"So, where were you a last night?" Musa asked Riven. She, her friends, and their boyfriends were strolling Magix streets on their day off from school and missions. Bloom, Stella, Sky, and Brandon were in the front of the group, just talking. Flora and Helia were behind them holding hands. Then came Timmy and Tecna, talking fast about computers and stuff. Then the fairy of music and her moody boyfriend with Layla cracking jokes with Nabu behind them.
Riven sighed and rolled his eyes. "I was busy alright? Chill." Riven was supposed to pick Musa up for a date last night but called last minute and said he couldn't come. They hadn't talked since then. Until now at least. Things were tense and quiet between them. Musa rolled her eyes and shoved her hands deeper into her pockets.
'Why does he have to be such a jerk?' Musa thought to herself. 'It's almost like everything that happened in the Rodeo Realm meant nothing! Or that it even happened at all…' She glanced over to at him but he was still facing away.
"Hey!" Stella hollered from up front. "How about we all go for pizza!" The others nodded and headed towards the Magix pizzeria.
"Why don't you girls go save us a table and we'll get the pizza," Brandon said.
The girls nodded and walked over to a large booth in the back. They slid in and Musa put her head on the table. "What's up, Musa?" Bloom asked.
"Riven," she answered shortly. The other girls sighed and Musa took her queue to start her rant. "He's just such a jerk!" Musa said. "He acts like he doesn't care about me!"
"That's just the way he is," Stella said.
"Yeah," Layla said, reaching across the table. "Why don't you just try telling him?"
Musa shook her head. "He won't care. I seriously thought that when he saved me from Rex, things would be different between us."
"Different how?" Flora asked.
Musa lifted her head up and shrugged. "I don't know. Stronger, I guess. But he pretends like it never happened! It's almost like he doesn't have a heart at all!"
"Who doesn't have a heart?" Sky said walking up with the pizza. He and the other guys sat down next to their girls and started eating. Riven scoffed and turned away from Musa. She glared at the back of his head and started to slowly nibble at a slice of pizza. The others looked from Musa to Riven and sat awkwardly in the silence.
"So!" Flora said happily, always the optimist. "What next?"