The Realization of Haruhi Suzumiya
Original Story/Series Author: Tanigawa Nagaru
Fan Fiction Author: NagatoYuuki13 / TheLCWriter
Epilogue
"Be prepared…"
Those words kept ringing through my head as I headed for the elevator… It's like a constant nag of my guardian angel in charge of my hormones saying that's something amazing is going to happen tomorrow… Like a cliché teenage boy's dream of being kissed by a divine beauty under the night sky filled with lights sent by God… Okay… Maybe that's a bit overkill, right? I hope it's not Haruhi messing around in my head… I'd have to talk to her in a dream or something to see what's going on, because I definitely don't want her goofing around in there… I think I've said that before... Ah whatever.
As I headed to the elevator, I got a call. Shamisen, huh…? Since when did he get a phone?
"Hey, freeloader. I hope you're not doing anything with my sister."
"… Hello to you, too, John." He said in his child form's voice.
I laughed. It's too easy… "So, what's going on?"
"We have quite a situation…"
I started to get worried. I hope nothing out of the ordinary is going on in short notice. I'm getting tired of that. "What?'
"We ran out of cat food."
Silence.
"… That's it?" I started.
"I am in need of sustenance in this form, John. Despite of seemingly being the powerful being as you referred me as, I am still part organic."
"Then just turn into the form that doesn't need energy. Like you know… I don't know. Something."
"That doesn't meet the laws of physics John. In order for something to exist, there must be some form of energy, and this case. I need food."
"Okay, okay, geez…" Is it just me or is he turning more persuasive after this whole thing… "Wait… What form are you talking about, by the way."
"A child's form."
"… So you're at my house… Right now."
"Yes."
"With my sister."
"Yes." I fell silent, and I don't need to explain why. Besides the fact that I am the owner of the house, but a male… Maybe technically speaking not all human, but a legitimate biologically structured male other than myself, is with my sister. "Fear not John. I am not doing anything to her in any shape or form that will cause any…"
"You better not!" I interrupted out of instinct. It's not every day that I do that, and I don't intend to. I sighed. "Whatever… But why in a child form?"
"According to basic human knowledge, adult humans tend to abide by a child's request."
"It doesn't generally help that I know that you aren't really a kid." Not only that, you can turn into anything you pretty much wish for.
"… I see. I'll take note."
I sighed again. "Well whatever. It's fine. I'll get you some type of food. Maybe even human food."
"Cat food would be fine, but I appreciate the thought."
The door opened and I pressed the ground floor button.
"By the way, what are you two doing?" Silence. "… Shamisen?"
"It is what you humans refer to as 'flirting.'" He said flatly.
"… If that's your idea of a joke, I'll get you cockroaches for supper."
"I merely jest!" He said in slight panic. The elevator stopped at the fifth floor, and Asakura came in. She gave me a wink and I gave her a gesture that her so-called boss is being like an annoying kid… Well he is in a form of a kid right now, but that's not the point. I heard a sigh on the other side. "She fell asleep quite a few moments ago. I lifted her to her room. Do not worry."
"Okay. I'll trust you on this one. See ya."
"See you, John"
I closed the phone right after that. I sighed. Geez… What a change of character… I wonder who taught him that.
"I see that our head is giving you a hard time." Asakura playfully said.
"Yeah, you think? He's learned how to insert sexual innuendo jokes in a matter of hours… It's even more disturbing to hear in a voice that's the same year as my sister's."
"Well, you did tell us that we have the right to be free of whatever we want to do within reason." She paused and playfully glared at me. "Or are you taking it back?"
"Stop it, Asakura… Even if you're playing with me…"
She giggled. "I apologize. I can't help but tease you. After all, I'm not going to be raising a knife at you soon, so this is the only fun I'll have with you."
What's so fun about scaring the living hell out of me? Ah whatever… "Glad I'm making your life more fun." We reached the bottom floor. That was an unusually long ride… Or maybe Asakura tampered with the space continuum thingy… Either way we reached where we're headed. "Where are you going?"
"Oh, I was thinking of shopping at the nearest Convenience store. Maybe get some sales on the meat."
"This late? Dang… You sound like a college student or a…"
"Or a…?"
