Her Smile

Chapter 1

I held my breath. This was too much.

It was so difficult.

Too hard.

No.

I'm going home.

But before I could continue my thoughts, the door was slid open. "Ah, you must be the new student."

I looked up and smiled sheepishly at the teacher. She was about five foot seven inches and her blonde hair braided down her back. Her blue eyes peeked behind her glasses, staring intently into my hazel ones. "I'm Ms. Chan. Please come in."

I stood in front of a class of twenty students completely nerve-wrecked. All I wanted was to crawl back into bed, but there is no way I can do that. I'm here to see my cousin, Tamaki. I need to stay and look confident, no matter how hard it is.

They all stared at me with expectant eyes. I just smiled and bowed, saying, "Good morning. My name is Tora Suoh. I ask you to treat me well."

They all gasped and whispered to each other. The teacher pointed to a seat in the middle of the class, and as I walked by, I listened to their words.

"No way! Tamaki has a little sister?!"

"No, they don't look too much alike. Look at her hair."

"Ohh, I'm so jealous!"

"She's so pretty! Like a model!"

"Her hair is gorgeous!"

"Did you hear her voice? It's like a little angel."

"Kawaii!"

I smiled at their compliments and sat at the desk, placing my bag under my chair.
I really hoped this day would go by quick.

~*~*~*~*~*~

It was lunch time and immediately, my desk was surrounded by my classmates.

"Tora-chan! You should sit with us!"

"Maybe next time. I want to find my cousin first." I replied smoothly.

"How did you do your hair like that? Is it natural?"

I giggled and said, "Well, yes, it's natural. The only thing I do it wash it and use Moroccan oil ever other day."

"Hey, your Tamaki's cousin, right?" I heard two people voice together.

I turn to see a pair of red-headed twins and a brunette next to them. They were all boys, but the brunette did seem to have a girl-like figure. Oh well, I guess he takes after his mother more than his father. I nodded in response and confirmed who I was. "Yes, I'm Tamaki Suoh's first cousin."

The twins grinned at me and said, "Great! Come with us, we'll take you too him!"

I began to protest, but they each grabbed my arms and began to run. The brunette yelled, "Hey! Let her go, she has two feet! You guys didn't even introduce yourselves." I sighed in happiness at the boy's withdrawn grip.

The brunette walked towards me and stuck out his hand. "I'm Haruhi Fujioka."

"Haruhi is amazing, Tora. She is absolutely perfect!"

"Oh!" I said. I lifted my finger and pointed at Haruhi's nose.

"You're really a girl!"

They all had an extremely shocked expression and froze. Then, they began to deny it. "N-No no, what are you talking about?" One of the twins said. The other added, "Haruhi's as much of a guy as Tamaki is!" I laughed mentally and said, whilst not taking my eyes off of the girl, "Tamaki's not too much of a man either."

Freeze.

Haruhi looked at me and smiled. "I'm guessing Tamaki and you talk often?"

I smiled and nodded as well. "Yes, we used to play together as children all the time. Despite us being cousins and that our persona's are completely opposite, we act quite like best friends."

She smiled and introduced the teins. "The one on your left is Hikaoru and the one on your right is Kaoru." I nodded and turned to Kaoru. "Can you three show me to the lunch area and my beloved cousin?"

The three if them nodded and we all walked together.

It might be stupid to think this way, but I feel at home already. Just knowing they were willing to help meant more than anything to me.