XXX- Haruhi's POV

"Yes, believe it or not, these idiots were members of a host club. Back in Japan, the club was one of the most popular attractions at Ouran Academy. Tamaki was considered the king. Kyoya, the guy with the glasses over there, was the vice-president." she said, pointing in his direction. "We even had a manager, Renge-Chan, but she didn't come with us. That's actually kind of relieving. Don't bother asking how I got sucked into it all, it's kind of a long, painful story." Haruhi explained, shuttering just a bit at the last part.

The girl's eyes got big. She brushed a strand of blond hair away from her face in order to get a better look at the group. "Did you just say you're from JAPAN?"

Haruhi nodded. "Yeah, we are. Isn't it obvious?"

Sheepishly, Juliet's eyes averted to the floor. "Well, I could tell that you're of Japanese heritage, but your English is so good I guess I just assumed..."

Kaoru and Hikaru walked over to her, and cocked their heads slightly. "Come on, not even the honorifics gave it away?" The poor girl shook her head, and the twins exchanged a look. "Then you really must be stupid."

Haruhi glared at them; "Guys, stop being mean to her! If you were in her position you probably wouldn't notice anything either."

"Yeah! Stop being meanies to my new friend Juliet-Chan!" said Honey, standing in front of Juliet and putting his arms out defensively.

"It's ok guys, I get the feeling that those two," she pointed at the twins, "are the real idiots here."

Invisible daggers shot out of the twins eyes. "You trying to pick a fight, commoner?"

"Commoner…?"

Having apparently snapped out of his dark mode, Kyoya spoke. "You didn't know? Ouran is a school for the elite, with rare exceptions. Take Haruhi, for example. She got into the school with a scholarship."

"So when we say commoner, we mean anybody with less money than us." The twins said, having forgotten Juliet's previous offence.

"Wait, give me a moment, this is a lot to take in. So you guys come from a blue-blood school in Japan, but Haruhi got into the school via scholarship?"

Everyone nodded.

"And you had a host club there?"

They nodded again.

"And if I'm correct, a host club is a place that ladies, or men, I suppose, go to be fawned over by a bunch of good-looking people when they have nothing better to do?"

Hikaru nodded. "Yeah, that's pretty much it."

It was silent for a moment.

"Hahahahahaha! Wow, really? That's so stupid!" Juliet bent down, laughing so hard she needed her knees for support. "Haha! And you guys were the hosts?"

Everyone's expressions went blank. "Why is that so funny?" asked Haruhi.

Juliet held up a finger, asking for a moment. When she got a hold on herself, she said: "It's so funny because, one, what girl would be so bored she goes to a place to talk to random guys she barely knows? And two, I can't picture any of you being hosts. No offence intended, but you all seem pretty strange."

"But… Juliet, Princess… have you ever even been to a host club?" asked Tamaki, seeming to have missed the part where he was called weird. Juliet dodged a bullet there.

She pondered for a moment. "As far as I can remember, no."

"Then you're really in no position to judge." added Haruhi.

"Well, I guess you're right, but the whole idea of a host club is just so… silly."

Haruhi remembered how she felt the first time she stumbled upon the host club and grinned a little. "Don't worry, Juliet, I felt the exact same way when I first walked into the Ouran Host Club."

Tamaki's fist pounded against the palm of his hand. "I've got it! Juliet's never been to a host club, right? So, why don't we start a host club at the new school? That way she'll see that it's fun, not stupid!"

Everyone was quiet, thinking about Tamaki's plan. Suddenly, their faces grew horrified. "SCHOOL!" they all shouted at once.

"Oh no, we've spent so much time talking we lost track of time! Now we'll be late!" Haruhi spoke.

Kyoya whipped out a cell phone. "No need to worry, I have relatives who live in the area. My Uncle is chief of police here in Boston, I'm sure I can get an escort."

"You're uncle's American?" everyone asked, slightly cocking their heads.

"Yes, but we aren't related by birth. He and my aunt married." said Kyoya. He dialed a number on the phone, and had a brief conversation with someone on the other end. "The car will arrive shortly."

There was a sigh of relief. Everyone, except for Honey and Mori, who were in college and didn't have classes until later in the afternoon, walked outside and waited.

Haruhi thought for a moment. "Juliet, do you even go to the same school as us?"

"Oh! I never thought about that. I'm a junior at Andeo Academy. And I don't know how the students will like the idea of a host club."

"Me too. It's nice to know I know someone from the new school. Hikaru, Kaoru and I are juniors at Andeo to. Tamaki and Kyoya are seniors. I'm not even going to try and stop Tamaki, so I guess we'll just have to see how the student's take it. You know, the host club." Haruhi said, hoping she correctly converted the names of the grades.

Kyoya had been looking at Juliet for a while and finally decided to speak. "It's kind of surprising that you, a girl from an orphanage, are able to attend a private academy like Andeo, isn't it?"

"I guess it would seem that way, but my parents had some money. Mom was an author, and one of her books became famous. She gave the orphanage owner some money before giving me up, to be used for whatever I needed. So I was able to afford a nice school like Andeo."

Hikaru and Kaoru each put a hand on the girl's shoulders. "Ohhh, so the commoner isn't such a commoner after all."

"I guess you two were just too dumb to figure that out until now." She smiled at them. The smile was sweet, but had that little bit of evil to it that could usually only be found in the twins.

They looked as if they were about to strangle her. Before they had a chance to act on their emotions, however, a limo and two police cars pulled up. One of the windows rolled down, and a man looked at them. "So I hear you kids need a ride?" he smiled.

"Ah, Uncle Calder, it's a pleasure to see you again." Kyoya said, shaking the man's hand. Of course, he was sucking up.

"Wow, is that little Kyoya? I haven't seen you in years. You've gotten so big and manly!"

The twins snickered in the background. 'hahaha… Kyoya, manly!'

Kyoya ignored them, and everyone piled into the car.

"Well, we should get going! I don't want to be responsible for your tardiness!" said Calder.

The car sped away, heading in the direction of the school that would be the student's home, more or less, for a year.