Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran Host Club nor it character. All original characters are of my own design and creation.

It was a beautiful day at Ouran Academy. The kind of day that looked full of hope. The kind of day that could go right for anyone! Well, almost…..

I'm gonna be late, I'm gonna be late! Haruhi thought as she sprinted across the grounds of Ouran Academy. Stupid Hikaru and Kaoru! Changing my watch an hour off! Who does that! It was by sheer luck that Haruhi woke up relatively on time, and only twenty minutes behind her normal time. So, without breakfast and probably missing something in her rush to get her bag together, Haruhi rushed to school and was now sprinting to her first period while mentally cursing that it wasn't closer every door she past.

Haruhi rounded the corner quickly with an extra burst of energy as her classroom was only a few feet away. Almost there! I can make it! I can make it! I can- The crash that echoed down the hallway was loud enough to send the photos on the wall into tremors. So focused on her destination, Haruhi wasn't focused on her path and had crashed into an unsuspecting bystander. "Oh my Gosh, I'm sorry! Are you ok?" Haruhi apologized quickly to the girl on the floor in front of her.

The girl shook her head, auburn hair swishing around her face lightly before resting back at her shoulders. "Yes, I'm fine. More startled than anything." She said gently with an equally gentle smile, readjusting her green plaid headband.

Haruhi sighed a little in relief that no one was hurt and moved to stand. The other girl did as well, pausing in a crouch to pick up her fallen papers.

"Oh! Here let me help you." Haruhi offered quickly.

"That's ok, I got it." She said picking up the last page and putting what looked like a very nice pen back in her breast pocket. Haruhi saw that her bag was still on the ground and picked it up, dusting the dust, that was most likely not on any of Ouran's floors, off the bag before handing it to the redhead. The girl dusted off imaginary dust from her black blazer and pleated skirt that matched her head band before taking the bag. "Thank you."

"It's no problem. Listen I'm really sorry." Haruhi said, rubbing the back of her head nervously. The redhead smiled again, placing her once discarded things back in her bag and replacing it on her shoulder.

"It's really fine. We probably both weren't paying attention. It could have happened to anyone." She smiled sweetly again, eyes closed and head tilted to the side. Her natural toned makeup accenting her friendly, kind face and natural beauty.

Haruhi smiled too, glad that she hadn't angered the girl. Throughout the building the chimes of the clock tower echoed, singling that it was now 8:00 and time to start the day. "Oh no! I'm late!" Haruhi exclaimed. The girl's face changed to a concerned look,

"Oh, I hope I didn't make you late." The auburn girl said in concern. Haruhi was a little surprised that the girl seemed generally apologetic about this. Most girls at Ouran were not so caring, unless it was about them. Haruhi smiled "No, it's not your fault, it's my friends. I have to get going though. I'm sorry again."

"It's ok. I need to get going too. It was nice running into you." The redhead chuckled at her pun, and with a small lift of her hand as a wave, was off.

Haruhi smiled, and turned, but a small glitter caught her eye. She saw what looked like an ID bracelet was on the ground and bent to pick it. "Hey you-"but no one was around to answer. Haruhi sighed and looked at the bracelet. It was silver, with an elaborate crest etched in green in the corner by the neat English script and kanji characters for 'Hana Yurikito'. Haruhi hummed after her examination, put the trinket in her pocket, and then jogged the last bit down to her classroom door. Upon entering she bowed quickly about her tardiness. The teacher replied that she was fine and to take her seat. Haruhi did as she was told and pulled out her notebook to write the notes the teacher.

"Psst…Psst…Hey Haruhi." Haruhi paused and looked to her left at Hikaru.

"Why are you late Haruhi? Didn't you know that's rude?" He told her.

"Yeah, Haruhi, you need to be on time if you want to be a good student." Kaoru chimed in on her right.

Haruhi snapped ridged, almost breaking her pencil in frustration. "Are you kidding me? You guys are the ones that made me late!" Haruhi hissed back in a whisper.

"It's not our fault you can't tell that your watch is off." The twins responded in unison.

"Besides, you're the one that needs to be better about where you leave your things Haruhi." Kaoru spoke.

"Yeah, we were just trying to help you learn a valuable lesson about time and place." Hikaru added.

