Valentine's Day Surprises
Sunshine streamed through the white silk curtains hanging on their wide open windows, hitting her right in the eyes and causing her to squirm in her bed. Though she couldn't see it, she could tell it was already morning by the sounds of happily chirping birds and the vibe of typical morning rush happening outside.
The way the sunlight hit her eyes, Musa took it as a sign it was fate trying to tell her it was time to wake up. Only Musa was more of a noon person than early-riser and decided to ignore it, pulling the blankets over her head and snuggling in her warm bed, not quite ready to get up yet.
But as she outstretched her left hand to reach for someone, she was surprised to see she could feel nothing but the bed. Confused, she slowly pulled the cover down and sat up in her bed, wondering where he was. But soon a smile spread right across her face as soon as her favorite hero emerged from the shower, wearing but the gray sweatpants he worn to bed last night and carrying two mugs of freshly-brewed coffee for the both of them.
"Morning." Riven greeted Musa as he handed her a mug of hot coffee, dropped a lazy kiss on her forehead, and went over to the closet to find something to wear for the day.
"Morning Riv." She giggled, taking a full gulp of her coffee. She knew perfectly well if anyone else had called him that, Riven glared them down with death in his eyes and doubtless beat them to a pulp. But because he loved her so much, she was the only exception.
People always said they were going to last long because they were completely two different people, betting they'd spilt up before high school was over and they were bitter exes. But Riven and Musa were proud to see they proven people long and stayed together for the past five years.
True, there was many, many bumps along the road and uncertainty if they were really right for each other, and it didn't exactly help Riven was such a jealous hot-head most of time and ready to kill any guy who looked her way while Musa was a tad sensitive sometimes. But in end, after learning so much more about each other, going through a lot of good times and not good times, their love only become much deeper and stronger than before.
After she and the girls graduated from Alfea, they've gone back to their realms for the rest before coming back to Alfea as new student teachers. She loved Alfea so much, which was practically a second to her, and was thrilled to have the job, loving the idea of sticking close with her best friends, staying in Magix, and seeing her boyfriend who also-along with the rest of the RF boys-was a student teacher at Red Fountain, which was only a forest away.
Since their relationship seemed to be going well and far more lovingly than they both expected it to be, Riven proposed that he and Musa move into a apartment of their own, taking their relationship to a whole new level by moving in together. They lived in a cozy, one-bedroom loft apartment in Downtown, Magix, which was only right off campus and surrounded by their favorite stores and restaurants.
Riven rolled his eyes at her, but Musa saw hints of a smile in his serious expression, as he turned around to face her. "You're lucky you're girlfriend. Otherwise I'd get you for that."
Cocking her head from side to side, her face fixed into a thoughtful pout, Musa thought about it for awhile before finally shaking her head and smirking as Riven walked over to her, towering over her while she was still in bed. "I have a very good feeling, Riv, even if I wasn't, you'd still make the exception."
"And why exactly would that be?" He asked, leaning down closer toward her. Musa had to bite her lip, trying to control herself while she was being tempted by his mouth that was so close to her and being teased by his sweet, cool breath.
She smirked herself, feeling cocky, and lifted up her hand to drew small circles on his shirtless chest while feeling those excited butterflies from touching his smooth skin. "Simple. You'll still be crazy about me and make me an exception."
"Oh really?" Riven arched his eyebrow, couldn't help but be turned on by his girlfriend right now.
"Really." She confirmed.
Finally Musa couldn't take it anymore, grabbed Riven by his face she cupped in her hands, and crushed their lips together in a deep, passionate kiss that immediately intensified as soon as their tongues were dancing with each other in perfect sync and harmony. The more their lips were pressed against each other and tongues were touching one another, the kiss became more deeply passionate and passionate till Musa became extremely lightheaded.
Her lungs were practically inside, begging for some oxygen. She knew she needed to break the kiss and take a breath if she wanted to remain conscious. But the way Riven's incredible kisses knocked all rational thoughts from her mind, the explosive sparks he set off inside her with his lips and the high thrill she always felt as their tongues touched, and the way he was caressing her body it seemed too surreal to even think about breaking it now.
After sparing a few minutes or so in a hot make-out session, Riven finally pulled away from Musa, who was lying flat on the bed while he was hovering over her, and pulled some clothes from the closet for him to dress in. Musa was still on the bed, her lips a sore and bruised from that kissing while there was a huge hickey on her neck, she stared up at the ceiling with dazedness in her eyes while trying to check her breath.
"Wow." She gushed, feeling so amazing. Even after being together for five years, Riven's kisses still blow her mind away and left her breathless from the affect it had on her.
Riven slipped on his jeans after changing his boxers, and turned over to Musa to shot her a smirk. "I know. I'm just too good."
Musa threw a pillow at him, which Riven was able to dodge easily with quick reflexes, and she giggled at the shocked expression he had on his face from what she done. "Don't be so smug. Besides, you're not the first guy I've kissed. And I'll have you know the only reason I'm so happy because today is very special day."
"It is?" Hearing him ask that made the happy smile on her face quickly dim down into a tight-lined frowned.
"Yes Riven." She said with a bit more snap. "It is. Do you know what it is?"
While grabbing his favorite sleeveless t-shirt and slipping it on, Riven had a very solemn expression in his face as he thought about it for awhile before finally shaking his head back and forth. "Nope. I got nothing."
