Chapter 4: Decisions

Riven opened his eyes. Woah! He must have fallen asleep and...crap! Musa was still there. It was 6:30. Crap.

"Musa!" Riven nudged her gently. "Hey, wake up."

"Mmm...wha?" Musa mumbled, rubbing her eyes. "Wha...Riven? What are...crap!"

"Exactly." Riven replied, pulling on a shirt. "Come on. Hurry up! You have to go."

"I know!" Musa jumped off Riven's bed, and walked briskly towards the bathroom.

"So what time do you think your friends are going to send out the search party?" Riven called though the door.

Musa laughed. "Not until 7 at the earliest." She replied, coming out of the bathroom. "Let's go."

"Alright." Musa zipped up her sweater, and followed Riven out of his dorm,

Musa and Riven reached Alfea a little after 7. After a short time, Musa was able to convince Riven that, no her friends wouldn't hate him even more than they already did, and no she was fine scaling the wall herself.

"So your coming to Stella's right?" Musa asked as she climbed over the side of the balcony.

Riven shrugged. "Eh. Maybe."

Musa smiled. Yes! Maybe! He was coming.

Riven strolled into the cafeteria, smiling. It was completely empty, aside from Brandon, Sky and Helia, who were at a table and Timmy who was coming in through the other door.

Brandon looked up. "Hey Riven."

"Hey." Riven sat down. "What is that?" He asked, referring to whatever it was Sky was eating.

"Actually, I have no idea." He said, standing, and tossing it into the garbage can. "Why are you up so early? I'd think you would be sleeping in considering your not coming to Stella's beach house."

Riven just shrugged. "Nah. Not after last night."

"What did you do last night?" Timmy asked, sitting down.

Riven grinned. "Oh you know. Slept with Musa."

Sky spit his coffee all across the table. "You did what?!"

"Slept with Musa."

"Dude..." Brandon looked at Sky. "Riven...your not serious."

Riven nodded, still smiling. Technically he was serious. But not in the context they were thinking. "Yeah. I did. She came over, and fell asleep at 12. Then didn't wake up until this morning."

"Riven your an idiot!" Sky smacked him on the back laughing. "So you are coming then right?"

"Yeah. I told Musa I would. Not directly, but she got the message."

"Good." Helia said. "It just wouldn't be an entertaining trip without you and Stella fighting." Even though he'd only known Riven and Stella for little over a year, he'd already come to understand that some how they could hate and like each other at the same time.

"Shut up." Riven replied.

"You know it's true." Sky said, grinning. "Anyway, we'd better go pack I guess."

Riven gave Sky one last glare, before he stood, and headed back towards him dorm.

Riven reached his room, and flopped onto the bed. What did one bring to a beach house exactly? He'd never been to one, and was too proud to ask Sky or Brandon. Riven sighed, and stood again. The things he did for Musa.

After digging around in his closet for a minute, Riven felt defeat. He could believe he was doing this. Riven grabbed his phone off his table, and dialed Sky's number.

"So pretty boy, what does one bring to a beach house?"

"A beach house?"

"Yeah."

"Well uh," Sky began. "Haven't you been to one?"

"What do you think? I lived in foster care until 15, and spent every summer after that at Red Fountain. If you actually can ask with a straight face if I've been to a beach house, then your a freaking idiot." Riven exploded.

"Alright! Sheesh, calm down, uh. Well have you been camping?"

"Yeah, once." Riven replied, thinking of a couple months ago.

"Okay then, bring the same type of clothes you brought then."

"Is that it?"

"Why are you asking me? Call Musa." Sky said.

"Musa? Why?"

"She's your girlfriend." Sky said, as he hung up.

Wow. I'm sorry this took so long for an update. I had major writer's block, but I'm over that.