Hinata's POV

Now, I'm walking to this '3rd Music Room' which also seems to be the Host Club, as I've heard from the familiar twins who were pulling Haruhi-san earlier.

I walked through the stairs and the quiet hallways.

Am I going to fit in to this school? If I'm going to be the heiress of the Hyuuga Enterprises, I shouldn't be this shy.

Will my friends still be my friends? Please, I don't want them to forget about me!

Am I going to find new ones? I mean, I want to find new friends… but of course, they won't ever replace Sakura-chan, Ino-chan, and Tenten-chan.

How would Naruto-kun react after finding out that I'm not his classmate anymore? Could he have missed – D-Don't assume too much, Hinata! But somewhere… deep inside me… I could feel that… I wanted him to, like some part in his life suddenly went missing…

I keep walking and walking. Now I'm in front of the room. The doors are closed.

Should I knock first? Yes. I should. It's a sign of being polite. I knocked five times.

Maybe I should open the door? There's no response from my knocking. And… besides, I think they already know that someone is outside, waiting to enter.

I turned the door knob and pushed the door to open it.

There's a… blinding bright light as… rose petals fell gently towards me. W-What the…? What's with this room?

Then I could see seven guys standing there… and Haruhi-san is one of them! So are

"Welcome to the Host Club!" they all said in unison.

This blonde guy with blue eyes is walking towards me. He looks like a sophomore. Ummm… have to admit that he's handsome too… like the other guys in here…

"Good afternoon, my princess." He took my hand and kissed it. I blushed uncontrollably. Why is this handsome guy calling me a princess and kissing my hand?!

"U-Ummm," is all I could manage to say.

"I could see this beautiful fair princess is new to this school," he said with a sparkling aura. H-He… looks like a prince from a fairy tale book that escaped to the real world…

I nodded. Why is it that he kept calling me "a princess"?! And my face is also in the light shade of pink! Could he notice this?

"May I ask the name of my princess?" he asked. Could he please stop calling me "princess"?! I'm blushing more with the way he calls me that I might faint! A-And… I've never been inside a room with seven – I mean six handsome guys!

"H-Hyuuga H-H-Hinata," I answered, stammering.

"A beautiful name befitting a pretty princess!" he said. My cheeks are warm! A-And… "Hinata" doesn't fit who I am… Hinata means "a sunny place" and "sunshine". I'm not a sunny person like Naruto-kun… but that's the kind of person… I want to be… since it's also the name my dear mother gave me.

"T-T-Thank you…"

"So let me introduce you to everyone here… That's Kyoya, the cool type," He points to a guy with black hair and glasses. I could say that he looks smart and responsible and he also gives off this cool aura as uhhh… Ouji-sempai (Senior Prince) described him.

"That's Hunny-sempai, our 'loli-shota' type," He points to a kid with curly blonde hair and brown eyes. Why is there a child here? Maybe he just looked like a kid in appearance. And Ouji-sempai called him "sempai" so… that means that he's a third year? T-That's nice and he's kinda…

"K-Kawaii…" I said. How did those words got out from my lips! H-How embarrassing!

"Awww! Thank you, Hina-chan! You're cute too!" Hunny-sempai exclaimed. I blushed a little. Wait, "Hina-chan"? Eh?

"The tall sempai beside Hunny-sempai is Mori-sempai, our strong type." Mori-sempai and Hunny-sempai looked like they have a strong bond. He also doesn't seem to talk much… with his serious emotionless face.

"That is Hikaru and Kaoru, the devil type." He points to the twins who were also my classmates…the ones I saw earlier in the school entrance. Their names are also familiar… have we ever met before? I really can't remember…

"That is Haruhi, the natural."

So Haruhi-san is also a host… I wonder why? Are these guys aware that she's a girl? And why would she think of becoming a host?

"And I'm Tamaki, the princely type," he said as he gently lifted my face near to his.

Oh my gosh! I'm blushing bright red! No one has been ever this close to my face!

