A Normal Life
By: Jade Starlight

Prologue

After Heero Yuy destroyed the piece of Libra that was descending to Earth,
everyone rejoiced, both on Earth and in the colonies. The people decided to eliminate all
mobile dolls, putting an end to the war.
The ones known as the Gundam pilots decided to begin a new life, but not before
saying farewell to their loved ones. As for the Gundams themselves? They were being
kept by Lady Une and Lucrezia Noin in case they might one day be needed.
Relena Peacecraft decided that she would resume the life she once had before
becoming Queen of the World. Although the people wanted her to continue to lead them,
she decided that it was best that she hand the job over to her brother, Millardo
Peacecraft, who did survive the explosion of Libra. He happily excepted the job, fully
understanding his sister's need to be free. After all, she was only sixteen.
The pilots and Relena, as well as Millardo, Noin, Sally, Hilde, and even Dorothy,
met one las time before they left to begin their lives...

`"Relena, they're here!" Noin yelled up the stairs. Pagan answered the door, letting
in five teenage boys.
"Right this way gentlemen," Pagan said, bringing them into the huge living room,
where Hilde, Dorothy, Sally, and Millardo sat, waiting patiently. Everyone was dressed
in their usual clothes, except for Millardo, who was in jeans and a t-shirt.
"Hey guys!" Hilde greeted them with a smile. Only Quatre and Duo returned it.
The boys took a seat, and all was quiet, until Noin entered the room.
"Hello everyone," Noin said, sitting next to Millardo on the small couch.
'Good evening Miss Noin," Quatre said.
"No need for the Miss, Quatre. We're all friends now," Noin said, smiling.
"So, what are we gonna do?" Duo asked.
"Watch a movie I think. Relena's planning this, so I'm not entirely sure," Millardo
answered.
"By the way, where is she?" Dorothy asked.
"Here," Relena said entering the room. "I had some last minute business to attend
to. You know, resigning stuff." She sat next to Heero on the other small couch.
"Um, Relena, if you don't mind me asking, why are you resigning?" Quatre asked.
"Well, I want to go back to having a normal life," she said, glancing around the
room.
"But don't the people want you to lead them again?" Duo asked this time,
continuing the conversation. Relena stood up in the front of the room.
"Well, yes, but I don't feel that I'm the best person for the job. That's why I've
decided to hand it over to my brother," she explained.
"But don't you want to do it?" Quatre asked again. Relena sighed.
"Actually, no. I'm only sixteen. I may be wiser than I appear, but that doesn't
mean I want the responsibilities that come with it. I think I'm still too young to decide
whether or not I'm a pacifist, or whether or not I believe war is necessary. All of that is
something that I shouldn't have to worry about. None of us should half to," she finished,
glancing around the room. All of the teens shook their heads in agreement.
"Which is why I'm leaving," she said. Millardo nearly jumped out of his seat, if
Noin hadn't of held him there. The others looked at her in shock.
"WHAT?!" Millardo yelled. Relena sat next to him, and looked at him lovingly.
"I know that you don't approve, Millardo, but in order for me to be a normal kid, I
need to start over. I need to live somewhere that people don't know me as Relena
Peacecraft, Queen of the World, but Relena Dorlain, your average, ordinary teenager."
She looked at the Gundam Pilots across the room.
"And I'd like you to come with," she said to them.
"Relena, we'd love to, but," Quatre started. Relena shook her head.
"I know you think you have to continue to be involved in fighting, whether it be a
special force, or something else, but you don't. If you come with me, you can start over.
You can live the life you never had," she pleaded.
"What about my family?" Quatre asked.
"Hey, I never said change you identity, I said find it. Just because you'll be
moving doesn't mean you can't visit your family, and they can visit you, ya know? And
did you ever hear of e-mail or a telephone?" she said. Quatre sat there and considered
this.
"But Relena, how can we just up and leave?" Trowa asked.
"Well, you don't have to right away. I'm resigning tomorrow, but I'm not leaving
for a few months. I can't just leave my loved ones." She looked down, and then back up
again. "Look, you don't have to answer me right now. Give it a few days, and then
contact me and give me your answer," she said.
"Okay, I'll think about it," Duo said.
"Me too," Quatre said.
"Great! Trowa?"
"I will too, although Cathy isn't going to like this," he said.
"And Wufei?"
"Well, I suppose. But don't get your hopes up, woman!" he said.
"Yeah yeah." She turned to Heero. "Heero?"
"I will think about it, but don't expect anything," he said flatly. Relena simply
nodded, and turned her attention to Noin.
"You'll be able to help right?" she asked.
"I've already found the perfect place," Noin said.
"YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS?!" Millardo screamed. Noin looked at him
innocently and kissed his cheek, whispering, "Later dear," as she pulled away. He glared
at her and huffed.
"So, ah, who wants to watch a movie?" Relena asked, changing the subject.
"What one?" Dorothy asked.
"I don't know," Relena shrugged.
"I do," Hilde smiled evilly. "How about The Mummy with Relena's big crush,
BRENDAN FRAISER!" she yelled. Relena blushed and threw a pillow at Hilde.
"Shut up!" she screamed. Dorothy was cracking up by this time.
"You shouldn't be laughing, Dorothy! We all know how much you love Keanu
Reeves!" Hilde said. Dorothy turned red and hit Hilde on the back of the head.
"Shut up, miss I-love-Mel Gibson!"
"Hey not fare, miss I-love-Val Kilmer!"
"GUYS!" Relena yelled, breaking up the soon-to-be fight. Hilde and Dorothy
looked at each other and back at Relena.
"RELENA LOVES DAVID BOREANAZ!" they yelled together. Relena
grabbed a pillow and hit both of them on the head.
"Knock it off you two!" she yelled. Before things got worse, Duo grabbed Hilde,
while Quatre and Heero restrained the other two girls.
"Let me at 'em!" Hilde yelled.
"Settle down and I'll let you go!" Duo said. Hilde quite swinging her arms and
huffed, sitting calmly down. Relena and Dorothy reluctantly did the same.
"Now, what do we wanna watch?" Duo asked, satisfied that the fight was done.