A NORMAL LIFE
BY: Jade Starlight

Chapter Four: The First Day


Beep, beep, beep! Heero's alarm sounded at 6:30 A.M this Monday morning. He
tried to keep his nice dream, but he lost it to that sound ringing in his ears, at least to him.
He rolled over, and with one swift motion, snatched the clock off of his dresser, flinging
it to the other side of the room. He smiled as he heard a crash, and no more beeping.
Then he heard frantic footsteps as someone opened the door. He opened his eyes to find
Quatre staring at him, concern in his eyes.
"Heero, what happened? Are you-" he stopped when he saw the remnants of the
alarm clock beside the doorway. Shaking his head, he retreated back to his room, as
Heero climbed out of bed. As he entered the hall, he heard two showers going, and
Wufei rambling about the injustice in getting up so early. Then he heard Duo's loud
snores.
Some things will never change, he thought, approaching the stairway. As he went
to go downstairs, he heard a scream, followed by his name. He bolted to Relena's room,
and he found her gnashing violently at the air in her sleep. Her face held a fearful
expression, and then one of rage.
"Heero! No! I'll murder you for this! NO!" she screamed louder than before, and
sweat started falling down her face. Heero was immediately at her side, attempting to
calm her. He shook her gently, and her eyes flashed open. When she noticed Heero, she
hugged him tightly, as if she feared he was an illusion.
"Relena, are you okay?" Duo asked, entering the room. She shook her head
slowly, looking at her hands.
"I-I was dreaming, that's all. It was only a dream," she said, more to herself than
Duo. Heero motioned for Duo to leave, and he did, shutting the door behind him. Heero
over heard Duo telling the others Relena was fine, and nothing was wrong. Then he
heard them descending the steps, moving quickly downstairs no doubt.
"Relena, are you okay now?" Heero asked, forcing her to look up. Again she
shook her head, and then tears started slowly creeping out of her eyes.
"Oh Heero, it was aweful!" she said, attempting to stop her crying. He wiped a
tear away.
"Tell me about the dream," he said. She looked at his eyes, and she saw concern
in them, and also trust, so she decided to continue.
"Well, in the dream, you & I, as well as the other pilots, were fighting in our
Gundams. I had one now. You were in trouble, so I went to assist you, and somehow we
were beaten, and captured by the enemy, which I could not see. They took us to a
dungeon, and we were...tortured is the only thing I can think of. Anyway, after that, they
killed you in front of me, and I could've stopped them, but I didn't!" Fresh tears started
silently flowing, more of guilt than fear this time. Heero soothed her until she stopped
crying.
"Look, here I am, alive and well. You have nothing to worry about," he said,
smiling genuinely at her. She nodded and smiled, but frowned when she saw the time.
"Oh my God! It's 6:43! I still have to get ready, and so do you!" she said,
jumping up. She ushered Heero out of her room.
"Are you okay now, Relena?" he asked.
"Yes, thank you for listening. Now, hurry and get ready or we'll be late!" she said,
pushing her dream out of her memory for the moment.
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Relena and the five pilots approached their new school, looking in awe at it. It
was four stories high, a block long, and had an old, antique look to it on the outside.
"Man, it's HUGE!" Duo said, gawking in awe at the large building.
"Yeah, well, I'm just glad I don't have to wear any uniform," Relena said, also
gawking at it. They were attending a public school, so uniforms weren't the dress code.
Relena was wearing, instead, a pink, mid-thigh length skirt, a white tank top, and white,
chunky soled sneakers with no socks. Her hair was pulled into a high ponytail, secured
by a pink bow.
"I definitely agree with that!" Quatre said, looking at his own clothing. He wore a
light blue, collared button up shirt, a white one peaking from underneath, regular wide
legged khaki's, and white tennis shoes.
"So do I," Trowa said. he had on a dark blue v-neck t-shirt with wide legged
jeans, and tennis shoes.
