Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club or any related characters, places or themes.

Authors Note: This story was requested by PurpleLeopard and is thus dedicated to her. This story is yaoi but with plot so if you were looking for PWP than please search elsewhere.

Takashi Morinozuka, first year student at the esteemed Ouran Academy stood awkwardly in the middle of his bedroom gazing into the mirror at his appearance. He tilted his head this way and that way, turning slightly to see himself at several different angles. He was dressed in the Ouran Academy's high school uniform, black leather loafers, black slacks, white button up and blue bazaar. The fourteen-year-old Mroinozuka sighed his broad shoulders drooping slightly as he gazed at himself. He had changed a lot over the course of the summer vacation, and in his own opinion not for the better.

Over the course of the summer vacation Takashi had gone through the second level of puberty: the growth spurt.

At the beginning of the summer Takashi had stood at a mere five foot four inches, a mere five inches taller than his older cousin Mitsukuni Huninozuka; now at the beginning of their first year of high school Takashi stood at six foot two inches.

"ONIISAN!" Takashi turned away from his mirror to face his door for a moment before it opened just a crack and his younger brother Satoshi poked his head in. "Oniisan, may I come in?"

Takashi nodded and turned back to the mirror, pretending to fix his tie. He could see his younger brother enter his room through the mirror, his hands clasped behind his back as he approached politely. In looks Satoshi resembled Takashi almost to a 'T', though was quite a bit shorter. "Oniisan, casa say's the car is here." Satoshi smiled brightly up at his older brother. "Are you excited about starting high school?"

Takashi gazed down at his brother, and even though he was nervous and felt sick to his stomach he offered his younger brother a genuine smile. He lifted his hand and patted the shorter boy on the top of the head.

"Yes."

Satoshi grinned.

The limo ride to the Ouran Academy left Takashi very uncomfortable. He sat with his hands on his knees, ever so often wiping his palms on his slacks in order to remove the thin layer of sweat that gathered there. His throat felt dry and his knees were trembling slightly. He gazed out of the tinted window as the limo pulled to a steady halt, swallowing hard as the door was opened and he stepped out. He thanked the driver politely and took several steps forward, passing under the entrance gateway. He gazed around. There were many faces he recognized, along with several that he did not recognize. He felt heat rise to his face and burn his ears as the surrounding masses of students passed by in swarms all talking cheerfully, several of the students gazing up at him as they passed. He felt his hands start to tremble slightly, eyes wide body frozen. He couldn't handle this…he felt far to out of place. He blinked his body jerking slightly as his hand was grabbed. He gazed down and his dark charcoal eyes were met with the deepest chocolate orbs he had ever seen. He felt a bead of sweat role down the back of his neck and get absorbed into his collar as he gazed at the beaming blond beside him. "Good morning Takashi! Did you sleep well last night?" Mitsukuni, Takashi's slightly older cousin, questioned cheerfully. Takashi glanced away.

"I suppose."

Mitsukuni smiled knowingly. He was well aware of his cousins insecurities, and he found them rather entertaining, after all his cousin was handsome, smart and should not have felt embarrassed about himself.

Takashi felt the small hand squeeze tighter around four of his lengthy fingers.

"Don't worry high school will be fun!" He began walking forward as his small cousin began pulling him towards the large academy. "Come on Takashi lets go see our first class!"

The lightest of smiles crossed the Morinozuka's face as he was pulled along, slightly hunched over, by his cousin. Perhaps high school wouldn't be so bad after all, as long as he had his cousin by his side.

Authors Note: Okay that was the first chapter, and since there really isn't much known about Takashi besides his quiet disposition I've decided that he is insecure. Haha. And that is because I know I was insecure when I went through my growth spurt. Please review. Chapter two will be up soon.