AN: Alright guys, I'm going to try a little something new here with this crossover, but I hope everything goes well. Have fun with this one! Love you all!"
Edward huffed and slung the strap of his backpack over his shoulder. He glared at the imposing building in front of him. It was large and white, and Ed could tell there were many passages to get lost in.
"Aw, man, Al. I wish you were here to see this!" Ed sighed and adjusted the glove on his right hand. "Okay, let's get this over with."
He trudged through the large gates and up to the doors. He saw many pretty girls with their hair done up in hundreds of fancy styles. They were all wearing horribly frilled, sun-yellow dresses.
The boys had light blue suit jackets, like his own. The only difference was the tie. Ed couldn't figure out how to get the knot right, so he ended up just yanking it off of his neck.
Edward heard a bell ring, and saw everyone stand `from their spots and move towards the building. He joined in the flow and found himself in front of double doors. The nameplate on the doorframe read 'Music Room 3'. Edward shrugged and pushed the door open.
A flurry of bright red rose petals cascaded down into his face, and a bright light shone through the gap. Ed spluttered and tried to swat them out of his face.
"Why, hello! And to what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?" A dark, somewhat cynical voice emerged from the room. Edward frowned as the light dimmed. In front of him, he found six young men and one teenage girl, who was wearing the boy's uniform for some reason.
"Hey, hey, what's the big idea with the lights? You're gonna blind somebody!" Edward pushed his way through the boys and avoided contact with the girl altogether as he entered the room. He spotted a comfy-looking couch and plopped himself on it.
"Excuse me, sir, but I believe I asked you a question. Why are you here?"
Ed looked up, meeting the gaze of a tall, black-haired youth. He pushed the glasses farther up his nose, allowing them to reflect the light and giving him a dangerous look. "I believe you said 'To what do we owe the pleasure of your visit', not 'why are you here'. You're going to give somebody the wrong impression if you keep changing your mind."
The young man smirked slightly. "I suppose I did. So, why don't I reiterate. What are you doing in this music room at this particular time? Most people have gone to their first hour classes."
Ed smiled. "Now we're getting somewhere. Well, I got lost and couldn't find my way to my first class. I figured I might as well spend the time here, and try again tomorrow. I ended up here after a few minutes of wandering." He held out his left hand. "I'm Edward Elric, by the way. It's a pleasure to meet you."
The boy looked at the hand for a moment. "Are you left handed?"
"As a matter of fact, no. I just prefer to make a lasting first impression. Changing things up a little only adds to that effect."
He nodded. "All right. My name is Kyoya Ootori, a second year student. I would like to welcome you to the Ouran High School Host Club."
A jittery, blonde boy who was only slightly shorter than Kyoya jumped forward next, enthusiastically shoving his left hand under Edward's nose. "My name is Tamaki Suoh, I'm a second year student as well, and I'm known as the King of the Host Club!"
Ed looked him up and down, noting the excited gleam in his bright blue eyes. He stuck his hand out just as enthusiastically, grinning from ear to ear. "Nice ta meet ya! The name's Edward, but you can call me Ed!"
Tamaki nodded, smiling brightly. He was pushed out of the way by a much smaller, younger-looking student with darker blonde hair and a pink bunny rabbit tucked under his arm.
"I'm Hunny! I like cute things and cake, and I'm a third year! And this is my bunny, Usa-chan!" Edward got sparkles in his eyes.
"Ooooooh, a bunny! Can I hold him pleeeeaasse?" He gave Hunny the cutest look he could manage and clasped his hands under his chin. Hunny thrust Usa-chan out to Edward, who wrapped his arms around the pink animal and squeezed it to his chest. After a few seconds, he reluctantly gave the bunny back to its rightful owner.
The small boy was lifted gently and deposited on another student's shoulders. "Mori," he said. Edward nodded once in his direction.
Next were two identical twins, with pale orange hair styled opposite each other. "I'm Hikaru," said the one on the right, "I'm Kaoru," said the one on the left, "And we're… the Hitachiin twins!" they said in unison. Edward could hear a slight pitch difference in their voices.
"So," they said, putting on matching bowler's hats and spinning around each other, "Let's play the 'Which One is Hikaru' game!" Edward stood and walked in between them. He tapped Hikaru, who was on his right, gently with his elbow.
"You're Hikaru. I can already hear a difference in your voices." He smiled charmingly at the two. They stared back, awestruck. Edward continued on as the rest of the host club (minus Kyoya, of course) stared at him. He walked straight up to the female of the group and took her hand in his.
"My name is Edward Elric. Who might the lovely lady be?" The girl pulled her hand out of his grasp, not unkindly.
"My name is Haruhi Fujioka. I'm sorry if any of my clubmates gave you the wrong impression of our club. They're not actually so bad, once you get to know them."
Tamaki launched himself at Haruhi, wrapping his arms around her waist. "Mommy, look! Haruhi said she loved her daddy!" He cried crocodile tears as Mori came up beside the two and lifted Haruhi to safety, setting her on his shoulder next to Hunny.
"You're not my father, and I never said I loved you! Get that through your thick head, Tamaki-senpai!" Tamaki went emo all of a sudden and holed up in a corner, growing mushrooms.
