{009} Safe Mode (Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, Kyon/Yuki, #01)
Title: Safe Mode
Author/Artist: kinjirarete
Pairing: Kyon/Yuki
Fandom: Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi
Theme: #01 - look over here
Rating: G - PG.
Word Count: 949
Notes: Yuki's in Safe-Mode this time around. Contains seemingly OOC Yukirin.
Disclaimer: The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, Yukirin, Kyon, and all related characters, plotlines and places are not mine, but (C) Tanigawa/Itou/SOS-dan.
Summary: Kyon finds out a monthly thing Yuki has, and it may or may not be to his benefit.
It appeared to be normal day in the clubroom.
It would be completely normal if the entire SOS-dan were in the clubroom, doing some sort of random activity. However, there was three absentees: Koizumi, Mikuru, and the brigade leader Herself, Haruhi. Therefore, it was appeared to be, but it really wasn't.
So when Kyon automatically arrived in the clubroom that day, he only found the last brigade member in there.
Nagato Yuki, self-proclaimed alien life form.
As usual, Yuki was reading a thick book Kyon would never find himself reading, sitting in her usual folding chair next to the window. Usually, she would usually just ignore Kyon and keep reading. But today, she actually looked up from her book.
“Hello.”
“Hey,” Kyon greeted back in his usual demeanor, setting his bag on the table. “Is Haruhi coming today?”
“…Important business.” Yuki said tonelessly, still staring at Kyon intently. “That’s what she said.”
“And Koizumi and Asahina-san?”
“…I don’t know.”
Well, it’s not like I want to know where Koizumi is, anyway. Asahina-san is another story entirely.
“Ah… I see.” Kyon took a chair and swiveled it to face Yuki. Yuki kept her eyes on him, as though she was observing a particularly interesting animal on display.
“So… what book are you reading?” Kyon asked, attempting to make a conversation. He felt a little uncomfortable being watched like Yuki was watching him and wanted something to distract him from the feeling as quickly as possible.
For the first time since Kyon walked in, Yuki picked up her book and showed him the cover. It was titled “Lolita”.
“‘Lolita’?” Kyon repeated. He had never read the book, but it didn’t sound like he’d want to read it. “Interesting name. Is it good?”
“…Unique.” Yuki set the book down on her lap and then resumed staring at Kyon.
Now Kyon was wondering why he was getting stared at. Was there something on his face? No, if there was something on his face, Taniguchi would’ve already made fun of him about it. Maybe she was sensing some extra-terrestrial being on his face and just wouldn’t tell him about it. Or maybe… did Yuki remember someone from her society that reminded her of him?
“…Hey, Nagato.”
Yuki’s eyes seemed to become brighter at his words. “Yes?”
“Why have you been staring at me? It’s kind of… unnatural.”
At this statement, Yuki got up and put the book up on the club’s bookshelf, then sat back down on her folding chair.
“I am waiting.”
“For what?”
“To make my move. I must act carefully, because I am currently in Safe Mode.”
Now Kyon felt a little uneasy. “What’s ‘Safe Mode’?”
“I go through it every month. You could compare it to a human girl’s period. It is when… I act… strangely.” Yuki shifted uneasily in her seat, but her expression stayed the same. Her eyes moved from Kyon’s face to her lap.
“I see.” He didn’t have much experience in the things that come from girl’s bodies every much, and he really never wants to.
“Therefore… every month, like a human girl must deal with her period, I must do something to deal with my Safe Mode.” Yuki explained. Then, she got up and stared at Kyon.
“And there is only one thing that can deal with my Safe Mode.”
Now Kyon was getting a little worried what this “one thing” was. Nevertheless, he asked, “What?”
Yuki stepped toward him, her eyes fixed on Kyon’s. “A ‘kiss’.”
“H-hey, wait -”
Before Kyon could properly object to this, Yuki already leaned close into his face and kissed him right on the lips. The first thing that popped into Kyon’s mind was:
Her lips… are really soft.
He couldn’t help but actually enjoying this.
He then began kissing back, much to Yuki’s surprise. When she actually went in for the kiss, she assumed that she would just kiss him for a couple of seconds, and that was that. It would most likely suppress her Safe Mode side effects for the week, but if he actually kissed back, this would suppress her Safe Mode for the month!
Their lips locked for a few minutes, both enjoying the moment they had together. Suddenly, Yuki broke apart their kiss.
“T…thank you. For complying.” She looked exactly the same as she had before she even began. “I apologize.”
Kyon’s face turned a faint red. “No problem.”
Yuki crossed the room and picked up her bag, then headed toward the door. “Good bye.”
Kyon hastily got up from his chair and snatched up his bag. “Y-yeah, s-see you.”
She left the clubroom, leaving Kyon with his own thoughts and memories of the kiss Yuki gave him. Wearily, he leaned on the table. Was he… falling for Yuki? Just because of a kiss that suppressed her Safe Mode?
It could be alien seduction, for all he knew.
Suddenly, a thought crossed Kyon’s mind. Hoping Yuki hadn’t arrived home yet, he yanked open the clubroom door and went to find Yuki.
-&-
After a few minutes of searching outside, he finally found her walking across the courtyard, her back turned to the school.
“Oi! Nagato!” he shouted to her. It was quite loud, so Kyon expected Yuki to hear him, or at least, respond.
But she didn’t, and kept on walking.
“NAGATO!” he shouted louder.
Still, she kept on walking. Apparently, she didn’t hear him or was just ignoring him. This made Kyon angry.
“NAGATO! LOOK OVER HERE!” He yelled, promising that if she didn’t respond, he’d just forget about it.
But it seemed that she did hear the final time, as she turned around. Kyon ran up to her, panting and wheezing.
