Hello, I didn't think anyone would like my story. Good to know I can come up with something good. Well, here's the next chapter. I hope you like it.
Me no own anything nice.
How about a little haiku?
Details hide from you
Until time permits your glance
Always look closely
This may be random, but it's meaning is powerful. To me, anyways. Always- and I mean ALWAYS- look at your surroundings. The smallest detail can become your greatest weapon...or your biggest mistake.
After Yuki and I had our little moment in that park, I walked her back to her apartment. She insisted that it was fine, but there was no way I was going to change my mind. Once we got to her door, Yuki and I faced each other. The small girl sneaked a quick hug, faster than I could react to before disappearing into her room. With a smile on my face, I leaned on the door. I could tell she was doing the same thing.
"Good night," I called before waiting for a bit.
"...Good night," came the response I was expecting. Satisfied, I started my way towards my house. Suddenly, Yuki's door opened. There was a serious face that completely contrasted the emotions that she had displayed not a few moments ago. "Kyon-kun. Watch the time." She closed the doors once more, leaving me confused at her parting words. It must've been a warning of sorts. But like most of her explanations, it was vague and sparse. It wouldn't stop whatever she was talking about from being any more life threatening that it could be, though. I made sure to heed her words carefully. There was no telling what could happen.
That said, I arrived home not long after and shooed away my sister for harassing Shamisen as usual. As I changed into my home clothes, Nagato's words echoed into my brain. "Watch the time, huh?" What the hell could that possibly mean. Maybe she was just telling me that it was getting late and that she wanted me to go home. Or perhaps something catastrophic was coming soon. I would have to think about it more the next day. Before I closed my eyes for the last time that day, I took a glance at my clock beside my bed.
And then I forgot.
(Next Day)
Somehow I was able to wake up early, beating even my little sister to the punch. I could've taken revenge on her at that time, but not long after I woke up, my phone rang. To my surprise, the name on the screen read: "Yuki-chan." Three questions came to mind as I stared at my phone. When did Yuki get a phone? How did her number get into my phone? Why was she registered as "Yuki-chan?" Neither of those questions were answered due to the slowness of just waking up.
"Hello?" I asked. "It must be important for you to need to call me so early." There was startled silence. If you're wondering how that sounds...I don't know what to tell you. I could just tell.
"...Sorry," Yuki replied. "I wasn't expecting you to actually answer. I thought you would still be asleep."
"I woke up early for once. So did you just call me on a whim?"
"Yeah. I was just testing this phone out..." I waited for anything else she wanted to say. It must've been embarrassing for me to answer my phone without her meaning to. "Um...since you're up early, would you like to walk to school together?"
"Huh?"
"If you don't mind. I'll understand if you don't."
"No, it's okay. Let's go to school together." I could hear the relieved sigh of relief on the other end, making me think that I had made the right choice. "I guess I should get ready then. I'll see you later."
"Yeah. See you later."
And so here I was, walking side by side with Yuki for another productive day at North High. The girl asked me personally. Who was I to refuse?
Like before, Yuki took time to take in her surroundings. I didn't object. It felt nice to have slow walks. The only unfortunate part of the walk was the trek up the hill that I was sure was enough exercise for me to completely skip any PE. I doubt it was anything on the petite girl walking next to me. She's taken worse without a single flinch. That didn't stop me from worrying about her, of course. Probably sensing my thoughts, Yuki placed herself back at my side, our arms practically touching. The shy girl looked down with a small smile.
"Is this really okay?" Yuki asked me timidly. While she said she wanted to go to school with me, she didn't expect me to show up at her door. I had the time, so I figured, "why not?" I probably left at about...actually, I don't remember. Weird. "I was okay with meeting you halfway, but you went and picked me up." A sudden chilly breeze caused the pale girl to shiver. Her light purple hair swayed and reflected the light of the still rising sun, making a bit of a pain to look at. "I hope I didn't cause you any trouble."
