Chapter 1: New Arrivals

Ouran Academy is a private school, made specifically for the wealthy and powerful to send their children so they may become perfectly groomed heirs for their families. On occasion, some students apply to graduate with the highest degree of education, hoping that their graduation from Ouran will grant them more opportunities in life than other schools would have to offer.

However, it is not with these children we set our eyes to. Oh no; we instead look to those children who seem to simply have too much time on their hands and thus must busy themselves with another, more simplistic task. This task is simple in concept, however its execution can only be done by the finest of gentlemen.

This task… well, we shall see, now won't we?

Our first hapless individual thrust into this world is a boy by the name of Jeanne-Blanc du Bellamont, a Frenchman of mildly noble lineage. His parents heard about this school at a dinner party with other upper-class families, and then promptly decided that he must attend. Transferring him out of his school the previous summer, the lad spent his time under private tutelage in his family home until being brought to Ouran two weeks before the school's entrance ceremony in April. Here, he lives in the dorms, practicing parkour (also known as "urban running" in English-speaking nations) and studying to keep his grades high enough to please his parents.

The second new addition is a young lady by the name of Ires Addler, an Irish young woman whose family is diversified among antiques, food production and distribution, and business management (namely of the brewing variety). Born with a rather debilitating mental illness (in her parent's opinion), they home-schooled the young lady until finding Ouran Academy to be an opportune place to send her. She was sent immediately in March upon their discovery, living like Jeanne in a dormitory on school grounds (perhaps hoping that the human contact would not only cure her "illness", but also making sure that she was safely accommodated at all times. She, too, studies under her parent's wishes, though she seems to enjoy the psychological classes more than any sane person should.

Third is Jay Quin, an American by any standards, though coming from an old military and (surprisingly) commoner background. His father is what got him into the school, being a Captain in the United States Navy, as well as having the money to influence the board of directors. He attended school in the Southern United States until he was accepted to West Point at the age of fifteen, effectively enlisting while his father was stationed in New York. Then, shortly after his first semester of his third year, his father was re-stationed, giving his sons and daughter the opportunity to stay or go as they wished. Feeling that he would rather study abroad, Jay went with him, leaving his brothers and sister behind. He was accepted easily into Ouran on a military scholarship; so long as he maintains the code and integrity of West Point while attending, he will not be discharged. He lives by himself in an apartment that he and his parents equally provide, off-campus and away from the school life.

Fourth is a Polish-French noble by the name of Frédéric François Chopin—named, as one can easily guess, after his ancestor Chopin. His line is perpetuated mainly by the Dupin family (the Barons Dudevant), however his name comes from the respect the family had for the composer (as well as Frédéric's own pianist abilities). Having spent much of his life at home due to a weak constitution, he was home-schooled until he passed the mark of education for nobility in both Poland and France. Then, he invested himself in music, completing his recitation of his forbearer's musical pieces into precise replica. In the spirit of this, he became a composer himself, deciding that he would emulate the style of Chopin with his own original scores. Seeing that their son required a need to study elsewhere, they allowed him to enroll into Ouran Academy's College of Arts, sending him with his younger sister Emilia and his fraternal twin cousins Georg and Aurore Dupin. He lives in a family estate acquired within the last year, specifically so their family may not only vacation but reside in Japan for extended periods.

And finally, there is Hika Renrui, a Japanese by blood and an American by upbringing. Very little is known about his family, save that they became suddenly wealthy in the 1990's internet bubble and recently sent their only son to school at Ouran for his third and final year of high school. He lives off-campus in a family estate, and little else is known about him (an infuriating prospect, it must be admitted.)

Though seemingly harmless on the surface, each of these people have their own unique talents and abilities, aiding not only to Ouran as a whole, but to one specific club in particular.

Now that introductions are done, shall we begin?

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Kyōya Ōtori smiled, pushing his glasses up onto his nose with a gleam of sunlight as he watched the students file through the courtyard on their first day of the new semester. Each one that he had noted in his journal stepped at their own pace, either hurrying along to their class or strolling casually in the chill spring day.

It would certainly be interesting to see this new year pan out. Especially if what he suspected to occur did, in fact, happen. After all, according to their resident fangirl/manager, new types needed to be added every once in a while to spice things up for the guests.

And, of course, new hosts meant new clients. And new clients meant more funding.

The smile became a cheery smirk, and the notebook snapped closed before being delicately placed within his school-standard briefcase/bookbag. He amused himself with the thought of Tamaki's reaction to new club members - either for good or ill - as he walked calmly and assuredly back to his classroom.

This would be an interesting school year.