AN: Alright, so I've been working on this one for a while because I love Ouran High School Host Club and I've wanted to do this for a while. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas!

Disclaimer: I do not, unfortunately, own Ouran High School Host Club. :'(

The Girl

Haruhi's POV

It all started out as a regular old day in the Host Club. We were all at our tables entertaining ladies when a girl walks in, late. She looked different from the other girls. For one, her honey colored hair was in tight ringlets as it fell down her back. She also held herself differently from the other girls who used the Host Club.

Everyone's eyes turned to her as she entered the Third Music Room, her uniform dress swaying as she walked towards Kyoya. Kyoya looked up at her in his way and smiled. A real smile, not a smirk.

The girl beamed back at him and then glanced at me. I froze in shock. Kyoya nodded and started to clean up his stuff. He stood up and cleared his throat.

"Ladies, I am afraid we will be closing the Host Club for today. Please gather your belongings and leave in an orderly fashion. We will be pleased to see all of you lovely ladies tomorrow." Kyoya announced politely but firmly.

The girls grumbled but left quite quickly until the only people left were the Host Club boys and the girls. Once they were alone the boys made a beeline for her. I made my way over as they all started to speak at once.

"Kiko-Chan! When did you get back?" Hani-sempai asked excitedly.

"Kiko-san! We missed you!" The twins said in harmony, of course.

"Kiko-kun. How was your trip?" Tamaki said in his usual tone. Kyoya said nothing as he had already spoken to her. The girl looked at them and smiled, but ignored their questions. Instead, she turned to me and bowed slightly.

"Hello. I haven't introduced myself. I am Yamaguchi Tsukiko. Kiko, for short. Pleased to meet you, Miss Fujioka." She said sweetly with a small smile. I stared back at her in horror. How did she know I was a girl?

"H-How did you know I was a girl? And pleased to meet you also." I asked, bowing also. She laughed a light tinkling laugh.

"Thank you. And well, it's quite obvious that you are a girl. I can't believe you get away with posing as a boy. I have no plans to blow your secret though." She said, her face becoming troubled. "I wouldn't want to cause trouble for you or the Host Club."

I looked at her, then at the boys who were staring at our conversation with dumbstruck looks on their faces and Kyoya's cunning grin. I laughed suddenly.

"I wasn't worried about that. It doesn't matter to me one way or another. Who cares what other people think." I replied.

She smiled to me and nodded. She turned to Kyoya. "I like her. She's cooler than the other girls at this school. She reminds me of the girls back home. More spirited." She smiled at me as she finished.

"So, when did you get back, Kiko-kun? We have all missed you." Kyoya asked her while he had her attention.

"Eh? Oh I got back two days ago. Then I had to deal with all the paperwork enrolling back in Ouran. Oh I saw your dad Tamaki. He was weird as always. You can totally tell where he gets it." She said as she turned to me. Tamaki has fled to his corner, muttering about not being weird.

The other boys laughed and continued on with their questions. It turned out that Kiko-senpai had been studying abroad in America for a year and she had not had had any contact with any of the boys since she left. But she had come from France, I learned. She was nice, too.

As it got late she turned to go. Saying her goodbyes I saw that Mori-senpai had been watching her but had not said one word which was usual for him. But I thought he would at least say hello. But my confusion was short lived as she turned towards the door and began walking away.

"Tsukiko." Mori-senpai called out. "Welcome back."

Kiko-senpai turned her head around, her hair whipping as it followed. She gave him a small smile, not unlike the rare ones he gives. "Thanks, Takashi." She says quietly and then she was gone.

I was too busy watching her leave to see the small smile on Mori-senpai's face. But it was there.

AN: OK so please review what you think about. Have a Merry Christmas and I hope you get half of what you want cause we don't want to be greedy, now do we?