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Chapter 13: Surprising Arrivals and Attitudes

"Urgg," I clutched my sore throat, that is until I felt movement beside me. Oh that's right, now that I recall, Riven spent the night here.

Flashback:

I was lying in my bed early relaxing after the incident at Cloud Tower. I was frightened by what occurred but I was determined to not let it overwhelm me because that would mean the end for so many things. My head was in full swing thinking so many things at once. What was I going to do? How was I going to help Riven? Would I be able to help Riven? What were the witches planning and why Riven? What was going on inside of Riven's head?

I had already called the Winx and warned them about the witches' threat. Hopefully it served its purpose. As I kept thinking a loud knock disrupted my thoughts which jumbled. I walked over to the door and opened it to find a very drunk Riven barely standing if you call using the wall as a grip standing.

"Hey," he groggily said trying to stand up straight but failing as I walked over to catch him just as he took a step back out of my reach. "Nope, I can walk."

"Riven cut the act, why are you here?" I asked irritated that he was playing these games.

"What, can't I come visit my friend?" he asked smiling as he swayed on his feet from the effects of the alcohol.

"Wow, Riven geesh, I'm honored that you actually remembered I'm your friend," I spat sarcastically. "All I recall is you ignoring me these past few days, I'd hardly call that being friends."

"Oh come on Aura," he responded. "You're like my sister remember?"

"No as I recall the Riven that is my brother may be an ass, but he surely isn't you," I snapped angry at him. How dare he come now and act like he's done nothing wrong. "So if you'll excuse me I'd like to get back to bed."

He then took a few steps forward grabbed my waist with one hand and shut the door behind him with the other. "No, I haven't seen you in while and thought that I'd pay you a visit, and you're certainly not going to throw me out."

"Riven let go," I commanded subtly.

"Not until you agree to let me stay here for a while."

"Fine," I gave in. He then let me go and I walked over to go get him a cup of coffee. He followed me and took a seat on my bed.

I walked over to get the coffee which was done brewing and just as I walked back to the room I saw Riven had already sound asleep. I walked over and set the coffee on the night stand by the bed. I'd just have to somehow manage to go to sleep with Riven who sneaked under the covers. What was I gonna do with him?

"Riven seriously what am I gonna do with you now?" I whispered as I stood hovering above him while he was sleeping.

"Help me," he mumbled which startled me. He couldn't have possibly heard me could he? And even if he did would he understand what I was talking about? Now I had more questions in my head. How in the world was I ever going to fall asleep now?

I gave up and got into bed next to Riven who was worn out from drinking. Maybe tomorrow would be better? No, who was I kidding.

End of Flashback

So now here I was with Riven next to me asleep still. I went to make coffee for Riven before he woke up cause he would need it, what he drunk last night would have him struggling all day. Just as I was standing there waiting for the coffee to brew I knew today was not going to be an easy day and decided to light one to make the day worthwhile.

I then started to boil some plain water after the coffee was done, which would help me mask the smoke in here. I got some air cleanser and placed it on the table as I lit a very potent pot. The gang back home always use to smoke one of these when they wanted instant relaxation, and warned me about how strong they were, so they didn't notice that I took a couple when I moved out here. They were always smoking them, that they didn't care when their supply went low because their provider always kept them stocked.

As I let out a puff of smoke over the pot of boiling water I sprayed air cleanser over it and it worked like a charm, no smoky smell whatsoever. Riven though decided in the same moment to walk in.

"What am I doing here?" he asked clutching his head in obvious pain as I laughed from the effects of smoking which were finally kicking in.

"Forgot already?" I teased. "No worries cause I was so kind as to prepare you a coffee."

He walked over and moved to take the coffee from me as I pulled back giggling.

"Aura just give me the coffee," he grumbled. "I'm in no mood for games."

"Well as I recall I was in no mood for games yesterday, yet I let your drunk ass in here," I reminded him. "Payback's a bitch."

"No more than you, so just hand it over," he commanded walking towards me.

"No," I said repeating his words from yesterday letting out another puff of smoke over the water. I then ran over behind the television, giggling, gosh I was so high.

He then walked over to me and I decided not to let him catch me, but do to my weak coordination while on cloud nine, Riven got me from behind as I was going to dodge him around the television. He then easily removed my grip from the coffee cup.

He eagerly drank the coffee. "That's good coffee."

"You welcome then!" I retorted angry at his lack of acknowledgment.

"Can you be any louder?" he snapped clutching his head.

