Author's Note/ Pointless rantings:
Author's Note/ Pointless ranting:
ELLO!! How are you all (assuming there's anyone actually reading this)? I'm nifty! Anyway, I'm kinda new at this whole "fanfiction" thing (I only have one other real story), so please don't hate me if this is bad!
So, yeah, this is my first Ouran fic! HUZZAH! And also, I'm an ignorant American who doesn't know isn't incredibly familiar with the Japanese culture (sorry). So if I get something wrong, PLEASE DON'T HATE ME!
Thirdly, I don't own Ouran! It's sad, but very true!! If I did own Ouran… yeah, I guarantee none of you would like it GO ME AND MY UN-ORIGINAL SELF! So, now that I'm all done with my rant, I'm gonna start the actually story! YAAAY!!
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Chapter One: Gale!
Flashback: One day earlier:
Gale Wilson braced herself as she was scooped into a huge hug. Normally, the sixteen year old girl probably would have fought off her "attacker". However, ten hours in a plane plus five hours in a car tended to make a person a little groggy.
"How is my baby sister? DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SINCE I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU?!" Gale's "attacker" screamed into her left ear.
"Ryan, I'm fine. Now, could you please release me? I'm really tired."
Ryan smiled and released the younger girl. "So, what do you thin of Japan, Gale?" The twenty five year asked enthusiastically. Gale sighed.
"Well, I've only been here for five hours, all of which I spent I the back of a taxi." Gale answered before heading towards Ryan's apartment building. The hyper boy grabbed the rest of his sister's luggage and followed.
"Sorry, I forgot! I'm just so happy that you and I can finally talk. After all it's been three years since I left the states and… you know. I felt bad for leaving you. BUT NOW YOU'RE HERE! And all because you got accepted for a scholarship at…"
Gale sighed "Ouran."
"Right! O- WHAT?! That school is HUGE! And rich… you didn't tell me you were going there! You'll be eaten alive by those rich, pompous bastards!"
Gale smiled. "Will you relax, it's just a school. I'm sure that I can take anything it throws at me!"
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'What the hell was I thinking?!' Gale thought nervously as she passed the huge iron front gates. In front of her stood what was possibly the most beautiful piece of architecture she had ever seen. The building had several tall towers as well as a huge clock. And all around the building was immaculate landscape with several exotic plants and even a fountain!
Actually, the building wasn't the only thing that was beautiful. Looking around, Gale saw that the entire student body also seemed to look immaculate. All of them were wearing perfectly matching uniforms that were perfectly ironed and had perfectly matching accessories (It's almost sickening!).
And then there was Gale. The poor girl was standing there in a black pleated skirt with a plain white colored shirt and a black dog color. Her hair was colored green and her skin was also extremely pale. However, Gale's weirdest perk were her eyes: Bright red eyes. The weirdest thing of all was that no one at all even seemed to notice the poor girl. Weird.
Gale walked cautiously through a crowd of students. 'Is it weird that I miss the snide comments and dirty looks from preppy people?'
"Yes. Of course it is, you psycho!"
"Excuse me?"
Gale turned around to see a young boy, about her age with brown hair and huge brown eyes, looking slightly offended. "Oh no, no, no, no… I-I-I'm s-sorry. I, um… didn't think anyone w-w-was l-listening. I w-was j-j-just, um, t-talking to… myself." Gale spat out nervously.
The boy smiled. "Well, in that case, I guess you are kind of a psycho."
"Huh, yeah, guess so!"
"I'm guessing you're new here. My name is Haruhi Fujioka." The 'boy' said, extending his hand.
Gale took the "boy's" hand gently. "Hi, I-I-I'm G-Gale Wilson."
Haruhi studied the girl for a second. "You seem to stutter a lot. Do you have a speech impediment of some sort?"
"Um, n-n-no I j-j-j-just, um… I-I'm a b-b-bit shy." Gale said meekly. 'Damn, he's extremely straight forward, isn't he?'
"Don't worry, everyone here is… nice." Haruhi lied (not very well, I might add!). The Ouran 'boy' looked down at the paper in Gale's hand. "May I see your class schedule?"
"Oh, sure!"
Haruhi looked over the schedule carefully before handing it back to the girl and smiling. "Well, it seems that you and I are in the same class! So, I guess I'll catch up with you there." The 'boy' said before beginning to walk away.
"Wait!" Gale called nervously. "I-I-I… n-need help f-finding t-t-the class room."
Haruhi smiled. "Yeah, this place is huge. Don't worry, you seem smart, you'll get the hang of it soon."
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The two Ouran students walked side by side down the hall ways of this busy school. As the walked, Haruhi pointed out various important areas in the school (club rooms, cafeterias, ect… all that fun stuff.). Gale tried to take careful note of the various areas in the school, but without writing everything down, she was doomed to forget. So, the shy Goth decided to try chatting with her new classmate.
"So, Haruhi, a-are the u-u-uniforms r-r-required." Gale asked, still a bit nervous.
Haruhisighed. "Not really. After all, you'de probably have to be insane to be able to afford them! Pft, rich bastards. No offense."
