Ouran Academy was a school where the rich sent their children to become better members of the Japanese elite. One such member was 3rd-year middle school student Angel Umari. He was a quiet boy with a head of shoulder-length loose ebony curls. His calm jade eyes were always focused on a book and not on the numerous girls that watched him with dreamy eyes from a distance. His peace would not last as 2 particular students took notice of him. They saw the girl's wanting stares and they saw his exotic tan skin. He was perfect for their vision.
The sound of rapidly approaching footsteps made Angel freeze in his reading and glance up. His eyes widened as they took in the form of one Tamaki Suoh heading directly at him. He glanced around hoping to find an escape, but no such luck came. The blonde slapped his hands down on the shorter males desk caging the boy in with wide hopeful eyes.
"You are Umari-san, son of the hotel mogul Kenji Umari and actress Esperanza De La Fuente right?!" He asked Angel in excitement.
Angel nods slowly fearful of what the teen wanted.
"My name is Tamaki Suoh and I want you to join my club next year!" He said dramatically.
"I promised my friend I would join his black magic club though." Angel frowned. "He wanted me to teach him all about Brujas and Dia de Los Muertos."
"Nonsense! I won't take no for an answer!" Tamaki exclaimed before he was promptly pushed aside by cool form of Kyoya Ootori.
"What would you say if I could get you all the sweets you wanted and keep your overprotective brother's at bay until you graduate." Kyoya persuaded. "At school at least."
Angel's eyes went wide at the declaration. He was the youngest of 4 boys and they all felt he needed protection. Tenma was the eldest at 25. He was their father's heir and was in the process of being groomed to take over. He was rarely home because of it so Angel didn't worry so much about him. It was the next two that would hunt him down like a fox and coddle him. Their mother was usually away for filming and left them to care for Angel so often that it was near impossible for them not to have come out with brother complexes. Alejandro was 18 and was graduating from Oran high this year. Yasuaki was 16 and would be a second year when Angel entered high school. Yasu was the clingiest of the bunch, unfortunately. If this club could keep him away for even just an hour Angel would be grateful. He loved his hermano and his aniki, but they could be a bit much.
"I'll do it." Angel agreed. "I'm sure Ume-kun will understand."
"I'm sure he will."l Kyoya smiled.
"What is this club, If I may ask?" Angel asked in confusion.
"A host club for all the fair maidens to come and indulge in!" Tamaki swooned in passion.
Angel froze in shock. Oh shit, he should have asked first before agreeing. Glancing up into the narrowed calculating gaze of the Ootori boy, he knew there was no way to back out of this now. He just hoped his brothers wouldn't freak out too bad.
Angel regretted saying yes to the loud blonde's request two years ago. He also appreciated Tamaki and Kyoya taking an interest in him. When their first year of high school started Angel's nerves always got the best of him. He found himself wanting to run into the arms of his friend on multiple occasions. That all changed nearly three months into the school year. Tamaki got the green light for the club and set out to teach Angel the finer points of pleasing guests. The blonde fawned over how adorable, modest, and calming Angel was and declared him the 'Nadeshiko' type. Angel acted like the perfect Japanese housewife. The only off-putting things Tamaki pointed out were his friends in the black magic club and his sense of style.
Angel had developed an aesthetic that was broken down to skulls and pastels. Tamaki nearly faints at the sight of Angel outside of school.
'You can't be a proper housewife in all those bones!'
Angel wears his favorite rib cage choker constantly in retaliation of that statement. He gets sadistic pleasure from seeing the blood drain from Tamaki upon sight of the titanium cast bones wrapped around his neck.
Kyoya kept his promise and made sure Yasuaki was kept busy and away from the club room. Angel sighed in relief every time he walked through the host clubs doors. Yasuaki is 6 feet of tan swimmer body and undercut curls. His eyes were the same enchanting jade as his little brother's and were sharper than a hawk's with the way he could spot Angel in a crowded ballroom. Yasu did everything in his power to make Angel happy, though his methods are questionable. He, and occasionally Alejandro, even went so far as to stalk his little brother on every outing with 'The Enemy'.
'The Enemy', as declared by the other three Umari children, was Nekozawa Umehito or Ume-kun. The three boys agreed that Nekozawa was the one that would steal their Angel away. They didn't realize how right they were. On the first Valentine's day of Angel's high school career, Nekozawa presented him with a box of cat shaped dark chocolate. They all remembered their brother coming home with a blush as he clutched the black velvet box to his chest. They also remember the following white day when he rushed to the car with a deep red box containing the Victoria sponge cake that he made from scratch the night before. Deep seeded jealousy was born that day in the heart of the eldest Umari Children. It only grew stronger when Angel came home with news that he was now dating 'The Enemy'.
Angel, for the most part, ignored his brothers' plight and continued on with his school life and the new relationship. Life fell into a simple, not really with Tamaki around, routine. That is until a new face opened the door of the third music room a year later.