...Boy, this is really gonna take time to get used to. "You know, you really shouldn't hold yourself so low. Compared to me, you're like a god. I should be the one making sure that I'm not causing you trouble. Unfortunately, all I can do is run to you like a small child whenever I stub my toe on the corner of a table." I let out a chuckle in attempt to pacify her worries, but it had no effect. Seeing this, I reached over and pinched her cheek.
"Ow!" she exclaimed. "What was that for?" I couldn't help but laugh.
"Well now that you're listening, no more self-deprecation, okay? You're as valuable a person as any. Most likely more. If you don't, let's see...I'll never walk you to school or your home ever again."
"Eh? I-I understand. I'll value myself more."
"That's good to hear. Now why don't you tell me when you got a phone and how your number got into mine." I noticed a small twinkle in her eyes that held some sad emotion.
"You don't remember, do you?" she mumbled, barely enough to hear. "You and I got it yesterday."
"Yesterday?" All I could remember was the confession. We never went to buy Yuki a phone.
"It would be best if you would not think about it too hard. Let's just enjoy this moment, okay?"
After a few more minutes of silence, I felt a touch on my hand. Looking down, I saw Yuki's fingers try to grab mine in an attempt to hold hands. Being how shy she was, she would retract her hand whenever someone passed by. She must've been embarrassed, but it looked like she was trying to look for someone. Perhaps Haruhi? Was she trying to avoid her? Well with how she reacted when she was jealous of Mikuru, I could understand her worry.
"It's alright," I assured her, while taking hold of her hand. It was small, soft and a bit cold from the breeze. And like Yuki herself, it was fragile to the touch. Her body tensed up at my bold action. She looked at me with wide eyes. "Don't be afraid to explore your feelings." But after saying that, I quickly added, "But don't go too far. Look, let's just enjoy the rest of the walk, alright?" In response, Yuki tightened her grip on my hand. The two of us spent the rest of the walk in silence, hand in hand. I could tell that she was happy, because she began to swing our arms a little. There was a warm smile on her face as she let out a small giggle. Now because we were early, not many people saw us walking like this. And even if they did, they were too tired to notice. Once we reached the clubroom, Yuki turned to me.
"You should probably go to your classroom, now. I'll see you again later today, so please act like you do always. Until certain circumstances have been resolved, it would be best to keep Suzumiya Haruhi in the dark about my change."
I nodded in understanding. It would definitely be devastating if any evidence came to Haruhi that I knew that Yuki was acting differently. After saying goodbye to Yuki, I turned around to go back downstairs. But suddenly, a tug on my sleeve stopped me. Turning around, Yuki stood there with her head down. "What is it?" I was surprised when she took her hands and grabbed the chest area of my uniform. Yuki stood on her toes and pursed her lips while closing her eyes. It wasn't that hard to guess what she wanted, and again, who was I to refuse? "Alright, but a quick one only." I leaned down and met her lips. After a few seconds...alright, minutes...probably 1...or 3. Anyways, I soon broke off our connection with ragged breathing. Holy wow, that's quite an experience. "Will you be alright on your own?"
"...Yes." The tone in her voice clearly told me that she was disappointed that I wouldn't be there with her. It made me feel a bit bad when I turned around to go to the stairs, but then Yuki said something that made me stop. "I...l-lo...love you." Whatever face I was making, I didn't want to see it from fear that I would die of embarrassment. All I needed to know was that I was visibly stunned by Yuki's words. I knew she said those words to me the other day but it was still surprising to hear. "See you later, alright?"
"Y-yeah. I'll be back soon." Before going, I looked over my shoulder, and gave Yuki a smile. Just a smile. A real smile. Smiling wasn't something I did all the time. Whenever I did, I always meant it. This was enough to cause the girl's face to redden and run into the room. Without the bob haired girl, I took this moment to go to my classroom. But just as I rounded the corner to the stairs, someone bumped into me. I heard a small yell, and I instinctively reached out my hand. I felt relief when I was able to catch that person's hand in mine. A girl's, to be exact.
