Why is there money in a fountain?

[Cakemon-kun]

Kamon kneeled by the fountain. He stared at his reflection. His hair was pretty messy, his shirt was boring and dull, and from what he could tell, his pants were too. His face, compared to lots of people he had seen around Cassis, was ugly, especially those permanent bags under his eyes. They were there when he was a kid, and they'd always be there, as far as he could tell. He didn't know why they were there, possibly a birthmark. The point is, he didn't like them. He had a hard time believing Oshaya would ever go with him to restaurants, like in that movie. He sighed. Why was this such a big deal? It would probably blow over in an instant. But why did it matter so much now?

He stared past his reflection to the pennies and other coins lying under the water. They shone up at him, and he briefly thought of taking them, though he knew they would be worthless and stealing was wrong. He wondered why anyone would throw money into a fountain? Kamon realized how little he knew of any kind of culture. He sighed. Even if Oshaya went to restaurants and movies with Kamon, it would be too much to be able to stand, for sure. Kamon scratched at his eyebrow. His life was so confusing...coming to Cassis was a learning experience, but many people hated him, and he realized his own flaws. Kamon had to train to beat the police of his previous cities, but he wouldn't like it. Kamon leaned back and away from the fountain.

[•Mouse•]

" What's wrong?" Came the happy tone of small Roxanna. She appeared before the boy, a smile on her face. Hands clasped behind her back as she leaned forward abit to look him over. " You seem unhappy about something?" She added in. A rustle of her wings meant that she had just barely landed sometime ago and the heaviness in her breathing meant she had been going at a fast speed about in the air. Her pale blond hair fell down her back, some strands over her shoulder, and look seemed to cling to her face. A slight sweat had broken out on her brow and across her cheeks from her previous work out in the sky.

[Cakemon-kun]

Kamon looked up at the girl. It almost freaked him out to see she had wings, but after seeing a boy who could manipulate iron, a ghost-girl, a guy who could turn into a snake, and a girl who could bend and morph her bones at will all at the same time, he was pretty insensitized to freaking out from first glances at odd things. "Just thinking." he said. "Stuff is happening. It's just confusing."

[•Mouse•]

"Thinking? About what exactly? There can't be much that can cause such a tense look." Roxanna stated, she had stood straight and point to the sky, tilting her head to the side a bit as she spoke. Her eyes widened briefly as she realized, not once had their been any mention of names. " Oh, sorry. Forgot. Hi!" Out came the hand. " I'm Roxanna Lotus Faust!" There it was, her name. All said with upmost pride of who she was and what her name happened to be.

[Cakemon-kun]

"Kamon." he said, talking a hold of Roxanna's hand and shaking it. "No middle or last names or anything." he said, perhaps adding a bit too much detail for someone he had just met, and for someone who hadn't asked. "Well, there are people here at Cassis...They're pretty much arsefaces. I had to fight them, and they were really hard on me, like I was the gum on their shoe that a whole bunch of grass and sticks were sticking to. Anyhow, they hate me, and I hate them...and there's this other person...I'm just trying to figure people out." Kamon took a sigh and got up. "I've never been much of a people person, and now I'm meeting everyone...I've gotta find out the facts before I talk to them again."

[•Mouse•]

" Oooh. I'm sorry that they were hard on you. You should be wary of who you go near." Roxanna advised kindly, she watched as he stood up and seemed a little more in thought. " I have an idea. If I know the person I might be able to help you understand them. I came to Casiss when I was very young but left two years ago. I may not remember everyone I met before hand, but I may be able to help!" Roxanna said with a pleasent sound to her voice. She didn't seem to like the idea that the young man she was talking with was a bit upset about things. Nobody should be upset, that was what Roxanna felt.

" So, Kamon. Who happens to be the issue?" Came her curious question. She backed her self into something to scratch the space between her wings on it and smiled pleasently as she waited.

[Cakemon-kun]

"Well...there are four people..." said Kamon, not telling her about the big main issue. "They were all kind of egged on by Maeve, so I guess she'd be the problem." Kamon took a deep breath and placed his hand on his ribs. It was true. He didn't really notice until he said it, but Maeve really did egg Ven towards it, and their attitude altered Dementia's and Seaheart's.

[•Mouse•]

" Maeve Sadima?! She doesn't exactly egg people on. I just think her prescence tends to make people feel the need to be mean. She's a cold person and doesn't generally care about others. Don't worry about her, she doesn't usually bother people unless they start it. I had a run in with her a few days ago. A bit over-confident, I'd say. Seriously, don't worry about her." Roxanna scoffed a bit at the idea of Maeve egging people on. Though it wasn't exactly hard to believe, the woman loved to watch people argue and fight and enjoyed feeling pain. Personally, Roxanna thought of her as a demented freak of nature. She also wished her dear sweet friend Carmela didn't go near Maeve as much as she did. " I think her evilness is contageous or something." Mutter Roxanna a bit under her breathe.

