Disclaimer: OK! I admit it! I don't own any of the Gundam characters! Don't hurt me! And I will admit that I dislike many of the Gundam characters, so don't be mad if I bash your favorite!

Apt. 312

Once again, Relena was stuck with the dishes.

It seemed like every week she was the one that ended up with the dishes. Maybe it was because she was the only one in the apartment who was single, so she was the only one who stayed home on nights like this. It wasn't fair. The others got to go out to clubs to get them some while she just stayed at home doing all the chores. The chore chart had said that Duo was the next one that had to wash the dishes. Of course, that chart may as well have been non-existent. And even if it were actually checked by everyone daily like it was supposed to be, Duo still wouldn't do his chores because he was a lazy bum whose mission in life was to eat and make out with Hildy (did I spell that rite?).

Oh well. Relena was on her last dish anyway, so what did she care? Besides, it's not like they cared about her opinion anyway. In fact, she was beginning to wonder if they liked her at all, or if she was only there to be their personal maid.

At least, Relena thought with slight relief, we have a new roommate coming in, so maybe they can help me with the chores. It was a little stupid, however, to bring in another person. There were already seven people in the apartment! Then again, the whole apartment building was filling up fast lately, and they had been told that they'd eventually have to bring in someone else.

She wondered what this person would be like: tall, short, fat, skinny? She suddenly thought of something: What if it was a guy? Oh, she could get used to the idea of a guy being their new roommate! Maybe with one of those cute French accents, Relena thought giddily to herself.

She could picture him walking in and saying, "Mon petit, where have you been all my life?" She giggled at her fantasy, and imagined a tall, dark and handsome French guy with muscles everywhere coming in and swooping her off her feet! She swooned with a schoolgirl pleasure, and took a pot and pretended it to be this French man. She put the pot to her chest and grabbed the handle like a hand, and she started to tango stupidly.

The doorbell rang and a cold sweat came over her. What if it was the French guy? She couldn't let him see her like this, with wet hands and a pot on her breast! She slammed the pot on the countertop, hid her hands in her pockets, and ran for the door. She slowly turned the handle, and flung the door open with a hopeful grin.

The grin quickly faded. "Oh," she said disappointedly. "It's just you three."

A blonde haired boy with kindly blue eyes walked thru the door, looking at Relena strangely. A young man who had a streak of brown hair that he somehow had slicked straight over his right eye followed him. The third figure, a guy with jet black hair tied into a small tail behind his head, came after the first two with a look of melancholy that he always wore.

Relena was not surprised. These three never seemed to take long in the bars, mainly because they were the most dedicated to their relationships. Wufei never really wanted to go to the bars, but he always went to please the others. He was in a strong relationship with Sally, and Relena supposed that he didn't want to ruin that.

Quatre and Trowa were, of course, gay. They were in love with each other, and Relena had thought it was cute until she realized what a bad match they were for each other: Quatre was the nice, sensitive guy of the apartment, and Trowa barely ever talked. Relena wondered how their relationship survived with all of the fights they had. They never stayed in the bars because they always came home to have a nice, quiet evening with each other - that always ended up in a fight so loud that it kept everyone else awake.

The four of them sat down, and Relena began a small discussion.

"So, how was your night?"

"Boring," Wufei said dully. Relena expected this response from him. Wufei always hated going out, and Relena supposed he did it to get out of chores.

"Actually, we had fun," Quatre said in his normal bouncy manner. Relena was slightly surprised to hear this. Usually Quatre and his lover were in fights all the time - especially at the bars, when Trowa usually had too much to drink.

"Well, I'm glad to hear that," Relena said in her cheerful voice. "Where are the others?" Relena asked, although she already knew the answer to this question.

"Duo and Hildy decided to stay back," Wufei said. Relena shrugged, not surprised in the least bit. Duo liked many things, but he especially liked to dance. Hildy was his girlfriend, and she basically did his bidding, so when he wanted to dance, they danced.

"Heero wanted to find more clubs," Trowa said. Relena smirked at his sarcasm. She knew that Heero was always out at the clubs, partying with some guy until he came home at about 4 AM.

"Well, we have that new roommate coming today," Relena said as she smiled. "I wonder what he'll be like."

"He?" Wufei said doubtfully. "How are you so sure it will be a he?"

Relena shrugged uncomfortably, afraid that he had guessed her inner- fantasies. "Women's intuition?"

Wufei looked sardonically at her. "Your women's intuition also told you that you and Heero would be great lovers. And he turned out to be.well, not the straightest pole in the park."

Relena smiled nervously, hoping that Duo and Hildy would come back so that she could change the subject. She stared at the door anxiously, and tapped her foot impatiently against the cheap carpet underneath her.

Where could that new roommate be?

Disclaimer: Ok, I know this idea's been done like a MILLION TIMES, but it's my first Gundam fiction! And if I made any spelling errors in names, tell me so I can change it. PLEASE R&R! FLAMING IS ALLOWED!