Finding Setsuna Love
I don't own Sailor Moon. Naoko Takeuchi does. I am borrowing her genius. Still my first fanfic, so keep that in mind.
Chapter Six – Taking into Account
In the household of the Outer Senshi, a woman is tossing and turning in her bed. It seems that one of the women in the household cannot sleep. Haunted by memories of antennae and black disgusting creatures, that woman awakes with a shout. Noticing that it was all a dream, she gets out of her bed and brushes her long, forest-green hair. Putting on a sweatshirt and some sweatpants, she prepared to take a late-night walk. It is midnight and the house is all but quiet. There is snoring coming from one of the rooms and it sounds like a sleeping dragon. That can only belong to Haruka, she thought. One day I am going to put a pillow over her face and apply pressure. From another room, she can hear giggling. Setsuna, being the good mother and guardian that she is, decides to spy on them.
Like a cat, she tiptoes to the room of her daughter, Hotaru. From outside, she can hear the whispers of the children.
"So, which one of these guys would you go out with?" Hotaru asked, holding a picture that was just out of Setsuna's field of vision.
"Oh, this one!" Chibiusa spoke. "His broad shoulders, those piercing red eyes, that lop-sided smile and that long, fiery red hair. I would go out with him in a heartbeat. (A/N: Keep this description in mind! I will use this in my next fanfic.)
Setsuna looked at this spectacle and chuckled softly. My little girls are growing up, she thought as she shuffled out of the house.
Hotaru looked at the door that Setsuna was standing at a few seconds ago. "Okay, she gone!" She was thankful for the intuition that the Outer Senshi received was able to sense her Setsuna-mama. (A/N: Seen in the Super Season, that sixth sense that allows them to sense what is going on around in the environment. I would assume that if they focus enough, they could actually sense certain people)
"Good! So, who will be going out with our beautiful Puu/Setsuna-mama?" Chibiusa asked.
Hotaru pulled out a random picture from the "Finding Setsuna Love" folder. (A/N: Yes! I know! Shameless plug!) It is a man with narrow magenta eyes, blond, wavy hair, small shoulders, but an enchanting smile that lights up his face. "He is!" she said in triumph. "Nevlen Otoshi! He is a Chief Financial Officer for the Sonie Corporation, so basically a dignified accountant." They took the phone and dialed the number that Nevlen-san gave them.
Setsuna started to jog. Her mind was on auto-pilot but her feet knew where they were going. She liked jogging at night. It reminded her about her existence before living on earth, guarding a lonely door somewhere between time and space.
Before she knew it, she was at the Juuban Fountain Park. Many of her fondest memories occurred here. Small Lady and Setsuna shared an ice cream sundae here. Hotaru and Setsuna used to play tag here. She let out a sigh.
"Beautiful night out, isn't it?" said a voice in the darkness.
Setsuna got up with a yelp and began to finger her henshin pen, just in case it was an enemy.
"Who's there?" she demanded and, answering her summons, a man appeared out of the shadows. He had narrow magenta eyes, blond, wavy hair, and small shoulders. He appeared to be holding carnations in his left hand. Is he a stalker? she asked herself.
"Sorry to have startled you!" the man chuckled as if the frightening of Meioh Setsuna was a funny thing. "I am Nevlen Otoshi." He held out his hand in a friendly manner and smile. It was dazzling to say the least. However, Setsuna did not return the gesture. He smiled anyway, remembering what the two young girls had told him.
"She's going to be wary at first, but don't worry." Said a voice over the phone.
"Okay, so how do I approach her?" Otoshi asked.
"I'm sure you can think of something, but whatever you do, do not mention that we are the ones who set her up." Said another voice over the phone.
"I got ya!" Otoshi said and hung up the phone.
"You see," he began to tell a tale "I had gone to my girlfriend's house with the intention of marrying her. However, I guess that wasn't meant to be. For as soon as I opened the door in her apartment, I heard the sounds of moaning. Upon further investigation, I found my soon to be fiancé with her legs spread apart and another man between them. She seemed to be enjoying herself."
He sat on the fountain's edge and covered his face with his hands to give the illusion of crying. Setsuna, moved to pity, sat down by the fountain's edge besides him and put a friendly arm around him. However, she still held her henshin pen, just in case this was not what it seemed.
"I had cleared my throat which made the two of the give me their attention. She tried to feign ignorance but my eyes did not lie. So I left the scene and came here."
"And the flowers I assume were for your girlfriend?" Setsuna asked
"Actually, I brought these flowers out of a superstition. There is an old legend about this fountain. If you bring carnations to this fountain and drop them in, you will find your true love."