"Never mind." I dare not finish that sentence, for if I do, she will smite me with a thousand knives. "Just be careful."
"Oh my…" She put her right hand on her mouth. "Are you worried about me?"
How am I supposed to respond to that? "Well… I guess."
She smiled… Sincerely? "I appreciate the thought, but I am capable of defending myself." Right… I will remember that equation… "You better take care of yourself, because we are still somewhat observing you."
What's that supposed to mean? I didn't want to think about it anymore. I was too exhausted of the day, and my day nap proves it.
I came home Shamisen in his kid form sleeping on the couch. Seems like he was really waiting for food. Though, I'm really going to punch that cat in the back of the head one of these days. Of course I wasn't worried about him hanging out with my sister as much as I sound to be. If it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't have rescued Nagato. But still, I don't want my sister having god-like manipulative kids later in her life. Just imagine how that'll be… Just the thought of it… Never mind. I rubbed my forehead and headed upstairs without being noticed. I put the cat food next to him, and hopefully he'll smell it when he wakes up.
I didn't really even bother changing. I just washed my face, brushed my teeth and hit the hay. This'll sound old, but I was just too tired for some odd reason… Not even from that whole craziness that happened, and I am fatigued about that, but it's just a weird feeling… I hope it's not Haruhi's doing…
"What's not my doing?" said a voice from an eccentric energetic girl who should know when it's time for bed.
"Haruhi… What do you want now?" I opened my eyes. She was wearing a Kouyou High School uniform for some odd reason, which was really nostalgic to see. I won't mind seeing that girl Haruhi again. I was in the middle of the schoolyards in the middle of the night. Wait… Something's not right about the sky… It's gray… It's a closed space… "… Why are we here?"
"Nothing." She turned around with her golden hair. "Just reminiscing about that time."
"You mean when we were first stuck in that closed space?"
"Yeah…"
"What's there to reminiscence about that time… It's not like seeing our school getting torn up by your pets is a good sight to see."
"Yeah… But it was our first adventure... And…" She whispered something I didn't hear well.
"What was that?"
"Nothing." She faced me with that frivolous grin of hers and stuck her tongue out at me. She suddenly rose up to the air.
"I can't fly, you know?!" I shouted at her.
"What are you talking about?! Of course you can!" She said while looking down.
"How?!"
"This is your dream, so you can do whatever you want!"
"… Oh right." I completely forgot. Probably because I consciously know what's happening, which is completely ironic considering this is a dream. I gazed at Haruhi, who had a huge smile on her face, and elevated from the ground. It's still foreign to me to go against the laws of physics, even if I had those powers…
I elevated from the ground without effort and began soaring about seventy stories high from the school. It was nothing but gray, but I couldn't feel but somehow relieved of seeing the place for one last time since it's not going to appear for a while. Suddenly Haruhi started descending.
"Haruhi! Where are you going?" I shouted.
"Just follow me! You'll see!" She replied with a huge grin on her face.
"Ah great…" I can see a dim light coming into the horizon. As we get closer to the ground, I see a tree. A very familiar tree… The very tree where Haruhi decided to first form our band that didn't really succeed, but didn't fail either… It was a weird experience to have Haruhi's voice for a bit, though…
Oh I see where we're headed.
"Remember this place, Kyon?" Haruhi said as she softly landed on the gray grass. Wait you're calling me that, again?
"Yeah…" It was really nostalgic. I haven't been on this spot in a while. It was the tree where Haruhi first realized how she can make other people happy instead of causing people trouble. She was really puzzled at the time if I recall…
She laid down on the grass like she did before. "I'll miss this…"
"Well?" I said trying to imply the question of "Why'd you do it?"
"I… Got bored." She gave a faint grin. "Think about it. I finally found what I was capable of. I can turn into this awesome golden haired being who can control almost everything, and I found out that I was the cause of many things we encountered… But then what? Then I remembered all the times when we didn't find all the things I wanted and compared it to the times when we did. Then I realized… All of those times were all fun due to the fact that they were unexpected… So mysterious. It was like a grand dream." This was sounding a lot like her baseball story… I remember that quite well… "… Remember that time when I told you about the baseball game I went to for the first time?"
Speaking of the devil. "Yeah."