With the reflexes my arms and hands have, I pushed him so hard! He fell on the half the other side of the room when he touched the ground… No! First impressions count! What have I done? It was entirely involuntary!

"I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry! P-P-Please forgive m-me!" Please do! I bowed a lot of times.

Kyoya was busily using his laptop then he said, "Tamaki, maybe I should inform you that Hinata Hyuuga is a part of a family who uses elite combat skills…"

"Yeah..." Hikaru-kun said.

"She was the center of attention this morning," Kaoru-kun continued.

How did they know much about my family? Maybe I weren't aware of my family's fame…

"Really…? Our princess is good at combat?" Tamaki tries to stand up… He's really hurt… I must do something!

I walked to him and lent a hand.

"I-I'm really sorry… p-please allow me t-to take you to the infirmary…" I offered him…

"I'm fine, my princess," he said as he stood up. "So milady, what took you here?"

"I-I… w-wanted to… talk to Haruhi-san…"

"Oh sure… Now I'll tell you," Haruhi-san replied. "Please excuse us."

She stood up and took me to a corner of a room, quite far from the host club members.

"Well the reason is… I broke a vase which is in auction by the host club. It amounts to eight million yen."

"E-Eight million?" What a large amount for a vase! Do rich people really like to throw their money away? It's just a vase!

"Yes, I should repay them by having one thousand ladies to request for me as a host."

"I-I see… B-But y-you can't you pay your debt with your family's money?" I'm pretty sure that everyone in this school are the children of rich people.

"Actually, I can't. I'm just a scholar here. I'm not rich like the others," she explained. E-Eh? Wow… She must be really smart. Someone like Shikamaru-kun?

Hmmm… I get it… She also looks pretty handsome as a guy… but she's also pretty as a lady. But why would they make her work as a host, knowing that she's actually a female?

And… I would like helping her out, paying at least half of her debt… but I'm too shy to ask father. He'd think that I'm the one who'll be throwing money away!

"I-I… would really like t-to help… but… w-what can I do?" I asked. I really want to help her out. Well, she did help me this morning. If she didn't help me, I would've been late! That'll cause more embarrassment for me, and maybe the Hyuuga clan too. They'd think that we have a weak sense of direction. I should really repay her.

"Well… please don't…" Haruhi-san replied.

"P-Please… I-I want to h-help… It would be my thank-you f-for you being my first friend i-in Ouran..."

"Really… you… really want to help, Hyuuga-san?" Her face lightened up.

"Y-Yeah! I-I really want to!"

"So… how do we do this… um…" Haruhi thought for a while. "I got it! Maybe you could… ask for me as a host…when you have free time, that is…?"

"S-Sure!" That would be okay… I really want to have someone to talk to and be friends with. I really miss my friends.

"Thanks, Hina- I mean Hyuuga-san! That would be a great help… but if only you have time… I don't want to bother you so much…"

"N-No! I-I don't have anything much to do so… and you can just call me Hinata-chan, F-Fujioka-san!" I'm not really used to my friends calling me Hyuuga-san or Hyuuga-sama. It feels like it's too formal. It's not like we're in some formal party. I just don't want to feel like I'm part of the Hyuugas with high social standing. I just want to feel normal with them.

"Sure. That goes the same way to you too… call me Haruhi, 'kay?"

"O-Okay."

We shook hands, both smiling. I have a nice feeling that we could be great friends. O-Or maybe just friends… anything would do… it depends if she wants to be friends with me…

"Oh my my! Haruhi and princess seem to get along with each other! I'm so glad!" Tamaki-sempai said, "But what with the oh-so-private conversation you got there?"

"It's out of your business, Tamaki-sempai," Haruhi-san answered coldly, turning her back on Tamaki-sempai.

"Haruhi! Not that harsh! You're making daddy sad!" He replied as showed his puppy teary eyes.

"Alright, alright! I'll say it! She just uncovered my secret! I just told her all about it!" Haruhi-san said, annoyed.