"Oh, thanks for that!" she said with an audible lisp. It was Tsuruya-san, my senior. The same one I met when Haruhi had forced us to play baseball. I would have recognized her a mile away, what with her green hair. Hell, I would've heard her a mile away. "That was megas lucky, wasn't it?" I couldn't help but be impressed with her. She was laughing when she had just escaped an accident. I quickly pulled her up to the top floor to avoid any chance of her falling again. Seeing my face, she had this look of realization. I could see her little fang twinkle. "Oh, if it isn't Kyon-kun! You're a bit early to be up here, aren't ya?" I almost never saw anything other than a smile on her face whenever we talked. There was that one time she almost beat me up for bothering Asahina-san, but that technically never happened.
"Yeah, I was just having a small chat with Yu-I mean Nagato-san. I was just about to head to my classroom." Tsuruya-san brushed her hair long green hair behind her ear with that happy-go-lucky smile of hers. She looked as if she was waiting to hear a story. "Sorry, but I kinda need to get to my class. The bell is about to ring, Tsuruya-san." There was a moment, just a tiny second, in Tsuruya-san's face where her smile dropped. But as soon as it had gone, it came back. "I'm sure you'll get dragged into another one of Haruhi's shenanigans. I'll see you when that happens."
"Of course! Hanging with you guys is always fun. Call me if you ever need anything or if you just wanna hang out." I nodded and walked passed the ever jolly girl. "Oh, before I forget." Tsuruya-san, in a rare show of timidness, walked just a few steps down before facing me, her hands clasped at her chest except for her index fingers which were pressed together and pointed at me. Her face held a sense of...anxiety(?) along with with a shade of red. "Tell me, Kyon-kun. Have you...got a girlfriend?" In the middle of swallowing my own spit, I began to choke in surprise. You know how I said that I would probably never be surprised after seeing Yuki act like a human? Yeah, that was a lie.
"Excuse me? I don't think I caught that right." She gave me a knowing look.
"You know you heard me. I mean you ARE in a club with three girls, haven't any of them caught your fancy? Or maybe vice-versa?" Well, there is Yuki, who I'm still trying to figure out my feelings for, but that's all a bit complicated. Ooh, I can't say that out loud.
"W-well, that's a bit personal, but no, I can't say that I'm in a formal relationship with anyone right now." Hearing this, Tsuruya-san nodded and turned around. Was that a relieved sigh I heard? "Um, was it important for something?" The green haired girl tensed up oh so slightly, but enough for my eyes to see. She was acting pretty strange, but then I suddenly recalled the situation from I was in. Haruhi altered reality, and it affected the girls around me. Don't tell me...
"It's nothing at all!" Her words came so fast I could barely decipher it. She stormed up the stairs and passed by me in a failing attempt to hide her blushing face. "I'll see you later, Kyon-kun."
"R-right." I made a mental note to be careful around her. Meanwhile...
"Grrrrr." There was a sudden noise around the corner, where I found Yuki staring at me with a strange look in her eyes. She looked angry. I could practically hear the wood she was clutching to crack.
"What is it?" I asked. There was no reply as she simply slid away from my view. What was that about?
(Classroom)
Oh, so she was here. As soon as I opened to door, my eyes spotted Haruhi looking out the window like usual. Upon my arrival, she stole a glance at me, only to look back in haste.
"Hey!" Taniguchi yelled when he saw me. Behind him Kunikida simply regarded me with a wave. With his usual lack of sense of personal space, he hung his arm around my neck."I didn't see you this morning, so I thought you weren't here."
"I had something I needed to do, so I came early."
"What, were you on duty?" Seeing as that was the most plausible thing that would get me out of this situation, I went along with it.
"Yeah, something like that." I sat in my seat, and turned to the brunette behind me. So early, and her eyebrows were already furrowed. Don't waste that beauty, Haruhi. "So? How are you feeling today? The way you sounded yesterday, I'm surprised that you could make it today." It took her a while to realize that she was being spoken to.
"I'm alright. I have no idea what came over me yesterday. My heart wouldn't stop throbbing and beating so fast. My face felt hot and my knees felt weak. I had such a painful sense of...longing. It was so sudden, and...weird."
Doesn't that sound like...no, impossible.
"What, were you looking at a photo of me?" With a small joke to lighten her mood, I prepared myself for the retort. It never came.
