The Tears of Haruhi Suzumiya
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Chapter Nine – End-Game with Haruhi Suzumiya
I looked up as the whiteness began to reform into the world that we had once been in. Below me, Haruhi groaned and lifted a hand to her head.
"Haruhi?" I said worriedly. She opened her eyes and looked at me with an out-of-focus look for a moment.
"Kyon..." she said in a weak voice. I gently moved some of her hair out of her face and gave her a reassuring smile.
"Everything's alright now." I told her, as the cafe we had once been in before completely returned. To my relief, it appeared that Ryoko was nowhere around, nor was anyone for that matter.
"Now we must go." Nagato stated, turning and beginning to walk off.
"W-Wait! Haruhi needs a few moments to recover!" I exclaimed. Nagato stopped in place.
"Come when you are ready." she said then continued on and left. I sighed and shook my head. Can't blame us for not being robotic beings or superpowered espers, I thought, Although, Haruhi is God...But she's human enough. Maybe she just hasn't been using her full potent-
Haruhi interrupted my thoughts and startled me as she suddenly sat up, looking around. "What happened? Where are we?" she asked. I was worried at first that she may have lost some of her memory, but she clapped her hands together and said, "Oh right!...Did I pass out or something?"
She looked over at me, and I wondered how I would explain everything that had just happened. I eventually settled with an easy answer to her question, "Uh, it's a long story. Right now we need to help out Nagato." I grabbed Haruhi's hand and helped her stand, although she wobbled a bit.
"Woh!" she said, looking at the ground with a dazed look. I put one arm around her waist while my other clutched her hand, helping her stand without falling over.
"It's alright, I got you." I told her, and I could tell that she was blushing slightly.
"T-Thanks..." Haruhi said, nodding. Together, we made our way out of the cafe, both of us wincing at the sunlight beaming down upon us...
And that was when I saw the shadowy creature walking down the street our way. Damn it! I thought, bringing Haruhi close to me protectively...
But it became clear pretty quickly that the shadow had not seen us. It walked past, and I could see that many others had come out and were walking the same way.
"I guess we should follow them." I said, although I would prefer to be away from the things that could easily kill us.
They led us directly to the school, where they grouped up around the entrance, still as statues.
"Nagato must be in there, but how will we get in?" I wondered out loud.
"Let's just walk through!" Haruhi exclaimed, letting go of my hand and striding forward, obviously recovered. I reached out towards her, but couldn't grab her in time. Haruhi! You idiot!...
The creatures side-stepped as Haruhi approached, not even turning her way. What the hell... I thought, quickly running up to join her. When I stepped up, the shadows turned their heads towards me, which made me gulp. I'm beginning to think that I'm the main target here, I thought.
"See? You should listen to me more often. After all, I am the SOS Brigade leader, and you're just a lowly little-" Haruhi began to say mockingly when we stepped inside of the school building, but I interrupted her by stepping up and kissing her.
The kiss lasted for a few moments, and, as we parted, Haruhi gave me a confused look. "W-W-What was that for?" She asked, blushing intensely.
I wasn't quite sure myself why I had kissed her, but it may have been that I missed her and wanted my emotions to be clear. Of course, though, I couldn't admit such a thing. "I guess I just prefer to see you blush and confused than be bossy and, well, Haruhi-like." I said.
Haruhi crossed her arms and gave me a look of disdain. "That's not very nice, playing with a girl's emotions like tha-" she started to say, and I moved in for another kiss to interrupt her, although she avoided it this time.
"Darn," I said in a bored, mocking voice, "Oh well, I guess there can't be passion in a moment of crisis such as this." I tried to go for a dramatic voice, and it worked, making Haruhi giggle. Success!
Crash! The sound of a window breaking turned our attention away from each other. I sighed and set a hand on my face. Shit, I actually got caught up in the moment there.
"Let's go!" I said, grabbing Haruhi's hand and running down the hall towards the sound. It wasn't long before we found Nagato standing in the middle of a hallway, staring into a room that had its door blown off.
"Nagato?" I said, and she quickly pointed forward. I turned and looked into the room...
It was a boy who struck a remarkable resemblance to Nagato, standing and leaning back against a tall desk. He was showing no emotion, which made it obvious that he must be the same as Nagato. Who is this guy? I wondered, although the answer crept upon me almost instantly.
"You're the one who did all this!" I shouted angrily, stepping forward, but Nagato pushed me back.
"Protect Suzumiya. I will handle this." Nagato stated, stepping forward into the room.