Setsuna felt her heart warming over this story.
"But now, after seeing your beauty, tossing these flowers in the fountain would be such a waste." Otoshi handed the flowers to Setsuna. "It would be a honor to take a beautiful woman such as yourself to dinner tomorrow. Would you be so kind as to accompany me to dinner tomorrow?"
Setsuna had an internal conflict. On the one hand, she thought that the man was cute. On the other hand, she felt as if this was a set-up. Something was just not right about this and she had never heard of that legend.
"Okay!" she agreed. Otoshi handed Setsuna his business card.
"Call me when you are ready to go tomorrow."
Setsuna nodded and jogged away. Otoshi headed towards his car, a blue convertible. He dialed a number on his cell phone.
"Yeah, I got her! We are going out tomorrow!" he said matter-of-factly.
Listening to the sound of the skillet, Setsuna awoke very quickly. She headed towards the kitchen where Haruka, Michiru, Hotaru, and Chibiusa were already sitting down. She thought that they were looking at her very strangely. On each of them was plastered a Cheshire Cat grin. Setsuna ignored them and began to enjoy the pancakes, sausages, eggs, toast with jelly, and green tea that was prepared her. She picked up the newspaper that was on the table and read it with fervor, trying to ignore the looks that were giving her. In fact, when she looked at the others plates, they did not have as much as she had. Now she knew something was wrong. Setsuna put down the paper and looked at the rows of teeth that they were giving her.
"Okay!" she sighed, exasperated. "What seems to be the problem with you guys?"
Haruka, not surprisingly, was the first to speak. "Did something good happen last night?" She gave the normally stoic senshi a flirtatious wink.
Setsuna lowered her eyes. "I have no idea what you are talking about." She continued reading the paper. On a complete whim, she put it down again and confronted the smiles.
"However," the stoic senshi began "I did have a strange dream. I dreamt that I was at the fountain in my favorite park. There, this man came and gave me flowers. He also invited me to dinner with him."
As she continued the story, she did not notice that Haruka-tachi were grinning from ear-to-ear. Haruka was grinning because she did not believe that Meioh Setsuna was one to have those dreams. Michiru-tachi were grinning for another reason, knowing the true circumstance to that dream.
"I didn't know that the Guardian of the Time Gate had those kinds of dreams." Haruka blurted, which caused Setsuna to blush.
"I just have one question about this dream." Michiru asked, matter-of-factly. "Were the flowers that the dream man gave you carnations?"
Setsuna stopped for a moment to recollect the dream of last night. Now that she thought about it, it was carnations that he gave her.
"Yeah," she said slowly. "they was carnations.
"There in your room. I put them in a vase."
Setsuna was stunned. She got up slowly as if there was a gun to her head and the person was a trigger happy shooter. She walked away from the table slowly as the others looked at her with blank looks. After she was out of their sights, she ran to her room and, lo and behold, the carnations were on the dresser. How did I miss it in the morning, she was wondering. She did the only thing a woman in her position could do. She fainted.
At the table, they heard a thud. They went to investigate and when they reached Setsuna room, they saw her fainted and sprawled across the floor. Haruka was laughing like a maniac, Michiru shook her head, and the two conspirators were giving each other silent kudos.
"I wouldn't laugh Haruka." Michiru began "At least she get gifts. When was the last time you gave me a gift?"
Haruka ceased laughing and a dark cloud began to form around her. She began to babble nonsensically. When the words finally came out, she realized that an angry Michiru equaled an unhappy Haruka. Haruka ran like the wind towards her car. "Gotta go! Bye!" she yelled as she sped off into the distance.
Michiru let out a quiet titter. "Now that we got rid of Miss Distraction," she spoke to the Pink Sugar girl and her dark-haired daughter "what are we going to do with Setsuna?"
The three of them decided that they would get Setsuna out of her swoon and get her ready for her date.
On her own, Setsuna thrusts off the darkness that had overtaken her before. She had thought the encounter was but a dream. However, it was a reality. A voice returned to her senses.
"Puu, are you all right?" Chibiusa asked.
"Small Lady, I'm alright!" Setsuna answered; unsure herself if that was the correct answer.
"Well," Hotaru said with an unmistakable mischievous look in her eyes, which she picked up from a certain pink-haired friend "we are going to have to get you ready for . . . your . . . date." She emphasized the last three words to make sure that her Setsuna-mama did not black out again.
"Fine!" She capitulated, knowing that there was no backing out of the corner that she was in. She would bear her cross which came in the name of Nevlen Otoshi. "Help me pick out something."
