Mina's Lovelife
By: Jessica Willmington Bailey
Charmed, I'm sure
Mina smiled as she and Artemis headed towards
the Cherry Hill Temple.
"What ya smilin' about, Mina?" Artemis asked.
"Nothing, really. Can't I just smile cause I'm
happy, Artemis?" Mina asked.
"Nope, I know that look. He's not right for
you." Artemis said with a shake of his head.
Mina stopped and knelt down.
"Is this jealousy I detect, Artemis? What
would Luna say?" Mina teased, picking up the
cat.
"Umm… I'm…well…concerned is all." Artemis
stuttered.
"That's sweet, Artemis. But really? Me and
Andros? Not even!" Mina said, blushing.
"Good, cause he's below your station." Artemis
mumbled.
"What was that?"
"I said, he's below your station. You're a
princess after all."
"That was a long time ago, Artemis. I'm not a
princess anymore." Mina replied.
The conversation was wisely dropped as the two
Venusians arrived at their destination.
"Hey, Mina!" Lita called.
Mina waved and hurried towards the group of
girls.
"Serena still not here yet?" Mina asked.
"That lazy, irresponsible whiner is never on
time." Raye mumbled.
"Lay off her, Raye. Ms. Haruna gave her double
detention for falling asleep in class." Amy
reprimanded.
"Hey, guys! Sorry I'm late. Ms. H. threw a fit
and gave me detention." Serena said, as she
hurried over to the group.
Raye muttered something under her breath
and concentrated in sweeping the
temple grounds.
Mina frowned and followed the raven-haired
girl.
"Raye? Are you alright?" Mina asked.
"I'm fine. Why?" Raye snapped.
"I dunno because you looked like you wanted
to flambe Serena a few seconds ago. What's
the matter?"
"It's just…oh nevermind. It's not important."
Raye sighed.
"Raye, it has to be important to get you this
upset."
"I said, drop it, OK?" Raye snapped.
"Alright, Raye, but you know if you need to
talk, I'm here for you." Mina said with a small
smile.
"Thanks, Mina, but I'm fine. Really." Raye
reassured the blonde.
Mina nodded.
"OK then, what do you say we go back to the
others?"
The two rejoined the group and their afternoon
study session.
"Serena, you really should think about actually
doing your homework." Amy said.
"But, Ames, it's so hard!" Serena whined.
"I'm sure if you put your mind to it, that you
could do it, Serena." Lita encouraged.
"Yeah, meatball head. You could do it." Raye
chimed in.
While all of this was going on, Mina was
quietly finishing her English assignment.
"Hey, Mina, why so pensive?" Lita asked.
Mina stared off into space, chin in her
hands.
"Mina! Hey, Earth to Mina!" Amy said, tapping
the blonde on the shoulder.
"Huh? What? Oh sorry, guys." Mina stammered.
"Where did you go off to? Mars?" Serena asked.
"Hey!" Raye shouted.
"Opps! Sorry, Raye!" Serena giggled.
"So what's wrong, Mina?" Lita asked.
"Oh nothing. I was just thinking about my day."
Mina replied.
"Oh? What was so incredibly interesting?" Lita
prodded.
"Well, I had to show the new boy around school
today. His name is Andros and he seems nice. A
little impatient but nice." Mina said.
"Is he cute?" Lita asked.
"He's OK. He's not drop-dead gorgeous but he's
not a dweeb either."
"Hmph. Nobody is cuter then Darien." Serena
replied, proudly.
"Spare me!" Raye said, rolling her eyes.
"Raye! Why are you always so mean to me?
WAAAAAA!" Serena cried.
"Serena, please." Amy sighed.
"Raye apologize to her so she will stop that
awful wailing!" Artemis pleaded.
Raye was stubborn as usual and Lita made Serena
stop crying by promising to make her cookies
later.
