Haruhi Suzumiya

The Tears of Haruhi Suzumiya's

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Chapter Four – Running Away with Haruhi Suzumiya

After Haruhi had calmed down, I fell back into another deep sleep. I didn't have any dreams, which was usual for me, and I found myself waking back up the next morning.

"Morning." Koizumi's voice said, and, surely enough, he was sitting in the same spot as before, reading a sort of magazine. I sat up and stretched, then pulled the covers off and took a look at my leg. "Is it alright for me to walk?" I asked. Koizumi nodded, so I stood up and balanced my weight on my injured leg. Feels good as new, I thought, walking around my bed...

However, I stumbled over something, and was barely able to catch myself from hitting the ground face-first. "What the-" I said, turning and seeing what I had tripped over. It was Haruhi, who was asleep in a red sleeping bag.

"She was watching you all night," Koizumi told me, "So I doubt she'll wake up any time soon." I looked down at her and grinned. "She does a good job for looking out for everyone." I commented. "Well, it's not too hard when you're the only one who needs help all the time." Koizumi said with a laugh.

I was going to say something, but I couldn't argue. I guess that's true, I thought, All of these things happen to me... "Are there any leads to who might have done this?" I asked. Koizumi shrugged. "I've not heard from Asahina yet, and Nagato is still dealing with Ryoko."

I raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? She's still fighting her?" I asked. Koizumi simply nodded. "It appears as though Ryoko cannot be slain in this world...So Nagato will keep her busy while we find a way to fix the problem at hand."

How long can she last? I wondered,clenching my fist, Hang in there Nagato... My attention then turned to the door as it opened, and Mikuru peaked in. Upon seeing me, she suddenly lit up, and flew through the door and stopped in front of me. "K-K-K-Kyon!" she said, starting to sob. I gave her a smile. "Hey-" I started to say, but she quickly embraced me and started crying.

I could see Koizumi grinning at me, and I gently put my arms around her. "Uh...nice to see you too." I said. Mikuru stepped back and wiped the tears from her eyes. "I-I thought you would... and I'd be..." she sobbed, not finishing her words. "Hey, I'm still here, aren't I?" I said.

"Asahina," Koizumi said, and she turned towards him, "Did you find out anything?" Mikuru shook her head. "N-No...I couldn't find a way to time travel..." she answered. Koizumi sighed. "I figured as much...Since Suzumiya doesn't know about our powers, she brought us into this world as she saw us." he said.

"Then how would Nagato be fighting Ryoko?" I asked. Koizumi gave me a serious look. "She's not necessarily fighting her," he told me, "More like defending herself and making sure that Ryoko doesn't come for you...Because the Nagato here is a normal human being."

My eyes widened. "W-What? So if Nagato were to get hurt..." I started to say, and Koizumi nodded.

"She could die in this world, and cease to exist even if we erase this program." he told me. I stood there for a moment, trying to see if he was serious. Then, I found myself shouting, "Why the hell is she out there then?"

I could see Mikuru jump at my sudden outburst, and there was silence for a few moments. "It's a risk that Nagato decided to take," Koizumi told me, "And it's necessary if we're going to keep you safe. Asahina and I will be watching out for you and Suzumiya in case she fails."

I cast my eyes downward, and found myself glaring at the floor. "What am I supposed to do then?" I muttered. "You need to live." Koizumi answered me simply. "We need you to make Suzumiya happy for the time being, and make sure that she doesn't become emotionally unstable.." he told me, "We'll be watching out for you, since more programs are likely being made to come after you."

I nodded, and glanced down at Haruhi's peaceful expression. You don't have a clue about what you make me go through.. I thought with a sigh.

I waited for a couple of hours until Haruhi was awake, then I told her that I was fine and that we should go relax for the whole day. It took a bit of convincing before she was finally satisfied, and we headed out.

I waved goodbye to Koizumi and Mikuru, but I knew that they'd definitely be following us. I'm not sure what they'll be able to do in their current state, I thought, but I shook the thought from my head. No...I have to trust them.

We headed for the cafe first, and the happy look on Haruhi's face returned when she got her hands on lots of delicious dessert items(Payed for by me, like always). In the middle of her eating a curious looking slice of cake, she looked up at me and asked seriously, "You don't tell anyone, will you?"

I raised an eyebrow. About the fact that you're hogging yourself out over here? I thought, and she glared at me for a moment, as if reading my thoughts. "About yesterday, of course." she said. I nodded. "Don't worry, I won't." I assured her. I don't think anyone would believe me that you had an emotional breakdown... I thought with a sigh.

After Haruhi finished her foods, there was an awkward silence between us. Right as I opened my mouth to break it, she said, "Kyon...can I ask you something?" I nodded. "Yeah...well...I guess it depends; what is it?" She looked away, and started to fidget slightly. She's got something heavy on her mind, I thought.