"But-!" I began to say, but I stopped, surprised, as a door suddenly morphed over the entrance to the room. I walked up to it and tried the handle, but, of course, it was locked. On the inside, the sound of a battle became apparent.
Damn, what am I supposed to do, just sit here and let Nagato solve all of this? I thought...And I began to realize that that was all I ever did; Sit back and watch.
But this time had to be different. I had a need burning inside of me to be of some help for once. I began to slam my shoulder into the door forcefully, attempting to get it open.
"Kyon!" Haruhi exclaimed worriedly, but I didn't stop. After a few minutes, my shoulder began to hurt badly, and I stopped, clutching it and falling to my knees.
"S-Sorry, I just want to prove my worth for once..." I stated.
Haruhi held onto me from behind. "Idiot," she said softly to me, "You don't need to prove anything."
I smiled. "Thanks..." I said, standing...And that was when I noticed something out of the corner of my eye.
No... I thought, surprised to see Ryoko standing there, the usual smug face about her.
"Ohh, don't mind me, I was enjoying your little lovey-dovey time!" she said happily, giving us a smile that I knew was fake.
"Haruhi, run." I said, looking over my shoulder at her. Haruhi shook her head, and I turned and grabbed her shoulders, giving her a serious look. "You have to run now!"
Seeing me like that, she finally nodded and turned, running off, but slowing every few steps to look back at me...
When she finally turned the corner out of sight, I turned to face Ryoko once more, whom was still smiling. "It's too much of a shame that you both have to die." she said in a sinister tone.
I gulped. Knowing Haruhi, she won't leave right away, I thought, So I just have to hold off Ryoko until Nagato finishes!
I held up my fists defensively. "Ohh," Ryoko said in a mocking tone, and I realized that I probably look idiotic, as fighting was not really my thing, "More ready this time?"
Again, the blade appeared in Ryoko's hand, which was not much of a surprise. If I can avoid the knife, what's the odds of me being able to get a swing at her? I wondered, If she's a robot of some sort...Would it be effective?
All of this ran through my head, and Ryoko darted forward at a blinding speed. I could see the reflection off of the knife as it swung towards me, and, in one hopeful move, I struck out a hand and was able to push her arm away, then I swung with my other hand and gave her a punch to the gut.
...Which wasn't a good idea. As it turned out, punching her was like punching a thick, steel wall. I took a few steps back, my hand in pain. Ryoko chuckled.
"You should've known that it's pointless, Kyon." she said in a happy tone, stepping towards me, blade outstretched and ready to wound me.
This is it, I thought in horror, clutching my aching hand, This is the end...
I closed my eyes as the gleam of the blade began to come towards me...But then, the sound of a loud blast made me re-open my eyes, and I was surprised to see that the door had just been shot out, and had blasted Ryoko straight through the wall of the school.
What the... I couldn't believe it; I had actually survived!
Nagato stepped out of the classroom, dragging the limp body of the boy I had seen before.
"Who is that?" I asked, cautiously looking at him.
Nagato threw him on the ground in front of her and gazed down at him solemnly. "Gizo," she stated, "He is from my time, here to overthrow Suzumiya."
I raised an eyebrow. "Overthrow? So he wasn't just here to test Haruhi?" Nagato gave a small shake of her head.
"He wished to feel power, and by distorting the balance of time and space by deleting Haruhi from existence is how he planned on showing it," Nagato explained, "If you were not here, he would have succeeded.
Suddenly, the world started to crumble into a plain whiteness all around us as it had done before. "Kyon!" came Haruhi's voice, and I turned to see her running to me. I allowed her into my embrace, and held onto her tightly.
"It will be a matter of moments before we return to our world once more," Nagato said, and we turned towards her, "Memory loss is likely."
I was taken aback by those words. "Memory loss?" I exclaimed, "But-" I started to argue, but I stopped and looked at Haruhi. Would that mean that Haruhi won't remember my feelings for her?
Haruhi caught my gaze and returned it. I could tell that she was thinking the same thing. "Kyon..." she said, setting a hand on my cheek, "I won't forget..."
"Haruhi..." I said, leaning in towards her...But then, suddenly, the world erupted into darkness, and both of us began to separate by a seemingly invisible force.
"Haruhi!" I shouted, out-stretching my hand as she moved away from me, eventually disappearing into the darkness.
"Kyon!" I heard her voice, only barely...
Please don't forget...
To be concluded...
Last Chapter – Conclusion with Haruhi Suzumiya!