Mina looked at them all and smiled. *They
haven't changed a bit. Raye is still a stubborn
hothead she was a thousand years ago. Lita's
still the peacemaker. Amy's still the brain.
Serena's still a klutz. And Artemis and Luna
are still naggers. Have I changed? *
"Hey, guys, have I changed since you met me?"
Mina asked the group.
They all turned to stare at the blonde. They
had never really thought about the changes that
had happened to them over the last few years.
"Well, you've grown more confident in yourself."
Amy supplied.
"And you're a better cook, thanks to my cooking lessons." Lita said.
The whole group grimaced at the remembrance of
Nurse Mina's cooking. They laughed and Mina
sighed. *It's good to have such great friends.*
"Anything else?" Mina asked.
"Well, you're not as much of a ditz." Raye
replied.
"Gee, thanks, Raye." Mina said *big sweatdrop*
"And you're taller…" Serena said, quietly.
"Serena, I'm still the same height I was when
you met me." Mina replied, confused.
"Well? Everyone else was saying stuff!" Serena
whined.
Mina chuckled.
"It's OK, Serena." She laughed.
Serena giggled.
"So, Mina. What's this new guy like? And what's
got you thinkin' of him?" Serena asked.
"Well, his name is Andros and he's 18. He just
moved here from the other side of town with his
mom. Umm…lemme think. What else? He seems to be
really nice,…"
"Hmph!" Artemis snorted.
"He's got brown hair and the weirdest eyes.
They're like a lavender color." Mina continued.
"So, do you like him?" Raye asked.
"Do you like Chad?" Mina shot back.
Raye blushed and dropped the subject.
"But, I don't really know him well enough to
like him yet. But you never know what's in the
future." Mina added.
The others looked at her with questioning
glances.
"What! It could happen!" Mina said.
"I, for one, would like to meet this guy BEFORE
you start dating him." Raye said.
"Well, I wasn't impressed." Artemis said.
"Doesn't surprise me, Artemis." Luna replied.
"Gimme a break, you guys! I am old enough to
take care of myself." Mina pleaded.
Nobody agreed or disagreed with her.
"And anyway, it's not like we fell in love at
first sight." Mina mumbled *I've learned not to
do that anymore.*
A little later, after the study session
concluded, Mina was walking down the street
by herself. (Artemis had stayed with Luna to
plan something)
Mina went to her favorite 'be alone' spot, a
small café. She ordered a strawberry smoothy
and sat in one of the stool chairs near the
window. Absently sipping at her drink, the blonde
didn't even notice when the outers walked in.
"Hey, Amara, isn't that Mina over there?" Mina
asked her partner.
"Yes." Amara replied.
"I wonder what she's doing here." Michelle said, quietly.
"Well, let's go and ask her." Amara replied.
The two made their was over to the blonde, who
was so spaced out that she didn't even notice
the couple.
"Hey, Mina. What's up?" Amara asked.
Slightly annoyed at being ignored, Amara snapped
her fingers in front of the younger girl's face.
Mina's head snapped up and her gaze fell on the
two outer scouts.
"Hello, Michelle. Amara. What brings you here?"
Mina asked with a smile.
"We could ask you the same thing." Amara asked.
"I'm just here for a smoothy." Mina said,
blinking in confusion.
"We came for the coffee." Michelle said, placing
a hand on Amara's shoulder.
"So where were you a few seconds ago?" Amara
asked.
"Huh? I was right here…"
"Could've surprised me." Amara mumbled.
"Is everything alright, Mina. You were just
somewhere off in space." Michelle asked.
"I'm fine. I just have a lot of things on my
mind." Mina replied.
"So what's his name?" Amara asked.
Mina blushed.
"Is it that obvious?"
"Only a little." Amara teased, "So what's his
name?" Amara asked again, sipping her coffee.
"Andros Carmicheal."
Amara nearly spit out her coffee and Michelle
gasped.
"Did you say Andros Carmicheal?" Michelle asked.
