Chapter 1

Hikaru and Kaoru

My name is Hikaru Hitachiin. I've always felt empty inside, like I've been missing a part of me, since I can remember. I live with my father in our mansion, and go to a school called Ouran Institute, where I'm part of a host club.

The host club consists of six members. 'The King' and the person who started the club is Tamaki Suoh, a dirty blonde haired Japanese-French guy. The vice president of our club is a black haired, glasses wearing, cool and calculating Kyoya Ohtori. There the second years.

Takashi Morinozuka, who we just call Mori, is the national kendo champion and belongs to the family who used to serve the Haninozuka's, he is a quiet guy, but he towers above us all. Mitsukuni Haninozuka, also known as Hunny, is part of that family Mori's used to serve. He acts and looks like a five year old who carries around a bunny (Bun-Bun/Usa-chan) and loves to eat cake. There the third years.

Haruhi Fujioka is the scholarship student at our school, and she poses as a boy to work for the host club after she broke a vase to pay off her debt. She is known as the 'Natural', and attracts people with her brunette hair and huge eyes. I'm the last member, known as the wild and devious type. I have my reddish hair parted to the left and I'm pretty tall. We are the first years.

But, I feel like I'm missing something very important in my life. Dad and I live alone in our mansion with the maids and servants. I'm an only child and my mom disappeared years ago, dad hasn't seen her since. It's kind of lonely, but not boring. All of us host club members (With Haruhi as the exception) are filthy rich and have amazing bloodlines.

Walking down the halls of Ouran, I turned into the third empty music room to enter the world of the host club. Looks like today Tamaki had a prince theme planned. Chuckling, I crossed the room to the group of people sitting around a table.

"Hey everyone!" I called, smiling at them.

"Hi Hika-chan!" Hunny cried, running over to me with Bun-Bun in his hands and Mori right behind him. "Are you ready for customers today?"

"Of course I am! Bring it on!" I replied, throwing my hands up in the air.

"Hello Hikaru. Here's your list of customers." A piece of paper was presented to me as Kyoya walked by with a clipboard, not even looking up from his reading.

"Thanks!" I looked at the long list with a self satisfied grin. "Easy!"

"Never regard women as 'easy' Hikaru! That is not a very gentlemanly thing to do!" A blonde haired guy swept regally into the room. "Your should follow my lead! And treat each princess like the delicate flower they are!"

I laughed outright at Milord's idiocy. "That's such crap!" Tamaki turned to me to yell something more, but then changed his mind, running over to Haruhi, who had just walked in, to hug her.

"Daughter! Welcome back to Dad!" He cried, hugging her struggling body to his.

"Let me go!" Haruhi cried out, bringing her foot up and stomping it down on his. "Now!" With a cry of pain he let go, and she made her escape. Tamaki sat dejected in the corner with his knees to his chest, looking up pitifully to Kyoya.

"Mom, Haruhi is being a very bad girl." He whimpered, tugging on Kyoya's pant leg. "Punish her for dad!"

"I'll leave the punishing to you 'dad'." Kyoya responded. I laughed, watching my friends be their crazy selves, ignoring that hollow feeling in my heart like normal.

" Shoot! I'll be right back guys, forgot something in my classroom." I said, running out of the room towards my classroom.

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In town a little ways from Ouran Institute sat a nice, quaint two story house in a normal neighborhood. The houses belonged to the 'Commoners' or the people who weren't as rich as some. Inside that quaint little house a happy young man named Kaoru Hitachiin stood in the hallway of his house.

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"Mom, I'm going out for a little while!" I called, putting my shoes on and grabbing my coat. Looking in the mirror I smiled at my reflection. I had reddish colored hair parted to the right and amber colored eyes, a bright grin on my face. Sure, I was missing something in my life, but I ignored it for now.

"Where are you headed sweetie?" Mom entered the hallway, pushing her hair out of her eyes. It was easy to see where I got my looks.

"I have a meeting with the principal or chairman or whatever of Ouran High Institute. I'm trying to get into the school."

"Well, good luck honey. I'll have dinner ready when you get back." She walked over and kissed the top of my head, smiling and waving as I ran out of the house. Pulling out my keys to my Ford F150 Truck I unlocked the doors and slid into the driver's seat. Starting it up I pulled out of our driveway and started on my way to Ouran.

Mom and I live alone in our house. I'm an only child with no dad, because when I was little mom left him for a better life with me. I don't hate not having a dad, nor do I resent mom for leaving him. I honestly respected her choices.

Pulling up to the school, I marveled at how huge the building was. It was easily a hundred time bigger, and fancier, then my house, not that I'm complaining. I parked and walked in the school entrance, drawing stares from the uniformed students. Whispering followed me through the halls as I made my way down the hall to the chairman's office.

"Hello Hikaru!" A girl called out, waving at me and blushing. I cocked my head to the side in confusion as she scurried away giggling.

"Yo Hikaru! My man!" I felt a slap on my back as a guy passed me, grinning wildly at me. "You going to the game tonight in your private jet?"

"Um, you have the wrong person." I said pleasantly, continuing down the hall in utter puzzlement.

Well, I guess I got turned around, because now I was in the music hall way, and voices could be heard from the door to the third room. Walking up I knocked softly, thinking that if I asked one of the people in here, they could give me directions. The door opened to reveal a blonde guy with blue eyes looking at me in surprise.

"Um, hello-!" I began, but he cut in.

"Hikaru? Why didn't you just come in like normal? Come on!" He grabbed my arm and yanked me in. "Good! Everyone, Hikaru is back, so now we can get back in position!"

Four people came over, a brunette haired boy, a very short blonde, a tall and quiet boy, and a boy with glasses. They were all very handsome, with the exception of the brunette, and they were all smiling at me like they knew me.

