Starting their first year here was tough enough already, and the fact that Yuki was just yammering on about the stupidest thing only made it worse. Ever since Tohru came into the Sohma's life everything was topsy turvey. Of course, Kyo was pretty happy as it was, after all, she was his girlfriend. It was really that stupid rat's fault that they had to transfer schools. Yeah, Tohru went around and basically spoiled it for them all like the air head she was, but Yuki practically screamed to the world about the curse on their household. Not literally, but Kyo saw it that way.

Kyo looked around at the hallway and ceiling, it was way too bright for him to handle. The colors of pink and what looked like gold were stunning for a rich kid school, but Kyo and Yuki had both grown up in a more simple type of décor. The only reason they were even allowed here at this school was because Shigure had managed to finally write a best selling book. It was either here or somewhere really cheap. Personally, Kyo had preferred anywhere but here. It was Yuki's idea that they go to this private school, apparently he thought that snobs were better at keeping secrets than regular people. That rat sure did fit in with these pricks.

The two trudged along side each other, keeping a reasonably good distance, as they tried to find their first class. They had already been through the middle school section of the academy and were still lost. Each hallway was getting tiring, all of them looked the same, even the bathrooms looked the same. It was sickening.

"I wonder what's behind that door." Yuki lifted a finger to his chin and examined one of the entrances they were passing.

"If you ask what's behind another door, I'm gonna mop the floor with you!" Kyo broke out in a fit and growled in Yuki's direction, tightening his hands into fists. Damn he really hated that rat. Why couldn't he just shut up for once? It's not like there's a mystery to solve behind every door in this building.

He really hated that rat with every aspect of his being, everything that idiot did was annoying. The hate and tension that lingered between the two was so extreme, Kyo was surprised he didn't choke on it. Just thinking about the things his cousin did pissed him off. Kyo was way better than Yuki and he knew it. Who got the girl? He did. Who trained in the mountains? He did. And no idiot rat was gonna beat him out of anything. Just because Kyo was the cat didn't mean he had to hold down the same life.

"Hm. I wonder what's behind that-"

"You think you're a real wise ass dontcha? Well I bet I can wipe that stupid smirk off your face real quick."

"Settle down. You're going to attract attention to yourself; it's not like we need anymore of that." Yuki nodded calmly and tilted his head, pointing to the wall that was just down the hall from them. "Don't tell me that door doesn't look interesting."

Kyo had to admit, it did look pretty interesting. The design that was carved into the wood seemed to of been perfect, matching along with every other hideous thing in this school. A sign swung just above it, reading 'Music Room 3' in Japanese lettering. No matter how intriguing the entrance seemed, Kyo refused to agree with Yuki. The cat crossed his arms and huffed, chuckling darkly, "You think that door looks interesting? I don't think you'll be seeing it that way when it hits you on your way out!"

"That made no sense."

"Alright, smart one! I bet I can open that door before you! You'll be sorry then, won't you?"

"Can you please be quite? I think we passed a library a while ago." Yuki's eyes closed as he continued walking peacefully down the hallway, his arms neatly crossed over his chest.

Who did that pretty boy think he was? Already he was taking up the part of the 'prince' of the school. Kyo thought that maybe he'd want to keep it low profile, but apparently you can't keep the prince away from his throne for long. Damn. Everything was so complicated here. All these hallways looking the exact same, it was like they had specifically designed it so that new comers would get lost. Hey, kids! Here's a maze, have fun trying to make it to the other side! Kyo's face lit up a bright red as he bit down roughly on his lower lip, allowing only a muffled groan of impatience float around the inside of his mouth. Each of his knuckles began to turn white as he lifted his hands in the air and screamed at the top of his lungs, "Damn it! You think you're a real wise ass, huh? Well I'll show you!"

Nostrils wide open and his mouth in the form of an angered grin, Kyo took off down the hallway. He could just feel his feet catch fire as he shouted words of triumph, allowing Yuki to eat his dust. Literally. That rat was probably back there choking while he watched his very own cousin race off to victory. Justice had finally been served. Jumping into mid air, Kyo's hand landed firmly on the door knob. The metal was warm and pleasant; it was sweet. The taste of finally beating Yuki that is. If only the setting could be a bit darker, maybe orange. Yeah, orange was an intriguing color.

