The queen was on her way to her ship whenever the ambassador pulled her aside into a small office.

"Surely, Your Majesty, you really don't plan on leaving without celebrating your 16th birthday?"

" I have other things I need to attend to. As much as I want to go as a 16 year old girl, my duties of being Queen Relena are greater. I'm sorry ambassador."

A tall, lanky gut came in and without even removing his hat uttered, " Your ship's leaving in two minutes, Your Majesty." Relena noticed his muscles that were cut throughout his body but she really noticed his brown spiky hair and the way he spoke.

"On second thought I believe I will go to that party."

"Oh, how wonderful! Of course you know it will be formal dress. Do you have an escort, Your Majesty?"

"Yes, Heero Yuy come here!"

The tall guy with the brown spiky hair had almost made it to the door. "Damn it!", he thought. He turned around, bowed, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty?"

"Come over here, and don't you dare call me Your Majesty, call me Relena. I don't EVER want to hear you say that. Heero, will you take me to my birthday party? And don't say yes because I'm the queen; answer because I'm Relena."

"Relena you know I'd do anything for you." And then she saw that wry smile that he gave when he meant something. Relena could feel herself blushing and going weak in the knees right there on the spot.

One of the ambassadors cried, "Relena, we can find you a more suitable escort; perhaps Quatra Rababa Winner (at this point Heero tensed up a little.) He'd be glad to escort you. You don't have to ask some trash you just met if you feel pressured into going!"

"Can't you see I've known him before or I wouldn't have said 'Heero Yuy come here', Quatra will bring Dorothy if he brings anybody, and that's Your Majesty or Queen Relena to you!! Now then, you do have a tuxedo, don't you? I hope so, you look so regal in a tuxedo. Can you pick me up at 7:00?"

"I have a tuxedo because I never know when I'll need one and 8:00 on a motorcycle."

"7: 30 on a motorcycle." Heero nodded in agreement.

Everybody left to go about their business. "Who's Dorothy?" one ambassador asked.