Chapter one
There are situations and times in our lives when you can look back and pinpoint the exact moment it started. Dec 18th at 12:46It wasn't gradual. It wasn't one of those times you wake up and one morning wonder how things got this was. No, you remembered exactly how it started with every detail. Every part of you was numb, you could do nothing to stop it, nothing to do but stare at the ceiling above you...
Your hair gently brushed against your face as the cool brisk October morning air blew. You walk down the massive courtyard placed in front of what seemed to be your new school. Entranced by the magnificence of it all. This was an amazing opportunity and you were lucky to even get into this school but all you longed for was to be back home rather then the unfamiliar wonderland of all the enormous building surrounding you, in which you feel so small. A boy smiles at you and your body tenses as you walk pass him and his friends. You never understood why anyone looked at you, you didn't want anyone seeing you.
You come to a stop. You look up at the giant front door entrance to the school in front of you. You close your eyes taking in a very deep breath and exhale it out. Gathering up enough courage you stepped through the doors into the hustle and bustling halls and soon found yourself lost in the swarm of people. struggling to read and follow the ran your feminine fingers through your thick hair looking for your first class. you saw letters reading room 1-A. You quietly walked in and chose an empty seat near the back of the room. The last thing you wanted was to draw attention.
You teacher entered the class " Everyone, Emi Yu is the newest student in our school. Please make her feel at ease."
The students started to whisper to each other " So she is the new student?"
" She must be smart; there's no way she'd be able to afford the tuition." you heard someone say
They were right. You couldn't even afford a proper uniform. All the girls wore the fancy and frilly uniform dresses while you dressed in a regular Naval school uniform that thankfully had three stored colours in the bright yellow. You tried your best to wear stocking by switching to white knee high socks and proper school shoes that fit your budget. You are on a poor income amongst the rich.
" Miss Yu? Miss Yu, please read the next verse." Your teacher caught you completely off guard. Your eyes dropped to the sheet of paper on your desk, you quickly glance at the last sentence, or you assumed it was the last sentence considering it was almost the end of class.
You picked up your book and reading it out to your class.
" The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. Because there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to..." you set the book down and stare back up at your teacher. " I'm sorry... I don't want to keep going."
The boys and girls in the room whispered " How weird."
you can hear them mocking you " maybe she can't understand Japanese yet?"
people snickered " probably because the poor schools can't teach her anything better."
You hated the stares. Whispering things about you was fine but having them staring at you was what really made your stomach curdle.
You teacher nods his head to you; understanding. " that's it for now. Pack up and you can leave." the teacher announced as the school bell rang alarmingly.
Time went by in a blink of an eye. Your classmates rushed to their belongings and flee'd out the door. You took your time, you zipped your bag after packing everything up and tucked in your chair before leaving the now empty room. You exited; now into the hallway that looked like an abyss. You realize now that you are probably late for your last class but it was strangely quite in the hallway, you look around each corner of the school cautiously. You need to find a distraction to fill your brain or else you'll loose focus on the present.
You stare at the salmon pink walls, much like the cherry tree's they haves outside. Acknowledging the graceful details design up a flight of stairs intrigues you. Gently running your hands over the banister you slowly walk up collecting a little dust along the way. Arriving at the top of the staircase you blink and look up at the sign, tentatively you push it open and are greeted by Rose petals in your face and surround you with the intoxicating scent of garden flowers. You brush a few out of your face and see a group of boys staring blankly at your arrival.
a boy with brown hair sighed" Someone forgot to shut that off again." he whined " I'm tired of having to re-sweep loose petals off the ground."
A boy with glasses steps forward " We inform you there is no host club today. Please leave, this area is owned by the host club and I will not hesitate to report you for trespassing." The boy says in a clipped tone clearly tired after a long day of school.
" Trust us Kyoya senpai would." Two twins said leaning on one another.
" Kyoya! Don't be so forward, you'll scare our little lamb away; my sweet child may I ask who you are?" a blonde tall man asks while kissing the top of your insides twisted at the thought of him kissing your hand, that and being alone with everyone in this room. You create a crack in the door for a quick get away in case.
" I'm Emi Yu...I heard this is the third music room." You hand the tall raven haired boy with glasses your instructions to show him your proof. " ...I'm suppose to be here for class."
You handed Kyoya the map and he studied it only momentarily before giving you an answer " There is no longer a choir in our school, this is where it used to be held until the host club took it's place."
you looked up at the older students " But...everything was finalized, I'm registered for this class..."
Kyoya sighed, his fingers tapped on his screen " Emi Yu-" his lips parted slightly when he saw your picture and name, strange. There is usually more information. Kyoya scanned at the desktop longer clicking on a few documents but are invalid to open. He turns over staring at your form...
" Kyoya?"
Kyoya blinks once and saw the host looking at him " Emi Yu also known as _,_ being as her accent, name and apperance she is Canadian. Yu san is in room A-1 and is registered due to unknown purposes." hearing himself say his last words tasted awfull on his tounge, he didn't like not knowing your reason for being here.
one of the twins laughed " Only a commoner would be wearing a Tacky look a like school uniform as sad as that one, She's definitely one of you Harhui" a twin boys says next to his friend
" AH! LOOK TAKASHI! It's her! It's the pretty girl we saw outside! Look everyone! Look at how pretty she is!" the tall guy grunted, your not sure if he complimented you or not.
" if only she was a boy , then that cute face of hers could have scored us some more clients." The boy with glasses says sighing
" so you're the new girl?" the other twin asks while leaning against his brother. you nodded and they booed you
" You don't seem like much fun?" one twin says,
" Can you even speak in full Japanese sentences?" the other one retorts.
