The Other Sides of Haruhi Suzumiya

The secret life of a Computer Geek

They first met Yuki Nagato when the club challenged the SOS Brigade in a computer based space combat game, Day of Sagittarius It SHOULD have been a easy win, as the society had rigged the game to give them a unbeatable edge. Yet shockingly Nagato turned the tide, first by discovering and using squadron mode, then by HACKING the game in progress to undo their edge. It shouldn't have been possible, yet somehow it was.

Nobuyuki , their president, conceded the battle to the SOS Brigade, then went over to appeal to Yuki to join their club activities. That, frankly, did not sit well with the only girl in the computer society, Nabiki. She was a bit chubby and not traditionally attractive, but she was certain she could hook at least one of the computer guys. But NOT with the waifish, moe looking Yuki distracting them.

Operation 'Get Nagato Away' commenced the next day. However, Nabiki quickly found out that Yuki was a tough nut to crack. She tried putting a spider of Yuki's shoulder, but the other girl just calmly caught it, and released it.

What kind of girl DID that? You were supposed to scram and wait for the boys to rescue you. Or at least that was how all the girls in Nabiki's class acted. Hell, half the computer club guys had freaked out on seeing the spider...

Being a bit more determined than most, Nabiki went on to Stage Two of her plan: spreading ghost stories about the computer club room. She used the old story that someone had been murdered there... which Yuki calmly disproved. Worse, she seemed entirely unafraid of ghosts, UNLIKE the guys in the club.

Finally Nabiki just decided to confront Yuki directly. "I don't want you interfering in my attempts to snag a guy in the club," she told her.

Yuki just... calmly met her eyes for a moment. "Understood," she said, "I will dissuade any members who express a interest in me."

Nabiki blinked in astonishment, "That's it?"

Yuki calmly continued, "There is someone I like who is not in the Computer Club. I have no interest in interfering with your activities."

'Probably that Kyon guy, or maybe Itsuki,' Nabiki realized. She sighed in relief, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Yuki answered, going back to her programming at lightning speed.

As the days passed Nabiki realized Yuki was good as her word, rebuffing everyone's advances. Yet somehow, Nabiki felt... oddly unsatisfied. It was strange, but in trying to drive Yuki away she had realized... the other girl was kind of cool.

'Maybe there's someone better around than computer geeks,' Nabiki eventually decided, looking at Yuki admiringly. 'Who would have thought?'

To be continued...

Notes: Bit more of a divergence, since there are no girls in the Computer Club. I also named the Computer Club president after his Japanese voice actor, as he HAS no name in anime or novel canon.