"Yes. Why?" Mina asked, confused.
"Mina, stay away from him. He's bad news." Amara
said.
"Why? He seems really nice to me." Mina objected.
"Just trust us, Mina. The guy is no good."
Michelle replied.
Mina was getting frustrated listening to the
outer scouts tell her about her new friend.
Nothing that they said was good.
"Well, maybe he's changed." Mina protested.
"Not likely." Amara spat.
"Well, unlike you, Amara, I tend to give people
the benefit of the doubt!"
"You're making a big mistake, Mina." Michelle
warned.
"That's my decision to make. Now good day to
you both." Mina said, coldly.
She gathered her belongings and left the two
older girls sitting in the café, staring
after her.
Amara hit the table in frustration. Michelle
shook her head and covered Amara's fist with
her hand.
"We tried, Amara. But she is right, it is her
mistake to make and there is nothing that we
can do to change her mind. All we can do is be
there to make sure nothing DOES happen to her."
Michelle sighed.
"We need to tell the others, maybe they can
talk some sense into her." Amara said.
Mina walked through Tokyo and was angry. The
outers never trusted anyone and they expected
her to be the same way! She bumped into someone
and quickly apologized. The person laughed and
Mina looked up into the lavender eyes of Andros.
"Andros! I'm so sorry. I wasn't watching where
I was going." Mina apologized.
Andros laughed, "Well, you could always make
it up to me by buying me an ice cream."
Mina smiled, the outers had to be wrong about
him, he was so nice.
"Deal. Let's go." Mina said.
*************************
So there is chapter #2. I would like to thank
all of the people who sent me emails, Disha,
Sailor Pluto, Erin and anyone who I forgot,
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Keep them coming!
Love ya tons,
Jessica Willmington Bailey
Venusangel27@hotmail.com
Oh and send your fics to me and I'll put them
up on my site:
Princessmercury.cjb.net/
Also check out:
Princesstyla.cjb.net/
By: Jessica Willmington Bailey
Charmed, I'm sure
Mina smiled as she and Artemis headed towards
the Cherry Hill Temple.
"What ya smilin' about, Mina?" Artemis asked.
"Nothing, really. Can't I just smile cause I'm
happy, Artemis?" Mina asked.
"Nope, I know that look. He's not right for
you." Artemis said with a shake of his head.
Mina stopped and knelt down.
"Is this jealousy I detect, Artemis? What
would Luna say?" Mina teased, picking up the
cat.
"Umm… I'm…well…concerned is all." Artemis
stuttered.
"That's sweet, Artemis. But really? Me and
Andros? Not even!" Mina said, blushing.
"Good, cause he's below your station." Artemis
mumbled.
"What was that?"
"I said, he's below your station. You're a
princess after all."
"That was a long time ago, Artemis. I'm not a
princess anymore." Mina replied.
The conversation was wisely dropped as the two
Venusians arrived at their destination.
"Hey, Mina!" Lita called.
Mina waved and hurried towards the group of
girls.
"Serena still not here yet?" Mina asked.
"That lazy, irresponsible whiner is never on
time." Raye mumbled.
"Lay off her, Raye. Ms. Haruna gave her double
detention for falling asleep in class." Amy
reprimanded.
"Hey, guys! Sorry I'm late. Ms. H. threw a fit
and gave me detention." Serena said, as she
hurried over to the group.
Raye muttered something under her breath
and concentrated in sweeping the
temple grounds.
Mina frowned and followed the raven-haired
girl.
"Raye? Are you alright?" Mina asked.
"I'm fine. Why?" Raye snapped.
"I dunno because you looked like you wanted
to flambe Serena a few seconds ago. What's
the matter?"
"It's just…oh nevermind. It's not important."
Raye sighed.
"Raye, it has to be important to get you this
upset."
"I said, drop it, OK?" Raye snapped.
