Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Now You're a Host?

The limo pulled up to the elaborate golden gates. All three siblings fell silent as the car glided through the gates, following a long line of limos to the front of the school. Girls in yellow dresses and boys in blue suits milled about the grounds, chatting and laughing as they caught up after a long summer break. Slowly, they edged closer and closer to the curb, where other rich kids were stepping out of fancy cars and limos, with designer bags and perfect hair.

"I'm scared, Hana," Kaori whispered, gripping Yuki's hand tighter. Yuki pulled her close. She stared at her yellow clad lap, the tight dress feeling uncomfortable and different from her normal school clothes.

"Don't worry, Kay," Kohana said, smiling at her from across the limo. She grabbed her leather school bag and scooted closer to her sister, offering her hand to hold. Kaori grabbed it gratefully as the door swung open, being held by their driver.

Yuki stepped out first, waiting for the girls to step out as well. When Kaori gave him a nervous smile, he grinned and swept her up into his arms.

"It's going to be fine," he murmured, setting her down gently. Hana pulled a silly face at him, then jabbed him playfully in the ribs. They began to tussle together, laughing and yelling. Kaori shrunk back, as they were drawing attention from the other students. She was also avoiding the flailing limbs and punches that were being dodged and thrown about.

"Cut it out, you guys. Everyone is staring at you," she said angrily. Several of the students were stopping and pointing at them, sneers on their faces. She looked down at her shoes to avoid their eyes.

Giggling, Hana took her hand and shot her tongue out at her. She flicked the bird at Yuki. Kaori shook her head at her and hiked her bag higher on her shoulder.

"Oh real mature, Hana bear," Yuki shot at her.

"Let's go," Kaori muttered, grabbing Yuki's hand and tugging them towards the school before Hana could make a comeback. A blush was already burning her cheeks as she again noticed all the stares they were receiving, some of them not at all friendly. Darn her cheeks that seemed to blush at every moment.

"Bye, Jeeves," Hana called out to the driver, who shook his head and got back into the limo.

"That's not his name, Hana," Kaori scolded. "You should be more respectful. It's his job to drive us around. Don't make fun of him."

"Spoil sport," Yuki shot at Kaori, who only smiled and looked around them as they stepped into the cool marble hall. It was so much grander than she could ever imagine, she thought to herself. The ceilings were soaring high, there was a marble fountain in the center, and everything was a pleasant shade of pink, although it wasn't garish. Sculptures and grand works of arts were littered everywhere, and exotic plants in beautiful golden pots stood throughout the space as well. It was rather elegant, and very soft on the eye. Kids and teachers bustled about, all trying to get to classrooms or lockers. It was only ten minutes before the first bell would go off.

All three siblings huddled close and hugged each other. With a fond pat on Kaori's head and a head muss for Hana, he stepped away from them. He easily dodged the punch Hana threw his way. She huffed as he laughed at her, reaching up to fix her now messy hair. Reaching into his satchel, Yuki pulled out his map from the orientation pamphlet, consulting it briefly.

"My classroom is that way," Yuki said, pointing to a staircase that went off to the right. "I'll see you guys after school."

Kaori switched to Japanese, only pausing occasionally on the harder words. "Be safe, Big Brother. And enjoy your studies."

Hana smirked. "Don't kiss too many girls, you man whore." Her Japanese was flawless; although Kaori wasn't sure where she had learned so many swear words. In the six months they had been studying Japanese, she didn't know where she had learned cursing; probably the internet.

"Bye, kittens," he called before heading up the staircase.

Several girls looked up at him and giggled. He blew the girls a kiss and continued on his way, causing several teenage squeals and shrieks. They sound like screech owls, Kaori thought to herself.

Hana pulled out one of her text books, miming hitting them over the head with it. Wincing at the image, Kaori pulled her away from the oblivious girls, shaking her head at her twin's antics.

"We have math first," Kaori said, pulling out a map from her bag that was identical to Hana's, although Kiki's head was poking out of the top of hers.

