"Why did you schedule this thing so early in the morning?" Setsuko groaned, trudging behind Kuwata as the two of them walked into some kind of warehouse-like building.

After she had given her manager the card the Hitcahiin twins had given her, he had been ecstatic and got into contact with Hitachiin Yuzuha, the twin's mother. Once they got into contact, they almost immediately made plans to have Momoko model for her latest clothing line, the only problem with the date and time they set is that it was at ten in the morning on a Sunday. Normally she'd still be asleep and wouldn't wake up for another three hours.

"This was the only time we could do it." Kuwata explained, "This isn't going to kill you."

"Who knows, now that you said that you could have jinxed it and we're going to be thrown into some kind of tragic accident."

"Akemi, please-"

Setsuko shrugged. "Who knows there might be a loose light and it could fall during the shoot."

"You've watched too many movies."

"And who's fault is that?"

"Aren't you supposed to be tired?" Kuwata asked, looking down at Setsuko. "What's with all these quick remarks?"

"I'm going off one hour of sleep and three cups of coffee right now. Any filter I have has been demolished."

"What have I told you about going to bed late?"

"Whatever, dad." She rolled her eyes and stepped into the changing room that had her name on it. Inside her usual make-up artists were waiting inside. The two of them had been sworn to secrecy about her new appearance, though they weren't aware of the reason.

It didn't take long for Setsuko to become Momoko, and she walked out to the main area where everyone was setting up for the photoshoot.

"Momoko! I'm so happy to see you!" A voice called and Setsuko looked to see a woman with short auburn hair walking towards her with outstretched arms. Just by one glance Setsuko recognized her as Yuzuha.

"It's my pleasure! I've always admired your designs, so it's a dream come true to be able to model for you!" Setsuko said, sparkles surrounding her as she put a smile on her face. She could feel Kuwata staring a hole into the back of her head as if asking her 'how do you change your attitude so quickly'

"We have a busy schedule, so let's get this show on the road!" She clapped her hands and two people appeared on both sides of her, each of them with a rack full of clothes. "We need to get through all of these outfits by the end of the day!"

Setsuko looked at the racks, trying to conceal the look of dread that was for sure spreading to her face. "Oh, uh, sounds great!"

***

"Are you really sure?" Setsuko asked. After four hours of trying on the clothes she had been given that morning, Yuzuha had called her over to ask Setsuko to model the main piece of her new line. "Don't you, you know, want an actual model for it?"

"Nonsense, your type of appeal is perfect for the dress!" Yuzuha said. "You're like a cute little doll! If you could be my little dress up toy that would be just perfect!"

Now I know where the twins get it from. Setsuko thought. "Then I guess I'll do it!"

Yuzuha clapped her hands together and beamed, "Perfect!" She snapped her fingers and workers suddenly surrounded the two of them. Hair stylists, make-up artists, and workers holding the dress. Before she could say anything, she was rushed into her dressing room and her stylists helped her with putting the outfit on.

The dress was an elegant silver ballgown, with crimson roses of fabric around its waist, more roses were falling down the skirt of the dress becoming more scattered and smaller the lower they got. The neckline of the dress was a sweetheart style, and it wrapped around and dipped low to the bottom of her back. It was decorated with small crimson gemstones. Along with the dress there were crimson gloves that reached up to her mid-upper arm. Aside from the dress her hair had been tied up into an elegant bun, and finally a silver tiara had been placed gently on her head.

"Momoko! We're ready for you!" Someone called from just outside her door, pulling her gaze away from her appearance.

"I'll be right out!" Setsuko called back. She took one last glance at her appearance before straightening up, flinching slightly from the bruise on her side as she did so. Taking a second to let the pain die down, she stepped out of the dressing room.

***

"Are you sure it's really okay for us to be here?" Haruhi asked.

"Yeah, we do it all the time." Hikaru said with a shrug.

"Mother doesn't mind." Kaoru added.

The two of them had called the entire host club that morning and dragged them to one of their mother's warehouses. Kyoya was about ready to murder them both for waking him up but he quickly suppressed those feelings. It wasn't the right time.

According to the twins, Momoko was modeling today so they thought they'd bring the club to see her. After hearing about that, Tamaki, Honey, and even Mori agreed to go along and eventually Haruhi and Kyoya were dragged along as well, despite there being many other things Kyoya wanted to do this Sunday.

"Too bad Itsuki-senpai couldn't be here. We tried calling him, but he didn't answer his phone." Hikaru said, walkng up to the warehouse.

"Knowing him, he's probably still asleep." Kyoya said.

"That's too bad." Honey said.

Tamaki struck a pose and was surrounded in sparkles, "We'll just have to tell Itsuki all about it!"

The group walked into the warehouse, and the first thing Kyoya saw was breathtaking.

