I'm back, okay so I haven't really been gone, but I have been grounded so my bestfriend in the whole world typed it up for me, thank you Monica. and another thanks to Luna's Meow, without her I would not have had the courage to post anything. And I think that is about it. This is a story about Mina and Andrew. and I hope you like it. Please e-mail me at Jessie16@flash.net On my last story I got very (and I mean very) few replys. I hope that I haven't lost my readers. I would appericate ANY e-mail such as comments/suggestions, flames, etc. etc. Thanks to everyone who reads my stories, and now on with the show. Oops, almost forgot, Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon and you know that so why bother to say it. I wish we saw it sooner PG I wish we saw it sooner It was the last day of school for Mina's senior year of high school. The year had been fun most of the time except around certain special occasions. You see everyone around her had that special someone. Serena had Darien, Amy had Greg, Lita had Ken, Raye had Chad, and Molly had Melvin, but Mina was always lonely. Sure she had a ton of guys that wanted to go out with her, but they were only small crushes. Then there was Andrew. Andrew had been going out with Rita it seemed like forever. Then one day she called him and told him it was over. Andrew was totally heartbroken and could only find a slight bit of comfort when he told his best friend: Darien. Mina noticed that Andrew wasn't his usual cheerful self when she walked into the arcade after school. Darien pulled Mina to the side for a brief discussion. It was Darien's turn to play matchmaker. Ever since Andrew set him and Serena up he has wanted to repay him. "Mina, listen, Andrew is having a really tough time right now. Rita called him and said they were through. Why don't you go over there and see if you can cheer him up a bit?" he said in a hushed voice. Mina went and sat at the counter where Andrew was standing. Darien then let his plan go to work as he went and sat next to Serena and the others. "Andrew, are you gonna be alright?" she asked in a comforting voice. Andrew just looked up into her big sky blue eyes. "I think I'm feeling a bit better. Can I get you anything?" he asked trying to change the subject, which failed. "The question is can I get you anything?" she said back with a small smile. He looked down and back up again only to feel some irrisistable sensation that he couldn't explain. "Mina, what are you doing tonight?" "Nothing that I know of! Why do you ask?" she was puzzled by the quick change of events. "Do you want to go to the movies with me? I need to get my mind off things and I think you're just the person to help me!" he replied. "Uh, sure. I guess." she smiled and slightly blushed. "Great. I'll pick you up at six. Alright?" he said now smiling as if he forgot the day's events. Mina let Andrew go back to his duties as she went to where the other girls were sitting and told them what Andrew had done. "Really, that's great! Let's go pick out your outfit!" an excited Serena said. "Ok," replied Mina, then she turned to Darien and said "Thank you." he just shrugged his shoulders and said "hey it's the least I could do for him, and besides, what are friends for!" she smiled. Then all the girls left headed for Mina's house. Darien walked over to a more cheerful Andrew. "You just had to go and do that didn't you?" Andrew asked jokingly. "Sure, remember how I told you NOT to play matchmaker with me and Serena. Well, it's my turn. Besides you didn't waste anytime to ask her out did you?" Darien said. Andrew just blushed. He knew Mina liked him and when he looked into those blue eyes of hers. He realized that he liked her too. That night at six Andrew arrived to pick up Mina. The girls had picked out a short orange jumper- skirt with a white shirt under it. They preceeded to the movie theater in the mall, they were headed to where the movies were when Mina spotted a carnival outside. Andrew asked her if she would rather go to it than the movies. She quickly responded that she would. Andrew decided to try a rather bold movement by reaching down to hold her hand. She didn't expect it but she didn't mind either. In fact she returned the action by placing her head on his shoulder as they walked to the carnival. The night seemed to go by quickly as the two had the best time of their life. By 11 o'clock the carnival was closing for the night, so they thought it best to head home. They walked back to Andrew's car hand in hand, just as they had been all night. Andrew drove Mina back to her house and walked her to her door. Before she opened the door he stopped her, she turned back to look at him. He wrapped his hand around her waist and pulled her to him. She looked up at him and her eyes met with his. He slowly moved to kiss her lightly on the lips. He looked at her again. This time, it was her turn to be bold. She wrapped her arms around his neck and she kissed him, it was a longer and more