"It's almost the same feeling, except I don't feel quite as small… I feel so powerful that I don't know what to do anymore. There will be no more mysteries that can be solved by 'normal means…' No more searching for aliens, time travelers, and Espers… Just the me who knows and seen everything she's wanted in life, and now I have no direction…"
That was melancholic… Geez, this girl can never be satisfied… She's like a kid who's received the toy she's always wanted, but gets tired of it right away…
"Well, Haruhi… Put it this way." I sat down.
"Don't bother Kyon… I know what you're going to say." She smiled. "You were going to say something like 'you can always find adventure in your own way,' and to not give you that lame excuse for hiding inside your head, right?"
"… That was the gist of it…" Well a half of it, but whatever.
"I get it. I know you well enough. But let me stay here for a while… Besides I'm curious for what 'I' would do without knowing all these things." She gave me her trademark grin. "It's more fun that way."
"Ah I get it, I get it…" There's no way I'm going to persuade this girl into going back to her own body… For now anyway.
"Oh by the way, you do know you can use some of my powers in reality, right?"
Why did you suddenly sound like a mother trying to remind his kid that his lunch is in his bag? "I somewhat figured that out, but I probably won't be using it much."
"Rude. I gave it to you so you should use it!"
"And I'm not an idiot who's gonna get himself in the news for flying around town like a superhero."
"Well you are one."
"Touché…" We both laughed.
Haruhi looked up at the sky. "Seems like it's almost morning."
"There are mornings here?"
"Yeah."
I sensed a slight melancholy on her face. "Hey. It's not like you're not going to see them."
"Yeah… I'll miss everyone, though, even though it's my choice."
"Yeah, Ms. Hardhead. I was gonna try to force you to get out of my head, but I guess you can freeload here."
"Gee thanks. It's not that great in here anyway."
"Hey!" We both laughed again. I guess I won't hear that laugh for a while. Well, I will, but not exactly the same one.
Silence.
"Take care of the brigade for me." She said after a few seconds.
"Okay. I'll somewhat remind 'you' to always keep a calm head as usual."
"Yeah…" She said… For a lack of a better term, unenthusiastically.
"What?"
"Oh nothing. And oh by the way…" She picked up some blades of grass, and threw it at my face, point blank range.
"Hey!" I said while trying to get stuff out of my mouth. "What was that for!?"
"Just to get even for that last time."
"You still hung on to that? Come on…"
She smiled, then suddenly frowned… That's never good. "Oi, what's wrong?" Then she leaned towards my face, and kissed my forehead.
I blanked out for a second.
"… What was that for…?" I finally came to say.
"Just one last one before I disappear for a while." She smiled. Why do you have to be so unreasonable… "Just don't forget that I'm watching you okay?
"Yes ma'am."
"Have fun tonight!"
"I will." I gazed at the incoming sunrise. It was an odd scenery. The sky had a beautiful yet cynical shade of green. Not getting to poetic here, but was a scenery that I'll never forget.
I woke up right after that. Even though my body is readily rested, my mind wasn't. Thanks a million Haruhi… Anyway for some reason, besides the fact that I am tired from that whole fiasco, I still felt lethargic. Just the thought of not having Haruhi as, well, Haruhi is weird. It's like having to deal with two of them is an odd thought. I sat up, put my palm on my face and just thought of the usual "Oh brother."
"Shami~" I heard downstairs. She's up and going. Well I better get up before she barges into my room. I hid by the wall so she won't notice me. "Kyon! Time to wake up…!" She exclaimed with her enthusiasm dying while carrying Shamisen in cat form.
"Boo."
It was hilarious right after that. All details being short, she screamed and tossed Shamisen almost hitting the ceiling. She caught him, though, which was good. "Kyon~! Don't do that!"
I laughed. "My bad, my bad. I just couldn't resist." She pouted. "By the way, why are you waking me up? I know it's seven thirty, but isn't it the weekend?" … Or at least I hope it was.
"Oh yeah it is. Someone's here for you. She brought Shamisen home."
Someone?
As I head over downstairs, I gotta be honest. I did not expect who was going to be by the door… "Kuyou?" She was in her uniform and smiled in a fake manner, which I still couldn't get over how it disturbed me.
