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Chapter 6 "Well, Now That IS Something"

Wow, I don't feel so hot. Jonathan felt suddenly very tired. He wondered why he felt tired a lot here. Oh well, I blame it on the jet lag. He looked at Mina, and just registered that she was pointing a loaded gun at him.

"Whoa! Sweetheart, you need to point that thing someplace else! I know what you can do with one of those." He gave her a sly grin as he closed the gap between them. When he reached her, he took the gun from her shaking hands gently and ejected the magazine. Then, he checked the chamber and caught the loaded bullet as it sailed out of the pistol. When he finally had possession of his two pistols, he lead her away toward her apartment. They didn't say a word until they got home.

In all of the commotion, a single Maggot was able to escape unscathed. He watched as his second in command was hit by the girl, and was surprised to see that his now-leader was still charging. Then, he witnessed his leader's demise by that boy! That bullet was meant for him. He was grateful, but he was even more grateful of the news that he would bring back to his lord. Yes, for this Maggot, there would be a prize waiting.

Back at the apartment, Jonathan began to asses the situation. He needed the Sailor Scouts, and they needed to know the truth. He was trying to think of who best to tell first. He couldn't yet imagine telling Serena, or even Mina. They might have a conniption fit. He finally settled on Darien. He seemed to have a good head on his shoulders. Yeah, he would be perfect. Now, how to find him? He thought. When he finished thinking, he turned quickly and almost ran into Mina. She was standing there, wringing her hands, apparently uncomfortable with the situation. When she looked up at Jonathan, her eyes spoke volumes. Those two infinite, deep, blue crystals. Wow, when did I ever start noticing that? Jonathan wondered at his unusual attention to another female's feature. He never did see women other than for who they were, people. This one, however, seemed to take his breath away.

He finally gained enough composure to mutter, "Yes?" without his voice cracking. Mina just continued to stare, so he decided to start the conversation. "I let one get away."

She finally looked down and said, "No, that wasn't it. You just… It's just that… Well, you saved my life." She had that same look in her eyes that she had when she found him earlier playing her guitar. He seemed to take the hint. "Oh, it was my pleasure, trust me." He gave her shoulders a reassuring squeeze and walked past her into the living room. He dared not stay any longer in the presence of the goddess of love and beauty for much longer. He finally saw what the other guys had seen. This girl, well, let's just say that she was not one of girlish looks, but rather those of a early-twenties female, was stunning! He knew that his crush was not unfounded. He plopped down on the couch to conserve what little energy he had left after the fight, and what he lost when viewing that vision. While there, his thoughts traveled to Mina, and what she might have thought about him in return.

Who is this mysterious, fine, and dangerous guy? Mina wondered as Jonathan sauntered past her and into the living room. Her shoulders still tingled where he held them. No one, not even her parents made her feel the way that she felt when he was close to her. She never felt anything like this. When he saved her, and when he saved the girls, and when he was sad, and when he reassured her, all off those times she felt as if her insides were going to somehow destroy themselves from flipping around and jumping. In all of her teenage life, she never felt that weird. I have no idea what is going on or who he is. Why do I feel like I am riding a never ending roller coaster? Well, maybe it was time to fix that. She gathered up her composure, turned around an walked into the living room. Jonathan was just sitting there with his eyes closed, softly singing to himself. Mina didn't know what to do! This guy was amazing. Even when he wasn't really singing, she could tell that if he ever did open his mouth, the sound would not have been unpleasant. She decided to wait until he finished the song, and stood just slightly off to the side of the couch.

Baby, I've been searchin' just like every body else.

Can't say nothing different about myself.

Sometimes I'm an angel and sometimes I'm cruel,

But when it comes to love, I'm just another fool.

Yes, I'll climb a mountain,

I'm gonna swim the sea.

There ain't no act of God girl,

Could keep you safe from me.

My arms are reaching out.

Out across this Canyon!

I'm askin you to be my true companion

True Companion.

True Companion.

When he finished the verse, Mina sat down next to him. "That was great." she said in a heavy voice.

Jonathan seemed to jump and quickly, his face was covered with a huge blush.

"Oh! I thought you went to your room. But, thank you."

"That was beautiful! What was it?"

"It was a song that my girlfriend played for me." When he looked over at Mina, he saw probably the most devastated looks he ever witnessed. He quickly added, "A long time ago." With that, she seemed to brighten.

"What?" she seemed to beg the question.

"Well, it is a long, long story, and I don't want to bore you with the details" knowing very well that he would love to just spout everything to this little angel.
She giggled and it made him blush again. Curse my untrained emotions! I thought that I could control them better than this!

She gave him an indignant, yet playful, look. "Of course I want to hear about it! You can't just tell me something like that and not follow through!"

"Oh, ok. You win." So Jonathan began to relate to Mina his entire 3-and-a-half-year-long relationship, his first and only. Mina sat patiently and waited as he finally drew to a close.

"…So that's what happened, and since then, she has been really distant." He himself seemed distant at the time. Somewhere during his narration, his hand unconsciously moved to cover his neck. He still carried the necklace that she gave him during their first year together. He made a promise that he would always wear it to remind himself of his first love.

Mina broke the silence, "Well, I would have given anything to have a boy treat ME like that! It must have been so hard for both of you." She decided to end her sentence there, at the risk of gushing all over this new man in her life. She laughed at the thought as soon as it entered in her mind. She thought about how hard it must have been to tell his best friend that she could and should see other people. It was for her own good, he was just baggage that she would carry to all of her sorority socials and dances. He wanted her college experience to be free of such pain and unhappiness. THIS GUY WAS AWESOME! Mina knew that she had found a best friend, and she secretly hoped that it would grow into something, maybe, a bit more? She finally brought herself back from space when Artemis and Jonathan were looking at her like she was an alien.

Jonathan started talking and she missed the first half of his sentence, " where I can get in touch with Darien?"

"Huh? I'm sorry, what was that?" Mina blushed as she tried to compose herself.

"I said do you know how I can get in touch with Darien. I kinda need to talk to him about, well, guy stuff." he lied. I hope she falls for it. And indeed she did.

"Well, I know his apartment number, just incase Ser ever spends the night. Oh! I don't think that I was supposed to say that!" Jonathan chuckled as she apologized to the air.

"Hey, don't worry about it. Trust me, the way I see it, there is nothing to worry about with those two. They're meant for each other." Mina looked at him for the umpteenth time with suspicion, and this time, Jonathan offered no explanation. She decided to let it pass. The rest of the day went by quickly, especially when she knew that Darien was on his way to pick Jonathan up. When Darien finally arrived, Jonathan suggested that they first visit the Arcade. "I really want to see where you guys all hang out, and meet some more of your friends." He chose his words wisely this time, so as not to arouse too much suspicion. That would come later.

Jonathan thought that they might have been able to walk to the arcade. It wasn't so far, and when they arrived, both Jonathan and Darien were visibly on the edge of bursting. It took all of Jonathan's self control not to say a word until they reached their destination.

When they entered the Arcade, Darien's friend, Andrew, introduced himself.

"Hi! You must be a new guy in town. Funny how it seems that I always meet the new people on the second or third day they're here. Well, if you guys need anything, I'll be behind the counter!"

Jonathan finally spoke up, "Thanks! It was nice to finally meet you, Andrew."

Darien's tall frame jumped at the sound of Jonathan's voice and he closed his blue eyes in thought. Before he could speak, Jonathan stated bluntly, "Thanks for letting me talk to you, Tuxedo Mask."

Ok, so "Ture Companion" doesn't belong to me either. It belongs to Marc Cohn. Don't sue me Marc! Please!