"...No." She tucked her face behind her arms. At that point, I had nothing witty to say. I turned to the front of the class and sighed at the sight of Taniguchi trying to hit on one of our classmates.
"...Anyways, whatever you had sounded really bad. Glad to see that you're alright, though. The club wasn't as eventful without you." Well, some of it was. You don't need to know everything, though. I heard an amused hum from the girl behind me.
"Is that so? I would have thought that not having to do anything would be like heaven to you." Well, she wasn't wrong. It's nice to take a break from all the supernatural troubles in the world.
"Normally I would, but given the severity and suddenness of whatever happened to you, I'd say that being worried is normal. There's nothing wrong with being worried." About the world, anyway. I'm sure you would've been fine. Sickness couldn't possibly stop the being known as Haruhi Suzumiya. "Besides, with how long we've known each other, it's no surprise that I'd start caring for you. I instantly clamped my hand over my mouth despite it being useless. I couldn't believe that I had just said something so embarrassing.
"Oh? So you were worried about me?" I turned back to Haruhi to see what she had to say, only for my body to stop in its tracks. When I turned back to her, there was a smirk on her face. A smirk that I had never seen before combined with half lidded eyes that showed no sign of consciousness. She looked...sensual.
Before I could ask her if she was alright, Haruhi suddenly grabbed hold of my tie and pulled me closer and closer to her face. What's going on? "Aren't you sweet?" At this point our noses were touching. Everyone was looking at us with mixed reactions. Some girls sounded like they were cheering Haruhi on. I could hear some guys, including Taniguchi make some pretty nasty remarks. But that was beside the point. Right now, there is a girl pressing her face against mine. I couldn't deny that it felt nice, but I was too surprised to relish in the feeling. That being said, feeling her hot breath tickle my mouth was very distracting.
"H-hey, Haruhi. What are you doing?" She didn't seem to notice what she was doing and continued to hold me close. I tried to get away, but she was still holding my tie. I'd rather not suffocate to death. Looking into her eyes, there was a faraway look that showed just how out of it she was acting. "Snap out of it, Haruhi!" I grabbed her wrist and tried to yank her away. "You're not thinking right!"
"What do you mean I'm not thinking right?" My breath hitched when I heard the usual Haruhi-esque return. "Are you implying that there's something wrong with me?"
"Have you noticed our situation right now?" Brows furrowed, Haruhi moved her head back a little and noticed just how close our faces were. At that moment, her face went beet red faster than the Big Bang made the universe.
"W-wha-what do you think you're doing?" Her hand released my tie. Haruhi slid back with her chair, covering her chest area. Hey, I'm not a pervert! Not really, anyways. "I never thought you'd try to do something like this in public!" Just what do I look like in your mind?
"I didn't even do anything! That was all you!" I looked to everyone else. "Right?"
"I only noticed until you two were pretty close to locking lips," Kunikida said, absolutely NOT helping at all. At the mention of such an action, Haruhi's face threatened to burn her face off. She cupped her face, and shook her head, probably to take the image out of her mind. Well sorry if kissing me gives you so much discomfort. We've already done it once.
"Damn you, Kyon," Taniguchi growled from behind Kunikida. His were wide with complete madness and his body slouched like a monster. I could practically see the fire coming out of his mouth as he pointed all of his childish anger and annoyance at me. "If you of all people get your first kiss before me, then I'll go crazy, you hear me? I wouldn't be able to go on knowing that you've gotten so far ahead of me!" Funny thing you should say that. I surpassed you a LONG time ago. It's one of the few things that I like to gloat about. In my mind, at least.
The bell rang, signaling the start of class. Okabe walked to the front of the class and asked the class rep to start the usual greeting. I sighed at the mundane routine, but did as was told.
