So, I promised I'd update sooner, so I'm going to try... I left a bit of a cliff-hanger, so, this is the "gripping" continuation. I must confess, I love Coldplay. Upon listening to Yellow by them, I came up with the idea for this chapter, it's somewhat of a look back to Kyon's life with Karou, before she had left. It somewhat touches upon Koizumi's closeness to Karou. Salem14, does not own the rights to the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, or Yellow, by Coldplay. All rights go to the respective owners. Read and review.

"Good to see you can speak." She stated, withholding emotion.

Haruhi shook her head and struck Kyon, causing his tea to spill, slightly.

"You knew about this! And you didn't tell me?!" She roared.

Karou allowed herself to smile. Kyon rubbed his arm.

"Ow... I didn't..." He stared at his old friend.

"Of course you knew!" Haruhi ranted.

"What did you think they were doing?!"

She placed her glass down on the table. Kimora cleaned the spillage on the carpet. She smiled at Kyon, he closed his mouth. As she stood she whispered in his ear, her breath felt warm and pleasant against his frozen ears.

"I did love you..."

She patted his frozen cherry cheeks. He allowed his mouth to gape, though quickly stopped when he sensed Haruhi watching them. Karou took the glasses and washed them in the sink, disposing of the paper towel on the way. Itsuki walked through the door, Haruhi was nodding on the couch, her eyes peeked up. Though she continued to drift.

~Kyon Flashback~

"Kyon..."

Karou lightly pushed Kyon's side as they sat upon his futon. They looked at his parents in the kitchen. His baby sister sat within a high chair grabbing for her mother. Who leaned over her stove top making rice-balls. Kyon's father came in through the door. He greeted his wife and the baby, kissing his mother slightly. And kissing the baby's forehead, Tousling the giggling child's hair. Kyon looked at his friend, controller in hand. She blushed.

"I'm jealous..."

'Déjà vu...' He thought staring at his friend. Itsuki smiled at his fellow esper and sat at the table. Kyon allowed his instincts to take control. He walked up behind Kimora.

"I'm jealous..."

He whispered. It didn't take but a second for the memory to click. She quickly wrapped her arms around him. He stood frozen. He slowly wrapped his arms around her. She kissed his cheek and loosened her grip.

"Good..." She muttered pulling him in only to release him once more.

"Good..." She sighed.

From the embrace she could see Haruhi unconscious leaning on the arm of the couch, drooling

"Karou wake up..."

Kyon called. She lifted her head slightly and Laid there under the willow tree. He head lay on his lap. She didn't want to go home. She wanted to stay there forever, with him.

"Come on Karou, you're snoring... You're gonna wake up the cat..." He cooed.

She moved her head towards his and slowly raised it opening her eyes only slightly.

"I don't snore..." She protested. He smiled triumphantly.

"You do too, and you drool..." She looked at him, still dazed.

"What do you want?"

She asked, propping herself up. He whispered, his breath warm compared to the crisp winter air. They had run out in the middle if the night.

"Happy Birthday..."

He smiled. She allowed herself to smile, once again resting her head upon his lap. A small smile grew across her lips.

"Kyon..."

It was her seventh birthday. 366 days until she would leave. 366 more days of laughter and love. Of tears and pain. 366 more days of life, their life together. ~

The night turned to a blur. Itsuki had taken Kyon's place on the couch and soon fell under the sand man's spell himself. The two friends stayed up and listened to the CD she had made for Kyon. They lye next to one another, only the player to separate them. One ear piece each, the white headphones stretched across the floor. They lie there silent. Listening only to the silence and the music playing. Yellow.
'Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And everything you do,
Yeah, they were all yellow.'

'I came along,
I wrote a song for you,
And all the things you do,
And it was called "Yellow".'
She rested her head on his shoulder. They were at his cousin's wedding and they had convinced her mom to let her go. Saying it would give her time to herself. Yet somehow he had talked her into dancing. Something she had been dreading all night. Karou did not dance. Not unless she was sure that she was 100% alone. Yet there they stood, holding each other up as the music played. Rocking slowly back and forth, until they became comfortable.
So then I took my turn,
Oh what a thing to have done,
And it was all "Yellow."'
He cautiously spun her, but when he did so, the dance took over.
-'Love shack is a little old place where, we can get together.'
The two bounced around the dance floor. At the end of the song he pulled her back to the table, the two were out of breath. He looked his friend up and down for the second time that night. Her hair, still up in a perfect ponytail tied with a soft pink bow along with her light lilac dress. That night was the first time he had thought of his friend as a girl. An actual girl, not just a guy. They smiled at each other and sat down. She rested her head on his shoulder and slowly let the darkness take her. She woke up to his head on her, both had slid onto the table. She smiled.

With that she once again allowed the darkness to take her. With that she COULD sleep for all eternity. But she could not. There was a closed space. She had to get out of there, she couldn't wake anyone up, especially not Haruhi. She looked up to see the awoken esper, it was 2:34. 2:34! For Christ's sake! No one should be up. She slowly stood up careful not to wake Kyon she walked over to the balcony, Itsuki following. The two shot off into a ball of ember. She looked back at Kyon and let out a small sigh. Kyon had awoken to view the two leaving.

"You can never have him you know."

Koizumi said light heartedly once they were out of his earshot. She sighed once more.

"I know..."

They together fought the small celestials and returned to the apartment building. The two parted ways, Koizumi mentally scolded himself leaning against the roof. Kimora walked down and did the same to herself on her balcony. The two sleeping civilians were still there, Haruhi had a soft smile across her lips and Kyon was entangled in the headphones. She pushed her hair up and sighed. Her bangs fell back at the release. She couldn't do this forever. She may be an esper, but she is still a human-being. She slowly crept over towards her room. Koizumi entered the apartment, they exchanged smiles and she crept into her room. It was 5:24... She allowed herself to fall against the door. Silent sobs filled her eyes. She allowed her eyes to close and the darkness take her. She must've been out fifteen minutes. The tea pot roared. She slowly crept out of her room. Itsuki was pouring tea. Still smiling. How could he do it? He had gotten less sleep than she. She rubbed her eyes and walked towards the group, even Anya was sitting there. Her hair in a messy bun that flowed to her plush white robe, one of the few things she had brought with her from America, that and the futon. Haruhi was sipping her tea trying to behave. Kyon faced her with an annoyed expression upon his face. Itsuki's mask plastered upon his face, holding out a cup for her. She took the glass and stood by him. She looked around. 5:54... She would never get any sleep would she? She too plastered a fake expression upon her face. Haruhi was growing uneasy.

"Miss Suzumiya?" Itsuki cooed.

Kyon rolled his eyes, Kimora shot him a look telling him to stop. The last thing she needed was another closed space.

"Koizumi-kun... What do you expect us to do here?"

Haruhi sneered in her most pleasant roar. Itsuki looked hopefully at Karou. She rolled her eyes and smiled.

"Well... I say we shower, I can lend you guys some clothes; and we go explore the town.." She sipped.

"I've been here and haven't seen a thing...I... I've missed it."

You can really see the divide between Haruhi and Karou, as Haruhi realizes all that she has had for the past few years. If you have any suggestions for future chapters, please review or PM me, and ideas, anything. I will try to keep updating when I can. Enjoy.