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[haruhi suzumiya] haruki suzumiya

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Who:

emp3thy,

god_is_a_dude,

breaks_destiny
What: An intervention
When: Oct. 21, after school
Where: Keiichi's apartment
Summary: Keiichi's become a hikkomori after Rena's departure, and two of his friends decide it's time to check on him. Unfortunately those friends aren't the best friends with each other.
Rating: Haruki

[It's been over a week and a half since Keiichi last appeared in class. Now another school week has ended, and with no sign of him or Rena, Minato decides it's time to pay them a visit. He heads for their apartment once school lets out for the day.

The hallway is silent. The door is tightly closed, and there's no sign of a droid break-in. This is a small relief, but it doesn't rule out other possibilities. After testing the handle to find it locked, Minato raises his hand to knock.]

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[However, before he can, he might hear a familiar cat-call from the hall as someone else bounds up the hall right after him. Because, you see, since he got back Keiichi hasn't been at meetings! That can only mean-]

Oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, Keiichi!

[And then, not noticing Minato at all, Haruki leans back, raising a leg, and with one decisive kick that narrowly misses Minato's gut aims to kick the door open]

[!

Haruki is loud and Minato reflexively dodges to the side. The force with which he smashes into the door makes this an extremely fortunate move.

There's a crunch as the lock breaks.]

Edited 2010-10-21 20:42 (UTC)

[The door opens and hits the wall with a bang, but that's the only sound Haruki's going to get as a reply. The lights are off so the apartment is dark, the windows closed off... Silence hangs in the air heavily and the place looks as if it has been hitted by several earthquakes, one after another.

There's no trace of Keiichi or Rena at first thought. If Minato and Haruki decide to enter and investigate they will notice the doors of the bedrooms open and only one of them has anything on it. Exploring a bit deeper will eventually bring them to someone, Keiichi to be exact, sitting in a corner against the wall with a blanket over him covering him.]

[Haruki actually doesn't notice Minato still for a moment, admiting his handiwork. He nods to himself, content that he accomplished something before planning on heading into the apartment... but then his ankle hurts. He winces as he puts weight on it but sighs.

...And then he notices Minato out of the corner of his eye]

[yeah well, that's what you get for breaking into the place like the worst criminal ever. Minato just eyes him back and puts his hands in his pockets.]

It's polite to knock first.

Yeah well for all we know he could be hurt in there! Better to take initiative!

[...Wait] What are you doing here, anyway?

Looking for him. [this should be obvious, Haruki. He's just wondering why you decided to do it at the exact same time.]

He's been gone more than I thought then... [He shrugs and then starts to just walk into the apartment. ...He does kick his shoes off though]

He hasn't been to school since last week. [...following, and also kicking off shoes. Although why Haruki cares about the floors after he broke the door...]

Really. Huh.

[Okay, stomping on in even more concerned now] Keiichi!

[also calling, though much less loud] Keiichi-kun?

[most of these rooms look empty...]

What kinda bum sits around with no light... jeez. [Yeah, as he keeps up his exploration of the house he's flicking lights on here and there]

[at least there still seem to be things around... .... and dirty dishes and laundry. someone hasn't been taking care of himself.]

Haruki-kun.... [there's a room open with things still inside.]

Yeah, what? [Okay, lumbering on over to where Minato is. Keiichi doesn't seem to be in most of these rooms, after all]

[Minato wordlessly heads into the room that still has scattered belongings.

There's someone in the corner, with a blanket pulled over them.] Keiichi?

[A voice... It's a strange sound in his ears. A voice calling his name. Why would there be a voice calling his name? There's no one here left to call for him...

The blanket shifts lightly but no other signs of reaction are shown. Who is calling for him anyway? There shouldn't be another voice other than his in this place.]

[...Maybe he should punch him? No. Haruki folds his arms as he starts to walk on over to the corner, looking agitated. He'll let Minato try for now, but-]

[punching him would likely make this worse. Minato approaches -]

Hey.

[- and kneels down next to him, tugging at the edge of the blanket. There's no need to hide.]

[The voice is still there but this time it's not calling his name... So this isn't a dream? In them all he could hear was his name. Her calling his name from a distant place he couldn't reach. No matter how he tried, he was never able to leave the place where he stood, and she continued calling, as did the others. Calling for him, needing him but all he could do was just stand stuck in the same place.

He feels someone tugging the blanket. There's someone there then, but what does it matter? Who is it? He doesn't care yet he wants to know.

Slowly, the blanket moves again, slipping a bit to reveal one of Keiichi's eyes as he peeks at Minato and Haruki. That's right, they are here too, they are his friends... They were her friends too. Keiichi doesn't talk or move any further, only one eye and a bit of the top of his head is visible, but it's obvious that he hasn't been taking care of himself physically either. And that eye looks blank and dead, exhausted.]

Oi, what the hell, Keiichi. [Okay he can't take it anymore. He begins to tap his foot. He's letting Minato do the whole gentle thing for now but now he's just starting to get annoyed]

[he just glances over at Haruki with a look that clearly says "calm down already," then turns back to the problem at hand.]

Keiichi, you can't stay in here. People are getting worried.

[He just keep staring for a long moment, there's no reaction in his eyes, as if he hadn't even heard him...

People are getting worried? What people? Why should he leave? No matter where he goes, he will still be here... And she won't be here. Again. She's gone, slipped through his fingers like water... Back to a world where she won't even notice him missing, as there will be a he there. But not this him...

Why should he care? What use does it have?

But if he can't even answer the voices calling for him here... Then he would really be a failure, right? His eye flicks, moving to look at Haruki for a second. That's right, Haruki knew, didn't he? That was why he got mad, why he didn't want to see Rena. Haruki knew she wouldn't stay but Keiichi didn't listen... Maybe he should have listened after all. If he hadn't seen Rena again, nothing would have changed, right?

He closes his eyes for a second and at the next moment he's standing up casually.]

Ah... That's right, staying here will only make me collect dust anyway and I'm not the type to really be able to sit for a long time.

[A small laugh comes at that as he pats himself, how long has he been there? Certainly for a long time.]

You guys didn't have to come all the way here for me thought. Well, since you're here, you want something to drink?

[His feet move begin to move. It's almost as if nothing had been wrong just a second ago...

Almost...

No matter what smile he's showing, there's no way anyone can miss the sight of the multiple plastic stickers in his neck, hands and wrists, even up in his arms. There's no way one can miss the sight of the dried blood in his clothes and skin. Or the baseball bat that he's still holding with one hand, as if it was part of his body.]

[You know, one of these days he should check if Rena's billhook is still where he hid it. If anything, at seeing all that while initially surprised, he then rolls his eyes. Something's up but... it's expected, isn't it? This is nothing he hasn't dealt with before. But if he's going to play nice]

You got anything in here which isn't spoiled?

[Minato notices all of that as well. He wonders if he should try and take the bat now, or wait until he relaxes to do it on his own. For now, not aggravating him unnecessarily seems the best plan, so he stands along with Keiichi and waits for his answer to Haruki.]

[He moves to the kitchen easily and calmly, dragging his feet over the floor. Something that isn't spoiled?]

Of course I have things that aren't spoiled. It's not as if I haven't done groceries in years, just a few days or weeks...

[Though it could be years since the last time he walked outside the apartment. But that doesn't matter, he doesn't care. He doesn't want to know.]