Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran Kou-Kou Host Club or any of the people or places associated with it. Everything belongs to Bisco Hatori. Please do not sue me.

Note: This is my take of what happened when Hikaru and Kaoru first joined the Ouran Host Club. There are some time-line errors, I know, please bare with me. The first few chapters focus on Hikaru and Kaoru mostly. The focus on Mori and Kyouya, as mentioned in the description, will be in later chapters. But I assure you it will come. This does contain minor twincestual themes. If you don't like it, don't read it.

Chapter 1
The First Meeting

As Hikaru and Kaoru stepped through the doors of the 3rd Music Room on that fateful day two years ago, both were unsure what to expect. They did see, however, exactly those Tamaki Suoh said there would be. Kyouya Ootori sat at a table, writing intently in a notebook. He'd pause every now and then, glance at someone or something, assumably making some kind of decision or calculation, and then continue writing. Tamaki sat next to Mitsukuni Haninozuka and Takashi Morinozuka, looking serious for once and discussing something with them.

As the twins approached them, they quickly determined that he was discussing their roles in the club. "Basically," Tamaki said, "you two are the perfect counter balance for each other. Hunny-sempai, you're almost the personification of cuteness, and Mori-sempai, girls love your strong, silent-type charm. But both are overwhelming alone, so they need each other to balance the other out."

"I get it," Hunny said, batting a fist into his palm. "Like cake and tea!" Tamaki let out a small laugh and nodded. Kyouya's pen paused at the sound and he glanced over. He then returned to writing.

Hikaru cleared his throat after a moment. "We didn't come all the way here to be ignored," he said flatly.

"Ah, you made it!" Tamaki stood up with his arms spread, smiling widely. "Welcome to the first meeting of the Ouran High School Host Club!"

"We're still in middle school," the twins said, pointing at each other.

This didn't seem to deter Tamaki. He simply shrugged. "It's a work in progress," he reasoned. "At any rate, our first day open to the girls will be on Saturday so we're preparing. Oh, right. Hikaru and Kaoru, this is Hunny-sempai, Mori-sempai, and Kyouya." Each nodded in turn.

"So…what do we do in this club?" Kaoru asked.

"Exactly what it sounds like," Kyouya answered this time, closing his notebook and walking over. Hikaru and Kaoru had heard rumors about the youngest Ootori. He was known to be cold and efficient with something to prove. They wondered how Tamaki ever convinced someone like Kyouya to take part in this nonsense. "We will open our doors on pre-chosen days to allow the female student body to sample our services. They will be allowed to sit and have tea with us and enjoy our company while we lavish them with attention."

"And, what, they pay to sit with us?" Hikaru asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Of course not!" Tamaki cut in dramatically. "It would be criminal to charge ladies to honor us with their graceful presence!" The look on Kyouya's face told the twins that this concept was purely Tamaki's idea.

"But of course this club is an independent activity, with no foreseeable benefit to the school," Kyouya added, revealing his role in all of this, "And so the school will not fund anything for it. We were lucky enough to be provided use of this room. But we will have to find a way to fund this Host Club ourselves. We will need to purchase tables, proper seating, refreshments…" Kyouya read from a list in his notebook.

'So that's what he was doing…' Kaoru though, sitting on the arm of the sofa. Hikaru stayed standing, leaning over and supporting himself by resting his elbow on Kaoru's shoulder. The younger twin didn't mind.

"Until we can find a more…independent source of money," Kyouya continued, snapping his notebook shut as Honey tried to peak at it, "We'll have to rely on family donations. My own family has not expressed an interest in the club's wellbeing, and Tamaki's father will be unable to help out of concern of the appropriateness of an authority figure of the school favoring an independent activity. In short…"

"It's up to the rest of us to mooch some funding off of our parents," Hikaru cut him off.

Kyouya's mouth twitched, but he held his composure. Tamaki cut in to save them from carnage. "It doesn't have to be a large sum," he said quickly. "Just enough to start us off. We'll think of ways to make money after we see how successful we are."

"But how is the Host Club going to work?" Hunny spoke up. He had determined that a change of subject was in order.

"Each of us will have a different part of the room to entertain from," Tamaki replied, happy to discuss something that wouldn't cause Kyouya to lose his temper.

"We're not going to be separated," Hikaru immediately got defensive, squeezing Kaoru's shoulder with his hand. Kyouya raised an eyebrow and opened his notebook again, rapidly taking notes.

"Don't worry," Tamaki held up his hands in a gesture of peace. "You two will be together, as well as Mori-sempai and Hunny-sempai. We don't want to break of a team if they work best together." Mori didn't say it, but he couldn't help but think how Kyouya-ish that sounded.

As Hikaru relaxed his grip, he felt the tension leave Kaoru as well. The younger twin had been understandably just as worried of separation.

"We'll decide on seating arrangements and such after we've bought everything we need. Don't forget to ask your parents for donations tonight. Report tomorrow with their checks if you can manage it," Kyouya all but ordered. He then looked meaningfully at Tamaki.

Tamaki stared blankly at him for a moment before figuring out what it meant. "Okay, we're all free to go now," he said, standing up. He obviously didn't think they should have been done, but didn't want to argue with the already partly agitated Kyouya.