Independence

Disclaimers- Don't own it...yadda yadda yadda....

Pairings--if everything goes well....1/r, 2/h, 3/MINE, 4/MINE, 5/Marian

Last time---Relena decides to run away...so she does. She met a man named Brad Orison and now goes by the name of Alex Ripley. She got an apartment and lives in Sacramento California...k? k/

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Chapter3- Getting Settled

"A club?? No way..." said Brad as he backed away from her.

"Oh come on!!!" said Relena as she took a step forward.

"Alex...no...please don't make me do this. Cant we just finish our education, work on weekends and 3 days a week at a restaurant or something?" he asked. Begging her is more like it.

"Oh fine! Lets go down stairs and search for the local listings of Schools...and....jobs....But there is nooo way that I'm going to work in a restaurant!" she said as she put a hand on her hip.

"*sigh*...fine...lets just...get enrolled in a school first. ok?" he asked

"Yah...sure fine...lets go." she said as she walked out the door and downstairs.

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"Sir!!! Sir! Sorry for interrupting...but...do you know where the closest School is? You see...I just moved here." said Relena with a smile.

"Hmm... I believe I do. There's a High school called Avian High. Its about 10 minutes walking. My daughter goes there." Said the man with a smile. His black hat covering his dark brown eyes, and his beard going half way down his belly.

"Thank you! Um...do you know the phone number??" She asked again

"Um...yes I do...here. Let me just get a pen and write it down." said the man. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a card. 'Danny's Plumbing agency' it said. He flipped the card over and wrote down the number. "Its 970, 1350...and the school's address is 1581 Sacramento Street. " Said the man with a smile.

"OK!! Thank you!" said Relena as she pocketed the number and walked out the door with Brad in step.

"Ok....so all we need to do now is....."

"Get a phone, a phone book, food, and some new cloths." Said Relena with a smile

"Lets skip buying cloths for now....besides...we should have a job first." he said as he looked down on her. Brad was about 6'1 and Relena was 5'6.

"Yah...I guess your right...lets just get the phone and stuff...we'll go to the mall later. OH!! You can hold my purse!!" she said with a smile as she giggled

"*Groans*...why don't you make some new friends and get 'them' to go to the mall with you!" he said with his arms across his chest. "Besides...I don't want to hold your purse! You don't even have a purse!" he said.

"I was just kidding!! Goodness..." said Relena as she took off towards the 'Anything you want' store. There, she got some food. Junk food, healthy foods...you name it! She bought it! Well...her food any way. Brad paid for his own. On their way to the check out line, they passed the sports section.

"Should we?" he asked with a raised eyebrow

"Well...it is a long walk to school...we could get some skates or something." she said.

"Ok...then lets get 'a looking!" They walked around eyeing certain things. Relena decided to get a bike and some roller blades. Brad just got a bike. His was blue, hers was green. Relena's skates were blue and black. They BOTH got a phone.

"I think this is enough stuff...." she said as she looked down at it.

"Yah...I think you're right....I don't even know how to get home with all this stuff!" said Brad

"Hm...lets just call a taxi...it'll be quicker." she said as she went to the counter and asked to use the phone. She called the taxi. Once it was there. The bikes went into the trunk with the food and the skates. While they both got in the back seat.

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Back at the appartments:

"Um...how are we going to get it up to our places??" asked Relena as she looked up at the apartment/hotel building. Half of the place was a hotel (bottom half) and the top half was the apartment area.

"How about you bring the grocery's up with the phone and skates while I take up the bikes and phone book." said Brad

"Ok..."

So that's how it went. They brought their stuff up to their rooms and unpacked. Relena put her bike in a corner, and put the phone on a table next to the couch. She put her phone book on the counter, and put the groceries away. She put the skates away under her bed. Brad did the same. He put is groceries away. Put is phone book on the counter with his phone. unpacked, and put the bike in the closet which was in the little hall way before the kitchen. Once everything was done, Relena walked over to Brads door and knocked. He opened it, let her in and sat down at the mini table. (one of those things with the stools that you find at an old diner. The stools and counter over looked the family room.)

"Wow...i never really realized how much our apartments look alike..." she said as she looked around.

"hn...now what are we going to do about school?" he asked her impatiently.

"I guess we can call now...." she said as she went over to his phone and dilled the number that the man gave her.

"Avian High...this is the secretary Ms. Schotell speaking...how may i help you?"

"Um...we'd like to enroll in your school."

"And who is we?" she asked

"Brad Orison and Alexia Ripley." she said

"Um...ok...School will start for you two in 3 days which would be Monday. Ok...on Saturday I want you to drop by the school for your measurements for a uniform. You'll be able to pick them up on Sunday." said the lady.

"Ok.."

"Oh! and my I have your number and contact info??"

"sure...my number is ---" and so it went on. Once that was all done…somehow Brad convinced Relena to work in a restaurant. "Carraba's" it was called.

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OK!!!! THATS DONE!!!! SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG...I'VE BEEN BUSY! I know this was short but oh well...im tired. I just got back from school. So.....adios mi amigas y amigos! ------Sorrow