"Alright, Raye, but you know if you need to
talk, I'm here for you." Mina said with a small
smile.
"Thanks, Mina, but I'm fine. Really." Raye
reassured the blonde.
Mina nodded.
"OK then, what do you say we go back to the
others?"
The two rejoined the group and their afternoon
study session.
"Serena, you really should think about actually
doing your homework." Amy said.
"But, Ames, it's so hard!" Serena whined.
"I'm sure if you put your mind to it, that you
could do it, Serena." Lita encouraged.
"Yeah, meatball head. You could do it." Raye
chimed in.
While all of this was going on, Mina was
quietly finishing her English assignment.
"Hey, Mina, why so pensive?" Lita asked.
Mina stared off into space, chin in her
hands.
"Mina! Hey, Earth to Mina!" Amy said, tapping
the blonde on the shoulder.
"Huh? What? Oh sorry, guys." Mina stammered.
"Where did you go off to? Mars?" Serena asked.
"Hey!" Raye shouted.
"Opps! Sorry, Raye!" Serena giggled.
"So what's wrong, Mina?" Lita asked.
"Oh nothing. I was just thinking about my day."
Mina replied.
"Oh? What was so incredibly interesting?" Lita
prodded.
"Well, I had to show the new boy around school
today. His name is Andros and he seems nice. A
little impatient but nice." Mina said.
"Is he cute?" Lita asked.
"He's OK. He's not drop-dead gorgeous but he's
not a dweeb either."
"Hmph. Nobody is cuter then Darien." Serena
replied, proudly.
"Spare me!" Raye said, rolling her eyes.
"Raye! Why are you always so mean to me?
WAAAAAA!" Serena cried.
"Serena, please." Amy sighed.
"Raye apologize to her so she will stop that
awful wailing!" Artemis pleaded.
Raye was stubborn as usual and Lita made Serena
stop crying by promising to make her cookies
later.
Mina looked at them all and smiled. *They
haven't changed a bit. Raye is still a stubborn
hothead she was a thousand years ago. Lita's
still the peacemaker. Amy's still the brain.
Serena's still a klutz. And Artemis and Luna
are still naggers. Have I changed? *
"Hey, guys, have I changed since you met me?"
Mina asked the group.
They all turned to stare at the blonde. They
had never really thought about the changes that
had happened to them over the last few years.
"Well, you've grown more confident in yourself."
Amy supplied.
"And you're a better cook, thanks to my cooking lessons." Lita said.
The whole group grimaced at the remembrance of
Nurse Mina's cooking. They laughed and Mina
sighed. *It's good to have such great friends.*
"Anything else?" Mina asked.
"Well, you're not as much of a ditz." Raye
replied.
"Gee, thanks, Raye." Mina said *big sweatdrop*
"And you're taller…" Serena said, quietly.
"Serena, I'm still the same height I was when
you met me." Mina replied, confused.
"Well? Everyone else was saying stuff!" Serena
whined.
Mina chuckled.
"It's OK, Serena." She laughed.
Serena giggled.
"So, Mina. What's this new guy like? And what's
got you thinkin' of him?" Serena asked.
"Well, his name is Andros and he's 18. He just
moved here from the other side of town with his
mom. Umm…lemme think. What else? He seems to be
really nice,…"
"Hmph!" Artemis snorted.
"He's got brown hair and the weirdest eyes.
They're like a lavender color." Mina continued.
"So, do you like him?" Raye asked.
"Do you like Chad?" Mina shot back.
Raye blushed and dropped the subject.
"But, I don't really know him well enough to
like him yet. But you never know what's in the
future." Mina added.
The others looked at her with questioning
glances.
"What! It could happen!" Mina said.
"I, for one, would like to meet this guy BEFORE
you start dating him." Raye said.
"Well, I wasn't impressed." Artemis said.
"Doesn't surprise me, Artemis." Luna replied.
