I may not be the brightest crayon in the box, but I'm just as useful as any of the others.
Mint Pizza Queen
Prism
Chapter Fifteen - Step One
They walked arm in arm right up to the park. He released her arm as they began to walk through the park. They took the same path as before, the one through the garden. As they walked, Roy bent down and picked a pretty orange and yellow lily. He carried it until they reached the fountain. Riza stopped and looked into the water which was making light splashes. A few coins were scattered in the small pool. Riza sat down on the edge of the fountain and looked into the water, staring at her reflection. Roy walked up and pulled her hair clip out, allowing the golden locks to flow gracefully over her back and shoulders. She looked up at him with a questionably look and he only smiled, not his trademark smile, but a soft gentle smile. She pulled back the hair from her right ear and gently placed the flower behind her ear, then let her hair fall.
"Thank you."
She said, cheeks turning a light shade of pink. He sat down next to her, or in front of her since she was turned to the right, and looked into the fountain. He pulled a large silver coin from his pocket and squeezed it in his palm tightly. He closed his eyes for a moment then quickly dropped the coin into the water. He opened his eyes just in time to see the small splash.
"They say, if you toss a coin in and make a wish. It might come true. The more you wish and the more money you toss, the chances are stronger of your wish coming true."
Roy smiled and looked at his reflection.
"I can't begin to count up all the money I've thrown into this fountain. I'm beginning to think it's either broken, ... or the Wish God is a greedy little bastard."
Roy turned his eyes to Riza's reflection and saw her smile. Her eyes looked over at his reflection, and they made eye contact. The full moon overhead reflected behind them as they stared at each other in the water. Small ripples from the falling fountain water made the reflections of the stars seem to twinkle. Riza looked back at her own reflection. .
"I've heard each wish has a price tag. A different wish, a different price. If you really want that wish to come true, you will be devoted to paying the fountain, then one day, your wish will come true. Thats what my grandfather said."
She pulled a coin from her purse and held it tightly, eyes closed. She opened her eyes and dropped her coin into the fountain, it made a smaller splash then Roy's.
"What did you wish for?" She asked him.
"I've been wishing for a magical night."
Riza looked up, she saw him looking at her, the moon reflecting into his dark eye, making it twinkle. She smiled and looked back down at the water, where the twinkling stars and moon were dancing across the water's ripples. She then lifted her head back up, her golden hair falling across her face. She used her hand and pushed it aside and looked deep into his eye.
"I think mine came true" She smiled.
"Oh..."
"Because this night seems pretty magical to me."
Roy smiled as did Riza and he moved closer to her. She scooted closer to him and he put an arm around her, allowing her to lean into him, her back to the fountain. He held her close, not allowing her to fall backwards, yet, she was still able to lean into his warm embrace. Her smile never faded as she breathed in the sweet aroma of his cheap cologne and after shave. She shivered once as a cold breeze blew by.
"Cold?"
"A little."
"Here."
Roy sat up as did Riza and he put his jacket on her shoulders. He stood up and offered her his hand, which she took. He began the lead out of the park, Riza's hand in his. Their bodies were pressed very close together for warmth.
A/N - Please review. Constructive criticism accepted. No Flames (Thats Roy's job only). Please look in my profile oo0AnimeChild0oo for all my other stories. And again, thanks for reading.
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