Hi. This is a Mina/Andrew romance fic. In this story Rita never
existed, nor the scouts, moon kingdom, and the cats can't talk. Cute
idea, though. Please email me. I never get any emails. I will always
reply. And I take requests for fanfics. This one was requested by Brook
Thatcher.(sp?)A long long time ago. (she caught me at a bad time, I bet
she doesn't even rememebr asking for this.) This is a short story in
which I soon wished to finish from when I started. I have a much better
idea for a story I'm dying to start. Well, I guess I'll rap it up, I'll
be lucky if you read this far. Please email me.
Disclaimer: Here's a shocker. I don't own Sailor Moon.
'Any sentences in italics means thinking' words in Italics just mean the
word is stressed
In Mina's Smile
"Oh, Darien! I can't believe it's been four months since we
started going out. And we have Andrew to thank for it." Serena glowed
with happiness. She looked up at Darien who put his arm around her
proudly.
"Sure do. Now we gotta find someone for you, Andrew."
"Fist of all the two of you were bound to get together sometime, I
just helped it along. Second of all, I am perfectly happy being single.
I don't need a girlfriend right now."
"That's what I said, but you just kept on setting me and Serena
up, now didn't you?" Darien said acculingly.
"That's different. You two are ment to be together. When I find
the girl I am meant to be with, I'll just know.
It will be in her smile. From the moment I see her I will be in love,
and her the same, although we might not know the others feelings for a
time. I don't want stupid month long relationships. I want what the rest
of you have. Amy and Greg, Lita and Ken, Raye and Chad, and the two of
you. That's what I want. And I will not settle for anything less.
"Oh Andrew that's beautiful."Serena started to weep softly. Darien
rolled his eyes then leaned over and whispered to Andrew,
"She always gets like this when it's her time of the month."
"JERK! There is nothing wrong with being romantic. You don't seem
to mind my romanticism when were alone." She gave an evil smile that he
just brushed off, noting in the back of his mind to quote her on that
later. -when they're alone.
"Oh! I just remembered. My new friend Mina is coming to the
arcade today. Mina's great. She fits in with the rest of us perfectly.
She's coming with Amy later. The other girls should be here any minute."
As if on cue Raye and Lita come through the doors of the arcade
along with their boyfriends Ken and Chad and Amy's boyfriend Greg.
"Hey guys!" Andrew yelled from the counter. Every one got their
usual stools at the counter of the diner part of the arcade. It was a
tradition for everyone to sit in their assigned seat and talk every
Friday. It was nice how the nine friends could be so open towards each
other. Most people couldn't have a group of that size without little
groups breaking off from it. But everyone here was equal. (Besides the
love affairs within the group) About 15 minutes later the topic had
reverted back to Andrew's love life, or lack-there of.
"Andrew you're the sweetest guy I know, not to mention the most
caring and outgoing. You need a girl just like that. Also someone who's
pretty and...exotic. Besides, you have the choice of any girl in the
arcade. You know they're all over you," Raye argued with him.
"Maybe I want a girl who's not hanging all over me. Who will like
me after she gets to know me, not just cause she thinks I'm cute. But it
will still be love at first site. Ya know?" Seven people simultaniously
shook their heads no. Andrew shrugged and started wiping the counter
again. Muttering too himself.
"Well, she'll understand."
The bells jingled as the arcade doors opened. Looking up Andrew
saw Mina for the first time. She had just walked in with Amy. Unable to
blink, or even breathe for that matter, Andrew just stared. Amy walked
over and hugged Greg. Mina smiled warmly. It was a beautiful smile. Not
like any others. It was a warm and welcoming, yet shy and timid. She was
not sure what to do. The girl had met everybody in their so called
"group" except two people A guy named Darien and a guy named Andrew. But
she still didn't feel comfortable enough to strike up a conversation.
She had only met the people two days ago. Serena, seeing Mina's
uneasyness, brought her into the conversation.
"Mina, how was your second day of school?"
Mina answered her in a thick English accent. Not at all shy once a
conversation was started. She talked like she had knwon everybody for
years.
"Oh, it was much better than yesterday was. I didn't get lost
today at least, and people were much more accepting now that I have you
guys as friends. I have to thank you all for that. Without your
friendlyness, who knows how far the rumars about me would have spread. I
probably still wouldn't have anybody to talk to. Not after that strange
little guy with coke bottle glasses was spreading around that I came
here from England because I got exposed as a prostitute. AS IF!"
Lita chuckled, "That would be Melvin. He did that to me too.