"Don't forget about me." Behind Kuyou's huge black hair, Sasaki, who was wearing casual clothes, made her appearance. Okay. Now that makes a bit more sense. I guess my sister didn't see her behind that huge cover. "May we come in?"
"Yeah, sure." I said nervously. "Hold on, I'll make you some tea."
"Thank you." They said in unison, but in different tones.
I lead them to the living room and made a somewhat satisfactory tea. I'm still wondering why they decided to stop by.
"Here you go." I gave them both a cup. They nodded as a sign of appreciation. "So, what's up?"
"We just wanted to say thanks," Sasaki started. Well, actually, she wanted to say thanks." By "she," she meant Kuyou.
"How come?"
"Well as you know, the Sky Canopy Domain had some bad blood with Ms. Nagato's entity… But since that was the past, there was almost nothing to worry about… However, that person was a threat to the treaty that the two organizations have made."
"I see…" I didn't even know that they made one… I guess I learned something today. "You're welcome." I said as I looked over to Kuyou. I guess she was trying to show gratitude earlier by smiling… I feel a bit guilty now.
"I'd like to stay over and chat, Kyon, but…" Both of them stood up. "We have to go. She really just wanted to say 'thank you' personally, and she had no way of saying it…"
"It's not a bother. It's nice to see an old friend once in a while anyway." God… I sounded like an old man. She smiled and I lead them to the door.
"Oh and Kyon." Sasaki started.
"Hm?"
"Have fun tonight."
Does everyone know what's going on tonight? Geez. It's like a rumor spreading like wildfire in a forest.
"I will." They both bowed and I closed the door. I'm still not used to the fact that that sneering bastard isn't with them anymore… Ever since that incident two years ago, Ms. Asahina (big) has referred to it as the classic answer… Not that I miss the guy, but it's just unusual per se. It's almost like seeing the three musketeers not being… Well three.
Oh brother. Now I'm comparing them to mice. Suddenly my phone rang, and I have a clear guess to who it was from.
"Where the hell are you?!"
"… Good morning to you, too." Yeahp. You guessed it. The one and only… Well scratch that. The one of the only two Haruhis, if that even makes sense. "Why in the world are you complaining? It's the morning."
"But I told you, didn't I? Did you not receive my email?"
"No… I don't think so…" I checked my phone, and to my surprise, it really wasn't there. "Yeah, it's not here, Haruhi."
"Oh…" She fell silent. That's unusual, even if she's back to her old personality. "Well, whatever! You still get a penalty!" What the hell?! "Come here now!"
"Where is 'here' exactly?"
"Where else? Our venue of course!"
"And why so early?"
"Do you think Rome was built in a day?!" She shouted through the speakers.
… Yeahp. She's back. She's completely and utterly back. "I got it."
"Oh, and pick up Yuki, too. Make sure she's doing okay since she hasn't been so hot lately."
"Got it." I get a punishment, and she doesn't? Well, that's what I get for staying in a rank that is equivalent to a potato… "I'll be there, ASAP."
"Good! Over and out!" And she enthusiastically hung up. Honestly, no matter how many Haruhis there are in this world, they never change. As I waved my sister off goodbye and headed to Nagato's apartment, I couldn't help myself but to reminiscence about the past years. We've been through so many things, and I think the climax just hit us. Also, the fact that she was actually with us this time is the icing on the cake. Of course, I could be completely wrong, and not that I'm hoping for anything as crazy as this to come up again, but I hope this isn't the end of our story. Not yet anyway. I arrived at Nagato's apartment.
I spotted Ms. Kimidori and Asakura at the front gate, giggling… That's not suspicious at all. I'm completely joking of course. Those two are completely pretty much off my case for the time being. Or at least I hope they are.
"Morning." I said as I rolled my bike towards them.
"Morning, John," Ms. Kimidori said.
"Oh look, it's the man of the hour," Asakura said. Wait what?
"What do you mean by that?"
Both of them giggled. "You'll see," they both said in unison.
"We'll see you at the hill later, Kyon." Asakura said… innocently? There's no other way to describe it. It didn't send any chills down my spine like the usual things she does, nor did it send discomfort in anyway. Anyway, both of them headed out towards the venue. I wonder what they were talking about. I looked at my clothes. Ah crap… I forgot to change from my sleeping clothes. Well… Might as well use it. Don't be mad Haruhi.
