Trauma
Author: TsumeLover666
Anime: Ouran High School Host Club
Pairing: MorixOC
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Ouran High School Host Club. All other characters are mine, though.
Summary: Ruri is a girl who grew up on the streets and is now being forced into the world of Ouran High. She starts to like Mori, but she can't seem to forget about her tragic past and what happened to her. Will Mori be able to help her get over her past, or will she be destined to linger in the past forever?
Chapter 1: DreadingRuri's eyes shot open only to have them squint tightly as sunlight poured into her room.
"Up and at 'em. Don't want to be late for your first day of school!" her grandfather sang as he opened all of the curtains in the room.
Ruri glared at him over her covers before she closed her eyes, trying to go back to sleep. That is, until her grandfather ripped the covers off of her, exposing her body to the chilled air of the room.
"Do you always have to have the air-conditioning on!? It's freezing in here!" hollered Ruri as she curled into a ball, attempting to regain some of the warmth she had lost.
"Yep!" chirped her grandfather, "Now get out of bed and get ready to leave." Convinced he had tormented Ruri enough, he merrily made his way down the stairs.
Ruri crawled out of bed and went to the bathroom. She turned the shower on, making the water extra cold to help her wake up. She peeled out of her pajamas and stepped into the shower. Ruri let out a yelp as soon as the ice cold water touched her skin and she began her shower routine at top speed, wanting to get out of the cold as soon as possible.
After her shower, she wrapped herself in a fluffy towel and walked back into her room, groaning the whole way. She hated new schools. She was just happy that her grandfather couldn't afford the hideous school uniform.
She went to her dresser and pulled out a pair of super baggy black jeans and a tight, black tank-top.
First, she looked into the mirror on her wall, groaning as she saw her disheveled, black, mid-back length hair and tired cerulean orbs staring back at her.
She picked up her comb and blow dryer an d set to work on her hair. She soon had her hair the way she liked it, straight.
She put on her undergarments and the clothes she set out and let out a huff of aggravation when she heard her grandfather yelling for her o hurry up. She pulled on her black socks and black steel-toed boots. She took a quick glance in the mirror, smiling as the silver locket that was always around her neck glinted when the sunlight coming through her window hit it.
She grabbed her book bag and ran downstairs, snatching her black denim jacket off the coat hanger before bolting out the front door to the car where her grandfather was waiting.
She hopped in the back as her grandfather got in the diver's seat and took off to her new high school.
Ruri hated schools all together because she had never been to a school before 2 years ago. (AN: Thank God she's a quick learner!!!) You see, Ruri was abandoned by her mother when she was very little and lived on the streets until 3 years ago when Social Services put her in a group home. She was soon adopted by a nice old man that she calls grandfather. She was schooled at her new home for one year by a private tutor until she turned 17 and she was deemed ready to go to school at her correct grade level. Her grandfather had apparently pulled some strings and had gotten her a special scholarship to Ouran High School. (AN: I'm ignoring the one scholarship student rule thing in the series.) Her grandfather had told her that Ouran was where all the "rich kids" went, which is also why she had been dreading today's arrival.
Anyway, she peered out the window of her grandfather's Volkswagen as a massive building came into view.
Holy crap! You think it's big enough!? thought Ruri as her eyes bugged out her head.
All the students stopped and stared as the Volkswagen pulled to a stop in front of the main building.
What the hell is wrong with you people? Haven't you ever seen a car before? thought Ruri as she stepped out of the back and waved good-bye to her grandfather.
She walked through the front doors, ignoring all the stares and whispers, and went straight to the main office.
Unfortunately, she opened the door swiftly and ran right into a boy, knocking her to the floor.
They both resounded with a loud "Ouch!" as they fell.
"I'm so sorry!" apologized Ruri as soon as she caught her breath. "I didn't mean to-," she began to explain herself as she looked up to see who she had run into, but stopped abruptly as she realized that she had run into a girl that was just dressed like a boy.
"I'm sorry. Are you alright?" asked the, uh, "boy"?
Ruri snapped out of it and replied, "Yes, I'm fine. How are you?" as she and the…boy stood up.
"I'm okay. Hm? I've never seen you before, you must be new. My name's Haruhi Fujioka," introduced the girl.
"Yes, I am new. I'm Ruri Fubuki. It's nice to meet you," greeted Ruri.
"Very nice to meet you, too, Ruri," said Haruhi.
"Likewise. Uh…Haruhi? Can I ask you something?" questioned Ruri.
Haruhi answered, "Sure."
However, just as Ruri was about to ask her question, two identical boys appeared out of nowhere calling "Haruhi!!!" as they threw their arms around the girl.
"Let go of me!" pleaded Haruhi as the two boys seemed to be squishing the life out of her, but they just ignored her pleas.
That is, until Ruri made herself known.
"What is wrong with you idiotic boys!? Can't you see that you're crushing her!? Now let her go before you really hurt her!!!" roared an enraged Ruri. They were killing the only person she knew in the whole stupid school. She couldn't allow that.
