Haruhi and I were the only two that left at the park. Koizumi had taken Nagato back to the hotel. The world according to Koizumi could have ended the moment I gave an answer to her confession. She didn't look like she was in good condition either... There were too many possibilities for her behavior tonight. Was she being manipulated by Haruhi's powers? Her purpose was to just be there. She one was of the friends Haruhi had wanted to have around. I don't think she was ever supposed to confess anything to me. She just could've been playing along with whatever this reality had needed her to do. That's right… She's just another illusion here isn't she? Then again... What if she had meant what she said?

But Nagato had fainted. Koizumi said that Haruhi's powers were rejecting a change in the data in this reality. I can't keep blaming everything on this reality. Whatever's going on, I'll have to take care of it myself. I am the choice maker after all. This reality won't. Nagato wasn't playing by the rules. That's probably why Haruhi's powers put her to sleep. If it was this reality's Nagato then she couldn't have said anything no matter how she felt, if she even had any feelings for herself. Change in data? I have a good idea who it might be.

It was getting very dark, cloudy, and windy. All signs of the weather completely contradicted Haruhi's mood. Windy isn't the type of weather Haruhi would want to spend tonight in. She was enjoying herself, even if she did worry for Nagato a little. Why wasn't I seeing a star ridden sky in this atmosphere?

"What should we do about dinner?" Haruhi asked in deep thought. She sounded a little tired. Anyone would be after a long day at an amusement park.

"We could go to one of the stalls around here." I looked around for food stalls. There were none. We were back at the front entrance. Nice move Haruhi, Carpe Diem, Carpe Diem…

"I'm done with the stalls." Haruhi said continuing to walk towards the exit. I can tell she wanted to leave.

"What about a restaurant?" I suggested passing the gate. We were out of the park now.

"Good idea! I have a few good ones I've seen on my mind" She suddenly broke into a full speed run pulling me along. There was a sudden rush of warm nostalgia, warm enough to almost make me forget about how bad the weather was getting.

According to Koizumi Haruhi had made Nagato collapse, no, it was Haruhi's powers. She wouldn't really want any harm done to Nagato would she?

…

Haruhi had picked out a restaurant that she had seen when we had first arrived here. It was an old family restaurant with a bar and all sorts of interesting and random junk hung on the walls. It was a perfect place for two people to come in and have a casual dinner. Haruhi didn't head over to the tables instead she took a seat at the bar counter. It was crowded but there were two seats open at the bar. Apparently you were allowed to order and eat there.

The illusion was just as good as the amusement park, if not better. Every object on the wall had its distinct features. Even the people felt more real than ever. It was like someone paid really close attention to a painting.

We ordered and we ate, talking about whatever subject we happened to land on. Eventually Haruhi needed to use the restroom. The got up and went to the back of the restaurant where the bathrooms were. At that very moment the phone began to ring.

"Hello?" I answered.

'This is Koizumi." His voice came through clear.

"How's Nagato doing?"

"She's doing alright. We can't be too sure. It can go either way from here. It's best she doesn't do anything for a while or Haruhi's powers might take effect. Since she's still here, I guess you're doing a good job with Suzumiya. How is she by the way?"

"Koizumi, I don't think it's Haruhi messing around with Nagato." I suggested.

"What makes you think that?"

"Her mood and what her powers are doing. They don't match. No matter what the conditions, I can't imagine Haruhi even subconsciously wishing Nagato to disappear."

"I wish I can tell…" he had a tone of uncertainty in his voice. "I can't be sure about anything in all this fog Nagato and Suzumiya are making. I won't want to believe its Suzumiya's doing either. For now keep her as she is and Nagato might be getting better anytime time soon."

"I better go, Haruhi's back from the bathroom."

'I know, I'll see you later. Just one more thing, be careful, the weath-" I had no choice but to cut him off. Haruhi sat back down next to me.

"We should be getting back to the hotel. Is there anything else you want to do?" She asked staring at the glowing bottles behind the counter.

"I dunno, it's up to you."

Haruhi took a deep drink of water. She thought for a moment.

"Well anything?" I asked.

Suddenly, she fell sideways off her chair and onto the floor unconscious, beet red.

"What the?" I kneeled down beside her tried to shake her awake. "Hey Haruhi!"

The man sitting next to her turned in his chair.

"Oh no, I think she got her cup mixed up with my soju." He said.

You're kidding me… What the hell? The illusion just spoke! Anyways, what should I do with Haruhi? The best thing to do would be to take her back to the hotel. I heaved her onto my back and kicked the door open. It was raining. Oh well, the hotel's pretty close, I can get there in a minute if I just run.

I took a step outside and started jogging as fast as I could without over working myself. The rain started to get heavier and heavier. Very soon it was almost impossible to see what was in front of me. We were lost, I couldn't retrace my steps. I was getting soaked. With a bit more running into the flooded unknowns I stopped in front of a door. Where ever it was, it was open, better yet, it was dry. I had no choice but to push my way in.