The two young girls were about to make a move on Setsuna when Michiru let loose a joyous screech. She had always wanted to prepare Setsuna for a date and now, said opportunity was right in front of her. The aquamarine-haired goddess dashed to Setsuna's closet and, as if drawn to it by instinct or a psychic connection, found the perfect top and bottom ensembles. The top was a tight red dress that would cling to her womanly figure and drew attention to her breasts. The bottom piece look like shorts up to the middle of her thighs; that is where it splits into a skirt that was separated into four equal widths. However, it would do the job of showing off her amazing coffee-colored legs.
Michiru commanded Setsuna to hit the bathtub and soak for an hour or two.
In another side of town, Haruka found herself in a jewelry shop. Not expecting to meet anyone, she was surprised when she saw her princess and her prince in a very compromising position. Usagi was unceremoniously dragging her "Mamo-chan" through the store. At that moment, they looked like father and daughter instead of boyfriend and girlfriend. Usagi, sensing that a friend was in the vicinity, ended her dragging and, with some sort of divining rod in her mind, found the Senshi of the Sky.
"Hello, Haruka-san!" she said sweetly and gave her a disarming smile. Haruka had no defense against her smile. "What a surprise! I did not expect to see you here."
"Hey, Koneko-chan (kitten, the nickname that she gave her in the Stars anime season) how are you?" She nodded her greeting to her prince. "Mamoru-san." Haruka turned to her princess. "Are you staying out of trouble?"
Mamoru let out a groan, not meant to be heard. He knew what he endured this day for his Usako.
"You didn't answer my question." Usagi chided. "Were you getting a gift for Michiru-san?"
"Is it that obvious?" She laughed. Haruka thought of a great idea. "Hey, I got an idea. Why don't you join us for dinner? I'm sure that Michiru won't mind and you'll get to see the little one." Usagi looked towards Mamoru for approval. He consented and Haruka gave them instructions to the house.
After soaking in the tub for three hours, Setsuna got out and put on a robe. She got dressed in the clothes that Michiru set out for her. Applying little makeup (like she needs it) and adding a heart-pendant that Hotaru gave her which settled between her breasts, she was drop-dead gorgeous. Having already called the accountant of last night, she waited impatiently for her date to arrive. As a Sailor Senshi, living life on the edge gave her an inward, impatient streak, contrary to her face.
Setsuna heard a knock at the door. If there is one thing that was bugging her, it is that she wanted to go on the date already. Guardian of the Door of Time, she never had plans to herself. Now, having been given some leeway with her life, it scared her and made her nervous. It will take some getting use to, but this was one thing she will not be denied.
Walking calmly towards the door, she smoothed out her dress and opened the entrance to her home. Her mouth imitating the door for the time being, she did not expect the visitor. Two long blond pigtails flowed from her dumpling balls. Besides her was a man with jet black hair and piercing eyes. They were the future rulers of the Earth, even though the rest of the world is not aware of it. Besides them was once of the royal family's fiercest protectors, the sandy-blond known as Haruka.
Usagi and Mamoru were not expecting Setsuna to look so beautiful. Something is going on here, they thought in the back of their minds. Haruka, however, knew that it had something to do with the flowers from this morning.
"Please come in!" Setsuna smiled as she motioned the two guests inside. "Make yourself at home. Michiru, Small Lady, Hotaru, we have guests." Usagi and Mamoru came inside. Haruka stood outside, waiting to be greeted in the same way. That wish was going to be denied as Setsuna closed the door and locked it behind her.
"Hey! You can't lock me out of my own house!" came a shout from the other side of the door.
Walking to the living room where the two guests have populated themselves, Setsuna took up an loveseat and sat down. Chibiusa came out first and strangled her future parents in a death-hug, one which the two fiercely returned. Hotaru came out second and politely bowed before her friends Usagi-san and Mamoru-san, her future king and queen.
Michiru called for her guests to sit down in the dining room. Heeding the call Hotaru, Chibiusa, Usagi, and Mamoru entered and sat down. Setsuna, however, sat on the couch, waiting for her date to arrive.
Meanwhile, Haruka, who had forgotten her keys, went to one of the first-story windows and opened it from the outside. Climbing inside the house proved to be disastrous as Haruka did not get good enough footing. She spilled inside of Michiru's painting room. After dusting herself off, she headed towards the direction of her tormentor. Finding Setsuna on the couch, waiting for her date to arrive, Haruka sat down beside her.
