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[notroubleplease]

WHO: Fujioka Haruhi, Haninozuka Mitsukuni and anyone else who happens to pass by?
WHAT: Haruhi finds Honey
WHERE: Near the market district
WHEN: Late evening

Haruhi left hurriedly to look for Honey-sempai. She knew without a doubt that her sempai wasn't as childish and naive as he'd have girls believe, but at the same time he needed someone to

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[bakabunny]

It was starting to get rather late as Mitsukuni headed towards what he hoped was the Market Haruhi had spoke of. As he neared his destination, plush rabbit tightly in his grip, he couldn't help but feel scared. Everything was so new to him, and without Takashi well, he was lost. Quickly he glanced around trying desperately to find a face he knew, only to be glanced back upon by complete strangers.

Tears started to roll down his cheeks as the worst case scenarios played over and over in his head. What would happen if he didn't find Haruhi? Would he be left here alone? Mitsukuni wiped at the tears with his shirt, only to have new ones fill their place. Why had they all been brought here anyways? Was it some silly game or dream he would soon wake up from?

Soon he found himself aimlessly walking in a slow motion towards, well nowhere. He hoped Haruhi would find him soon, how hard would it be to spot a young looking boy with a pink rabbit?

[notroubleplease]

It was the stuffed pink rabbit that Haruhi noticed first, thinking it was quite of of touch with the surroundings. She made the connection a split second later and breathed a sigh of relief that Honey had not been too difficult to find. True, he did stand out a little in modern day clothing - she supposed she had done too, for the first couple of days staying here. Her school uniform had hardly been practical for these conditions.

"Sempai," she called, running towards him before she lost sight of him. As it happened, she had never been much of a runner and was out of breath before she got to his side.

She looked up, smiling despite the stitch she had acquired.

It alarmed her slightly to see Honey's tear stained face, and immediately tried to think about what Mori would do to console him.

[bakabunny]

Honey blinked as he heard Haruhi's voice. A wide smile crossing his face as he finally caught sight of her. His heart raced as Haruhi got closer and closer. Finally someone he knew and loved, it hadn't been to long since he had been taken to this place. But for him it felt like a lifetime.

"Haru-chan!" He cried as his arms stretched up to wrap around her middle, that being the only place a boy of his size could reach. He was so happy but couldn't hold it back, tears streamed down his cheeks as he pressed up against her stomach. He had been so scared and never thought that seeing Haruhi would make him feel so safe.

Honey looked up at Haruhi as a smile pulled at the corners of his lips. "Thank you." he said as his cheeks flushed a light pink.

[notroubleplease]

Haruhi was somewhere between relief that Honey had stopped crying and confusion at the abrupt mood change. She sighed and put her arms around him, feeling rather like mother hen. It was something she should have expected.

"It's all right," she said soothingly. It was, for now. She couldn't guarantee that everything would be all right in the long run, considering what had already come to pass and she wasn't one to blag uncertainties.

Then she let go of him and smiled. "I'm staying up there," and she gestured to the west path where they stood, "it's a short walk. If we can get back soon, I'll try to make something sweet for you."

[bakabunny]

Honey blinked as Haruhi started saying something about different time periods. He had noticed some of the people he had met threw the Journal had lived in places he'd never heard of before, but a different Time Period? More like Different Planet if you asked him.

Hunny nodded in responce to sleeping on the floor. "Yes! I'll be ok. I have Usa-chan." He added with a large smile. He didn't care where he slept and to be completely honest he was more worried about more important things right now.

With a small coo, he sighed happily. "If i could just get something warm to drink, i'm going to try and get alittle sleep, ne?" He said as he rubbed his eyes with his sleeve.

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[bakabunny]

Honey tilted his head to the side as he smiled before looking around, There wasn't much to look at but it would have to due. He couldn't be sure, but it almost felt like he had been in the same room before. It made an queezy feeling come into the pit of his stomach as he walked to the closest window, pulling his book out and starting to doodle in it.

[Damn mouse and posting before i was ready! >[]< ]

Re: Cont.

[notroubleplease]

Despite the time she had been here, Haruhi had done very little to the house that she now resided in. Whether this was because of her own minamalist preferences or simply that she felt no need to decorate a temporary home, even she couldn't say. It looked as inviting today as it did the day she had been pointed to it, having chosen to live independently rather than rely on others at the inn. The quiet was an advantage, she'd mused at the time, but perhaps years of her father and her time at the Host Club had taught her to expect noise. Perhaps Haruhi had been lonelier than she'd expected she would be.

"There's milk," said Haruhi thoughtfully, "I'll heat it up for you."

She turned away and busied herself with finding it and then heating via the stove attached rather curiously to the home. Haruhi could not begin to fathom the existence as something as out of place as electricity and electrical appliances in Rivelata, but was grateful for it nonetheless. She doubted she'd be much good with sticks and a campfire.

Re: Cont.

[bakabunny]

Hunny turned to look at Haruhi as he heard her speak. He gave a tired smile and nod before returning to his random scribbling, only looking up when he heard Haruhi fumbling with things and making odd noises. He tilted his head to the side as he watched her warm the milk, as his mother use to do. He use to love having warm milk before bed.

He sighed alittle as he layed his head down on the pages of the book, his eyes still focused on Haruhi but slowly closing. They were heavy and Honey couldn't help but close them.