A Normal Life
By: Jade Starlight
Chapter One: The Verdict
A couple of days after Relena resigned, she decided to take full advantage of
being off duty and free of any responsibility, so she slept in for the first time in a year.
"Relena, get up sleepy head!" a voice yelled from the other side of her bedroom
door. Relena's eyes fluttered open, and she slowly sat up, glancing at her clock, which
read 10:30 in big red letters.
"Who is it?" she asked groggily. She rubbed her eyes, attempting to wake up.
"It's Lucrezia, dear. Can I come in?"
"Sure," Relena flopped her head back down onto the pillow. Noin entered and
immediately opened the curtains to her balcony doors, revealing the sun. Relena quickly
pulled the covers over her head, groaning.
"Lena, are you okay? You're not sick, are you?" Noin asked, sitting next to
Relena on the bed.
"No, I'm just tired," Relena answered, peaking out from the covers. She sighed
heavily.
"What is it?" Noin asked, a concerned look crossing over her. Relena sat up and
turned to her friend, smiling wearily.
"Well, for one thing, I was having a good dream, and for another, I wish I could
sleep forever. I never realized how much I needed it."
"Well, as much as I'd like to just let you sleep your life away, I think you'd better
get out now. After all, since you don't have anything to do, you could shop, or lounge
around the gardens," Noin suggested, getting up to leave.
"Yeah yeah, I know. I'll be down as soon as I'm done getting dressed," Relena
said, pulling the covers off of her. Noin smiled and closed the door behind her, leaving
Relena alone. She walked over to her vanity, and grabbed a brush, but she set it down
and picked up the teddy bear that was sitting next to it.
"Sometimes I think you're the only one who understands me," she said aloud,
staring at the bear. She walked out onto the balcony and gazed at the gardens and the
mountains in her kingdom. She leaned against the balcony and cuddled the little bear.
"You know so many secrets about me that you could probably ruin me, if you
could talk of course," she said again. She sighed heavily. "Listen to me! I'm so alone
that I talk to a bear for comfort!" She started laughing at herself and then stopped, gazing
down at it lovingly this time. She stroked the ribbon that was tied around it, and shook
her head.
"But you aren't just any bear, you're my prince in disguise," she whispered. "Or at
least, you're from my prince. Only I'm not so sure he feels the same way, " she said,
sighing heavily again. She walked back inside, oblivious of the eyes that were watching
her.
Heero kept his gaze on Relena as she continued her talk with the bear. He was
behind the opened door to the balcony. He saw the sadness in her eyes when she
mentioned "her prince."
Why do you still love me? Why Relena? I've never done anything for you, and yet
you continue to care! He stopped his train of thought and left Relena's balcony. He knew
what he had to do.
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After breakfast Relena disappeared into the gardens, wander around with no
particular destination.
I wonder who will go with me? she thought. I hope they all do, even Wufei,
although he may need to be hit a few times for his comments! She started laughing to
herself about that thought. She was picturing chasing Wufei down because he said
women are weak again.
"That would be interesting," Relena mused, sitting down under a willow tree that
was near the end of the garden. She rested her head back against the trunk, closing her
eyes. She drifted off into a light slumber.
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The vid phone was ringing to no end, and Noin was busy cleaning the kitchen so
she couldn't answer it.
"Zechs! Get that please!" she yelled. The ringing stopped immediately, and Noin
sighed in relief.
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"Hey Duo, what brings you to call here this morning?" Millardo asked the all-to-
cheerful pilot.
"Well, actually, I was calling Lena. Is she available?"
"No, I'm afraid not, Duo. She's made herself scarce at the moment. What did you
need to tell her?"
"Well, I'm taking her up on that offer," he said, a huge grin spreading across his
face.
"That's a relief!" Millardo said, smiling at the pilot.
"Can ya give her the message, and tell her to call me back?"
"No problem Duo. It was nice talking to you."
"Same here! Bye!" The screen went blank. Noin entered the room, to find a
pleased Millardo.
"Zechs, why are you so happy all of a sudden?"
"Duo's going with Relena when she leaves."
"Really? Well, she'll be happy to have a friend accompany her!" The two walked
into the other room to relax a little.
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Relena's eyes flew open when she heard footsteps approaching her. She turned
around, to find that no one was there.
"Okay, very creepy," she whispered to herself, getting up and inspecting the area
around her. She shrugged when she found nothing, and decided to climb the tree. She
grabbed branch after branch, slowly making her way to about the middle. Just as she sat
down, she heard someone calling her.
