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THE GIRL IN THE OTHER ROOM

she sits on the floor, the glass pressed tight to the wall

Created on 2006-10-07 05:15:08 (#11328239), last updated 2008-02-05

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Name:	Darya Kobayashi
Website:	The 3rd Music Room

Bio

BASICS
NAME: Darya Kobayashi
BIRTHDAY: July 23
AGE: 16
HERITAGE: Japanese and Russian
FAMILY BUSINESS: Ume Publishers; major international printing firm.

FAMILY
FATHER: Sho Kobayashi
MOTHER: Yeketrina Kobayashi (nee Dolohov)
BOTHERS: Taro (eldest, 25), Mokoto (20)

BACKGROUND
Darya was born to Kobayashi Sho and his wife, Yeketrina, on a lazy July day. The youngest of three children and the only girl, she was immediately spoiled and doted over. Named after her grandmother instead of given a traditional Japanese name like her brothers, Darya stood out from the beginning. From the beginning, her mother was her idol; Yeketrina seemed to embody everything a lady should be -- calm, graceful, poised, with a soft smile and quick laughter. Darya loved to listen to her mother's stories about her days as a Prima Ballerina; her travels, the people she'd met, the cities she had seen. It all seemed so magical to a young girl, something to strive towards.

As Darya grew older and found that she didn't have her mother's grace or knack for dancing, she begin to try activity after activity, looking for her niche in the world. She was okay at art -- no masterpieces would come from her, but a fair number of her works decorate their house. Music wasn't her thing, no matter how much she adored the harpsichord or violin.

Words, though...words were what got her in the end.

Books became her life at sometime during middle school and suddenly her shortcomings in other arenas didn't matter anymore. She could read and retain information easily. She could quote the great works of the world, analyse them and lay everything out in her mind. And writing...words flowed easily from her pen, as effortless as the dance steps her mother could preform. Speaking became natural to her, and she soon found herself reciting bits and pieces of poetry and prose at her father's dinner parties. Oration was as natural as breathing. A book was better than a lover. She had her family, she had her place. She was happy.

High school started on a positive note; she was popular enough, though her shyness kept her from reaching the highest rungs of the social ladder. It hardly mattered to her, either; if people knew her as a good person to go to for help with a paper of a speech, that was fine with her. First year passed quickly, and the young woman soon found herself starting her second year as a student at Ouran Academy.

Her introduction to the Host Club came through a friend; one day she was all but dragged to the Third Music Room, and the moment she entered she was fascinated by the world within. She had heard of the hosts, of course -- who hadn't? -- but she had never felt the need to go seek them out. After one visit, she found herself returning, liking the amiable atmosphere and warm chatter of her fellow female students. She began to collect people's stories, finding them just as interesting as the fantasy worlds contained within her precious books.

PERSONALITY

APPEARANCE
Darya is a tall, thin girl; she inherited her height from her mother, who was a prima ballerina and model. She also got her rather strong facial features from her mother; it is obvious that she is only half-Japanese. Coming in at about 5'5", she is taller than most girls her age, and even some of the boys in class. Her hair is brown, kept at about shoulder length, and either loose or up in a tight bun, and between that and her lighter eyes and light blush of freckles give her her almost unique appearence. She has a dancer's body, again from her mother, though she doesn't quite have the grace that such a long body should posses; she got a bit of a clumsy streak from her father. Darya goes to great lengths to try to not stand out more than she already does, dressing modestly when not in uniform and keeping her appearance as plain as possible.

DISCLAIMER
I don't own Ouran, I'm just playing with it. The idea, writings, and characterization of Darya, however, are mine. Please to not be stealing, as it is probably not good karma.

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