Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club

Author Notes: Here I am back again with another story! I'm happy to be back and I'm hoping everyone is happy that I am back. This story has been roaming through my mind since the middle of last year. After sitting on it for months I finally started plotting and now here I am putting up the first chapter! I was really excited about writing a story about Haruhi and Tamaki but I could never figure out what the plot would be. I also found myself wanting to make this a love triangle (I just might in the future). But my hardest obstacle was the first chapter. I didn't know how to start it. But like Eien no Monogatari, it will start off slow and pick up! So please bare with me everyone! I also feel better not having the twins duke it out this time! I guess reading the newest chapters of the manga can do that to you right? I hope everyone enjoys this story as much as I have enjoyed plotting it. And now for the first chapter!

Warning: I don't have a beta reader so I hope you all can over look some mistakes.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

Maya Angelou

Chapter 1: The Kiss of a Butterfly

Haruhi Fujioka awoke to the sound of her alarm clock screaming loudly in her ear. She opened her chocolate colored eyes slowly as she adjusted them to the light that was pouring into her room thanks to a certain morning person that she now lived with. She groaned loudly as she covered her head with her lilac blanket. Every morning since she had arrived the curtains were always opened by sunrise; did anyone here like to sleep in? She reached from beneath the covers and hit the snooze button before retracting her arm and once again becoming comfortable once again under the covers. However, to her displeasure she couldn't fall back into the comfortable sleep that the alarm clock had awaken her from.

She once again opened her eyes and looked around the familiar and yet unfamiliar room. How long had she been here now? One week? Two weeks? No matter what the circumstances she shouldn't have allowed herself to become weak and be taken in by...that person, but what could she say, she needed kindness at that time, and still did.

"Every since that day…" she thought to herself sorrowfully.

Her eyes began to tear up as she thought about that horrible period in time that had changed her life. And while everyone had been there for her, one person tried harder than the rest in her eyes. So for once she had allowed that person to be kind to her and while it helped a lot she knew she had to get back on her feet eventually.

3 Weeks prior

"Haruhi," Hikaru and Kaoru spoke out to her in unison. The petite girl looked their way as she walked into the classroom coolly. Last night had been a long night and she was hoping to get through the school day without being even more worn out than she already felt. She had intentions on skipping the host club activities after school today without any of their knowledge. It was only because she had something important to deal with.

"Hikaru, Kaoru, good morning," she said to them as she sat down in between them in her seat. The twins looked at her inquisitively as they watched her sit down. Usually she had a calm demeanor but today she just looked downright tired.

"Haruhi is there something wrong?" Kaoru asked speaking up first. He positioned his body in his chair so that he was facing her now with a look of concern. As he waited for her answer he put his hand on her forehead tenderly as he placed his other hand on his own to check her temperature.

"Kaoru I'm fine," Haruhi replied with a weak smile. "I just didn't get enough sleep last night that's all."

"Why?" Hikaru asked from the other side of her.

"I don't want to talk about it right now," Haruhi answered before their homeroom teacher signaled the class to get their attention.

"Everyone please settle down," he instructed calmly as a student walked in and stood next to his desk. From what Haruhi could tell she was clearly a foreigner, but not jumping to conclusions she didn't want to consider her American until it was verified. She had long back length red hair that appeared straight with bright green eyes. Her frame was as petite as Haruhi's as she stood there waiting for the class to settle down along with their teacher.

"A foreigner?" Hikaru began.

"Transferring here?" Kaoru finished.

"They wouldn't allow it unless it was under special circumstances," Hikaru added.

"Really why?" Haruhi asked curiously.

Hikaru sighed as he looked to Kaoru to explain.

"Transferring here is difficult for anyone to do, even the person is Japanese. So for them to let a foreigner enter during the middle of the school year..."

"Is almost unbelievable," Hikaru finished.

Haruhi nodded but still didn't quite get it. Maybe Ouran just had a strict transferring policy that was hard for anyone to qualify for, non the less someone of foreign origins. But then again, the way the twins emphasized on the fact that she was mostly a foreigner was even more interesting. She had seen other transfer students before, but they were usually from very good families, like the princess that had transferred there in their first year. She could still remember everything that followed like it was yesterday.

The girl snapped out of her daydream as her attentions went back to the new student up front and waited patiently for the girl to be introduced to the class.

