A/N: So this is my first time writing a fic for this anime, so the characters may seem a little OOC (sorry!) This is also my first time writing a story that isn't a one-shot, so I don't really have an update schedule. My plan is kinda half baked, so we'll see how this goes... Anyways, here goes nothing!
Disclaimer: I do not own ouran high-school host club of any of the characters mentioned in this story!
I was late.
Again.
This always seems to happen on the first day of school. Either the alarm clock doesn't work, my shoes are missing, or my father wants to change my entire wardrobe to pink. Not happening. Ever.
Today, however, I was stopped by none of the minor events listed above. Instead, I was blocked by the line of thirty some-odd limousines in the school driveway. That's right, limousines.
My father and I used to live in Karuizawa with one of my fathers friends, and we were helping him run a bed and breakfast inn. At the time, we were living what I consider a modest lifestyle, but it could also be called living paycheck-to-paycheck. That is until the transvestite business my father was working at shut down, and we were forced to move to a different city.
Now, part way through a school year, I was being asked to attend Ouran Academy. This school is known as one of the most prestigious boarding schools in Japan, mostly due to the fact that all of the students were heirs to famous corporations. Many of the students graduate to become the head of their family company, and often fare well in the business world. Parents pay large sums of money for their children to attend this school in hopes that they will succeed.
I, however, do not have the money or the influence to attend such a school. I am attending this school thanks to an educational scholarship I received after passing the entrance exam.
So I, unlike all the other students waiting for the chauffeur to pull up to the front doors, was attempting to dodge vehicles as I made my way to the office. If reaching the office was a task on its own, I was more than slightly concerned about the remainder of the day.
When I finally reached the front doors I realized that finding the office was easier said than done. The weren't a lot of students attending this school, but the size of the front foyer was at least the size of a mansion. What could they possibly need all this space for?
"Miss Fujioka Haruhi, I presume?" Said an older man from behind me. I turned around, immediately noting that he was far too old to be a student at this school, yet he didn't look like a teacher. He was dressed like... Well, like a butler.
"Yes, I'm Haruhi." I responded, surprised as to why this man knew my name, though not as surprised as when he bowed low and requested I follow him. Before I knew it he was walking away from the front of the school and towards a smaller glass building, causing me to chase after him.
"Excuse me, where are we going?" I asked the older man, still curious as to why he knew of me.
I recieved no response from the elderly man, though his pace may have slowed a tad so I didn't have to jog to keep up with him. I realized I didn't have anywhere better to go, nor did I know where I was supposed to be, so there seemed to be no problem following this man. At least he seemed to know where he was going.
When we finally reached the glass building the butler-look-alike pressed a small button that looked suspiciously like a doorbell, however it produced no sound. I was about to ask him what the button did when a little screen came to life next to the doorway.
The screen displayed a middle-aged man watering a set of colourful roses that seemed to engulf the room he was standing in. The man suddenly looked up and turned his attention to the screen, a smile forming.
"I have brought miss Fujioka Haruhi." Was all my guide said to the screen before turning on his heel and walking away.
"Ahh, wait-"
"Miss Fujioka, it's a pleasure to meet you." The man asked through the screen, still smiling as the doors to the garden opened, "Would you like to join me for a glass of tea?"
Again, I was more than confused at this point, but what the heck. When in Rome...
"Oh... thank you." Was all I said before entering the glass building. It was much warmer in the garden than it was outside, considering it was gradually cooling down as winter approached. I looked around, in hopes of locating the man whom I had been talking with through the screen, only to find that the whole garden was planted with roses. The flowers grew in all different colours, anywhere from red to blue, even yellow and green. I was too interested in the flowers to notice the man come up behind me.
"Miss Fujioka, it's a pleasure to finally meet you in person." Said the man with a large smile gracing his features.
"It is a pleasure to meet you as well." I bow, turning my eyes to the floor. When I stood up again, I realized there was another question that had yet to be asked, "I hope you'll excuse me, but I was wondering who you were." I couldn't help but be curious as to the identity of the man who sent a butler-look-alike to fetch me, then asked to have tea with me in a remote glass garden. I was only afraid he may be offended by the comment, but that quickly passed when he let out a joyful laugh.
"I didn't introduce myself, did I. My name is Suoh Yuzuru, I am the chairman of this school." The man before me was the chairman? But what business did the chairman have with me? "I'm here to say hello to the first student who received an educational scholarship to this school, and part way through the year at that. To be honest, we normally don't even consider scholarships, but when I saw the grades on your paper I had to make an exception." He let off a warm feeling, and a smile that was almost contagious.
"Of course, I also wanted to give you a rough overview of our school, but that can be discussed over tea." He said, and started to navigate the maze of roses. "So I take it you understand the basis of out school?" He asked over his shoulder as he dodged thorns left and right.
"Yes..." Was all I could say, as I was still attempting to grasp the situation.
"Then I can also assume that you understand many of our students are living in separate dorms, and that a few of the students are permitted to be transported to school. I assume you are going to be living in the dorms with the other students?" He asked, still navigating us through the roses.