"All rise...bow..." The rest kinda passed me by. Like always, class was uneventful. Surprisingly, I seemed to know the material that was being taught. This the first time I had even heard this lesson, but I was sure that I knew exactly was being said. I shrugged that thought off, thinking I was too tired. Besides, the only interesting subject was the one that was sitting right behind me. Not once did she speak to answer a question, nor did she ask any. When I was bored, I'd lean back against my chair and take a quick glance of her upside down. Obviously, she saw me doing this and pushed my head back. Each time much slower than the last. It came to the point that she was blatantly ruffling my hair before pushing it back. I think at one point, she was fondling my ears. Yup, there was definitely something wrong with her.
Sighing in boredom, I looked to the clock to see when lunch would arrive. But when I did, my eyes were forcibly moved from the object. When I tried to look again, space seemed to distort around the clock, making me unable to look at it. It hurt my eyes, so I ultimately gave up. I looked around to see the same thing going on with the others. I sneaked a peak at my phone, and suddenly, the screen pixelated and became unreadable. I needed to investigate this phenomena...wow, that sounded like something Haruhi would say.
During lunch, I caught up with Haruhi just as she was going on her daily walk around the school for anything or anyone suspicious. She didn't seem to acknowledge that I was there. "Hey Haruhi," I called, trying to start a conversation.
"What? You've never accompanied me in my walks before."
"Sorry, but I just had to ask. Do you feel that something is...I don't know, off?" She stopped and looked at me with her strangely endearing frown.
"Off? What are you talking about?"
"I mean, has there been anything strange, or, dare I say, supernatural?" At the mention of the word, Haruhi's eyes shined with the heat of a thousand suns. It was like the trigger to activate a hypnotic suggestion.
"Supernatural you say? What type? Did you actually find something worthwhile?" She was like a kid waiting for her present on Christmas. "This calls for an expedition! If you of all people say that you find something strange, then there MUST actually be supernatural activity going on." Ignoring that last part, it was nice to see Haruhi back to her usual attitude. Although I could still see some subtle change from usual days. Like how she walked. More so than usual, Haruhi seemed to walk in a more feminine fashion. I could tell by looking at her hips...not that I was staring or anything. It was just...alluring is all. I also could have sworn that I smelled perfume emanating from her, and I could see the faintest hint of lipstick making her lips more noticeable and pink. She was, without a doubt, gorgeous. At least more so than usual. Haruhi was about to run off to find anything supernatural, when I remembered something and called out to her.
"Haruhi." She looked back at me, wondering what I wanted. Boy, her whole face seemed to radiate beauty. I was getting kinda tongue-tied.
"What? I don't have time to waste when you say that there's something weird going on."
"Just checking, but what time is it? I left my phone at home."
"Huh?" She fished for her phone and looked at the screen. Just as I thought, once she did, she looked away as if she didn't want to know. "Hm, how strange." Looks like she's catching on. "Well, I'll just let you check yourself. I gotta go." I watched Haruhi disappear in the crowd of students. My hypothesis was correct. There was only one person who could answer my question now. Actually, two.
I found myself on the floor of my upperclassmen. My first stop was Asahina-san. She should be in the same class as Tsuruya-san. While it was a bit embarrassing to enter another person's classroom, I sucked it up and opened the door to Tsuruya-san's classroom. Sure enough, the green haired girl was there eating her luxurious looking bento. Speaking of which, I was pretty hungry. I didn't get the chance to buy any bread. As I got closer, Tsuruya-san noticed and recognized my presence.
"Kyon-kun?" She asked, surprised that I was in her classroom. Her mouth was still full of food, creating an image that contradicted with her status as a girl from a noble family. "You needs something? This is the first time you've come to my classroom."
"Actually, I was wondering if Asahina-san was here." For a moment, I noticed a look of disappointment on her face. "There was something I wanted to ask her." I found it getting harder to hold a conversation when her food was distracting me. It smelled so good.
"You could've just said you wanted to see me."
"What?"
"...Mikuru-chan didn't come to class today," Tsuruya-san replied. "She said that there was something important that she needed to do." Damn, she was gone. She must've already noticed whatever situation we were in. There goes the plan to talk to the time traveler. There was only one person left.
"Oh, I see. Thanks for telling me."
"No problem." I glance once more at her food. Damn, was that steak? Who packs steak like that in a bento? The mere sight of it made my mouth drool. This didn't go past Tsuruya-san, who noticed my predicament and smirked. Talk about embarrassing.