I walked into the unseen area of the apartment, and well you could guess what I did. It was like a Houdini trick. I suddenly was wearing a blue collared shirt with just a regular black shirt inside, khaki pants, and leather shoes. I also created a bag with a yukata in it for tonight's occasion. While I was in the process of creating these things, I felt that my hair stood up like I just got static shocked. My eyes also felt weird. They both probably turned gold as I was doing so… I wonder what I looked like.
I parked my bike and pressed the magical buttons of "708."
"Yes." Nagato answered, which somehow felt refreshing to hear.
"It's me."
"Enter." The door opened and I headed towards the elevator. Did I mention that this elevator takes a lot longer than it should? Well, it does. I remember the time when I was talking to Asakura in the alternate world, and I noticed that it was at least a minute just to get through two floors. Of course I may be exaggerating, but it is long nonetheless. Before I entered the thing, though, the bastard came out of it.
"… Hey…" He said while slightly glaring at me.
"Hey."
"Heading to Nagato Yuki's room I suppose."
"Yeahp. Heading out?"
"Yes."
"Alright. See you around."
He put his index at his glasses and walked towards the door, and I went inside the elevator to go up. I guess the tension between can't easily be erased, and I damn sure understand why. I can't easily forgive the fact that he intentionally called someone important to me "defective." It also doesn't help that he betrayed us and tried to kill me. Well… Hopefully it goes away like how it went with Asakura. It's almost like an inside joke between us, now that I think about it. A really bad one, too. Anyway I digress.
I was really astonished by what I saw a few minutes after the elevator ride and went in front of Nagato's door.… Like it was the most beautiful sight I've seen in daylight.
"Can you wait for a moment? I am not quite finished with my attire."
"Sure," was all I can and could have said. The sight of Nagato in her Kimono was like the sight of seeing the best movie one has seen for the first time and getting Goosebumps. The color was a mixture of a night time blue hue, mixing it with the most extravagant designs of snowflakes. Her hair, was the finishing touch. Not only was it a ponytail. It was the most fitting one I've seen on a person. If Haruhi's made her look 36% better with hers, this one was at least 42%. The whole scene was like witnessing the most beautiful art piece being brought to life.
"John." I finally snapped back into reality. I didn't realize that I was looking at her for so long. "Preparations have been completed."
"Ah… Yeah." I let out a sigh of relief. Hopefully she didn't notice me looking at her weirdly.
"I believe the term is 'gawking.'" She said with her face unchanged.
"… So you did notice…" I think a facepalming would have done nothing to serve justice to my embarrassment just then. I was seriously staring at her stupidly.
"Thank you." She suddenly said. "If what I read off of you face was correct, you were observing me in a very satisfied fashion."
"Well… To say the least, you are beautiful already. But man…" I couldn't stop my mouth from saying that. I finally cleared my throat and headed towards the elevator.
"By the way Nagato," I said as I pressed the base floor button. "Why are you wearing that now? Isn't that saved for tonight?"
"…"
"Nagato?"
"For no reason." She looked at me in the eye while she said that. The way she said it was also different. Almost like she was intending something… Ah whatever. "It will not be damaged for I am protecting it with a thin layer of Nano machines that will disintegrate any impurities that will touch my clothing. That is, excluding, human or any biological contact."
"Got it." I'm surprised by what time it was when we got down to the base floor. It was already three o'clock. Time flies… Anyway time to head over Tsuruya-san's hill. It's not like the punishment I will receive from our dear leader will get any worse than manual labor, and I doubt she'll make Nagato do anything, especially with what's she's already wearing.
It was a quiet ride towards our venue. It was also a relaxing feeling to feel Nagato leaning on my back. She's not asleep this time, so I'm not sure why she's doing so. I didn't complain though. It's not a bad thing to get relied on like this in exchange for everything. It looks like it's getting dark early… I could already see the stars.
"Beautiful." Nagato said while she was looking up. Indeed it is.
"You're late as hell!" Haruhi shouted from half a block away. Man she can scream. I can see everyone at the entrance of Tsuruya-san's estate.
