CHAPTER ONE
MUSICALS AND CAKE
"Morning girls," a tall brown-haired young woman said a greeting to a group of teenage girls who wore light pink t-shirts over their school uniforms, with the word 'Benibara' printed on them. With a flirtatious smile she said, "You're all as cute as ever."
The young woman was Benio Amakusa, also known as Lady Benibara. She was the president of the White Lily Society, commonly known as The Zuka Club. Her hair was short in a pixi cut that parted to the left. She had gray eyes and tanned skin. She wore the same uniform as all the other girls of Lobelia Academy, which consisted of a magenta slim-waisted knee length skirt, a ¾ sleeved loose fitting nautical blouse with a magenta collar and cuffs, an ivory bow on the front of the blouse, ivory knee high socks, and black pumps.
"Um, I supervised the making of your food today," said a shy girl, a furious blush covered the girl's face as she spoke to her idol while presenting said idol with the lunch box. "I made sure to put some of your favorite octopus sausages too."
"Thanks, but I'm in a real fix," Lady Benibara said with a gracious smile. She ran her finger under the younger girl's chin, looking her in the eyes with a seductive smile. "You look as tasty as a sausage yourself with those rosy red cheeks of yours. Do you want me to eat you instead?"
"You do know that cannibalism is frowned upon in modern day society, Benio," a voice droned from behind the Zuka Club's president. "Besides if you're that hungry, why not eat the food they prepared for you or go get something else from the cafeteria?"
"How dare you speak to Lady Benibara that way," one of the girls that were standing off to the side shouted in outrage. The other girls followed her example, and began to fire off insults, which were silenced when Benio raised her hand.
"Calm down ladies," Benibara spoke in a calming voice. "Remember that Kim-san is our superior in class 3-A." She then turned around to face the girl that was sitting on one of the two tables that were placed in front of the stage. "She is also a woman of fine beauty, intellect, and much talent in the theater." By the last statement, Benio was standing behind the girl she was describing. She placed her hands on the girl's shoulder and began to massage them. Kim froze, before sliding off the table landing on the other side, trying to put some distance between her and the other girl.
Kim had large dark brown almost black eyes, long black hair that curled at the ends, and lightly tanned skin, although it looked pale in contrast to her dark hair. She was about five feet, four inches tall or 162.5 centimeters. She was not as thin as the other girls were and had ample curves; her best friend, who lived in America, was always making fun of her breasts for being larger than average. She also wore the same uniform as all the other girls of Lobelia Academy, but the only difference was that her skirt was shorter than all the others, and she suspected the president of the Zuka Club for that.
Her full name was Kimberly Ann Cruz, but she preferred Kim. She had been enrolled in Lobelia Academy the previous year as a first year by her father. Her father had enrolled her into the Academy after an argument over if she could take care of herself. She was to stay in Japan until she graduated from high school. Her stay was cut down by one year since she was allowed to skip a grade with her near perfect test scores, but it came at a price. Lobelia Academy was an okay school, but it would be better if she were able to get away from the Zuka Club, which she was forced to join by the Headmistress.
"Okay ladies, have we all decided on what musical to preform next," asked Chizuru Maihara, the vice-president of the Zuka Club. Chizuru had long, wavy, light brown hair, dark brown eyes, and pale skin. The smaller girl standing beside her was Hinako Tsuwabuki, the youngest member of the Zuka Club Council. She had short chin length brown hair with bangs, dark gray eyes, and pale skin.
There was silence among the gathered group of young women. None of them could think of a musical to perform for the start of the new school year. The previous year they had performed The Princess and The Frog.
"Why don't we let Kimi-san choose this time," Hinako sated getting all the other girls to agree with her.
"Now that is a wonderful idea," Benio said extending a hand over the table in a dramatic pose. "Kim-san, what musical shall we preform? What is your favorite musical from America?"
"I guess my favorite musical would have to be," she trailed off at the end, thinking of all the musicals she's watched over the years. The dark eyed girl got a dreamy look in her eyes. "Well it's more of a movie, but it would have to be Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, the 1997 version with Brandy and Whitney Houston. I really like all the songs. The costumes are really amazing too. My favorite scenes are when Cinderella and the prince sing 'Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful' at the ball, and before that when Cinderella and the fairy godmother sing 'Impossible.' Then there's the funny part where the stepsisters sing 'Stepsister's Lament' at the ball."
All the girls of the Zuka club stared at her in shock. They had never heard the Latina speak so much before. Usually she would just nod or shake her head when asked a question, or she would give little comments here and there, and all her sarcasm aside.
"You know, I do talk," Kim said, pushing her lips out and crossing her arms.
"Since Kim-san chose the musical, she will be in charge," Benio stated. "And I have the perfect person to play the part of Cinderella in mind. Ladies let's go and get her." With the last part, she grabbed Kim's arm and led her out of the auditorium.
"But I wanted to go get lunch," Kim cried as she was dragged to a sleek black limousine.
The ebony eyed teen ended up sulking until the limousine came to a stop, which was a thirty-minute drive. Lady Benibara then pulled her out of the vehicle, through the entrance of a large fancy school, up a flight of stairs, down a hall, and then stopped in front of a large set of doors. She looked up and saw a sign that read 'Music Room 3.'
The three girls in front of her pushed the doors open, making a grand entrance. It seemed as if there was a puff of smoke and a whirlwind of rose petals. Through the smoke, the brown-eyed girl was able to make out seven silhouettes. When the smoke cleared, she saw six attractive males and one female. Two of the six boys were fiery red haired identical twins, who were holding each other in a loving embrace. There was a blond boy with large brown eyes, whom looked like he was seven, standing with a stuffed bunny. Standing behind the blond boy was the tallest of the seven; he had dark hair, dark eyes, and a blank stare. Sitting on a throne was another blond haired boy with blue eyes, and he seemed to sparkle. Standing beside him was the girl who had brown hair and large brown eyes. Behind the throne stood the seventh member, who had jet-black hair, brownish-gray eyes, and wore glasses.
