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Chapter 2: The Newcomer

All heads turned as the silver-haired teen stepped into the room as the bell rang.

"Eh? Hikaru, who's that?"

"Isn't that the new guy, Kaoru?"

At the back of the room, the Hitachiin twins were observing Yuki with a lot of interest. Their homeroom teacher smiled at the perfectly composed newcomer.

"You're just in time. Please introduce yourself."

He strode to the front of the room and gave a respectful bow without appearing silly. When he stood upright again, everybody noticed how...feminine his face seemed. His gray eyes were large and his hair was a little on the longish side; his smile could only be described as princely. But even though he was slender, he had a strange kind of strength surrounding him. Was it his posture, or was he naturally like that? All in all, this new guy had a very mysterious air.

"I am Yuki Sohma. Please take care of me." His voice was soft like silk or velvet, and they had to strain to hear him. Haruhi suspected it wasn't because he was shy, but it was naturally like that. By that time, all the girls (except Haruhi) fell a little bit in love with him.

"Alright, Sohma-kun, please sit besides Hitachiin-kun, over there."

A teen with hair that reminded Yuki of Kyo's, waved his hand and grinned devilishly. Yuki went over and sat down at the empty desk on the right side. Glancing to his left, he saw Hitachiin-kun, a boy with brown hair and eyes, and...another Hitachiin-kun? Twins, huh? The second Hitachiin-kun looked exactly like the first one, but his hair was swept to the opposite side. Yuki decided he would make friends later and pulled out his school supplies. Even though he wasn't staying here permanently, it was best to stay on top of things.

When it was time for club activities, the Host Club reported to the Third Music Room for hosting. After club time ended, the Hosts talked about the new person. Yuki Sohma had been here for exactly one day, yet he was already well known. Many people adored him for his elegant attitude, quiet personality, and graceful looks. Tamaki was very interested in him.

"So, girls are already falling for him?" remarked Tamaki quizzically.

"Hai! There was even talk about starting his own fanclub,"Hani piped up. "Right, Takashi?"

Mori replied with a small "un."

Tamaki was astonished. "Really? Sugoi! He must really be something. Hikaru, Kaoru! Aren"t you in the same class as him?"

The twins shrugged and spoke at the same time. "Yeah. He's pretty, in a girlish way. Maybe he's a girl in disguise, just like Haruhi!"

Haruhi remembered something else about Yuki. "Sohma-kun seems very mysterious."

Tamaki nodded. "Let us trust Haruhi's judgement."

Kyoya added, "He used to go to a commoner's public school before he came here. The reasons for why he transferred are unknown."

Tamaki absorbed all this with interest. "Anything illnesses?"

Kyoya referred to his clipboard. "He used to have severe asthma and bronchitis when he was younger. It seems to have subsided now, but sometime he does have attacks."

Tamaki wiped a tear from his eyes, then cried dramatically "So sad! Pining for a regular life, yet restricted by a terrible sickness! Oh, the agony of it all!"

The twins pretended to cry along. "What a melancholy tale of woe!"

Kyoya continued with his report, ignoring their weeping. "He used to have his own fanclub at his old school, consisting of more than half the girls."

"Ooh! So he is popular, huh? What does the Sohmas do?" questioned Tamaki eagerly, all traces of tears vanished.

Kyoya flipped a few pages, then found what he was looking for. "Sohma Industries specialize in many different businesses. Recently, they started progressing in the entertainment section."

Tamaki abruptly stood up and declared dramatically "All right then! It's settled!"

Everyone looked curiously at him.

"Tama-kun, what's settled?" Hani asked, cutely tilting his head to one side.

"We shall see for ourselves how great this Yuki Sohma is!" Tamaki snapped his fingers. "Hani! Go get one of our Host Club invitations! Mori! Get a writing utensil. Kyoya, plan out what to write! Haruhi, you write it, since Father knows you're handwriting is the neatest!" As all of the hosts were running around and gathering materials, the twins were waiting impatiently for their tasks.

"Hey, my lord? What should we do?" asked the twins in perfect synchronization.

"Um...help Kyoya write." Tamaki watched as they bounded over to see what Kyoya had written. He grinned and made himself comfortable on a sofa. The Host Club will see what this Yuki Sohma was like.

Yuki sighed dejectedly. He hadn't heard anyone mention Tamaki Suoh the entire day. During club time he had wandered around and eavesdropped on parts of people's conversations. It wasn't difficult since his hearing was sharper than the average human was. It came naturally with being a Jyuunishi member. It was almost time to go home. Yuki picked up his bookbag and headed towards the front entrance, when he passed a group of giggling girls.

"Tamaki-sempai looked so handsome today!"

Yuki halted in his steps. Tamaki-sempai? Could it be? He went over and addressed the girl who said that.

"Excuse me, when you said Tamaki-sempai, did you mean Tamaki Suoh?"

The startled girls looked at him, then when they saw his face, they blushed madly.

"Um...yes!" giggled the brunette who made the comment.

"Do you know where I could find him?" asked Yuki.

"Uh...he's in the Host Club."

Yuki paled when he heard the words "Host Club." Isn't a host club used to seduce ladies? Just what kind of person is he anyway?

"Um, are you all right?"

Yuki gave her his special "princely smile" and thanked her. As he briskly walked out the door, he felt a small flicker of hope. He had a lead now. All he had to do was follow it.

Japanese Vocabulary:

Sugoi- amazing

Jyuunishi- Chinese zodiac

Hello peeps!

Thanks for reading! Now REVIEW.

Sorry if the characters were OOC. This is my first time writing OHSHC fanfiction.

One of my reviewers mentioned Yuki should be in 2-A instead of 1-A. I already knew that, but thank you for pointing that out! When I wrote this story, I thought it might be too easy if they were in the same class together. So I made Yuki younger! lol.

I won't be updating a lot for the next few weeks; Mimi-chan is going on vacation to visit my relatives! If I can find a computer with internet access over there, I'll try to update!

Ja ne!

Mimi-chan

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