"Gimme a break, you guys! I am old enough to
take care of myself." Mina pleaded.
Nobody agreed or disagreed with her.
"And anyway, it's not like we fell in love at
first sight." Mina mumbled *I've learned not to
do that anymore.*
A little later, after the study session
concluded, Mina was walking down the street
by herself. (Artemis had stayed with Luna to
plan something)
Mina went to her favorite 'be alone' spot, a
small café. She ordered a strawberry smoothy
and sat in one of the stool chairs near the
window. Absently sipping at her drink, the blonde
didn't even notice when the outers walked in.
"Hey, Amara, isn't that Mina over there?" Mina
asked her partner.
"Yes." Amara replied.
"I wonder what she's doing here." Michelle said, quietly.
"Well, let's go and ask her." Amara replied.
The two made their was over to the blonde, who
was so spaced out that she didn't even notice
the couple.
"Hey, Mina. What's up?" Amara asked.
Slightly annoyed at being ignored, Amara snapped
her fingers in front of the younger girl's face.
Mina's head snapped up and her gaze fell on the
two outer scouts.
"Hello, Michelle. Amara. What brings you here?"
Mina asked with a smile.
"We could ask you the same thing." Amara asked.
"I'm just here for a smoothy." Mina said,
blinking in confusion.
"We came for the coffee." Michelle said, placing
a hand on Amara's shoulder.
"So where were you a few seconds ago?" Amara
asked.
"Huh? I was right here…"
"Could've surprised me." Amara mumbled.
"Is everything alright, Mina. You were just
somewhere off in space." Michelle asked.
"I'm fine. I just have a lot of things on my
mind." Mina replied.
"So what's his name?" Amara asked.
Mina blushed.
"Is it that obvious?"
"Only a little." Amara teased, "So what's his
name?" Amara asked again, sipping her coffee.
"Andros Carmicheal."
Amara nearly spit out her coffee and Michelle
gasped.
"Did you say Andros Carmicheal?" Michelle asked.
"Yes. Why?" Mina asked, confused.
"Mina, stay away from him. He's bad news." Amara
said.
"Why? He seems really nice to me." Mina objected.
"Just trust us, Mina. The guy is no good."
Michelle replied.
Mina was getting frustrated listening to the
outer scouts tell her about her new friend.
Nothing that they said was good.
"Well, maybe he's changed." Mina protested.
"Not likely." Amara spat.
"Well, unlike you, Amara, I tend to give people
the benefit of the doubt!"
"You're making a big mistake, Mina." Michelle
warned.
"That's my decision to make. Now good day to
you both." Mina said, coldly.
She gathered her belongings and left the two
older girls sitting in the café, staring
after her.
Amara hit the table in frustration. Michelle
shook her head and covered Amara's fist with
her hand.
"We tried, Amara. But she is right, it is her
mistake to make and there is nothing that we
can do to change her mind. All we can do is be
there to make sure nothing DOES happen to her."
Michelle sighed.
"We need to tell the others, maybe they can
talk some sense into her." Amara said.
Mina walked through Tokyo and was angry. The
outers never trusted anyone and they expected
her to be the same way! She bumped into someone
and quickly apologized. The person laughed and
Mina looked up into the lavender eyes of Andros.
"Andros! I'm so sorry. I wasn't watching where
I was going." Mina apologized.
Andros laughed, "Well, you could always make
it up to me by buying me an ice cream."
Mina smiled, the outers had to be wrong about
him, he was so nice.
"Deal. Let's go." Mina said.
*************************
So there is chapter #2. I would like to thank
all of the people who sent me emails, Disha,
Sailor Pluto, Erin and anyone who I forgot,
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Keep them coming!
Love ya tons,
Jessica Willmington Bailey
Venusangel27@hotmail.com
Oh and send your fics to me and I'll put them
up on my site:
Princessmercury.cjb.net/
Also check out:
Princesstyla.cjb.net/