Although he said I was a Karate maniac. True, I have gotten into fights,
but I'm not that bad! We all kinda came together as the outcasts. Then
we picked up these loser guys somehow along the way, and here we are."
Lita punch Ken playfully.
Darien was laughing with the others when he looked up to see that
Andrew hadn't taken his eyes off of Mina. She hadn't seemed to look in
his direction yet. Wondering how she'll react to him, a devious smile
crept up on his face. He could at least introduce them.
"Mina, right? I'm Darien."
"Oh, yes. I've heard so much about you."
"I'm sure you heard so much about just about everything with these
four motor mouths around."
"Just what are you implying?" Raye said teasingly.
"Anyway, I'm Darien, and this is Andrew. The only SINGLE guy in
the group." Andrew quickly snapped out of his daydream. 'What he say?'
'Wow! I've never seen such a handsome man. But I will not allow
myself to be taken in by him. Not after last time.' "H-Hello. Nice to
meet you. I'm Mina."
"Nice t-to meet you Mina. Um, where ya from?" Andrew stuttered
along, running his fingers through his semi-long blond hair.
"London, England acctually. I just moved here about two days ago,
but I've gotten such a warm welcome that it feels like I've lived here
my whole life." She was close enough to Andrew that the combination of
her perfume and her accent teased Andrew's sences mercilessly.
"Yeah, Tokyo is a great place.
"Yes, I have ah..fallen in love with it already."
"So ah..you like video games?"
"Oh yes, very much."
"Well, you'll fit in great."
"May I inquire, Andrew, that you might show me one of the better
games?" She almost seemed to be using her accent purposly, knowing the
intoxicating affect it was having, even though she could not have spoken
otherwise.
"Sure. Why don't I show you the Sailor V. game?"
"Yes, thank you."
They walked over to the game. Mina sat down promptly. Andrew
leaned over her in hopes to get another whiff of her perfume. She
started shooting away at the monsters on the screen. She had reached a
new high score within 5 minutes of playing.
"Sure you've never played this before?"
"Well, maybe once or twice," She admitted, her cheeks tinting red.
Back at the diner eight mischevious eyes were focused on the
newest episode that was about to happen in their lives. The question
was, how do we get them to admit that they instantly had feelings for
each other?
"You guys, look at them! Are they not the cutest couple? She's
perfect for Andrew. They are both the most kindly people I've ever met,"
Serena said, flustered.
"Yes, but from what I've heard from Mina, she does not seem to
willing to let her heart go again very soon," Raye said with some
convcern in her voice.
"What do you mean?" Darien questioned her.
"Mina impied that she had been hurt pretty badly bye some jerk
back in England. Seems he confessed his love for her, then in the next
week he dumped her for her best friend. She was reluctant even to become
good friends with us. She was really distrusting. But I think that she
has seen what true friends we are. And how we need and depend on each
other," Finished Raye, who was staring into her soda like it had a movie
playing with in the glass.
Everyone looked over to Mina. She was talking to Andrew, but there
was a distinct fear in her eyes. Not caused by him, but someone of the
past.
"So Mina, why did you come to Japan? It's not exactly a conveniont
move from England," he asked with curiosity, trying not to pry.
"True, but my mum was transferred here because of her job. My
father is still in England. He will be joining us as soon as his job
transfer comes through. I think it is so nice of him to ask to be
relocated from his steady job so that my mum will be more happy with
hers."
"Yes, that's very nice of him. But aren't you sad after leaving
your friends?"
"My friends there were not as they are here. You see...it's a long
story, but in short no. I am not at all sadened by that."
Andrew knew not to probe any more. He had caught the flash of pain
in her eyes, though she hid it well.
"Well of you?" She asked, her smile was playful.
"What of me indeed?" He asked somewhat mocking her, but with kind
eyes, so as to not affend her.
"How long you been here?" He looked at her and saw the sincerity
in her question. It was then he decided to throw one of their group's
famous up-all-nighters.
Getting up on the stool beside Mina's Andrew annonced to his
friends, who happen to be the only people in the arcade at the time,
that he was scheduling an up-all-nighter for the following friday. This
would be thrown so that the newest memeber could be formaly accepted,
and also so that she might learn the past, and planned future of the
rest of the party. The idea was warmly accepted.
"May I ask what exactly is an up-all-nighter? It sounds like
somekind of stiff drink."
Andrew laughed and explained to her that an up-all-nighter was
when all of them would get together at the old Darcy mannor, an
abondoned house that was owned by Ken's uncle, and they would stay up
all night talking of old, new, and future times shared.