Luckily, they had almost all of the same classes, which had been arranged by Grandmother. The classes were hard to follow at times, being in Japanese, but both girls managed, plus they had English study guides to help them. Kaori kept pulling out her Japanese dictionary, worried she had made a mistake as they jumped right into note taking and in class assignments. She was very grateful for all the reading and writing lessons they had been forced to endure for five hours a day. Some of the characters still caused her to struggle, but she could follow almost all of it.

Ouran was known for very challenging academics, but both the girls were very smart and loved school so it wasn't that bad. They both liked a challenge. It was the first day, and already they had four homework assignments. Kaori only dreaded the beginning of each new class as they were introduced to the well groomed rich kids. She got several long glances from a lot of her new classmates. Hana got stared at a lot by the boys and got lots of jealous sneers from the girls. Being blonde and gorgeous, Kaori understood the jealous glances, but Hana would win them over before the month was out. Hana was just like that. She was sweet, funny, and humble about her looks. Surprisingly, girls flocked to her more than guys at their old school.

Throughout the day, many girls and some boys talked to the twins and asked questions. Hana answered most of the questions about themselves, and Kaori found some courage to speak up once or twice. She was a little shy, so she hung back and just listened, smiling when anyone spoke to her. The more outspoken guys who flirted with her got a firm telling off from Hana, which only embarrassed her. Honestly, she wasn't a child anymore. Yuki and Hana always babied her, but being small made it hard to be independent. She was always struggling with normal tasks, or she was too short to reach things. She also got tired easily, so Yuki carried her a lot. But he liked to carry her all the time, even when she felt fine. It was a little annoying to say the least.

The last class of the day was an arts or gym class, so that's where they separated. Kaori went to her music class, while Kohana was in regular P.E. class.

Kay hummed to herself after her music class, Mozart still swirling through her head. At first, she had been paralyzed with shyness, missing her sister terribly. But as the lesson progressed, she forgot about all the other students and focused on the music. She was one of three students who played the piano, and she let her fingers fly as she played. Several students clapped after her little performance, which made her blush. She even made a friend with a soft spoken girl named Mari.

She was jolted out of her daydreams when something knocked against her shoulder roughly. Kaori's bag went flying and she flew backwards, landing with a painful smack on her side. She let out a little gasp as a sharp pain traveled through her left side. Looking around, she spotted a few students that were milling about but none stopped to help her or apologized for knocking into her. A few girls giggled at her and continued on their way.

She looked down in shame and felt a tear escape.

"Ouch," she said softly, standing up with difficulty.

Where am I? She wondered to herself. The hallways didn't seem familiar, and the courtyard outside the windows was unfamiliar as well. She must have wandered by mistake while thinking about the sheet music that was tucked into her bag. Remembering that, she stooped and grabbed her bag which thankfully hadn't spilled all of her things on the floor. She touched Kiki to reassure herself that she was ok. Swallowing nervously, she hiked the bag onto her right shoulder and looked around.

One thing that scared her most of all was being lost. She wished she were more like Hana or Yuki, who would confidently head in any direction until they found something they recognized, or ask directions from someone.

Kaori blinked to clear the moisture in her eyes, and then shakily headed off to the right, taking a corner. She continued to walk for several minutes, but she was too scared to ask someone for help. It was a huge school, and she couldn't find a stairwell to go down a floor. After a while, there were fewer and fewer people as everyone left school for the day or headed to after school clubs.

She began to breathe more heavily from panic and also strain. Her legs became weaker and weaker. The books in her bag began to feel like a thousand pounds on her shoulder, chafing at her skin. Desperately, she rooted for her cell phone in her bag, but it wasn't there. School policy was to keep your cell in the office until school officially ended. What a stupid rule, she thought.

A tear leaked down her face before she could hold it back.

"Is anyone there?" she called out hopefully, her voice only wobbling twice. No one answered. The hallway was empty. Sighing, she took another step forward. With no warning at all, her ankle gave out, and Kaori tumbled to the ground with a shriek. She landed on her sore side from earlier and moaned in pain. Sobbing as she pulled herself against the wall, she held her ankle and cried from the pain. Would anyone find her? She was in trouble if no one came by. Her legs were too tired from walking, and her ankle couldn't hold any weight. She dug around in her bag looking for her water bottle, but she couldn't find it. Swallowing with thirst, she sat on the ground in total misery.