"Sorry." Takes a little time to get here by bike.
"You don't have sweat, which means you weren't going for your best, Kyon." She looked at me with very disappointed eyes… The same set of eyes that she's been using to describe her disappointment at me a lot recently. "Well whatever. We finished setting up everything without you. You did at least bring your fireworks, right?"
"That I…" I manifested them in the bag on my back. Once again, sorry Haruhi. Of course she did say use it. "…did."
"That took a while."
"Just had to clearly remember for sure." She fell silent, and I know why. She finally noticed Nagato. "Took you a while."
"Oh my God! Yuki! You look amazing!" She suddenly brimmed with joy.
Nagato came off my bike and her hands met Haruhi's. From there she just got dragged towards the crowd, which consisted of everyone including Ms. Mori and Arakawa-san. Guess who's the star of the show tonight. I couldn't help but smile.
"Ms. Nagato looks astonishingly beautiful tonight." Koizumi said as he came up to me.
"Let's go everyone!" Haruhi shouted and we headed towards the hilltop. From there it was an incredible set up. There were a lot of well-prepared tables, a stage, a karaoke machine (oh geez…), and tons of food. I'm guessing this wasn't the work of the Brigade alone. I bet the estate's staff also came and helped them, which would explain the fifteen extra tables.
"Good work everyone, except for Kyon!" Hey I brought or created the fireworks! "Now let's get changing!"
Everyone did as they were told by Haruhi, except for Nagato since she's already changed. Everyone eventually rendezvous back in front of the stage. There were drinks enough for everyone in wine glasses, which were presumably Cider. I doubt that it's alcohol, since Haruhi hates it. Our MCs, which was Asakura and Ms. Kimidori, who also looked very good in their matching Blue and Green Kimonos, took the stage.
"We would like to thank Ms. Suzumiya for inviting us into this wonderful celebration." Ms. Kimidori started.
"A lot has happened in the past few weeks that our time with each other has been indescribable, and with the return of our good friend from the States, it is only appropriate to celebrate such an event with the turn of the year." Asakura greatly stated. I wonder what kind of "indescribable times" she was talking about.
Miss Kimidori and Asakura reached for their glasses. "Everyone! Kanpai!" Both of them simultaneously said as both also raised their glasses. The banner that said, "Happy New Year!" came down. It also said, "and welcome back, Kyon," at the corner, but it was in a lot smaller print than the main message. I wonder who could be the one responsible for that…
The celebration went as any normal celebrations would. You could see Ms. Tsuruya and Ms. Asahina performing a duet with my little sister at their side… Wait… When did she get here?! Then suddenly I saw Shamisen in his "Shirotora Ken" form… I'll make his face white later, that's for sure. I could see the three espers chatting along with the two MCs and Haruhi. Everything's going well as time went by. It was already evening…
There's something missing… Someone… "Where's Nagato…?" I suddenly said to myself. I turned around then I saw a figure sitting on a wooden seat that is suspended by ropes on a very old, but strong looking Sakura tree not too far from the celebration. It was almost like a swing, but with a backrest.
"Yo."
She turned around, bobbed her head, and looked up. "It's a nice evening." That's poetic coming from you.
I sat down next to her. It is. The seat had a perfect view of the nature surrounding it, and as well as the stars. The light from the moon shone on her like a gentle spotlight. I've been saying it way too frequently, but I'm going to say it again. It was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Even the most expensive diamond could not compare to her tranquil yet exquisite look. Hell, I'll even say that she's out of this world, though technically she is.
"John"
I jolted a bit, trying to get back into reality. "Yes?"
"Thank you."
"I know… I've already said it. You're beautiful tonight."
"That is not it." She looked directly to my eyes. "Thank you. Thank you for everything that you have done for me. I cannot, for my whole existence, repay you." Is it just me or is she getting closer?
"It's nothing in comparison in what you've done for me, Nagato. You've saved me from countless desperate times, that probably the amount of hairs on my scalp won't even count it." I gazed into the moonlight. "Man that was a hell of a journey, huh. These three years… I remember when I first saw you in that steel chair… Peacefully reading a book… And now…" I looked over to her, and her eyes… Looked very different, like it was full of devotion... Then suddenly…
A soft sensation filled the top of my lips. Like it was something very delicate and fragile, yet something warm. It was something that I could never imagine I would receive from Nagato. The whole moment lasted for only two seconds, but it felt like hours, as the fireworks went off in the background. The timing couldn't have been more impeccable. I guess they found my bag.
