A/N: Third Chapter uploaded on the first day. Please Read and Review, each if possible!
Chapter 3: The Vanishment of Kyon
PoV Switch: KYON
"Yawn…" I'm finally getting a rest, though catching up to Haruhi's going to be troublesome.
She's moving so fast, she's already out of sight. Haruhi, slow down. Nobody can keep up with you and that boundless energy of yours.
"Hey Kyon! Hurry it up, will you?" I hear her noisy voice from all the way down the block. She's waving her arm toward me.
"Give me a few minutes rest, Haruhi! I don't know where you get all that energy!" I yell back at her, but I see her running back toward me.
I stay on the bench. I'll at least get the rest I can before she starts dragging me around again. And here she is everyone, goddess of the universe, Suzumiya Haruhi!
Haruhi ends up a few feet past the bench and starts looking around. "Kyon? Kyon!"
Okay, you can stop ignoring me already Haruhi; I'm right over here.
"You're starting to piss me off Kyon! Where did you go?" ACK! Okay, you can stop yelling in my ear now Haruhi. That hurt!
"I'm right here Haruhi!" I yell back at her, but she doesn't seem to notice.
She's taking out that cell phone of hers. Wait, what's she doing?
I hear a faint voice from the other end.
"We're sorry, the number you have dialed is out of your service area. Please try again later, thank you."
I pull out my cell phone and flip it open. The words at the center of the screen answer my question.
"No Service."
No, I guess it doesn't really answer my question. "Haruhi, answer me! I'm right here!"
"Alright Kyon, very funny. I bet you turned off your phone to try and scare me into worrying about you! Well it's not going to work!"
She announces this to no one in particular it seems. She starts to walk off as I reach to grab her arm. Damnit, you're going to run off again, aren't you?
I start chasing after her as she's running around the neighborhood, looking into coffee shops, arcades, and the like.
She stops in front of a coffee shop and I finally get a grip on her shoulder.
…
Or… I would've gotten a grip on her shoulder if my hand didn't pass right through her. I stumbled through her and into the coffee shop door. Ouch!
Wait, did I just…"Haruhi!" She passes through me as she walked into the coffee shop. What the hell!
I follow her into the coffee shop quickly, watching as she takes a seat. "Haruhi! Wake up Haruhi, I'm right here!"
A waitress walks up to Haruhi and asks if she can take her order. "Excuse me Miss," I look at her nametag, "Aya."
I don't get a response. I wave my hand in front of her face, but she ignores me. The waitress takes her order and walks right by me without a hint of noticing me. I reach out to tap her on the shoulder and my hand passes right through it.
Damnit, what the hell is going on here? I want an explanation right now!
…….
I bet this has to do with those disappearances! I'm one of those unlucky ones that's going to disappear forever, and nobody is going to see me again. Why me?
Get a hold of yourself Kyon! You can't disappear. You need to go back to the S.O.S. Brigade. You need to be served tea by Asahina-san. You need to play board games with that smiling bastard Koizumi. You need to know that Nagato is sitting in that corner reading her books. And most importantly, you need to see Haruhi spouting orders at you.
I slap myself on the cheeks. Okay, now I have to find someone that can see me.
"And tell him he's in for a capital punishment when I find him," I hear Haruhi spouting on the phone. I guess I was too wrapped up in my own thoughts to know what she was doing. I guess she was talking to one of the other brigade members on the phone.
Maybe… it's worth a try. I reach down to grab her cell phone, only to pass through it. Damn, can't touch any objects either I guess.
All right, I guess I have to find Nagato, or maybe Koizumi. One of them can probably see me. Then we'll get this problem fixed right up.
I start to head outside and see Haruhi ONCE AGAIN passing through me to get out. She mumbles something and it looks like she's going to leave me be and look for the weird phenomenon. I guess I should go find Nagato then. Where would she be?
It's been a few hours and I'm exhausted. I've checked all of the usual places I'd expect Nagato to go: the library, her apartment, and the park. Well, the park was a stretch, but I had to be sure.
I walk over to the biggest tree in the park and prop myself up against it. This has been a long day, and Haruhi hasn't made it any shorter. I guess I'll just close my eyes for a bit, no harm in that.
Looks like I can't even get a nice nap under the tree without getting a rude awakening. I wake up a throbbing pain in my knee, so I reach up and grab for it, holding my eyes shut tightly.
"GAH!" I cry out, looking up to see the new brigade member laying on the ground a few feet away, face down.
Koizumi is leaning down to help him up. "Are you alright? What happened?"
"Not sure. I guess I just tripped…"
I stand up, leaning on the tree for support. "Hey, Koizumi! Kato, can you hear me?"
Koizumi stood up and looked in my direction with a serious face. He reached out with a hand, but retracted it after but a second. He leaned back down and helped Kato up.
