Healer
By: Keiko Nakamoto
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailormoon or any related characters
Warnings: Will develop into a yuri story

Chapter 1

A girl walked slowly through the streets of Tokyo enjoying the feeling of being here as she was without all the funny stares. She looked at all the familiar buildings and smiled gently. But then she remembered that she was here all alone. Last time she was with the others. The others who no longer cared about her. Tears filled her eyes and her smile faded. Now she was on her own, far, far from her home. And she couldn't go back. She saw a park and she began walking through it. She found a large tree and sat beneath it. She brought her knees to her chest and began to sob.

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"So, where should we go?" a blonde girl asked her companions. A brunette shrugged.

"Doesn't matter to me." She said.

"How about the park?" a man with black hair suggested. The girls exchanged nods.

"Let's go!" said another blonde, who had her arm linked with the man's. The group of five girls and one guy set off toward the park. The group talked and laughed along the way and they had soon reached the park. They walked slowly along the path through the trees and meadows. They stopped atop a bridge for a quick break. Then, as they continued on, one of the girls, with black hair, looked up.

"It can't be!" she gasped.

"What's wrong?" a girl with blue hair asked. The girl with black hair was scanning the area. Her eyes fell on a crumpled figure beneath a large tree. Silver hair was spilled all around the person. The other girls gasped.

"Is that...!?" the blonde with the man gasped.

"Yaten!" the first blonde screamed racing forward, fear racing through her body. Had Yaten been hurt? Pretty, green, tear-filled eyes watched her approach. "Are you ok?"

The blonde knelt near Yaten and brushed silver bangs out of her eyes.

"Long time, no see Minako-chan..." Yaten whispered. Minako hugged her gently.

"I missed you...!" she said. "Why didn't you contact us? Is everyone else ok?"

By now the others had come to the tree.

"I don't know." Yaten said flatly.

"You don't know if everyone is ok?" the brunette asked.

"They were last time I saw them."

"What's wrong?" the blonde asked cheerfully. Minako had by now, pulled Yaten's silver hair back into a low ponytail. A slight smile graced the sliver haired girl's face.

"Nice to see you too, Princess. Nothing's wrong." She looked at the odango-haired girl. "I have come here to request to be one of your senshi."

"One of my senshi?" Usagi asked. "What about Kakyuu?"

"What about her?" Yaten said without emotion turning away. The girls exchanged worried glances.

"Well, I don't see why not." Usagi smiled. Yaten smiled softly, her eyes never leaving the ground.

"Thank you." She said quietly.

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"We don't need any more of your snide remarks!" Taiki said harshly.

"You're nothing but a burden. You can't even fight!" Seiya said, sounding annoyed.

"Your services are no longer required. You have three days to leave this planet." Kakyuu said. Tears filled Yaten's eyes.

"Taiki, Seiya, Kakyuu...guys, you can't really mean that!" she said in shock.

"Oh, we mean it alright." Seiya said with a sneer. "Better start packing."

"Start thinking about where you're going to go. If you can find anyone to take a worthless senshi in." Taiki said. From the shadows a girl smiled. Yaten choked back a sob.

"B-but..."

"No 'buts' we don't want you here!" Seiya said harshly. Cold blue eyes stared into Yaten's tear-filled green ones.

"S-Seiya...y-you don't want me here?" she sobbed.

"Get off this planet and never come back."

"Seiya!"

Yaten awoke with tears in her eyes. Rei's worried face peeked in.

"You ok, Yat-chan?" she asked. Yaten swallowed and nodded. Rei smiled at her and left.

"See...you are wanted. You are needed..." Yaten whispered to herself. "What do they know anyway..."

Rei was outside the door listening. Yaten began to sob.

"S-Seiya...why..." she cried. Rei knocked and Yaten wiped away her tears. Rei came in and sat on Yaten's bed.

"Are you sure you're ok?" she asked, hugging the silver haired girl gently. Yaten buried her face in Rei's chest and began to sob. Rei rocked her gently until her frantic sobbing dwindled. "You wanna talk about it?"

Yaten nodded. So she told Rei all about how the others on Kinmoku suddenly hated her and told her to leave. The whole time Yaten never stopped crying. Rei felt her eyes grow wet as the other girl's feelings flooded into her.

"Shh..." Rei whispered to Yaten. "It's okay now. You're wanted here. You can stay here. We care about you Yaten..."

"B-but Seiya..." Yaten whimpered. Heartache, pain and love flowed into Rei's heart. Her eyes widened.

"You love Seiya?" she asked. Yaten stiffened.

"You..." she said. "You're a psychic?"

"Of sorts..." Rei said. "I can feel all your feelings."

"Strange..." Yaten whispered. "I have the same...*sniffle*...power. And I feel your sincerity. If nothing else, I know you want me here..."

Rei hugged her tighter.

"Yaten." She said. "I don't care what Kakyuu, Taiki, or Seiya said. You are not worthless. You mean a lot to us here on Earth. Not just to me. To Usagi-chan, Minako-chan, Mako-chan, and Ami-chan too. We care about you. And I need you to stay strong, for your sake and for Usagi-chan's. She's really sensitive about us. Be strong for her. For me?"

Yaten sniffled.

"Thank you..." she whispered. She cuddled into Rei's arms and fell asleep, dreams un-haunted by thoughts of her friends sudden change.


Chapter one end

Whatcha think? I love Yaten to death and feel bad for making her sad, but don't worry, if I get good reviews I'll continue and tie this up a bit better k?

~ Keiko