"What? You told her?" Tamaki said, but now, in unison with Hikaru and Kaoru.

"Yeah… I think she could be trusted," she answered them and winked at me. I-I-I'm trustworthy? She trusts me? I won't ever break that trust! It makes me… kind of happy!

With that answer, Tamaki, Hikaru-kun and Kaoru-kun, and Hunny-sempai ran towards me. Why do these people seem a little… weird? And why are their faces so near to my face? I-I'm blushing again!

"Please keep it, Hina-chaaan!" Hunny-sempai begged. I blushed with his cute face.

"Yeah! Keep it! Keep it!" the twins said in unison.

"Please, my princess." Tamaki-sempai begged while holding my hand, which made me blush harder.

Haruhi-san rolled her eyes and approached me to my 'rescue'. She pulled Tamaki-sempai and the twins away from me. I sighed with relief.

"I-I w-would k-keep i-it a-a-a s-s-s-secret!" These people made my shuttering increase!

"Oh please! Why would I trust her if she won't keep it?" Haruhi-san said, annoyed.

"We're just," Hikaru-kun said.

"…making sure," Kaoru-kun continued.

"Yes, my princess… We wanted our Haruhi to stay longer," Tamaki-sempai said as he bent and kissed my hand. I blushed uncontrollably. I'm guessing… they're treating Haruhi-san like a little sister! Just like… Kiba-kun and Shino-kun… treat me… I feel home – school sick again!

"Tamaki-sempai! Don't do that to Hinata-san! You could see that she's still shy around people!" Haruhi-san exclaimed, again to my rescue. She really is my rescuer! S-So… m-m-my shyness is… obvious…

"What? Our princess is shy?" Tamaki questioned the obvious.

"Obviously," the twins pointed out in unison. I think it's pretty nice that twins get to say things at the same time. It's like their minds are connected… something like that.

"U-Um… m-maybe y-you c-could just call me Hinata…?" I requested. I don't want to be called as 'princess' by Tamaki-sempai for the whole semester!

"Okay, if you insist, Hinata-chan." Tamaki-sempai said.

"T-Thanks…" I said. I looked at the time. WHAT? It's almost time for my training! Great! I don't want to anger father once again! I feel… rejected.

"I-I have t-t-to go! S-See you all tomorrow… I-I guess…" I said as I ran outside the host club and out of the school. I didn't even let them say another word. Anyway, I saw Kou-san with the 'limo' behind him. Great! I've made him wait for long! Gosh, I'm so sorry!

"I-I'm sorry…" I told him as I ride the 'limo'.

"No problem, young mistress… Our problem now is to hurry back home," he answered as he got in and started driving.

So now I'm anxious at father's reaction but the thought of the host club is still in my head. Are they just acting nice because they are hosts or are they really the opposite? If I'm going to stay there, being Haruhi-san's costumer, I should know… but… maybe … not… I'm just going there to help Haruhi-san, right? Maybe I shouldn't bother. I don't want to be referred to as a busybody.

Then we arrived to the mansion… I bet father is waiting in the dojo. I quickly got out from the 'limo' and ran towards my room. I changed my clothes, from my yellow uniform to my training clothes, and then ran to the dojo. Great. It tires me already! But… I must not show it to father. As I open the door, I could see father, sitting there…

"You're five minutes late, Hinata," he said as I got in. Wait… why is he showing a calmer face rather than an angered one?

"S-S-Sorry… father…"

"What did you do?"

"I-I… made… friends… at school," I answered. I couldn't possibly tell him that I went to the host club, right?

"Good." He answered CALMLY. This is so unexpected.

"I-I'm sorry, father… f-for I was late because of that… r-reason…"

He nodded.

"I want you to socialize more. Either by joining a club or anything else. Just make sure it won't be a bad influence to you." Exactly what I once wanted but hard to do. Why is he like this right now? It feels… different.

"Y-Yes, father!"

"Now onto your training." He stood up and we began.

"Yes!"

So that's how my first school day ended.

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Sincerely yours,
Eru-chii