Haruhi twitched angrily in her seat. Those two…..! "Attention students, since we are wrapping up, it has been asked that I announce some exciting news!" Haruhi looked back to the front of class at her teacher, "Today we will have some new students joining us at Ouran Academy! They will be participating transfer program from one of our sister schools, Illyria Academy!" Ouran has sister schools? Haruhi pondered. "These students maybe in some of your classes. They will be wearing Illyria's uniform, so please make an effort to be courteous and good hosts to our visitors." Hm…that girl was wearing a different uniform wasn't she. She must be one of the transfer students. Haruhi pondered again.

With that, class was dismissed. Haruhi, Hikaru, and Kaoru packed up their things and left. "Transfer students hn? This should be fun." Hikaru said, holding his briefcase behind his head with a mischievous smirk.

"Yeah, this should definitely interesting." Kaoru added with a wicked smirk of his own.

"You guys aren't gonna be horrible to these new students are you?" Haruhi asked with that special gift of hers to question and scold at the same time.

"Of course not! Why would we do that?" The twins answer in unison again with innocent, naive faces of lies. Haruhi groaned and gave a sigh. I think it's better if I don't know.

Haruhi parted ways with the twins for her next class, leaving them to scheme horrible plans on the unsuspecting newcomers. She walked quietly through the halls, thinking about this and that, waving to clients that she passed. The first year then paused seeing what looked like the girl from earlier. Did she have her hair up like that when earlier? Haruhi couldn't remember. She thinks that she'd remember if her hair was down or up in a punk rocker style like it was now, but she couldn't. Maybe she put it up? She thought.

But she would still be friendly and needed to give her back her braclet.

"Hey! You dropped this earlier when I ran into you," Haruhi greeted, extending her hand with the silver trinket in her palm.

The slightly taller girl looked at her hand, then at her face, and dark coal eye liner making her almond stare look more intense when she narrowed them slightly. A hand snatched out quickly and took the bracelet out of Haruhi's hand, startling the brunette slightly. "Don't you know you aren't supposed to take things that don't belong to you?" The redhead responded harshly.

Haruhi blinked, "Uh…what?"

The girl sneered a little and scoffed "Whatever." She muttered and pushed past Haruhi as she sauntered down the hall.

Haruhi looked after her in confusion. Had she gotten mad about earlier? She must have. She seemed like such a nice person before.

After a few more classes it was time for lunch. Tamaki insisted that all of the club members sat together as it would 'promote club unity and family' or some such idea. Since the weather outside was so lovely the courtyard was opened up to the students to eat in. Haruhi sat down with her packed lunch with Kyouya, Mori, and Hunny who were already there.

"Hi Haru-chan!" Hunny exclaimed with a brief pause in consuming his lunch. Well, mostly dessert rather than lunch.

"Hey Hunny-sempai, Mori-sempai, Kyouya-sempai." Haruhi greeted nicely.

"Afternoon Haruhi," Kyouya responded coolly. Mori grunted a hello.

"HARUHI!" Tamaki exclaimed as he latched on to Haruhi from behind.

"Hello Tamaki sempai." She replied in monotone way.

"And how is my lovely daughter today? Are you having a glorious day?" Tamaki asked gallantly.

"She was late to first period." Hikaru and Kaoru chimed in unison as they each took a seat on either side of her.

"That was your fault!" Haruhi accused for the second time.

"Still, you need to be prompt Haruhi. No excuses." Kyouya added, writing in his little black book with one hand and eating with the other.

Haruhi sighed. "Anyway, I was so late that I was trying to run to class and ran into this girl. Knocked us both down."

"Oh no! Haruhi are you alright? Let daddy kiss your boo boos!" Tamaki exclaimed, making a kissy face at Haruhi, who stiffed armed him in the face, knocking him back.

"I'm fine sempai. No one was hurt. But it was just weird." She told them

"How was it weird Haru-chan?" Hunny asked sweetly.

"Well, when it happened she was really nice and ok about it, but when I spoke to her later to give her back something she had dropped she was so mean." Haruhi explained.

"What? Someone was mean to my Haruhi!" Tamaki exclaimed, recovering quickly from being rejected a moment ago.

"Um…it's no big deal. She was just one of those Illyria students." Haruhi told him.

"Ah, yes, they do seem to stick out. I have a few in my classes already." Kyouya added calmly.

"Yeah, Takashi and I do too!" Hunny added too. Mori nodding in confirmation.

"I don't care! Who was this person that was mean to you? I shall confront them and demand they apologize to restore your honor!" Tamaki said, sparkling to his gallant pose, Ouran girls swooning in the background.

Haruhi's eyebrow jutted up in annoyance, but sighed.