She didn't know how long she sat there and cried, but she heard footsteps coming down the hall eventually. After losing so much liquid from crying, her frail body couldn't handle the strain. Right before passing out, she felt herself being lifted into unfamiliar arms.

"Have you seen my sister?" Hana demanded, asking anyone she walked by in the huge school. She had searched the first floor and the half of the second floor, and she still hadn't found her.

"It's Kohana Koizumi, isn't it?" someone asked behind her, and she whipped around. A very pretty girl with dark hair smiled at her. Hana thought she recognized her from her biology class.

"Yeah, that's me," she answered. "Have you seen my sister? She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and she is very short and slender. Her name is Kaori."

The girl nodded. "Yes, I saw her. Mori has her in Music Room 3. He-"

But before the girl could continue, Hana tore off in a large cloud of dust. The surprised girl looked at her friends and shrugged before continuing to the exit, giggling about the host club boys.

Yuki spotted a group of girls coming out of the school. He checked his watch and frowned. They should have been here by now. Sighing, he threw on a handsome smile before walking over to the girls. All three halted in their tracks and started to whisper to each other excitedly. When he drew closer, they stared wide-eyed at him before all giggling.

"Hello, ladies," he said, slinging an arm around one of the girl's shoulders. She blushed deep red and looked at him adoringly. His smile grew tender as he gazed down at her. Inside, he laughed at how easily these girls could be hooked, lined, and sinker.

"Hi," they all said breathlessly. One girl was even bold enough to wink at him.

He let out a humorous laugh and winked right back. They all squealed and laughed, all talking at once and asking him his name and where he was from, and if his accent was real. Over their chatter, he interrupted them smoothly.

"Have you girls happened to see two new girls with blonde hair? They are my sisters, and I'm afraid they might have gotten lost. We're all new here."

One girl answered him eagerly. She had pretty black hair, but he thought her lips looked a little like carp lips. "I saw Kohana earlier. She was looking for your sister. She took off before I could introduce myself." She wrinkled her nose at that, but kept her besotted smile on her face.

Without losing a beat, he leaned forward and placed his hand on her shoulder lightly. "Did you happen to see Kaori?"

"Oh, I saw her by Music Room 3. Mori-sempai was carrying her in there. She looked a little sick."

Reigning in his anger at the unknown boy and his terror for his "little" sister's safety, he shot the girls a look of pure love that made them see roses and hearts in the air around his head.

"Thank you, my dears," he said, bowing to them and hurrying off, leaving them all dazed and star struck.

Kaori groaned, trying to open her eyes. She heard rustling, and then a hand was holding her head up to a glass of cool water. Gratefully, she began to drink. When she was done, she lay back down against the pillow and turned to look at the person who was helping her.

A stranger stared back at her, a boy with black hair and a very harsh face. She shrieked loudly and flinched away from him.

The boy said nothing as he regarded her. His dark eyes were so deep and full of expression. He made no move to touch her. He simply stared and seemed to be waiting. Kaori gulped audibly, and he handed her the glass of water. Her hand shook as she reached out to grab it. Looking away from him, she took a big gulp of water. Then she handed him the glass. Before she could say anything, a door slid open. She looked to the door and there was a small boy with honey colored eyes and golden blonde hair.

"Is she alright, Mori?" he asked, tears in his eyes. He had heard her shriek, and thought she was in pain.

"Hm," he murmured, which the boy took as a yes, because he threw himself down on the hospital style bed next to her, crying a little. He threw his arms around her and hugged her tightly.

"I was so worried! Mori carried you in, and you looked so sick and small!" he exclaimed.

Kaori was scared and confused, so she looked away from him and shrunk back. She didn't recognize the room she was in. It seemed to be some kind of infirmary with the bed she was on, a privacy screen, and a little cabinet with a sink on top. the boy's hug shocked her speechless. Only her family hugged her.

"Mitsukuni, you are scaring her," a very deep voice rumbled. She glanced at the dark haired guy in surprise. He was staring at her as he picked the boy up off the bed, away from her.