"What made you talk to me?" she asked. I was surprised by the question. It's been a year since we met...and she's only just now asking this? I wondered. "Um..." I said, thinking about it for a moment, "You seemed...interesting." Haruhi tilted her head slightly and continued to look at me.

"Is that...all?" she asked. I raised an eyebrow. "Uh...yeah, pretty much." I told her. Did she expect more? I wondered. Haruhi sighed, and slumped back in her chair. "I figured it was out of sympathy for a nut-job like me..." she muttered. That's a little true also, I thought, not wanting to tell her that.

"You're not a nut-job," I told her, "Just a little...unique." She gave me a surprised look, as if not expecting me to be nice. Haruhi then laid her head down on her arms and said quietly, "Idiot..." I couldn't help from grinning. That must describe me pretty well, I thought.

I stared at Haruhi for a few moments, until she finally asked, "W-What is it?" I shook my head and said, "Um...nothing. But you do have a little..." I motioned with my finger to a piece of black that was on her cheek. She started to rub her face, and somehow managed to completely miss it.

I sighed. "Right there." I said, reaching across the table and picking it off for her. To my surprise, Haruhi blushed, and that made my face flush as well. We found ourselves staring into each others' eyes...And I couldn't bring myself to look away...

We started to lean in towards each other. I knew what was coming. Haruhi closed her eyes, and our faces inched closer to each other...But she opened her eyes and turned her head away at the last second. I stopped and looked at her for a few moments, before moving back and sighing. Silence and tension filled the air after that. She couldn't just let it happen... I thought...

Haruhi eventually got bored of the awkward silence, so we left, and started walking around town. "Where else do you like to go?" I asked her. She shrugged. "I never really went anywhere else." she told me. I opened my mouth to ask why, but stopped as I saw something move suddenly out of the corner of my eye...

Turning my head, my eyes widened as I saw something that looked like a shadow standing just a few yards away. "What the hell..." I muttered, and Haruhi looked at where I was looking. She tensed up and moved closer to me. "W-What is that?" she asked me.

"I don't know...but it can't be good." I told her. The shadowy figure took a step forward, then another, and another...I moved Haruhi behind me, and started to back up. "Kyon!" Haruhi exclaimed, pointing at yet another figure that was coming from the side. I looked all around to see how many there were...

And, surely enough, we were surrounded. Shit, I thought, Where the hell are you guys? I watched the shadowy figures walk towards us, then stop just a few feet away. There wasn't anywhere to go.

I glared at the one on front of me, and, even though it had no eyes, or face for that matter, I could feel that it was staring back at me.

"Finish...game." it said in a deep, almost robotic voice. I raised an eyebrow. Game? I thought, Ryoko said something like that too... The shadowy figure raised it's arm in a threatening way, and I noticed a gleam come from it. N-No way... I thought, realizing that it's arms were as sharp as a blade...

Then it brought it's arm down towards me, and I held onto Haruhi tightly, closing my eyes...I heard the blade make contact, and the sound of blood gushing...But I felt nothing.

Opening my eyes, I saw, to my horror, none other than Koizumi standing in front of me, arms out-stretched in a protective manner.. The shadow's arm had gone through Koizumi's shoulder, and it slowly wrenched it out.

"What...what the hell are you doing?" I muttered. Koizumi turned and looked at me over his shoulder and smiled. "I think...you should go." he said, looking down at the ground and falling to his knees. The shadowy figure made a sort of growling noise, and brought it's arm back again, readying for the final blow on Koizumi...

Then I realized how I could help. "Haruhi!" I shouted. "Koizumi is an Esper!" She looked at me funny, and said, "This...this isn't the time for jokes..." I shook my head and looked at her seriously. "No, he is! You have to believe it!" I said, holding onto her shoulders and shaking her. Looking back over my shoulder, I could see that the shadow had paused, confused by my shouting.

Haruhi looked down at the ground for a moment. "I...I..." she started to say, "I believe it..." I let a relieved smile come onto my face, and I turned to see if Koizumi would be able to regain his powers...But nothing happened. Koizumi smiled. "It was worth a shot, ey?" he said...

I opened my mouth to shout, but I couldn't make a noise as I watched the shadow's blade pierce Koizumi's chest, sending blood flying forward...

"W-What..." I managed to say... I closed my eyes, but I was unable to get the horrible scene out of my head. "WHAT THE HELL?" I shouted in a terrified voice, and I watched as the shadowy figure picked up Koizumi's body and tossed him to the side...

He was gone. Dead. Ceasing to exist even if this hellish nightmare came to an end...And I could only sit, and watch it happen.

To be continued...

Next Chapter – Deep Feelings with Haruhi Suzumiya