meaningful kiss. It was her way of telling him that she had wanted to do that ever since she laid eyes on him and that was five years ago. The two parted and said their good byes for the night. The next morning Andrew was back at the arcade doing his normal duties with an unusual happiness. Darien walked in to see his friend with a huge smile on his face. "What happened to you last night? Did Rita call or something?" Darien asked as he was trying to guess the cause for his friend's happiness. "Rita, no. She didn't call, but last night I had the time of my life with a blonde beauty!" Andrew replied. Darien just smiled he knew his plan was working, but it was going better than he expected. At that time all the girls walked in. Serena walked over and gave Darien a peck on the cheek and told him that the only thing Mina could talk about was her date with Andrew. Darien chuckled slightly and told her that all Andrew could think about was Mina. The two got up and went and sat with the girls as Mina came over to where Andrew was working. "Did you sleep well last night?" Andrew asked. Although he was just looking at her he wasn't sure why all of a sudden he felt so close to her and just wanted to be with her for the rest of time. Don't get the wrong idea though he did love Rita but Mina was totally different. She had something that Rita didn't seem to have he was just confused as to why he didn't notice this feeling before. "Andrew, Andrew, are you alright?" Mina asked trying to get his attention. He snapped out of his trance. "Uh, what, oh, sure I'm fine. Just thinking of how beautiful you look this morning." he answered. "Oh, why thank you. You don't look half bad yourself . Did you get any sleep last night?" "No, I just couldn't stop thinking about you. What are you doing on Saturday night?" "Nothing, why?" she said softly where only he could hear. "I have been invited to attend a business dinner, and I would like you to accompany me. Will you do me the honor by going as my date?" "I'd love to. What should I wear?" "It is a semi-formal, so something nice. Alright?" "Um, okay. What time should I be ready?" "About 5:30. I'll pick you up." "Ok, see you then." She said as she walked over to where the others were sitting. "Excuse us Darien, but do you mind if I talk to the girls for a minute?" Mina asked Darien. "Um, no. I'll see ya later, alright?" he said as he gave Serena a peck on the cheek and went back to where Andrew was. "Okay girls, I need your help again. Andrew invited me to a business dinner and I need to wear something nice. Will you help me decide?" Mina asked as calmly as she could even though she was very excited. Serena was the first to respond. "Sure we'll help. Oh this is going to be so much fun..." She continued but it was all jumbled together because she was talking so fast. They all left the arcade and headed for Mina's house. When the group got there they spent several hours going through all of Mina's clothes. "You know what you need? You need something new. How about we go to the mall and get you a dress!" Lita said. "Um, okay. It's been a while since I got a new dress." Mina said. The group of girls headed toward the mall. They went into a small shop that the group bought all their clothes from. About an hour had past when they found the perfect dress. It was a knee length spaghetti string light blue dress. It matched her figure and brought out the color in her blue eyes. They bought the dress and left the store. "Okay, is it me, or are you all hungry too?" Serena asked. "You're always hungry, but it's not you, it's been a while since we ate. How about we get something to eat at the food court?" Raye said. "I believe that it would satisfy everyone!" Amy said. "Alright then. What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Lita exclaimed. The girls headed toward the food court where they all went into separate lines, then met back up at a table after getting their food. They all ate and went their separate ways for the night. On Saturday at noon, all the girls went over to Mina's house to help her get ready. Mina was surprised at their reactions because they seemed to be more excited than she was. By 5:15 they were doing the final touches on her make-up and getting ready for Andrew to arrive. Right at 5:30 sharp, the doorbell rang. Mina went to the door, took in a deep breath and opened the door. Andrew was standing there admiring her perfect figure. "Andrew are you ready or are you just going to stand there all night?" Mina asked with a smile. "Whenever you are ready, but I would be perfectly happy to stay with you." "Well, we'll see about that later. But, we have to hurry up or we are going to be late to the dinner." "Well, I guess we better get going then!" he said as he reached his arm out. She wrapped her arm around his as he escorted her to the car. When they arrived at the 5-star hotel ballroom, Mina was speechless. Andrew looked over at her. He lightly squeezed her hand to where she would