Hello people, welcome to Zero Gravity. I don't really have anything to say, so...
Disclaimer: Don't own anything 'cept for my characters and the plot - applies for all chapters
CHAPTER ONE
It was my first day in high school at Ouran Academy. And I was completely and utterly lost. But luckily for me, I had arrived way too early and there was still 50 minutes until school officially started. Even so, this school was way too big for its own good and I haven't got the faintest idea where I was.
I went up some red carpeted stairs in an attempt to find someone or something that can help and saw a sign: Library 2. Okay, maybe I'll just stay here until it's time to go, and then try to figure out where my first classroom is (I am a very lazy person). Then I peered into the huge room, painted coral and with tables and balconies full of people gossiping and whatnot.
Okay, maybe not then.
I sighed and closed the door, flipping my hood up and concealing my long blackish blue hair and eyes. I thought libraries were supposed to be quiet? Well, Ouran is certainly different from the schools I've been to in America.
I decided to go up another set of stairs and down a hallway with a wall covered in windows. Then I came to a stop in front of a door, this time labelled Music Room 3. Well, well, I'd been hoping to play the piano again, and I doubt that anyone would be in here at this time, and I twisted the knob and shuffled inside.
Boy, that was the biggest mistake I've ever made.
"Hello and welcome to the Ouran High School Host Club. I am the president Suou Tamaki." A melodramatic voice said.
"Um, what the hell is a host club?" I blurted out after I had recovered. "And why are you in here? I thought this was a music room." I glared up at the blondie who just spoke, and spared a glance at the five other people in this room, now staring at me with interest.
"Your name please?"
"Kosume-"
"OH, you must be one of the new Honour Students. Well, let me explain.
Those of the wherewithal, first, in social standing, and second, in money, spend their time here in the private Ouran Academy. As such, Ouran Host Club is where handsome boys with too much time on their hands, entertain and charm girls, who also have too much time on their hands. It is the school's own personal, elegant playground for the super-rich."
This Tamaki person said, with extravagant (and unneeded) hand gestures, walking towards me in a most ridiculous manner. He tried to put his arm around my shoulder, but I promptly moved away, causing him to almost fall over.
"So what have you come here for, my dear Honour Student?"
I stared daggers at him. "Don't call me that. Anyway, I came he-"
"To apply to be a host right? Oh how lovely!"
"No, wha-"
"Well, you need to look the part. Just what are you wearing?"
I was actually wearing a dark blue hoodie and grey leggings, along with black boots. "I-"
"Well, no matter. I will get the twins to fix you up."
"I'm not a-"
"Hikaru, Kaoru; get him a uniform. Don't worry, you'll look good in no time."
The twins returned, uniform in hand. Didn't this idiot understand that I was a girl?! And I didn't want to be a part of the freakin' host club.
"I'M NOT CHANGING INTO ANYTHING ELSE." I finally exploded. All six males in the room blinked at me and went silent.
"Ah but you have to, or else you can't be a host." Tamaki was the first to break the silence.
"I NEVER WANTED TO-"
"Hikaru, Kaoru, take him to the changing room. Force him to change if you have to."
"Yes boss." Hikaru and Kaoru said in sync.
They dragged me to another door in the room, and shoved me roughly in there with the full male Ouran uniform.
I guess it can't be helped then.
I usually would've protested more, but this was a free uniform. And it wasn't the girls' uniform, which was so horrible that I was glad I 'couldn't afford' it. I quickly slipped my hoodie off, letting my hair loose. Then I proceeded to change into the purplish clothes quickly, and reluctantly changed my shoes too.
I stepped out of the changing room, a bag with my clothes in them in one hand. "Yo." I put my free hand up in a peace sign, something an old friend always did.
Everyone turned towards me and froze for a solid 3 minutes (I was staring at my watch) and then their jaws dropped to the ground simultaneously.
"Y-you're a g-girl?!" Tamaki had one hand on his mouth and the other was shaking as it pointed at me (he looked so stupid I would've laughed, except that I didn't want anyone to see me laughing).
"Well, duh. The name's Kozume Kiyoko. You interrupted me-" I glared at him "-when I said it the first time. And you kept interrupting me when I tried to tell you I never wanted to be a host." I hissed.
