IM BACK! Muwahahahahahah! *cough cough* Okay, this story is kind of a collusion of my thoughts, and I know tigers are overkill, but hey! Ouran IS overkill =DD I know there might be Grammatical errors but please don't fry me for it, always's like a little help if you can spare any (would help in my English classes too =P) And hope you enjoy the story ^^ I know I enjoy writing it.

Anyway, this is the prologue, please give me some feedback since it's always appreciated and the pairing still ain't decided yet, I take things as they come =3 But your input is welcome.

Disclaimer: I do not own PoT or Ouran High School Host Club

Authors scrambled mind and what it means! =D

*Direct Thoughts* (rare for now anyway)

"Talk"

Flashbacks or dreams

Time and /or place

(Translation of the said sentence or Authors thoughts of the written)

Normal action, can contain thoughts or feelings, but that will be apparent to the reader (hopefully)

If you need more translations of my writing, please tell me, I try to keep the Japanese as simple as possible, but if you need translations just tell me and I'll put them up ^^
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Prolouge: A Prince Enters Ouran

Building was going on, on the school grounds. Everyone was pretty curious about this because it sure looked like a huge cage of some kind with a little cave and hiding places but also a chaise long and hammock with room enough for 4 people or so.
As the school day progressed more and more students starred at this cage, because now it was evident to be a cage. A big and luxurious for one, and not only to accommodate animals but also humans by the looks of it; it was 20 times 50 meters with a cave with build in four poster bed in super king size, a huge basket like bed with pillows and blankets and other places to relax. Huge cat trees, build to huge cat by the looks of it, not small housecats at all and trees and other stuff to make it seem like a natural forest in the middle of the school yard. This was placed in a way that made it possible for everyone to see it from most of the classrooms and canteen. All big hallways had windows facing the center. Of course there still were many classrooms that didn't face the center of the compound but still more than half.
People knew this to be the work of the Host club and looked forward to see it used and imagined all of the hosts in animal costumes.
The host club didn't know why it was build.
"Ne, Tamakiiiii! How come you don't know why it's build?"
"I don't knoooow!"
He wailed at the twins while Haruhi curiously looked out at the cage. It could be seen from the windows in The Music room they used as their host club.
"Otou-san wouldn't tell meeeeeeh…."
His lip trembled in his drama-king way and he ended up in the corner like when Haruhi said something that made him upset. This time the reason was apparently his father.

All the fans of the host club had to go home disappointed without seeing their hosts in animal costumes, even though more than one of them had drawn them all like that already. But the next day came and something had inhabited the cage. Two beautiful white tigers lay peacefully in the outdoor basket between plants, bushes and trees. No one really noticed the additional person in between them before the bell rang and boy sat up stretching out. Everyone gasped when he appeared, black hair shined in the sun with a green glitter, his amber eyes with green freckles glinted too, but he never really noticed the persons watching him. Instead he cuddled the tigers, who rubbed their huge heads against him and nearly tilted him out of the basket. Silence had fallen upon the crowd who looked in at the scene through plants, like peeking at wild animals in the wild. The host group also starred in awe as the boy smiled mildly and gently padded their heads before getting out of the basket. He was too far in to be heard but his face clearly told them that he talked to the tigers in a gentle voice and they responded with a peaceful rumbling from their throats and leaned in to get stroked a couple of times more before the boy left their side. They looked long after him but didn't get up even though it was obvious that they wanted to follow him.
"I think we might have found an addition to the host club.."
The other hosts looked at Kyouya who still watched the boy on his way out of the cage.
"I think you're right mom"
Tamaki smiled widely, looking at the boy closing the cage door after him with his back on the hosts behind him and the others trying to get his attention.
As he turned around and finally faced them, the warm and host worthy smile had vanished to be replaced by a blank stare. Tamaki lost his voice because of surprise of this blank, emotionless face so Kyouya had to take over.
"You must be a new Student on the school, welcome"
He smiled politely and reached out a hand for the boy to shake. The boy, however, didn't take the hand, he just looked puzzled at it and then at Kyouyas face.
"Who are you?"
Kyouya blinked and took his hand back but not his smile. The others, on the other hand, stared, the boy had been way out of line and respect less towards Kyouya.
"Ootori Kyouya, You?"
The boy lifted a brow, clearly not getting the point of it all.
"Echizen Ryoma…"
After that he just left, not saying anything at all, just putting his key from the cage back into his pocket, heading for his classes.
"Was Kyouya just dissed?"
The others looked at the twins who asked with slight surprise.
"Think so.."
This time it was Kyouya who said it himself and turned to go back to class.
"I'm going to dad!"
They looked at a resolute Tamaki who stormed off to his dad's office while the rest of the observers now looked at the rest of the hosts.