"You aren't gonna stop till I tell you are you." Tamaki nodded quickly and Haruhi sighed again. She scanning the crowd then spotted her. "That's her." Haruhi pointed to an auburn haired girl sitting on the courtyards fountain edge with a book.

Tamaki nodded curtly, adjusted his tie, and started over towards her.

"We should probably join him so he doesn't make a fool of himself." Kyouya said standing, and following a few steps behind. The others joining. Haruhi blinked, but followed.

"Excuse me miss," Hana looked up from her book, light brown eyes looking up at a blond boy who towered over her with his arms were crossed over his chest.

"Yes?" She asked, closing her book and standing.

"I hear that you were rude to my Haruhi and I am here to have you apologize." Tamaki announced.

Hana tilted her head to the side in confusion. "Um…what?"

"You really don't have to do that." Haruhi piped up, holding up her hands and sweat dropping.

"Yea, boss, it's not that big of a deal." The twins piped up.

"No! Haruhi, this girl was rude to you and as your father I must protect your dignity and have this girl apologize for her behavior! Even if you twins don't care enough to bother about Haruhi's dignity!" Tamaki countered in aggitation and returned to a confused Hana. "It is un-lady like for a lady to behave so rudely, especially to strangers and those who are hosting you at their school. You will apologize to Haruhi for your behavior now." Tamaki said sternly.

Hana, confused and hurt that this stranger was confronting her, shrunk into herself. She looked like she was about to cry any moment.

"What do you think you're doing to my sister?" The host club turned to meet the face in front of them, only more angry and fierce looking. The club looked from the meek girl to the fierce girl a few times before Tamaki spoke.

"Wait…who are you?" Tamaki asked in confusion.

"What does it matter? Now what are you doing to my sister jerk?" The darker twin shouted.

"Ana, please…." Hana spoke softly from behind Tamaki, hands up to calm her sister like one would a wild animal.

"No, Hana! This guy is being a total jerk to you! Don't stand up for him!" Ana retorted angrily.

Tamaki, who was still very confused, raised a finger and spoke. "Um…I think there has been a mistake."

"You just figured that out." Kyouya told him, pushing up his glasses.

"I don't care!" Ana yelled, reeling her fist back to apparently punch Tamaki, who shrunk back.

"Ana." Ana stopped immediately, a shocked expression on her face and whipped around. "This isn't necessary." A tall senior, with very long ebony hair that fluttered lightly in the breeze, bangs swaying in front of her serious green eyes brought out by her Illyria uniform.

"But-"

"No buts Ana." Everyone, expect the newest older girl, turned to see another girl approach the group. Her black pumps clicked on the sidewalk as she approached. "First day and your already in trouble, how unprofessional," The newest raven haired girl said, crossing her arms. "You need to be courteous to our hosts. We are guest here at Ouran and representatives of Illyria. You should know better." The older girl told Ana seriously while bushing her side bangs that were separate from the tight bun that the rest of her hair was in at the back of her head behind her ear.

"Actually it was more our fault than her's. Just a case of mistaken identity and foolishness on our part." Kyouya spoke to the other glasses wearer in a friendly manner. The young woman focused in on him and smiled politely, clasping her hands in front of her.

"Well, I'm sure it wasn't your entire fault. Please except my apology for Ana's behavior. Ana?"

"Yeah, I'm sorry." The redhead huffed, crossing her arms with a pout.

"Even so, perhaps we can make up for this ugly encounter. If you ladies would like to, we would love for you to join us for tea in the Third Music Room after school. As a token of apology." Kyouya suggested with a polite smile and gesture of his hand.

"Yes of course! Great idea Kyouya!" Tamaki spoke up, coming out of his confused stone state, "As President of the Ouran Host Club I would simply adore your ladies company." Tamaki said, instantly going into host mode.

"We would love to." The girl with black Prada frames answered, still with a polite smile. "Right now though, we must be going. A girl has to eat." She added turning on her heals and walking away, the other women following. Hana even gave a smile wave as if the awkward event hadn't just happened.

"Well, that was interesting." Hikaru spoke once they were alone.

"Seriously," Kaoru agreed.

"I told you not to say anything." Haruhi reminded them evenly.

"They seem kinda nice though, eh Takashi." Hunny said. Mori shrugged.

"Be that as it may, we cannot have our reputation tarnished, especially with the representatives of such a prodigious school." Kyouya said, his glasses flashing as he wrote in his notebook that magically appeared.

"That's all well and good, but did anyone get all their names or anything?" Haruhi asked.

"Uh…."

There's the first chapter. Again, feedback would be great and anything would be helpful. Thanks again!