Sorry my chapters are a little shorter than most people's. Please bear with me
I wake up to the sound of my loud, obnoxious alarm. Groggily, I feel around for my alarm clock and slam the snooze button as hard as I can. Ow. I look down at my hand. It seems I bruised it. I shrug off the pain and get ready for the day. Today is my first day at my new high school- Ouran Academy. As I brush my teeth I wonder what this new school will be like and if I will make any new friends. See, I am entering in the middle of February, so during this time of year, friendships and rivalries are already established. I just wonder where I will fit into all of that, assuming I do fit into any of that at all.
Just a few months ago I was living happily with my mother and father in Kyoto. Then for some reason my father died of some strange sickness and my mother found a new boyfriend. Let's just say we didn't get along very well. That pesky boyfriend of hers actually convinced her to abandon me and I was sent to my rich aunt's place over here. She is very loving and will do practically anything for me. Anyway, I'm grateful now I will get to live a happy life full of opportunities, but I will always resent my stupid mother and her boyfriend. Sometimes I wonder if there was a bigger reason why dad died. If my mother had something to do with it. And maybe even her boyfriend.
I open my large wardrobe and look through my vast choice of clothing. I sigh heavily. It seems I don't have that stupid uniform for Ouran. It seems they have forgotten about me and didn't send my uniform in the mail. Just at that moment- "Miss Osada, your uniform just came in the mail!" I hear a cheery voice call through the door. It seems I wasn't forgotten about! Good. I open the door and take the uniform from my maid. "Thank you very much. You may go now." I dismiss her and she walks off quickly. I unfold the uniform and hold it out in front of me. It is a yellow dress with a puffy bottom and short puffy sleeves. There is also a pair of black shoes and white tights in the package. I lay it all out on my bed and imagine it on myself.
Just then I hear a voice me. "Yoohoo!" I jump a little. The woman behind me chuckles. "Relax Rena, it's just silly old me!" I feel relieved when I look around to see my aunt with a bright smile on her face. "Is that your uniform? Let me see!" she walks up to my side and slants her eyes at the uniform. "Why, that's no good at all! You can't be happy with that! It's got no spunk whatsoever!" she exclaims. My aunt is a fashion designer and can't stand such old-fashioned formal things like this. "I'm going to make a few phone calls!" and she storms off with an irritated look on her face.
I flop on my bed and sigh. I just hope she doesn't get me expelled or something… my aunt always wanted the best for me and will go a little overboard sometimes. She might fight so hard for me that she ends up hurting me instead. As I get lost in my thought, I hear a victorious laugh in the distance. My aunt comes rushing back into the room.
"Good news Rena! The superintendant at your school says I can 'modify' your uniform a little as long as I don't get carried away! It won't take much time! I'll just whip something up real fast!" she snatches the uniform away and hurries off with that excited look on her face that she always has. "as long as she doesn't get carried away"… like that's going to happen. But it'll definitely look more interesting and be more comfortable if it's her I think to myself.
I look out the window of the limousine at a gigantic building with hundreds of students laughing and chatting away. It all looks so luxurious and prestigious. Dazzled, I slowly open the car door and walk out. Perfectly trimmed grass and beautiful flowers fill the garden, and tall fountains are scattered everywhere.
As I look around at my new school, I feel people's eyes on me. I smirk internally. I guess I am a little glad my aunt did that work on my uniform. It looks much less stiff now. It's also more as some would say, "Commoner-ish". The dress is now a v-neck with sleeves that go to my elbow. The skirt only extends to my knees, and it is much less puffy now, yet it still has some flare. The top is still a bright yellow, but it slowly fades into a nice, pumpkin orange at the skirt. I wear black leggings that go to my lower calf, and around my waist is a thin brown belt. It looks more fashionable and auntie she called the school and they say they will allow it.
"Hey so you're the new kid" says a smug voice behind me. I turn around to see 2 good-looking redheaded twins.
"Um yeah. My name is Rena Osada!" I smile wryly. The two move in prefect sync as they walk in circles around me, examining me. "hmm… Kaoru does she remind you of anyone?" says the voice from before. "Yeah she has this familiar aura about her." Says a very gentle voice, yet it still has a mischievous air to it. They stop in front of me and peer down at my face. Then they both snap and speak in unison "It's a commoner." What. My confusion seems to have appeared on my face, because the two start to laugh incessantly. "Oh my god, That face is priceless!" they both say. How rude! When they see my angry, flustered expression, they clear their throats and hold out their hands to me. "Sorry, sorry. We haven't even introduced ourselves and we're already insulting you. I'm Hikaru and that's Kaoru, we're the Hitachiin brothers!" "Nice to meet you…" I grunt sarcastically. An older man approaches us. "Excuse me boys, but this young lady is new here and she hasn't even been introduced to this school. So why don't you two give her a tour of the school instead of harassing her. I'm sure she would appreciate that much more, and it seems you have nothing better to do anyway." The grumpy looking teacher walks off with a greatly irritated look on his face. "troublemakers" I hear him say under his breath. "SIGH. Well, you heard him Kaoru. Let's show her around. By the way" he brings his face so close to mine our noses are touching. WHAT?! "I like what you did to the uniform. I didn't know we were allowed to." He smirks and pulls away. "Well, my aunt is a fashion designer and she couldn't stand the uniform here, so she made a call to the school to ask for special permission." I answer nervously. "Interesting" he narrows his eyes at me. The twin named Kaoru widens his eyes at Hikaru and stares at me in awe, and then darts his eyes away from me when he realized I noticed him.
