Haruhi's Birthday

Chapter 5

As the gang left with there newly purchased merchandise Kyon was fueled with new irritation. Haruhi kept talking about all the presents that she was going to get, and all the people who had already R.S.V.P.'ed.

"And anybody whose anybody is going to be there. You guys should be proud that you are invited."

I'm not, Kyon thought as Haruhi continued to brag. "And we have to get all the party games and the stage set up. I think that I should help you guys before there is another mistake."

"Great for you." Kyon remarked.

Haruhi gave him a stern look and quickly turned away. For just a sparkle of a moment, Kyon felt a smidge of guilt- just a smidge. But he shook it off as Haruhi started going over the agenda.

"Everyone should arrive by 2 o'clock p.m. tomorrow. By then the DJ should have started playing some of the awesome anime music videos that the fans sent in. And then we'll due some dancing and then we'll open presents, or maybe we should cut the cake first… Either way we'll eat last after the concert. "

"What concert?" Kyon asked.

"You really didn't get the memo huh?" Haruhi asked with a sigh. "Did you even get on our club website to look up what I wanted?"

"What? When did you tell me that?"

"So what are we going to do Miss Suzumiya?" Itsuki jumped in.

"Well we are going to go to the school and decorate it Itsuki." Haruhi declared.

"Shouldn't the school be closed?" Mikuru asked.

"Yes, but I have the keys."

"Why?"

"Let's just say that a custodian lost a bet. Anyway we have permission, I took care of that much."

When they approached the school, Haruhi led them to a side door and opened it. "Tada!" She ran into the huge auditorium. "This is the stage that we'll use. The gym will be the main party area, and the clubroom will be the V.I.P area. This is gonna be so cool!" Haruhi squealed. "Alright lets get started, and by let's I mean you guys cuz' it's my birthday party." Haruhi sat down and started ordering people around.

"No Kyon, the bats go in the corner Kyon!" Haruhi yelled.

"I'm putting them in the corner," Kyon yelled back.

"No, the other corner."

"Which other corner?"

"That one!" Haruhi pointed to a corner in the back.

"No one can see them there."

"I don't care, I want them there."

"Well that's a stupid place to put it."

"No, it is not, put them there."

"Why don't you bother Itsuki?" Kyon snapped."

Itsuki turned around and smiled at them. Haruhi pouted and turned away from Kyon.

Half an hour later, Haruhi still had not said anything. Kyon, curious, looked around for and explaination. That's when he noticed that Haruhi was not even in the room. "Hey, Itsuki, did you see where Haruhi went?" Itsuki shook his head.

"I believe that she left the room twenty eight minutes ago," Yuki said.

"Okay," Kyon said. "Well, I think that we're done with all the rooms."

"I still need a present for Haruhi!" Mikuru said.

"Why are we going along with this?" Kyon yelled. "She just decided that it was her birthday, I mean really! Why are we going along with this?"

"Because we have to please Ms. Suzumiya," Itsuki offered.

"Shutup! You worship Haruhi! Just ask her out to a date already!"

"What?"

"If only I had more time…" Mikuru said to no one in particular. "If I had more time to think, then I could get her an awesome gift."

"I'm just saying that you are a little obsessed with Haruhi," Kyon said to Itsuki.

"We have to monitor closed space," Itsuki defended.

"You have too many pictures of her on your cell phone for monitoring purposes."

"DUDE! Not cool you went through my cell phone!"

"Lock your apps man, lock your apps."

There was a moment of silence.

"Would she like jewelry?" Mikuru asked.

"I think its crappy how she always gets her way!" Kyon shouted.

"Miss Suzumiya will get her way whenever she wants because she can warp reality." Itsuki snapped.

"Maybe I should get her a journal…" Mikuru said.

"You are just always on her side! Maybe you have other intentions for making her happy." Kyon said.

"I am not in love with Miss Suzumiya, if that's what you're implying." Itsuki said.

"You said it, not me."

"Do you think that she likes Utada Hikaru or Demi Lavato? I could get her a CD of that you know. Or maybe just download it from Limewire." Mikuru suggested.

"What about you, Mr. Wonderful? You act as if you don't hit on her!" Itsuki yelled.

"Oh? Is that jealousy I hear in your voice?" said a sarcastic Kyon.

"Screw you Kyon!"

"Back at ya—wait, did you call me Mr. Wonderful?"

"What's going on?" interrupted Haruhi in her bunny suit.

Again, there was an awkward moment of silence.

"I thought she left Yuki," Kyon whispered to the girl.

"She left the room, not necessarily the building."