"Hear hear!" Duo said, admiring his new clothes. He wore a black button up t-
shirt, black wide legged jeans, and black tennis shoes.
"For once, I agree with you," Wufei said. He wore a red t-shirt with black and
gold chinese designs all over, blue jeans, and tennis shoes.
"Yep," was all Heero said, pulling on his green button up t-shirt. He wore blue
jeans and tennis shoes also.
"Well, we should get moving," Relena said, leading the way to the steps of the
school.
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Jade was chatting with her best friend, when she spotted a group heading towards
the school.
"Come on, Shiri. Let's greet these newcomers," she said, grabbing her friend's
hand, dragging her into the path of the group.
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Relena stopped in her tracks when two girls stopped in front of her. One had long
blonde hair, reaching her waist, while the other had brown hair the length of Relena's
hair, coming about mid length on her back.
"Hi, I'm Jade Nicolette. Are you new?" the brown haired one asked, extending a
hand. Relena shook it.
"Yes, I'm Relena Dorlian. Are we that obvious?" she asked.
"Well," the blonde head said," we haven't had newbies in a while, so when we
didn't recognize you, we summed it up. I'm Shiri Harris," she extended her hand, and
Relena shook it as well. The boys were just standing around, not at all interested in this
new acquaintance.
"This is Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Quatre Winner, Wufei Chang, and Trowa
Barton," Relena said, introducing her friends. At the mention of their name, they either
nodded, or replied with a "Hi," before returning to their train of thought.
"Well, talk about anti-social," Jade said, laughing. Relena smiled nervously.
"Sorry about that. I think they're just nervous about moving here," she lied. She
got glares from all but Quatre, but she ignored them, and continued.
"So, you heading to the Administrator's Office?" Shiri asked.
"Yeah, actually. Where is that?"
"We'll show ya," Jade offered. She lead them inside and up one flight of stairs,
turned right, and stopped halfway down the hall.
"Here you are. We have to go, but we hope to see you in class!" Shiri said, as she
and Jade disappeared around a corner. Relena waved, and then turned to the boys.
"Well, I must say that I am truly ashamed to be your friend. They were nothing
but nice, and all you is do stare off in space, and hardly noticed their kindness, pushing it
aside as if it's nothing!" Relena huffed.
"Like I care what you think! They were just girls!" Wufei said. Relena glared at
him, and then entered the office, the others following behind her.
"May I help you?" the secretary asked.
"We're the transfer students from Europe," Relena said.
"Name please."
"Relena Dorlian." The secretary pulled up her files, then excused herself,
retreating to a room in the back. She appeared a couple of seconds later with papers and
I'D.'s in her hands.
"Here you are. This is your schedule and locker information, and this is your I'D.
You need it to get into the lunchroom to eat. It also contains your library card number,
student number, and identification picture," she said, handing two sheets and a card to
Relena.
"Thank you," Relena said, sitting down. The secretary gave the rest theirs, and in
ten minutes they were on their way to retrieve their books.
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Shiri and Jade met three other girls around the corner.
"What did you find out?" a black haired girl asked.
"I've now confirmed it's definitely them," Jade said. She was about to go on, but a
beep from her wrist communicator interrupted her.
"Jade?" a young man's picture appeared.
"Yes, Dr. Hino?"
"Is it them?"
"Yes. Mission One...Complete," Jade reported.
"Excellent. Everyone's next mission is to bring the pilots to me and the others.
Relena first, though. Once you have her, the others won't refuse."
"Mission...Accepted," Jade said.
"Report back in a week," the voice said, as the picture disappeared.
"Well, you heard the man," Shiri said, as they made their way to their lockers
before class started.
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Relena, Heero, and Quatre were wandering hopelessly around the first floor,
trying to find room 121, their first period class. They had about five minutes left until the
late bell.
"I think it's this way," Relena said, pointing to the right. Heero shook his head.