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" With a single tug, Kyo's hand slide from the door knob as he was flung against the floor. His force was too strong and when the door latched itself closed, some sort of reaction occurred, throwing Kyo to the ground. Damn Newton's First Law; who was he to say that there was such thing as a scientific explanation? Just because the door was locked didn't mean Kyo couldn't get in. Just a little push and shove would be enough to get that sucker open. It was impossible for him to stop now; he was so close to his first chance at beating Yuki. So, he did just that. He pounded against the door, hoisting his fit up against the frame and pulled at the knob until he was practically screaming to the entire school about how terrible this was.

During his tantrum, Yuki had slowly swerved around the corner with his hands rested just neatly over the fabric of his shirt, "I wonder what's down this hallway."

This school really did bring some bad luck. Hopefully Tohru could find her way around the school easier than they could. The thought of his fragile girlfriend wondering around a strange building filled with rich men was offsetting. It hurt enough to know that she had only recently been considering not dating him due to 'school work'. Sure they 'loved' each other and all; but love doesn't last forever. Especially when it came to people like Kyo. His heart was locked up and his soul was fried, no one wanted to love someone who had no emotions. Well, having Tohru around changed all of that. There was just that special something that drew the real him out. She really was amazing, too bad Kyo wasn't capable of treating her right.

Just thinking about Tohru made Kyou smile slightly. It was rare that he smiled, even if they were dating. Happiness just wasn't an emotion Kyo seemed to be ready for. Either way, he handled everything pretty well for someone giving it their first go. With a shake of his fist he rolled his eyes and followed behind Yuki.

"Hey, weren't we just down this hallway?" Kyo searched around and groaned, smacking a hand to his forehead. "You led us in a circle, you idiot!"

"No. Just because every hall looks the same doesn't mean it is the same."

"Yeah, yeah. I just wanna find the cafeteria, and fast. I'm starving."

"Hopefully they serve rice balls."

"You dumb ass, this is a fancy school for snobs like you! Of course they don't serve rice balls."

"I advise you to stay quite."

"And why's that? Huh, you gonna do something about it! Go on, give me your best shot!"

Yuki simply rolled his eyes and continued walking. Kyo followed angrily. Damn. Everyone thought that they could just run all over him; it was unacceptable and in all honesty, it kind of hurt his nonexistent feelings. No one understood. No one would ever understand. No one would ever even listen. Like he cared.

After at least what felt like another hour, the two landed in the cafeteria. Smells of cooked fish began wafting throughout the air as small chats continued between at least two or three people. Each kid was neatly seated at a table, napkins rested on their lap, and not one elbow was rested against the wood. Not one person looked up to acknowledge the fact that Yuki and Kyo had entered. Yuki looked surprised; he wasn't the prince anymore. So far there had been at least ten better looking guys walk past, all received way more attention than Yuki did. Served him right; going around like he was on top of the world or something.

Seeing all the fish and leaves and stuff, Kyo suddenly lost his appetite. Who could possibly swallow things that came from a tree? People aren't panda's. Plants are made for..other things. He didn't know what, but it sure as hell wasn't made for eating. Stupid rich kids, Kyo would end up brining a lunch from home for the rest of the year if this garbage was all they sold. He'd rather eat a sack lunch than barf when trying to take a bite out of what looked like barely cooked fish. Who ate fish raw anyways? Okay, Tofu was okay. But just plain raw fish was unacceptable.

His eyes searched around the cafeteria for somewhere to sit; Yuki had decided to take off else where. Good thing too, Kyo didn't think he could handle one more minute of that jerk. There was no where to sit. Or, nowhere empty to sit. Damn it, it was like middle school all over again. Being the odd one out was getting tiring; it was about time he took charge and maybe made a new friend. Yeah, like that would happen. Though, something did catch his eye. A boy.

Dark brown hair neatly curved into the bone structure of the strangers face, his light blue academy outfit was perfectly shaped to his figure and the smile he had pasted on his face was friendly and inviting. The boy carried a box, and sat down at a table full of other guys. But, he was nothing like them. Their smiles seemed all phony and screwed up; his was natural. It was irregular for such a creature to catch Kyo's attention, but something with as much beauty as him deserved to be observed and admired. How odd. A boy, as beautiful and timid as a girl, it was astounding. Even more surprising, was that Kyo's head was working exactly like this. It was crazy; everything about this stranger was incredible. So incredible he had Kyo's thoughts all jumbled up and mushy. Disgusting.

