Heart of a Soldier

Chapter 4:

Mina smiled looking as she sat alone in the Arcade, waiting at the booth for Andrew. Andrew over a period of time had shown her around, and taught her how to survive in Tokyo. Over that time, Andrew had become her best friend. He and Serena had made her complete. Mina frowned at the thought. Serena.

(Flashback)

Serena pulled Darien's shirt close, and finally turned to Mina. Mina was watching as the suitcase Serena had brought began to get heavier instead of lighter. "Serena," Mina asked her eyebrows raised, "What are you doing?" Serena didn't look up at Mina, and replied, "I can't stay here Mina. There isn't anything here for me." Mina shook her head, "Serena, we are here for you. We were there watching you, willing to protect you at any cost! Does that mean nothing to you!"

Serena was cold, Mina was angered with a raging fury at her bitterness. "Darien's dead Mina. My life here is over. You can't change my mind. And over anything, I do appreciate you, a lot more than you can ever know." Serena pulled the bag over her sholder, and left Mina's apartment. Mina's hand was balled into a fist, and she swung it into the wall. Her anguished cry was heard by no one.

(End of Flashback)

Mina whiped away a small tear that had formed in her eye. She bit her bottom lip and began to play with her straw. "Heya Mi!" Mina smiled at the voice of her best friend Andrew. But the voice was different, almost like melancholy. If it were edible, Mina knew she'd taste sour and bitter. And when she looked up to him, her face fell. He looked awful, like he hadn't slept in days. "Andrew, what happened!"

Suddenly he froze as he sat in the booth, and Mina though almost for a moment he was going to stay that way. Her eyebrows rose, and before she knew it, Andrew had fallen against the table, burst into tears, shaking soo hard. Mina moved from her seat to beside him, "Andrew what's wrong!"

Andrew sat up, and pulled out a folded up piece of paper. "I recieved this letter in the mail two days ago. It's from Africa... it said that Rita was killed in an accident... by a lion." Mina felt her heart drop for Andrew. Rita was his fiance, and they had been together since Mina had been here, or even longer. "Andrew, I'm soo sorry.." She hugged Andrew who cried into her sholder. At this point he needed everyone who was close to him. "Mina, you're all I have left now..." Mina gently rubbed his back, "You need a milk shake, that should help." With that they ordered two milk shakes.

Mina felt herself twitch in her seat, and she asked, "When is the funeral?" Andrew answered choking back a few tears, "It's in a week, they're going to bury the body in the Dead Gardens." Mina froze for a moment. That was the very place were Releida had been buried. "Something wrong?" Mina shook her head and smiled, "No, everything's been fine. Though, lately I find myself thinking a lot about Serena..."

Mina talked to Andrew for a little while, trying to get his mind off of Rita. It was working like a charm, and in the back of her mind a vocie began asking her questions causing her to shake. 'Is Serena really gone? How do you know she won't come back?' Mina shook these worries off and continued talking to Andrew.

Author's Note:

Hello everybody! As we all can guess, Mina's in for a big surprise. But anyway, Next chap will be out as soon as possible. I'm glad to have all of your support and you have all been so good to me. I LOVE YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS!

StarAngel

Dedication by Lita Ford

Heart and soul I love you so much
Body and soul I want you too
Heart and soul I love you too much
And this I dedicate to you
I need your love
I need your kisses, yeah
I need your hot, hot love
I need your wet, wet kisses, yeah
I love you
Heart and soul I love you so much
Body and soul I want you too
Heart and soul I love you too much
And this I dedicate to you
Dedicate this
I need your face
I need your wild, wild eyes
I need your hands, your fingers
With your hands creeping down my thighs, oh, yeah!
Heart and soul I love you so much
Body and soul I want you too
Heart and soul I love you too much
And this I dedicate to you , oh, yeah!
Heart and soul I love you so much
Body and soul I want you too
Heart and soul I love you too much
And this I dedicate to you
Heart and soul I love you so much
Body and soul I want you too
Heart and soul I love you too much
And this I dedicate to you