"WHY DID YOU LOCK THE DOOR?" Haruka yelled, oblivious to the attention that she was receiving. There was a knock at the door. Setsuna let Haruka rant and rave while she left to answer the door. There, before her eyes, was Nevlen Otoshi. His blond, wavy hair and small shoulders stood out in a purple polo shirt and brown dress slacks. In his hands is a bouquet of carnations. Setsuna accepted the bouquet and invited him inside. As she left to put the flowers in a vase, the other people decided to see who had come inside.
Michiru came first and shook the man's hand. "Hi! I am Kaioh Michiru."
"I know who you are." Otoshi responded. "I saw you at the last show that you gave. I am Nevlen Otoshi."
Michiru introduced her companions.
"Tsukino Usagi." The blue-eyed princess replied, shaking his hand.
"Chiba Mamoru." The dark-eyed prince responded.
"Tomoe Hotaru." The amethyst eyes soldier spoke.
"And you can call me Chibiusa." The Pink Sugar cheered.
Otoshi's eyes roamed to a certain sandy-hair woman. She walked to Setsuna's date.
"Tenoh Haruka." She said in a low threatening voice. She pulled his arm so that her lips reached his ears. "If you harm her in any way, shape, or form, I will find the most excrutiating thing in the world and . . ." She let her sentence hang.
Otoshi looked around a row of eyes. First at Haruka, her's burned of conviction. Then at Michiru's copying Haruka but was a bit softer. The dark-haired girl mimicked the sandy-hair "guy" and so did the dark-haired man. However, the blue-eyed woman and the pink-haired imp were smiling radiant smiles.
The "guest" of honor entered the living room, the makeshift congregation of the group. She gave him a sincere smile, part of her was being polite to the man agreeing to take her out on a date and part of her wish that they never met. Otoshi walked up to her and gently grabbed her hand. Kissing it with his calloused lips that have yet to meet softer ones, Otoshi looked into her garnet eyes and her coffee-colored face. There was no sign of a blush, as if she expected this to happen. Filing this away for further musing, he offered his arm and Setsuna entwined her arm in his. Otoshi guided her towards the door and into her car.
After a few minutes of awkward silence, those that were left behind did the only thing that people in their position could do. They roared with laughter. They were not malicious, however, the stoic guardian had put on her mask of unfeeling when approached with "normal people" situations. They loved the princess of Pluto, despite her faults.
"Perhaps we should spy on her to see how well they are faring." It was no surprise that Haruka was the one that suggested this.
"I've got to tell Rei-chan-tachi about this." The sky-eyed princess rambled. She could get excited with the slight provocation. If is was an occasional present from her Mamo-chan, cooked goodies from Mako-chan, going shopping with Minako-chan, learning (not studying) new things from Ami-chan or reading Rei-chan's manga, this was a happy woman and no one could change that. Nor would they want to.
At this revelation, Mamoru released his long-suffering sigh.
The entire dinner conversation was directed around a certain stoic guardian and her date.
Arriving at The Golden Palace, which was only the most expensive restaurant in all of Japan, Setsuna noticed that her date for the evening had waved a one hundred dollar bill under the valet's nose (A/N: I am unaware of Japanese currency denominations. Forgiveness, please). The valet snatched the bill and quickly entered the blue convertible. Setsuna could have sworn that Otoshi had flaunted the bill in his face.
Otoshi turned to his date and smiled. There was no sincerity in it however; Setsuna noticed that smugness had entered the corners of his smile. He outstretched his hands. "Setsuna-san, shall we head inside?" He asked honey-coated words carried on a forked tongue.
Setsuna said nothing as she took his hand. She sneezed once. Otoshi chuckled.
"Perhaps someone is gossiping behind your back." He smiled, love radiating from his face.
"Perhaps!" she commented.
The inside of the restaurant was sheeted with gold that sparkled with the reflected moonlight. It was immaculately clean, not a table or chair out of place. The waiters and waitresses were dressed in black. Perfection radiated from the restaurant. The couple walked to the booth where the host was seating people.
"Hello!" the host greeted with a smile.
Otoshi stepped in front of Setsuna. "Yeah, Nevlen, party of two." He barked.
"Your table will be ready in a minute." The host smiled.
Something in Otoshi snapped as he grabbed the waiter by the blazer and forced him against a wall. "You listen to me. Do you know who I am? I only work for the most powerful company in all of Japan. I want my table now." He stopped this tirade when Setsuna placed a forceful hand on his shoulder.
She looked at him the same way that she looked at the enemies of Crystal Tokyo and the princess that she guards. "Do not ruin this evening. Put him down now." The last word she spat told Otoshi that Setsuna was not going to be denied.
