My fingers dug into the smooth, black leather interior of the Benz. I gritted my teeth and squeezed my eyes closed. I've always been that sort of person that, when stressed or anxious, I count in my head. I had started counting as soon

as Tanaka-san had started up the engine and driven off. I had already long past the two hundred mark and wasn't planning on stopping anytime soon. I felt the purr of the engine stop and I let my eyes flicker open. There it was, right

outside the black tinted windows; Ouran Academy. My hand reached down to grab my satchel bag when the door was opened and sunlight flooded in, eliminating the darkness within the backseat. For a minute I just sat there, gripping

the strap of my bag. I heard a slight chuckle and Tanaka bent down next to my face, his faded green eyes staring into mine. "Do you know what you are my lady?" He questioned me. I shook my head, confused by his question, well I

knew I was a girl... was that what he meant? "Your a little brave Viking." My eyes flickered to meet his in surprise. "A Viking?" He smiled and nodded, "Yes, your brave, strong and independent. Now would someone like that be afraid of a

first day at high school?" Ah, so that's where he was going with this. I sighed in defeat, "No, they wouldn't be." He grinned at me and held out his glove-clad hand, "Shall we?" I giggled, "We shall!" I stepped out of the car and onto the

sidewalk, in front of the school. I took a deep breath, "Well it's now or never..." And with that I gave Tanaka a wave and started towards the school.

I got a few looks as I made my way through the main entrance, well I guess not being in uniform does scream out 'new student'. The hallways were silent, the only noise coming from the occasional student filled classroom I passed.

"Gosh, this schools huge", I murmured to myself as I sat down at one of the benches in the courtyard. I went through my bag searching for the map Tanaka had given me this morning, "Be careful, the layout is terribly confusing" he had

told me, if only I had actually taken him seriously at the time. I guess it does sound rather silly, getting lost in your own school. "Score!" I cried, pulling out the crumpled map of Ouran Academy. I flattened it out on my lap and studied it,

"Hmmn. Lets see, chairman's office, chairman's office, and chairman's office!" I grinned, proud of myself and folded up the map, grabbing my bag and heading towards the East Wing. It was dead silent in here as well, not exactly the

most comforting welcome. "Upstairs and fourth door to the left", i mumbled as I walked up the huge staircase. I couldn't help but glance out the ceiling-to-floor windows once I got to the top. I was a fabulous view across this part of

Tokyo. You couldn't deny that. I kept walking and came to a stop outside a large, wooden door with the words engraved on a gold plate over it Chairman Suoh's Office. I took a breath and tapped on the door three times. I had faintly

heard a distressed person talking quickly from somewhere behind the door but as soon as I knocked everything was silent. The door flung open as I was about to knock again and I tall, thin flustered woman stared down at me with

stressed eyes. "Ahem, ah yes how may I help you?" She stumbled over her words and blew a strand of hair out of her face. "Um, I'm." I started before she interrupted me, "Wait! You're that girl, the new first year! Right?" I just nodded

and she breathed a huge sigh of relief and grabbed my arm, "This way!" I just stared wide-eyed as she dragged me into the office. "Yuzuru~! She's here!" She yelled out and got a muffled reply from a crack in the door on the other side

of the reception. She pushed me through the doors and mumbled a 'good luck' into my ear before rushing back to her desk to answer the ringing phone.

I cautiously took a step into the room. Sitting behind a long, oak desk was an older man, Chairman Yuzuru Suoh. He glanced up at my entrance and gave me a warm smile, he gestured for me to take a seat and finished whatever

paperwork he had in front of him. "You we have been looking for", he chuckled and placed the papers into a filing cabinet near the window. "Sorry, I was kind of lost" I laughed nervously. He sat back down and held out his hand, "Its a

pleasure to meet you Miss Takahashi, welcome to Ouran Academy!" He smiled and I shook his hand, it was strangely welcoming, I actually felt I guess safe with him. Was it because he's the chairman? "Pleasure to be here." I replied

with a grin. He glanced down and took in my casual dress with a raised eyebrow. Oh crap. "Um yes, about the uniform honestly I couldn't stand that yellow dress! Actually I came up with my own design... if that's ok?" I handed him a

piece of paper with my uniform design. It consisted of the same blazer as the boys wear an optional tie and white blouse and a short black skirt and long white socks. I watched him carefully as he looked at it then he smiled and met my

eyes, "I love it." I stared at him, shocked, "Really? Oh uh well then I have that uniform already in my bag, I wasn't sure whether I could wear it or not at the time you see" I shrugged my shoulders slightly. He chuckled and waved me

towards the door, "Well you go change, and you know your class schedule. Your a bit too late but you can head to your next class after the break in forty minutes". Before closing the door behind me I turned and grinned, "Thanks a

heap! Bye!" I almost skipped down the hall and into the girls' lavatory. "Whoa", I gasped as I stepped inside; the place was huge! I changed into my uniform and checked myself in front of the long mirror. I sighed and brushed a strand

of hair out of my eyes, "Bring it on Ouran".