Authour's notes: All right! Another chapter is finish and it took some time to get the right mood and ideas to finish writting this. I'm so busy with my exams that I'm so tired to think up of right scenes to go together but I'm greatful that it made it through. I hope this story is still readable and please review about the story for support. I've put in some thought into what kind of character's will show up but if anyone would like to contribute an idea, you are very welcomed. TQ.
The chilly winter has past on to another year of spring. As it was getting warmer every day, Reina was getting cautious that the next school term was nearing. With a new school uniform all clean and dry, she even has a set of new stencils packed in her backpack. She was even given a new from the family's hairdresser that her butlers insisted. Why had she ever given up on them? At least she was looking good anyway. A new day starts and Reina woke up extra early just to get ready to go to school. Starting from that day onwards, she was no longer a junior but a second year student in Ouran High School.
"Yosh!" Reina puts on her Ouran High School uniform and ties little of her hair at both sides neatly. It's a girl's instinct to look her best for a special occasion. Ready for the new school term, she took her school bag and was ready to leave until she remembered something important. She went back to her make-up table and picked up an old photo she found the other day. It was a photo which belonged to her father consisting the members of the Host Club. Everyone was in it. She was set out on a new mission.
Ouran's Private High School was defined by; one, prestigious families and two, wealth. Thus this ultra-wealthy super cool school gains the greatest honor being the top schools in Japan. (bla bla bla) None to the student's concern, they were treated like ROYALTY! To them, it is a game to keep on going in the school as a community of the most highly respected people in the World. Not surprisingly, none of it really bothered the students since they were trained to be professionals. But they were special. Even being highly respected, they were different from the rest because each of them had the own dreams and pride they live up for. What matters that each and every one of them were heading towards that goal.
In the Ouran High School class 2-A, Reina was getting tired of being ignored by Kumiko. She wasn't having any attentive attention from anyone. "The first years are having an opening ceremony, aren't they?" said Reina to Kumiko who was not paying attention to her. She was more absorbed into the book she was reading then to Reina who often babbled about unnecessary things. This happens since homeroom began. Giving another look of boredom, Reina sighed again. "I remembered our High School opening ceremony. Not much of a difference compared to now, is it? We had each other."
Finishing the last of her words, Kumiko closed her book when Reina said about having each other. She wasn't laughing but she found it funny hearing that. "You're so naïve Reina." Reina's boredom crack and her attention was caught. "Because we are still in High School, there are still a lot of things we can do." Kumiko gave a sly smile. Her smile was creepy.
Reina thought about what Kumiko said as she looked up to the ceiling. Not because there was something up there, just searching through her thoughts. She got a feeling too. She took out the old photo she brought to school and looked at it. Either Kumiko was paying attention to her or not; Reina smiled and said, "My father used to be in the Host Club."
"Hn?" Kumiko felt strange hearing that all of a sudden.
Reina flipped over the picture to Kumiko and get her to get a good look at it. Surely she recognized the members. Two of them were their fathers themselves were apart of the Ouran Host Club. But why Reina showed her the picture now?
"I plan on reestablishing the Host Club, Kumiko. Can you help me?" asked Reina winking at her. Kumiko eyes rounded.
"What?" Kumiko don't know whether or not to mad or totally disappointed. Reestablishing the Host Club? What an impossible idea to accomplish. For goodness sake, she's insane. Can she understand that they are 100 girl's DNA? How could they possibly make the HOST CLUB?! "Are you serious, Reina?"
Reina pout her lips. "Don't you believe me?"
God, she doesn't get the picture. Kumiko was sweating. Her friend can't get the idea that it was impossible. "Reina, listen to me carefully. We are girls. We can't afford to create a club like that."
A big arrow hit her head. OUCH
"Besides, in order to establish a club in the school, you need at least more than three people including a president."
OUCH. Facts are cruel.
"After that, the club must present themselves to the earliest annual event, which is if they can accomplish this; the club can go on. Can you handle it Reina?"