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare her," the boy mumbled in a little baby voice. He stared at her in misery until she was forced to smile at him. She couldn't resist that little face, although she was scared out of her mind and didn't know what was going on.

He smiled back at her and snuggled into the guy's lap.

She smiled at him again hesitantly before sitting up.

"Where am I?" she asked the boys. They seemed nice enough, and she always gave everyone the benefit of the doubt.

"You're in the host club's infirmary," the golden haired boy piped up from the dark haired guy's lap. In his arms was a very cute pink bunny.

Feeling rude, she sat up straighter and asked, "Who are you guys?"

"I'm Mitsukuni Haninozuka. But you can call my Hunny. And this is Takashi Morinuzuka." He grinned at her. Then he stuck out his bunny, holding him in her face. "This is Usachan."

She smiled at him. Then she thought of Kiki, wanting to snuggle her into her arms.

"How did I end up here, Takashi-sempai?" she asked the taller boy.

"Call him Mori!" Hunny exclaimed before Mori could answer. With a nod from Mori in confirmation, she turned to Hunny, who seemed to be the talker of the two.

"How did I get here, Hunny?" she asked him softly.

"Oh, that's easy! Takashi found you in the hall and carried you in here. We had a nurse look at you. You were dehydrated. Mori gave you some water, so I think it helped!"

She nodded and pushed the blanket off of her. Mori sprung up from his seat, but Hunny simply bounded off of him and scurried out the door. Kaori could hear voices in the other room, which made her a little nervous.

"I'm Kaori Web- I mean, Koizumi," she corrected herself. They had taken their biological name while in Japan, much to her distress. She still felt like a Webster. Sighing at her weird life, she swung her legs out of bed, searching for the ground with her feet. Unfortunately, she couldn't find it. Gathering her courage, she looked up right into Mori's dark eyes. He watched her silently as she battled with her fear of speaking to strangers. She didn't see any anger or scorn in those eyes, which made her feel a little confident. With a squeak, she finally found the courage to speak to him.

"Will you help me up please?" she asked him, struggling to get out of the rather tall bed.

Mori nodded at her and bent to grip her hands. Carefully, he pulled off the edge of the bed onto her feet. She wobbled a bit then got her balance back. Only then did he release her hands. The skirt of her uniform was bunched around her thighs, so she hurriedly pulled her dress to cover her legs, stifling her blush at her immodesty.

"Thank you," she murmured, spotting her bag on the floor. She bent to grab it, but she suddenly grew dizzy and the floor rushed up to meet her. Before she could face plant, an arm grabbed her and swung her into a very firm chest.

She squeaked in surprise, glancing up at Mori's face as he strode from the room, her secured in his arms.

Kaori didn't know what to think. Her face was a furious red, and she was too nervous to ask him to put her down. So she stayed quiet and settled for trying to calm her blushing face. Suddenly her finger nails were very interesting.

Before anyone in the room could say anything when the two emerged from the medic center, a very loud voice cut through the room like an angry bull.

"PUT DOWN MY SISTER, YOU CREEP!"

In the doorway to Music Room 3 stood a very angry Kohana, fists balled up by her sides. She was a little winded from running, and her face was red. Her long blonde hair had fallen out of the pins she had used today, so her hair swung all the way down her back. When she had opened the door, rose petals were streaming through the air for some odd reason. Hikaru and Kaoru both stared at her with open mouths. Brushing the rose petals aside, she looked around the room and spotted her sister, being held by the creep in question. She glared and stomped into the room, ready to do battle.

"Hana!" Kaori exclaimed happily.

"Hey, don't call Takashi a creep!" Hunny exclaimed at the strange girl, who looked an awful lot like Kaori. Except Kaori's hair was shorter, and she was much taller than the girl in Takashi's arms.

Tamaki, who had been lounging on a chair, stood up and spread his arms wide.

"Welcome, beautiful princess. Welcome to the host club. How may we assist you?" He struck a very elegant pose as he turned on all his hosting charms.

Kaori stared at him with her mouth hung open as he smiled and regarded her raging twin. He was either brave or very stupid, she decided.

Hana strode into the room and got right into his face.