"And don't your parents object to these?"
"Nah, they've known us all for a long time. Besides one parent at
least drops in at some point in the night to check on our...well
being."
"Then I am sure I will be able to come. But I can gaurentee that
my mother will be one such parent."
"Then it's settled."
Shortly there after Mina and her friends left the arcade chatting
of the upcoming event. Mina could hardly waite until that night. Walk
secrets would it reveil? What jokes would be told? Whose laughter should
rise the highest and be the merriest.
It soon arived after a week of figiting and mind wondering friday
finally came.
Mina found her way to the old mantion. It was spooky, yet in a
comforing kind of way. It is very hard to describe. She stepped through
the rickedy old gates and made her way up a path that way over run by
weeds. She knocked timedly on the door. It creeked open. She stepped
inside lightly. She knees where week. She wasn't sure if she was afraid
of the house, or the confrontations that she would have to face that
night.
"H-hello? You guys here?"
"Pssst, Mina," Someone whispered.
Mina spun around in the direction of the voice. She saw no one.
"Psssst, Mina," Another voice came.
"MINA!" Serena screamed from right behind Mina. Five feet into
the air she jumped.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH" She fell to the floor and shrank
into a ball, her eyes closed tightly. She started to hear a few
snickers, which turned into full out laughing surrounding her. She
opened her eyes to see her friends standing around her, holing their
stomachs for laughing so hard. Andrew came to her and put out his hand
to help her up. She accepted then smacked him over the head.
"Idiots." They led Mina into a HUGE room. It was filled with
things they had collected through the years. A pool table, dart board,
book shelves full to the top, a piano, a desk cluttered with paper and
utensils, an antique radio, a refrigerator, an old T.v complete with
VCR, a mini-heater was placed at one end of the room, and an elegant
fireplace at the other. The room was also fully furnished. It had 2
recliners, 2 couches, and a couple regular chairs. You could tell it had
been fixed up, for the rest of the house looked almost degrated, while
this looked like an atique shop. Everything was of an old fashion.
"Wow where'd you guys get all this stuff?" Mina asked in
amazement.
"A lot of it is stuff our parents were going to throw out. The
refrigerator we baught. Some of the really old stuff was our grand-
parents."
"What of the piano?"
"That was my family's old one. We got a new one a couple of years
back." Greg said looking proud.
"I love playing. I had a piano in England, but since I moved I
haven't had one. We couldn't take it with us." She looked down sadly.
"Will you play for us?" a requeste was made shyly.
"I'm not that good," Mina replied blushing. Greg pulled out the
stool and motioned for her to sit down. She obeyed. As soon as her
fingers touched the keys a haunting but beautiful melody filled the
room. She seemed entranced. Slowly people went to their lovers and just
stood holding each other. For the first time Andrew felt left out and
lonely. It had never bothered him before. He daringly sat on the piano
bench beside Mina. He just looked at her. Somehow the lonliness dwindled
away. By the end of the peice he was ready. He was ready to fall in
love. His lips parted but no words came out. Finally everybody came out
of their trances. A furry of clapps and whistles came forth. The pianist
blushed furiously.
"Mina I...," Was all that Andrew managed to get out. His eyes
sparkled at they gazed at her. It was her the girl that would make him
as happy as his friends. She was here. The wait was over. But when would
she see the light that had opened Andrew's eyes.
Mina turned to see a pair of eyes stairing at her like no one's
ever had. Her blush deepened, as well at his. The bistanders in the room
looked on with growing interest. Mina's heart suddenly had a horribly
aching. It was an ache of letting go, and at the same time holding on
with a grip of fear. She suddenly snapped back into reality.
"So..what now?"
"We usually just all sit around in this room and talk for like 20
hours straight," Chad said scratching his head.
"Drinks are in the refrigorater. That cupord over there is filled
to the brim with junk food, and the bathroom is up the hall, two doors
down. And now I propose a game of twister," Darien concluded with his
finger in the air, as if he had a remarkable idea. Everyone laughed and
the board was taked out from a shelf and placed into the center of the
room.
"I think Chad should spin," Said Serena with a chuckle. All
laughed. Then exlained to Mina that Chad was the most horrible twister
player in the world. He had actually managed to break his rist, and he
didn't even trip on anybody, except his own elbow. (long story)
After a lenghy game of twister, a movie, and a singa-a-long to the
radio, they were fresh out of ideas. It was getting late, but they were
still all wide awake.
