A/N: So here it is, the next chapter. Like I've said before, I'm still trying to completely structure the story. Reviews/ Constructive criticism and plot suggestions are more than welcome. Thanks to all those reading this :D.

After yesterday's extremely melancholic club meeting, I wasn't really looking forward to today's meeting. You can't blame me, honestly. I don't mind spending time with Haruhi anymore, but if she's in a world of her own then I'm not needed. I could probably use the time to study or something.

I'm lamenting about similar thoughts, when I finally reach the club room. Like I've said earlier, I don't knock before entering, but today I wish I did (actually, I don't).

For there stood Haruhi, changing into her bunny outfit.

Now, I would've loved to stay where I was, unmoving and admiring the view. Sure, that makes me a pervert, but even the most asexual people would turn around and stare at her. She does have a hot body. But my lovely thoughts were interrupted by Haruhi's shriek and a book thrown to my face. I realized how it must've looked to her and quickly scrambled out, yelling, "Sorry!" and shut the door behind me.

Once she's done yelling a string of words revolving around "Pervert", "Idiot" and the like, she comes out, strutting angrily in her red bunny suit.

She hasn't worn that damn thing in years and it still looks so good on her.

"Kyon, have you not heard of knocking before entering a room?" She fumes at me
"Haruhi, I haven't knocked before entering for months! How would I know when to knock? Speaking of, why are you even wearing that suit?" Not that I mind, but I'm still curious.
"I'm going to distribute flyers at the main gate, obviously!"
"Flyers for what?"
"Recruiting new members, what do you think?"
Sigh. Some things never change.
"Haruhi, there's four days left! No one's possible going to join any club, let alone the Brigade! And the teachers will stop you, again." I tell her.
"You can keep a lookout for the teachers!"
"But there's not going to be a single student in school right now anyway! Everyone's preparing for their exams." Except us.
"Fine! If you say so. You just don't want to work."
Should I be happy her attitude is back or worried?
She sighs, and then simply says, "Well, am I supposed to change out of this now or what? Ugh."
Please, don't change out of it.

She heads back into the club room, and just before slamming the door in my face, she turns around and gives me a death glare, saying, "And stop being a pervert Kyon! If I catch you looking this time I'll make sure it's the last time you can even look at something."
Well, that's just grand now, isn't it.

3 minutes later she walks out, this time dressed in her uniform.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go!"
What.
"Um, go exactly where, Haruhi?"
"Well, I'm hungry, so we're going to a café. And you're paying."
Sigh. Some things never change.

A while later, we arrive at a small café just down the hill from the school. It's almost as if she's forgotten how badly she wanted to recruit members before. During our walk, she didn't say a word, and simple walked beside me – beside me, and not in front of me like she usually does. She even lacked her usual energy. I'm really concerned now, even for Haruhi, this isn't normal.

Once we're seated in the café and have places our order, I decide to pry her, even though I know I won't get an answer.
"Hey, Haruhi, are you ill?"
"Huh? Where did that come from, Kyon?" She asks back, clearly thrown off by my question.
"Well, you've been acting quite weird for the past couple of days…", I trailed off.
"It's nothing."
"Hmm." It sure doesn't seem that way, but I decide to drop the matter.

We eat in silence until we're both done. I pay the bill with no complaint; this is probably one of the last times I'm ever going to treat her. As we leave, I check the bill and my eye catches the date. I realize that I have only three days to the exams, after which I'll probably only see Haruhi a couple of times before she's off.

Being the gentleman that I usually am, I walk her to her house like I usually do. We walk quietly, until she breaks the silence by asking me," Ne, Kyon, we've got 3 days to the exams right?".
"Yep." I reply.
For some reason, I feel myself getting sad at that thought. I try to clear my head; I can't surely be so affected by something like this.
We arrive at her house, and before she goes in she says something to me I have never, ever heard her say in the three years I've been with her:
"Thank you."

There really is something strange today.

As I'm walking back home, I find myself continuously wondering about Haruhi. Why is it that I'm suddenly so concerned, so alert about her? I've never felt this way before. Or maybe I did, I just didn't realize it until I fully registered the fact that I won't see her again after school.

And now I want to savour every moment I have left with her.

A/N 2: Yes, I know it's messed up.