The Quandary of Suzumiya Haruhi- Epilogue

((DISCLAIMER! I do not own anything in regards to Suzumiya Haruhi))

I had to put up my hand to cover my eyes from the bright light. Peaking through the gaps of my fingers, I saw a bunch of people standing around across the street behind a pair of fire trucks. I looked behind the three of us to see that smoke had suddenly filled the air all throughout the atrium. When did that get there? I started coughing as the thick black smoke started to engulf us.

"N-nagato!" I choked. "Come on." She nodded before all three of us carefully climbed out of the window and ran from the burning building. I had to help Nagato since her legs were still slightly unsteady.

Apparently, to everyone outside of the closed space, the apartment complex had caught on fire. We got to the street and were stopped by several fire officers. They brought us to the hospital to check for smoke inhalation. Emiri-senpai disappeared a short while after we arrived at the hospital, leaving Nagato and I alone in the ward.

"Are you really okay now?" I asked since the nurse had just left. Nagato nodded from where she sat on her bed across from me. I breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed for the first time in hours. "There isn't anything serious?" She shook her head.

"A few data links were not able to be repaired but they will not interfere with more important files." That's good news. Although it would have been better if you were able to repair everything. How come it was so much easier to get away this time?

"The hack was too unstable. There were no reinforcement protocols instated. That is why we were able to easily escape."

"What about your building? Where are you going to stay?" I asked. Nagato blinked before answering.

"There is an apartment that has just opened up. I will be staying there in the mean time." Huh? Did you just make that happen this instant?

"… perhaps." I sighed. There's nothing I can do about that. You always have you ways, don't you? The ward door flung open with merciless strength, which almost caused me to have massive heart failure. Nagato turned to the doorway with her poker face expression in tact.

"Kyon! Yuki!" Haruhi yelled. She stood in the door way with a mixture of relief and anger painted on her face. Behind her stood a tearful Asahina-san and a smiling Koizumi. "Are you two okay?!" Haruhi said, marching over to us. She checked out Nagato before she turned to me. "You didn't let anything bad happen to Yuki now did you?!" demanded Haruhi as she glowered at me. Why are you getting mad at me? I didn't do anything! If anything all this was because of you. How I wish I could just blurt out everything to you.

"K-Kyon-kun… N-Nagato-san" Asahina-san whimpered, wiping away tears from her eyes. Dang-it Asahina-san… you're beautiful even when you cry… "I-I'm so g-glad…" She hick-upped.

"What happened? We were out wandering and heard that there had been a fire at the apartment complex that Yuki lives in and rushed over." Haruhi asked, throwing her bags onto the bed next to me without a second thought. "You gave poor Mikuru a scare! Do you know that she almost fell over in shock after we saw you two climbing out of the building!?" This wasn't my fault. I didn't start the fire. It was this crazy half dead looking alien that started it. Wait. Better keep that last bit to myself. What was your reaction to all this anyways? I would of loved to get that on camera.

"Argh, Kyon…" Haruhi growled.

"Suzumiya-san," Koizumi interrupted her before she went on blaming me for everything that has ever happened on this earth. "I heard that the fire started because of an unforeseen electrical discharge. This sort of thing happens a lot. There have been a lot of reports of them happening on the news." Eh? You really are good at lying, you know that? Haruhi stopped for a moment and considered what Koizumi said.

"You may have a point there…" Yeah, believe him and not me. At least I know where I stand in your grand scheme of life. "I'll let you off with a warning this time, Kyon. Do you understand?" I understand that you like to blame me for everything. Haruhi patted Asahina-san on the head nonchalantly. "Well anyways, don't be doing something like this again." If I remember right, I didn't do anything to begin with. "Come on, Mikuru! Let's find out what the cafeteria food here tastes like!"

"Eh?" Haruhi grabbed Asahina-san by the arm and started to drag her out of the room.

"Hey! Maybe we can find the morgue! Come on, Mikuru! Let's go talk to some dead people!" I saw Asahina-san's face just fall apart in terror.

"W-w-wait! Suzumiya-san! D-dead pe-eople?"

"I'd better go follow them," Koizumi said, flashing his toothy grin and walking off after the two girls.

As the door shut behind him, I turned and looked back over at Nagato who hadn't moved the entire time. Just what was broken in her? Nagato turned her gaze to me and opened her mouth to speak.

"Thank you."

"I didn't do a thing though."

"Not true. You were…" She shut her mouth as the nurse came back in to check up on us. What were you trying to say, Nagato?

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Bahaha finished! Nyea! Anyways, hope you enjoyed this little fanfic of mine. It's amazing what you can come up with within one hour before typing it up. I'll prolly make a sequel to this later on once I figure out what to do. More adventures of the wonderfully talented alien Nagato, Yuki!

Kai