"Err… Kumiko, say no more." Reina went to a wall and sulk. Now, she looks no different than her father. Did Kumiko say it too harsh? But it was the real truth. Reina's idea was understandable since it was a club her father once created. The feeling to keep moving on what was left behind from someone important is strong for a young child. Those were mature feelings of a daughter for her father. Kumiko was slightly moved.
When Kumiko picked up the photo of the Host Club, she sees the Principle and her father stand side by side with five other people in the picture. Yes, they all looked happy and enjoying being together. Even just by looking at it gave her a warm feeling. She looked at Reina who got the courage to confront her. She was filled with tears but Kumiko tried to smile because she had an idea. "Say, why don't we give it a shot?"
Reina swept her tears and blinked. Did she hear Kumiko clear? "What did you say?"
"I believe we can give it a try. Remaking the Host Club," Kumiko's suggestion gave a little hope to Reina as she quickly sits back into her chair. "Besides, we're in High School. There are a lot of things we can do."
"Kumiko, you said that before. What do you mean?" asked Reina.
Kumiko smiled like never before. She was surprised that Reina was still aware even though she thought Reina was drowned in bored a few minutes ago. She pushed the photo forward to Reina and Reina looked back to her. "You still haven't noticed yet?"
"Noticed what?"
"We can still establish this club, with us and them." Kumiko looked upon Reina's clueless expression.
"Them? Who are 'them'?" she asked picking up the photo.
"You still remember the Hitachiin's from the graduation ceremony right? We can regroup them." Kumiko was right. Reina still remembers and it was good idea to start with. The Hitachiin twins. "And there is also Mika Hitachiin. I wouldn't mind taking her in if I were you."
Reina was moved. Absolutely moved and was getting excited little by little by Kumiko's provocation. She sees where the subject was heading. "That's great! Maybe even the other members like Morinozuka-san and Haninozuka-san has children attending Ouran that we can pick up." But news flash. Reina doesn't know anything about their families. "Demo, how are ever going to find them? I haven't got a clue."
Kumiko was speechless. What in the World? The daughter of the President of Ouran High School doesn't know about the Host Club's back story history. Truly a nut shell princess. Kumiko knew Reina wasn't interested in clubs or History but can't she get the least idea of the background of the Host Club? She's too down to Earth. Kumiko hits her head with the book she read. OUCH, again. "Dammit, you are getting excited of making the Host Club but you don't at least have a little sense of knowing the history of it? What a lazy bum you are."
Reina eyes were filled with tears again. Faking.
"Take note of this and try to remember what I'm about to say to you," said Kumiko very seriously. Reina nodded. "I believe that are a few students in the school that go by the name Haninozuka and Morinozuka. I suspect they might be in the High School division."
"Senior year or Juniors?" asked Reina.
"I'm not sure but probably we should check both. They are possibilities that they have more than one child currently attending Ouran," explained Kumiko.
Reina nodded and seemed to understand. "Wait a minute. How come you know a lot about this?"
Kumiko gave a strong stare. Reina can be too oblivious. "Compared to you, I'm more interested knowing the students much closer than you think. That's why I never get tired of helping the Student Council every week at school."
'What an evil reason from an evil aura I sense near by'. Reina cannot ask much more.
After the High School opening ceremony, the freshmen returned to the High School building to their respective classes. As for the Hitachiin sisters who just became freshmen in High School weren't in the same classes' surprisingly. For the Hitachiin twin sisters, Sakuya and Kara were placed in class 1-A while Mika Hitachiin was placed just one class below them. Mika sighed heavily. How could she ever been placed in a class just below the twins'? The tense of irritation had got to her. At least, for some reason she could lay back. After all, she don't want other students always keep complaining how different the ways of her sisters' and hers. Another reason was she didn't want to always being put responsible for their mischievous tricks. Maybe being in separate classes wasn't all bad and her twin sisters could use some space without another Hitachiin family member around them. Just enough by themselves, maybe they could try to befriend with others, hopefully. After the incident at the graduation ceremony, the twins' bond became tighter. Mika noticed that.