"I know what we could do," Lita said with mischif in her eyes. "We
haven't had a really good, juicy game of truth or dare in sooooooo
long." With a few more giggles the game began. It was very revealing.
"O.k lets start already. I'll go first since I thought of it,"
Stated Lita matter-of-factly. "Serena, truth or dare?"
"Dare."
Lita started in a fit of giggles. Finally after much probing she
said her dare. "Go to the bathroom and take off your bra. Put it on OVER
your shirt."
"I CAN'T DO THAT!"
"You know the consiquences if you don't," Raye simply said.
Turning red Serena went to the bathroom. Darien, himself wasn't to
comfortable with Serena doing this.
"WOW! You guys play rough. What is the consiquence, anyway?"
"You see," started Amy, "When you refuse to do the dare, or tell
the truth, you have to kiss Henry."
"Who's Henry?"
"My taranchula. It's in the room next to this."
"EWWWWWWWWW! Geez, in't that a bit harsh you guys. I mean if you
really didn't want to do something, what I mean is..."
"We know, but we know each other so well, we know exactly what not
to say. You see Serena made me wear my underwear over my pajama bottoms
last time. So this is my payback. It's all in good humor. And Mina,
since we don't know you that well, just tell us when something would be
painful, or just not feel right to you."
"Thank you. But I think I got the drift of this game now."
The door creaked open, in came Serena. Everyone started laughing
furiously. After a while Serena was laughing, herself, "So when can I
put this back on UNDER my shirt?"
"In a half an hour."
Serena sighed and pouted her lips. "Fine. Chad, truth or dare?
"Truth."
"When was the first time you knew you loved Raye?
"I..I..I loved her from the first moment I saw her. I knew when I
looked up and that first night I was at that temple, and I saw this
godess before me, that I would stay there forever.
"Awwwwwww, that has to be the sweetest thing I have ever heard anybody
mean," Mina said with tears in her eyes.
"That's what I feel," concluded Chad. (Meanwhile, Raye was looking
at Chad with an expression of awe. She had never heard him proclaim his
love to others before. Her heart felt all warmed. Chad started his own
questioning. "So, Amy...Truth or Dare."
"I'm not a daring person. I'll go with truth," said she.
"Have you ever snuck out of your house after curfue. If so why?"
Amy started to blush when hearing this. (so did Greg)
"Yes, I had an...arrangement."
"Details!" Was screemed in unison.
"Greg and I met in the park and...DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT. WE
DIDN'T DO ANYTHING...that bad," She composed herself and moved on to her
own victim. "Andrew. Truth or Dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you to get up and kiss the girl in the room you are most
attracted to. And NOT on the cheek," she said grinning evily. Andrew
gulped. "Or you could kiss Henry," Amy stated.
Andrew got up. This was his chance. He knew what Amy was doing.
Though, he wasn't sure whether to thank, or slap her. He shot her a
dirty look as he passed her. He decided to walk around the room once.
For no real reason but to make his friends nervous he was going to kiss
their girl. He would never, but they don't know that. After a complete
turn around the room he headed back around towards Mina. He knelt down
beside her. She held her breath. "Don't slap me," He whispered before he
lifted her chin up and placed his lips apon her. It was ment to be just
a peck. But after he made contact, there was no turning back. She was
surprised by the bold intamcy, but she welcomed it openly. The kiss
ended and he walked back to his seat, cheeks aflame. All around there
were hoots and catcalls. Mina sat, still unable to breathe. "O.k Mina,
truth or dare."
"I..uh..truth."
"You said to me erlier that you wouldn't miss your old friends,
why?" Mina all of a sudden got very solom. This was a subject she knew
she was going to tell about tonight, but it still hurt.
"I had a lot of friends back home. Only one of them was really
good. We went through everything together. We even called eachother our
sister. Well, I fell in love with this guy, (Andrew tensed up
immediately) he told me that he loved me, so many sweet words were
spoken to me, but none actually ment. The two of them fell in love. Real
love. I was so hurt. (Her tears started to fall.) I lived there watching
them together. She knew how much I loved him, but all she said to me was
"Sorry, you don't mind too much, do you?" I was devistated. To have to
watch them every day, loving each other, while I loved him. Then we
moved. My dad still waiting to come join my mom and me. I can't wait."
She she started to sheke from the falling tears. Andrew immediately ran
to her side. She looked up at him holding her. He was so warm, not at
all like the guy back in England. She whispered to aloud, but mostly to
Andrew.