"You better wipe that stupid princely smile right off your face or I'll punch it off!" She stomped her foot, much to the amusement of the Hitachiian brothers, who bent in laughter as Tamaki shrieked and fled to his corner, sulking and crying like a baby.

"Kay, are you alright?" Hana asked, trying to pull her from Mori's arms. Mori stepped back, bringing Kaori with him.

"Hey!" another voice yelled. Kaori looked to the doorway and sighed miserably. There stood Yuki, looking furious as he glared a death glare at Mori. Add both protective siblings to this scenario, and her feet wouldn't touch the ground any time soon…

"You better put me down, Mori," she murmured up at the tall boy. He looked away from her brother and stared at her. She didn't have to hear him ask her if it was ok to put her down. Somehow, she just knew what he meant with the look he shot her. "He's my brother. It's ok."

Nodding once, he set her down so gently she hardly felt it. Before she could even blink, she was being swept into her bothers arms. He hugged her to him, kissing the top of her head.

"Are you ok, Kay? Are you hurt?" Yuki asked her frantically, checking her arms and face for any bruising or blood. Before she could answer, he hugged her again. She felt her breath 'whoosh' out as her over protective brother squeezed her tightly to him.

"Yuki," she managed to wheeze out. "I'm fine. I promise." She poked him with irritation, and his hug lessoned slightly.

Hana glared around the room at all the boys who were gathered, all watching the exchange with wide eyes.

"Now, who else was in on kidnapping my sister?" Fire flared from Hana's eyes as Hunny whimpered and scurried up Mori like a little monkey. She glared at Mori, who was the "kidnapper" in question.

"Kidnap?" one of the red heads said. The other said. "Mori found her passed out and brought her here."

"I highly doubt that," Yuki fumed, still holding her in his arms. Annoyed, Kaori rolled her eyes and pushed Yuki's arms away. Surprised, he let her down, although he grabbed her hand quickly.

"It's ok, guys. I got lost and fell down. I guess I got dehydrated, and Mori found me. He brought me here and gave me some water."

"Are you sure Kay?" Yuki asked her, tugging her to him. He protectively clung to her, shooting another glare at Mori.

She nudged him away, smiling up at him softly to lessen the blow of pushing him away. "Yes, Yuki. Like I said, I am perfectly fine."

Another boy with black hair stood, glasses glinting on his face. "You must be the Koizumi siblings. I have heard about you from my father."

"And who are you, jerkoff?" Hana asked rudely, crossing her arms over her chest. She didn't like people prying into her private life.

"Hana," Kaori said disapprovingly, sending her a look for her rudeness. Hana shrugged and looked back at the boy with glasses.

"I am Kyoya Otoori. And you are Kohana Koizumi, previously Webster, second year. You are a twin to Kaori Koizumi and sister to Yuki Webster, first year. All three of you are adopted. You and your sister are the heir to the Koizumi Company."

"Hey!" Yuki yelled defensively, "What gives you the right to tell everyone our business." His fists balled up, and he scowled.

Kaori swallowed nervously. She felt eyes on her as Yuki, Hana, and the rest of the club began to bicker back and forth, although Tamaki was still sulking in his corner. She glanced around the room and jumped slightly. Mori was watching her. Without understanding how she could decipher Mori's silent question, Mori titled his head at her. He was asking her if she was alright.

With a nod and a small smile to reassure him, he seemed to relax and went to sit down on a couch out of the way. As the Host Club and her siblings did battle over who knows what, Kaori felt her legs quiver very slightly. If she collapsed in front of Yuki and Hana, she wouldn't get any peace from her siblings. They would tell Grandmother, so the family doctor would be called to poke and prod her, plus Mom and Dad would freak out. Not wanting to go through all the hassle it would cause if she fell, she slipped over to the couch and sat down next to Mori, who nodded at her. What with all the shouting and the red headed twins jabs and insults, no one noticed her slip away to the quiet corner of the room. Mori handed her a full water bottle, which she took gratefully. It was such a nice change to not be overly fawned over when she was with Mori. He just seemed to understand her needs without making a big deal about it.

