"Yeah, I'm not about to ask him about it. Changing schools is bad enough without thinking about graduating." Hell, he might even get the wrong idea, which does not so much embarrass Haruhi as strike her to be stupid.

Her pocky packet is empty, flattens under her fingers, and she has to fumble around for the other half. "Ghosts are our best bet back there, you know. Every year there are new opportunities for restless spirits to show up."