"Yes, I am supposed to be living in the dorms." I said, quickly staring down at my feet. "Though... about the living fees..."
"The fees are all determined by the dorm manager, and that depends on the number of people in your dorm, and all of the electrical and food bills that need to be paid." He explained before turning around to look at me with a smile, "Though I wouldn't worry too much about them, I'm sure they won't be too high."
I let out a little sigh of relief, but most of me was questioning what the chairmans definition of 'too high' was.
"Ah, here we are miss Haruhi." The chairman said while pulling a chair out for me before seating himself across the table. "I hope you enjoy earl gray tea, it seems to be all I have left here."
How a pot of steaming hot tea was boiled and placed on the table when no one was in sight, was beyond me, but the chairman didn't seem to be as baffled as I was. So, instead of asking too many questions, I resolved to take a drink from the glass before me.
"Now, due to your sudden appearance at this school, we didn't have room prepared in the regular female dorm, the F dorm. Instead we have placed you in a smaller dorm father past the male dorm, also known as dorm M. You will be living in dorm R, a smaller dorm located here." He said while pointing at a map that had also mysteriously appeared on the table. Dorm R was located the farthest from the school, and the closest to the forest boundary. "Any questions?"
"Can I take this map with me?" I asked, it would definitely be useful for the next week of school.
The chairman simply laughed and folded the map, "Of course you can," He said, and handed me the folded paper.
"Ah, I almost forgot," He said after taking a quick sip of tea, "As of today you are in year 1, class A. I better be sending you off to class soon." He said after glancing at his watch, and suddenly stood up to walk over to the small metal panel located on the side of what appeared to be the only tree in the greenhouse. After typing in a quick code a females face appeared on a tiny screen above the panel.
"Excuse me, miss Juniper, but would you mind sending down the Hitachiin brothers?" He said to the woman who looked like she was a teacher.
The woman looked fairly confused at first, then it was like a lightbulb had been turned on, "Of course, Mr. Chairman, right away." She said, still looking a little skeptical, but she turned away from the camera anyways, "Twins, the chairman wishes to speak with you." She said to the space out of the camera's view, I was assuming it was a classroom.
The connection was cut, and the screen went black again.
"Well, miss Haruhi, shall we meet your fellow classmates?" The chairman said, seeming all to happy about this situation. Regardless, I followed him to the front of the garden, knowing I would get lost if I stayed behind.
When we finally reached the doors of the glass building there were two figures approaching us. They were of similar height and build, and even from such a distance you could distinguish their orange coloured hair. As they came closer I recalled what miss Juniper had said, she had called them 'Twins". This became surprisingly more accurate once I could make out more of their features, specifically their golden eyes.
The only thing that differentiated them physically was their hair parting, after that they were truly identical twins.
"Haruhi, I would like you to meet the Hitachiin brothers, Hikaru and Kaoru." The chairman said, before turning around and returning to the garden, "Best wishes!"
"Ah, wait-" Again people were just leaving me with strangers.
"So, your the new transfer student?" One of the twins said, slinking behind me.
"We were hoping you would be more... Foreign." Said the other, still standing in front of me.
"But what are we going to do about this?" The one from behind me said, wandering up beside me and ruffling my hair as I cringed away from the contact.
"That is quite a job you've done there, it's almost as short as a guys." The second twin said, moving forwards to lean on his brother.
I moved back a few steps, and attempted to turn the conversation away from my hairstyle, "My name is Fujioka Haruhi, it's a pleasure to meet you." I said, trying to be as polite as possible, though these boys were fraying my last nerve.
The two boys glanced at each other before doubling over with laughter, "You're an odd one." The twins said in a sync that could only be achieved through years of practice.
"My name is Hikaru" Said the twin who had slunk behind me, his cheeks still tinted pink from laughter.
"And I'm Kaoru." Said the other twin, his voice a little kinder than his brothers.
"We're the Hitachiin brothers." They chorused, the level of synchronization was almost erie.
One of the brothers suddenly reached over to his mirror and clung to his arm, "Hikaru, we need to hurry back or we are going to miss functions." He said shyly, a slight blush coating his features.
"Why don't we just skip class, Kaoru, this way I can have you all to myself." The other twin, apparently named Hikaru, stroked his finger along Kaorus chin while speaking in a low tone.
I stared at them, confused by their elusive conversation.
The twins stared at me, waiting for something to happen.
I stared blankly at them.
They stared blankly back.
I tilted my head to the side, an unasked question.
The twins shared a glance before turning to face me again.
"You're an odd one."
A/N: Okay, so I personally dislike this cause I am not fond of description chapters, they bore me to death... But it was needed for you guys to understand the base of the story (sorry to anyone who fell asleep!) So I don't know when the next chapter is coming out, but I already have part of it done, so hopefully it will be released soon! I'll try to fit in more writing when I'm not practicing, so please be patient with me. Thanks for reading till the end!
~Katz7777777