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"Hey Elma, do you have any cash on you? I don't think I have enough to pay the driver," Riley Wynn asked his meister as he flipped through the money in his wallet which mostly consisted of one dollar bills.

"How much do we need?" Elma replied as she grabbed her purse and placed it on her lap before unzipping it and rooting through the mess inside.

Riley squeezed his eyes shut and did some quick math in his head. "Uh, since we took it directly from our apartment, probably about twenty bucks. I only have seven."

Elma pulled out a wad of cash and peeled off a ten and handed it to her partner, but her fingers hesitated before she grabbed more. Frowning slightly, she tried to do air math, but resorted to counting on her fingers.

Riley rolled his eyes and sighed. "We need three more dollars genius."

"Oh yeah!" Elma exclaimed as her innocent green eyes widened with realization and her fingers leafed through the wad to pick out three more ones. "There ya go!" she said happily as she handed him the money.

"Thanks," he said almost sarcastically.

As the cab slowed to a halt in the center of Death City, Elma and Riley stepped out and walked to the side of the car to pay the driver. "Enjoy your time in Death City!" the cab driver said politely before speeding away to his next customer.

Elma cheerfully waved at him until he disappeared from her sight, then was startled by a loud honking. Her partner quickly grabbed her hand and dragged her to the safety of the sidewalk away from the crazy rush hour traffic of Death City."You better watch yourself there, Elmo. This is a whole different world we're living in here. People won't hesitate to run your ass over."

"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?" she asked with a scowl.

"How many times does it take for you to realize that the more you want me to stop, the more I feel the need to do it?"

"That's what she said."

"Very mature."

Elma giggled and pushed the fringe of her light brown hair out of her right eye and adjusted her white scarf around her neck. Since they chose today to take a look around the city that they would be living in for the next few years, she decided to dress in her favorite clothes for sightseeing. A short sleeve dress shirt and lilac skirt seemed perfect for the nice weather today and her black boots were sure to stay comfortable despite any amount of walking they might face. Glancing over at her partner, she saw that he chose to dress casually as well with his basic orange shirt and baggy jeans and his light brown hair still a messy fringe like always. Yet somehow she wondered how his hair always managed to stay in those same three spikes that slanted to the right while she had to clip the left side of her hair just so she could manage it. Oh well, just another mystery of life.

Adjusting the strap of her purse over her shoulder, she turned to address her partner. "So, where to first?"

Riley walked a few paces forward and pushed through a small crowd to get a look at an array of various signs and maps that lined the street corner. Giving each destination some thought, he waved her over to stand next to him so she could get a good look as well. With so much to choose from, it was going to be difficult to decide.

Elma's eyes scanned the locations until a particular spot caught her eyes. "Hey, what about this?" she asked as she reached forward to point to a spot on the map. Riley's gaze followed her finger and lit up instantly with excitement. The picture on the map displayed a beautiful park that looked like an amazing relaxation spot and was surrounded by tons of old buildings that more than likely held some historical significance.

"Okay, that looks good," Riley approved with a nod. "But let's try and make that our last stop and try to get some real sightseeing in first." Shoving his way back out of the surrounding tourists, he stuck his hands in his pockets and waited for his meister to join him as she spent her time grabbing a map for them to carry along. "You ready to go?" he asked when she finally made it back.

Elma stuffed the map into her purse and took out her small digital camera before closing it back up again. "Ready!" she replied cheerfully.

The rest of the day consisted of pushing through crowds and looking at some old buildings that probably would've seemed boring to anybody else, but not these two. Riley led the pair since he had the best sense of direction and informed Elma about interesting facts about the monuments they saw. Since he had been wanting to go the DWMA ever since he was a kid, he extensively researched the entirety of Death City and committed most of it to memory. Elma snapped pictures wildly and oohed and aahed at the appropriate moments. The day pretty much went smoothly except for the one moment that Elma got lost in the crowd and nearly gave her weapon a heart attack. Riley finally found her frantically talking to a police officer across the street. The reunion was a tearjerker.

When they finally ran out of buildings along with most of their energy, they decided the head for the park for some relaxation.

"Well that was productive," Riley commented as Elma pushed some buttons on her camera to review all the photos she had taken that day.

"Yeah, I had f-" her head suddenly snapped up as a sound reached her ears. The jolly sound of a children's nursery rhyme tune. "ICE CREAM!" she cried before taking off in the direction of the noise.

"Wait Elma!" Riley shouted, but she was already way ahead of him. Nothing got between that girl and her ice cream. When he finally reached her, she had already paid the man at the ice cream stall and held to cones full of the frozen dairy treat in her hands. One was cotton candy flavored and the other was mint chocolate chip, his favorite.

"Thanks!" he said as he accepted the dessert and took a big mouthful off the top, then shivered at the brainfreeze. Elma wisely took delicate licks of her ice cream and started walking down one of the cobblestone paths in the park that led to a water fountain.

They stayed silent as they devoured the treats and sat on the stone ledge of the fountain. The warm rays of the sun would have been uncomfortable in the wide open space like this, but Elma's treat cooled down their body temperature and kept the heat bearable. A nice breeze wafted some of the mist from the fountain in their direction and cooled them off further as they started munching on the cones. Elma sighed in contentment as she popped the last morsel of her waffle cone into her mouth. While she was waiting for Rley to finish his, she kicked off her boots and laid her bare feet in the soft grass, enjoying the beautiful scenery set in front of her.

The park seemed like a popular hangout spot for people of all ages on days like this. Small children played on a nearby playground while parents stood and watched while gossiping to one another. Teenagers were playing a game of ultimate frisbee in the background while some families were grilling out and set up delicious looking spreads on picnic tables. Elma grabbed a her camera and snapped a few pictures before suddenly getting an idea and placing it next to her on the stone fountain ledge and digging around in her purse.

"What are you doing now?" Riley asked curiously as he finished off his cone and licked his fingers.

Elma didn't answer as she stuck out her tongue in concentration and rooted around at the bottom of her purse until she felt the familiar coolness of metal coins against her fingertips. Smiling, she grabbed the change and held it in her palm to show her partner while gazing into his shaded green eyes expectantly. "We have to make a wish on the fountain, Riley. You need a coin to make a wish so go ahead an pick one."

Riley obeyed and chose a quarter from her palm while Elma chose a nickel and dumped the rest of the change back into her purse. "Now close your eyes and make a wish," she commanded while squeezing her own eyes shut and clutching the coin into her fist.

Please please PLEASE let Riley become a Death Scythe someday!

When her wish was complete, she opened her eyes and tossed the coin in the water and watched it sink to the bottom. When she looked at Riley, she saw that he had already finished. "So what did you wish for?" she asked as she turned her body to face him.

Riley held up a finger and wiggled in condescendingly. "Ah, ah, ah. You know the rules. I'll never tell!" he proclaimed with a smile.

"Oh c'mon! Just tell me!"

"Nope."

"Pretty please!"

"Hm, let me think….no!"

"I'll tell you what I wished for!"

Riley's tone suddenly changed to mock-seriousness. "You better not, otherwise it won't come true."

Elma's hands clenched into fists in her lap as if the nickel was still there and a determined expression overtook her face.

Yes it will, no matter what. I'll make sure of it.

Love love love this pairing! Had a lot of fun writing with them. I'm actually enjoying this process a lot more than I thought I would. Can't wait til the real story begins! So read and review and tell me what you think!