"Relena?" the voice said.
"Up here!' she yelled, looking below her. She waited for the person to appear, and
when they did she nearly fell out of the tree.
"Why are you up there?" Heero asked, glancing up. She sat there, stunned for a
minute, before answering.
"Uh, I-I was just bored I guess," she answered.
"Mind if I join you?"
"No, not at all," she said, a huge smile crossing her face. Heero just started
climbing up the tree, until he was next to Relena.
"So, how are you?" Heero asked.
"I'm good, and you?"
"Fine," he answered flatly.
"So, did my brother let you in?"
"Not exactly."
"Oh," Relena said, understanding what he meant. "Hey, did you think about my
offer?" she asked, getting to the point. Heero just sat there, looking straight ahead.
"Heero? Are you okay?" she asked, concerned for him. He directed his gaze to
her face, and he saw the love in her eyes as they sat there.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he answered, still staring at her. She blushed and looked away,
not catching the small smile playing on his lips.
"So, um, did you?" she pressed.
"Yes, and I will go...with you...and the others," he said. Relena looked at him and
a huge smile spread across her lips, as she flung her arms around him, hugging him. He
just sat there, unsure of what to do, and then he hugged her back slightly.
"I'm so glad that you are! We'll have so much fun!" she said, pulling away. She
was about to go on, and then she lost her balance, and started to fall forward, but Heero
quickly caught her, and she grabbed onto his neck for dear life. She looked up into his
eyes, and she melted. He looked back, and she could've sworn she saw affection in them,
before he looked away.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Hm? Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. Sometimes I think I truly am a blonde," she
said, laughing a little. Heero smiled, and when she saw this, she nearly fell over, again.
He was very amused by her reaction.
"So, why don't we get down now?" he said, slowly climbing down. Relena
nodded, still shocked, and came right after him. They made their way back to the house,
silent, but comfortable.
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When Relena entered the house, she was greeted by her brother.
"Well hello, Relena. Did you relax?" he asked.
"Well, actually, yes, thank you. And you?" She stopped when she followed her
brother's gaze behind her.
"Hello, Heero," he grunted. Relena smiled a little when Heero just glared back.
"Um, Heero's going to visit for a while today, so we'll be leaving now," she said,
dragging Heero behind her.
"Relena, Duo called. He's going with you," Millardo informed her.
"He is?! Yes!" she smiled brightly and turned to Heero. "This is great! Now we
won't be alone!"
"We?" Millardo asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah. Heero's going to," Relena informed him. Before her brother could protest,
the vid phone started ringing. Relena ran to answer it.
"Relena here," she said. Quatre's face appeared, and he smiled brightly at the
princess.
"Hello, Miss Relena. I have wonderful news!"
"Really? What is it?"
"Iria and my sisters are going to run my father's business, which means I'm free to
go with you!" he beamed at her. She in turn smiled brightly. "Oh, hi Heero," Quatre said.
"Hello, Quatre," he answered, standing next to Relena.
"Heero, Quatre's going with us!" Relena said excitedly.
"Us?" Quatre raised a questioning eyebrow.
"Yeah. Duo and I are going too," Heero answered flatly.
"Oh yeah, Trowa said he was coming too," Quatre informed them.
"What about Wufei?" Relena asked. Before Quatre could answer, Relena had
another call. "Quatre, I'll call you back," she said, flipping over. Wufei's picture replaced
his.
"Listen here, woman. I will be accompanying you when you go, but don't get all
happy or anything, cause I may leave," he said grouchily. Relena stifled a giggle.
"Great! That means everyone's going!" she said happily. Wufei suddenly noticed
Heero was there.
"Heero, why are you there?" he asked.
"I came to inform Relena that I was going too," he said. Wufei nodded.
"Bye Heero, bye woman," Wufei said, as his image faded. Relena smiled evilly,
which frightened Heero a little, although he didn't show it.
"I can't wait till I see him! I'll teach him not to call me woman!" she said, and
then she started laughing.
"Relena, are you okay?" Millardo asked joining the two teens. Relena smiled and
said, "Of course," before dragging Heero up the stairs and to her room. Before Millardo
could protest, Noin stopped him.
"Leave them be. I haven't seen Relena this happy in a long time," she told him.
Millardo reluctantly agreed, and followed Noin outside for a walk.
