Riven was happy with the way things were going for the most part. He spent most of his time hanging out with Darcy and her sisters. They were annoying but he really liked Darcy. He couldn't figure out what exactly he liked about her, but he just wanted to please her and make her happy. Going back to Red Fountain most nights was annoying because of his team and how much shit they gave him for dating Darcy. Brandon was mad at him most of the time for supposedly betraying Musa even though they didn't have any kind of relationship in the first place. He didn't even remember liking Musa ever, and didn't see how he could have. She was just a freshman and so immature. Darcy was almost done with school and practically an adult. Plus she was sexy as hell.
Recently he had been spending the majority of his time with Darcy at Cloud Tower instead of Red Fountain and was neglecting his school work. He still showed up for the majority of team projects and the one he was looking forward to the most today was the Day of the Royals which Red Fountain was hosting. They had to show off their skills with Dragons and had been practicing for weeks. Riven thought he was the best but Brandon wasn't too bad either. He hated that though and wanted to embarrass him in front of all the stuck-up royal families.
"Hey Darce are you going to see the day of the Royals today?" Riven asked as he put on his clothes. Darcy was still lying in her bed naked.
"No, I've got some planning to do. We have some big things to do coming up and I have to be ready. I wish I could though puppy dog" She said as she got up. She walked over to him and kissed him. He kissed her and ran his hands down her back. He started to kiss her chin and then went down her neck.
"Oh Rive, we don't have time" Darcy said.
"Please, real quick for good luck?" Riven asked. He continued to kiss her collarbone and then moved down to her breast and lightly kissed her nipple. He started to move his other hand between her thighs.
"Oh Fine" Darcy moaned in pleasure.
Riven was sitting on the bench in the hallway. He was lacing up his shoes when Brandon sat down next to him.
"Ready for this Riven? Or were you too busy being Darcy's pet to practice your dragon wrangling?" Brandon asked smugly.
"Oh I'm ready. And no, I don't need to study since I'm naturally gifted. So I spent my free time having awesome sex with Darcy instead. More than you can say about you and Bloom. I doubt you have even felt her up yet." Riven said back.
Brandon's face turned red. "Shut the hell up Riven" he said and punched his arm.
"Wait, have you guys even kissed yet?" Riven asked and started laughing. This made Brandon even angrier and he got up and stormed off.
"Can't wait to smoke your ass today Brandon!" He yelled after him.
Soon they were all out in the arena in a circle. The dragons were released and each had to keep control of theirs via telepathy.
Riven and Brandon were standing next to each other.
"I can't believe you thought I was in a relationship with Musa when I barely talked to her and yet you think you are in a relationship with Bloom and you guys haven't even kissed. What a hypocrite". Riven said quietly to Brandon.
"Shut up Riven! Focus on your Dragon. Don't do this here" Brandon
"You just don't want me to mess you up. Well how about this?" Riven said. His dragon suddenly rammed into Brandon's Dragon.
"Stop it!" Brandon yelled. He tried to get his dragon back up but Riven's began to attack it. "I Said stop it, it isn't funny anymore!" Brandon said as he tried to regain control.
"What the hell guys? Quick goofing around" Sky yelled from the behind them.
The Dragons wouldn't stop though, and Riven realized that he lost control of his and couldn't gain it back. Cordatota suddenly got on his dragon and entered the ring. Everything seemed to be going wrong as an explosion happened behind them. Riven quickly looked back and saw two people flying above the arena. He noticed the fire red hair of the one and the blue outfit and recognized Bloom.
"Hey, looks like your girlfriend is crashing the party" Riven yelled. The dragons were still running around and everyone in their seats were rushing around.
"Wha-" Brandon said as he looked up.
Riven heard some yelling and ran to the corner of the arena, still trying to control his dragon but also trying to see what the hell was going on in the first place.
There was a blond girl that was fighting bloom but then flew down to Brandon. She was saying "prince sky!" but Riven didn't understand why.
After watching Bloom and this girl fight over each other, two royals came down and started yelling at Bloom. Riven smirked, "serves her right" he thought.
The King yelled "squire!" and Sky ran up to him.
"Wait, isn't he the prince" riven thought to himself, confused about what was going on.
The blond haired girl was in the process of yelling at bloom and Riven couldn't hear everything she was saying. But bloom fell to her knees on the ground and put her hands on her face.
The King then said, "You are supposed to be protecting my son! Now come with me Prince Sky, we are going home. You too Diaspro. As for you young lady" He said as he turned to Bloom , "You should be ashamed of yourself"
Riven couldn't believe what he was seeing, the guy he hated and thought was just a squire, was actually Prince Sky of Eraklion and who he thought was the prince was just a squire? And best of all, Bloom had no idea and was clearly hearbroken by this. She deserved it after she tried to sabatoge him in the day of the roses race. He couldn't wait to get back to cloud tower and tell Darcy, she would love this.
