A bad day at school

by Sheankelor

A Setsuna drama that occurs before she became Sailor Pluto. Misa, a friend, is attacked on campus. What will the police do? What will Setsuna do? Rate T written for SMMFC at liveJournal for the month of August.

4. A little later

Title: A little later - part IV of A bad day at school
Author: Ree
Theme: Setsuna (family)
Genre: Drama
Version: Manga/Anime pre- story line
Rating: PG

Setsuna and her friends all belong to Takeuchi Naoko. I just asked them very nicely if they wanted to play. They agreed, and quietly snuck out without Takeuchi-sensei's knowledge.

A little later - part IV of A bad day at school

An hour later, Misa's parents walked down the hallway. Setsuna was watching Misa sleep when they opened the door, and quietly walked in. When they saw her, they smiled in relief, and quickly crossed the room to their daughter's bedside. As they gazed down at her, their smiles became worried frowns.

Setsuna spoke quietly to them. "The doctor says she will recover fine physically. She is over the worst, and they will be moving her out of ICU this afternoon."

"Thank you for being here with her, Setsuna-chan. I feel better knowing that someone that she knows has been with her all this time."

Setsuna felt as if a small weight was lifted off her shoulders. She hadn't even realized that she had been worried about what they would say about her being there. "You're welcome. I am glad I was here, too."

As she brushed her hands down her skirt, she realized that she had not changed clothes since yesterday. 'I must really look a sight. At least Nurse Kamishi lent me a hair brush, and a toothbrush, or I would look totally unkempt.'

Misa stirred on the bed, and her mother rushed over to her side. "Mama's here. I'm sorry I wasn't here last night, but..."

Setsuna watched as Misa opened her eyes, and stared at her mother. Then Misa's father stepped up next to her mom. Even as Setsuna watched, the mask that Misa had been wearing fell off her face, and she dissolved into tears. Setsuna slipped out the door as both parents settled onto the bed, and held onto her hands while they looked for a way to wrap their daughter into their arms.

'I hope they are healing tears. They should be.' Glancing back at the door, she felt that they really need some time alone. 'And I need a change of clothes, and I need to call my professors and let them know where I've been. I hope I don't have too much make-up work.'

Crossing over to the nurse's station, she caught Nurse Kamishi's attention. "If they ask where I've gone, please tell them that I've gone to change clothes. I'll be back soon."

"I'll let them know, Meioh-san."

As she left the hospital, Setsuna felt like smiling. Somehow, seeing a caring family always made her happy.