The girl's eyes wondered around the room until she landed on the area where the three resided. Her small smile got wider as she smiled and gave a slight wink. She then leaned over towards the teacher and whispered something to him.

Haruhi raised an eyebrow, "do you two know her?"

Hikaru and Kaoru shook their heads no, "never seen her in my life," they both answered seriously.

Haruhi was struck with curiosity as the teacher finally introduced her.

"Class this is Juliana Helmsly. She comes here from Chicago, Illinois in America. Her stay here is only temporary, a small four months, while her parents are here on business, please look after her while she's here."

"It's nice to meet you all," Juliana said to the class as she bowed.

"Her Japanese isn't too bad," Haruhi responded.

"If she's only going to be in Japan for four months why not get a private tutor?" Hikaru asked out loud, so that only the other two could hear.

"Maybe she just likes the whole school atmosphere," Haruhi answered.

As the Kaoru agreed with Haruhi they all noticed that the red head was now maneuvering her way back to where they were sitting. While there was an empty desk in front of Haruhi, other students, mainly guys were urging her to sit next to them but she ignored them. When she made it to the seat she sat down and turned around to look at Haruhi.

"Please treat me well," she said as she stared intently into her eyes.

Haruhi looked at her with surprise while the twins scooted their desks a bit closer to hers; this transfer student was going to be interesting.

School ended that day without much of a hassle and so Haruhi began her conquest of sneaking out of the school. She had managed to get away from the twins, but getting pass Kyouya-sempai and the others was going to be another story.

She had made it past the main hall and out of the building. She was going across the court yard when suddenly she found herself caught.

"Haruhi, where do you think you're going?" Kyouya responded coolly as he looked up at her from a bench on her blind side. Haruhi froze as she turned around and looked at him apologetically. While on normal occasions she would just tell them if she couldn't make it, this particular situation was something she didn't want to talk about. But knowing Kyouya-sempai he had already found out about everything and just wanted to talk to her about it…maybe.

"I'm skipping today's club events," Haruhi said to him getting straight to the point. Her expression showed no room for argument and Kyouya noticed that.

"Very well, I am already aware of the situation although it would have been better if you had made up some excuse to keep the president quiet, he's been quiet worried."

Haruhi sighed, the last thing she was worried about was her sempai's rants about why she had been absent from the host club the past few days.

"I'll deal with him when I can," she responded.

"Very well," he responded as he stood up.

"Is that all?" she asked standing her ground.

Kyouya nodded as he began to walk back towards the school. Haruhi bowed politely at his retreating form as she left soon after quickly.

"Okaasan!, did you find our precious daughter?" Tamaki asked with anticipation as he watched Kyouya walk into the third music room, which is where they held their activities.

Kyouya sighed heavily as he made no eye contact with the blond but went to answer his question nonchalantly, "yes I found Haruhi, but I let her go home."

"Why?" Hikaru, Kaoru and Tamaki asked in harmony.

"Because, she has some important business to take care of and it's something that neither I nor you all should get in the way of."

Kaoru nodded understandably while Hikaru and Tamaki didn't get it at all.

"We're her friends, shouldn't she turn to us?" Hikaru objected.

Kyouya ignored his comment and pulled out his notebook, it was time to get ready for the incoming guests.

The next morning Haruhi found herself under the careful watch of the Hitachiin twins. Although she wasn't worried about it, she knew that she wouldn't be able to get away today. So she had decided to attend the host club today after school even though she would rather go home. She was just hoping everything would be alright while she was away. She sat down between the two and behind Juliana, before the twins could get anything out, the girl in front of her spoke softly.

"Fujioka-kun, I was wondering…"she began as she started to blush.

"She's busy after school," Hikaru interfered jealously.

"But I wasn't going to…" she began before looking at Hikaru annoyed.

"Fujioka-kun, I was wondering if you would be able to show me around the school sometime today. I haven't had a chance to walk around freely and a tour guide would be nice."

Haruhi looked a bit relaxed at the question as she sighed ignoring the irritated expressions of the twins.

"I have to be at the host club after classes are done, but if you don't mind after that, it'll be fine."

Juliana smiled happily, "really? Thank you so much!"

Haruhi smiled back at the girl warmly, "it's no problem at all."

