Why is it we can't seem to stop doing something wrong? I mean, we keep misinterpreting each other, what do we do?
"I made tea," Koizumi says while setting a glass down in front of me, we sit at the table in the living room, his homework splayed out as he looked it over. "You didn't have to do that," I say, his kitchen was a mess, and all my fault, he shouldn't make tea over nothing.
"It's fine," he says, a soft smile.
Apparently my little confession made all right in the world and we were back on good terms, how he could change with the flip of a switch I don't know. But I'll admit, it was nice to see him smiling again.
So I stick around for another hour talking with him, about homework and what he missed, and drink tea and just enjoy his presence. Maybe this beating wasn't such a bad thing, it certainly didn't stop once while I was here.
"You won't fall off the face of the earth when I leave right?" I say as I slip on my shoes, what would I do if he tried to again? Would I still come chasing after him?
"I promise I won't Kyon-kun," he says as I turn around.
"Good," I say, I give him a kiss goodbye. I deserve it for worrying don't I? Or something like that.
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Koizumi didn't skip the very next day of school, bright and early Monday morning he's there loitering around the front gate. I notice him right away, and he waves at me for a moment. I watch him for a moment, then shrug before giving a halfhearted wave to him.
At least he wasn't moping around his house like before. I guess a school boy Koizumi is better than depressed Koizumi.
"Awfully energetic this morning," I noted to him, he followed me through the gate, "There a reason?"
"Not really," Koizumi says.
I settle into a casual grin, I suppose deep down I am happy that he's back to normal.
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"Kyon, if you keep being late I'm going to suspect that you don't want to be a part of the SOS Brigade," Haruhi pointed her index finger at me as I walked into the room. The final bell had rung but a moment ago and already I'm being accused.
"What makes you say that," I mean, other than being forced into the club and doing menial tasks for someone like you, what would make you say that?
"Hmph, anyway, it looks like the gardening club was a bust," Haruhi declares, turning her back on me as I shut the door behind me. Honestly, does this girl ever calm down?
"What were you expecting?" Oops, did I say that aloud? My mistake.
"I don't know," She admitted, taking a seat at her brigade chief desk, "Something would have been nice. Those darn dolls threw me off."
"Oh yeah, the owner came and got her dolls back."
"Who was that?"
"Uh, Hinata from class 2-b, why?" I say skeptically as I sit down, Nagato pages through a thin looking novel, which is weird because she'd usually phasing through thick old monologues.
"Hmm, not a very interesting name." Haruhi complains as Asahina placed a cup of tea before me and Haruhi. "But I guess otaku's aren't a very interesting species'."
Great, now she's taking her boredom out on them? What's next, an invasion of the anime and manga appreciation club?
"I'd say we should go check out the Manga club, but I'm too bored." Haruhi said. "Maybe I'll go take a nap."
A sigh of relief passed among us all, even Nagato. We all knew what would happen if Haruhi got bored, even for a minute. But it seems that lately she was finding different things, normal things, to keep her occupied these days, away from the SOS Brigade. And by that, I merely mean instead of flipping out when she got bored, she'd find some normal thing to do. I'm not so sure it's a good thing, but so long as it keeps me from falling into any empty spaces, it fine by me.
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