"No, it's this way."
"But the numbers go up there, and we need a lower number."
"Yeah, but I think it's in that hallway at the end of this one," Heero argued back,
but Relena shook her head this time. Before she could continue, Quatre interrupted.
"Look, I think Relena's way is right, but I'm not completely sure," he added, when
Heero glared at him. Before things got worse, they heard laughter, followed by a familiar
voice.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? I see that you need some assistance,"
Shiri said. She and another girl were standing in the stairwell behind them.
"Yeah, actually we do. Where's room 121?" Relena asked Shiri as she approached
them.
"Oh, you guys have English first too huh? Well, it's this way," the blue haired one
said, as she and Shiri led the way down the hall to the right, stopping at a classroom near
the end. All five of them barely made it before the bell rang. Relena took a seat next to
Shiri in the row near the back. Next to Shiri was the other girls, and next to Relena was
Heero, and then Quatre. The teacher flipped on the television.
"What are we watching?" Relena asked, curious as to why they would watch t.v.
during class.
"It's the school news," the other answered. "By the way, I'm Amara. No need to
introduce yourselves, I already know who you are," she added.
"Okay," Quatre said.
"Excuse me, Miss Knight, but you know the rules for talking. There is none
during class time," the teacher, Mrs. Jenkins, said. Amara and Shiri smiled and nodded.
"Don't mind the teacher. She's cool when you get to know her," Shiri whispered
when the young teacher turned around.
"Thanks for the information," Relena whispered back. Then all of the talking
stopped, as Mrs. Jenkins continued eying them frequently.
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Wufei, Trowa, Duo, Jade, Isis, and Alondra were all seated at the back of the
classroom in World History, which was on the second floor. Duo and Jade were engaged
in a conversation.
"So, thanks again for helping us find our way. It's pretty cool that we have a class
together," Duo said, smirking at Jade. She smiled back.
"No problem. Anytime," she replied. Then she turned around to Isis, who was
seated behind her. "Hey, why don't you talk?"
"Because, I have nothing to say at the moment," Isis replied, as she continued
reviewing her notes. Duo cringed slightly at her expression.
"Ya know, she reminds me of Heero," he said to Wufei, who was seated in front
of him. When Wufei only grunted, he turned to Trowa, who was behind him. "Do you
agree?"
"Yes," was all Trowa said. The period ended five minutes later, and Duo was on
his way to Biology, which, coincidently, Alondra had also. Jade had gym next, with
Trowa, and Isis had Algebra Two with Wufei.
"So, is Biology hard?" Duo asked Alondra, as she led him up two flights of stairs,
to the fourth floor.
"Not really. I actually find it interesting." The entered the classroom door at the
top of the stairs, and they met Quatre there.
"Hey buddy! Nice to see a fimiliar face!" Duo said, taking his place next to
Quatre. They were sitting at a table in the very back because they were the only seats left.
Alondra sat beside them, at another table.
"Alright class, today we start our fifth chapter. Please open your books to page
278," Mr. Noel, the teacher, instructed. The class did so. And they began to take notes
from the projector...
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Jade showed Heero and Trowa where the boys' locker room was on the first floor,
before she departed to the girls' locker room. Five minutes later, she was in roll line
against the wall on the right side of the gym. Heero, Trowa, and Amara were in the same
class.
"Hey all!" Amara said, greeting the new boy. "I'm Amara, and you're Trowa,
right?"
"Yeah, I am," he said. The teacher took role, and explained what was going on
today.
"As most of you remember, it is now soccer season, so today we will begin with
basic skills," Mr. Johnson said.
"Soccer? Cool," Heero said. Trowa nodded, and Jade groaned.
"Yes! I love soccer!" Amara said, smiling widely.
"Well of course you do! You play!" Jade said, still groaning.
"Why don't you like it?" Trowa asked.
"I'll stick to cheerleading, thanks" she said.
