"You get all the good ones…and I get stuck with the weird one."

"Aaww…don't worry, Hilde. Duo is cute! In his own…special way…" Relena and Hilde shared a laugh over the phone. Relena felt like a schoolgirl again. Laying on her bed twirling her hair on her finger as they talked about their boyfriends. "And he's getting a little suspicious about you skipping your dates, too."

"Eh, he'll get over it. So…you and Trowa. How long do you think it'll last, though?" Hilde brushed the hair from her face as she sat down in her favorite chair.

"What do you mean?" Relena sat up a bit.

"Well…he's not exactly prim and proper. And his clothes aren't usually what you'd call normal. You two just seem so mismatched. You really think you're right for each other?"

Relena thought about that for a moment. "…I don't know…but he doesn't seem the type to hurt anyone's feelings. And he is actually a little shy. But it's so cute! You should have seen him!"

"Hhmm…someone's in love." Hilde grinned for moment. "But I just don't want to see you hurt. I don't want him blowing you off after a couple dates because you don't look like someone he'd hang around with."

"…You really think that would be a problem…?" Relena seemed a little worried. She didn't want to lose Trowa over something like that. She wasn't quite sure why, but she felt the need to get his approval.

"I'm just speculating, Rel. Don't worry about it. I'm sure it'll work out. But just be careful. I've gotta head to work….we'll talk later!"

"All right. Talk to you later!" After hanging up, Relena sat on the edge of her bed, thinking. Hilde had told her not to worry, but the bug had already been planted. What if Trowa thought she was too good for him? What if he thought she was too proper?

That just wouldn't do. She'd never felt the need to go to the extreme to gain the approval of any guy she'd ever been with…but this time was different. Relena just wished she knew why.

The day was spent shopping. Relena had more than enough money to go on random shopping sprees pretty much whenever she felt like it. Even after she'd decided to live on her own, so as not to be pampered as much.

After bringing several bags in from her car, she pushed the Play button on the answering machine while rummaging through all the stuff she bought. One message from Duo, asking about Hilde, and one from Hilde, saying she was home. Relena picked up the phone and called her.

"Yep?" Hilde answered the phone so quick, Relena would have swore she was waiting for her to call.

"Hi! It's Relena. Just wanted to let you know that I've been thinking about what you said."

"About the mismatch thing? I told you not to worry! But what did you decide?"

"It's a secret! You'll find out at Duo's party."

"Aw…you mean I'm gonna have to go to that thing…?" They both laughed.