Haruhi wakes up, gasping as if cold water was tossed upon her and she jumps from being startled, only to find out that she can't jump much. And that the cold water wasn't a fake feeling. A purple haired girl puts down a bucket, presumably the one that had the icy water in it and smiles. "Good morning!"

Play it cool, she can almost hear Kyouya say. "Is it really even morning?" Her tone sounds almost bored by the atmosphere as she tries to keep from shaking because of the cold water. Damn, it's freezing, but don't show weakness.

"I guess not. It might be early evening by now, but it polite to say that when one wakes up."

"And such a pleasant awakening," she muses out loud.

"We thought it might be good to wake you, seeing as you have been asleep for quite a while." Haruhi watches her wring her hands and suddenly Haruhi decided to use her talents cultivated from the club. It may come in handy, but even if not, my mind won't be on the water.

"How thoughtful!" Haruhi smiles as the purple haired maiden, smile almost mocking her genuine one. She shakes her head to one side to try move her bangs away from her eyes while they still held enough water to be moved easily and not be plastered on her face. "Thank you." It is silent for a few beats when Haruhi speaks up again. "Was there a reason to waking me up, or were you just worried about me?"

"Oh!" A faint pink glow shows on her cheeks. "Well, we need information from you."

"And then I can go?" Haruhi tosses her a hopeful look.

"I'm afraid not, I'm sorry." She actually sounds almost sorry.

"You can't blame me for trying, huh?" She smiles to the purple haired girl again. "What can I do for you, miss?" She blushes a bit more and Haruhi wonders if she had stepped into Tamaki's area of expertise. Whatever keeps you safe, Haruhi, her fake Kyouya reminds her.

"I was just here to wake you," she says. "Karen was the one who was going to question you."

"'Karen'?"

"Me," a voice says as someone walks away from the shadows behind Haruhi. Her hair is black, straight, and down to her waist. Her outfit would be considered very provocative if Haruhi was interested in her that way, slick black, revealing leather. Her aura is even different than the purple haired girl. While the purple haired woman had a softer feel, like the comforters at the twins' place, this 'Karen' felt like quicksand: okay on the surface, but quickly deadly. It felt foreboding and partially dangerous. If I were back home, I would think she was a part of a gang or something. The Yakuza or Casanoda's syndicate. "Thank you, Lacy. You can go."

"Alright," she squeaks, suddenly sounding like a mouse and she waves at Haruhi before leaving the room, the door shutting with a solid thud behind her.

"She was nice," Haruhi says under the scrutinizing eyes of the lady.

There is a definite pause and Haruhi wonders if this Karen was going to speak. "She is. Why aren't you freaking out? Begging for your life or asking why you're here or something?"

So she's used to questioning then...well, I guess instead of Tamaki, I should look towards the twins for this lady if needed. "Am I supposed to?"

"Normal people do. Usually people who can be calm right now are spies or people who have undergone training for the circumstances."

"Well I'm not one."

"Someone who has would say that."

"So would an honest person," Haruhi reasons.

"Your heart rate is steady."

What? She knows my heart rate? She can't. Haruhi brushes it aside as a joke. "I don't see the point of being scared now."

"Why not?"

"Honestly? This situation seems so cliché."

Karen's eyebrows pull inward the slightest bit before going back to how they were. "'Cliché'? How so?" Suddenly Haruhi doesn't see Karen as a threat.

"Well, we're in a dark room, I've been captured, I'm chained to a chair with no escape in sight, I would venture a guess in saying that we are sub-level, help hasn't heard to be on the way to my ears, and you woke me up with a shocking shower of ice water. What else is missing?" Karen looks around the room as if it were a legitimate question. "You were going to question me?" Haruhi asks.

"Yes." She straightens her shoulders. "It has been noted that Fairy Tail is on their way to Hargeon. How did you contact them?"

"Hargeon?"

"Yes."

There's a silent moment before Haruhi sighs."Sorry, but what's Hargeon?"

Karen looks taken off guard. "It's the port city?"

Haruhi lets out a puff of amused air. "You sound confused."

"Why would I be? It is the port city."

"I didn't know that."

Karen looks at Haruhi skeptically. "How could you not?"

She shrugs in the chair. "I haven't been here for that long. I've never been to this place."

"You haven't been?" It has gotten easier to see her as nonthreatening...was her little intimidation thing an act?

"No. Wanna go?"

Karen's eyes widen. "What? You can't."

"Why not?"

"You're our prisoner!"

"So?"

"What do you mean, so? That's it. You are our prisoner!" This is almost funny now.

"But I last time I went to the ocean I didn't have a good experience," Haruhi says, feeling like one of the twins whining.

"What happened?"

"I was pushed off a cliff trying to rescue my classmates from a group of thugs and I fell into the ocean."

"Woah." Karen looks shocked with her eyes wide in suspense. "How did you get-wait. Never mind. I was asking how you contacted Fairy Tail."

"Oh yeah." Haruhi smiles inwardly before answering. "I didn't."

"What?"

"I didn't contact them," Haruhi simply says.

"Then how are they on the way?"

"Beats me. Intuition?"

"That can't be right. You must have contacted them."

"'Must'? You guys have kept me prisoner with my arms cuffed behind my back. Most of the time I have been here, I have been passed out. You guys have been probably watching our moves in those cells, like good captors. When, pray tell, would I have had the time to contact them?"

Karen looks like she wants to say something, but her eyes become unfocused as her head tilts. "Okay, I will," she mumbles before addressing Haruhi. "Say that you are telling us the truth-"

"I have no reason to lie-"

"Then tell us what you know of the members coming."

"What?"

"Their strengths, powers, weaknesses, magic they use. Everything."

"But I don't know anything."

"You must. You're a member. Now tell us."

"Yeah, for, like, a day, and not really. I don't know anything."

"You must know something if you're with them."

"I heard they are famous in this land. Wouldn't you know more than I being that you're from here? I haven't been here that long. A few days at most."

"And you managed to become a member of the top magic guild in Fiore?" She asks, doubtfully.

"They are the ones who found me. I have no clue about anything around here."

"Really?"

"It's the honest truth. A few days ago I didn't even believe in magic. Now? I still find it unreal, but whatever."

"Unreal?"

"I saw a guy pop out of thin air. That is pretty unreal."

"A teleporter then?"

"I have no idea. Lucy said he was a spirit. And then she got mad about a few different things."

"A celestial wizard?" Karen speaks softly and Haruhi can barely hear her. "I'll have to tell Melody so she can dispatch them quickly." A fan kicks on on the ceiling and hits squarely on the back of Haruhi's neck, sending her shivering instantly, even after all the work she did so she could feel used to it. She barely notices Karen tilt her head again for some instruction to hurry up, but hears her when she speaks louder and walks closer. "I'm going to show you my magic now. It's going to be fun, just you wait. We'll play a little game." She touches Haruhi's sternum with her fingertips and Haruhi jumps, her head thrown back as her body tenses with the electricity flowing through her. There's a short reprieve as Karen speaks to her again, leveling eye to eye. Karen's eyes are golden and piercing. "Although I'd like to play a while, you need to give us answers quickly." Okay, so intimidation wasn't just a trick! "So let's play first." Another wave is sent through her fingers into Haruhi and it feels more intense, paralyzing her before she can even scream, almost suffocating, but not enough to take her under.