"No," I said as I walked over to the blinds and pulled them open. I hated early morning sunshine so I always kept them closed but I thought they'd do Riven some good.

"Argg!" he screamed putting his hands over his eyes. Thinking he had suffered enough I went and got his some sunglasses I had gotten from Megan who had found them in the orphanage.

"Here," I handed them to him.

"There was no need for you to do that," he snapped putting them over his eyes.

"What I just thought it would help you," I feigned innocence as I put out the pot I was smoking. "Now hurry up and get ready for class. I think I got a uniform that was too big on me for you to use."

I then went to the closet and looked for the uniform I had stolen from Riven's room thinking that he'd come looking for it and I could get a connection with him.

"Ah here it is!" I shouted hoping Riven would hear me. I walked back into the living room and threw it at Riven. "You better be glad I got this for you, because I could have just sat and enjoyed the rest of my pot, thanks to you I had to put it out, now hurry."

"Fine woman, just stop yelling," he yelled making me laugh, as I headed to the bathroom to change into my uniform. He ended up going to my room to change.

I came out finding that Riven was already sitting in the chair waiting. I knew we were already a bit late so I thought it'd be best if we headed out, but not before I finished smoking.

"We had to wait for you to finish that?" he asked annoyed. "Would you care to share some of that?"

"I took in your drunken ass so it's only fair that you wait for me," I retorted smiling as we headed to class not before putting out the pot which answered Riven's question. I could barely look straight but I didn't care. I cared about absolutely nothing right now, it was blissful, I'd have to do this more often. I sadly though tripped before I had gone through the door, luckily though Riven caught me.

"You're gonna need some help getting to class," he chuckled making me giggle.

"Yup," I agreed. "But that was so worth it."

"Well, I'll drop you off, then I'll have a quick smoke and come back," he explained as he had his arm wrapped around my waist so I wouldn't fall. I didn't even register when we made it to class and I probably wouldn't have if Riven hadn't spoken up.

"We're here Aura," he told me as he removed his arm.

"Thank you," I slurrred trying to waltz into class, which I failed at since I tumbled through the door. I straightened myself out quickly or so I thought. "No worries I'm fine."

I tried to quickly make my way over to my seat.

"Yes," I heard Sky mumble, as I arrived.

"Have you ever thought of just talking to her about it?" Timmy asked. I now knew they were talking yet again about Stella the princess.

"Oh yeah, that'll go down well. 'Hey Stella, babe, are you a shallow, gold digging, superficial wench who's just after the royal jewels or would you still love me if I was a penniless squattter living in a stable?"

I then burst out in a fit of giggles imagining Stella's reaction.

"Are you ok Aura?" asked Brandon looking at me funny.

"Absolutely, why wouldn't I be, now the question should be if Sky is ok?" I responded with another question.

"Haha very funny," said Sky sarcastically making me laugh more.

Timmy though broke my fit of giggles by responding to Sky's Stella problem. "I wouldn't use that particular phrasing."

"It's what she'll hear, man, no matter how flowery I put it," reminded Sky.

"You don't know that."

"Yeah, well how bout you actually get a girlfriend, then we'll talk," Sky snarled, glaring up at Timmy who looked very hurt. Sky though immediately realized this and regretted it. "Oh, Timmy, I'm sorry man. I didn't mean it. I'm just confused, but that's no reason to take it out on you."

"Don't worry about it, Sky. I understand," Timmy smiled earnestly. "It could have always been worse."

I then figured it wasn't fair that Sky and Brandon's secrets were affecting us like this and without my filter due to my state I didn't keep quiet.

"You're right Sky, there's no reason for you to take it out on Timmy," I started. "Because this would never be happening if you and Brandon wouldn't be keeping this or however many secrets it is that you're keeping. I warned Brandon that I wasn't going to push on the subject but in return you guys couldn't be affected by whatever it is you're hiding. This ends now, I'm sick and tired of Sky's whining becuase of his insecurities which affect us all. So spill. Now!"

Riven though had to pick that exact same moment to walk in.

"Holy shit man! You look like carp!" Lex laughed loudly as Riven entered the classroom. I never noticed how bad he really looked. His skin was sickly pale, his hands were trembling and he was still wearing the sunglasses I gave him. He collasped into his seat at the back of the room where Lex, who was sniggering at his friend's suffereing joined him. "Good morning sunshine."

"I am so hung-over," Riven told him, burring his face in his arms. I purposefully then decided to shout.

