Well I'm back with the next chapter. Thanks for all the reviews, alerts, and favourites!

Also please bare with the she/he of Kagome for now. Both forms of writing will be in this.

Don't Trust First Appearances

Chapter 2

Kagome is sitting at her desk at school. Her seat is the third back to the far left side of the room next to the windows. She- excuse me- he, Kagome Higurashi-Taisho-Akitsune, is currently a third year student at Ouran Private Academy.

The final bell rang. Several students left the classroom (3-A) as their was no longer any point in staying.

Well, almost everyone left. Kagome was the first among most of her class that still remained in the room. He seemed relaxed and just stares out the window as he uses his fist to support her head.

A small group of girls also remained in the room. They were all bunched up in the corner of the room glancing at Kagome. Their hands were clasped together, and they all had hearts floating around their head. The girls stared at him as if he was a god.

"Kagome-kun is so perfect," stated one of the females.

The others added on. "He's smart."

"He's athletic."

"He's kind, gentle, and caring."

"He's reliable."

"And he's handsome." The girls still present in the room all vigorously nodded their heads in agreement. They all thought, "How come he's not in the Host Club?" They snapped out of their thoughts as they watched their 'god' Kagome walk to exit the classroom.

Kagome opened the door to leave, but when she opened the door, five figures stood in front of her. She sighed. She should have known this would happen again.

Meanwhile, Haruhi was running through the halls believing that she would be late for the Host Club. She stopped in front of the doors that lead into the Third Music Room. She was slightly panting.

The brunette opened the doors waiting for the chaos to start, but something was strange. It was dead silent with the exception of a tapping noise from someone typing on a computer.

Haruhi looked towards Kyoya. He was viciously typing on his computer. It was nothing out of the normal, although he seemed to be frustrated. However, it was well hidden.

Haruhi blinked in surprised. It was never that quiet, and Kyoya was the only host present. She asked the older male, "Huh? Where is everyone? What is going on?"

Kyoya stopped typing to look up to their crossdresser host. "Oh right. You are unaware."

"Unaware of what?" Haruhi couldn't imagine what everyone else was doing.

"They are trying to attempt another to join the Host Club."

"Who is popular enough for them to take interest?"

"Third-year Kagome Higurashi-Taisho-Akitsune." Haruhi eyes widen to the mention of the name which made Kyoya curious. As Kyoya continued to talk, a small blush slowly made it onto her face. "However, this isn't the first attempt. Ever since Tamaki began to form the Host Club, he had been trying to get him to join. Each time he has declined. Not only did he decline Tamaki, but everyone in the club that has asked him."

"Kagome-kun? Since when did he attend this school?"

"So it seems you do know Kagome-senpai. The question is how? As for your question, Kagome-senpai has attended this school ever since his freshman year. In fact, he is in Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai classes ," explained the Shadow King.

"Really? I never knew that...," thought Haruhi. She looked at the awaiting Kyoya, so she decided to answer. "I met Kagome-kun a little over two years ago. I was almost hit by a car, but he saved me. He comes over my house once in a while. On a few occasions I have gone to his (the shrine). However, I never knew he was rich."

"He's not." This answer surprised Haruhi. "Well not by birth anyway. All his files are protected, so I don't know all the details. What I do know is that he somehow has a connection to Sesshomaru Taisho, and Shippo Akitsune. Two very prestigious figures. They both don't have children, though they are only in their twenties. That is why they both have chosen an heir. Kagome Higurashi just so happened to be this person."

Haruhi listened in disbelief.

Back with Kagome; she was mentally sighing. In front of her was five all too familiar figures. Mitsukuni and Takashi, her classmates and hosts, Tamaki, the Host King, and the twins Kaoru and Hikaru, also hosts.

Before any of them could even say anything, Kagome announced, "You can ask all you want, but I will never join the Host Club."

"Please Kago-chan," The oldest yet shortest member asked. Honey looked up at Kagome with watery eyes as if he would cry if he declined. Although he looked up, there wasn't a large difference between their heights. Honey was 4"9'. Kagome was 5"5. There was only half a foot difference. Still he looked smaller and more childish than he truly is.

Kagome sighed out loud. The hosts were getting their hopes up because they thought the he was finally going to give in. She said, "Mitsukuni, you have already tried that. It doesn't affect me. I'm use to any type of cute trick you could possibly use. It isn't going to work. My answer is still no."

Kagome remembered all the time Shippo would suck up for anything in the Feudal Era. Shippo still does that in this time now that she looks back.

"I've told you to call me Honey! Everyone else does. I've told you."

Kagome looked at the short blond. "Do you think I'm like everyone else? Mitsukuni is your name, so I use it. That's it." Tears formed in the corner of his eyes and climbed up Mori to sit on his shoulders.

Tamaki pointed up to the sky (or ceiling) before quickly lowering it, so he was pointing at the target (Kagome). "You have all the qualities, so why won't you become a host?"

