I dropped down to my knees and started shaking.

Oh no. Everyone's gonna find out again.

I'll be ostracized again. I didn't mean to. It was all to save me... to save me from...

"Alex! " Haley shouted and ran over to me.

I looked up at her slowly.

"I-I don't want it to happen again. " I said.

She grabbed my shoulder.

"It's not going to ever happen again." she said and stood up to face the group of guys that had barged into our room.

"So, why? Why bring that up! Insurance? You want us to go away? " Haley said with a fire in her eyes that I rarely see.

The black haired boy with the glasses stepped up closer to her, like he was accepting some type of challenge between the two.

"I'm just trying to protect this school and the club I belong to. " he said coldly.

Haley gave him the worst glare I had ever seen in all the years I had known her and slapped him hard across the face.

"You. Don't. Know. Alex! She's always trying to protect our club too! She does everything in her power to help everyone and make them happy! She accepts everyone no matter what because she knows how it feels to hurt! Yes, she did burn down a school... but if you had known the reason behind why, you'd be supplying the matches to start the fire! " Haley shouted at the top of her usually quiet lungs.

I just stared in shock.

Haley thinks all that... about me?

The black haired boy looked stunned.

He quickly shook that look off his face though and sat down on one of the counchs and crossed his legs.

"I'm... Sorry. Maybe we started out on the wrong foot-"

"Damn right we did. " Camilla said.

The boy cleared his throat.

"Anyways, my name is Kyoya Otori and I'd like to personally welcome you to Ouran Academy. " he said.

The whole room was silent then-
"Well, that was a change of pace. " Haruhi said sarcastically.

I laughed a little and stood up from the ground.

One of the guys came up to me and handed me a hankie.

"Thanks. " I said and he smiled slightly.

Haruhi came up to me and I started blushing.

He laughed.

"We really did get off on the wrong foot. " Haruhi said.

"Umm... "

Everyone's eyes turnt to Camille.

She went as red as a tomato.

"Well, see... This is all really awkward. " she said.

Camilla swung an arm around her sister's neck and grinned sadistically.

"Leave it up to my sister captain obvious to make it even MORE awkward. " she said.

Everyone laughed a little and I relaxed.

+-+-+-+

"So, your club is for girls who have way too much time on their hands and actually volunteer to let you guys play with their feelings? " Camilla said.

"It sounds so horrible when you put it like that!" the guy I-found-out-was-named-Tamaki shouted.

"Well, it's the truth. " Camilla and Camille said.

"I like your way of thinking. " the other pair of twins in the room said who I learned were named Hikaru and Kaoru.

The two pairs of twins then went to a another area of the room to discuss something.

I'm a little scared to know what exactly...

"So, you're the leader?" the short blonde (cute, cute, cute, CUTE! Oh my lord, I'm dying!) boy named Honey asked.

"Uh-huh. I started it about a year ago actually. " I said.

I looked to Haley sitting beside me on the loveseat, glaring at the one named Kyoya.

I found out that the boy who had given me the hanky is named Mori.

I looked to the blonde named Tamaki who still seemed to be a little mad at me for macing him and waved my hand in front of his face to get his attention.

"Yes? " he said.

"Umm, Tamaki-kun right? Do you know about a student who go's to this school named Nekowaza? " I said.

Tamaki went pale as a ghost.

"N-N-Nekowaza? " he said.

"Uh-huh. "

"You know him?!" he said, eyes wide.

Is his reputation really this bad?

"Yes. I was wondering if you knew him. " I said.

Tamaki just ran behind the other loveseat and gave me a terrified look.

"Bad memories... " he said.

Nekowaza, what did you do that traumatized this boy so bad?

All of a sudden Cassie jumped off her bed at the far end of the room with a crazy look in her eyes.

"I did it! " she screamed.

"Did what? " everyone asked.

"I found the perfect song for us to sing!" Cassie said.

"But what about the one you were writing yourself Cassie?" Sara said.

Her face immediately turned sad.

"Well, I realised that the events in the song would never happen... " she said solemnly.

I sent a smile to her and she cheered up some.

"So, what's the song? " Camilla and Camille said.

"20% Cooler. It's amazing! " Cassie said and jumped around in the air and twirled.

Well, that's Cassie for you.
She's usually so quiet but when she finds something she's passionate about she becomes VERY loud.

I don't know about practicing in front of the club though...

"So, can we practice it?" Cassie said with stars in her eyes.

"Umm... Cassie, we have people here. " I said.

The host club.
I still feel a bit uneasy about them.

"Oh, don't mind us! It'll be like we're not even here! " Tamaki said and then flashed a pose.

I could've sworn I saw tons of shiny roses around him for a second.