For the first few periods, the twins give me a very thorough tour of the school. There are so many rooms everywhere it's going to be hard to navigate around here, but Hikaru says they will show help me for the first few days until I "figure it out". By the time we finished the tour, my legs were aching, but I was relieved to hear it was lunch.
Hikaru waved me over to his table where a few other boys sat. There sat a group of handsome looking boys who seemed to be quite close to the twins (a couple blondes who were quite lively and friendly, and 3 dark-haired individuals that seemed pretty quiet and conserved, one of which had a particularly cute face- for a boy, one who just sat there looking completely indifferent and another who was scribbling away rapidly in a notebook). "Hey Haruhi, we found you a new commoner friend!" Hikaru yells out to the brunette (the cute-faced one). "Ow, I'm right here Hikaru, you don't have to yell." He turns to me "Hi my name is Haruhi Fujioka! So you're a commoner too huh? How did you get into Ouran?" he asks. "Originally I was a commoner as you say, but a lot of complicated things happened with my family, and I ended up living with my rich aunt, and this was the closest school nearby. Auntie says it is a very prestigious school. I'm grateful for this wonderful opportunity, but I'm still getting used to this kind of lifestyle, so I guess my peasant demeanor still shows." I answer politely. She looks at me wearily. "Yeah I know how that feels." A realization hits me. "Wait a second, isn't Haruhi a girl's name?" I inquire. I see a chill run up everyone's spine except for 2. One of which is writing furiously in a notepad. The tall blonde "Um sure but her parents were really messed up so they gave her a weird name!" he exclaims worriedly. "Wait, did you just say she?" I ask, and slant my eyes at the seven of them. "You know what, whatever. I don't want to get involved with whatever weird friend group this is.
The twins look at each other mischievously. "Oh but my dear, you already are!" says Hikaru. "Say, the seven of us are in Ouran's famous Host Club." The twin named Kaoru pokes up a finger "we are a club that entertains ladies with too much time on their hands." I snort. "that's the weirdest thing I have ever heard of! But it seems interesting enough. Sorry though, I would love to come but I don't have that much time on my hands. I still need to study for the end of the year." Hikaru frowns at me "AAW! But that's no fun at all! You HAVE to come!" he whines loudly. "I have an idea!"says Kaoru with a naughty grin. "If you can tell us apart, then we'll let you go. But if you can't…" the two give me an evil grin, apparently making plans for me. "Okay," I start nervously, still trying to ignore the stares on me "that's easy. The one on the right is Hikaru and the one on the left if Kaoru." "WRONG!" they yell and grin once again at me. I frown at them "if you two are so dumb you can't even tell yourselves apart then I feel really bad for you. But I doubt that's the case so why are you lying to me?" The two walk up to me with approving smiles on their face. "Very good! You are only one of 2 people that can tell us apart. That means we officially give you our trust!" officially? "So who is the other person?" I ask instead. Confetti and spotlights come out of nowhere and shower the cross-dresser known as Haruhi. The twins stand on either side of her and hold out their hands, motioning towards her. They both smile brightly. "Oh I see." I say quietly. Man, these guys are weird. But it seems they have an interesting club. Maybe I'll go and visit one day. We finish lunch and then go to our next class together.
It is now the end of the day. I rest my head on my locker. It's been a long day. I'm in the same class as those twins and the cross-dresser. She told me she's not doing it by choice and that she owes money to the Host Club and is working to pay off the debt. I actually feel bad for her. She seems nice enough. I was seated right between her and Hikaru who keeps bothering me; playing tricks on me and asking for help with EVERY SINGLE question. Anyways, I'm tired and I just want to go home. I close my locker and turn around to see two redheaded twins frowning at me. "Are you SURE you don't want to come?" they ask. "Yeah, sorry but I really have to go. They look at each other. In a split second the both link arms with me and start dashing at the speed of light. "CAPTURE COMPLETE!" they announce in unison. God is this how they always are. I can tell high school will be nothing short of exhausting. As we run, I feel the right side of my heart beating faster, and my heart tingling. What is this? I've never felt this before. I look up to see the twin known as Hikaru. He looks down at me and smiles widely. I slowly become aware of my feelings and then ….
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