Haruhi huffed loudly catching Haruhi's attention. But instead of answering his attitude she sat there quietly wondering how her day would turn out. It had been a few days since she could just sit back and relax for a bit. Even though today really one of those days she didn't have a choice, she had other engagements that she needed to take care of regardless of what was going on. Deep in her heart she knew things would be okay but she couldn't help but to worry, how could she not?

"Okaasan," the blond began as he sat at his desk with his head in his arms. He was feeling a bit down since he hadn't been able to see his beloved daughter in a few days. He knew that something serious had to have occurred to keep her away. Regardless of her attitude towards the host club members, Tamaki knew she loved being there.

"Yes, Otoosan?" Kyouya replied playing along with Tamaki's antics.

"What can I do to make our daughter feel better when I don't know what's wrong? Shouldn't a father be able to sense these types of things?" He asked with a hint of desperation in his voice.

"Sometimes yes, but most times no. You'll just have to let her come to you and tell you what's wrong when she's ready."

Tamaki sighed, "Is what she's going through that bad?"

Kyouya nodded saying no more.

Tamaki tried to think of all the possible things that could be going on with her but there was nothing that came to mind. Maybe he could go by her house after the host club events. Or maybe he could buy her some of her favorite fatty tuna.

"What type of gift cheers a girl up?"

Kyouya sighed, "as far as a girl like her? I think she will like something simple."

"Fujioka-kun, you've been absent from the Host Club for a few days now," a female client began, "have you been sick?"

Haruhi looked up at her client when she finished pouring her tea. The girl in front of her was a regular and was always concerned for Haruhi. She knew that the girl had a crush on her but unfortunately her feelings would never be answered.

"Yes, I had a small cold," she replied with a lie. "I just came to school and went home afterwards, but I'm okay now," she reassured.

"That's good to hear," the girl replied as she let out a sigh of relief.

Haruhi felt her heart warm at the sheer sincerity that the girl was giving her. Although she barely made flirtatious gestures towards any of the clients, she reached up and removed a piece of hair out of the girl's face gently.

"F-fujioka-kun?" she responded in surprise.

Haruhi chuckled, "I just feel touched by your gesture," she said as she turned to sit back in her chair.

She was about to drink a bit of her tea when something on the girl's arm caught her eye.

"What's that? If you don't mind me asking?" Haruhi asked curiously.

The girl looked a bit startled but then lifted up her sleeve shyly, "oh this? It's a butterfly tattoo! Of course it's not real but…"

Haruhi sat there as she looked at it. Butterflies were always something she admired. Although she went through a period where her admiration for butterflies ran deep, she had grown up and gotten over it, but looking at that tattoo made her feel a bit of nostalgia.

"Do you have any more of those…fake tattoos?" Haruhi asked hopefully.

"Really? You want one? Sure?!" the girl replied as she grabbed her purse.

From a few feet away, Tamaki had been observing Haruhi closely as she spent time with her "usual" client. While he didn't see anything in particular wrong with her, he couldn't help but to be fascinated by the fact that she liked butterflies. But then again why should he have been surprised, she was always impressed by the little things.

He watched with fascination as the girl put the piece of paper onto Haruhi's arm and dabbed it with a napkin and then let it sit. After a moment they peeled the paper off and he watched as a twinkle reached Haruhi's eyes as she looked at the butterfly design on her arm.

"That's it," he muttered to himself, I think I know what to get her.

"And what's that?" Hikaru and Kaoru asked curiously from both sides of him. Tamaki was a bit startled by their presence but he wasn't going to let them in on another thing he had found out about his precious daughter.

He ignored the twins as he continued to stare at her and random thoughts began to flow through his mind. He knew that she liked butterflies, and judging from the expression on her face, she was more than a bit fond of them. Maybe he could get her a bunch of butterflies and let her keep them. But then again she probably wouldn't like for them to be caged up. Then he considered taking her to get a real butterfly tattoo. However the sudden thought of Ranka hating him more put a stop to that nice suggestion.

"How about you take her to the butterfly museum downtown," Kyouya suddenly cut in. Tamaki looked up a bit surprised to see him standing next Kaoru. The blond thought about it and considered it to be a great idea. Since she loved butterflies she would surely like to go and see a bunch of live ones right? A smile came to his face and Kyouya knew that he had said enough to put the president's mind at ease.

"Also while you're going there, I think it would be fitting to invite some clients as well," he added suddenly making Tamaki's smile drop.

"Why?" he asked close to tears.