"Oh, are you hungry?" I looked away trying to act coolly. It didn't work.
"Me? Nah. I was just admiring your lunch. You really are rich, aren't you?"
"This is nothing compared to dinner last night." Way to make me feel inferior, Tsuruya-san. She picked up a piece of the one inch thick steak, and held it up. "If you want, I'll let you have some. Here."
"N-no, that's alright." That being said, I was all out of money and forgot to ask for my allowance. At that moment, my stomach betrayed me by growling. Damn you, hunger. The chopsticks were hovering just outside my mouth, tempting me with its tantalizing scent.
"Say ah~" I held down my embarrassment and pride, and opened my mouth. I relished every last bit as the Goddess Tsuruya's blessed gift entered my mouth and showered it with an explosion of flavor. These chopsticks were inside Tsuruya-san's mouth, weren't they? I'll just file that in my growing list of lucky encounters. Tsuruya-san patted my cheek cheerfully and went back to her food. The same chopsticks returned to her mouth. I could practically feel the awkwardness in the air, along with the malevolent stares of the guys. Great, just what I needed. Before I could get into any more trouble, I bolted out of the room.
The next stop was Yuki, of course. She must've been lonely being by herself for hours. When I entered the clubroom, Yuki was in her corner of the room overlooking the school from the window. Her book was still open on her lap. Upon seeing me, she showed a small smile that betrayed the troubling look in her eyes.
"Have you noticed it yet?" she asked. I closed the door behind me and took a chair next to her.
"If you're talking about the fact that I can't see or remember the time, then yes. I suppose that's why Asahina-san isn't here today?" Yuki nodded her head. "Can you see it?" She nodded again.
"Right now, it is 5:34 PM and yet the date is the same as it was on that day."
"5:34?" I looked at the clock once more. This time, I could see it. It was as she said. But that couldn't have been right. I clearly remembered going to sleep. I saw the sun set and rise.
"The sun has not set nor risen for years now." She turned to me, her face representing the definition of solemn. "The world has been put into an illusion. One that masks the disappearance of time itself. The change was from none other than Suzumiya Haruhi."
"But I thought she altered the girls, not the whole world. You said specifically that her powers only affected Japan."
"She died. I've had a long time to collect information and this is what I've come up with: This is a side effect. A byproduct of her powers. As you know, Suzumiya Haruhi does not have control over her power. This side effect comes from an unconscious consciousness."
"What? What was that supposed to mean?"
"Contrary to what I or anyone has said before, Suzumiya Haruhi is aware of her own powers, but forces herself to reject this fact. She uses her own powers against herself to keep herself blissfully unaware. But, there is still a small part of her subconscious that reacts whenever she activates her power. The reason for this side effect is because of regret when she changed reality. This regret accumulated at around 6 PM. Just before that, she was interrogating you on your taste in women. While she was glad that you answered her questions, she somehow regrets having done so in the first place. When her powers activated, it triggered her subconscious' feelings, and it worked against her. This caused the reversal and eventual freeze in time at exactly 5:34 where she wished to undo her actions. With all the powers she possesses, it is her mind that holds most of the control. But like I said, she has rejected the idea, creating an active subconscious that thinks much more like a regular teenage female. It would be accurate to say that her mind has a mind of it's own. But this is not all." The next part, I noticed Yuki fidgeting nervously. "Right after the club meeting, after rethinking the answers you had given her, she had come to realize something."
"Oh? And what's that?" I guess I understood the basics of what Yuki was trying to say. To put it in simpler terms, 'Haruhi change world, Haruhi mind feel bad, Haruhi mind want change past, and now the whole of humanity is doomed to forever live in the same time because of one little girl's bidding.' Yeah, that about sums it up. But there must be more. What did Haruhi realize?
"Suzumiya Haruhi realized that your answers, because of their vagueness, could have applied to more than just her and she felt jealous of this fact. She was completely and utterly in love with you and she felt jealous because she had a feeling that people such as myself and Asahina Mikuru, along with others could have been as well." I was sure that my jaw was touching the ground in surprise.
