Eric
The first time I met Ellie was when she was still Danielle in Erudite. It was when I was fourteen and she was thirteen. It was between classes at school and I was at my locker swapping books out and she was down hall a bit struggling with who knows how many textbooks and notebooks. Her light brown hair was tied up in a ponytail and she was in a blue skirt and a white shirt with a blue blazer overtop. I didn't mind her any attention until I heard a loud crash on the floor and turned to see books and notebooks Ellie was holding on the floor by her feet. She let out an annoyed sound and bent down to pick them out. Closing my locker, I walked down the hall to help her out.
I kneeled down in front of her and set my things aside as I helped her gather all the books. I could feel her eyes on me as I scraped the books together and gathered them in my hands. "Thanks." She said, her voice quiet. "Sure." I replied. I stood up and handed her her books before picking mine up and walking off down the hall.
I had no idea that I'd fall in love with the girl a grade below me whose hair was always up and carried more textbooks than she could carry.