The Ouran High School Host Club Fanfiction by Lisa! :D

Chapter One: The Hitachiin Twins Past Friend!

A/N: So I have never done an OHSHC fanfic before. :D I would like some comments are reviews. I actually finished reading the manga as I wrote this, and I saw some of the ideas I had were already in the managa, so forgive those! (I already had 3 chapters written. Bisco-senpai and I must have similar ideas! :DDDD )

But anyways, yeah. It's HikaruxOC and I hope everyone enjoys it! =]

Haruhi-chan's Point of View!

I walked into the host club, ready for whatever chaotic theme awaited me.

And shockingly, there wasn't one. No theme. No costumes. No decorations.

And no talking.

Just Music Room #3.

Oh yeah, and Hikaru sulking in a corner.

Hunny-kun saw me and his eyes lit up. "Haru-chan!~" He immediately hugged me and then put on a super sad face which just made him look ages younger than he really is."Haru-cahn! Haru-chan, where have you been? Something's wrong with Hika-kun and no one can cheer him up!"

"Uh? Hikaru? What happened?" I asked, once again being left out of the loop.

Tamaki-senpai cleared his throat in order to explain. "Oh, Haruhi, it's both terrible and wonderful! Hikaru's long lost love is back to haunt him-"

Hikaru punched him in the face.

"I am NOT in love with anyone!" He yelled, then went back to his corner of the room to sulk.

Kaoru was sitting on one of the tables and sighed, "He's lost."

"I'm still not understading what happened."

Kyoya fixed his glasses and spoke in his usual cool demeanor. "This is what you missed today, Haruhi-chan."

*Flashback!* note: flashbacks are all 3rd person

Hikaru and Kaoru walk into the host club laughing and smiling, like usual.

"Hika-kun, Kao-kun! A newwww classmate for youuuu~ Haha! Are you happy? Maybe she'll visit us! Ohhhh, I hope she likes Usa~chan, oh oh oh~ and cake!" Hunny said in excitement.

"Hunny-senpai, do you know who our new classmate is?" Kaoru asked.

"Mm, no...but Kyo~kun does! :D He's talking to Tama~kun right now!"

"Kaoru...why do we care?" Hikaru asked his twin brother in a semi annoyed tone.

"Another pretty girl in our class? Hikaru, brother, I am shocked you're so willing to throw away a chance for a new toy!"

"Hmph, well I guess we should find out who she it. Especially if she's going to be a new costumer. We should welcome her since she is our new classmate." Both of the Hitachiin twins wore devilish grins. They knew they were going to beat Tamaki for the month in requests if they kept up their twincest facade.

"Oi! Kyoya-senpai! Who's the new girl?"

"She's American and Japanese, and quite the sudent it seems, except for math... She's going to inher-"

"Name, please."

"Hanaemori Arrington,-"

"What." Hikaru has frozen right up at the meer mention of this girl's name. Kaoru, always alert to his brother's emotions, looked concerned and squeezed Hikaru's hand.

"Hika~kun? What's wrong?" Hunny asked, totally innocent.

Hikaru went off like Tamaki often does, and sulked, in the same fashion as the Host Club's "King" still does daily.

*End Flashback!*

"And that is what occured."

"Why is he so upset about our new classmate, ah Hanamoni?"

"Hanaemore..." Hikaru sighed and continued sulking.

Now I was getting annoyed. "Kaoru-kun, would you please tell me what the big fuss is all about? She's just another student, right?"

Kaoru sighed. "Not at all. Back in middle school, she was our classmate..."

*Flashback!* (Kaoru narrarating)

As you know, we didn't really have too many friends before we joined the Host Club. But one day Hanaemori just transferred into our class. I remember it perfectly. She had just moved here from America, but her Japanese was impeccable.

And like always...Hikaru and I thought of her as a new toy.

But...we were wrong.

When she first walked into our class... and even then our whole class froze. She was a totally different breed of person than any of us were used to. She gave off a confidence, an independence, that we could never understand. And she had this look that could make people just shut up and stare. A living body made up of confidence and pride.

In a way, she was like us. Independent, and not caring about those around her at all, she made us feel strange. Territorial in a sense.

So we went to go talk to her.

The difference with her compared to all of the other girls was that she didn't care.

AND to make matters worse, she got our "Who's Hikaru?" game right on the first try and with a reason.

She pointed to Hikaru and said in a calm, unphased voice, "You're Hikaru..." and she pointed to me. "You're Kaoru." We asked her how she knew, being as childish as we were. And she just looked at us. "It's really quite are two different people. Though you may look the same, you're not." And she walked away from us and our childish behavior.