"But none of them actually liked me in that way in the first place, did they?" Yuki's eyes and face sunk oh so slightly.
"...They did," ...What? "The effects of Haruhi's power was to originally awaken her own feelings; to be someone that you would have loved to be with. But it did not stop there. Her unstable control caused the effect to spread to others. Others who like her, had feelings for you but were kept dormant. Even you were changed to awaken a more flirtatious side of you. It even changed aspects of the girls that would have ultimately kept the individual from retaining a relationship. That would explain why the destruct code that was assigned to me is now gone and why I am no longer able to be terminated. Such an obstacle would have stopped me from being able to be with you."
I had a hard time believing it. No matter how much I thought of the idea that so many girls liked me, I couldn't consider it as truth. There were barely any hints that suggested affection. I mean, there was some teasing, but that's all I ever considered it.
"E-excuse me for a moment." I stood up, to Nagato's confusion. "Just wait for a while, I'll be right back." I left the clubroom and made my way back to Tsuruya-san's classroom. As I walked, I loosened my tie and unbuttoned the first few buttons of my uniform. Truth be told, I didn't really think I had much to brag when it came to my body or my muscles. But enough of that, I opened the door to my senior's classroom and walked up to the green haired girl who was shocked to see me again, looking like I did. Proving Yuki's theory, I could feel a flirtatious side of me rise up as I leaned on the green haired girl with my arm around her, and said, "Hey, Tsuruya-san." Her face was already turning red. "Has anyone ever told you that you are one stunning girl? You will never look boring in my eyes. Everything about you screams 'traditional beauty.'" I looked to her reaction and almost lost it when I saw the flustered stare she was giving me. She was stuttering, unable to say anything as a response. And just one moment after, I watched her head fall down to her desk, unconscious. If that was not proof of Nagato's words, I didn't know what was. I ran back to the clubroom to find a still confused Yuki now blushing at my state of dress. I quickly buttoned my shirt and fixed my tie.
"Wait a minute, didn't you say that there were other obstacles in the way of having a relationship with me?" Yuki sadly nodded.
"Yes. Those obstacles are none other than the other girls themselves. It would not be fair that I, the first you encountered among the newly changed maidens, would be the one to take the place by your side so suddenly. If it had been Asahina Mikuru, then she would have said the same thing." And now I knew. In the end, the final obstacle would be one thing: My choice. My choice to who I wanted to be with. That's why Yuki was so sad, because If I had chosen someone else, then she would have been sad, to say the least. And if I had chosen her, she would have felt guilty, because the other girls loved me just as much as she did.
"I see..." Yuki gave me a gentle smile to comfort me. It helped a little. But then I remembered why I was really here. "Sorry, Yuki, but we're getting sidetracked. There's the matter of time being frozen, remember? Tell me, what happens if we don't do anything."
"Yes, It's a very complicated predicament. If left unattended, then time will stay as it is. Absolutely nothing will happen, and yet moments will pass where events would have occupied. An event that would happen years later will coincide with this moment. But when that happens, a paradox occurs. What should have been destroyed to make way for something new will still stand, and according to the laws of time, those two points in time should never coincide. Fixed points will be ignored, and eventually, the time space continuum will be ripped apart. In other words, the end of the world." The world seemed to stop around me. Actually, it already has. Wait, this wasn't the time for snarky remarks. The world was going to end!
"Well how do I stop this?" Yuki looked at me for a long time, as if wondering what to say. Come on, Yuki, hurry up!
"I'm sorry, but this is beyond my jurisdiction now. I will have to leave the rest to you." At first, I thought she was talking to me, but she was looking at something else. Or rather, someone else. Before I could look, someone covered my eyes.
"I'm sorry, Kyon-kun," the person said. It was a female. Hang on, I know that voice! "I'll explain everything once we get there. We're going somewhere you have never been before." I could feel myself falling asleep. "To the future."
And this is where the Doctor Who theme song would go. That concludes chapter two, I hope you liked it. Until next time, Allons-y!