You saw me, didn't you, you smiling…
"Hold on a second, Kato-san. I have to make a phone call." He pulls out his cell phone and dials a number.
He walks a considerable number of steps away from Kato before speaking into the phone. I hear something about closed space, and the organization, but I can't make anything else out.
Damnit, I should've gotten closer. I could've too, he can't see me anyway…
I pull out my own cell phone and check the time, but… that can't be right. It says 3:00 P.M, but it was 3:00 when I was with Haruhi.
I guess I'm stuck following Koizumi and Kato. They're bound to run into Nagato before they head home.
About an hour passes of searching through the city for weird phenomenon before Koizumi's cell phone rings, and it sounds like Haruhi's on the other side of it.
Koizumi hangs up a few seconds later. "We're to head to the center of the park for an emergency brigade meeting. Something about Kyon."
Great, more running. The two of them start running toward the park, and I'm forced to follow suit. I really need to get in better shape for this.
Things slow down as we get to the park entrance. I'm out of breath. You guys should slow down, geez. What are you, on the track team or something?
It's me you're worrying about. You don't have to, I'm right here!
Why am I bothering? They can't see me anyway.
We begin our walk along the path to the center of the park, and, a few minutes later, we arrive.
Koizumi scratches his cheek. "Looks like we didn't have to run afterall."
Damnit, we did all of that running for nothing. You...
I feel like punching him, but what's the point? It'll just pass right through him. I walk back over to the familiar tree and lean up against it… only to fall right through and to the other side.
"WHY CAN'T ANYTHING EVER GO MY WAY?" I shout for everyone to hear. I lay there on the ground. No point in getting up.
A few moments later, Nagato and Asahina-san make their way to the center of the park. Asahina-san looks as beautiful as ever, but very worried, and Nagato looks like… well, Nagato.
Just then, our esteemed brigade chief arrived, panting and out of breath. Asahina-san runs up to her immediately to ask the question, "K-Kyon-kun's really missing?"
I'm right here! Ugh. If only my sweet Asahina-san could see me and…
Snap out of it Kyon!
Wait, Nagato's coming over here. Can she really see me?
"Nagato, can you see me? Can someone finally see me!?"
I am unable to 'see' you, Kyon. However, I have detected an anomaly in the data of this space. I hear this voice in my head, and I'm sure it's Nagatos. Thank god!
FINALLY! Someone can explain all of this to me and fix it. I'll be back to normal in no time.
I am sorry Kyon. The anomaly in the data around you cannot be corrected so easily. With my data manipulation abilities decreasing, I require the assistance of both Koizumi Itsuki, and Fujiwara Kato in order to fix it.
"But you can fix it right? Wait, what's Kato have to do with this?" I say this aloud without realizing it.
The source that is causing the problems for both Koizumi Itsuki and I, is Fujiwara Kato. He is what you would call a 'slider.' He is causing us to become out of phase with this dimension, and thus, anything anchored within it.
Great… so when can we fix the problem Nagato? Tonight?
Unfortunately, it will take a day of preparation to amend this anomaly. In order to prevent any more problems regarding your disappearance, I will be forced to create a temporary replacement.
She begins speaking in that alien language that I can't understand. Its too fast… wait, is Haruhi coming over here?
"Yuki, what're you doing?" Our brigade chief asks the Nagato, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Nothing." A simple one word response, trademark of the Nagato I know.
"Well then c'mon! We need to find Kyon, and we'll need your eyes to do it!"
They begin to walk away and back to the group. They talk amongst themselves for a few moments before something appears in front of me. Wait. Is this what Nagato meant?
Standing above me is… me. Wait, I can't really say that. I'm the real me, laying on the ground here, so this must be my 'replacement.' I guess he'll have to do, though I'll have to see it in action.
He walks out from behind the tree toward the rest of the group. I guess I'll follow and see how things go.
"It's capital punishment for you, Kyon! The death penalty! YOU'RE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE!" My ears! They're still ringing. Why do you have to be so loud Haruhi? At least I'm alive.
"I'm sorry, Haruhi-san," My copy says. Looks like the personality is off a little Nagato. You're starting to slip.
"Don't give me that Kyon! You're… you're…" She trails off, and looks like she's thinking about something. She looks up at my copy. Has she figured it out already? Crap!
"Whatever…" She says. "We're going home for the day. Your punishment will wait until tomorrow."
Thank god. She's smart… but I guess she didn't pick up on it that quick.
The group begins to separate, but Nagato remains still, looking back at the large tree.
Meet me at my apartment tomorrow night. That is when we will fix this. I hear her heavenly voice in my head once again.
"Thank you, Nagato."
It's good to be back in my bed again. At least it's big enough for me and that clone of mine. What a day though. I'm exhausted.
End Chapter