The next thing he knew, he suddenly found himself being knocked to the ground by the hard throw Musa put into the next pillow she hurled at the back of his head. Wincing from the soreness while rubbing his head, he turned to Musa and was surprised to see she went from pleasing happy to piss off in less than a second.
"What?" he asked. "And what was that?"
Who knew after being together for so long, there were still so many traits of Riven she didn't love so much were somehow more annoying than the first one? Although it still wouldn't change the way she felt about him, otherwise she'd be out the door a long time ago, but still it would have been nice to have a small warning of it.
Sighing her heavily in frustration, Musa dropped her face in her hands, shook her head while it was buried in her palms, and nodded toward the calendar hanging on the back of their bedroom door.
It was there Riven saw, in bold and white with a red heart drawn around it, was February 14, Valentine's day.
"Oh," Was that he managed to let out before Musa threw two more pillows at him, one he was able to avoid with a quick turn while another was smacked right in his face. "Sorry, I forget."
Musa sighed heavily, wishing she could know what to say but knew there was nothing really to say. Even though she wasn't exactly girly, she still loved the holiday representing love, which she always secretly enjoyed and loved celebrating it every year. But the Valentines she spent with Riven in the past weren't too romantic like the kind her friends had with there girlfriends but also, when she knew much more worse it could turn out, it wasn't too horrible either.
But it was always the same-which was something she would get tired of. Instead of taking a walk through Magix's park, going to a restaurant, or even seeing a movie, Riven ordered them two large pepperoni and bacon pizzas and then they'd do nothing else but watch a movie marathon of their favorite movies with a carton of ice cream by the side.
It was sweet, but hardly what she expected for such a special holiday. This year she was hoping, giving everything they've been through and how they made it work, this Valentine was going to be different and Riven would step his game up to really make it…incredible. But seeing how he completely forgotten about the holiday, it seemed Musa was in for another pizza and movie night for the sixth time in a row.
She sighed again at the boring thought, but knew it was better than nothing. And she'd still have Riven, which never failed to make her smile from the thought. Allowing a smile to spread across her face, she said "So are we on for pizza and movie night again? I bring the DVDs' and you can get the pizzas."
He seemed to be relieved she smiled again and relaxed, probably thinking she was thinking of killing him, but seemed a bit tensed again when she said her sentence and avoided making eye-contact with her. Riven turned to the full-length to check his reflection to make sure he looked okay, but could feel Musa's dark eyes burning holes through his head. The gaze was so intense; he was surprised he didn't smell smoke.
"About that," He said finally, after taking so long to answer. "I can't. I have to go somewhere and have other plans."
"What?" she exclaimed, and he nearly jumped from the sound.
"Look, some of the guys are bailing on this evening night classes and I've decided to take it since it means more money for the both of us." Riven explained.
Musa did nothing but stare at him for the longest without saying a word, her eyes nor face giving in an in-sight to what she was thinking, but he knew she was definitely shocked. Finally, after what felt like such an eternity, she shook her head before pulling the sheets aside and getting out of bed.
Riven's eyes widened as soon as her black, lace nightgown came into view, hugging her curves very nicely and giving off such a sultry-pixie vibe that really turned him on. He remembered how he couldn't stop kissing and touching her last night while she was wearing that dress, wanting more than to admire the view and rip the damn thing off her body.
Musa, seeing this particular look in his eyes, gave him poker-face as she gave him her best poker-face with a thin, fake smile as she walked over to him, fixed the collar of his shirt, and said "Have a nice day at work, Riven. It's great to know you care more about your job than your girlfriend."
Riven scowled and tightly gripped Musa's arm, stopping her from leaving and also hurting her arm from the tightness in his grip. "First off, I've forgotten it was a holiday today. Second, it's too late to cancel now and you're going to have to deal with it, Musa. It's just one day, it doesn't make a huge difference. Besides, it's not even a real holiday."
"Well it is to me." She snapped, freeing herself from his grip and walked downstairs to the kitchen without even looking at him. "Jerk." She murmured under her breath.
At first she thought there was nothing more horrible than her boyfriend forgetting about one of her favorite holidays, but now she could see she was wrong. Riven choosing to work overtime on the most romantic day of the year instead of spending it with her was ten times more horrible as it was painful.
It doesn't make a huge difference my ass, you jerk, she thought bitterly.
After his girlfriend stormed out of the room, Riven stared at the doorframe for a full minute before letting out a low whistle while shaking his head. He then peeked his head out the door and looked downstairs, seeing Musa was making herself a pot of coffee in the kitchen and was too far away from hearing range.
Sighing, he shut the bedroom door, grabbed his cell phone, and went into the bathroom. Musa may be able to hear anything with those sonic ears of hers, but he doubted she could hear him from upstairs in two shut doors. He flipped his phone open, pressed speed-dial two, and pressed the phone against his ear.
Until the person finally picked up the phone, he was cursing under his breath in frustration while wondering how long it takes a person to answer a cell phone.
"You tell her?" Not even dropping a casual hello and immediately getting into business, which was just what Riven loved about her.
"Yeah, I told her," Riven said. "Everything are going according as planned."
"Excellent," Even though he couldn't see it, he could tell she was smiling by the slight mischief heard in her voice. "Things are going exactly as planned."
"I know," Riven smirked, leaning against the wall and couldn't help but feel so triumph. Musa was still left out in the first dark, which was exactly where they wanted her to be, and still had no clue what he was really up to. "So I'll meet you at the usual place at noon."
"You got it, doll-face." Normally he hated that nickname, but he was letting it go since things were going so well. "When we're done, Muss will never know what hit her."