"They're all at the cage.."
Honey looked out the window, with a little frown, towards the tiger pen, which it was cleverly named by the school.
"He's back!"
Everyone ran to the window exempt Kyouya and Mori who already stood there with Honey
"he looks so happy when he's with the tigers or looks at them"
Haruhi pointed out.
"In class he seems dead or bored, but the sight of his cats sure cheers him up a lot"
Kyouya joined them after a while.
"noticed that too…"
He looked down at the boy with a weird look; he sure hadn't forgiven him yet!

Ryoma opened the cage, completely ignoring everyone trying to talk with him. He closed the cage behind him and greeted the tigers who came running to him and nearly trampled him in their eager to show him their happiness for being back.
It was after school and he had some time before he was picked up, not that he couldn't get home on his own, but he was just plain Lazy.

Later that day

Rain started pouring down and the people around the cage scattering along with club activities ending, the school finally became quiet. Ryoma and the tigers had retreated to a sheltered basket. They watched the rain in silence and Ryoma personally relaxed better with the sound of rain falling around him.
A sound resonated in the rain and Ryoma turned his attention to it. It was a guy with glasses in the pouring rain, He was looking up a couple of meters from the cage. Ryoma said nothing, just watched the lone figure with dark hair, glasses and in this lighting blackish eyes.
Ryoma silently stood up and walked to the bespectacled guy at the net bars of the cage. The guy snapped his head so he faced Ryoma, he seemed a little surprised.
"Thought you'd be home by now..?"
Ryoma lifted a brow, he knew this guy?
"Who are you?"
"Ootori Kyouya, we met earlier"
It would have been obvious to Ryoma, hadn't he been such a ignorant, that he just offended the guy again and for the first time he understood Haruhi perfectly.
*Rich bastard!*
"sou..? Well don't just stand there in the rain.."
He opened the cage to let Kyouya in and turned away to get to the shelter and the tigers in the soft and dry 4-poster looking basket with a roof.
"de-demo…"
Kyouya hesitated but finally dared to get in and closed the gate behind him.
Ryoma casually left his shoes right beside the basket and placed himself between Kuro and Shiro, leaving enough room for Kyouya to get on dry land as well. He watched as the guy cautiously came closer.. Ootori Kyouya, when he thought about it, this was the guy who wanted to shake his hand earlier, maybe he should've taken it, it was such a big deal in this place, apparently.
"They won't eat ya, you're way to bony for that.."
Ryoma sounded bored, and looked just as bored as he sounded. Kyouya hesitated when the tigers' wild eyes rested upon him, but when Ryoma softly laid a hand on them and gently talked to them, they gave Ryoma all their attention and Kyouya slowly left his shoes too and took the spot saved for him. The basket was big, but not build for 2 people and 2 tigers at once so the space was scarce.
"See, Kuro, Shiro.. You're way too intimidating towards guests.."
Both tigers snapped their heads back and stared at Kyouya, who right now whished he hadn't gone in, before sitting up and turning to face him properly. Ryoma saw how Alert Kyouya got and thoughtlessly took his hand without changing his dull expression.
"Take it easy, they just want your scent for future reference.."
Kyouya weren't used to getting calmed down like this way and couldn't help but gaze at Ryoma, who brightly smiled at the largest of the two cats, (kuro) while stroking it's chest with his free hand. Somehow holding Kyouyas hand weren't awkward to him, though it sure was to Kyouya.
Ryoma felt Kyouya loosen up a little and released his hand.
Kyouya hesitantly reached a hand out to Kuro to touch the huge cat, Ryoma watched him carefully and Kuro pretended not to notice as Kyouya finally made contact with the dense black and white fur. Shiro looked curiously at the scene and Ryoma smiled slightly but kept it to himself.
*Good boy, kuro*
Kyouya was astonished by how calmly the cats took a stranger, but mostly because Ryoma only after his cats' acceptance, seemed to show some kind of emotion when looking at him, as if an equal suddenly appeared out of the blue.