CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTIONS

HIKARI HANAZONO

"Good morning!" I enthusiastically greeted everyone as the energetic rays of the sun slip through the conservatory's glass window.

"Come on Hikari! I've prepared tea and cookies for all of us." Akira invited me.

As the two of us walk towards the table, I got a glance of my rival, Kei Takishima, entering through the door with his laptop in hand. He sat beside me and we starred at each other's eyes for about five minutes. I wondered, "What was this starring contest all about?"

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After our tea time, with the whole S.A group gathered around the table, Tadashi stood up and made an announcement,

"Hey guys," he started, "my mother just informed me that a group of transfer students would come here later and we are suppose to welcome and tour them around the campus"

As Tadashi stopped, everyone starred at him blankly.

[five minutes of silence]

"Whaaat?" Akira said, breaking the silence.

"I heard they are good looking and had a Host Club back in their old school." Tadashi added.

"So, this is going to be great!" I said, trying to cheer everyone up.

" Well, if Hikari says so…" Akira mumbled. "Alright then," she said aloud. "Let's give them a huge welcome party they would never forget!"

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After some arrangements, our conservatory looked like a huge room for partying. [if you get what I mean.:)] I don't know how Akira managed to arrange this but she took care of the decorating so here is what she came up with: a huge chandelier at the center of the room, several round tables arranged formally and a long buffet table that mostly consist of her specialties.

Minutes later, the student body began to arrive. We waited for another set of five minutes and our visitors were within our sight.

"Whoa!" I thought. "Tadashi was right about their looks!"

All five of them were very good looking. Perfect for a host club. Not far behind, I saw a girl with them. She may have a boy's haircut but I think once she would let her hair grow, she would be very beautiful.

As the seven of us walked towards the door to welcome them, everybody starred. Why? Here's the scenario: We were walking towards the door just as our visitors were getting out of their limousine and later on walking towards us as well. This was like a showdown.

As soon as they reached the conservatory's door, screams from girls and murmurs filled the atmosphere. Talk about popularity.:)

Later on, we greeted and welcomed them.

"Hi guys, I'm Hikari Hanazono. I rank second in our class" I started.

"I'm Ryu Tsuuji, rank 7 and these are the twins, Megumi rank 3 and Jun Yamamoto rank 4."

"It's nice to see you." Jun said cheerfully. Beside him was Megumi with her sketchpad that reads "Hi there! I'm glad to see you."

"I'm Akira Todou, rank 6. I prepared everything and I want you to be comfortable and feel at home."

"Kei Takishima, rank 1st"

"Wow!" I thought, ":Takishima sure is cold!"

"And I'm Tadashi Karino, rank 5. I am the son of the school directress and my mom told me that the seven of us are in charge of welcoming and touring you around the campus."

Their leader stepped forward and said, "I'm Tamaki Suoh and in behalf of our group, I would like to thank all of you for this hearty welcome. Now, let me introduce my company. The two guys there with orange hair are twins. Their name are Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin."

"Yo!" the two of them said in unison.

"The serious looking guy there is our vice president. He is Kyoya Ootori." Tamki continued.

"Hi there! It's a pleasure to meet all of you." Kyoya greeted.

"The tall one over there is Takeshi Morinozouka and the small and cute one is Mitzikini Harinozouka or Honey for short. The two of them had been together since childhood." Tamaki resumed.

"Hello!" Honey said in his cute little voice. He seems to be a child.

"And here is the rose among the torns, Haruhi Fujioka. She has been a part of our Host Club accidentally. Well, it's a long story."

"Hi! Thank you so much for welcoming us." Haruhi greeted.

"So," Tadashi said, "let's start with the tour! Each year level is divided into different groups. The first seven students in rank belong to the group called Special A or S.A for short. That is the group where the seven of us belong. Then followed by the groups A…"

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After a long explanation and touring around the school campus, here we are again seated in our conservatory. This time it was only the seven of us and the visitors. The student body has returned to their respective classes.

I was seated with Kyoya and we were talking about different things until Kei sat between us and I think his dark aura has made Kyoya go away. Poor guy.

Not far behind, I could see that Akira had a liking in Haruhi knowing that she just loves adorable girls. She was urging her to wear the dresses that she has prepared but Haruhi refuses. Behind them was Tamaki, helping Akira on persuading Haruhi.

I heard from Kyoya that Tamaki treats Haruhi as his daughter. Like father and daughter tandem.

Tadashi was with the Hitachiin brothers and they were playing with cards. I suppose they are doing magic but I relly can't figure it out.'

On the other corner were, Megumi, Ryu and Jun with Honey and Mori. They are playing like kindergarten and I think they are really enjoying every single moment of it.

"It's nice to see these things happening." I thought. "We were able to make new friends and our visitors seem to enjoy their stay here."

Suddenly, Tamaki made an announcement. "As you all know, we had a Host Club back in our old school."

Everyone nodded and he continued.

"So I was thinking, would you guys want to join?"

Takishima, Jun, Tadashi and Ryu looked stunned for a moment.

"No." Takishima said firmly.

"Why not?" asked Tamaki.

Megumi scribbled as fast as she could on her sketchpad.

"I won't allow Ryu and Jun." it read.

"It would be fun" Tamaki added.

"Same for Tadashi. I'm sorry but no one is joining the Host Club." Akira said.

""Why? Please join!" Tamaki pleaded desperately.

"No, no, no and NO!" Akira repeated.

"It may be fun." Tadashi said.

"Join and I would never speak to you again." Akira said.

Beside Akira and Tadashi, I could see Megumi's sketchpad reads "Please don't join!"

"Don't worry Megumi," Jun said assuring her. "We wouldn't join" All of a sudden, they ended up hugging each other.

As I turned around, I saw Takishima typing and focusing on his laptop. Looks like he has really made up his mind.

"Hikari-san," Kyoya approached me. "would you mind if we sit down and talk for a while?"

"Sure." I replied cheerfully.

So, the two of us head to the other corner to avoid all the commotion around.

As we sit, I grabbed some of Akira's cookies and tea and gave Kyoya some.

"So, tell me about yourself" he started. "you seem to be a very interesting person."

Before I could answer, Takishima came and said "Hikari, go there and calm them down and Kyoya, would you mind if I talk to you for a moment?"

"Of course not." Kyoya answered.

As everyone calmed down, Akira came to me.

"Hey," she said. "Kei is getting jealous so be careful."

'Jealous? Why?" I asked.

"Kyoya-kun seems to like you a lot and this makes him angry." Akira explained.

"I don't get it. Both of them are only my friends." I said.

After saying this, my mind was full of questions: Takishima is jealous? Why? Kyoya likes me? I doubt. We only met recently.