We really didn't know what to make of it. But it bugged us. So we talked to her every single day.

"Why do you two talk to me all the time?" She gave us that look that she gave the class on her first day and I froze. But Hikaru was unphased and spoke up for us. "Because even though you're different, you're like us." She raised an eyebrow in confusion. "It's really quite simple really," he continued. "Although you may look different than us, you're personality and way of thinking is quite similar to ours."

And she laughed. It wasn't a mocking laugh, but an amused and happy laugh. And once she finished, she mused,"I guess this makes us partners in crime. Hikaru-kun, Kaoru-kun, it is nice to finally meet you."

And we laughed. We were friends. My brother and I had another friend in the world. It was nice.

We all hung out, a trio. At first, people weren't sure what to think, but they became used to it. Time went by, months and months.

And then she told us she was going back to America in a month.

We weren't sure how to handle the loss, especially Hikaru. He took it much worse. He stopped talking to her completely from that day forth.

*End Flashback!*

"You see," Kaoru-kun started whispering. "Hikaru had a bit of a crush on her...Maybe even more than-"

"I don't love anyone," Hikaru-kun grumbled under his breath.

"He's just mad because he ended it so horribly with her. And he thinks she won't like him. Even though back then..." Kaoru stopped, trying to see if Hikaru would fall for the bait. Which he did.

"What? Brother, what have you been keeping from me?" Hikar shook his brother's shoulders.

"It was obvious she liked you. But it was even more obvious to say she loved you."

And Hikaru's hands dropped to his side.

"Don't lie to me brother." And Hikaru walked out of Music Room #3.

I looked over and I saw Tamaki-senpai with a look of extreme determination on his face.

"How beautiful is the curse that is love! The clasic tale of two star-crossed lovers being reunited at last, only to face more obstacles!" He pulled out a rose from his coat pocket. "It's time to help these two fall back in lo-"

"Tamaki! Don't you dare!" Kaoru said. "We have enough drama as it is! No more! It's for them to fix."

"Man...Poor Hikaru-kun." I said, feeling bad for the guy. He never could express emotion well enough, and so he acts like a child sometimes.

Kaoru sighed for what seemed like the upteenth time today. "It really is up to him. Let's just hope he doesn't mess up twice."

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (In the classroom)

"Class, this is Hanaemore Arrington. Some of you may remember her from the Ouran middle school. Please make sure to make her return comfortable and with open arms."

Hanaemori bowed courteously. "It is my pleasure to return and see you all again, and to meet the many new faces I haven't seen yet."

She looked familiar. Strangely so. But she was really pretty. Her hair was dark brown and layered multiple times. Through part of it, she had a royal purple streak blasting through it, and making her appear that much prettier.

She walked over and sat by me, and smiled. "Nice to meet you." Her eyes were a brilliant jade green and she was slim and tall.

"Oh, yes, I'm-"

"Who would like to be Hanaemori's guide for today?" The teacher said.

Immediately, just about all of the hands in the classroom went up, including Kaoru's. Hikaru kept his hands to his side.

"Haruhi! Would you like to be her guide?" I really couldn't say no, so I nodded. I turned back to Hanaemori-chan. "I'm Haruhi. It's a pleasure to meet you Hanaemori-chan." I gave her a bright smile. And she just looked at me. Like she suspected I was not a boy. Oh jeez...

After class, she waited for me. "Haruhi, can I ask you something?"

"Uh, sure!"

"You do know you're a girl,right?" I gulped and tried laughing it off. "And that you're not really a good liar."

Just then Kaoru came over.

"Hanaechan! You never even waved to me!" He put his arm around her.

"Kaoru-kun! Long time no see! I was kinda busy back there with all the people and all."

"Me, you're forgiven, but never ignore me ever again. Kay?" And they hugged. But Hikaru stood several yards away, and he was looking in the opposite direction. Hanaemori-chan looked at him, and had a sad look in her eyes.

"Forget about my rude brother. We have to introduce you to some very important people." Kaoru winked at Hanaemori and she laughed. "I have a feeling I should be worried." She said anxiously.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Kaoru and I walked her to the Host Club and Hikaru went off somewhere. The jerk.

As soon as we walked in, everyone greeted her kindly.

"Hanaemori-chan! I'm Hunny! And this is my Usa-chan! :D" Hunny excitedly skipped up to her.

"Very nice to meet the both of you!"