"O- er- well... " He looked embarrassed. Rightly so, too.
"I think we should let her be a part of the club - she can be the first female member ever." A black-haired guy with glasses said, scribbling something in a notebook he was writing in this whole time.
"Wait, WHAT?!" I just stood there as the words sank in. No, this was not happening. No way.
"What a great idea, Kyoya!" Tamaki beamed. I shot him a death-glare.
"I think that'll work very well, after all she'll bring in male guests for the first time and females might like to talk to her too. It'll be great for business." Kyoya pushed his glasses up.
"We agree!" The twins said, both raising a hand.
"I DON'T AGREE!" I shouted at them. "NO WAY AM I BEING A HOST."
"Oh, but you have to pay for that uniform, right?" Kyoya smirked evilly. "And I don't suppose you have enough money for that?"
"I..." I trailed off. I actually did have money I took when I left home, but it would probably cost everything I have to buy that uniform.
"And mind you, my family runs the Ootori police force, which has roughly 100 members. They will-"
"Okay, I get the point." *eyeroll* - this guy is very very very annoying - "But I can just return this uniform, right?" I desperately searched for an excuse that would get me out of this situation.
"No can do, Kiyoko-chan..." One twin began.
"... because this uniform was made especially for you, so you have to buy it and keep it." The other one finished.
"Aww crap..." I sighed and flopped onto a sofa, considering my option for a while. "You annoying people have successfully bullied me into joining this pointless club." It would at least give me a distraction from... other things, and I would be able to come here in the morning if I woke up too early. I also had an evil idea to buy things with the club money, then just pay it off by working.
"WOOHOO!" Tamaki, Hikaru and Kaoru did a victory dance, while Kyoya just smirked. The other two don't seem to be paying attention to us anymore.
"Wait... I don't have to wear that hideous dress, do I?" I was horrified. That yellow pom pom... thing... I would not tolerate it.
"No. Since that dress is more expensive, you can say that you can only afford the boys' uniform." The black-haired, rather evil guy said.
"Thank god. Now, we can save the introductions for later because I came into this room to play piano, so that's what I'll do." I ordered. "And once I want to do something-" I turned my evil eye on them "- no one can stop me."
I ran my fingers over the grand piano hidden under a yellow sheet. I have played this type of piano before, when I still lived in America with my parents... I quickly shook off the bad thoughts and began to play Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, one of my favourite pieces at all times. It took a whole fifteen minutes to play the whole thing, but it was completely and absolutely worth it. The host club members listened until I finished the song - I would've thought that they would get bored and start talking, considering the bossiness and rudeness of all of them.
"It's time for class now, Kiyoko." Tamaki said from beside me. I had to hold myself back from jumping up in fright - I was immersed in the music.
"O-okay. I'm in Class 1-A, someone show me the way, cos this school is way too big." I steadied myself and stood up.
"We'll take you there, we're in the same class." The twins grinned.
~TIME SKIP~AFTER SCHOOL~
"Jeez, I had to say a MILLION times that I couldn't afford a girls' uniform and that I actually was a girl." I complained to Kyoya. "This is your fault."
"Oh? Would you like to wear a yellow dress instead?"
"NO FREAKIN' WAY!" I yelled.
"Okay everyone, time to introduce yourselves." Tamaki clapped his hands. Surprisingly, everyone came 'round, obeying him.
"Morinozuka Takashi. You can call me Mori." The tallest guy with black hair and grey eyes said.
"I'm Haninozuka Mitsukuni but call me Honey!" A tiny blonde guy clutching a pink toy grinned.
"We're the Hitachiin twins,"
"Hikaru..."
"... and Kaoru."
"I am Ootori Kyoya, vice president of this club, also known as the shadow king."
"Hikaru and Kaoru are first years, as you already know, Kyoya and I are second years, and Mori and Honey are third years." Tamaki explained. "In this club, Mori is the wild type, Honey is the boy Lolita type, Kyoya is the cool type, the twins are the little devils type, and I, my friend, am the princely type."
"I don't doubt that..." I muttered under my breath.
"What was that?"
"Nothing."