[Cakemon-kun]

"That's a better way of describing it, yeah." said Kamon. He looked at his reflection again. He wasn't feeling sorry for himself. He felt a pity like you would pity a complete stranger. It was odd, because he had seen self-pity before, and that was not at all how he felt now. He felt more angry then sorry. Angry at himself, which would probably make you more of a loser than you would if you felt sorry for yourself. "But it just get to you...well, maybe not you. You seem like you'd be immune to that kind of thing."

[•Mouse•]

" Me? Heh, I wish. But, I think that if there is someone around that brings a certain emotion out in you...then you act according to that emotion. Like when I'm with my sister, Val. I love my sister, she's my family and she makes me happy. So, I'm always hyper around her and carefree cause I know she'll have my back. See what I mean? Your surroundings make your personality. That's the simplist way I could put it. Mom told me that." Roxanna sounded so sure of herself as she spoke to a hopeful friend. The young miss wanted to become friends with Kamon because he seemed nice, and pleasent when he wanted to be. Everyone had their problems and he seemed fairly open about his, so it made her feel a bit more happy to know she could help. Some would hear her ask if she could do anything and would freak out. The fact he didn't seem to like Maeve suggested he wasn't mean or cold-hearted. Most that fell under those describtions liked Maeve and tended to be-friend her.

" You've been looking at the water an awful lot. There has to be more on your mind than just the four bullies. What else!? Come on, out with it!" She said rather sternly, making sure she could try and clear up more of the boy's issues and calm his mind a bit more. It was the Roxanna thing to do, help someone when they neede it most. And he seemed to need someone to talk to, someone to listen to his thoughts and help him orginize them a bit more.

[Cakemon-kun]

Kamon looked at Roxanna, his eyes accusing. She was delving. He didn't know why, but she was, and Kamon didn't like it too much. "Kind of personal." he answered. If she really cared, she would reply differently than if she didn't. If she didn't she'd just continue delving, with "Come on, you can tell me" and "I won't tell anyone" and there would be this odd look in her eye. Kamon would use this as a sort of test.

[•Mouse•]

" If you say so!" Shrugged the girl, taking the hint that it was a touchy subject. She looked away and to the sky, smiling up at the clouds. She already missed that feeling of being utterly free. The idea of taking off just fora quick spin struck her hard but she reverted her attention back on the young man.

" Hey! Got a question for you! Have you ever used the fountain? I mean, thrown a coin in and made a wish. It may help with the things I can't. Just a suggestion." Roxanna said. She smiled pleasently as she pulled a penny from her pocket. Turning away from the fountian, she cupped the penny in both hands and whispered a wish to it before tossing it. With a splash, she watched the copper penny sink slowly into the water. " I hope it works!" She said with a smile.

[Cakemon-kun]

"Oh..." said Kamon. That made some sense. It was a superstition. He fished for a penny in his pocket. "I should give it a try." he pulled out a penny and whispered a very vague wish: "I wish this turns out well..." he whispered, and then tossed it into the fountain. Kamon looked at the ripples for a few seconds. "Listen, Roxanna...I feel like I can trust you. I don't know why...I just do. I figure that you're not like most people, that you're not curious because you want to tell everyone about it, you're curious because you want to know, or help." Kamon sighed and sat on the edge of a fountain. "There's a person...and whever I'm around said person, my stomach twists. My throat lumps up and I talk a bit less. I recently developed a theory on what it could be...something called 'like', which is what a movie called it. Anyhow, I was just a little troubled because the person in the movie who liked the other person took the other person to movies and dinners and dances and stuff, and I was thinking that the person I like would never do that for various reasons."

[•Mouse•]

" Well, I do want to help, so okay! Roxanna sat infront of him, looking thoughtfully at a crystal while he talked. The crystal was morphing into dfferent things every now and then as her thoughts would shift to a different tone. When he finished she smiled up at him an d stood, tossing the crystal at him to hold on to.

" Okay, so you're right. It is like. Generally when you have a crush, another term for like, you get a bit nervous around that person. Do you find yourself watching her when she's just sitting there and not talking? Or how about wanting to hold her close? And what are these various reasons? There is nothing horribly wrong with you that would cause her to avoid you." As she spoke in this sincere manor, it was obvious she meant well and wanted to help him greatly. She paced with a finger to her chin in pure thought. When she finished she stopped infront of him and stared, wanting to know his answers to all those questions.

[Cakemon-kun]

"The only time's I've seen her are when she's talking to me," replyed Kamon to the first question. "And yes, but it feels a little odd to think that. Various reasons, meaning I am..." dang, what was the expression he had described himself as earlier? Oh, yeah..."Compared to most people at Cassis, I'm emotionally and socially...immature. Stunted growth-type stuff. I thought I was quite mature, but then I met some normal people. Also, I have a cowlick and these birthmarks under my eyes."