"Do you like cake? We have a tonnnn here! :D"

"Yes I do! I love cake! And you and Usa-chan are adorable." Hunny went off smiling a wide smile and skipped around the room. He was singing, he was so happy.

"I am Tamaki! The Host Club'c president! It is my pleasure to meet such a beautiful princess." Our "King" held out a rose.

"Well, Mr. President. You are kinda really annoying. But erm. Nice to meet you." Kaoru and I struggled not to laugh as Tamaki's princely demeanor was shattered.

Kyoya introduced himself next. "I am Kyoya. Vice President of the Ouran High School Host Club. It is my honor to meet the heiress of the Arrington estate. I am sure we will do business one day."

Leave it to Kyoya to talk about work at a time like this.

"This~ is my cousin Mori!" Hunny said. "He doesn't talk much." Mori shook Hanaemori's hand and she smiled.

"We're one member short." Kyoya said.

"Hikaru. How rude. And he calls himself a host." Tamaki ranted.

Just then, Hikaru entered the room slowly and without a word. He never paid any attention to Hanaemori's presence and he walked on and sat down in a chair.

Kaoru glared at him, knowing how rude it was, especially to an old friend.

"Ignore him, if he acts like a child, he deserves to be punished like a child." Tamaki said. It was shockingly good advice. So I tried to get everyone on topic.

"Hanaemori-chan, do you still remember anyone you went to middle school with here?"

"Well, of course there's Kaoru-kun and Hikaru..."She paused a moment. "Several others. Nekozawa was in my class as well as several others. A lot of new faces are here."

Everyone started talking. And socializing. And Kaoru made some jokes about Hanaemori-chan and she made some about him.

But the tension was there. It was tangible. And Hanaemori-chan stole glances at Hikaru-kun. And I thought I saw Hikaru look this way a few times.

And then she stood up and walked toward him. She was the kind of person that could at least forgive and forget. Hikaru wasn't though.

"How have you been Hikaru-kun? It's been a while."

Hikaru didnt't even look at her. But he answered. "Yup. So now that you're back, why don't you go back to America and just leave again?"

She looked like she expected it, but I could see the pang of grief cross over her face.

"I guess I deserve that. I'm sorry you feel that way Hikaru. I guess I'll see you around." And with that said and done, the girl left Music Room #3 with teary eyes and a look of sadness plastered onto her face.

A roaring SMACK sound came from where Hikaru was. Tamaki had slapped him across the face. Hikaru didn't move an inch.

"You made a beautiful girl cry. For some childish reason, you can not only not forgive her, but you insulted her. That is not how a host behaves. As King, I demand you apologize to her immediately!"

Hikaru just sat there, staring back at Tamaki with an unrelenting gaze. "She'll just leave again anyway. It doesn't even matter." He stood up and pushed past Tamaki-senpai and left the room. Kaoru immediately followed.

Kaoru POV

"Hikaru! Hiiikarruuuu!" I ran after my brother, hoping he might listen to reason.

"What, Kaoru." He was determined to block out the whole chaos of Hanaemori coming back. He stopped walking and looked at me with a neutral expression.

I tried getting my breath. "That...That wasn't fair Hikaru. She never even had a chance to explain."

"Kaoru, don't tell me you're taking her side."

"What side! And if there were sides, I would take hers!" I shook him. "Brother, you made an innocent girl cry today. She has done nothing wrong."

"To you. To me, she just abandoned us. Just like our maid. Remember that, Kaoru?"

"Hikaru..."

"Enough. I'm going to go think."

-*next day* Haruhi POV-

I sat down for class and Kaoru came up to me in a depressed mood.

"He's upset. And stubborn."

"Mm, Kaoru-kun, you don't look too good yourself."

"I stayed up all night researching her family. I'm trying to figure out why she left."

"Did you find anything out?"

"Yeah, and it really makes this whole thing even worse. Now I'm even more upset that Hikaru is so stubborn."

"Good morning Kaoru-kun and Haruhi-kun." Hanaemori-chan sat down next to me, pretending as if nothing occured yesterday. But no matter how hard she tried, I could tell she was still upset. Her eyes were slightly puffy, which probably meant she cried.

"Hanae-chan, let me apologize for my brother's rude behavior yesterday." Kaoru bowed gracefully, still trying to be a gentleman.

"No need for apology, Kaoru-kun."

"Excuse me Hanaemori-chan, but we both know my brother was in the wrong."

"Kaoru's right, Hanaemori-chan. Hikaru shouldn't have done that," I said, speaking defensively.

