Penny in the water makes a ripple effect

Eliana's presence at the school wasn't entirely odd. She liked the fountains and the gardens here, it was a plus that they were often filled with people.

She sat on the edge of a fountain, watching as the water poured down a statue or leaves...or... some weird art shit. She didn't know what it was. It looked lovely, though, and Eliana was drawn to beautiful things. She could find beauty in almost anything, though, so to some that may or may not have been a worthy compliment coming from her.

The shallow water gleamed more than it should from all the pennies and other coins that had been tossed inside. Eliana dipped a hand in and took one of the pennies out, examining it. Wasn't there some rule about the coin being taken out? Like the wish wouldn't come true? Did it cause bad luck? She couldn't recall.

She hadn't tossed a penny in the water for a long time. Eliana didn't even know what she would have wished for. What did she need? She had all the friends, lovers, and family she wanted. She supposed she could always have more lovers, but she didn't need to wish for that to happen. She was plenty good at that on her own.

Now Eliana was focusing a great deal of attention on this. Surely there was something she wished for that she could not acquire? Had her life become so dull that she had nothing unattainable? No challenge?

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Luckily for Allen, his wish was about to come true! Maybe not in the way he imagined, or even the way he wanted, but since when has the world ever cared about what people wanted?

Eliana immediately noticed the boy when he came up to the fountain, and she remembered him from the store. She never forgot a face. Usually never. She had forgotten a few. When you've lived as long as she has you're bound to, okay? She didn't forget recent faces!

"Right on time," Eliana said to Allen. She met his eyes and grinned. "My wish just came true."

She turned her body towards him and tilted her head to the left. "I saw you before, didn't I? I wouldn't forget a blush like that."

Eliana's smile stretched enough to show off her white teeth. "Wow, you're even cuter when you're all serious."

At Allen's comment, Eliana laughed. It was a rich, breathy kind of laugh that she threw her head back into.

"I can clarify that for you. Super easy. My first answer is: have you seen me? I'm a treat for the eyes. Second — Wait, do you not know who I am?"

She said this like it was a surprise he didn't. She waited for him expectantly. While she waited for his answer, she flipped the taken penny from her hand into the water.

"No no, you must have misheard me. I didn't ask if you knew me personally. I asked if you knew who I was. Obviously not. Introductions are in order." She sat so she was on her knees and leaned toward him, hand outstretched.

"I am Eliana Ria. Party extraordinaire and I am taking an interest in you, little man. For starters, these," she reached forward to give one of his ears a gentle pinch. "Now I'm going to need a name, in turn, otherwise, this was all a pointless exercise in time wasting, wasn't it?"

Eliana released his ear, again scooting herself closer. "You seem all sorts of tense. Why so tense? No need to be nervous around lil' ole me. I'm a sweet thing, I swear."

She didn't bother trying to get him to release her wrist. It didn't bother her in the least.