"Riven how are you feeling!?" I shouted making him groan.

"Aura stop shouting, you know perfectly how I feel," he repsonded as I giggled.

"You missed breakfast," Lex pointed out.

"I had a smoke," Riven replied.

"You had that for dinner last night."

"Just as well other wise I'd be hurling right now," Riven groaned, making Lex and a few other guys smirk while the rest (including Sky, Brandon and Timmy) rolled their eyes. I kept on giggling.

"Well that'll teach you for drinking the night before classes," Kane said coldly.

"Piss off, Kane."

I kept on giggling until Brandon and Sky turned to look between Riven and I.

"Now way," gasped Sky a bit aggravated.

"No wonder you're all giggly, Aura did you smoke?" asked Brandon worried.

"Of course I did," I responded annoyed. "In any case I'm entitled to my secrets as well seeing as you two won't share yours."

"You don't know what you're saying," explained Sky.

"I'm completely aware, even if it bites me in the ass later but I'm sure it'll hurt less than when your secret bites you," I retorted. "Now piss off and let me enjoy this blissful feeling I have right now." I put my head down and found Riven staring my way and smirking. I smirked back at him. Oddly enough I felt some connection with him right now probably my imagination.

"That's enough boys," Cordatorta growled, entering the room and heading to up to the head of the class. He started barking for us to take our notes out and I shut him off trying to relax completely oblivious to what he was teaching.

During class I heard him command Riven to take off his sunglasses which he then gave back to me. I put them away and put my head down to rest a bit. It was odd though I couldn't keep some buzzing sound out of my head, I guess I shouldn't have smoked after all.

After I came down from my high I was still mad at Sky and Brandon, more so Sky but I decided not to push them, just as long as Sky promised not to be so dramatic anymore; at least where Stella was concerned anyway.

"How is Stella competing in a beauty contest when they're doing their mid terms this week?" Brandon exclaimed throwing the text book he was reading to the floor. We had been busy studying for quite a while now.

"That's the power of women. There's always time for a beauty pageant. The end of the universe could be going on with fire and brimstone raining down from the heavens and they'll still find time to walk around on a stage in high heels and swimwear," Sky told us, not looking up from the book in his lap.

"High heels are rather unusual footwear to take to the beach, aren't they?"

"Besides why would I ever leave the comfort of sneakers, I will never understand," I sighed sinking into the chair I was currently sitting in. "Aren't heels super tiring though?"

"Not for Stella," Sky noted just as his phone went off. "Ah, speak of the angel."

"Nice play on words," Timmy grinned as Sky turned his phone on. A second later Stella's cheery voice filled the room.

"Hello!" she squealed.

"Hey Stella," Sky grinned, reshuffling his notes. "You're on speaker phone."

"Hi Brandon! Hi Timmy! Hi Aura!"

"Hi Stella," we all answered in unison.

"So how'd it go?" Sky asked her.

"Gentlemen," Stella said, her voice absolutely overflowing with pride. "You are currently speaking with this year's Miss Magix!"

"Congradulations!" we all said as I just mumbled 'great'.

"They like, loved me! Oh my gosh! The talent this year was awful! I mean, one girl had to be carried off the stage covered in bird droppings, I'm not joking! It's a beauty pageant, not a poop pageant! I nearly got beaten by this one girl but she actually ended up being a Cloud Tower witch so she was disqualified. Just goes to show that the only people who can beat me in fashion are the ones who cheat. And then -"

"Stella? What are you doing?" Bloom's voice could be heard somewhere in the background of Stella's phone. "Stella! You're suppose to be studying! That was the deal."

"Eeeps! Sorry guys, but I've got to go! Just thought I'd let you boys and Aura know. Sky, I'll talk to you later."

"Sure thing Stella," Sky smiled. "Congradualtions once again. Wish I could have been there. You're gorgeous babe."

"I know! Bye guys!

"Bye" we all farwelled. Sky's smile then disappeared as soon as it appeared.

"Well am I the only one not shocked from Stella's victory?" I asked to break the tension.

"What do you mean?" asked Sky with one eybrow raised.

"Obviously those beauty contests require no brain whatsoever and Stella is obviously pretty and not the most intelligent out there, so put two and two together and you have a winner," I told him laughing.

"That's not true, Stella has true beauty, which is why she won," retorted Sky offended.

"Please, I could win that contest hands down," I told him waving him off.

"You wanna bet?" he asked getting in my face.