"Thank you, both of you. However, due to the new tension presented, I won't be visiting the Host Club for a while."

"Hanae-chan, you shouldn't-"

"I don't want to be in the way of your business."

-*later on in The Host Club*-

"Wah! No Hanae-chan?" Hunny said with sad teary eyes. "Bu-but, I wanted to eat cake with her!"

Hikaru said nothing...And I could see Kaoru was getting more upset.

"It's such a shame. Her appearance here would have been great for business."

"Will you stop talking about her? She's just going to disappear, so she's not even worth all this talk. She's no-"

"Hikaru!" Kaoru stood up. "I can't stand how badly you're misbehaving! She isn't no one; she is our friend, and you're treating her like dirt! She left because she had too!"

Everyone was still and watched as the twins started to truly fight.

"There's no excuse! She left! What kind of reason could she have had!" Hikaru debated back at him.

"It...it isn't my place to tell you, but in order to make you behave, to act like a normal person, come with me. At this point, I really don't think she would care. Do you remember her parents at all Hikaru?"

"Yeah? They were kind of restrictive, so what?"

"Let me finish. Do you also remember the week she told us she was moving? Remember how she was gone for a few days?"

"Kaoru, if this isn't going any-"

"They died, Hikaru." Everyone stayed even quieter now.

Hikaru put his head down out of shame.

"I'm a selfish idiot."

-Hikaru POV-

I really cannot believe I said what I did to her. I cannot believe that I was such an idiot.

-Kaoru POV-

"Kaoru-kun, did they really-"

"Yeah. And we never knew. She never said a word. It's just the kind of person she is. To make sure we never worried."

"Poor Hanae-chan..." Hunny said. We all frowned.

-Hikaru POV-

Where is she? I checked all the classrooms. And I remembered she always really liked flower gardens.

-Hanae-chan POV-

I walked outside, hoping I could find some quiet place to think. I just wanted to go and hide, just like always.

Did he really hate me that much?

I stopped and looked around, and quickly realized I was in the maze flower garden.

But how do I get out?

-*host club* Haruhi POV-

"You know, Hikaru's been gone for quite a long time now." I said.

"I wonder if he found Hanae-chan..." Hunny said. Tamaki had a very somber look and Kyoya was typing rather quickly, even for himself. Kaoru just stood by the window and looked outside.

-Hikaru-

"Gah!" Where could this girl be? I walked into the maze garden, really hoping that she did not go in and instead went to the regular flower gardens.

"Hanae-chan!" I yelled, hoping she would hear me.

-Hanaemori-

I heard someone calling my name. And it sounded a lot like Hikaru?

"Hello?" I called back.

"Hanae-chan! Where are you?"

"Hikaru!"

-Hikaru-

"Yeah! Where ARE you?"

"Um...Somewhere in the maze!...I'm kinda lost."

Of course she is. Her sense of direction is horrible.

"Is there anything that... is different where you are? Something completely different from the rest of the garden?"

"I'm by a gazebo thingy!"

"I'll be there in a minute! So don't move!"

-Hanaemori-

I could not believe that Hikaru was actually looking for me. But I knew it wasn't Kaoru. Is this some kind of trick? Is it some ploy to get me to leave?

"Hikaru?" I said quite loudly, not realizing it. He was still on his way, and I was hoping he didn't hear me.

"Yeah?" Crud. He heard me. I might as well ask.

"Why are you looking for me?"

-Hikaru-

I really didn't have an answer for her question. I really wasn't sure what to say. So I stopped thinking and said what first came to mind.

"Because even though you're different, you're the same as us. You've made friends here. And I was, as usual, being an idiot." As I turned a corner, I saw her standing, facing the opposite direction. I quietly walked up behind her. "You're our third musketeer." And she turned around and I smiled at her. "And I'm really sorry."

She just stood there, looking at me for a minute. And she smiled the familiar smile I haven't seen for a few years. "You're forgiven."

"I'm not done. I want to... well I want to be a little more serious and truthful here." I looked at her seriously, and she seemed confused. I frowned a little. "I...well I found out why you left...and I never had a chance to tell you how sorry I am. I never tried to keep in touch with you. I didn't even say goodbye. And I was a selfish idiot. I'm sorry for everything-"

"Hikaru." She totally interrupted me during my awesome non-selfish speech! :O

But then she smiled. "You're still forgiven."

I hugged her, happy to have everything back to normal. And she hugged me back after a minute.

"Friends?" I asked her.
"Friends," she said.

And I smiled.

-*Chapter End!*...kinda.-