Hey everyone! So, I've been wanting to write an Ouran fanfiction for a while, so this is my experimental chapter, I guess. I wanna see how well it's received and based on that I'll make any changes I need to.

Anyway, please enjoy!

Chapter 1

As I stood before the ornate gates of Ouran Academy, I couldn't help but feel like going here was a really, really bad idea. It was the alternative of going to the high school in Hokkaido where I'd been living for the last three years, but I'd never been this nervous in my life.

You see, my dad (or my adopted dad) got his company transferred from Hokkaido just after I'd graduated from middle school, so when my mom (adopted mom) handed me a bunch of pamphlets for the schools in the area, it had ultimately come down to Ouran. It was either that or St. Lobeila Academy, and after what happened at my last school, I wasn't anxious to be on stage again.

My name is Kashi Miyazaki. I'm fifteen years old, and the most important thing to keep in mind is that I'm a girl. No one else knows about that Kashi; suck it up and do it! I steeled my nerves with the knowledge that no one in the school knew my secret.

Of course, that didn't stop any of the girls of the school from whispering about me as I walked hall: "He's so handsome; almost beautiful." "I wonder what he could be thinking about . . ."

I was taken for a boy a lot recently: my short black hair with neon blue bangs (my brothers' idea), green eyes, and most importantly, my lacking of the two things that really define a girl. My mom keeps telling me that I'm just a late bloomer, but I still think that Mother Nature is out to get me.

I managed to make my way to my class and I walked into the room bashfully. As I waited for the bell to ring, I thought about how much I hated being the new kid. It was like that in middle school too: everyone had gone to school together in previous years, so they already had people they could talk to. It made me long for the friends I had left back home in Hokkaido; they'd really accepted me as I was, not because I was a Miyazaki, or because they felt sorry for me.

"Excuse me?" said a voice. I turned to see a girl about my age standing next to me. She had dark curly hair with a rosy tint to it, which stood out against her pale skin. Her hazel eyes never left mine as she indicated the seat next to me.

"Is it all right if I sit here?" she wondered. Her voice was a little quivery, but other than that she showed self confidence in every word. I nodded my consent and the girl sat next to me. She of course wore the required Ouran uniforms for girls: a yellow long-sleeved dress with a high necked collar and a thin red ribbon.

I was a special case I guess. The chairman knew that I was a girl, but none of the dresses would fit me around the chest, so I'd been allowed to wear the boy's uniform as long as necessary: black shoes, black pants, white dress shirt, periwinkle blazer with the Ouran logo emblazoned on it, and the striped tie. It was actually a lot more comfortable than you might think.

Anyway, I didn't want to be rude, so I stuck out my hand to the girl.

"I'm Miyazaki Kashi." I told her, hoping that the use of my family name would be all right in this situation. The girl returned my handshake.

"Wakayama Mikazuki. It's nice to meet you, Kashi." Mikazuki smiled at me. The bell rang for class to start, and I watched each student enter. A lot of the girls looked at me and started whispering to their friends behind their hands.

Them I could deal with; it was the guys I was really worried about. Out in the schoolyard, I'd seen more than one evil death glare given in my direction. Make a wrong move, and you may very well wake up one morning with a knife pressed to your neck, my older brother had teased. Now I was starting to think that he may not have been lying.

"Good morning class. First off, I'd like everyone to welcome our newest student, Miyazaki Kashi." The teacher immediately pointed me out, and the pressure of several pairs of eyes was suddenly on me; I shrank further into my seat.

Once Sensei got the lesson going, I felt a stab in the back of my neck, and I whirled to see two redheads focused on me, the one on the right with his hand in a cocked position.

"Really mature you guys." I mouthed, pulling a face. Mikazuki stifled a laugh and leaned in to whisper in my ear.

"That's Hitachiin Hikaru and Kaoru. They act like that sometimes."

"So you know them?" She nodded.

"They've always kind of kept to themselves while they were in middle school, but since they've been in high school they've come out of their shells." She explained. I was starting to get comfortable being around her; maybe I would make an actual friend or two.

I looked back at the redheads; the one on the left was staring at me from the corner of his eye, but he looked away once he caught me watching.

~~Regular P.O.V~~

Host club had just ended, and Hikaru sat by the window with Kaoru. His thoughts were mostly on this new kid Miyazaki. He reminded the older Hitachiin of Haruhi when he had first met her: shy and slightly antisocial.

It was at that moment that Kyoya spoke up from behind his computer screen.

"Hikaru, Kaoru: isn't there a new student in your class?"

"Yeah, why do you ask?" the twins asked in unison.

"What's the name of this student of yours?"

"He said his name was Kashi Miyazaki. He seems really nice." Haruhi spoke up. She'd been studying at the table and had overheard the conversation.

Kyoya typed rapidly onto his keyboard, bringing up a name and a face.

"Here he is. Kashi Miyazaki: 15 years old, black hair, green eyes, star sign is a Leo. He's also the only child of the Miyazaki family and is set to inherit the company within the next few months." Kyoya read off. By this point, all seven of the hosts had gathered around Kyoya's laptop, staring at the picture of Ouran's newest addition.

"Kassa-chan is kinda cute isn't he?" Hunny noticed, holding onto his stuffed rabbit, Usa-chan. His ever faithful companion Takashi, aka Mori, let out a short "Yeah."

"Although this does leave a question: why is he inheriting his family's company at such a young age? His parents must have a lot of faith in him." Tamaki pointed out. Haruhi had been pondering such a question since it had been mentioned.

"It says here that Kashi's parents were killed in an accident during an earthquake, so the family lawyer allowed him to choose the age at which he'd become the head. Apparently the Miyazaki Company is actually multi-faceted: they have multiple branches and they're spread all over the world. Do you think they've had any interactions with your family, Kyoya-senpai?" Haruhi asked. Kyoya pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

"It's likely; I'd have to ask my father about that."

Kaoru had stopped listening and was now staring at Tamaki being in his "sulking corner".

"Hey, Boss? Are you okay?" Hikaru asked, knowing that the boss had something up his sleeve even if it didn't seem like it.

"It's just so tragic; losing one's family to something so horrible." Tamaki suddenly went into his idea mode.

"Gentlemen, we must take matters into our own hands and see to it that Kashi is made welcome here at Ouran! Hikaru, Kaoru, and Haruhi: since he's in your class, I want you to get him interested in the Host Club." The king declared, singling out the three first years.

"He doesn't say a whole lot to anyone," Hikaru protested.

"The only student we've seen him actually talk to is that Wakayama girl." Kaoru finished.

"So if he won't talk to us, than how do we get him interested?" Twin unison. Haruhi thought about that for a while.

"Hey Tamaki-senpai: If you want me to, I'll talk to Miyazaki during free hour." She at least wanted to get to know Kashi for her own benefit if things didn't work out according to Host Club plan. And she didn't get why the twins couldn't just go up and say hi, but she didn't have a long time to think about that, as she was suddenly wrapped in one of Tamaki's "loving embraces".

"Oh Haruhi! You really are the best daughter ever!"

"Will you get off of me?!"

So there's chapter one. I hope that those of you reading enjoyed it, and don't forget to drop me a review or a follow/ favorite.

The Ouran Host Club will be waiting for you. We'll see ya then!

~~Sady Mordan