Before he knew it, he was running directly into a random pillar that was placed in the cafeteria. Without a noise, he fell to the ground and held his face. He didn't cry, or yell, he was way too in shock for that. Damn attractive boys and their gorgeous eyes.

"Hey, Kyo!" Tohru's smiling face was suddenly hovering over his as she kept her distance, a small worried look just hidden behind the smile. "What're you doing on the floor?"

Kyo quickly got up off the floor and scrambled backwards, avoiding eye contact at all cost. Oh, yeah, he forgot that he had a girlfriend. With a nervous chuckle he removed the hand from his face, "Oh! Ha, nothing. Exercising is all"

"Kyo! Your nose! It's bleeding!"

"Wha-?" True enough. He looked down to see a straight stream of blood dripping from both of his nostrils. Oh shit, did this mean.."I gotta go! I'll catch up with you later!" Kyo dashed off to the boys bathroom and quickly got into the stall, breathing heavily. Was it really that serious? So serious that he got a nose bleed? Thank goodness no one else saw. Damn it.

"Kyo?"

"Huh.." Kyo lifted his head and saw Yuki's little face peaking up above the stall door. How the hell did he get up there! That damn rat learned how to defy gravity. Shit, Kyo was really behind in this race now.

"Tohru said you came in here. I was forced to come and get you out."

Kyo made sure to keep his nose covered. The bleeding hadn't stopped and he didn't want that idiot to have his way with the situation. This school really did suck, everything about it, nothing, and he really did believe NOTHING at this school would ever make him feel welcomed. Even that boy, the stranger, couldn't make him feel like he belonged here. And now here he was, standing in a bathroom stall, bleeding, with an idiot rat watching him like he needed babysitting. The world here was a dark, cruel place.

"Go away." Kyo gripped onto his face tighter, muffling his speaking.

"No."

"Can't you listen for once and just leave me alone!"

"I'm sorry, but I can't do that. Tohru wouldn't stop bugging me if I did."

"GO AWAY!" Kyo kicked the stall door open, sending Yuki flying into the sinks beside the door. His fists were clenched and his breathing was deep due to the activity he just pulled. Blood from his nose splattered against Yuki's clothes and he quickly drew his hand back up to his nose. This really sucked.

Yuki's face looked stunned as he pressed a finger into a small dot of blood that had landed on his cheek, "Um. I'll come back later."

He never came back.

Later on in the day, way later on, like last period, the two met up in the hallway they had been in earlier. Or the hallway they had been in in the first place. Either way, it was still the hallway that they had been in at some point.

"I'd still like to know what's behind that door." Yuki's hand pointed once more towards Music room 3. See, it was the hallway that had been in earlier.

"I bet I can open it first."

"Be my guest."

Kyo dashed over to the door and pulled on the door knob carefully. He didn't want a retake of what happened earlier. The entrance opened easily. A breeze swept over the two of them as rose petals came whirling out through the door. Everything was so bright; is it possible to go blind from this?

"Welcome princess!" Several voices greeted them in harmony as Yuki slowly slid into the room, shoving rose petals off of his shoulders.

Eight, perfectly arranged boys were standing, and or sitting in front of the entrance. What the hell? A blonde boy stood up and offered out his hand, quickly taking Yuki's, "First time?" He kissed the back of it and swooped Yuki up in his arms, so that the two were delicately entwined with one another. One of the boys, a far more depressed looking one stood farther in the back so that his face wasn't sown, but each of the others were so open about their bodies. Had they just unleashed a brothel of rich kids?

"Come in." A tall guy, pulled Kyo in by the arm, carefully placing both hands on his hips. The glasses that were nuzzled on top of his nose slid down slightly so that his eyes were revealed. It was impossible not to stare at them. These boys were gorgeous. That's when he realized. In the center of each of them was the boy he saw earlier. No wonder he was so pretty! He had to be exhibited for money! Kyo's face flushed as he squirmed out of the guy's arms, standing his ground.

