For someone who hadn't been in a real school system for a few years, it surprised me when it was suddenly lunchtime. As soon as the teacher dismissed us for our break, my classmates swarmed my desk.

"Oh my god! I absolutely love you!"

"You're so talented!"

"What's it like to be famous!?"

"I absolutely love you!"

"Do you know Demi Lovato?"

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

"Will you go out with me?"

"Can we, like, be best friends?"

"I think you're fantastic!"

"Your hair is so pretty! Who is your stylist?"

"Are you going to be performing at Ouran?"

All of the rapid-fire questions were making me dizzy and I desperately wanted to just runaway. Maybe coming to a large school was a bad idea.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please give Miss Robin some space. She will be at the Host Club this afternoon and would be happy to answer your questions then, but right now it is her break time. Please give her some space." I heard someone say from behind me. I looked back to see Kyoya standing there clearing a path in the crowd for me to escape through.

"Kyoya?" Tamaki asked from beside him, surprised that he would promise such a thing. I walked over to the pair and smiled up at the blonde.

"Sounds fun." I told him, "But can we please go get food? I'm really hungry."

"Of course." Tamaki grinned down at me.

"Please excuse us. I will be excited to talk with each and every one of you at the Host Club this afternoon." I smiled at my classmates before bowing and following Tamaki and Kyoya out of the classroom.

"Are you alright?" my blonde friend asked as I walked between the two boys down a large hallway. I wasn't sure exactly where we were or where we were headed, but I was hoping that it was to a cafeteria of some sort.

"Yah, it's just a bit overwhelming," I laughed a bit awkwardly, "It's the price of fame I guess."

"That must be difficult to go through Miss Robin." Kyoya said. I looked up at the dark haired man.

"If you call me 'Miss Robin' I'm just going to stare at you confused, Kyoya. Please call me Lori." I told him. He looked down at me, a bit caught off guard by nodded nonetheless.

"Alright, Lori."

"Kyoya! You're not falling for my Lori are you!?" Tamaki asked dramatically.

"Oh I hope so. I was planning on running off with him by the end of the semester." I said with a straight face, looking up at the blonde. The two boys stopped walking in pure shock.

"Whaaaaa?" I heard Tamaki say. I took several more steps down the hallway before I cracked up laughing.

"I was kidding! Now, can someone please come lead the way, I have no idea where we're going!" I replied before they hurried to catch up with me.

"You're so mean Lori!" Tamaki whined as he turned us down another hallway. I could hear whispers as we passed other students and I couldn't help but start to feel a little self-conscious. I kept trying to tell myself that I had made the right decision by coming to this school, but I still couldn't stop feeling uneasy with everyone staring at me. I tried to stare ahead of me and ignore the murmurs, but it was very difficult. As Tamaki and Kyoya talked, I felt like running away. Suddenly, I felt something press against my hand before lacing through my fingers. I looked down to see Tamaki had taken my hand in his. I looked up at him to see him laughing at something Kyoya had said. He looked down at me and smiled brightly, giving my hand a light squeeze before unlacing his hand from mine. I would be lying if I said I didn't feel a little sad when he let go of my hand. I was grateful for his gesture though, I felt a bit more at ease knowing he was right there to protect me. I understood though, it would probably cause more chaos than it was worth for us to be seen holding hands.

"And here," I heard Kyoya say to me, causing me to realize that he had been giving a tour of the school this entire time, "is one of the more popular dining halls."

"Oh wow." I couldn't help but say as we walked into a large room with tables covered with white tablecloths and chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, "This is so fancy."

"Ouran tries to accommodate its students as much as possible. The students are more accustomed to eating in rooms like this one so it makes sense to create a nicer atmosphere for them." Kyoya explained as Tamaki led us toward the line to order. I looked around for some type of menu or list of options, but I found nothing. Once we made it to the front, I looked up at Tamaki for help only to find him smiling happily at the chefs in front of us.

"I'll have the A lunch with the C salad please. And she will have the same." He said, motioning toward me.

"Yes sir!" The chefs said in unison before getting to work preparing two beautiful trays of food. I thanked my friend for ordering for me as we sat down at one of the fancy tables. The dining hall was filled with students chatting happily to one another; it made me feel like a normal teenager for a moment. After a few minutes of talking, Tamaki and Kyoya got up to get our food, asking me to stay at the table to reserve our spot. As soon as they left, a girl moved and sat down in the chair across from me.

"H—Hello." I said, trying to sound polite.

"Don't talk. Just listen. Stay away from the Host Club. Those boys are not your friends. They are just being polite. They don't want to hang out with some wannabe bitch like you. Just let them get back to their normal lives and go back to your fake pop star flashy life you whore." The girl spat at me before getting up and storming off. I sat there in shock, trying to keep tears from escaping my eyes. I knew that there were people out there who genuinely hated me despite not knowing me, but I never expected one of them to come up to me in a place like this.

"Bon Appétit!" Tamaki said, setting the tray of food in front of me. I was still in shock and unable to do anything but stare at the chair where that girl had been sitting.

"Lori?" Kyoya asked, breaking me from my shock and causing me to realize that he was now occupying that chair and I was staring right at him.

"Excuse me." I said before pushing away from the table and running out of the room.

"Lori!" I heard Tamaki call after me but I just ran faster, tears escaping my eyes as I tried not to run into any of the other students.

"Star-chan!" Two people said in unison, grabbing my arms as I ran between them. My momentum caused me to be lifted off of the ground and pulled back to where I was in front of the twins I met yesterday.

"Star-chan? Are you okay?" One of them asked. I ducked my head before continuing to run off.

"Please excuse me."

"Lori!" I heard Tamaki call after me once more. Once I got outside I had a plan to just run away from the campus and find somewhere else to go until my next tour. Unfortunately, I was only outside for a moment before I felt somebody grab my hand and force me to stop.

"Please let me go." I begged trying to escape his grasp. He pulled me back to where I was facing him, "Tamaki, please." I couldn't stop the tears now. Instead of doing what I asked, though, he instead pulled me close to his warm body and wrapped his long arms around me.

"Lori, what happened?" He asked. I couldn't stop myself from crying into his chest.

"Please, don't worry about me. Just let me go. It was a mistake to come here. Just let me leave this place. Please." I said.

"I—I just got you back…" I heard him say quietly, "Why are you trying to leave?"

"I overestimated the kindness of the students at this school." I replied, pulling away from him and staring at the ground.

"Did someone say something mean to you?" He asked, moving a hand under my chin and forcing me to look up at him.

"She told me to stay away from you and your friends. I'd better leave before I get you boys in trouble." I answered, trying to pull my face away from his grip. He stared down at me in shock. I guess when you're popular no one says mean things to you. He then proceeded to grab my hand and start walking toward the main gate.

"Well, if you're leaving then I am too." He said authoritatively.

"Tamaki, no! You'll get in trouble." I told him.

"Then I guess we both have to stay." He smiled.

"Tamaki…"

"Just for the rest of the day? Then we can start looking at a new place to go to school together." He winked at me, "Plus, Kyoya did promise you to the Host Club." I sighed, realizing I wasn't going to win.

"Okay. But if I leave you're not transferring, the people here love you." I told him.

"No promises." He smiled brightly as we entered the building. I sighed, trying to tell myself I could get through the rest of this day.