Title: The day after
Author: Ree
Theme: Setsuna (Image)
Genre: General
Version: PGSM (no spoilers)
Rating: G

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.

The day after

Closing her box of sewing threads, Setsuna let her right hand rest upon the lid. 'Was there really a staff? Were those creatures really ghosts? What did they do to the children?'

The memories of yesterday flooded her mind again. Somehow, she had defeated a large group of ghosts that were attacking people near the bus stop. When she had tried to protect a small group of children, an invisible staff materialized in her hand. Pushing the memories out of her head, she tried to focus on her work.

'I need to finish this design before noon. I have to present it at the meeting at two.'

She picked up the cloth and carried it into the sunlight. Holding the spool of pink thread next to it, she compared the color. 'A perfect match! I'm sure glad I don't trust the cloth manufactures to provide matching threads. Sometimes their colors are slightly off.' Settling down in front of her sewing machine, she began the final seam.

Setsuna checked her e-mail during her lunch. She had a feeling that today's meeting was changed. Sure enough, the higher ups had changed the time to one o'clock, and the location. It was now being held in the conference room next to Mr. Ijiwa's office, which was in a totally different building. She glanced at the time, it was ten after twelve already. Frowning, Setsuna shut down the computer, and quickly ate the rest of her lunch. Scooping up the garment bags, she headed out the door at twenty after.

As she crossed the courtyard, she found herself watching for ghosts. She hoped that if they came back, so would that mysterious staff. She lengthened her stride, trying to get across quickly. When she past the spot where the children had collapsed, she decided to visit them in the hospital after work.

She reached the conference room at twelve forty. She had almost taken the stairs. The elevators were taking so long because everyone was either coming from, or going to, lunch. Carefully hanging up the garment bags, she double checked to make sure she had everything.

The meeting had finally let out at four, and Setsuna felt confident that she had impressed Mr. Ijiwa. With his company's backing, she would be able to have her creations displayed in the coming month's fashion show.

Sitting quietly in her office, she looked at the five outfits that she had prepared. 'Mr. Ijiwa wants me to design one more. I can do it! But I think I'll do it at home.' Collecting material swatches and her sewing box, she headed out the door.