While Tamaki was being dramatic, Kagome gave her answer boredly. "Because I don't want to, isn't that enough. I don't feel like wasting my time with girls fawning over me. It would just be me giving them false hope." She shrugged. She started to walk past the Host King who had become still as stone. "If that's it, I'll just be leaving."

Tamaki revived himself and looked at the twins. He pointed at them. "Don't let him escape!"

Kaoru and Hikaru looked at each other before nodding at each other. "Hai Tono." They ran past Tamaki to each grab an arm of Kagome's.

She could no longer walk as she was being dragged in the other direction. "Hey! What do you think you're doing? Let me go!" She struggled to get out of the first years' grip but was futile.

The two dragging her along with the other hosts began running to the Third Music Room.

They ran into the room yelling, "We got him, Kyoya!"

Kyoya seem sceptical as he watch that Kagome was angry and very displeased.

Kagome finally freed herself. "I am NOT joining. Get it through your heads, and let me g- Haruhi-chan?" Kagome's anger suddenly left exchanging itself with confusion. "Why are you here? Why do you look like a guy?"

The twins and Tamaki were suddenly standing in front of the brunette as they protested that Haruhi was a boy.

Haruhi stepped forward from between the guys trying to protect her secret. She looked up at the slightly taller guy.

Sometimes it was hard to tell that he was two years older when he was only a few inches taller. Well, everyone is different heights.

She approached Kagome with a happy/excited expression. She made a fist and put it over her heart. She gave a genuine smile which made the a few other hosts jealous. "Kagome-kun!"

Kagome genuinely smiled in return. A slight blush rose to Haruhi's cheeks. She patted the top of her head just as she had always done to her. As this action the earlier jealous hosts were more so and furious. "How have things been Haruhi? I'm sorry that it has been a while. I've been spending more time at Sesshomaru's place for extra lessons."

"It's not a big deal. It hasn't been too long. Things have been okay. Everything is normal. Well everything was normal until I joined this club. It's why I'm dressed like this. I broke an expensive vase, and now I am working off my debt."

Kagome glared at Tamaki. "So in other words your using her." The miko was preparing herself to hurt someone.

Tamaki started blurting out nonsense.

Haruhi, seeing Tamaki's predicament and the protectiveness of Kagome (which made her happy), decided to help the blond out. "It's fine. It's only fair since I broke it. There is no other way for me to pay back 8 million yen."

Kagome looked at Haruhi surprised. He must have meant something otherwise she wouldn't have interrupted. The miko calmed down. "If you needed the money, you could have just asked."

Haruhi waved her hands in protest. "I couldn't never ask you that. This is my own mess."

Kagome knew how she felt. She would have felt the same way if she was in her position. "I guess I can understand."

Tamaki decided to ruin their reunion. He ran to Haruhi and pulled her away from his senpai.

"That's it! How do you know my precious daughter!" Tamaki couldn't contain his feelings any longer, so he barged in.

Kagome blinked twice. Did he just say daughter? She raised an eyebrow towards the blond. "Did you just call Haruhi you daughter, Tamaki?"

Tamaki didn't- couldn't answer as Haruhi intervene. She pushed the blond off of her person and answered his question. "I've know him longer than any of you." The hosts, minus Kyoya who had previously discovered this piece of information, looked surprised.

Haruhi's eye lids half closed as she remembered the day. It was horrible day. Kagome was the highlight of that day.

"A few years ago I was walking home from school. It was the anniversary of my mother's death. I wasn't paying attention to where I was headed and was almost hit by a car. A voice snapped me out of my musings. The next thing I knew I was being pulled out of the way to safety. The person that saved me was Kagome-kun. That was also the day we became friends." Haruhi smiled as she approached the end of her explanation.

Kagome walked up behind Haruhi. She placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. Haruhi looked up surprised at the contact. When looking up, she realized it was Kagome who was offering her a comforting smile. She couldn't help but smile back.

Haruhi, however, was confused as she watched Kagome walk in front of her.

"Tamaki," began the third year. "I agree to join the Host Club."

Honey was suddenly hugging her saying something along the line of he was happy to have another friend in the Host Club.

Tamaki looks perplexed. "W-What? I mean that's great!"

Haruhi was the one to question him. "Why are you joining the club?" Not that Haruhi wasn't happy, but she was curious as to why he wanted to join. Kyoya had told her that he had always declined before.

"Isn't it obvious? It's to be with you." Tamaki started yelling at Haruhi that she should be spending less time with Kagome. Haruhi seemed to ignore what Tamaki said as she looked taken back. A blush rose to her cheeks.

From the side, Kyoya is writing notes in his black notebook on everyone as they interacted. As he finished writing, he looked back to the scene. He smirked. "This should be an interesting development," thought the youngest Ootori.

And that's a wrap. I know that this is shorter than the last chapter, but I thought this would be a good place to cut it for now.

I just needed Kagome to start interacting with the other hosts.

I will post the pairing on the next chapter. I am just running some things through on paper to see what would be better for what I have in store.

Oh! I also need a host title for Kagome.

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