Edward watched the occurrences with mild interest. "Is this a normal thing here?" He whispered to the twins. They nodded in unison.
Kyoya looked over his shoulder at the new arrival. He hadn't been able to find any data on this boy at all with his trusty computer. It was strange; the boy seemed to just appear out of nowhere. The only thing he could find with the name 'Elric' was an obituary for a woman named Trisha. The part which mentioned her surviving family was conveniently left out. He also had another question for the boy.
"Tell me, Edward, how were you able to tell so easily that Haruhi is a girl? We've kept is a very tight secret."
Edward looked at him, confused. "It was a secret? Well, it was pretty poorly kept. I could tell from the moment I saw her that she was a female. Why, could you not?"
The entirety of the host club focused their glares on Tamaki, who was still in his emo corner. "Ah, that's it. How long did it take you? An hour? I'd say two, tops."
Tamaki whimpered and hunched farther over his mushrooms. Kaoru jumped in. "It took the boss an entire day to figure it out! The rest of us knew pretty quickly, though."
Ed nodded absently. "Hey, Haruhi?" The girl looked up from the instant coffee she was making.
"Yes, senpai?"
"Well, first off, I'm a first year, too, not your senpai. Second; what is a commoner like yourself doing in such an uptight, fancy-schmancy place like this? You must have scored really high on the entrance exam to make it in. I thought the kids here had their parents buy their ways in."
Haruhi set down the coffee and ducked her head. Tamaki stood from his corner immediately and approached the girl. "Haruhi? Are… you alright?" Her shoulders started shaking. Ed's brow furrowed as she put her hand over her mouth.
"Look what you did, you selfish jerk! You've made Haruhi cry!"
"Um, no I didn't. She's laughing. But what did I say that was so funny?" Ed scratched the back of his head.
Haruhi finally looked up, hand over her mouth to hold in her giggles. Her eyes were bright with laughing tears. She calmed down enough to speak. "I never thought of it that way, Ed. They," she started giggling again. "They have to buy their ways in with their parents' money! Ha-ha, oh, man!"
The twins frowned at her, and Hunny sniffed slightly. "Does that mean Haru-chan doesn't like us?" Mori reached up and patted his head gently.
"No." He said, not one to mince words.
"Okay! I'm hungry! Can I have some cake, Takashi?" Mori nodded. "Yay! Cake!" They turned and walked into another room.
Ed turned to the door. "Alright, guys, it was nice to meet you all, but I think I'm gonna go look for my first hour class again. See you when I see you!" He turned and swung his arms in a wide circle happily.
His right connected with a jar, bright blue with white decorations. It shattered on impact, showering the floor with shards of glass. Mori and Hunny stuck their heads back through the doorway.
"Ah! Sorry, I guess I have to pay you back."
Haruhi rushed forward. "Don't worry about that right now! You need medical attention for your hand!" Kyoya nodded and flipped out a phone.
"No I don't. I'm alright, I promise." He held up his hand for display, the glove slightly torn. Haruhi stared, incredulous, as he wiggled all of his fingers and clenched them into a fist, and no blood showed. Kyoya frowned slightly and leaned closer, looking through the tears.
"Why is your hand shiny, like metal?" Ed froze at the question, then pulled his hand back, eyes darkening.
"No reason." The host clubs' heads all tilted at once, save for Kyoya's. Tamaki jumped forward and reached for the glove.
"But I wanna seeeeee!" He fell into Ed's sturdy form and pushed both of them over. Somehow, he managed to rip the glove even more, and pulled a big chunk off, revealing three metal fingers.
"Tamaki-senpai!" Haruhi said angrily as Mori lifted the blond off of Ed. Her eyes widened as she noticed his hand, which was made of gears and wires and bits of metal. "Ed…"
The blond cradled his hand to his chest and got up slowly, his head down. "What now? You gonna kick me out? Maybe get me kicked out of the school, huh?"
Haruhi shook her head. "No, we wouldn't do that. I was just going to ask what happened to your hand." Ed's head snapped up to look at her. His eyes were wild and confused.
"W-what? You don't think I'm a demon, o-or a freak or a monster?" Haruhi shook her head.
"Nope. You're still Ed."
Ed felt tears welling up in his eyes. He sniffed and wiped them away quickly. "Um, it's just… I lost my arm when I was a kid. This is the prosthetic replacement." Ed laughed breathily. "Sorry I overreacted." Haruhi shook her head before grabbing Ed's right hand.
"Ed, did people…" she struggled to find the right words. "Did they hurt you for having this arm?" Ed's breath caught in his throat audibly. He shook his head and laughed awkwardly.
"Hurt me? Nah, they didn't do anything like that." He rubbed the back of his head with his human hand and grinned widely. "Not at all, I promise."
The host club all nodded, though none of them believed him. Tamaki handed the glove back, a shamed look on his face. "I'm really sorry about that, Ed. I shouldn't have done it."
Ed shook his head. "You shouldn't have, but don't worry about it. It's done and over with. Don't feel too badly about it." He looked over to Kyoya. "How much was that vase?"
"Uh, that was 11,500,000 yen."
"Okay! I'll get it to you by the end of the day." He smiled that hundred-watt grin and walked out of the host club, looking back and waving happily as he disappeared from sight.
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