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Isis, Wufei, Relena, and Shiri took notes on their lesson for Algebra. When the
teacher was done giving out their assignment, a few decided to chat.
"So, Wufei, are good at martial arts?" Isis asked.
"Yes, if it's any of your business," he said, contemplating a math problem. Isis
sneared at him, and turned around, facing Shiri, who was in front of her. The desks were
set up like tables, four put together.
"Don't take it offensively, Isis. He's like that towards every woman," Relena
explained. Isis nodded, and continued her work, but not before saying, "Well, he is
weak," which enraged Wufei. Shiri and Relena laughed at his expression before
continuing their conversation.
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Third period, Relena, Alondra, Duo, and Quatre had gym together, while Trowa,
Wufei, and Jade went to English. Then Heero, Isis, Amara, and Shiri went to Biology.
Fourth period everyone had Spanish together, and fifth period everyone had lunch
and study hall.
"So, everyone introduce themselves again, just so I get this straight," Duo said, as
everyone chowed down their food.
"Okay, I'm Jade," the girl with mid back length brown hair and tan skin said.
"I'm Isis," the one with black waste length hair and tan skin said.
"I'm Shiri," the one with blonde waste length hair said.
"My name's Alondra," the girl with short, chin length brown hair said.
"And I'm Amara," the girl with shoulder length blue hair said.
"Thank you. There are so many, that i tend to get mixed up," Duo said, laughing.
The girls and Relena and Quatre laughed as well.
"Maxwell, your mixed up with anything and everything," Wufei told him.
"Oh, shut up, Wufei!" Duo said, smacking him on the head. Wufei turned red, but
didn't follow, because they were still in school.
"Hey Lena, how's your day goin'?" Duo asked.
"Lena?" Shiri said, a questioning look on her face.
"Yeah, it's short for Relena. I guess you could say it's a nick name."
"Oh okay," Jade shrugged, and then she smiled. "Say, Relena, how would you
like it if we had a girls night Friday?"
"A girls night? Like a slumber party?"
"Yeah. We'd have so much fun!" Shiri chimed in. The other girls nodded their
heads, as the guys just sweat dropped.
"Oh brother," Duo mumbled.
"Hey, why don't you all stay at our place? I mean, we've got two living rooms, so
the boys can't bother us really, and it is new!" Relena exclaimed, as she smiled.
"WHAT?! Listen here, woman, I will not be bothered by you and your gossup!"
Wufei said.
"Who said we'd bother you anyway? You think we'd actually go out of our way to
do that?" Isis said, glaring at him. Before things could get worse, Relena cut in.
"We'll figure it out later then? How about after school?" she suggested. Everyone
nodded, and the rest of lunch and study hall was uneventful.
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Sixth period, Duo, Heero, Jade, Alondra, Quatre, and Amara went to Algebra,
while Relena, Trowa, and Wufei went to Biology. Then Isis and Shiri went to gym.
Seventh period, Wufei went to gym alone, while Jade went to Biology alone.
Then Quatre, Trowa, and Amara went to Algebra together. Isis and Duo went to English
together, Heero and Relena went to World History, and Alondra went to her Art class.
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"Relena, over here!" Heero yelled, waving his arms so she'd see. She was talking
with Amara on her way over.
"Heero, guess what?!" she said excitedly.
"I don't know, what?" he asked, to amuse her.
"I'm gonna play soccer!" she squeeled in delight. Heero's eyes nearly popped out
of his head.
"WHAT?!" he screamed. She laughed hysterically with Amara, who was still
with her.
"Yep, you heard her. She's gonna play with me! She liked it in gym so much, that
decided she wanted to be on the team!"
"Are you sure Relena? I mean, you have to collide with people, and it's pretty
rough," Duo said, as he overheard the conversation.
"Well that's why I'm doing it! I think it's gonna be tons of fun getting to push
other people, and knock 'em down! Besides, it's a good change for me," she said kind of
angrily. Heero and Duo winced and then Duo immediately recovered his insults.