Riven eventually got control of his dragon and luckily because of the mess with Bloom and the now prince Sky, no one blamed him for the dragons getting out of control. He got it back into its stable and went back to his dorm to change.
Timmy was already there and on his computer as always. "Crazy what's going on, they have been lying to all of us for more than a year now!" Timmy said to Riven.
"yeah, pretty crazy. Can't wait for Darcy to hear about this."
"Do you tell her everything?" Timmy asked, sounding a bit annoyed.
"Only the funny stuff, like Bloom being lied to for the past couple months and getting her heart broken"
"How can you say that is funny?" Timmy said, now clearly annoyed with Riven.
"Because she's a bitch and Brand- well I guess Sky- is a cocky idiot and its great to see them get what they deserve finally" Riven said.
"They are not! Just because you don't like them doesn't mean you should want them to suffer like that! Tecna tells me that Bloom is devastated even more since they snuck out to see it so they got their powers suspended." Timmy yelled. This was the first time Riven had seen him angry.
"Well I'm sorry you don't agree with me Timmy. But I don't really care about her and her feelings. No one has cared about mine before, especially them, so I'm not going to give another thought about them. At least Darcy and the witches talk to me like I'm an equal. You guys have never done that" Riven said. He was getting angry at Timmy and quickly decided he couldn't stay at Red fountain any longer. He grabbed a bag and threw some boxers, shirts, and pants into it. He was still in his suit.
"Riven, you can't just leave, not now! I have no idea if we can even finish the year since Bran-Sky is now home and so is Sk-Brandon. You can't just leave me here!" Timmy pleaded.
"Yeah I can since you clearly are on their side" Riven said as he left and slammed the door behind him.
As he drove over to cloud tower he reached out to darcy to tell her he was on her way and what happened.
"Puppy dog to stiletto, Puppy dog to stiletto"
"Stiletto here, what's up puppy dog?" Darcy responded. He could hear her voice in his head. For some reason, this seemed natural and how most people should communicate.
"I'm on my way over, I can't stand staying at Red Fountain anymore. I've got news for you. Turns out Brandon and Sky switched identities for the past year or so and bloom made a mockery of todays ceremony."
"oh really? Sounds like useful information. Tell me more" Darcy responded.
"Apparently Bloom got her powers suspended because they weren't supposed to leave Alfea so she is depressed about getting her friends into trouble on top of being lied to and having her heart broken I guess."
Darcy gasped "That's awesome news puppy dog!"
"Thanks, hey I'm almost here, can I crash at your place for a while?" Riven asked.
"Sure, puppy dog, just pull into the door right in front of you. " Darcy said as he approached cloud tower and a door suddenly appeared.
He drove into it as it opened and at first it looked like a garage but then it quickly turned into pure darkness. He couldn't see anything and he reached down to try and turn on his bike and use its headlight but it wasn't there.
"What's going on?" Riven yelled.
"You're mine now" Darcy's voice echoed around him. Riven nervously looked up and around, but he couldn't see her.
"Darce, is that you? Where are you? This isn't funny anymore!" Riven said. The Darnkess wasn't going away. He was all of a sudden pushed to the ground.
"Behave Riven! Sit down and shut up!" Darcy's voice echoed loudly.
Darcy and her sisters' faces appeared above him and started laughing.
"I can't believe he actually thought that you would fall for him" Icy laughed.
"What a loser!" Stormy added.
"Yes, but he is a handsome one. And awesome in bed. Sorry Rive, but you have helped us immensely in our mission and I don't need you any more. Unfortunately for you, that means we are broken up. And oh yeah, you're my prisoner until further notice. Which means forever!" Darcy said. The faces disappeared and Riven couldn't believe what was going on.
He felt like a huge weight lifted off of his body and mind and finally realized that Darcy had been playing with his mind the entire time. She had used her powers to make him think differently and obey her. But it wasn't entirely her doing, she just pushed him into it. He still ultimately made the decision and realized that everyone was in danger because of him.
The witches were obsessed with Bloom and he just gave them the perfect piece of information about her being vulnerable. Even though he still thought she was annoying, he had to stop them from hurting her and getting her power.
He had no clue how they would get it because he thought her powers were suspended, but he had no doubt that they could find a way. He also couldn't believe how hurt he still felt even though he realized that he was being controlled by Darcy. Maybe it was because she used him and he did have some feelings for her. It was all confusing and his head began to hurt a lot. He still could see nothing and was trapped in the pitch black, unsure of how he was going to get out of this alive.
Whatever the witches had planned it was going to be huge and dangerous, and he couldn't believe he had a part in it ever. He only knew he needed to get out and help his team face what was coming.