"… Nagato…"
"Yuki." She immediately replied. I got the message right away, but…
"… Yuki… I don't know what to say…" It was one of the most amazing feelings I've ever had, but I had no way of replying. It was just so sudden, and so… Unpredicted. There were no hints, no clues of "sleeping beauty," nor there were hints from the other two in front of the apartment giggling over nothing.
"It is fine." She stood up. "I am merely proposing an option." She turned to me and… Smiled. A smile that could only be described as something akin to the view of a beautiful horizon.
"I will be waiting." From there, she left and went towards the party. I just sat there, still dumbfounded by the events that just took place. Trying to retain the information that was put upon me directly, I gulped my drink in one take and scratched my head.
"Dr. Freud," I said to myself. "If you're watching right now, please do not laugh at me."
"Well that was an interesting turn of events." Said a kid hiding beside the tree.
"Don't tell me you were watching, Shamisen."
He came out of the shadow. "Down to the second." The fireworks continued on firing.
"Oh brother…"
"What are you gonna do, John?"
"That's a bit too much to ask, you know."
He laughed for a bit and suddenly glowed. He turned into his older form and sat down with a drink in his hand. "Well, it was a sudden turn of event. If this was a game, this would be considered a good ending, you know."
"Since when did you play games?"
"My world revolves around information. I am quite aware of these things, John." Gotcha. "Well?"
"I honestly don't have an answer for you, Shamisen… Nor for anyone really." I leaned forward. "As you can probably analyze right now, my emotions and thoughts are in a chaos." I can't imagine what kind of storm Haruhi's having up there right now… Crap… She saw the whole thing, too.
"That is normal for your age, John. It's probably the same with our species as well." He took a sip of this Cider. "Well whatever decision you make, make it count. We've come a long way, and still a long way to come in order for us to complete our evolutionary process." He whirled the liquid inside his cup. He looks really serious, too. "As Asakura Ryouko has stated, you are the key of our evolution. Not Suzumiya Haruhi." He looked at me directly. "Please prove her correct."
"No pressure at all, huh?" He smiled and took another sip of his never ending drink. Well, no matter what I think right now, I don't know how it'll affect the future… After all there is still time before Haruhi, Naga… Yuki, and I graduate. I don't have to decide right now, right? Like I've said before, if mother earth can wait, then so can everything else, right?
"Want another drink?"
"I got it." The glass glowed and I filled it myself.
We toasted as the fireworks still went on. The party went on and Shamisen and I eventually met with everyone else. There were a lot of drunk singing from Tsuruya-san's staff, which enjoyable to watch. Haruhi, Ms. Asahina, and Tsuruya-san were still playing with the fireworks, and, for some reason, Asakura and Ms. Kimidori gave me suspicious looks. I hope they're not suspecting anything. Oh brother…
Graduation, huh… Wait… That reminds me, why are Ms. Asahina and Tsuruya-san still in our school. They should have graduated last year… Oh no… I can't believe it went over my head… Seriously… How far were you willing to go for them to stay…? This isn't America, you know…
Ah geez… Well if you don't know who I'm talking about, then where have you been all this time?
Well, I'll say it anyway.
Haruhi Suzumiya… You are one crazy girl.
Afterword:
FINALLY! I FINISHED THIS STORY!
It only took… I don't know… Three years?! A little less I think, but still! I'm sorry it took so long, and sorry if my style changed overtime and the plot seemed a bit questionable. It has been a while since I have read the stories and watched all the media of this great series. And, yes, I have watched, read, and listened to every media that was available to me just to make sure that there are almost no inconsistencies that will interfere with the story.
I hope you enjoyed reading this Fanfiction, and hopefully I will get around doing a lot more later on in another medium.
-NagatoYuuki13 / TheLCWriter
I do not own the Haruhi Suzumiya Franchise. Everything is owned by Nagaru Tanigawa.
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See you next time.