Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club. There would have been romance by now and I would have been rolling in money instead of typing a story on FF.

You Found Me by the Fray

"Lost and insecure, you found me,
You found me, lying on the floor..."

Chapter 2:

Halley had kept to herself since she woke up, and was just trying to get a grip on things. To everyone else, though, it looked as though she had lost it. "Are you okay? You're staring at Haruhi as if he has two heads!" A girl from the crowd hollered.

The girl quickly reprimanded herself. Staring was so rude. Trying to hide this obvious fact, she cleared her throat and croaked, "Yeah, I'm fine." She decided to turn her attention to the person person in front of her who came to her aid. She introduced herself. "I'm Halley, by the way."

"It's nice to meet you. My name is Haruhi Fujioka." Halley flinched at the name. Thankfully, the oblivious Haruhi didn't seem to notice. She had been showing enough sketchy behavior, as it was. Haruhi urged for the girl to see a nurse, but she refused. "Are you sure you don't want me to call the nurse?" Haruhi urged the girl to reconsider, but she merely shook her head. "Okay, then. Hey, I haven't seen you around here before. Are you some kind of transfer student?"

Halley frowned and cocked her head to the side. She looked down, as if there was something oh-so interesting about the marble flooring, and then finally answered, "Well, you could say that."

Haruhi, along with the group of students behind her, gave Halley a questioning glance. There was something about her story that did not make sense. "Then why aren't you wearing our uniform?" Haruhi questioned the girl, but she was busy looking at her reflection in a nearby mirror.

Halley's eyes narrowed at her appearance. Why was she still in the same clothes she wore yesterday? It would be logical to change into different clothes at the end of the day, but she did not. It did not add up.

She tried reasoning her way out of this situation, resisting the sudden desire to freak out. It's not like she could have gone to a completely different universe, anyway, right? Not to mention, of all of the universes to go to, she winds up in Ouran High School Host Club? Nonsense.

Halley shook her head, and returned to her conversation with Haruhi. A voice in the back of her mind suggested proving her point. She smiled slightly, not sure if it would change anything.

"Oh, Haruhi, do you know where the third music room is?" Halley asked, knowing exactly what her answer should be. "I want to meet the Host Club." She would either get the answer that she is thinking of (but does not expect) or be considered a nutcase. So, what the hell, why not?

"Yes, I do. I'm actually a host for that club. What a coincidence!" Halley had to resist the urge to scream. Haruhi rose and got onto her feet. "The Host Club should be starting soon, actually. I think I'm late, now that I think about it. Would you like to go with me?" Haruhi asked, holding out her hand to help Halley up. Halley accepted the kind gesture. Many girls in the large group of people surrounding them immediately spoke up.

"Haruhi, can you escort me?"

"No, take me! I'm prettier!"

"Ew, no way! Besides, I asked him first!"

Both Haruhi and Halley knew it was going to get ugly, and fast. Real or not real, Halley thought, I would rather not wind up dead while in the process of figuring it out! Haruhi quickly helped Halley and the two girls ran away as fast as their legs would let them. They were too afraid to see the cat fight unfold, especially after hearing shrieks and the sound of broken glass.

Long story short, Halley made a conclusion: Everything around her was actually happening, and she was in, of all things, the Ouran world. It was too unreal. It's not like there was any way to get here, she did not even try! How is it that she stumbled across this place? And why was she in the middle of the halls of Ouran Academy, anyway? She considered the possibilities (but found none) for the rest of the time she was running.

One thing she did decide on while on her way to the club was that she needed to keep it a secret. She should act like a student there and try to fit in. It is not like they needed to know, anyway. Halley slowly began to gave this some more thought then felt a lopsided smile come onto her face. She might need to tell someone after all, if she wanted to get home.

They made it to the third music room in record timing. Both were short of breath, so they stood in front of the door for a few seconds without saying anything.

"Whew! That was close!" Halley said, even though she was still heavily panting. Haruhi merely nodded.

Without another word, Halley placed her hand on the gold handle. If this was somebody's idea of a sick joke, it was not funny.