Mika Hitachiin; is a petit sixteen year old teenage girl. She has short golden brownish hair colour just like her father, Kaoru Hitachiin but quite a shy person she was. She didn't talk much but many people around her trusts her respectively. What is keeping her back was her lack of confidence. She always behaves herself and is polite to everyone except her twin sisters. Socializing with them only can cause trouble to Mika so she tries her best to avoid them but never helped them the way her father needed her to. She doesn't understand the way of the twins but she has a clue to the twincest bond since her father also had a twin named Hikaru Hitachiin. Surprisingly in her present family, neither Mika nor the twins ever met Hikaru in person. Odd. They only have glimpse of description about him from Kaoru's stories of memories with him in High School. Moreover about the story of the Host Club.
Mika was selected as the class representative as she was the most trustworthy among the students in her class. Otherwise it is because of the popularity of the Hitachiin family name. How picky these rich people are. Mika had to accept it with no excuses and with fake consideration. She doesn't want to job for anyone's sake! Being the one in charge, Mika have been given her first duty to collect the students personal details and send the to the teacher's office but it was a big load. Each of them has been giver two copies; one for the Homeroom teacher's use, and the other copy for the student council. So that makes to destination points to send the students' documents. What a drag that was.
"Mika-chan!" called a high pitched voice from behind her. It was a classmate of Mika and she was called the cutest girl in her grade. She has blonde hair ties up in two ponytails and golden round eyes with such a cute smile upon her face. Who wouldn't say she was cute? She ran up to Mika to help her out. She's in good mood today.
"Karin. What are you doing here?" asked Mika who looked at her good friend who showed a dull expression. She was too busy minding the papers.
"What are you saying Mika-chan?" Karin gave a big smile as Mika asked her that. Then she walked in front of Mika and took half a bunch of documents she was holding. "I'm here to help you of cause."
Mika sighed. It wasn't she didn't appreciate Karin's help but Mika really needed the time alone. Class 1-B isn't the kind of class which has students' kind enough to be tolerant with. They are the ones which can make a big mess out of small matters and its hard working cooperating with them. She hopes, the whole class can work together with her soon. "I like you being helpful but shouldn't you be with the rest of the class?"
"Demo, I'm not familiar with those people. At least when I'm with you, you can be a great friend to me," said Karin with confidence.
With such a statement, Karin turned out to be not far different than Sakuya and Kara. The ones' who would only turn to the person they recognize the most. Only in Karin's case, she is more independent than others. Could that be a factor she doesn't make friends easily. But with her kawaiiness, anyone would like to be her friend. So what is keeping her back? So many questions. "Isn't it time for you to move on and make friends? I'm sure there are many chances for you to do that now." 'Although there was always time back in middle school. Why don't you start then?' Mika secretly sweat dropped.
Mika moved along. She didn't want to send the students documents late to the teachers or she'll have to answer to them. Karin smile faded but gave a distance look to Mika. When Mika realize that she has the other half of the stack of documents, she turned and smile to Karin. "Aren't you coming?"
Karin's head sank. "So, when are you going to move on? Aren't you going to get along with your sisters?" Mika's eyes show a shocking impression. Karin actually said that too her? She's too straight. But Karin suddenly reappears with a smile back on her face. "Ikkou!"
For the first day of the first semester of that year, Reina sneaked into her father's office unknowingly. Principle Tamaki Suou had urgent business at the company in Kyoto so he had to rush there immediately. But for Reina, who always had the habit of snooping in his office during break times can't afford to avoid herself going. Reina's purpose was to find pieces of information about the Host Club. For the past few days at home in the big mansion, she can't find a single thing about the Host Club and their families. Nothing about their present status of lives were told except the photos lies in old photo albums and past year books of Ouran High School. Anyway, going through shelf to shelf gave enough pressure to Reina by searching alone.
"What are you doing, Reina?" asked Kumiko standing by the half opened door. Being slightly surprised by her voice, she glanced over but in addition a few books came falling from where Reina were searching.
OUCH! The books scatter everywhere on the floor.
'Clumsy as she is,' thought Kumiko letting out a sigh. She walked through the door and helped Reina picking up the scattered books. "So what is it this time?"
