Chapter 1: Obstacles only get in your way

She was running away, she couldn't handle it anymore, she needed to leave. Besides, he didn't love her, she realised that after he had blown her off the past few weeks, he didn't care for her..no one did. They only cared that she was the foreign minister..but that was just a title, it didn't say anything about who she was. Just a lame title given to her because she was a Peacecraft. How she loathed her family name. Every night she would secretly wonder to herself why she couldn't live a normal life, why she hadn't had the courage to leave. Then she had constantly reminded herself that the people of the colonies needed her to keep peace, and to her shame, she even thought that Heero might need her. But obviously she was wrong and she hated herself for it.

She began crying fresh tears. The colonies can figure out peace on their own, she thought miserably. They won't need me, besides the wars are over and there are only a few minor threats that come in only once in a while. But the preventors can take care of that. I have no need to stay here any longer, I'm no longer needed and I think I deserve a long term vacation.

"First thing tomorrow I will resign and then leave this hellish place to find myself a quiet peaceful, normal life!" she stated to no one in particular.

She quietly grabbed her suitcase from her closet and randomly chose 'normal clothes', which unfortunately she didn't appear to have many of. I must go shopping, this will be fun, not having to deal with the stresses of being followed around all day by god knows who, just enjoying life and living it up. She began to excitedly think of all the things she was going to do once she was home free.

She grabbed her essential needs (A.N you know what I mean girls: hair brush, makeup, toothpaste, toothbrush, soaps shampoos etc.) and placed them all into the suitcase, she lastly looked at the teddy bear Heero had given her, which happened to be propped on her bed. I will leave it, so that I won't be reminded of him, I want to start fresh and not have a burden on my shoulder anymore, I will move on and I will forget about him. She declared putting on a happy smile and shutting her suitcase. Relena heard footsteps coming down the hall and stopping in front of her door, she quickly shoved the suitcase under her bed, so no one would find out about her plans.

"Relena?" her brother Zechs asked "What do you want Milliardo?" she asked happily while opening her bedroom door "The preventors are here to see you along with Lt. Noin...they want to speak to you about a new threat that has been posed on you."

She sighed heavily, well then I'll just have to put up with it one more night and then I'll be home free, she kept reminding herself.

"I'll be right down" she stated simply and shut her bedroom door. She quickly changed into another 'proper' outfit and hurried downstairs and to the parlour where she knew they'd all be. When she entered the room, she was surprised to see that all the Gundam pilots were currently sitting in the room..along with Heero. She dared not to look him in the eye, in case she were to suddenly decide that her plan of running away was stupid and she stayed to chase after him, just to be broken hearted by a man that would never love her.

"You wanted to see me?" she said curiously "Yes it is very urgent" said Noin "Why?" "Because your life is yet again in danger Relena" She rolled her eyes " My life is always in danger" "Not like this, we have received many emails from an organisation and they are threatening your life, they have already killed many people that you know, so that they could prove to you just how true to their word they are" Suddenly she became tense "Who did they murder?" "Lana Yung, Christie Teida, Mika Prowr and Zoey Layern" (A.N I made those up..just cuz I didn't know who her actual school friends are ()

"WHAT!" She said wide eyed "But they are just my school friends, how did they know that...why would they kill them?" She suddenly burst into tears.

"We do not know Relena, but we need to protect you at all costs, you are the foreign minister we could not bear to lose an important peace symbol, it would only start another war." Again she heard herself being said by one of her good friends, that she was a peace symbol, she was important only because she was the foreign minister, and that made her cry even harder. Noin looked at Relena in pity, but then continued on

"We will be heightening the security every where you go. You will now be escorted everywhere by a Gundam pilot, we will also place preventors on guard outside of the palace. You can be assured that we will find these people and hunt them down until they are no longer a threat to you. Goodnight to you all, and remember your mission boys." She then left the room.

A mission, that's all she was a stupid mission. She had to get out of here, but it was becoming more and more difficult over time. How was she going to escape tomorrow? She continued to cry not caring that anyone saw her like this, the thought of her friends lying dead because of her caused her to shudder. She had a new purpose to leave now, she would not allow any more of her friends to die because of her. With this fresh motivation in her mind, she stepped up to leave, only to be stopped by Quatre.

"Are you alright Relena? You look pale" "I'll be alright, I just need to get some sleep" "Alright, I'll come up with you and stand guard at your door" She sighed annoyed and stormed off to her room, she knew they always meant well, but this was ridiculous!

When she reached her door she slammed it and got dressed for bed. She then made sure to make as much noise as she could, as she stormed over to her bed and hopped onto it. She gave a scream of frustration, and then pulled out a pen and paper to start contemplating her escape.

4 frustrating hours later, she finally had the perfect plan. She grinned evilly and then shut her eyes for some much needed rest, she had a lot to do tomorrow.