"Come on Hika-chan! Let's get ready!" A little blonde boy grabbed my shirt sleeve and tugged me over to the side.

"Wait a second! You've got the wrong person!" I cried out, trying to yank my arm from the kid.

"Nonsense! Let us get ready!" The taller blonde grabbed my arms and pulled me towards the group as I tried to back out the door. Knocking his hands away, I turned to flee the room when I was pulled into the air and found myself over the shoulder of the tall, quiet boy.

"Let me go!" I shouted, pounding on the back of the boy in desperation. "Let me go!" The boy set me down in a chair and the group surrounded me with worry on their faces.

"Hikaru, what's wrong?" the taller blonde asked, looking at me with worry and confusion written on his face. "What's the problem?

"My name isn't Hikaru! It's Kaoru Hitachiin!" I yelled. Who the heck were these crazy people and why did they keep calling me Hikaru?! They began to laugh, the taller blonde wiping his eyes after the laughing spell, still chuckling.

"That's a good one Hikaru. Nice try though." The boy with glasses said. "We're not going to fall for one of your tricks again."

"I'm not joking! My name is Kaoru! I live in the village with my mom!" I raged. "I'm here to meet with the chairman so I can become a student here! All I wanted was directions to his office, not to be dragged into this freak show!" I put my head in my hands for a moment, then looked up when I heard laughing again. "I'm serious!"

"He isn't Hikaru." The brunette suddenly said. Everyone looked at him with startled expressions. "His hair part is opposite Hikaru's. His personality is different, even if only slightly. He's telling the truth."

Everyone looked at me again, looking me over like I was a horse they were considering buying. They looked shocked, staring at me, occasionally touching my hair or my shoulder to reassure themselves I was real.

"Can I just get directions to the chairman's office now?" I asked tiredly, rubbing my eyes. I felt like I had just run a marathon and hadn't had any sleep in forever. They shook their heads, much to my displeasure. "Why not?"

"What did you say your name was?" The boy with glasses asked, studying me.

"Kaoru Hitachiin." I replied, standing up. "If you'll excuse me, I have a meeting to go too." I tried to push my way through the boys, and found myself sitting in the chair again.

So, Kaoru Hitachiin. Are you an only child?" The boy with glasses asked.

"Yes." The group huddled up and began to whisper. I caught a few things they said, bits and pieces of their conversation.

"Kaoru sure looks like Hika-chan!" The little blonde said, clutching his stuffed animal bunny to his chest.

"They have the same last name too. That can't be a coincidence." The brunette answered back.

"I'm going to run a background check of both Hikaru and Kaoru. This should be interesting." The boy with glasses said. "In the mean time, we should probably let him go talk to the chairman. Tamaki." He looked at the taller blonde. "You go with him."

"Okay!" They all finally turned to me. The tall blonde smiled at me, and stuck his thumb proudly to his chest. "My name's Tamaki Suoh, and I'll take you to the chairman's office!"

"Alright. Thank you." I stood.

"Kao-chan! My name's Mitsukuni Haninozuka! But people mostly call me Hunny-Sempai!" The little blonde was tugging on my shirt hem and smiling up at me.

"Nice to meet you Hunny-Sempai." I said, smiling back. 'How old is this kid?'

"And that guy there is Takashi Morinozuka! You can call him Mori-Sempai!" Hunny continued, pointing at the tall and quiet guy. "We're third years!" I gaped at them, unable to understand how a kid that small could be in the same grade as a giant like that.

"That's Haruhi Fujioka!" The brunette waved. Did she look feminine or is it just me? "And that's Kyoya Ohtori!" The boy in glasses nodded to me.

"Nice to meet you all." I backed up towards the door. "I should really get going though!"

"Alrighty then! Let us be off!" Tamaki grinned and went through the still open door, with me tailing behind him.

"Life at Ouran is about to get even more interesting, don't you think Takashi?" Hunny said, smiling and looking up at his tall shadow. Mori nodded, pushing his hands in his pockets.

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"I just said hi to Hikaru in the hall! And he was so cute, like always!" A class 1-A girl had just walked in, talking to her friends in excited, but hushed, whispers. I looked up from my desk at the sound of my name, turning and frowning. She never said hi to me today, what was that all about?

"Well, I just got blew off by him." A guy grumbled, passing the girls. "He's so stuck up some times. Stupid Host Club."

I stood from where I was kneeling at my desk. "What do you two mean? You never said hi to me! And I never blew you off!" I crossed my arms, staring pointedly at them. "What's going on."

"You don't remember Hikaru?" The girl asked. "I said hi and you cocked your head to the side!"

"And I slapped you on the back, and asked you if you were going to the game in your private jet tonight. You just told me I had the wrong person and sauntered off!" The boy said.

"I don't remember that. Something's going on." I walked out of the room, ignoring the girl who was asking me if I felt alright.

"Hey, Hikaru! Weren't you just with Suoh now?" A group of boys asked me. I just looked at them a moment, before continuing to walk. Something crazy was going on, and I was bound and determined to figure out what it was.

I continued to walk, asking a few people where they had last seen "Me" going with Tamaki. Using this to my advantage, I soon found myself in front of the chairman's office.

"Hikaru! There you are!" Tamaki burst out of the room, grabbing my arm. "I have a surprise for you!" He sounded as happy and idiotic as usual.

"A surprise-?" I began to ask, but was cut off by Milord's hand over my mouth.

"I'm not telling you! You have to see with your own eyes to believe it!" Tamaki covered my eyes and pulled me into the office. "Ready for the surprise?"

I nodded, and Tamaki's hands retreated. My jaw practically hit the ground, my eyes popping out of my head. There in front of my stood a boy doing exactly what I was doing. It was like looking in a mirror!

"W-who are you?" I asked, taking a step back.