Otoshi let him go and began to sulk. The host, understandably nervous, asked if the Nevlen table was ready. When he received the affirmative, he led the couple to a table overlooking the city at night. When the host completed his task, he put a quick step in his pace, separating himself from the angry CFO.
Setsuna looked at Otoshi with ire in her eyes. "What was that for?" Setsuna demanded, referring to the earlier incident.
He tried to cover his prior outburst with humor. "What?" he asked arrogantly. "I didn't think that you wanted to wait." He snapped his fingers and a waiter and a violinist appeared. "You" pointing to the waiter "I want the smoked salmon with butter and lemon juice. The lady will have . . ."
"A large garden salad with Thousand Island dressing, please." She gave the waiter a look that conveyed sorrow and silently asking for forgiveness.
"Is that it, Setsuna-san?" Otoshi asked incredulously. "You may have anything that you want on the menu, no matter how expensive it is."
His last words were ringing in her ears. He thought that women saw him for his money. And so, he provided them with material pleasures instead of actual love. Well, if he thinks that Meioh Setsuna is interested in money, he has another thing coming, she thought.
Setsuna rose from her seat. "This date is over."
"Are you serious?" Otoshi yelled, not bothering to conceal the fury in his voice inflection.
"Do you think that I am that vain that I want your money?" she threatened in a low voice. "Do you think that I would not like you h if you were poor? How dare you compare me to other women who look for material pleasure instead of a life companion! I'm sorry but as long as you care more about your money instead of me, a friendship, much less a relationship, will never work out." Her piece said she proceeded to walk out of the restaurant when a hand shot out and grabbed her bicep.
"You're not leaving me!" Otoshi spat. "You're not leaving me as if I were a piece of trash on the street." He continued to rant in this manner.
Something inside of Meioh Setsuna snapped and she took hold of the offending hand. Her training as a Sailor Senshi plus her own ire at the situation combined as she forcefully removed the extremity that was preventing her exit. She slapped the great CFO and the force of the blow threw him a great distance. Exiting the restaurant, she hailed a taxi and headed home.
As she entered the safe haven that is her home, she saw the princess that she dedicated her life to and the prince that always stood by her side, ready to head home for the day. She waved warmly at them.
"Hey, Setsuna-san! You're back early." Her sweet blue-eyed princess greeted. This prompted Haruka, Michiru, Hotaru, and Chibiusa to proceed towards the entrance.
"He believed that I wanted him for his money." She explained. "I could not stand a guy like that." Setsuna crossed the threshold into her house and headed into her room. Michiru went to the kitchen and heated up some leftovers. She took the plate to Setsuna's room and left it outside and knocked on the door. Hotaru and Chibiusa went towards their shared room.
Once inside, they locked the door and pulled out that infamous folder. Crossing off Nelven Otoshi's name off the list, the two conspirators decided that Setsuna needed a doctor to heal the wounds of tonight.
"This time we will get it right." Chibiusa rebuked all thoughts of doubt from her and her conspirator.
"For Setsuna-mama sake, we will not fail." Hotaru agreed and that devilish grin returned to their faces.
I am so sorry that I am late with this. This is what happened. After chapter five, I had to study for midterms that week. Then we had Spring break. During that time, I was writing fervently to get it before the week was up. What happened was I got the flu with left me weak. I returned back to college, only to get pneumonia the next day. That left me bedridden for a week. It is only now that I am healing quickly. I also got my hair braided yesterday which was painful and left me unable to concentrate on this story. On the bright side, I finished the musical. Hooray for me. I made this extra long because of it.
There is something else on mymind. I have another story in my mind. I am not sure if I should post it now or wait until this story is done. Here is the premise.
Three years after the earth was saved by Sailor Moon, the Sailor Senshi are enjoying the college life. But when ahaunting vision from the future brings Sailor Pluto and Sailor Chibimoon to the present, the Sailor Senshi must look for the one being that can right the future the way it is suppose to be. But there are others looking for this mysterious being. A group called the Summoners who want that being to subdue all creation under them and these angel-like creatures who purpose for this being is shrouded in mystery. Plus, a new warrior has come to the aid of Chibimoon, but is his intentions good? This would be the sixth season and would be called "Sailor Moon: The Harper Saga" If you like me to post it right away, please leave that in your review. If not, I'll wait until I'm done with this.
But I digress. Please give me feedback. It helps build me up. Also, if you have constructive criticism, I will be glad to hear it. Well, until next time.