"I promised myself I would never fall in love again. But if for
some reason I couldn't help it, I would not let myself completely go,
not until he showed his affection, not just telling me about it." She
looked up at him. Her eyes sparkling. A weak smiled played apon her
lips. It was the most beautiful smile Andrew had ever seen.
That was the end of the truth or dare game. From that point on
they just watched movies. But before the night was over, something had
to be said.
"Mina, we just want to tell you, all of us want to tell you, that
no matter what we will be your best friends. Through thick and thin, and
we will never do anything to intentionally hurt you. You're one of us
now Mina. Nothing can ever change that," Lita said, speaking for the
group as a whole.
"I know, I could just feel it."
A couple days later everything was going great. That is everything
was going great for everyone but Andrew. He was falling for Mina more
everyday. Her smile everymorning was what got him through the day. Her
smile when she bounced into the arcade was what kept him up at night,
and her personality and caringness was what completed the package.
Andrew had fallen in love. Now the question was how to prove his love so
that she would return it. He already could tell that she was fighting
her heart, but how can he make her stop.
Andrew decided to go to Mina's after school to talk to her about
it. See just what he had to do to prove himself. When he got to her
house he went up to ring the doorbell. Before he could he thought he
heard a crying sound in the backyard. He went in the back to check it
out. What he found broke his heart. It was Mina sitting on a swing
crying her eyes out holding a tearstained letter. Coming up behind her
he put a hand on her shoulder. She jumped a foot then turned around and
let out a sigh of relief.
"Mina, are you o.k? What happened?"
"OH ANDREW!" Mina flung herself towards him. He just held her,
swaying back and forth, making a slight shhhhhing noise under his
breath. After a good long cry into his now soaked shirt Mina came up for
air.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," She wailed. "I just got a letter from
my dad in England. He said, he said that he was never really going to
come for us. He and Mom are getting a divorse. This was just a way to
get me out here. Mom knew about it, but couldn't tell me in fear of what
my dad might do. OH ANDREW! I was so niave. What do I do? I how could
I believe in true love? How could I think that they actually loved each
other. There is no such thing as true love." (Andrew's heart was ripped
right out of his chest)
"That's not true. The reason I came here today is to tell you how
much I love you. I love you, Mina. Your smile brightens my day. I
couldn't live without it." For a few seconds Mina was the happiest
person in the world. Then reality sunk in (well what she believed was
reality.)
"Talk is cheap. I don't believe in that anymore."
"Mina, please don't break my heart because someone in the past
broke yours. Why do you think I am with you now. If I didn't love you
I'd just give you some advise as a friend, then be on my way not wanting
to get involved. But I want to get involved. I want to be here for you
every step of the way. Was the guy in England there for you when you
were crying like this back home?"
"Well, no. But…"
"Mina look at me. Tell me you don't feel a charge when we're
together that you don't get any other time."
"I do. I really do. But I don't want to be hurt."
"Me neither," With all the sincerity in his heart Andrew kissed
Mina. It felt wonderful. Like the sun was smiling at them, and the moon
was grinning apon them. But it all started with Mina's smile. He held
her waist tightly, almost possesively. But he was as gentil as a man in
love could be. Mina's arms wrapped around his neck. Their lips parted
and a feeling of passion, and true long lasting love was theirs,
forever.
Mina told her friends what had happened, after thourough simpathy
she was baraded with happy hoots and hollars. The five girls walked down
the hall to first period. Andrew was just coming out the door of Mina's
first class.
"Hey what are you doing here?"
"Uuuuuuuuuu, just looking for you." He lied, but it was a lie
worth giving. He kissed her nose and she smiled as he walked towards his
own class.
As she walked into her first class the teacher called on her. She
went to her dest and asked if there was a problem.
"No dear, no problem. But I have something for you. A young man
was just in here. He gave me this to give to you. He didn't leave a
name, but he said you'd know it was him by the card. Here ya go." She
pulled out a red rose. It had a note attached to it. All that the note
said was "Just making double sure I proved my love with actions." Mina
smiled her biggest smile yet. Only problem was that Andrew wasn't there
to see it. As Mina went through the day she gathered a rose from each
teacher. The first one was the only one with a note, but she knew whom
they were from. Mina walked out of school and saw Andrew waiting for her
to go to the arcade with him. It felt so good to wait for his girl. She
went up to him and kissed him for all the flowers. "Thank you," She
simply stated. Off to the arcade they walked. Hand in hand, smile with
smile.