Spotting Hunny sitting at a table munching on cake, she laughed quietly to herself. He was singing to himself and talking to Usachan, a big grin on his face as he took big bites. Mori glanced at her and then looked in the direction she was looking. He had a tender smile on his face watching Hunny eat cake. It touched her that someone so severe could look that caring and tender. She looked away quickly when he caught her staring at him.

The shouting continued for almost an hour. Several girls scattered about the room watched with wide eyes and hands covering their mouths. As it continued, girls began to trickle out of the room slowly. Ten minutes in, Kaori's eyes started to get heavy. Discreetly, she reached into her bag and pulled out Kiki. With a small yawn, she laid down on the soft couch, the fur of her stuffed animal nuzzled against her face. She finally relaxed and fell quickly asleep.

Mori looked at her for a long time as she slept .She was cute and soft looking as she cuddled with her stuffed cat, pulling on the same feelings he had for Mitsukuni. Something about her seemed to spark something inside him. She was so small and childlike that he instantly wanted to protect her; but she had a spark about her that told him she could take care of herself as well. Almost like Mitsukuni, although he was sure she didn't know jitsu or karate like Hunny did.

In her sleep, she sighed and scooted closer. Wiggling, she placed her head in his lap and settled back down, a small smile on her face. Gingerly, so as not to wake her, he set his arm along her back.

While the yelling and jabbing flying between the hosts and the Koizumi's, a person poked their head into the room, curious about all the yelling.

Haruhi Fujioka couldn't believe her eyes. This was so much worse than the crowded libraries downstairs. How on earth could these rich kids carry on like this while there was homework and studying to be done?

Before she could slip out unnoticed, Yuki spotted her and pulled her through.

"Hey let me go!" Haruhi yelled angrily at the handsome stranger. He smirked at the shorter "boy" as he pulled the door shut.

"And who is this? Another stupid Host member who enjoys girls fawning over him?" Yuki pushed Haruhi towards the Hitachiin twins, rolling his eyes. Moving on from kidnap, the two siblings were making fun of what the host members did on a daily basis. It had drawn Tamaki from his corner, and he was going on a rant about beauty and who knows what.

When Yuki had pushed Haruhi, she stumbled and fell into a stand holding a gorgeous vase. Before her horrified face, the vase slipped and shattered into a million pieces.

"Now you did it, you stupid moron. That vase was going to be in an auction starting at 800,000,000 yen!" Koaru and Hikaru were glaring at Yuki, whose eyes were comically widened.

Yuki's mouth hung open while Haruhi gasped. What was happening to her!? How had she become involved in all of this?

"You must be Haruhi Fujioka, the honor student." Kyoya checked his little black book as he observed the short girl who was wearing a very ugly sweater and baggy pants.

"Isn't he in our class, Hikaru?" Kaoru asked his twin, leaning on each other as they observed the shell shocked Haruhi and smashed pottery behind her. They leered at Yuki and Haruhi both. "You owe us a lot of money now."

"I do not!" Yuki exclaimed, still surprised that the boy had been clumsy enough to knock into something with such a gentle shove from him.

"But you do!" Tamaki exclaimed, pointing at Yuki and Haruhi grandly. "That means you are now a part of the host club to pay off the debt!"

Hana started laughing hysterically at Yuki, snorting loudly. Yuki glared at her.

"I don't even know how I got here!" Haruhi exclaimed, backing away slowly from the leering twins.

"Be that as it may, you are now the Host Club dog, commoner," Tamaki told her, believing that she was a boy, grinning beautifully. He looked at Yuki. "And you will be an apprentice Host. We will figure out your character along the way, I think." Kyoya nodded.

"And don't even think about backing out. My family has a one hundred strong police force." His glasses glinted dangerously as he regarded the two newest members.

"What just happened?" Kaori called out, having woken from her nap.

"I have no idea," Yuki and Haruhi said at the same time, shock etched into their faces.

Author's Note:

So, heres a very loooonnnngggg chapter introducing all of your favorite characters. I haven't started writing the next chapter, as i just finsihed this one, so it won't be up for a least four days. That's how long it will take me to write and edit, I hope! Please leave reviews!