Right in front of him sat Momoko- or Setsuko. She was sitting in the middle of a what looked to be a small field of red roses which came up to the hem of the dress she was wearing almost like they had fallen right off the fabric. Against the silver fabric of the dress her pale skin looked almost like porcelain and with the light set up, her unique colored aquamarine eyes seemed to glow. She looked like an angel.

A sudden flash from a camera brought him back to reality and he adjusted his glasses, turning his attention back towards the other hosts, seeing that the twins were trying to get Haruhi to wear a dress that their mother had designed.

A familiar laugh grabbed the attention of the hosts and they watched as Momoko walked up to them, holding up the dress in the front so it didn't drag on the ground, revealing rose red heels. "I didn't expect to see you all again so soon."

Tamaki perked up, and he went from his 'daydreaming of Haruhi in a dress' state to his 'princely' state. He stepped forwards and took Setsuko's hand in his own, bringing it up to his mouth and placing a soft kiss on the back of her hand. "When Hikau and Kaoru informed us of this shoot today, I could barely contain my excitement to be seeing you. The club just had to rush over, princess."

Kyoya watched as Setsuko pulled her hand away and let out a quiet, and slightly awkward, laugh. "Still as much as a gentleman as before, I see."

"Momo-chan! Momo-chan!" A voice called and Setsuko looked from Tamaki to Honey, who was running up to her with flowers floating around him. "You look so pretty in that dress!"

Setsuko couched down to be on level with Honey and gave him a closed eyed smile, "I'm happy you think so, Honey-chan! I was worried I wouldn't do it justice!"

"You needn't worry about something like that. You seem to make anything look breathtaking." Kyoya said, his eyes meeting Momoko's as her cheeks turned a faint pink.

***

At his compliment, Setsuko's mind wondered back to when Kyoya had checked her bruise a few days ago during the physical exam and she couldn't help but blush at the memory. She reached her hand up to her mouth and cleared her throat before responding. "A-Ah, thank you, Kyo-chan!"

"You okay, Momo-chan? Your face is red!" Honey exclaimed, leaning forwards to get a closer look at Setsuko's face.

You totally know what you're doing, Honey-senpai. Setsuko thought, but she forced a smile as she straightened up, trying to hide her reaction from the stiffness from the bruise on her side. "I'm fine! Just, surprised by the compliment, I didn't expect Kyo-chan to say something like that."

"Oh, okay!" Honey exclaimed, smiling up at her with small pink flowers surrounding him.

"Momoko, we need you back on set- oh! Hikaru, Kaoru, you two rarely ever come and visit me at work! What's the occasion?" A voice called and Setsuko looked over her shoulder to see Yuzuha walking up to them, a smile appearing on her face the moment her eyes landed on her sons.

"Hey mom." The two of them said together.

"We heard that Momoko would be here." Hikaru started.

"And we wanted to see her." Kaoru finished.

Yuzuha looked at the two, and a mischievous glint appeared in her eyes as she placed a hand o her cheek and let out a slightly exaggerated sigh. "So, you didn't come to see your dear mother?"

The twins glanced at each other then back at their mother, "Nope."

Looks like they take more after their mom. Setsuko thought, looking between the two.

"I need Momoko for just a little bit longer to complete the shoot, so if you want to visit with her just sit tight."

"Okay!" The twins mused, saluting.

"Momoko, please, follow me." Yuzuha said, and the two of them walked away from the hosts, before she made it back to the set, though, Setsuko looked over her shoulders and her eyes met with Kyoya's, she quickly looked away and felt her cheeks warm up and her heart skipped a beat as his words from just a minute ago echoed in her head.

As she posed for the photos, Setsuko let her mind wonder, mainly towards her recent reactions towards Kyoya. She hadn't reacted this way before with him, so why now? Was it because of what happened during the physical exams? Did she... have a crush? Due to her being so focused on being an idol she's never had time, nor met anyone that she would have a crush on, sure she had met people she thought were attractive, but none of them had made her heart skip a beat.

She took a deep breath to clear her mind and moved into the next pose that she was being directed into. This feeling was only temporary, nothing she needed to concern herself with. At least, not for now.

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UwU~*

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Kuwata: You often use humor to deflect trauma

Setsuko: Thank you

Kuwata: I didn't say that was a good thing

Setsuko: What I'm hearing is, you think I'm funny

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Setsuko: Look. I may not be a saint, but it's not like I've killed anybody. I'm not an arsonist. I've never found a wallet outside of an IHOP and thought about returning it but saw the owner lived out of state so just took the cash and dropped the wallet back on the ground.

Haruhi: Okay, that's really specific, and that makes me think that you definitely did do that.

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Setsuko: I went through an entire character arc during quarantine

Setsuko: I became more evil if you're curious

Honey: We're still in quarantine, don't worry, there's time for a redemption arc still!

Setsuko: I'm going to get worse on purpose