the next chapter! Chapter 11: The romantic date of Nagato Yuki!

Finally the moment we've been waiting for! Will Kyon finally take Yuki to a motel and make passionate love to her?
K: Oy, Haruhi, what are you doing, you hellish succubus! Can't you see Nagato's blushing all over?
N: … But I like it.
K: Nagato!
N: …...
K: Anyway, Haruhi, there's nothing like that in the next chapter!
N: Not exactly...
H: Will she get pregnant and give birth to tiny cat-eared Yukis for Kyon to raise?
K: Haruhi, give me that mic, you perv! You're ruining the script!
N: …...
H: Don't miss it! Hey!!!
K: Yare, yare.
H: Idiot.
N: …...
Click.