All three of them, the two boys and Haruhi, stared at Ruri in shock.
"What?" asked Ruri as she looked back and forth between the three of them.
"Did you just - "
"- call Haruhi - "
" – a her?" asked the two boys, completing each other's sentences. (AN: Freaky twin powers, activate!)
"That's what I said. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go," declared Ruri as she side-stepped the trio and sauntered into the main office.
The trio just stared after her as she went into the office and shut the door behind her.
"Well," said Hikaru, "she was very interesting."
"Interesting? She was weird," Quipped Kaoru.
"Anyway," interrupted Haruhi, "we better get going or we'll be late for our first class."
She quietly walked off as the twins followed after her.
In The Office…
Ruri sat in a chair outside of the principle's (is it principle or dean? I can't remember) office, waiting to be called in. She waited for about 15 minutes before she heard a man call for her to go in. She stood up and entered his office quietly. She sat down in a chair situated in front of the principle's office.
"Miss Fubuki, welcome to Ouran High," greeted the principle.
"Um, thank you, sir," came Ruri's timid reply.
"You're welcome. Now, let's see what classes you have. (I'm basing her classes off of the classes one of my friends has) Oh, you have Literature, Japanese History, Trigonometry, Physics, Art, Psychology, and a lunch each day. My, that's seems like quite a lot considering your situation," stated the principle. "However, I guess you'll just have to work really hard. You received a map of the school, yes? Do you think you'll be able to find your classes by yourself?" What a jerk! I grew up on the streets, that doesn't make me an idiot. Stupid, rich prick. thought Ruri's mind as she grew agitated. The principle thought she was stupid just because she'd only been going to actual schools for 2 years. "It's alright, sir. I really don't think that I'll have any trouble. I should be fine on my own," tried Ruri.
"Are you sure? This is a big school," interrupted the principle. "I don't want you to take any chances, so I'll see who I can find to look after you."
What am I a toddler now? I grew up without parents. I think that I know how to take care of my self. Stupid prick. "Please, sir. I really don't think I'll need an help, so-" pressed Ruri before she was interrupted, again. Prick.
"Stop, I won't have you wandering around all day confused. I'll see if I can arrange for one student from each of your classes can escort you, so you don't get lost," came the snide reply from the principle.
You son of- I have a map. I am not an imbecile, so stop treating me like one you pompous, stuck-up prick. roared Ruri's mind as she responded with a bit of venom, "Sir. I'm confident that my intellect is advanced enough to comprehend the workings of the map that I obtained from your secretary."
The principle looked at her with a bit of disbelief before answering, "Well, if that's what you want. However, only you will be held accountable if you're late for any of your classes. Understand?"
"Perfectly," came Ruri's reply. She picked up her book bag and left the office. She took out her map and headed for her first class.
She arrived about 10 minutes later grumbling about enormous stairs, never-ending hallways, and rich people always making things way too big.
She approached the door to her first class, Literature. She could hear a woman lecturing about some novel. She softly knocked on the door and grew nervous as the talking stopped and she heard footsteps approaching the door. The door opened to reveal the scariest freaking woman she'd ever seen. Gah! It's a zombie! Who hires a zombie to be a teacher!? The woman had narrow eyes that were positively caked in green eye shadow and her scowl was drenched in the ugliest shade of brown lip stick you could imagine. Is she blind or what? She's got to be to walk out in public like that.
After Ruri hadn't moved for a few minutes, the woman spoke up in a shrill, croaky voice, "Well, what do you want? Speak up or I'll shut the door on your face you little snot-nosed brat."
Snot!? Look who's talking! You look like the Hulk's wife with all that green.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm new, today is my first day. I just came from the office," answered Ruri while she inwardly growled at the old hag.
"New, huh? You're late, brat. Pick an empty seat and stop holding up my class you little airhead," snapped the woman.
Ruri hurried into the room and took the closest empty seat that she could find as all of the students stared at her before the woman smacked her ruler on the chalk board and yelled at them to pay attention.
Later…
Ruri's class seemed to take forever to get over. When the bell finally rang, she sprang from her seat and rushed out the door. She glanced at her map and scurried to her next class, Physics.
This class was less eventful then her first. It was actually so boring that she almost fell asleep. She would have, too. That is, if her stomach didn't hurt so much from hunger. She forgot to eat anything for breakfast. So, she sat in class, trying her hardest to pay attention to the lesson in an attempt to forget about her stomach. What is wrong with this day? It better not be like this everyday or I might shoot myself.
To Be Continued…AN: What did you think? There's no Mori in this chapter, but he'll be in the second one, I promise. I'll also try to make the chapters a bit longer. It all really depends whether or not I have time for anything other than school work. I'd really appreciate reviews, good and bad. Just remember that this is my very VERY first fanfic, so be gentle with the bad, okay?I'll only post the next chapter if I get enough reviews, or if Siriusgirl1 reviews and asks me to post more. Either will work. I still want everyone else to review though.