"Because, it's business. I wouldn't make a suggestion unless I thought it would bring in revenue."

Hikaru and Kaoru sighed loudly as Tamaki hung his head in defeat, Kyouya could be so cold at times.

"This is the auditorium, since you weren't here at the beginning of the school year you weren't aware that the opening ceremony is held here."

"Opening ceremony?" Juliana asked curiously?

Haruhi blinked back surprised, "you don't have opening ceremonies in American schools?"

Juliana shook her head no. She then moved closer and wrapped her arm around Haruhi's, "can you tell me about them?"

Haruhi stiffened for a bit, but continued to act casually. It wasn't like this had been the first time she had gotten close to her since the tour started over a half an hour ago. After the host club was dismissed, she had kept her promise to showing Juliana around. Unfortunately the vibes Haruhi was getting from the girl showed strong signs of attraction more than anything. So she had tried her best to rush the tour along, but the red head always seemed to have questions.

"Sure," Haruhi answered as she tried to act normal but pull away a bit. To her dissatisfaction it didn't work, Juliana was keeping a firm grip on her arm.

"The opening ceremony is…" Haruhi began before she was cut off by Juliana's phone ringing. Today was going to be longer than she thought.

"Where did Haruhi go?" Tamaki asked curiously as he looked around the music room. The guests were starting to leave and everyone was in sight except for the only girl member of the host club.

"Earlier today, the new girl in our class asked Haruhi to give her a tour of the school. And Haruhi told her after she was done here," Kaoru answered making Hikaru roll his eyes.

"Why did the girl want Haruhi to give her a tour? Does she know that Haruhi's a girl?" Tamaki asked curiously.

"Actually…" Kaoru began.

"It's obvious she has a crush on Haruhi," Hikaru spat.

"A-a crush?!" Tamaki asked as he began to panic. "What if this girl tried to K-kiss my beloved daughter?"

Hikaru's eyes widen in realization for he hadn't thought about that. That only caused Tamaki to have more thoughts and before he knew it, he was running out of the door to find Haruhi and this new student.

"I'm sorry about that," Juliana apologized as she hung up her phone and put it on silent. "My parents were a bit worried since I had not arrived home yet."

"It's okay," Haruhi reassured her. "Now about this entrance ceremony."

"Fujioka-kun, there's something I've wanted to ask you." Juliana cut in.

Haruhi tried her best not to show her surprise and impatience towards the girl, she really needed to leave soon, "What did you want to ask?" she asked her politely.

Tamaki had run around the most of the school before he found himself being drawn to the voices of two girls. One he didn't recognize, but the other one was surely Haruhi's. With Hikaru and Kaoru fresh on his tail, he stopped as he got to the corner where he could see the two girls.

"Why did you stop Milord?!" Hikaru whispered in an angered manner.

Juliana moved so close to Haruhi where they were inches apart. However Haruhi wasn't intimated so she felt no need to move back. Her first thoughts were that this girl was a fanatic of one of the guys in the host club and she was going to make things clear that she didn't want Haruhi around any of them because of her "improper" upbringing. That wouldn't have been the first time something like that had happened. So she was prepared, and was even more ready to defend herself when the time came. She wanted to get this over quick and just leave like she was planning on doing from the beginning.

Tamaki watched closely as the foreign student moved closer to Haruhi and they watched as Haruhi didn't move back. The blond's heart was pounding quickly in his chest as the scene unfolded in front of him. He could see the girl quietly saying something to Haruhi and the brown haired girl quickly turning red. Obviously the girl had said something to make her blush. He could see Haruhi saying something and bringing her hands up in front of her to object. The girl was around Haruhi's height so blocking her that way didn't stop what came next.

She leaned in, and kissed Haruhi on the lips. Tamaki froze, he could see Haruhi stiffen. The twins gasped from behind him, and the next thing Tamaki knew, the world went black.

End Chapter

Author Notes:

There we are, the end of chapter one. I swear it was one of the most difficult chapters to do. Getting a story started is kind of hard for me since I'm a serious slacker. But now that this is over, I shouldn't have any other problems until the end lol. But I have to warn those who don't like racy fanfictions. I wanted to pick it up in the last fiction but I was considerate of some who were shocked by the Twins/Haruhi scene in the classroom. I'm rating this mature because I'm going to have sex in this story. Okay with that said! See you all next chapter!