"Hello?" I called out into the check in counter. There was nobody there. I've hit the jackpot. We were in a hotel. There were keys hung on hooks on a board just behind a counter. There was just one. I traced the room according to the number written on the key. I managed to get it unlocked with Haruhi still on my back. I walked in and turned on the lights.

The room was very dim. The floor was carpeted and everything seemed to be in a shade of pink, red, or purple. Could it be? Yes, can you believe my luck? I had found myself in a love hotel, trapped in a middle of a typhoon with a wet, unconscious, drunken Haruhi, if this wasn't rigged by the reality than nothing was…

Keeping my imagination under control I laid down the scarlet red Haruhi onto the bed. I covered her up with a couple of towels. What the hell do I do in this situation? Well thing's first. If you're male than you've got to take these possibilities into consideration…

I decided to dry her off before she catches a cold and gets into a state worse than Nagato. She seemed to be a person who's very vulnerable to colds or fever. I looked through all the drawers for a clean set of clothes. I found some pajamas, one for her and one for me. After drying myself off first and changing into my clothes. I hung up my wet clothes and approached Haruhi on the bed.

There appears to be a problem… I thought stupidly, why the hell didn't I think these things out before trying them? How the hell was I supposed to dry off Haruhi? Well it's obvious how but what gives?

I had another bright idea. It might take ages. I don't know, I haven't tried it myself. I set down the pajamas next to Haruhi and went into the bathroom to look for a hair dryer. There wasn't much to the bathroom. There were a few bottles of lotion and shampoo, you know, shower related stuff. I looked all around the cabinets for a dryer. There it was!

For what seemed to be like hours I had the dryer pointed at Haruhi. Even the loud whirring sound couldn't drown out the heavy rainfall still going outside. She was about half way dry. I let out a big yawn.

…

"Kyon, are you awake?" Haruhi asked next to me.

I stirred awake from my sleep. I was on the floor. I must've fell asleep trying to dry her off, then I think I fell off the bed . Not wanting to put myself in an awkward explanation on why I had taken her to a love hotel while she was intoxicated and unconscious I decided to keep up my masquerade as a dead piece of wood.

"Good." She sighed then went into the bathroom.

For the next thirty minutes I listened to her taking a shower. The sound of the shower head running stood out more than the rain outside. The door finally opened and I could feel the air thicken with the steam from the bathroom. I heard the brushing of the towels, then the rustling of her putting on her pajamas.

To my relief she fell onto the bed. Her soft breathing gave me hints that she was asleep. A minute or two later there was a bright flash and a crashing sound of thunder. Haruhi let out a high yelp, then rolled off the bed right next to me. She felt around for my hand, then grabbed it tightly. She was shaking.

Not knowing what else to do I squeezed her hand back in response. She calmed down and inched closer. I was sleeping with my back turned to her. I fell back asleep, wonder how Koizumi was doing with Nagato. Haruhi would never…

…

*Buzz*

My phone was vibrating. Haruhi was still holding my hand. I grabbed the phone with my free hand. Without checking who it was (who else was to call me besides Koizumi?) I flipped it open and answered it as quietly as I could.

"Thank goodness you answered this time. I thought the weather had gotten you." Koizumi sighed in relief. "You haven't been answering my calls."

"I had my phone on vibrate. I was a little crazy." I yawned in rely.

"I understand, is Suzumiya with you?"

"She is, she's just fine. Why did you call?"

"Nagato has gotten better… Suzumiya's powers have let off. Whatever you're doing, it worked." He said.

"Really? That's great. How well is she doing."

"Apparently she's able to walk. The problem is she left the hotel and I've lost her."

"What? She left? What about the rain?"

"I just woke up myself." Koizumi said grimly. "She left a note telling she was going to go look for you. I believe it's best if we find her as soon as possible. I just wanted to tell you before I go out to search."

"I'll go too."

"No, you must be with Suzumiya."

"I'm the one she's looking for. Even if you do find her I don't think she'll stop searching until she finds me. You just stay at the hotel. It'll be a pain looking for you if you get lost."

I heard Koizumi stifle a laugh. "I wish you luck then… I ask you to choose your words carefully."

"I understand." I said before hanging up.

I was about to leave when I felt Haruhi still holding on to my hand. I tried to let go but she kept on with her grip. I finally shook it off, but she got up and hugged my arm holding me to the spot.

"Are you really going to go?" She asked barely audible over the rainfall.

"Yeah."

"Can't you stay?"

"I have to find her."

"…"

"Haruhi, don't worry. I'll be back."

"Promise?"

"Of course…"

"Promise you'll be back for me."

"Yeah…"

She let go of my arm. In the darkness I never found out whether she was smiling or crying. When I find Nagato, I'll have to give her an answer. I wondered if this was the last farewell I get to have with this Haruhi...

To Our Beloved Reader: I believe this is one of those good chapters that I write for a story every once in a while. I've had a little problem with my reader traffic, where I get no hits for a few days. I have no clue why that happens but it's fixed now it's restarted with July. I've gotten more and more hits and visitors with each month. I hope it'll be a while before it starts decreasing.

I hope you enjoyed this fantastic chapter and I'll keep writing even when I have no free time to do so. Why? Every week is 25/7 when you have important things to do.

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