Chapter 9
Flora knew that something was bothering Helia, no matter how much he denied it. She didn't want to bug him too excessively about it, but at the same time she really needed to know. She was his girlfriend, and she cared about him. A little pushing might be necessary to get to the bottom of this mystery.
"Helia, please tell me," Flora said in a soft, gentle voice. "You know you can trust me with anything. We've been through so much together, you and I."
Helia sighed in defeat. "You're right, it's wrong of me to keep my feelings from you. I saw you and Logan in the park the other day. You looked like you were having so much fun, more fun than you and I seem to have. I know it might be a bit silly, but I don't know if I should feel threatened by him."
"Oh, Helia," Flora replied. "I didn't realize. You don't have to worry. Logan is just a friend; I hardly know him. You and I have been together for years. We have quite a history, and I'm not about to throw that away for some new boy."
Helia still didn't look too convinced, but he was willing to trust his loving girlfriend. "Alright, I believe you," he smiled.
She leaned in and they shared a kiss. But something felt different about this kiss. It felt fake, like they were just going through the motions of a relationship instead of actually having one.
Flora finally hit the shocking realization: Musa was right.
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They were arguing again. Musa and Riven. "Music is my life, why can't you understand that?!" Musa shouted at him.
"You're the fairy of music, but your powers don't have to govern who you are!" he shouted back.
"Just give me the remote! All I wanna do is turn up the volume!" Musa yelled.
"Oh, you want more volume? Then how about this!" he said as turned the TV volume up to maximum level.
"Enough!" Musa screamed over the noise. She sent her own powers out to silence the blaring speakers. She turned to face Riven. "How does watching a movie turn into a full scale fighting match about our identities and who we are as a couple?"
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Riven replied.
"Yes, you do," said Musa. "All I did was ask for the remote, and we ended up fighting about what's really been on our minds. This always happens because we don't know any other way to address our feelings."
"That's crazy talk, you don't know what you're saying," Riven stated. "We don't even argue very much."
"Seriously?!" Musa practically exploded. "That's it, I'm outta here. I can't deal with this right now."
"Where do you think you're going?" Riven asked.
"I'm going to hang out with Big Time Rush," Musa replied as she put on her shoes and grabbed her jacket.
"But they were hanging out with that homo Mirta," Riven said. "Do you really wanna be caught with them?"
"As a matter of fact, yes I do. They're sweet and nice and frankly, everything you're not." With that, she stormed out. She grabbed her phone and texted James to see if he and the guys were free.
She was tired of all the fighting. There had to be more to a relationship than this. She'd put up with his attitude and ignorance for years, maybe it was time for a change.
Musa finally hit the shocking realization: Flora was right.
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The boys were chillin' in their little Gardenia appartment watching old episodes of Hannah Montana. The episode that was on was "He Could Be The One", a one-hour special in which Hannah gets back together with long-time off-and-on love interest Jake Ryan, only to realize that she has feelings for her new lead guitarist Jesse. She must choose between Jake - the boy she has a long history with, and Jesse - the new guy sweeping her off her feet.
"What if I'm putting Flora in a position like that?" Logan speculated.
"Logan, you need to stop being so unsure about this," James said.
"Yeah, think about it," Carlos added. "In the episode, Hannah chooses to stay with Jake, who cheats on her later in the Christmas episode. So, she ends up going out with Jesse, as she should've done in the first place. The odds are in your favor."
"Guys, stop comparing this to Hannah Montana! We are not in a TV show," Kendall said.
"That's debatable," replied Logan.
End of Chapter 9
A/N: There's was supposed to be a bit more at the end there, but my tablet was being stupid and cut the end off. It wasn't anything terribly important to the story, so I just left it off. That last section is only for comic relief anyway.
