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Disclaimer: The Ouran gang isn't mine.

"So, Haruhi-kun, why did you want to talk to Kazu-chan earlier?" one of the girls from Kazumi's group of newcomers asked. It turned out that this girl, Nariko, had brought Kazumi to the club, and since Nariko had designated Haruhi, Kazumi had followed.

Haruhi smiled and replied "Well, Kazumi-san and I attended the same elementary school and junior high."

"You seem to know each other very well, though, especially for being in different grades," one of Haruhi's regulars commented.

"We're actually distant relatives as well." Haruhi clarified. "Our mother's were cousins, but we were once rather close since neither of us has any siblings or even first cousins."

"Why haven't we seen you two speaking before then?" the same regular asked.

"We haven't spoken for a few months, so neither of us knew the other went to this school," Haruhi answered. "Since I'm a first year student and she is a second year student, our paths never crossed."

"It must be a very nice surprise to discover that you two are attending the same school again," Nariko said happily. "But, Kazu-chan, if you two went to elementary and middle school together, you must have gone to a commoner school, right?" she questioned rather tactlessly.

"Yes, my parents sent me to normal schools my entire life," Kazumi replied.

"So why did you come here?" another girl asked.

"Well, my parents are taking a two year trip around the world," Kazumi began. "I decided I'd rather stay in school than go with them and have to do some sort of tutoring, so I'm staying with my grandparents now, and they insisted on sending me here," she continued. "Actually, I wasn't even living in Tokyo for the past three years, meaning my grandparents have had little control over my life, so now they want to start training me to take over the business."

"So that's why you didn't go here last year?" another of Haruhi's regulars asked.

"Exactly," Kazumi answered.

The group moved on to another topic once it was clear that Kazumi wasn't romantically involved with Haruhi. Kazu began to pay less attention once she wasn't a major focus of the conversation anymore. She looked around the room at the other hosts and the girls they were entertaining. She had heard enough about the host club to tell who each of them was. There were Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, the matching pair of faces making verbal love to each other close by, Hunny and Mori, the mismatched pair of seniors at the sweets table, Kyouya Ootori, the calm brains of the operation on his laptop, and, of course, Tamaki Suoh, the club's enthusiastic president wooing girls left and right.

Kazumi had some acquaintance with Tamaki and Kyouya already, since they were both in her class. Having been the top student at her old school, Kazu held some resentment toward both of them for holding the top spots here. But she couldn't possibly hold it against Tamaki. He was just so ridiculously nice and childishly charming. Kyouya was another story. Despite his tendency to keep his host smile on in school, Kazumi couldn't help but feel that he was rather smug and took his academic supremacy for granted.

Right as her opinion of him was floating through her head, Kazumi realized that she had been repeatedly glancing in Kyouya's direction. It wasn't like she was staring at him or anything, but he had taken notice. His host smile turned into a smirk and he seemed to be silently laughing at her for a second before turning his attention back to the computer screen.

'What in the world is he laughing at?! I'm not crazy; he is a smug bastard,' Kazumi thought as she unhappily tried to refocus on the conversation occurring right in front of her.

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When the host club was done for the day, Kazumi left the Third Music Room with her friends and parted with them in the halls, heading back to the room to find Haruhi.

"…name is Kazumi, and I just found out she went here," Haruhi was finishing, in a tone that just barely betrayed her excitement, as Kazumi approached the door.

"My beautiful daughter is so happy!!" Tamaki shrieked in a tone that was much more obviously enthusiastic as everyone noticed that Kazumi had returned.

She walked over to Haruhi and hugged her. "I'm allowed to do that since the rabid fangirls are gone, right?" she asked.

"Yes, it's fine," Haruhi replied while the hosts stood around, Tamaki and the twins wishing they were hugging Haruhi. "Guys, this is Kazumi" she added, turning to the others.

"How could I not have noticed the lovely resemblance between you and our dear Haruhi sooner!?" Tamaki greeted, his host personality turned back on.

"Thanks, I think," Kazu half mumbled, a bit puzzled and rather amused by Tamaki, having never seen his true personality in class, but the smile restored to her face as Honey bounded toward her with a piece of cake.

"It's nice to meet you, Kazu-chan," Honey said. "Want some cake? It's really good."

"Depends. What kind is it?" Kazumi replied with a grin.

"You do look a lot like Haru-chan when you smile, Kazu-chan. You're so pretty. Isn't she, Takashi?" Honey went on without answering the question.

"Ah," Mori replied in agreement.

"Thanks, it's very nice of you to say that," Kazumi replied, part politely and part trying not to laugh. 'He sure forgot about the cake fast,' she laughed to herself, 'but he's so damn cute,' as the twins put their arms around her.

"What a fun new toy," Hikaru declared.

"But, Hikaru, I thought you were only interested in me," Kaoru responded sadly.

"Nothing can ever replace what we share, Kaoru," Hikaru said while grabbing his brother as if to kiss him, but a stifled laugh broke through their favorite act.

"I think I'm gonna have fun with you two," Kazumi said, laughing at the absurdity of the act that so many of her classmates loved.

The twins looked at her in surprise. "Looks like she really will be interesting," Hikaru finally said.

"I guess so," Kaoru added.

"Mommy, aren't you going to greet Haruhi's friend?!" Tamaki whined at Kyouya, who was still busy with his laptop.

"Hello Yakichi-san. How have you been since class today," Kyouya asked in a half charming, half sarcastic voice to please Tamaki.

"Fine, thanks," Kazu replied in the same tone. 'Yup, he may be as good looking, but this guy is definitely not like the others.'

I hope I'm doing well so far. I'll gladly take any comments and criticism. Well, not any. I'm pretty opposed to any criticism that isn't constructive. How about chapter length? Does anybody have a specific preference as to whether I do shorter chapters and update more, or are longer chapters with a longer wait better?