"Lena I'm sorry! I didn't mean for it to come out like it did!" Relena looked at
him, and sh slowly smiled.
"It's fine, Duo. I understand." She turned to Amara, who was laughing still. "I
gotta book, so I'll see ya tomorrow!"
"K, bye Lena!" The girls hugged, and parted.
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Relena, Duo, and Heero were slumped over their books in the living room
upstairs.
"Man, I'm never gonna understand this stuff!" Duo yelled, after reading over
chapter one in his World History book.
"Duo, it isn't that hard," Relena said, stifling another giggle. Poor Duo had been
trying to understand the lesson, but he couldn't.
"So, the Egyptians were supposively the first civilization then?" he asked Relena
and Heero.
"Well, some think so. That won't be on the test thought," Heero said.
"It won't?"
"No, because it isn't important," Relena explained.
"Well, what's the point in this anyway?"
"Duo, the history of our world is what got us here today. Aren't you even a little
interested as to how much we've advanced throughout history?" Duo looked at Relena,
and then at his book.
"Yeah, I guess, Lena. But I don't really care to learn it very much. It's boring," he
said, leaning back in his chair. Relena and Heero shook there heads and sighed.
"Duo, we'll help, but you have to promise you'll actually listen," Heero said.
"Yeah yeah, I know."
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About three hours later, around 11:00 P.M., Quatre walked out of his room to get
a little snack. On his way down, he noticed that Heero was still up, with an exhausted
Relena resting her head on his shoulder as they watched television.
"Heero, why are you still up?" Quatre asked, whispering. Everyone else was in
bed.
"Well, we haven't finished our studies yet, and Relena wanted to check up on
Sank."
"Oh, okay. I'm getting some food, and then going to bed."
"Okay," Heero said, never taking his eyes off of the television. Relena was nearly
asleep, as they continued watching, while Quatre had already left. Five minutes later he
was back upstairs, and in bed. Heero sighed as he turned off the t.v.
"Relena, let's go to bed," Heero said. When he turned to her, he saw that she had
fallen asleep.
She looks just like an angel, he thought, looking at her peaceful face. She stirred
slightly, and opened her eyes.
"Heero?" she said, gazing into his eyes.
"Yes?"
"Can I stay with you tonight?" she asked innocently. Her eyes pleaded with him,
and he agreed. She smiled and followed him into his room, glancing at the bed.
"Um, I can take the floor if you-"
"No Heero, don't be silly. I will," she said sleepily. He nodded as he prepared a
bed for her. She slumped onto it, and covered up with the large comforter.
"Goodnight, Relena," Heero said, as he layed down. When he heard no answer,
he assumed she was already asleep. He followed soon after her, dreaming of the past, as
always.
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Relena was running, from what though, she wasn't sure. She saw a Gundam, but
it was new. Climbing into the cockpit, she turned it on.
"Mission, accepted," she said. As she left the hanger she was in, she joined a
battle. She saw the five original Gundams, and then she saw six new ones. Turning to
her right, her screen showed Wing Zero, and it was about to go down.
"Heero!" she screamed, as she raced to his rescue. The enemy attacked with full
force, bringing them both down. She was about to hit the ground when...


Relena sat upright, sweat pouring down her face. She slowly brought her
breathing back to normal, as she went over the dream in her head.
It was like the one I had before, she thought, climbing to her feet. She glanced
next to her, and she saw Heero's sleeping form.
He looks so peaceful. Like an angel, she thought, reaching over him. She moved
his wild bangs out of his face, and smiled gently. Then she crawled quietly over him, and
rested between him and the wall. She layed down on his chest, and drifted off to sleep,
not once disturbing her prince.
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Heero smiled as he felt Relena cuddle up next to him. When he knew she was
asleep, he wrapped his arms around her, and fell back into dreamland.