A New Start?

Benio sighed, she stirred her coffee as she sat at a café near Lobelia. Her thoughts were on the girl trapped within Ouran, Haruhi. That girl had talent, fire and was perfect for the Zuka club, yes a few things needed to be worked on but overall she was perfect.

Twice she had tried to save the poor maiden from that place but both times that damned Host club got in the way. Supressing a shudder at the thought of forcing to pretend to be a boy, Benio didn't want to think about it. She had to try one more time, that girl would do well in Lobelia. Hardening her resolve Benio began to plan how when suddenly, the girl in question ran into the café.

"A large black coffee please" Haruhi asked the lady serving. "sure thing sweetheart" Benio watched as the waitress left the table and really looked at Haruhi. She was pale, thin, shaking, wide eyes filled with unshed tears. What had those barbarians done to her?

"Maiden?" Haruhi's head snapped up to see a familiar face of Benibara. "h….hey" Haruhi replied shakily. Without wasting a moment Benio pulled Haruhi into a light hug. "Oh sweet Maiden, what have they done to you?" Through sobs and tears Haruhi recounted the story of the last week, she didn't care that this girl had tried twice to take her away from Ouran, once by force but she was someone who might listen.

Everything came out, the newspaper article that ruined her, the schools attitude towards her everything. Benio listened and was furious. She wouldn't even do that to the host club, yes she wanted to shut them down, but the way she would have done it was send her cousin in to start a Ouran Zuka club and let that gain popularity thus forcing attention away from the Host club. Whoever done this was out for personal revenge. Who would do something like this?

"Maiden, listen to me" Benio started, "You have to leave Ouran, the pain you're going through is too much, come to Lobelia we can easily organise a way to help you get your dream." Haruhi shook her head. "I wish I could but I'm already hated after what happened when I did that performance for you"

"hmm" Benio thought for a moment "If memory serves me right, the boys from the host club interfered the performance and ruined the show not you. You were doing perfectly, until they showed up." Haruhi looked up at Benio. "Please maiden come to Lobelia have a fresh start. No forcing to hide your gender for selfish boys, no more missing out on what life can offer you. Come and become the maiden I saw falling outside an unworthy school. I will give you one day to think about it."

_Time Skip_

Haruhi sat at home waiting for her father, Benibara gave Haruhi a leaflet about what Lobelia can offer her. It almost matched Ourans but with a few defences, Lobelia offered room and board in there dormitories free of charge, all meals included and two uniforms and the scholarship ran through high school and into college at Lobelia if she maintained a certain grade. Yes she'd have to leave her father for a bit but she could visit, but the Host club wouldn't find her or come after her if she left willingly. No boys were allowed on campus without special permission from the headmaster. Haruhi wanted to do it but she needed to talk to her father first.

_Time skip/next day_

Benio, Chizuru and Hinako walked up to Haruhi's apartment and knocked on her door. Ranka opened the door and invited the girls in.

"Haruhi is still sleeping, ladies she called in sick at Ouran so she could talk to you girls about her decision." The three girls looked at Haruhi's father and noticed the red eyes like he had been crying. They had a feeling they know what her answer will be.

"Good Mroning ladies" Haruhi greeted walking out of her bedroom dressed in a frilly top and jeans.

"Have you come to a decision Maiden?" Chizuru asked

"Yes" Haruhi answered "I would like to Apply for Lobelia's School for Girls"