I sighed.

"Lord help me. Okay, everyone. Get ready. Miranda, can you get some copies of the lyrics for the song? " I said and stood up, putting my hands on my hips.

"It seems madam president's leader side has awakened again. " Camilla and Camille said.

I smiled at that.

Once Miranda had gotten the copies made, we all got ready to perform and I made marks all over the lyrics, signaling who should sing each part.

Cassie looks so excited. She must really like this song. I hope I don't mess this up in front of the host club or my club considering I've only heard this song once before so I'm just winging it.

I'm a little scared though.
Of what will happen after the host club leaves these doors.
I can't let anyone here know about my past.

It will only taint my group further and hurt them.

Maybe, this practice will work in our favor.

Afterwards, I'll ask this host club to keep my secret for me.

They've unknowingly become my lifeline in this gigantic place.

"Everyone stand up and get ready! Miranda, start the instrumental Cassie gave you in 3,2,1!" I shouted and then we began.

All : Yeah I own this beat
You can call me the king or the ruler
Felon on bass, getting hoarse at the mic
We're getting 20 percent cooler

We had a great day out
Calling my name like Ferris Bueller
It's time to wrap this up
We're getting 20 percent cooler

Miranda : 7 colors in your hair
Get your boots on dear 'cause we're going out there

Sara : Don't care bout the dress code
Put it on, let's go
Boys go wild 'cause we're going "al fresco"

All : Ha!

Cassie : No need to perform
Hands on our bodies gonna keep our skills warm

Haley : We need social reform 'cause we're just so criminal
Linguist subliminal, damages minimal

Camilla and Camille : Top percentile, largest fraction
Massive attraction, girl-on-girl action
Stop that, I'm gonna need a redaction
Drop that, you already got your reaction

Alex : Me? I'm gonna keep on smiling
You? You're gonna need restyling
I got the quote back
From the jeweler
You're getting 20 percent cooler

All : Yeah I own this beat
You can call me the king or the ruler
Felon on bass, getting hoarse at the mic
We're getting 20 percent cooler

We had a great day out
Calling my name like Ferris Bueller
It's time to wrap this up
We're getting 20 percent cooler

We're getting 20 percent cooler
We're getting 20 percent cooler
We're getting 20 percent cooler
We're getting 20 percent cooler!

Cassie and Miranda : Shhhhhhhh
Reduce that treble
There's an 8 or 9 who think they're on my level
Like a rebel in a bunker getting shelled with a mortar

Camille and Alex : Bump up and down cause I think you ought'a

Camilla : Place your hand on my thigh
Don't be coy, I can hear you sigh
Grinding your hips, I'll be flashing my pink
And in ten seconds flat you'll be back with a drink

All : Wooo!
Bring out the Bacardi!

Sara : Twilight, Sparkle, up in the party

Miranda : Tap that, like a phone in the cold war
Room on the third floor, knocking at my front door

Alex : Me? I'm kind of a rarity
You? Work that dexterity
Lean back now, here's what I meant
Getting cooler by 20 percent

All : Yeah I own this beat
You can call me the king or the ruler
Felon on bass, getting hoarse at the mic
We're getting 20 percent cooler

We had a great day out
Calling my name like Ferris Bueller
It's time to wrap this up
We're getting 20 percent cooler

We're getting 20 percent cooler
We're getting 20 percent cooler
We're getting 20 percent cooler
We're getting 20 percent cooler!

Sara : Yeah I own this beat

Cassie : You can call me the king or the ruler

Camilla : Felon on bass

Camille : Getting hoarse at the mic

Alex : We're getting 20 percent cooler

Miranda : We had a great day out

Cassie : Calling my name like Ferris Bueller

Sara : It's time to wrap this up

Alex : We're getting 20 percent cooler!

The music stopped and so did my heart.
Did they like it?

I looked up and saw Tamaki crying tears like waterfalls.

"I love you soooo much! " he shouted and started shaking a glowstick that had come from seemingly nowhere.

My face blushed deep red.

"R-Really? " I said.

Then Haruhi walked up to me and smiled.

"You were amazing. " he said and I blushed even worse.

"H-Haruhi-kun... " I said.

Then, all of my group's members started hugging each other, including me in the giant glomp.
They always do this after a live performance... It's really nice.

"Alex is our great leader! "

"Our madam president!"

"You guys are the best part about this group though! " I said.

"But we wouldn't be a group without you! " Sara said.

It's true...
None of this would've happened if I hadn't put the group together.

I'm so glad I did.

Kyoya stood up and pushed up his glasses.

"Looks like we're going to have tough competition. " he said.

"Huh? " I said.

"We're entering the contest too, you know. "