"Sure," I shrugged, got nothing better to do.

"Ok, next contest you enter and let's see if you win hands down like you say," he replied taking his face away from me. "I doubt you would win anyway."

"No need for your support Sky, I got this," I said getting up to leave. "Besides I doubt I'd want support from you, seeing as I can't trust you, you'd probably call off the bet as far as I know. Anyhow I'm out, enjoy your Miss Magix."

I don't know what's been going on recently but I feel I can't trust Sky or Brandon. I know they have their secrets but why do I feel that, the secret if going to change everything I've come to know? Surely it couldn't be that bad could it? For some reason due to the distrust I feel for Sky and Brandon, I feel aggravated with Sky a lot and feel like snapping at him all the time. Oh well I'm sure he's having the worse end right now.

I could only think of one place to go right now, a bar. A decided I'd go check out Poison Apple, I had overheard some specialists saying it was a good bar. Right now I think I needed a drink more than ever. I took my leva bike there not trying to get there anytime soon, I took a ride around the forest first.

The strong wind in my face was what I really needed. Blood flowing through my veins, myself feeling energized, this is truly what I needed to move forward. After cooling down a bit, I knew I still wanted a drink. With my fake ID in hand from working at a bar myself I got into the Poison Apple. Nothing flashy, dark but overall it was what I needed. I had sunglasses on and regular clothes that I'd manage to fix so I wouldn't look as feminine.

"A shot of your deadlist poison," I ordered.

"Coming right out," the bartender said. "Here you go."

I then drank it all in one gulp, feeling the burn as it went down my throat but I didn't care. "Refill."

"You guys smell like alcohol," I heard what sounded like Stormy say, I didn't think I'd have enough alcohol to be hallucinating already had I? "What have you guys been up to?"

"We smashed a bottle-o," I then heard Darcy respond, so I guess they were here. Why me?

"Why would you do something like that? It's a waste."

"We were robbing it and got sprung."

"Oh very smooth," Stormy said, as I turned around I spotted them and saw her roll her eyes.

"I'd like to see you try better," Riven challenged her as Stormy and him locked eyes.

"Chill, Stormy," Icy ordered. "You're making my hair go staticy."

Stormy growled before getting to her feet and moving towards where I was sitting. I turned around quickly and picked up my other shot and drank it all. I paid and decided to move closer to where Riven was.

"Travis," Darcy nodded in acknowledgement to some man whom she proabaly knew.

"Where ya been, babe? I haven't seen you in ages. What you been up to?" Travis asked in a familiar tone. I could see Darcy and this Travis had been on very good terms before.

"School. Tormenting others. Striving for total domination. The usual," Darcy shrugged, causing Travis to laugh.

"You Trix sisters never change do you? Say, what you doing tonight? Cause how about you and me head back to my flat and have some fun, ay? You know, like we did back in the day."

"I can't. I'm occupied tonight," Darcy told him firmly which surprised me, since she gave Riven a sideways glance. I really didn't think she cared shit about Riven.

"Oh come on. You don't mind if I steal her for an hour or so, now do ya mate?"

"What?" Riven asked, removing the cigarette from his lips to stare at the man. I knew this was already gonna get real bad real soon.

"Well you know what it's like with her, don't cha? You know, like five guys at once. Sharing is caring after all," Travis grinned making me laugh.

"Excuse me but I never had five guys at once," Darcy snarled, her temper rising, keeping me amused.

"I wasn't saying it like you had all five guys in your bed at one time, but you did use to whore yourself around when we were shagging," Travis reminded her in an unpleasant tone making me smile. Finally Darcy was getting what she deserved, hopefully Riven would see it though and not defend her.

"Whoring myself!?"

"Relax Darcy. it's not like you don't know what people say about you. So let's go have some fun and you can pick the kid up later," Travis suggested, causing Riven to get to his feet.

"She's not interested, now back off!" Riven hissed coldly, shoving the older man.

"You better watch your kid or you're gonna get hurt," Travis warned as I got my feet. "When did you start babysitting, Darcy? I guess you really will root anything."

"That's it," Riven snarled, as I thought he was going to punch the shit out of this guy. With a cool flick of the wrist, Darcy unleashed an explosion of energy directly in front Travis, sending him hurling backwards into a table which collapsed under the sudden weight.

"You have a very strange type of foreplay," Icy commented to her sister dryly, but Darcy was still furious. A purple haze surrounded her much like the one that surrounded Riven the Day of the Rose.

