10 Good Luck, Male Me

In the end, Haruhi couldn't find Mori or Hunny a ball date in a day. However, he figured like the last world, leaving a note about it all might help. While he was doing so, he began to wonder what had happened to the other Haruhi's. Had they also been sent around to different worlds? If so, had any of them been put in "her" world? He really, really hoped not. They didn't seem like they could take care of their own worlds at all, so why should they mess up "hers"?

Once again, he took out a random scrap of paper and wrote down on it:

Hi there.

Seems you've got yourself a ball date with Souga. Sorry, I know you're a guy, but you have to play the part of a girl and if you took a girl to the ball Mori and Hunny would start some bitch fight and you should think about them. Clearly you haven't been, but I'll let that slide if you do one thing. Find them dates. They're both counting on you.

Sorry, you'll not understand, but it's worth my best shot.

Good luck.

Once again, he couldn't sign it - the awkward thoughts that would be to follow might drive the real Haruhi of this world into madness had he not experienced this stuff too - but he left it on top of the bedside drawers and slumped into his bed, just hoping Haruhi of this dimension would notice and not completely ignore it.

He checked his watch. Still only 7:35PM. He seemed to be rushing through the worlds, hoping to end each one as quick as possible. They all kept lasting so much longer, though. More complex problems... Did he really have to try and fix them all?

Groaning, he slipped under the quilt, squinting hard and urging himself to fall asleep as quick as possible. He must have laid there for a few hours, trying to will himself asleep...

and then he heard it.

A load banging, continually knocking on the door, over and over and over. Whoever it was sure was persistent. He rolled his eyes and got out of bed, feeling rather grouchy as he made his way to the door.

Opening it, he was met by a very angry and very drunk Hunny.

"Oh, Hunny-senpai?" He asked, taking a few steps back subtly incase the drunk teen threw up on him. Was she even old enough to drink so much? Not many commoners stuck to the 20 law, but what about rich people? Wouldn't it be a big scandal if it got out or something? Then again, that was usually the reason why rich people drunk so much. News.

"Hey... H-haru-chan..." The girl greeted through hiccups, putting an arm on the door frame to steady herself. "If you aren't gonna go to the ball thing with me... How's about we make up for it tonight?"

Haruhi flinched at the thought. She must have been joking, right? She couldn't be serious.

"Hunny-senpai, please, go home. You're drunk."

She flailed at the comment, pouting like a little child and swaying from side to side. She was completely off balance. "Am not!"

"You are... Come on, I'll take you."

"No!" She huffed, folding her arms and sitting on the doormat. Haruhi just picked her up as if she weighed nothing. Not that he was strong, but... Hunny really didn't weigh anything, for what she ate.

The girl tried to protest, giving up after a moment and falling asleep. Haruhi rolled his eyes again. This would certainly look suspicious.

He walked down the streets in his pajamas - Haruhi was glad he had worn those rather than slept in his underwear like most guys his age must have done - toward the Haninozuka Mansion. It was a pretty long journey, especially by foot, but he didn't want to get in a taxi and have to explain to the driver why he'd been carrying a passed-out girl who at least looked like she was about 8 years old.

However, he didn't have to walk very far, in the end.

Mori came rushing down the street once he was a few blocks away from home, her face filled with anxiety and worry.

"Mori-senpai!" He gasped, trying to run with the girl in his arms. Mori took Hunny from him and placed the small girl on her back as if she weighed nothing more than a backpack.

"Thank God she's okay..." She sighed with relief, looking back on her shoulder at the cute baby-faced blond, soundly asleep on her back. "We've been arguing, but... She really loves you more than I do. It's why she came to you. She doesn't accept you can't take her to the ball - she's a little stubborn, really." Mori laughed, trying to ease away the uncomfortable silence that was obviously going to follow. "Well, night!"

Haruhi raised a hand in farewell, calling back to her as Mori walked off. "Happy Valentine's Day, Mori-senpai!"

"You too!" She called back behind her, smiling softly.

Even so, he really wasn't enjoying this world at all.

"Do you finally know why you're here?"

"Yeah. I do. I'm here to solve all these problems, aren't I?"

A soft chuckle.

"Yes. indeed you are. These worlds have problems only you can solve. My creators saw how you worked your way around your world, managing to cheer people up. It wasn't just Tamaki Suoh who did all that, you know. That's the only world you're a male we need to send you to though, so don't worry too much about it."

"Thanks..." Haruhi sighed with relief, glad she could be female again. She was wrong before - gender really did matter sometimes.

"Anyway, enjoy the next world. I'm sure you'll love this one!"

She took in a deep breath. She really doubted it, actually.

Well, I love my idea for the next one~ Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and thank you so much for being so understanding! :D