"You sound like my father," told Reina annoyed. She was annoyed that Kumiko was even bothered. It sounded like Kumiko wasn't all delighted at first sight she walked into the principle's office. Kumiko could only bare her best friend's cold attitude.
"What about the Host Club are you searching for now? Don't you ask your father about it?" Kumiko was sure that asking the person who made the Host Club himself should be the right choice to start with. Why couldn't Reina do it?
"You should know how my father is. He is always not at home because he has too much work with the company. Besides, in the Spring break, he is extra busy with the business expo in other countries so I don't get any chance to ask him," explained Reina thoroughly. Telling the facts are the worst. She can't have a normal family lifestyle at home. Her father, Tamaki Suou is always on business trips and her mother still remains a mystery why she left. Reina only remembers her name; Haruhi Fujioka.
"So rather than waiting for him to tell me about the Host Club, I need to keep on looking for the new members of the club you and I are going to establish," Reina sound so determined even Kumiko is moved. Reina sets the last book on the shelf and sets her uniform straight. "Well, I'm tired of being covered with dust. Why don't we head to the Student Council and ask them about the Host Club?"
When Reina was getting excited to run off to the head department of the Student Council, she was stopped by Kumiko. Kumiko show a list of new high school freshmen in order to shorter the procedure. "I already got a list of the new high school freshmen joining this year. Searching through the names and classes can help us."
"Kumiko, you…" Reina was amused on how quick Kumiko picked up. So she was helping Reina all this time. Reina eyes scrolled down the list to find the Hitachiin sisters name which was already a matter she could obviously spot out first. "Hey! Why the twins and Mika Hitachiin are is separate classes? That's not fair."
Kumiko had to explain to the daughter of Ouran's principle. "Obviously, they levels are slightly different I suppose. The students' academics these days are gradually increasing so to divide those into classes are really difficult. So in support of the students' status in Ouran academy are addition to clubs, activities and communication. Maybe Mika's only weakness is…"
"Low in self confidence?" Cut in Reina doubtfully.
"Apparently, yes." Kumiko smiled with confidence saying that. To Reina's opinion, her smiles creeps her out. What a friend…
Mika and Karin were strolling down the same hall the principle's office was and saw Reina coming out the office. Reina didn't noticed them because she was busy talking to Kumiko. Kumiko came out the office and closed the doors. Both of them didn't notice the two girls behind them. Maybe they were too far to be seen or heard. Mika's expression turned sour and let go a small sigh.
"That is Suou-senpai, da nee?" guessed Karin in a lightly way. "She is really pretty, isn't she?" Karin recognized Reina Suou from anywhere and had admired her since middle school. She was really glad she was able to see her after being in High School.
"I guess she is," said Mika lazily.
"Hey, Mika-chan. You sound like you seen her before. Have you?"
"Yes, I have. I met Reina Suou at the graduation ceremony. She was with the Principle that time and known my father," said Mika.
Karin can only smile. She could only hope for one thing that moment. "I hope, I can be friends with Suou-senpai too."
'Friends?' Did Mika ever say anything about being friends? Surely Reina and she met, but they haven't officially become friends. Even with her twin sisters, they refused to be friends. Could Mika be no different from them at this angle? "Karin, do you want to talk with Suou-senpai?"
Karin tugged her sleeve. She wasn't sure. "It's okay."
Mika was confused. Karin said she wanted to be friends but why doesn't she want to accept to offer to talk to her in person? She's a weird girl.
"If I would to be Suou-senpai's friend, I hope to meet her by chance too," Karin's eyes shown lots of hope and Mika can tell that easily. So she smiled. "I'm sure we will meet even though it's not now."
'Karin; sounds like a different person since she entered High School. I wonder if she's sick. Oh God! Please turn her back into her cheery self again,' said Mika in her thoughts. She totally ignored Karin's wide smile that moment. Her wish was easily granted.
In such a happy mood and hyper attitude she was, Karin said proudly with all her heart, "Da-ka-ra, I am a Haninozuka desu mono!" Secretly in her heart, she wishes it were all meant to be. 'I'm sure she will find me soon, this daughter of Principle Tamaki Suou.'
"Find us! Reina Suou!" DD