Haruhi Suzumiya

The Tears of Haruhi Suzumiya

Note: Hello everyone! Poor Koizumi, right? :( Give some feedback on his death if you would. I'm not sure how I am with death scenes. ;P

Another Note: This chapter doesn't really build on the death scene, but it is rather a quickie to get Haruhi and Kyon's hidden feelings out of the way. :P

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Chapter Five – Deep Feelings with Haruhi Suzumiya

Watching a gruesome death in front of you is enough to make anybody have a mental breakdown...Especially if that person has extraordinary abilities like Haruhi.

She let out a terrified scream, and fell to her knees, tears starting to fall down her cheeks. I was petrified by what I had just seen, and didn't move. I knew there was no way I could comfort Haruhi after she saw that...

All I could do was watch the shadowy figure as it turned it's attention back to me, and went in for the kill...But, before the blade entered my heart, it froze. What...the hell? I thought. Looking around, everything seemed to have frozen in time.

Besides Haruhi's shrieks and cries, there was silence. I turned and saw that she was freaking out, and was shaking terribly. I quickly knelt down beside her and embraced her, but it didn't seem to help. She must have done this, I thought. We need to get out of here.

"Haruhi..." I said softly, trying to get her to look at me. "Haruhi!" I said louder, setting my hands on her face and facing her towards me. "We need to go," I told her, "Now." She let out a sob and a whimper, and I brought her into another embrace.

"I'm sorry," I told her, "I won't let you see something like that ever again..." After telling her that, she started to calm down, just a little. So I grabbed her hands and helped her up, then quickly slid past two of the shadows and started to run.

We kept running until we reached the edge of town. By that time, the sun was already starting to descend below the horizon. "We need to find somewhere to hide out at." I told Haruhi, who was looking at the ground, her eyes red and swelled from crying.

I held her hand tighter. Haruhi... I thought, looking around us to find a place to go. I spotted a building that appeared to be empty, and we headed to it. I cautiously opened the door and peered inside. Nothing, I thought, giving a relieved sigh, and leading Haruhi inside.

We sat down with our backs against the wall, soaking in the comforting darkness. I noticed that I was still holding Haruhi's hand, so I let go of it...But she grabbed it back and squeezed it slightly. I looked over at her. "Haruhi..." I said softly.

Then, to my surprise, she rested her head on my shoulder. She must be traumatized... I thought, closing my eyes. She deserves some rest...And, although I didn't think about it, I knew that I needed a good sleep as well.

Within a few minutes, Haruhi's breathing shallowed, and I too fell to a welcoming sleep.

It was always a rare occasion for me to actually have a dream in my sleep...But this time was different. It was a nightmare.

I was looking down a never-ending darkness, with Haruhi in front of me...I reached out towards her, but she started to get farther and farther away. "Haruhi!" I called, trying to run after her, but she kept moving back until finally disappearing...

Then, to my horror, she was replaced by a shadowy figure, who's arm was stained with blood. Blood that I knew had come from Koizumi. "No..." I said, "NO!" I backed up as the shadow came closer and closer...

But then came the worst part. The shadow disappeared in a mysterious, gray swirl, and was replaced by the familiar shape of Koizumi. "K-Koizumi...?" I said. He was facing the other way, and didn't look back at me.

I walked towards him and hesitantly reached out to touch his shoulder. Then he turned and looked at me, and my eyes widened in terror was I saw that his face was that of a skeleton. He turned towards me, and I could see the large hole in his chest where he had been stabbed.

"Kyon..." he said, "You...let me down..." I took a step back, and turned, starting to run, wanting nothing more than to escape...

And I ran and ran for what seemed like an eternity, with Koizumi's voice haunting my head...The sound of blood and slashing and...

I woke up in a sweat, and looked around nervously at the darkness. My breathing was heavy, and I had to wait a few minutes before I calmed down.

"You're awake?" Haruhi said softly, surprising me. "Yeah..." I said, the nightmare still fresh in my mind. "You were shouting..." she told me. Oh, I thought, sighing. Haruhi squeezed my hand for a moment, and said, "I'm sorry..."

"For what?" I asked. She was silent for a moment, then said, "...For breaking down." I sighed, and shook my head. "I'd think you're weird if you hadn't." I told her. She turned her head to face me, and, to my surprise, move her head forward and kissed me on the cheek.

My face flushed, and she moved back and said quietly, "That never happened, got it?" I raised an eyebrow, and held onto her hand tighter. "So what if it did?" I told her, and I could tell by her reaction that she was blushing. Now in the moment, I couldn't stop myself from leaning forward and kissing her...

Haruhi muttered something, but didn't push me away. What am I doing exactly? I thought, opening my eyes and moving my head back a little bit. "Kyon..." she said. "Haruhi..." I said, beginning to realize something that I had wanted to tell her for a long time...

"I love you." I told her, and she moved back, obviously surprised, and turned away. "I-Idiot...saying something so embarrassing..." Haruhi said. I thought that she might be mad for a moment, but she turned back around and kissed me...

All the times I said I hated being around this crazy girl , I thought, Only now did I finally realize how I really felt. The kiss lasted for a few minutes, and I found myself enjoying Haruhi's hair in my face, and the touch of her lips on mine. As we moved back again, our foreheads still touching, Haruhi said softly, "I...I..."

"I love you too..."

To be continued...

Next Chapter – Facing Fears with Haruhi Suzumiya