“…Wanna go home together, Nagato?”
Author/Artist: kinjirarete
Pairing: Kyon/Yuki
Fandom: Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi
Theme: #01 - look over here
Rating: G - PG.
Word Count: 949
Notes: Yuki's in Safe-Mode this time around. Contains seemingly OOC Yukirin.
Disclaimer: The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, Yukirin, Kyon, and all related characters, plotlines and places are not mine, but (C) Tanigawa/Itou/SOS-dan.
Summary: Kyon finds out a monthly thing Yuki has, and it may or may not be to his benefit.
It appeared to be normal day in the clubroom.
It would be completely normal if the entire SOS-dan were in the clubroom, doing some sort of random activity. However, there was three absentees: Koizumi, Mikuru, and the brigade leader Herself, Haruhi. Therefore, it was appeared to be, but it really wasn't.
So when Kyon automatically arrived in the clubroom that day, he only found the last brigade member in there.
Nagato Yuki, self-proclaimed alien life form.
As usual, Yuki was reading a thick book Kyon would never find himself reading, sitting in her usual folding chair next to the window. Usually, she would usually just ignore Kyon and keep reading. But today, she actually looked up from her book.
“Hello.”
“Hey,” Kyon greeted back in his usual demeanor, setting his bag on the table. “Is Haruhi coming today?”
“…Important business.” Yuki said tonelessly, still staring at Kyon intently. “That’s what she said.”
“And Koizumi and Asahina-san?”
“…I don’t know.”
Well, it’s not like I want to know where Koizumi is, anyway. Asahina-san is another story entirely.
“Ah… I see.” Kyon took a chair and swiveled it to face Yuki. Yuki kept her eyes on him, as though she was observing a particularly interesting animal on display.
“So… what book are you reading?” Kyon asked, attempting to make a conversation. He felt a little uncomfortable being watched like Yuki was watching him and wanted something to distract him from the feeling as quickly as possible.
For the first time since Kyon walked in, Yuki picked up her book and showed him the cover. It was titled “Lolita”.
“‘Lolita’?” Kyon repeated. He had never read the book, but it didn’t sound like he’d want to read it. “Interesting name. Is it good?”
“…Unique.” Yuki set the book down on her lap and then resumed staring at Kyon.
Now Kyon was wondering why he was getting stared at. Was there something on his face? No, if there was something on his face, Taniguchi would’ve already made fun of him about it. Maybe she was sensing some extra-terrestrial being on his face and just wouldn’t tell him about it. Or maybe… did Yuki remember someone from her society that reminded her of him?
“…Hey, Nagato.”
Yuki’s eyes seemed to become brighter at his words. “Yes?”
“Why have you been staring at me? It’s kind of… unnatural.”
At this statement, Yuki got up and put the book up on the club’s bookshelf, then sat back down on her folding chair.
“I am waiting.”
“For what?”
“To make my move. I must act carefully, because I am currently in Safe Mode.”
Now Kyon felt a little uneasy. “What’s ‘Safe Mode’?”
“I go through it every month. You could compare it to a human girl’s period. It is when… I act… strangely.” Yuki shifted uneasily in her seat, but her expression stayed the same. Her eyes moved from Kyon’s face to her lap.
“I see.” He didn’t have much experience in the things that come from girl’s bodies every much, and he really never wants to.
“Therefore… every month, like a human girl must deal with her period, I must do something to deal with my Safe Mode.” Yuki explained. Then, she got up and stared at Kyon.
“And there is only one thing that can deal with my Safe Mode.”
Now Kyon was getting a little worried what this “one thing” was. Nevertheless, he asked, “What?”
Yuki stepped toward him, her eyes fixed on Kyon’s. “A ‘kiss’.”
“H-hey, wait -”
Before Kyon could properly object to this, Yuki already leaned close into his face and kissed him right on the lips. The first thing that popped into Kyon’s mind was:
Her lips… are really soft.
He couldn’t help but actually enjoying this.
He then began kissing back, much to Yuki’s surprise. When she actually went in for the kiss, she assumed that she would just kiss him for a couple of seconds, and that was that. It would most likely suppress her Safe Mode side effects for the week, but if he actually kissed back, this would suppress her Safe Mode for the month!
Their lips locked for a few minutes, both enjoying the moment they had together. Suddenly, Yuki broke apart their kiss.
“T…thank you. For complying.” She looked exactly the same as she had before she even began. “I apologize.”
Kyon’s face turned a faint red. “No problem.”
Yuki crossed the room and picked up her bag, then headed toward the door. “Good bye.”
Kyon hastily got up from his chair and snatched up his bag. “Y-yeah, s-see you.”
She left the clubroom, leaving Kyon with his own thoughts and memories of the kiss Yuki gave him. Wearily, he leaned on the table. Was he… falling for Yuki? Just because of a kiss that suppressed her Safe Mode?
It could be alien seduction, for all he knew.
Suddenly, a thought crossed Kyon’s mind. Hoping Yuki hadn’t arrived home yet, he yanked open the clubroom door and went to find Yuki.
-&-
After a few minutes of searching outside, he finally found her walking across the courtyard, her back turned to the school.
“Oi! Nagato!” he shouted to her. It was quite loud, so Kyon expected Yuki to hear him, or at least, respond.
But she didn’t, and kept on walking.
“NAGATO!” he shouted louder.
Still, she kept on walking. Apparently, she didn’t hear him or was just ignoring him. This made Kyon angry.
“NAGATO! LOOK OVER HERE!” He yelled, promising that if she didn’t respond, he’d just forget about it.
But it seemed that she did hear the final time, as she turned around. Kyon ran up to her, panting and wheezing.
“…Wanna go home together, Nagato?”