By: Jade Starlight
Chapter One: The Verdict
A couple of days after Relena resigned, she decided to take full advantage of
being off duty and free of any responsibility, so she slept in for the first time in a year.
"Relena, get up sleepy head!" a voice yelled from the other side of her bedroom
door. Relena's eyes fluttered open, and she slowly sat up, glancing at her clock, which
read 10:30 in big red letters.
"Who is it?" she asked groggily. She rubbed her eyes, attempting to wake up.
"It's Lucrezia, dear. Can I come in?"
"Sure," Relena flopped her head back down onto the pillow. Noin entered and
immediately opened the curtains to her balcony doors, revealing the sun. Relena quickly
pulled the covers over her head, groaning.
"Lena, are you okay? You're not sick, are you?" Noin asked, sitting next to
Relena on the bed.
"No, I'm just tired," Relena answered, peaking out from the covers. She sighed
heavily.
"What is it?" Noin asked, a concerned look crossing over her. Relena sat up and
turned to her friend, smiling wearily.
"Well, for one thing, I was having a good dream, and for another, I wish I could
sleep forever. I never realized how much I needed it."
"Well, as much as I'd like to just let you sleep your life away, I think you'd better
get out now. After all, since you don't have anything to do, you could shop, or lounge
around the gardens," Noin suggested, getting up to leave.
"Yeah yeah, I know. I'll be down as soon as I'm done getting dressed," Relena
said, pulling the covers off of her. Noin smiled and closed the door behind her, leaving
Relena alone. She walked over to her vanity, and grabbed a brush, but she set it down
and picked up the teddy bear that was sitting next to it.
"Sometimes I think you're the only one who understands me," she said aloud,
staring at the bear. She walked out onto the balcony and gazed at the gardens and the
mountains in her kingdom. She leaned against the balcony and cuddled the little bear.
"You know so many secrets about me that you could probably ruin me, if you
could talk of course," she said again. She sighed heavily. "Listen to me! I'm so alone
that I talk to a bear for comfort!" She started laughing at herself and then stopped, gazing
down at it lovingly this time. She stroked the ribbon that was tied around it, and shook
her head.
"But you aren't just any bear, you're my prince in disguise," she whispered. "Or at
least, you're from my prince. Only I'm not so sure he feels the same way, " she said,
sighing heavily again. She walked back inside, oblivious of the eyes that were watching
her.
Heero kept his gaze on Relena as she continued her talk with the bear. He was
behind the opened door to the balcony. He saw the sadness in her eyes when she
mentioned "her prince."
Why do you still love me? Why Relena? I've never done anything for you, and yet
you continue to care! He stopped his train of thought and left Relena's balcony. He knew
what he had to do.
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After breakfast Relena disappeared into the gardens, wander around with no
particular destination.
I wonder who will go with me? she thought. I hope they all do, even Wufei,
although he may need to be hit a few times for his comments! She started laughing to
herself about that thought. She was picturing chasing Wufei down because he said
women are weak again.
"That would be interesting," Relena mused, sitting down under a willow tree that
was near the end of the garden. She rested her head back against the trunk, closing her
eyes. She drifted off into a light slumber.
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The vid phone was ringing to no end, and Noin was busy cleaning the kitchen so
she couldn't answer it.
"Zechs! Get that please!" she yelled. The ringing stopped immediately, and Noin
sighed in relief.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Hey Duo, what brings you to call here this morning?" Millardo asked the all-to-
cheerful pilot.
"Well, actually, I was calling Lena. Is she available?"
"No, I'm afraid not, Duo. She's made herself scarce at the moment. What did you
need to tell her?"
"Well, I'm taking her up on that offer," he said, a huge grin spreading across his
face.
"That's a relief!" Millardo said, smiling at the pilot.
"Can ya give her the message, and tell her to call me back?"
"No problem Duo. It was nice talking to you."
"Same here! Bye!" The screen went blank. Noin entered the room, to find a
pleased Millardo.
"Zechs, why are you so happy all of a sudden?"
"Duo's going with Relena when she leaves."
"Really? Well, she'll be happy to have a friend accompany her!" The two walked
into the other room to relax a little.
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Relena's eyes flew open when she heard footsteps approaching her. She turned
around, to find that no one was there.
"Okay, very creepy," she whispered to herself, getting up and inspecting the area
around her. She shrugged when she found nothing, and decided to climb the tree. She
grabbed branch after branch, slowly making her way to about the middle. Just as she sat
down, she heard someone calling her.