"None taken. As you can probably tell from my outfit, I'm not what you would call high society." Gale muttered. 'So how the hell are you affording a uniform? From the way you talk, you're obviously not rich. And- GREAT I'm talking to myself again!'
"Hey, you didn't stutter!" Haruhi pointed out happily.
Gale shrugged. "I guess I'm not nervous around you!" (Nooooo, the lazy author just doesn't feel like adding in extra letters!)
Haruhi smiled as she opened the classroom door. "There's no need to be nervous around anyone here. Trust me, everyone here's really-
"HARUHI!!"
Gale stepped back as Haruhi was tackled by two identical boys. The shy Goth tried desperately to stifle her giggle as the two boys clung desperately to either side of Haruhi.
"Ugh, guys, get off of me!"
After a few more minutes of hugging, the two boys released flustered brunette. "Haruhi, we were so worried! Why are you late?" One of the boys asked the concern in his voice evident.
Haruhi sighed. "I'm technically not late, since class hasn't even started yet! And, I'm 'late' because I had to show Gale around."
The twins both turned around and noticed the new girl standing behind them. The two smiled mischievously before hugging the girl simultaneously.
"AWWWW SHE'S SOOOOO CUTE!"
"CAN WE KEEP HER! CAN WE, CAN WE?!"
Gale blushed slightly and looked over to Haruhi for help. "Guys, leave her alone… she's a little shy." The 'boy' ordered. "Sorry about that Gale. These two are Kaoru and Hikaru Hitachiin. They're a bit annoying, but harmless."
"U-u-um, n-n-nice to m-meet y-y-you." Gale said to the floor (Curse you poor eye contact).
"HI!" The two said in perfect harmony.
"Alright class, please take your seats. Hikaru and Kaoru, that means you!" A young woman ordered as she entered the room.
"YES MA'AM!"
The women sighed at the twin's response before turning to the class. "Alright everyone, before you all zone out again, I'd like to tell you that today we have a new student. Her name is Gale Wilson, and she is a scholarship student from the United States. Please be pleasant and help her any way you can."
The class all silenced as they turned to see the new girl. Right away, Gale could tell they were shocked by her appearance. However, after a few minutes everyone turned back to lesson on the board and proceeded to zone out.
Gale listened intently to the teacher for a few minutes to make sure that she was up to date on everything. After taking a few notes, Gale was hit in the head by a piece of paper.
She was about get offended, until she noticed that it was only a note. It read:
Dear Gale,
Hello, and welcome to Ouran! My name is Kaoru. I'm sorry if my brother and I came off a little strong, that's just the way we are! If we had known you were so shy, we probably would have been easier on you! So, if you don't totally hate us, you should stop by the 3rd music room after school. Hope to see you there!
Kaoru
Gale read the note over a few more times before tucking it into her binder. 'Are they actually being nice to me? No, I'm sure they're probably making fun of me. (Paranoid much?)
After class, Gale saw Haruhi and the twins standing by the door. The girl looked at them, confused. "U-u-um, w-what a-a-are you guys d-d-doing?"
"Duh, we're waiting for you." One of twins (Gale guessed Hikaru) said impatiently.
"Hikaru! You can just ignore him; he can be a bit rude sometimes. Anyway, you were telling me before about how you had no clue were you were going, so we decided to show you to your next class!" Haruhi said, smiling at the confused girl.
"Oh… O-o-okay."
The four teens walked together down the hallway. As they were walking, Gale noticed one of the twins began falling began falling behind (She thought it was Kaoru). She wanted to talk to him about the note, so she decided to lag behind as well (scary how the other two don't even seem to notice! Truly, truly oblivious…)
"Um… hi."
The twin looked over at the girl and smiled. "Hello Gale, did you get my note?"
"U-u-um, yes b-but… H-how do I know y-your not just m-m-making fun o-of me?"
"My, aren't we pessimistic? Trust me, I'm not that sinister." The boy said, his smile fading slightly.
"S-s-sorry, it's just… I'm not r-really used to people r-r-really t-talking t-to me. Well, unless they're m-m-making f-fun of me." Gale said, not looking up.
Kaoru's smile returned. "Well, none of us are really like that! I just… thought you seemed different seemed interesting and wanted to get to know you better."
"Oh, um… Thanks."
"Actually, the note was Hikaru's idea! So, we'll see you there?"
Gale hesitated. After all, she didn't really know them. "Um, okay. I-I'll be there."
'God, I must secretly hate myself.'
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Yeah, I know this is bad… PLEASE DON'T HATE ME!! I promise next chapter will pick up a bit! So, yeah… Hello! I feel so weird talking to myself… SO LET"S BRING SOMEONE UP HERE!
Hikaru: What the hell, where am I?!
Pink: You're in the author's not, YAY!
Hikaru: How do I get out?!
Pink: You don't! You shall rot in here for the rest of you days! –Laughs evilly-
Hikaru: O… kay. Um, Pinkie's power tripping right no and doesn't think I see the exit sign over there. So, um review… bye. –leaves-
Pink: No, wait, COME BAAAACK! I feel so alone now…