move. She regained the color in her face as Andrew led her to the table. "Mina, are you alright?" he asked her quietly when they arrived at the table. "I'm fine. This place is just so beautiful. I've never been in a place so magnificent before." she said just above a whisper. "I'm sure it's not as beautiful as you." he said. She blushed slightly. He just smiled. She looked so cute when she blushed. "Would you care to dance?" he asked reaching his hand out. "I'd love to." she answered, reaching her hand up to take his. He escorted her to the dancefloor just in time for a slow song to begin. He placed one arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. She put her head on his shoulder as he slowly led the dance. He put his other arm around her and she put her arms around him. They both closed their eyes to make the best of the moment. By the time the song ended they had a small audience watching them. They opened their eyes at the sound of applause. They both blushed but Andrew decided to take advantage of the moment. He took his hand and lifted up her chin to look at her. He slowly placed his lips on hers and kissed her. She returned the kiss as the applause in the room grew. Instead of returning to the table, they left the ballroom. They walked in the park. It was now dark outside and the full moon was up. It's reflection shown bright off the calm lake. "It's so romantic, isn't it?" Mina asked just above a whisper not to spoil the romantic atmosphere. "It's a perfect night. And I'm glad to spend it with you." he whispered. Andrew let go of her hand and put his arm around her waist and pulled her to him. The two found a bench and sat down. Mina rested her head in his lap and they both looked at the stars. Andrew looked down at Mina. 'She's beautiful' he thought to himself. Before he knew what he was doing he bent down and kissed her. It was very passionate and Mina caught on to the idea and slightly parted her lips. This was new to Mina. She'd never had a real "boyfriend" so unlike the others. She was rather unexperienced with guys. Their tongues danced together and Andrew put his hand on Mina's thigh. 'He's getting rather bold to try that but two can play at this game.' she thought as they were still kissing. He pulled away slightly to take a quick breath. He then kissed her lightly on the neck and then moved slowly back towards her mouth. Their lips met again and Mina put her hands under his shirt and felt along his muscular chest. Mina and Andrew both realized that they were still in the park. "You want to go home now, I suppose." he said in a rather disappointed tone. "Actually, my parents aren't in the country and I get lonely. Would you mind if I stayed over at your place 'til they come back?" she whispered in his ear. He agreed and escorted her to his car. He opened her door and helped her in, then he went to his side and got in. The drive home was quiet and an unusual sense filled the atmosphere as they arrived at his house. He took her hand as he lead her to his door. He unlocked it and led her inside. "Make yourself at home. I'll be right back." he said as he left the room. When he came back he dimmed the lights and lit the fireplace. He also turned on some of his favorite instrumental music. He went and sat next to Mina on the loveseat and they started to pick up where they left off in the park. Mina was enjoying his hand on her leg and his lips on hers, but she knew that this was wrong and she had to stop it before it went too far. She pulled her head back and turned away from him. He looked at her for a moment then he realized that she had done the right thing. He also realized what he had done and knew that she was the one he wanted to be with for the rest of his life. He picked up her chin and kissed her lightly on the lips. He pulled away and looked into her big blue eyes. "I love you." he said quietly. She hesitated then responded by kissing him passionately on the lips. When she broke the kiss she said "I love you, too." She leaned and put her head on his shoulder. He put his arm around her and they sat like that for several hours. The next thing they knew they had fallen asleep and were waking up by the light of the sun that shined brightly in their eyes. They both got up and stretched. Andrew then put his arm back around Mina. "Did you sleep well, my love?" "As well as can be expected when you're not in a bed. But I enjoyed being in your arms." she replied. He waited for a moment before saying "Mina," he hesitated, "um, you might think I am crazy but I want to ask you a question." "Sure, what is it?" "Well, we've known each other for what 5 years now, and well, I really love you and um, what I am trying to say is will you move in with me? Of course if you don't want to that's-" he was cut off by Mina's kiss. He looked at her for a moment. "Andrew, I would love to move in with you, but do you think we're moving too fast?" "The only thing I think we did wrong was to not see this sooner." ~The End~