The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
BY
Suzumiya, Haruhi

Prologue

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Aliens.

Time-travelers.

Sliders.

Espers...

If it is true that there are so many people in the world, should it not be possible that someone in this world is somehow living a life that involves them? Who's to say that these beings don't exist? Could you actually believe that after all this time, throughout the world, there is actually no such thing to have existed? No, I refuse to believe so! I refuse, I refuse! There must be something strange about this world, there must be something...somewhere, there has to be something way more interesting happening! But...still...

Why wasn't that person... Me?

Ugh, I'm so annoyed! Suzumiya Haruhi, know yourself to be a young woman who is, without a doubt, highly more developed, smarter, and way more capable than anyone else to scope out these beings! They cannot hide forever, and I will be the one to find them!

For today, was a new day. The first day of high school, where from numerous junior high schools, students have gathered to attend this one. I was surprised as to how many people there were when I attended middle school, I don't believe I will be disappointed with the numbers here. Certainly, at the very least, I will happen to find a clue to the existance of aliens, time-travelers, and espers.

Surprisingly, I was one of the few students to arrive early in this class. I must've annoyed myself to such an extent that I hurriedly walked up the trail to this school... It seemed to be long and strenuous(sp?), but didn't prove to be so, I guess. Anyways, this can be much more productive, as I will be able to spot all the students coming in. A perfect chance!

Fate must be cruel to me.

I have spotted every single student to come in, and have analyzed their behaviors, none of which has any signs of an abnormal being! From overhearing, I have only gathered such little details. Actually, to be frank, I have only learnt one person's full name. Asakura Ryouko, the ideal high school girl. By ideal, I mean she's a big phony. She's so annoying, anyone with a brain would agree! Walking up to everyone and asking for their names and wishing for a great school year! Sure, that seems nice, but I've been fooled once or twice. Those people are so shallow... So...useless...

Other than Asakura Ryouko, there was a guy sitting behind me, a guy I was all too familiar with. Taniguchi, we went to the same school. Such an annoying kid, and he's so lame! He used to always approach me with those tired out jokes that weren't even funny, and he sees himself as some sort of player! Honestly, guys like that are stupid, the truth is, he couldn't get a girl to save his sorry butt. However, although he has approached many girls, he has never approached me, which I am thankful for, by the way, and I hope he will never gain the courage to do so! If he does, I will intend to shoot him down!

Everyone else is either too shy, almost as fake as Asakura, or just normal. We waited a good five minutes for the teacher to arrive, if I was aggravated any more than I am, then I would have surely scolded him for keeping us here. But... Ugh, I'm too annoyed to do so.

"Hello class, my name is Okabe-sensei. Oh. Kah. Beh."

It was as if he threw bricks at my head with the syllables labeled on it in big white bold letters. He had already announced his name, why the hell does he have to pronounce it?! Does he really think we're that stupid? Then again, he's a gym teacher... Now he's written his name on the board in big letters. Nice, Okabe, now I have lost all respect for you. You seem to be nothing more than just a dumb teacher that doesn't expect anyone here to be smarter than a teenage drug addict.

"Let's start be introducing everyone from... Uhm... You! The girl next to the window. From her, we will go down the row, up the next row, and down the other row. Simple? Okay, go."

Stupid! I just shut down for a minute!

Ugh, I could've gathered everyone's names by now! Damnit! That stupid Okabe, boring me to near-death, sending me into a pit of blackness before I was able to even recognize the person-in-front-of-me's name! Now it's my turn. Great. I stood up. I have my introduction planned, but after analyzing everyone, I must say I am very disappointed. Still, no one is able to cater to my wants if I do not give them a list of what I wish for them to do for me! People are that stupid, I've learned that the hard way.

"From East Middle School, Suzumiya, Haruhi."

Let me be blunt.

"I have no interest in ordinary humans. If there are any aliens, time travelers, sliders, or espers in this classroom, come join me!"

I crossed my arms in front of my chest, looking expectantly at everyone for their reactions...

"That is all."

No one... There is no one here... But before I sat down, I looked at the person in front of me. He had turned back to face me, and I was finally able to have a good look at his face. His face... It looked at me as if he was saying, "What the hell are you doing?" Have I exposed him? Or does he think of me as weird... Although he did give me that face, I could also sense something from him, something I had not sensed from looking into anyone else's face,

Hope.

Perhaps... Maybe...

But then again, maybe not. I sat down.

Nothing. It's been two days! I thought I would've found something by now! Ugh, so stupid! People are so stupid to! That stupid Asakura Ryouko tried to talk to me yesterday, it's no use though. She's such a robot, I would never want to be associated with such a person! Those kind of people always seem to be nice, the truth is, they have too many friends to pay any attention to you!

They place their introduction on a silver platter, and you eat it all up, thinking they're the nicest person in the world! But reality is cruel. Once you have tasted their nice personality, you will try to approach them. Their responses are so robotic, it's almost as if they had planned it! And when you have a problem, really, they're just busy with someone else's sad story. That, or they give you responses like, "Uhm, sure." "Oh really..." "Just cheer up, everything will be better." Those people are useless to establish a close relationship with, because they don't really give a damn! The only thing they care about is themself, to be able to have friends everywhere is a great accomplishment, but in the end, no one is able to keep it up with everyone.

I guess people have their own life to attend to, but so do I! I am not going to waste my time on such worthless people. People who'll stick by you no matter what are truly hard to come by. Almost as hard to find as aliens.

Wednesday was today. That calls for two ponytails. No one has every found out the patterns of this, it surprises me a lot. I've been doing this since I went to middle school, yet no one had ever come up to me with a question about it. Maybe I'm waiting for someone to be observant enough to notice these kinds of things! But, alas, there has been none to record.

The person in front of me suddenly turned around, "Hey," he exclaimed with a smile. He seems to want to pick up a conversation with me... "About the stuff in that introduction earlier, how much of it was serious?"

How much of it was serious? All of it of course! He uses 'stuff' as if what I said was meant to be a joke!

"What 'stuff'?"

"The stuff about aliens and whatnot."

"Are you an alien?"

I highly doubt that.

"No but..."

"No but what?"

"No, forget it."

"Then don't talk to me, it's a waste of time."

Tch, the nerve of some people. Taking what I said for granted, then treating it as if it was some kind of joke! If you're not going to help me, then don't waste my time!

Recess. Perhaps I'll find something exploring the school.