Alone

Hunter

Chapter 1

Alone. Hino Rei sat on the steps of her home, Hiwaka Jinja Shinto Shrine at Sendai Hill. Alone. That word was familiar to her. Her friends had been busy lately and she had no one at the temple to talk to. Her grandfather had died two years ago, Kumada Yuuichiro, had left soon after, and she refused to live with her father.

Although Kaidou, her father's top assistant, checked up on her from time to time. And her father sent her money every month.

Rei sighed and walked to the meditation room. She was seventeen in her senior year of high school at T-A Private Girls School. With her long raven hair, violet eyes, and height of about 5'8, she was considered beautiful. She lived by herself, which was why some envied her. Others envied her for her looks and popularity. She had a father who could give her anything that she wanted if she asked. But it wasn't enough. She needed love. Sure, her friends loved her, but it wasn't enough. She needed some one who she could turn to when no one else was around. Someone who she could would hold her when she cried. Someone who didn't care what she looked like or how popular she was but loved her just for her.

But I guess I'll never get that, she thought bitterly. Why do I even bother living through each da—

Her thoughts were interrupted by the beeping from down at her wrist and she looked at it, surprised.

Makoto's face came into the screen.

"Rei, we need you at the park." She was in her Super Sailorjupiter fuku.

"Why?" she asked, alarmed. "What's up?"

"I really don't have time to explain. Just come, okay?"

"Okay."

The screen went black.

"Mars Crystal Power Make-up!" she cried, feeling the burn in her veins that she hadn't felt in so long.

Running out of the temple as Super Sailormars, she made her way to the park.

"Venus Love And Beauty Shock!"

She got there just in time to see Super Sailorvenus shoot off her attack. Sailormars turned to see the target.

It was a slender woman, who looked about twenty something, with long flowing silver hair, almost to the ground and silver eyes. She wore dark silver armor from her shoulders to her knuckles. She wore a silver strapless top that looked like a bikini top. Around her waist was beautifully crafted silver belly bracelet. On the middle of the belly bracelet was a strange symbol. She wore the same armor on her upper body on her thighs to her feet. On her feet were sturdy heeled boots that were part of the armor.

Mars smiled at the idea of getting to toast someone. She readied her attack.

"Mars Flame Sniper!"

She smiled in satisfaction but dropped the smile when the woman easily jumped in the air and dodged it. She sat in the air cross-legged, smirking at Sailormars's frown.

"Damn," Mars muttered under her breath.

"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" Super Sailormercury tried.

She dodged that attack too. "Oh stop," she said laughing. "I might work up a sweat."

"Who the hell are you?" Sailorjupiter demanded.

The woman just laughed even harder. "Oh, you'll find out soon enough."

And with that, she disappeared.