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To Demonika: I'm sooooooooooooooooooooo sorry (says this a thousand times) but I don't think I can elongate the story enough for it to be 14 chapters so unfortunately this will be the last chapter. To the world (or whoever's reading this): This is the last chapter. I can't believe it!!! This is the longest story I've ever written. I know some of you have probably written like 25 chapters on an average (my average is 9…I rarely break 10) this is like a major accomplishment. I want to again say thank you to my reviewers…THANK YOU!!! I love you all!!! Have a nice day…wait no a nice week. And if I never talk to you again…have a nice life. I hope you enjoy the last chapter of Gold Rush. Remember reading and readers rule!!!

The wind softly blew through the window. The guard at her door looked at the window silently pleading with the wind to stop blowing as it was chilling him. Relena looked sadly at the guard. He reminded her of what she had lost when she came back home.

Guards were around her now 24/7. She had no privacy (with the exception of the bathroom and other private matters) and had lost every ounce of freedom she had ever had. Her jeans and shirt were confiscated and Milliardo was on the way to give her a good talking to. Oh what fun. She had thought when she heard.

Relena looked out the window sadly as the playful breeze toyed with her hair. She could hardly remember feeling free. And now she was held captive by her own mind. Her own sub-conscious beating her down for not staying with Heero.

Heero…

That very name brought chills down her spine and a blush to her cheeks (Not to mention some very perverted thoughts to her pretty little head). KNOCK-KNOCK. The guard became immediately alert and opened the door. "Your highness." He said and bowed.

Relena's mother entered the room. "You are dismissed for the moment." The Queen said.

"Yes ma'am." The guard said and left.

"Darling?" Mrs. Peacecraft called.

"Hello mother." Relena said politely.

"Here is that newtpaper you asked for."

"Newspaper mother newspaper."

"Ah. So sorry."

"May I ask what you want it for?"

"Entertainment."

"Lovely." Mrs. Peacecraft said gently. "The guards are for your protection and once we're sure they won't come back again…"

"YOU'LL NEVER BE SURE MOTHER!!!"

Mrs. Peacecraft smiled gently. "Lovely…we will be."

Relena looked out of the window and said nothing.

"Maybe we can go out for a ride on the horses later?" Mrs. Peacecraft said.

"With how many hundreds of escorts?"

Mrs. Peacecraft's eyes registered hurt. "Lovely…I…" She sighed. "Relena it's for your own good."

"Right."

"We love you and we don't want anything to happen to you."

Relena turned away. "Ohhhh Darling don't be mad."

"I'm not mad…I'm…hurt."

"I understand. I'll leave you to your newt…newspaper now."

"Okay mother."

Mrs. Peacecraft was leaving when Relena called out, "Mother wait!"

"Yes?"

"I have a quote for you."

"Well go on then."

"Some things just happen."

"Some things don't just happen everything happens for a…"

Relena put her hand up and repeated, "Some things just happen."

Mrs. Peacecraft sighed. "Whatever you say love."

"Good-bye mother."

"Good-bye love."

Mrs. Peacecraft left and the guard came back in. He smiled and returned to his post. Relena flipped through the newspaper. Here it was. Ships leaving port as of Tuesday (the day she got back). The next one to the Caribbean was…IN ONE HOUR!!! Relena quickly calculated that it would take half an hour to get to the port. But how would she get there? A plan came to her so quickly that it startled her.

She grabbed a piece of stationary and started to scribble out a note.

Dear Mother and Father,
I'm so terribly sorry but I have to leave. I can't tell you when I'll be going but I defiantly will be coming back before the year I am twenty. I'm taking quiet a some of money from my safe and I will be cutting my hair to get out of here quickly so the guards don't recognize me so don't be alarmed when you see hair on the bathroom floor. Florence (the horse) will be at the port…you can pick her up whenever. I love you but this is something I really have to do. To prove this is me…mother remember some things just happen.

Love Relena

Relena jumped up and left the note under the newspaper. "I'm going to the bathroom." She said as she entered the ajoining bathroom. After making a slight detour to the safe she grabbed the scissors and cut her long hair until it gracefully caressed her shoulders. She pulled herself up to the window and pushed it open. She landed on the ground and ran for her life…

At the port*

"She's not coming." Duo said.

Heero looked out at the crowds nervously. Maybe Duo was right. Maybe she wasn't coming. I mean she never said she would now did she? Heero said nothing and persisted to look out into the crowd.

"Heero we have to go." Duo said softly. "Man I know you liked her but she's a princess!!! You have no chance!!!"

Heero knew Duo was right but…

"Let's go."

Heero boarded the ship with Duo. While Duo and the others (mostly Duo) waved to pretend friends Heero watched the crowds.

"Did you remember Heero?"

Heero whipped around and smiled. "Relena."

"Well…goddamn I guess she did show up." Duo said.

"You cut your hair."

"It was dead anyway…but did you remember?"

"Of course." He purred and drew her near. When their lips meet they knew it was destiny.

It was the rejoining of two souls destined to meet. Two hearts destined to beat as one. A love destined to rival that of the greatest storybook fairytale.

They broke the kiss but their faces stayed close and at the same time they said the magic words that seemed to have brought them together.

"Some things just happen."

The End.

Again soooooooooooooo sorry about ending it here…it was fun and I loved it!!! Love ya…cha-cha mean it!!! :-D.