"Who are you?" Kyo demanded. Yuki was still being embraced by the blonde, who had seemingly turned foolish by the looks of it. Stupid creatures.

"Why, we're the Host Club. Haven't you come to play?" The guy with glasses questioned.

"Play, play, play!" Two boys, twins to be exact, threw their arms up in unison and chanted with grins marked along their mouths.

"Hell no!"

"Then why are you here?" The brown eyed beauty he had met earlier, stepped down from the chair he was snuggled up on and looked at him puzzled. The boy really was a natural; Kyo could just feel himself melting in his shoes during every second that they stood there. Dear lord was this how it felt to be in love? Real love? Or just horny?

"I-"

"We came because we thought this room was abandoned." Yuki spoke up once he pried the blonde off of him. "We're new here, you see. I'm Yuki Sohma and this is my cousin, Kyo Sohma. Who are you?"

"As I said; We're the Host Club." Glasses spoke up again.

"I think they mean names, Kyouya." The natural smiled pleasantly and shrugged his shoulders, holding out his hand for the boys to take. "I'm Haruhi."

Yuki shook the boys hand with ease and offered that same old stupid smile. Whereas Kyo was worried. He had never really, experienced what it was like to touch this person. If it really was love, then what if he got shocked? Like, a firework or something. Or what if he was just horny and his nose started bleeding again? Oh damn. Here goes. Kyo reached out for the boys hand, but before he could touch it, his whole body stumbled forward. He suddenly felt warm fabric pressed against chest as he grabbed onto the boy in front of him to prevent from hurting himself or something during the fall; it was really just a reflex.

POOF.

Bright pink smoke filled the room. A prickling feeling began to erupt through Kyo's skin as fur formed along his arms and every other aspect of his body. The transformation from human to animal wasn't all that painful, but this time it came as a huge shock. Ears tore through the top of his head, a tail to match quickly squirming out from the end of his spine. The world around Kyo began to enlarge as his now small and frail body went tumbling towards the ground; everything was happening so fast, it was hard to tell who all was really watching. He landed on the pads of his paws and dug unsheathed his claws so that he could cling to the tile of the floor. What just happened? They normally only turned to animals when hugged by someone of a different sex or when they're under a lot of stress, why now?

Kyo's eyes turned to slits as the fur on his back pricked upward in a frenzy, "YOU'RE A GIRL?"

The brown eyed girl stared at him from the floor, her eyes completely in shock, but she didn't scream or run; just stared straight into his cat eyes with curiosity and confusion.

In those ten seconds, life just wouldn't ever go back to the way it was.

In those ten seconds, everyone in this room found out his secret.

In those ten seconds, Kyo fell in love.

Kyo watched as she stood up and smiled, picking him up in her arms, "Genetically speaking, yes." She made a cute face after speaking and began petting him. Could she not tell he was practically naked? Oh well.

He hoped out of her arms and rolled his eyes, ignoring all the stunned faces in the room, "Explains it."

"You stupid cat." Yuki moved a strand of hair from his face with a side, shoving Kyo to the side with his foot. "I'm sorry,. But we're going to have to erase your memory now." The rat smiled as pleasantly as possible, allowing all the shocked replies to echo in the room before shrugging.

"He's beautiful!"

"Huh?"

The twin boys slid up on either side of Yuki, placing their hands over his head and waist. Dear lord, what kind of world did Kyo open now? A sparkling background appeared behind the three as the twins forced some embarrassing poses with Yuki. One of which was really disturbing considering the way they were all touching each other. For once, Kyo was kind of glad he had turned into a cat. No one could ever do anything wrong with a cat.

"Can we keep him, boss?"

The blonde studied Yuki for a moment, then looked back at Kyo with an odd face. Wow, this guy was really bad at trying to be serious. Suddenly a squeal of joy escaped the boy as he wrapped his arms around the three, perfectly posed, boys and giggled. "Of course we can! Oh my goodness, they'll create such a fuss who knows what'll happen!"

"Do we get any say in this?" Kyo meowed.

"No." This tall guy with some short kid on his back said his first words. Hm, he might just be Kyo's favorite out of this group.

"There's something I should tell you, though.." Yuki squeezed his finger out from between the boys, a dark shade covering his eyes.

POOF.

"..we come back naked."