The Romance of Haruhi Suzumiya

Chapter 2

I exited my house the following day,shutting the door behind be before I proceeded walk down the steps.I just stepped onto the sidewalk and started to walk when by little sister called out to me.

"Oh Kyon!"

"Yea,what is it?"

"Mom says it's suppose to rain today so she want's you to take an umbrella"So I've heard

"Yea...Well I'll be okay...I've got my jacket"

"But Mom said..."

"I said I would be alright!"

I didn't mean to yell at my sister...Just like mom,she was only looking out for me..just like everyone else in my so called crazy life.

But then again,maybe Haruhi is rubbing off on me too much...I'm starting to treat people just the way she does.

What was it that Koizumi said?"But that's just her way..she doesn't mean any of it".Then I started thinking about why am I doing this?..Why am I trying to get into a relationship with Haruhi?..How am I differnt than Taniguchi and all of those other boys that Haruhi went out with?..What is it about me?

I paused in my thought as I stopped to look up into the sky,watching as a dark cloud slowly came infront of the sun,blocking it out.I sighed before I continued my walk as my thoughts resumed.I started thinking about all the time traveling that I have done,seeing a younger Haruhi,a older Miss Asahina...and a time when my friends didn't even know who I was.

Miss Asahina,Koizumi,Nagato...They're here for their orders and commitees to make sure Haruhi doesn't destory the world just by a mere thought...But why me?...What do I offer?..I'm just a regular human being...What is my purpose in all this? Why me?

I met Haruhi at our usual restraunt,and by no surprise,she was already there waiting on me.

"Penilty!"She shouted as I stood there with Haruhi glaring up at me,finger pointed in my face.

"You said you would meet me at noon...It's still fifteen minutes till that"

"Well I was here first and you arrived after me so that makes you late"

"Alright...Alright" I gave in."What's my penilty?"I asked as Haruhi put a finger up to her chin,putting that evil mind of her's to work

"On top of everything else...You have to buy me dessert"

"Fine...lets just eat"

I spent the better part of our meal staring across the table at Haruhi and rethinking all the things I had just thought about.

"What is it?...Do I have something stuck on my face?...Don't lie to your leader!"Haruhi asked,again snapping me out of my thoughts

"Why me Haruhi?" I'm not sure what I'm about to get in to here

"What are you talking about Kyon?"

"Koizumi is in the club because he's the mysterious transfer student,Miss Asahina is in the club because she's the club's mascot,Nagato is in the club because she was already a member of the litierary club when we took over the club room...Why am I in it?"

"That's easy..You gave me the idea...We formed the club together" Well she's right on that..At least I think so

"Then I should of gotten the job of Deplty Chief"

"I KNEW IT...YOU'RE JUST AFTER KOIZUMI'S JOB!"

"Calm down Haruhi...I'm not after anyones job"

"THEN WHAT IS ALL THIS ABOUT THEN?!" God,protect me from what I'm about to say next

"Do you have feelings for me Haruhi?"

She just sat there,staring at me,not even blinking her eyes.I didn't know if she was going to say something,kiss me,or punch me in the face.I was relieved for the time being when she crossed her arms and looked away.

"I don't know what you're talking about" Yes you do Haruhi..You just don't want to admit it...Just like I didn't

"Haruhi..."

"Whatever...I'm going home"

And just like that,she stood up from the table and walked out,without even looking back.I rushed out behind her after paying both of our checks,and after a few minutes of jogging,I finelly caught up with her waiting at a crosswalk as I stood beside her,waiting for the light to change.

"Well...What do you want now?"

"Mind if I walk with you?..We are going in the same direction"

"You can do whatever you want..I can't stop you...Just leave me alone"

The walk home was quiet,I had expected it,Haruhi didn't even turn to look at just like the weather predicted it started to rain,only making the day worse.

I pulled up my hood on my jacket...it was helping but I was still getting was walking ahead of me again with her umbrella was apperent that she was walking faster than me..trying to lose me.I started jogging again but as everyone neared another crosswalk,they all stopped dead in their tracks making me bump into Haruhi's shoulder.

"Idiot!"She yelled before even knowing who it was."Who do you think you...!...Oh..it's just you Kyon..."

"Mind if I share your umbrella with you Haruhi?...I'm getting soaked"

"Fine...but when we get to the crossing...you're on your own"

The rest of the walk was just as quiet as we reached the rail crossing that led to Haruhi's home,without any warning,she turned away to walk across it leaving me in the rain again.

"See you at school Kyon..."

"Haruhi...Can we talk?"I asked,running acoss the rails to catch up to her again.

"It's pouring rain Kyon...We can talk Monday..I'm going home" It was at this point I lost it...Completely

"NO!...WE'RE GOING TO TALK NOW DAMMIT!...DO YOU THINK I'M SOME TYPE OF MINDLESS ROBOT WITH NO FEELINGS?!...DO YOU THINK YOU CAN USE ME AND JUST PLAY WITH MY EMOTIONS?!"

"WHAT ARE YOU SCREAMING FOR YOU IDIOT?!"

I had my death certificate pretty much wrote out,so I decided I might as well complete any other word from both Me and Haruhi,I reached down,wraped my arms around her waist and pulled her into the deepest kiss I could manage just as the train went by.

Time slowed down as our lips inter mingled,I could tell Haruhi was really getting into it by her body language.I broke away from the kiss with a smile,expecting a smile back from Haruhi,only to recieve a hard slap in the face in return.

"HOW DARE YOU!"

I couldn't say anything else,I couldn't breath another word as I stood there,rubing my cheek taking in just what looks like Koizumi was wrong for once.

It then came to my attention that all of our screaming and yelling we were doing was making everyone around that was walking by stop and stare at turning away from Haruhi's death inplying glare,I turned around and started my walk across the tracks again.

"Just where do you think you're going?" Just when I thought I was going to walk away from this

"What do you mean?"

"You go through all the trouble of asking me out and kissing me and you don't have the decency to walk me home?"

"I thought..."

"I don't care what you thought...You just don't kiss a girl and leave her standing in the street...God how rude!"

As I walked Haruhi home,It then came to my attention that for all the time that I have known her,I never for once seen her house or her street for that stopped infront of a house that appeared to me her own.

"Nice house" I said the only thing I could think of to ease the tension

"Kyon...about that kiss...Did you mean it?...I mean did you really mean it?...Because if you thought you could just screw with me you have another thing coming"

"I really meant it Haruhi...I don't joke around with a thing like that"

"Then kiss me again"

"What..but I thought?"

"Again with the but's?...are we going to go through this again?"

Being backed up in a corner like I was...I made the only choice I had and slowly wrapped my arms around Haruhi's waist again.I thought showly would be best to make it seem more romantic and to give Haruhi all the warning that I could to avoid what happened before.

Our lips met for the second time that day and as we both broke it and pulled away...I would be telling the truth that I half expected another face slap,but instead I saw Haruhi grinning up at me And I have to admit...she is cute at times like this

"Kyon?"

"Yea Haruhi?"

"Would you like to catch a movie tomorrow?...Just us?

"Sure...meet you at the station then?"

"Well I was actually thinking about you picking me up here...then we could walk together"

"I would like that...See you at Noon then?"

"Great!...You pay for the tickets and I'll buy the sodas and popcorn!" Haruhi offering to pay for something?..I thought I'd never see the day

And with that,Haruhi hugged me and gave me another quick kiss before she skipped inside her house and leaving me both amazed and lost by what just happened,totally forgetting about the pouring rain as I stood getting drenched

Koizumi,you were right