Kyon, In Absentia
A/N: Well, dear readers, I have returned from the dead! Back with a Haruhi fic, I apologize for the hiatus. The idea for this story was inspired partly from the Disappearance novel and partly from reading several Amnesiac!Kyon fics. In many fics, it seems to me that Kyon always forgets about the Brigade/his life, and must have a trigger to get back to normal. I decided that it would be more interesting if the whole world forgot about Kyon. To put it differently, there is NO KYON in this world. Obviously, there is a reason for Kyon's lack of existence, and yes, he will be the main character, but do not expect this to be a rewrite of 'Disappearance'. This takes place after the 11th novel. Big thanks to superstarultra for beta-ing the fic! Apologies for the long A/N. Read on, guys!
Prologue
For a long while, I hated my life. Or at least I thought I did. But after some events in a parallel world without Haruhi and the Brigade, I guess I realized that it was fun doing all those crazy activities. I couldn't imagine the world without Haruhi, Asahina-san, Nagato, or Koizumi by my side. But apparently, someone out there can.
I like to think sometimes that the world doesn't want me to sleep. Dealing with Closed Space dreams, nightmares about being stabbed by a knife-wielding psychopath, and panicking about parallel worlds haven't been exactly helpful towards my sleep cycle. So it was with annoyance, not fear, that I awoke suddenly in what seemed like a brightly-lit gray box.
"Ugh... Where am I?"
"Oh! It seems that our guest has awoken! Noriko! Bring him more... appropriate clothes."
I look over to my side and nearly jump out of my skin. Standing there is what seems like a tall man with light, sandy-colored hair. He wore a gakuen style uniform and had silvery eyes, reminding me of a robot. I think that I'll name him Sneering Bastard #2. He is making tea, of all things, on some futuristic device, which is probably a stove. ...Wait. He said something about clothes. Looking down, I see that I am not in my uniform, as I have been so many times before, but in my pajamas.
The second Sneering Bastard walks over to me. "Kyon-kun! Glad to meet you! I really hope that the Sky Canopy Domain has been a good host! You can call me... Masao."
Masao? As in 'righteous man'? Thanks, but I don't think kidnapping can be considered 'righteous'. And what was that about the Sky Canopy Domain?
"Oh, come on, Kyon-kun! You can't accept that maybe your kidnapping was righteous? Good people do bad things for a reason~..."
Please stop calling me Kyon-kun. It's quite unsettling. And you still haven't answered my question about the Sky Canopy Domain.
"Ahh, yes. The Sky Canopy Domain... isn't that just a mouthful? Let's call it the SCD for short, shall we? Where was I... oh, yes! The SCD is a faction split off from the Integrated Data Thought Entity, or IDTE. While they value observing, and only changing things if necessary, the SCD takes action! You might remember Asakura Ryoko, hmm~? She was a great example of action! If only she worked for us..."
How could I not remember her? She nearly killed me!
"Oh, dying isn't that bad!"
While saying this, he gave a smile that would put Koizumi in tears, and possibly cause even Nagato to show some amount of horror and disgust. I'm getting ill just from looking at him.
"Back to the point then, Kyon-kun."
I thought I told you not to call me that!
He cocked his head at me, smile still on his face. "Would you prefer Kiyoshi-kun instead? Or perhaps Ono-kun would be better? I must say though, the level of disparity between your first and last names is quite funny!"
My real name. I haven't heard that in ages. How could he-
"Know your name? It isn't that hard, Kyon-kun!"
Are you a mind reader then?
The Bastard scoffed. "Hardly! We at the SCD have known about you for quite some time! Getting back to our purpose, we like action." He grinned at that, showing off all his teeth.
The way he said 'action' made all of my hair stand on end, as if Haruhi- if only she were here- had concocted some sort of scheme.
"Watching you interact with Suzumiya-san was so... boring. You argued, and fought, and that was entertaining, but that was all you did. No drama, no change," he spoke softly, stalking towards me. "Pathetic. You didn't reject her love, nor nurture it. Nothing at all. Just went on going through your life as a lazy fool."
As he spat out fool, there was the slightest hint of anger within his eyes. That previous mirth was all gone. He began to pace around me in a circle, occasionally throwing me a glance. I felt like I was in a cage with a starving animal now. And what was all that talk about love for? As far as I know, Haruhi and I are simply friends.
And before I could even do anything, he suddenly began shouting.
"Nothing was done! Absolutely nothing! And you didn't even care, not even getting it when you nearly died! How you could have been picked as the 'Chosen One' infuriates me!"
He raged for a while, but then instantly calmed down. He stared straight at one of the blank walls and seemed to compose himself. Then he faced me as though he had done absolutely nothing wrong.
"And that is why, Kyon-kun, we have seen fit to eradicate you from history."
...Excuse me? What? Eradicate... as in... I don't exist anymore? What on Earth have I gotten into now?
