Sorry for not being able to update in a while. I've been in Asia meeting family because of family tragedy.

Musa entered the boys room and was greeted by her friend Stella.

"Look who's here! And I thought you weren't in the mood for a party huh?" Stella tried to lighten up the party.

"Kinda looks moody here..." Musa forced a smile.

"I know... I've tried to lighten things up but apparently it's not going as I thought. Oh Musa, it's not my fault. These people are bunch of mood killers anyway..."

"Where's Riven?" Musa asked her. She saw Stella's smile turn into a grin. She wanted to slap that grin off her face.

"Oh... Riven... He disappeared somewhere. I heard it wasn't his idea to have a birthday. The boys threw him one and I heard he didn't want a party! Can you believe it? His 18 year old birthday party and he did not want to celebrate it. I do not blame him however, I'd rather shoot myself than have a party like this..." Stella kept going.

"Stella please." Musa interrupted her. "You are doing it again. You know? When you keep talking and talking?"

Stella waved her hand Musa.

"Whatever. Come on, so you can meet the rest."

He didn't invite me. It was his friends who did. He doesn't want to celebrate his birthday.

"Bloom!" Musa said, glad to see someone other than Stella. They embraced in a hug.

"So good to see you!" Bloom said. "Are you feeling... okay?" she asked, knowing Brandon was behind them.

"Uh.. I'm alright. What's going on? Why is the party so dead?"

"Oh.. yeah, it has just started. With the right kind of music I'm sure it will start going. You and Layla could fix that right?"

"Sure, b-but have you seen Riven?" Musa asked.

"He's on the balcony." Bloom said and pointed to the door leading to the balcony.

Musa thanked her and after she was done greeting her friends, she decided to be the bigger person and go out to see Riven.

With one drink in her hand, she looked at him from a distance. The moonlight was hitting him beautifully. He leaned forwards and didn't seem to mind the noise inside.

He's really handsome. Shame he's a douchebag like most guys.

"Hi Riven..." she managed to say. She didn't know how to say those two words, it left her mouth like a bad taste.

He turned around and saw her. A bit in shock that she would actually come to see him after their nasty break up.

"Musa?" he said. Simple as that.

"Yeah, it's me Musa, who else?"

"Why are you here?" he said in his rough voice.

"What? Can't I join the party? Would you like me to go back?" Musa said annoyed.

"Well... No. I mean.. You do what you want..." Riven said. He knew he wanted to say it better but that was good enough for him.

"Not enjoying the party?" she tried to keep a conversation between them alive.

"Didn't ask for it. It's a lame excuse for the guys to get drunk and bang their girlfriends." Riven said with no filter.

"I didn't need to know that." Musa said and almost giggled. If there was something she missed about Riven was his way to say things like it really is. When around people, she acted ashamed over his unfiltered ways but in private she would laugh and most likely agree with him.

"You look beautiful by the way." Riven said. Surprising himself and Musa. He had wanted to say it since she came towards him. He was never good with words nor with feelings. And to express his feelings to Musa was another, much difficult challenge.

Musa was taken off guard by his words. She blushed and thanked him.

"You look very... pretty too." Musa said. Pretty? What the hell? Did I call him pretty? What's wrong with me...

"Pretty?" Riven said looking at her. "I look pretty?" he started to laugh.

"Well, with the moonlight making your eyes sparkle, you do look pretty!" Musa said trying to save herself.

"Guess so, no contest with you though."

An awkward pause came between them. Musa looked down at her sneakers thinking of something to say to him.

"Riven... I.."

"I know." He interrupted her sentence.

What the hell does he know?

"I'm a shitbag."

That's nothing new but go on.

"And what happened between us... I don't know how to say but I feel bad. You didn't deserve that shit." That was Riven's elegant way to apologize to her.

She accepted it. Half heartedly. She got closer to him, her hand getting closer to his.

Riven took her hand with his. Hers were warm and his cold. Maybe they could fix this together or maybe it was best to split up. She was his first and serious love and relationship and he was her first everything. First boyfriend, first kiss and first in the bedroom. They turned to each other, ready for a kiss until Timmy interrupted.

"Uhm, sorry guys... I hope I'm not bothering you two... but.."

"What Timmy?" Riven said already irritated.

"Uhh... Codatorta wants you to come to Saladin's office. He said it was urgent."

"Ugh.. What does he want from me now?" Riven was thinking through if he had broken any rules lately or if there was a fight being reported to Saladin.

Musa's eyes went from Riven to Timmy, waiting for an answer.

"I don't know. He didn't say but he didn't sound happy at all."

"Have you done something?" Musa asked Riven.

"No! I-I don't know. I can't remember but I don't think so." Riven said. By now their friends had gathered around trying to come up why Codatorta is calling Riven by this time of night.

"It can't be a fight. We haven't gotten into any of those lately." Sky said and grinned at Riven.

"You're so funny Sky." Riven said in a sarcastic voice.

"Well you better get up there and find out." Brandon said, his arm was around Stella. "Want us to come along?"

"Nah, I can handle this." Riven said walking away from Musa.

He walked past his friends and out from the room.

"Ever since we found out graduation is coming up he has acted strangely." Sky said to the others. "I know the guy, he isn't the most warmest nor coziest person but this is strange even from him."

"What do you think it's about?" Helia asked.

"I don't think it's the stress of graduating. Riven can handle stress." Brandon said.

"But why is he acting so wooden and distant?" Musa almost shouted annoyed.

"Remember when he mentioned his home planet?" Timmy asked the boys. "He is going back to Herendion right?"

Going back? Why didn't no one tell me this? I don't suspect Riven to tell me because he's an ass...

"Yeah right. Herendion... Haven't heard anything good about that place... It's a shithole according to Riven."

Sky didn't know much about Herendion other than that the Herendian king once visited his parents at their palace when he was very young. No other diplomatic ties between Herendion and Eraklyon had taken place since that.

"I'm going after him." Musa said, she had heard enough.

No one wanted to stop her afraid to unleash her temper. She wanted to confront Riven once and for all about their relationship, no sugar coating but if their break up had anything to do with him leaving for Herendion, a place he hated, she wanted to know.