Hide Away

Chapter 5: "I'll have to talk to myself about it."

"We're throwing a party?" Setsuko asked, looking at the other hosts.

Currently she was sitting in the club room for what she had been hoping for a nap but ended up sitting in on one of the club meetings. Most of the other hosts were there other than Haruhi, as she said she needed to get some research done in the library.

"Yes. We rented out one of the grand halls for next week. We're planning for a rather casual party as opposed to an upscale one." Kyoya said. "Unfortunately, the entertainment we had planned had to cancel because the lead singer got sick, so we're down a performer." He glanced over at Setsuko and she let out a quiet sigh.

"Let me guess, you want me to ask my dad if I can get one of the idols he manages to perform." She said, resting her head on the back of her hand. "I'll see what I can do."

"Wait, Itsu-chan, doesn't your dad manage Momo-chan? Do you think you could get her?" Honey asked, looking over at Setsuko with a hopeful look and flowers surrounding his face.

Oh yeah, he asked Momoko the same thing. Setsuko thought, thinking back to the handshake event before a certain capped man flashed in her head and she felt a chill run up her spine. Seeing that everyone was looking at her she cleared her throat. "Are you sure you want Momoko? This party is still pretty formal, right?"

Kyoya glanced towards her, "Some of her earlier songs would fit the theme of the party. I believe Momoko would be a great fit, if you can get her to agree, of course."

Setsuko sighed, "I'm not sure. My dad said Momoko's not taking too many new bookings recently."

"Really?" Honey said, the hope on his face falling.

Setsuko bit her lip and she looked around the table, the twins were staring at her with wide eyes, Tamaki looked downcast, Kyoya was just typing something up on his laptop, and Mori, strangely enough, looked somewhat downcast as well. She let out a sigh and ran a hand through her bangs. "She might make an exception. I'll see what I can do."

The sad look on Honey's face disappeared and the flowers came back at full force. "Thank you, Itsu-chan! Takashi, hear that, Momo-chan's going to perform at our event! Isn't that exciting?"

"Yeah."

"Hey, wait, I never said-" Setsuko started, but was ignored as Honey spun around the room and cheered. She sighed when she realized she wasn't getting out of this, "Fine, I'll work something out but there will be conditions."

"I'm sure we can figure something out." Kyoya said, looking over at Setsuko with a grin on his face.

"I'd better get some time to nap during club hours for this." She said, matching Kyoya's gaze with a tired one of her own.

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"Absolutely not."

"It's just one extra night." That evening Setsuko had approached her manager with the question of Momoko performing at the host club's event. And as she expected he was completely against

Kuwata shook his head and placed his hands on Setsuko's shoulders. "What if someone finds out about you? What if he finds out?"

She felt a chill run through her as she thought who her manager was referencing. But shook her head, "Kuwara, let me do this. They'll agree to some conditions if I perform so we can ask for extra security, plus my name doesn't have to be public until I actually perform."

Kuwata looked at her and sighed, "Fine, but only if they agree to those conditions. Your safety is top priority here."

"I know. And I'll do everything I can to ensure my own safety. You don't have to worry about me."