Title: Someone's Watching Over Me

Authors: Reesepbc KouUsagi and Umi Kane

E-mails: / PG-13

Disclaimer : We don't own Sailor Moon.

14

Setsuna rushed down the halls of the hospital. She could not believe this was happening. She walked through the cafeteria. She walked right passed the group of friends. Haruka spotted her rushing and called out. Setsuna spun around and saw them all there. She rushed back over and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Haruka asked, concerned.

"I have potential bad news," Setsuna replied.

"Is it about Darien?" Hannah asked, jumping from her seat.

Setsuna shook her head. "It's about Serena," Setsuna responded, sighing. In the blink of an eye, Michiru snapped the breaks into the off position and spun her chair around. "What happened?" she asked, fear filling those blue eyes. Setsuna looked into Michiru's eyes, then at the rest of the group. There was no easy way to say this. She looked back to Michiru and sighed.

"Serena's parents want to pull the life support," she said softly.

"What?!" all of the friends exclaimed at once.

"You can't be serious," Michiru said, gripping the armrests of her wheelchair.

"Unfortunately I am. I tried to tell them that she was fine and that we were just waiting for her to wake up. I told them that you had woke up and, since both conditions had been so similar, Serena was bound to wake up soon. They won't hear of it," Setsuna explained.

"I can't believe this," Hannah said, slumping back down to her chair.

"I can," a voice spoke from nearby. Everyone turned to find Darien and Hannah's father standing there.

"Papa?" Hannah asked, confused as to what he meant.

"Michiru understands it as well," was all he said.

Michiru sighed and released her grip on her armrests.

"Andrew," was the only word that escaped her lips. Everyone looked over, confused.

"You have to understand," Hannah's father explained, "They've already lost one of their children to a car accident. They do not want her to be stuck in this state forever. I can sympathize with them on that. I do not want the same thing to happen to Darien. However, I do think they are rushing this. Especially after Miss Michiru just woke up yesterday, it is too soon."

"It gets worse," Setsuna said, sadly.

"How can it possibly get worse, Setsuna?" Haruka asked, feeling despair closing around them all.

"They've decided to pull the life support in about ten minutes," she responded, looking down.

"They can't!" Rei exclaimed, quickly jumping from her seat.

"Legally they can. I want to stop them but I cannot," Setsuna responded, looking back up.

"Serena," Michiru said softly. Haruka watched the woman she loved, unable to fathom the fear that must have been going through her mind. Michiru looked up to Setsuna, the fear in her eyes replaced with anger and a fierce determination. "Where are her parents?" she asked. "They're with Serena. Why?" Setsuna asked.

"Hannah," Haruka said softly. The use of her birth name caused Hannah to jump and look at Haruka. For a moment, neither spoke. Without a word, Hannah stood, walked over, and wrapped her hands around the handles of Michiru's wheelchair.

"We will stop them," Michiru said, anger seeping from her words. Without another word, everyone stood. Setsuna moved out of the way. The group raced out of the cafeteria and down the hall, Hannah pushing Michiru's wheelchair as she ran. Haruka was a faster runner but Hannah was better at running while pushing something, or in this case someone. Right before they reached the room, Michiru asked the group to slow down. They entered the room quietly. Serena's parents were there. They allowed Hannah to push the wheelchair to Serena's bedside. Serena's mother looked to everyone.

"From the looks of things, you've heard. Please say your good-byes now," she said sadly. For a moment, no one spoke. Michiru's voice broke the silence.

"We will do no such thing," she said icily, "I will not allow you to kill Serena!"

Both parents looked to Michiru, in shock. "We have no choice, Michiru," Serena's father explained, "This is for the best."

"Best?! You think THIS is best for her?!" Michiru exclaimed.

Darien's father took a step closer to the parents.

"Are you sure you're not rushing this? I understand you do not want her to stay in this state. I know you lost Andrew the same way. However, Michiru just woke up yesterday. Serena could wake up any day now. Shouldn't you give her more time?" he asked, desperately.

Serena's mother shook her head. "No. I will not let her live like this. She won't wake up," she said, choking back tears.

"She can wake up!" Rei exclaimed, stepping forward.

"You just need to believe in her!" Mina shouted.

"No! I won't hear this," Serena's mother screamed.

Everyone started yelling at each other. There was no way to distinguish who was saying what. It became a conglomerate of voices. Nurses came in, scheduled to pull the life support. Upon finding the group screaming at the parents, the nurses tried to clear everyone out of the room. Nothing was working. Pieces of the argument drifted into the hallway.

"We have no choice!"

"You can't do this to her!"

"We have to!"

"She can still wake up!"

"No she won't!"

"Nurse, pull her life support," Serena's father ordered to the closest nurse. The nurse sighed and tried to push her way through the group, but was not having much luck.

"No!" Michiru exclaimed. She turned her attention to Serena. "Serena!" she screamed at her friend, "Serena you have to wake up! They are going to pull the plug! Serena!"

Tears streamed down Michiru's face. She could not lose her best friend. The nurse had fought her way through the group and approached Serena's machines. Michiru jumped to her feet from her wheelchair, sending it crashing into the wall behind her. She leaned over Serena, placing her hands on the other side of the bed.

"Don't!" she screamed, "Don't turn it off! Please!"

The nurse turned the life support off, causing the machine to flat-line. Michiru screamed at the top of her lungs and collapsed onto Serena's body. Everyone looked over, unable to believe they had really done it. Michiru sobbed into the sheets above Serena's stomach. Everyone stood there, silent. The only sound in the room was the machine's flat-line tone and Michiru's sobbing.

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.

Everyone's eyes darted to the machine. Michiru's head shot up from the sheets. Was it possible? Could she really be alive? Michiru turned her head to look at Serena. Slowly those beautiful blue eyes fluttered open. It was a miracle. Serena was alive.