You stood there watching the scene. The personalities of each person in the room were completely and different people. total opposites.
" This is how they usually are. You'll get used to it in time" you turn to see a brown haired boy " Your Emi right? " he asked, you nodded slowely and the twins rested an arm on each of your shoulders.
You practically jump out of there grasp. Everyone in the room gawked at you a little surprised by your outburst " I'm Sorry" you say " I don't like being touched." you look at their expressions, they all looked dazed and you were thinking it was time you left. " I-"
The two twins poke your thick rimmed glasses. " Your glasses are dorky." one says
" Are you trying to represent one of those new fashionable styles like hipster or look book?" Another twin ask's.
The blonde who kissed your hand walked, circled around you humming. " It would suit her better if she maybe let down her hair, don;t you think?" he ask's the twins who nod Everything was uncomfortable. You being around them, the three of them near you, so close. Your body wanted to buckle.
Nothings going to happen,
maybe, but what if it does?
Stop thinking like that, they could be really good people,
they could also-
" Can you please, everyone take a step back- I- i can't breath." you ask
The brown haired boy pushes everyone away " Why doesn't everyone just leave her alone!? She's obviously confused and seems to be very shy" he gestured you over to a couch " why don't you sit down? We can have some tea?" the boys voice was surprisingly soothing
don't let your guard down.
and without noticing you sat down with him, he looked at you and smiled " Lets start over. My names Haruhi Fujioka. What's yours?"
" Emi Yu."
Haruhi looks over at the guys " Any ways, why don't you all introduce yourselves like real gentlemen?" Haruhi demands
The tall blonde dramatically strides over sparkles all around him " But of course! I am Tamaki suoh! The hosts king!"
The twins pushed him down so they could stand in front of you " were the Hitachiin brothers! Hikaru and Kaoru!"
Tamaki twitched and stood up with tears in his eyes " Mommy! These shady twins just pushed me! Punish them!" he was looking at the boy with glasses who was still typing in his laptop trying to find you.
" Why do you keep refereeing me as your wife Tamaki, you make no sense." He looked down at you and pushed his glasses to his nose collecting himself " Kyoya Ootori."
The smaller boy waved " I am Mitsukuni Haninozuka! And this is Takashi Morinozuka!" he pointed to the tall guy who waved politely " You can just call me Honey and Mori for short!"
"Hey Kyoya!" Tamaki lifts his arms up to the sky radiating with roses " I have an idea!"
Kyoya looks up from his notepad to give Tamaki a sceptical glance" Hm? And what, pray tell, would that be?"
Tamaki raises his voice" You! Emi Yu" he plants his pointer finger gingerly on your nose " will be a new addition to our host club. " he left a dramatic stance in the air as everyone blinked.
The twins blink " You don't make any sense Tono..."
" he never make sense when he comes up with outlandish idea's, they get him in more trouble then good." Kyoya answers putting Tamaki in a depressing corner.
Tamaki leans on the wall " None of you support me..."
" I'll listen..." you say awkwardly "...if you want."
Tamaki's spirits lifted too suddenly and carried you in his arms dramatically " WHAT A DOLL, YOU ARE MY NEW FAVOURITE PERSON IN OUR FAMILY." he rubbed his cheek on your head like he would a cat. Your stomach sank. The feeling of him on you turned your stomach. You wanted to push him off of you due to feeling sick.
Push him off,
I don't want to be impolite or make a scene,
he's touching you,
but he means well,
also a stranger.
He and everyone else are dangerous,
hit him, push him, get him off.
No because taking your frustrations on him isn't fair,
Fine go ahead and allow his hands to unsettle your nerves.
" Just hear me out!" Tamaki gestures " by including her in our club we can bring more customers and maybe for the first time ever in the Host club bring in male customers. We could grade her on how well she does each day and grade her on her performances." he smiles widely " it's a perfect plan!"
Kyoya raised an eyebrow " The host club has started to get low on money and customers haven't been coming as often as they used to."
" And we can use the profits to buy more things for the host club." The twins added in.
Honey waved his hand happily " Emi chan is pretty too so she would be an excellent choice!"
" Excuse my friends and I one moment Yu san." Harhui smiles politely and grabs everyone into a far off corner " I don't think Emi would be able to do what we do. She is too timid to think of something to say on her feet and she doesn't like physical touch...that is everything a host does. I get a strange vibe that Emi Yu and I don't know what it is, I just feel like maybe she's not cut out for something like this."
Kaoru thinks " Is there something else she could do other then host?"
" what will she do in the meantime?" Hikaru asked his younger brother sarcastically
Honey snaps his fingers " Emi chan must have something she's talented at! Everyone is good at something, maybe she can do something that doesn't involve people touching her!"
" I suppose, but how would we do that?" Kyoya said, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
Tamaki and the others turn back to see you still standing there calmly waiting for them patiently. Tamaki sweat drops " We can sell her off the next couple of weeks; put her out there a little, make her known to the school before we figure out what she is good at."
" I really don't feel like that's a good idea." Harhui defends her case more " If we put pressure on her she could be under a lot of pressure and- I just don't think this will work."
" Always hope for the best." Tamaki claps and everyone accept harhui nods and agree's they all turn back. " Emi Yu, we the Host club will help you as long as you do as we wish in our presence; you will pass.!" Tamaki held out his hand waiting for you to shake it " deal!?" he smiled suavely.
You stared at his tall figure before taking two steps back, rather then touch his hand you bow " Thank you."
And that was how your first day started...