"Argh! You bitch!" Travis raged from his place amongst the shattered timber. "You're going to pay for that, slut!"

"Deadly Nightshade!" Darcy screamed, casting a wave of black matter his way. An orb of pure black energy engulfed the man, making it impossible to see what was going on inside the sphere. But as the magic faded, I decided I better leave.

Travis though looked horrible, his skin was pale and he was shivering uncontrollably as the darkness started to clear up. Ugly purple bruises covered most of his body and he couldn't respond to a guy asking him if he was alright.

"Well of course he isn't," Icy pointed out to them calmly. "That was one of Darcy's strongest attacks, and he's going to be feeling it for a while. You shouldn't have pissed her off."

Of course I saw Riven in search of something and saw that Darcy had left. Good ridence! I was then heading out and didn't watch where I was going as I bumped straight into someone.

"Oops, sorry," a familiar voice apologized. I then looked up and was surprised to find the person I least expected to see and one who I haven't seen in years.

"Adrian?!" I said out loud excited.

The man looked down at me bewildered, he then took off my sunglasses.

"Aura?" he questioned confused.

"Oh my gosh Adrian it really is you!" I exclaimed as I jumped into his arms not caring that a bunch of people were staring at us.

"Sweetpea what are you doing here?" he asked as we walked out of the bar. I had known Adrian as long as I've known Steven, a long time ago though, Adrian and Steven had a major fight and Adrian ended up leaving. Steven had assured me that it was for the best, but I didn't understand, Adrian was just as important as Steven in my life back then. Adrian was Steven's age but looked older, more like in his mid-twenties. His bright blazing red hair contrasted deeply with his vibrant green eyes. He was still as handsome as ever and I couldn't believe I was here with him right now.

"More like what are you doing here?" I asked with so many questions for him. "How did you get here, what's been of your life, what are you currently up to?"

"Don't try that on me sweetpea, you know that it doesn't work that way," he laughed knowing he asked first. "You cut your hair, it's so short now and you look nothing like you did."

"Well pretending you're a boy will do that to a girl," I told him. "Besides I didn't really cut my hair you know, I'd never do that, this is just a wig."

"I'm so glad to see you sweetpea," Adrian sighed pulling me into a tight hug, after releasing me he kept a hold of my hand as we walked. "So you never answered my question Aura."

I sighed preparing myself to tell the story. "Well a few months ago, the headmistress deemed me unadoptable and sent me out to Alfea. Megan got adopted too, by the way. I was suppose to go to Alfea but the Headmistress there thought I didn't have enough control of my magic to stay there so she transferred me to Red Fountain and I've been there ever since, which explains the boy get up."

"Oh Aura," he smiled sadly as he pulled me into another hug. "You have no idea how I wished I could be there for you, but I'm here now and don't plan on leaving."

"Thanks Adrian, you always had the perfect timing and still do," I reminded him. "Now if I recall this goes two ways and you still haven't explained why you are here?"

"I knew I shouldn't have tried to fool you," he joked. "Well after I left, I wandered the streets on my own for a while. I robbed a bit from a bank here and there, collecting enough money to make a trip here. I stayed with a old sick relative of mine for a while and started working. Ever since that's been my life work and live, live and work. Nothing interesting."

"No special lady out there?" I teased, as he turned pale, which made me feel bad, all I wanted was to lighten the mood. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to intrude, forget I asked that."

"No, I think it's only fair that you finally know why I left, as I'm sure Steven never told you," he said grasping both of my hands in his own and facing me.

"No he never brought up the subject ever again," I affirmed. "Why is that? I never understood, you guys got along so well? Or so I thought."

"No you're right we got along just fine, but when it came to you we were both at odds," he answered confusing me.

"What?" I asked not getting this at all.

"Exactly what you hearing when it came to you we were always at odds," he continued. "I always thought you'd be best off with us all the time permanently, while he thought you should stay in the orphanage. I never told him that though because you seemed fine at the orphange, it wasn't until that day you had that incident coming from the orphanage that I expressed my ideas. He disagreed saying, staying full time was an even greater risk. I didn't let up though and kept pushing him. In the end he argued that I wanted you to stay because deep down I was secretly in love with you. I denied it because I knew that wasn't true, you were like my sister. That time the fight ended there, I went to bed thinking over and over what he had said. But you know what?

"No what?" I asked taking this all in as a shock.

