Chapter 1 Laney James

Laney James was walking to her first hour class on her first day at Ouran Academy. The halls were brilliantly lit by golden chandeliers; the light bouncing off the pink walls. Sunlight streamed in through the windows. Laney was comforted by the sound of her black converse smacking quietly against the pink floor.

Laney walked up to a glass display case and stood in front of it. She stared at her reflection. She looked so different from the other girls. For one thing, she wasn't wearing one of those hideous, yellow dresses; she was wearing a boy's uniform. Laney and her mother had stayed up many nights trying to tailor the uniforms to fit nicely. They did a good job. She wore a white, lacey tank top under the signature blue blazer, which was tailored to fit tighter and was cropped; the black pants had been exchanged for black skinny jeans; and the black dress shoes were replaced by black converse, heels, flats, and lace-up combat boots that came up to just below her knees. She was gonna rock her edgy looks like she didn't have a care in the world.

She sighed.

The only reason she came to that school was just to keep her father happy. She also made a deal with the principal that if he allowed her to wear her version of the boy's uniform; she would join his son's club. What kind of club was it? Was it a club for dorks? A club for the not-so-smart kids? Whatever it was, the principal talked about it like he was proud of it.

Laney was upset that she wasn't in the same classes as her friends, whom had also transferred to Ouran. She was going to have to try to look forward to meeting up with them at the end of the school day for that club. They had made the same deal with the headmaster. Amy had tailored her blazer as well and wore a plain black t-shirt underneath it. She also wore Nike tennis shoes, but kept the original dress pants from the uniform. Lynn had tightened her blazer and left it slightly too long, put a white band t-shirt underneath, wore black skinny jeans, and black vans.

Laney hoped they would all adjust to the new school. She rounded a corner and saw the door to the classroom. She walked cautiously up to it. She took a deep breath and opened the door.

Many people gasped, but everyone stared.

"Oh, good. You must be the new student," the teacher said brightly. "Class, this is our newest member, Laney James."

Laney gave a sheepish smile and walked to the only empty seat. She looked at the other kids as she sat down. One of the guys looked strangely feminine. Wait a second. That was a girl. So Laney wasn't the only girl in her class wearing a boy's uniform.

The rest of the school day was uneventful. The best part of it was when Laney was reunited with Amy and Lynn at lunch. Now it was time to go to the new club. Laney, Lynn, and Amy walked side-by-side to Music Room 3. They all stopped outside the door and looked at each other. Lynn opened the door.

The trio of girls were dazzled by hot, smiling guys. Laney smiled right back and couldn't help but let out a giggle as an incredibly sexy blonde kissed the back of her hand.

"Welcome, beautiful goddesses! To the Host Club!" said the blonde that was holding Laney's hand. "I am Tamaki Suoh, the club's president." Tamaki turned around and introduced the rest of the club. "There's Kyoya Ootori, Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, Mitsukuni Haninozuka, a.k.a. Hunny, Haruhi Fujioka," that was the girl-guy from first hour, "and Takashi Morinozuka, a.k.a. Mori."

Laney smiled at each one of the guys, but was mystified by Mori. The way he seemed so cool and kept a straight face separated him from the others. Laney couldn't help herself; she stuck out her hand and waited for him to shake it. He only stared into her eyes and looked baffled. Laney, embarrassed, looked down and began to walking away, but Mori took her hand. His was hand so large that it completely engulfed hers, and despite the strong look of his hands, his grasp was gentle. He bent down so close that Laney could feel his breath on her face, he stared into her eyes, and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Laney."