"Relena?" the voice said.
"Up here!' she yelled, looking below her. She waited for the person to appear, and
when they did she nearly fell out of the tree.
"Why are you up there?" Heero asked, glancing up. She sat there, stunned for a
minute, before answering.
"Uh, I-I was just bored I guess," she answered.
"Mind if I join you?"
"No, not at all," she said, a huge smile crossing her face. Heero just started
climbing up the tree, until he was next to Relena.
"So, how are you?" Heero asked.
"I'm good, and you?"
"Fine," he answered flatly.
"So, did my brother let you in?"
"Not exactly."
"Oh," Relena said, understanding what he meant. "Hey, did you think about my
offer?" she asked, getting to the point. Heero just sat there, looking straight ahead.
"Heero? Are you okay?" she asked, concerned for him. He directed his gaze to
her face, and he saw the love in her eyes as they sat there.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he answered, still staring at her. She blushed and looked away,
not catching the small smile playing on his lips.
"So, um, did you?" she pressed.
"Yes, and I will go...with you...and the others," he said. Relena looked at him and
a huge smile spread across her lips, as she flung her arms around him, hugging him. He
just sat there, unsure of what to do, and then he hugged her back slightly.
"I'm so glad that you are! We'll have so much fun!" she said, pulling away. She
was about to go on, and then she lost her balance, and started to fall forward, but Heero
quickly caught her, and she grabbed onto his neck for dear life. She looked up into his
eyes, and she melted. He looked back, and she could've sworn she saw affection in them,
before he looked away.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Hm? Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. Sometimes I think I truly am a blonde," she
said, laughing a little. Heero smiled, and when she saw this, she nearly fell over, again.
He was very amused by her reaction.
"So, why don't we get down now?" he said, slowly climbing down. Relena
nodded, still shocked, and came right after him. They made their way back to the house,
silent, but comfortable.
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When Relena entered the house, she was greeted by her brother.
"Well hello, Relena. Did you relax?" he asked.
"Well, actually, yes, thank you. And you?" She stopped when she followed her
brother's gaze behind her.
"Hello, Heero," he grunted. Relena smiled a little when Heero just glared back.
"Um, Heero's going to visit for a while today, so we'll be leaving now," she said,
dragging Heero behind her.
"Relena, Duo called. He's going with you," Millardo informed her.
"He is?! Yes!" she smiled brightly and turned to Heero. "This is great! Now we
won't be alone!"
"We?" Millardo asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah. Heero's going to," Relena informed him. Before her brother could protest,
the vid phone started ringing. Relena ran to answer it.
"Relena here," she said. Quatre's face appeared, and he smiled brightly at the
princess.
"Hello, Miss Relena. I have wonderful news!"
"Really? What is it?"
"Iria and my sisters are going to run my father's business, which means I'm free to
go with you!" he beamed at her. She in turn smiled brightly. "Oh, hi Heero," Quatre said.
"Hello, Quatre," he answered, standing next to Relena.
"Heero, Quatre's going with us!" Relena said excitedly.
"Us?" Quatre raised a questioning eyebrow.
"Yeah. Duo and I are going too," Heero answered flatly.
"Oh yeah, Trowa said he was coming too," Quatre informed them.
"What about Wufei?" Relena asked. Before Quatre could answer, Relena had
another call. "Quatre, I'll call you back," she said, flipping over. Wufei's picture replaced
his.
"Listen here, woman. I will be accompanying you when you go, but don't get all
happy or anything, cause I may leave," he said grouchily. Relena stifled a giggle.
"Great! That means everyone's going!" she said happily. Wufei suddenly noticed
Heero was there.
"Heero, why are you there?" he asked.
"I came to inform Relena that I was going too," he said. Wufei nodded.
"Bye Heero, bye woman," Wufei said, as his image faded. Relena smiled evilly,
which frightened Heero a little, although he didn't show it.
"I can't wait till I see him! I'll teach him not to call me woman!" she said, and
then she started laughing.
"Relena, are you okay?" Millardo asked joining the two teens. Relena smiled and
said, "Of course," before dragging Heero up the stairs and to her room. Before Millardo
could protest, Noin stopped him.
"Leave them be. I haven't seen Relena this happy in a long time," she told him.
Millardo reluctantly agreed, and followed Noin outside for a walk.