"He was right, I was in love with you," Adrian answered. "I never knew it though, I was confusing my feeling for you as a sister. It wasn't until I digged deep down that I discovered that I really was in love with you. I was going to ask you back then to be my girlfriend because it was what I wanted more than anything in the whole universe. I asked Steven though first as the brother he is to you. He rejected it. We then got into another fight over it. He said I'd never be good enough for you and you could do so much better and finally get out of there, but that wouldn't happen if I held you back. He banned me from the gang and so I left. And now I see that it was worth it. You have more opportunities than ever. I would have only held you back."

I was utterly shocked. My best friend and brother left when I was young because he was secretly in love with me. Me whom I considered nothing, who deserved nothing. I was crying before I knew it.

"Why?" I asked. "You never had to leave! I missed you terribly when you left! You guys could have at least had the decency to ask me how I felt instead of deciding for me!"

"I know and for that I am eternally sorry," he said as I tried to nail a hit at him wherever I could.

"But I'd like to see if after everything it could work," he suggested as I stood there confused. He then leaned over and glanced down at my lips and back to my eyes, and then I knew what he was about to do. I didn't want him to kiss mem, but I was frozen in place that his until he was removed from my grasp.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!?" yelled Riven at Adrian. Wait, what was Riven even doing here?

"Let me go," commanded Adrian as he turned and got Riven in an armlock.

"Oh my gosh, Adrian let him go," I ordered worried for Riven's sake.

"What was that guy doing to you Aura?" asked Riven as I suddenly felt a super strong flow of anger flow through me. I triggered an emotion in Riven after all.

"Nothing he's a friend of mine," I answered.

"And who might this guy here be?" Adrian asked still grabbing ahold of Riven.

"Classmate, now let him go!" I ordered angry at him for not listening to me. Riven's surge of emotions through the connection only made my anger worse.

Adrian finally let Riven go as Riven dusted himself off.

"Well aren't you going to introduce us?" Riven asked sarcastically. "Seeing as you said you had no connection here whatsoever."

"Chill ok, I haven't seen him in years, and what the hell got up your ass?" I asked annoyed at his attitude.

"Let's go sweetpea," motioned Adrian moving to get ahold of my arm and trying to pull me away.

"Nope, I'm not letting Aura go with you," grunted Riven moving to grab ahold of my other arm.

"Will you guys just stop!" I yelled pulling my arms out of their grasp. "Ok, um Adrian can we meet up here tomorrow at the same time?"

"No sweetpea, you're crazy if you think I'm going to leave you here with physco over there," Adrian replied.

"Please, you know I can handle myself, do this for me," I pleaded. "As an apology for what you did?"

"Fine," he gritted through his teeth. "But if I don't see you here I'm going to Red Fountain to find you got it?"

"Yeah no problem," I agreed.

"Bye," he said giving me a quick kiss on my forehead. I smiled back at him, then turned my attention to Riven.

"So?" he asked.

"What do you mean 'so' after all that's happened that's the way you want to address me," I snarled.

"Ok so I screwed up, doesn't me I want you to screw up," he retorted.

"What do you mean?" I asked confused. He then limped to get closer to me, I guess he was finally feeling his leg's pain.

"That guy was gonna kiss you," he said.

"And?" I asked wondering what was wrong with that.

"No one is allowed to kiss you unless they ask for my permission first," he told me as if he were my father.

"You've got to be joking right?" I asked laughing dryly.

"No," he replied seriously.

"After you've been the worse possible ass, you come back to say this shit," I snarled.

"Call it whatever you want but that guy is no good for you," he said simply.

"As if you're any better, especially now, with those witches," I snapped, as his eyes turned a pitch black color and then returned to his violet ones.

"Why am I even wasting my time here?" he snarled, walking away. "Do whatever pleases you!"

And with that he left me here alone, possibly even more confused than ever. Was he bi-polar or something? He was regular Riven ass one second and then he was this cold Riven the next? Those witches seriously made one big mess out of him.

I decided this whole day was one big mess and I just wanted to go back to Red Fountain and rest. I wasn't going to let Riven ruin yet again another thing. Adrian's arrival was shocking but refreshing, seeing as he was one person I could truly trust. At least that's what I hoped.

So? What do you think? Crazy late update I know, but things will hopefully start to ease up a bit, a least for a while. Pls review. Chapter was crazzy, I know, I decided the plot in the spurr of the moment. I really do hope you guys like it :) Luv you guys so much! Chapter coming up next week, hopefully sooner than this one. And don't forget to review!