The group of seven wore what seemed to be their schools uniform of black pants, a white button up shirt, a black tie with a purple stripe, a blue jacket, and a pair of black dress shoes.
It's like a reverse harem, Kim thought with a smirk. She started to sulk for the second time that day. That girl is so lucky. She gets hot guys, while I get creepy girls. Fuck my life! And I didn't even get to eat lunch. Maybe I can sneak out of here...
"Kim-san," Benio called out to the girl. Said girl stood frozen in front of the large doors with a leg in the air. She turned her head to face the one that called out her name, only to be met with seven curious looks. "Don't you think she is just perfect for the part of Cinderella." Lady Benibara had an arm draped over the shoulder of the only female of the other group. The smaller female wore a look of discomfort.
"She doesn't seem to fit the part," Kim said bluntly, as she stood tall and crossed her arms. When the three council members of the Zuka Club went off to a corner to discuss the situation, she flashed the brown haired girl a smirk. When she looked back over to where the council members were once standing she was surprised to see that they were no longer there. Kim hung her head, sulking for the third time that day.
"Uhh, are you alright," a female voice asked from behind her.
"They ditched me, and I don't even know where I am. They even made me skip lunch just to come here," they black haired female grouched.
"Kimi-chan do you want some cake," the blond boy, who looked like a seven years old, asked. He looked adorable clutching onto his little pink stuffed bunny.
"So cute," she squealed with a large smile and shining eyes.
"Wait, so you're not like the other Zuka club girls," two male voices asked in unison on either side of the newcomer, which caused her to jump in fright.
"Pretty much," the girl replied.
"Then what is such a lovely young lady as yourself, doing in the Zuka Club," the taller blonde asked with a charming smile.
"Well you see," she was cut off by the teen wearing glasses.
"Joining a school club was a requirement for her to be able to skip a grade," the black haired male explained while pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "Though may I ask, why the Zuka Club?"
"Well, the Zuka Club was the only club that was accepting new members," Kim explained sadly. "I honestly thought it was something like a theater arts group. Another thing, how did you know that," she directed the last question to the male wearing glasses.
"Mommy probably did a background check on you," the blue-eyed male said casually. Kim did not know what to be more shocked by, the fact that the guy with the glasses did a background check on her, or the fact that the teen with blue eyes referred to the guy with glasses as 'mommy.' Well at least it's not as weird as the Zuka Club is.
"So can I get some of that cake you talked about," she said looking over to the short blonde haired boy.
"You're not freaked out that he just did a search on you," the brown haired girl asked incredulously. She was wondering how the new girl did not seem fazed by that.
"Not really," the other girl replied with a shrug. "Oh and I'm Kimberly Cruz by the way."
"What Kind of name is Kimberly Cruz," one of the twins asked.
"Hikaru, don't be rude," the other twin scolded the one who had commented on the new girl's name.
"I'm sorry Kaoru, I didn't mean to come off as rude," Hikaru apologized to his brother. He walked over to his brother and held his hands.
"It's alright Hikaru," Kaoru said as he cupped his twin's cheek while looking into his eyes.
"Those two are Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin," the brown haired girl said. "I'm Haruhi Fujioka."
"I'm Mitsukuni Haninozuka, but you can call me Honey," the short blond haired boy introduced himself. He held up his stuffed bunny. "This is Usa-chan, and that," he pointed towards the tallest teen in the room, "is Takashi Morinozuka but everyone calls him Mori." The dark haired teen known as Mori gave her a nod, to which she returned with a smile.
"I am Tamaki Suoh," the tall blond teen introduced himself. "You can call me Daddy, and be my precious little girl who actually acts like a girl." With that last part, he shot a look over at Haruhi, but she was not paying any attention to him. He started to get depressed, and Kim awkwardly patted him on the back.
"I'm Kyoya Ootori," the teen with glasses introduced himself as he walked up to the two.
"So I guess that means you're my new Mommy," Kim mused. "Well I guess it's a step up from my real mother. Hey, what happened to me getting cake?"
"What kind of name is Kimberly Cruz," Kyoya asked.
"Kimberly is an English first name, but I prefer Kim, and Cruz is a Spanish surname," Kim explained. "I'm Latina by the way. All of my ancestors came from Mexico and before that possibly Spain, but I was born in America."
"Interesting, do you happen to speak Spanish," Kyoya asked.
"I can, but I sometimes switch back and forth between English and Spanish. I've also gotten a little more than confused since I've been here in Japan," she said with a laugh.
"Why did you come here to Japan?"
"I got into an argument with my father about how I didn't really need him to take care of me," she explained with a sigh. "I never expected that he would send me out here to test me, but I'll just prove him wrong like always," she finished with a smirk.
"Haruhi," Tamaki shouted. "Give Daddy a hug!" The blond ran round after the brown haired girl in an attempt to hug her. Just then, Mori stepped in front of the small girl and lifted her up and away from the blond.
"I wish I could come to school here, but I really want to do the musical," Kim muttered to herself, but the teen with the glasses heard her clearly.
"Then why not transfer over here instead," Kyoya questioned. "I'm sure the chairman would love to have you here. How often do schools get to brag that they had a student smart enough to skip a grade?"
"Not being able to do the play isn't that big of a deal if it means that I can get away from the Zuka Club, but the girls' uniform for this school is a no go. I can rock a boy's uniform," she trailed off after that thinking of the things she would have to get done in order to transfer over to Ouran Academy. "What happened to the cake I was offered?"