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Chapter 14: Love and Hate

Today was such an ugly day to go for a walk in Magix. It was clearly gonna rain later but I couldn't be late for my . . . what was it that I was going to? A meeting? No that was too formal. A simple hang out with an old friend, not really if he considered me more than a friend. Should I call Steven and tell him about my encounter with Adrian? Nope I quickly ruled out that option seeing as he kept Adrian away for a reason. Oh well, I'll just have to go along with whatever it was, that was awaiting me.

I quickly changed into my regular clothes and adjusted my wig. No need for it to come off. I ran out the door and got onto my leva bike. I knew that he loved speed and this would certainly kill Adrian. I made it in record time outside of the bar.

I got off my bike and was startled by Adrian. "Hey!"

"Gosh Adrian you never waste anytime do you?" I asked with light humor in my voice.

"Well when you've wasted so much time like me, there's no better time like the present to make it up is there?" he answered, taking a good look at my leva bike. "This yours?"

"Yup, every student at Red Fountain has one," I answered grinning.

"Damn then you'll have to take me for a spin soon," he commented running his hands through the bike appreciatively.

"Sure, how about now?" I asked hopping back on it.

"Now?" he repeated.

"Yeah why not, I doubt you want to go for a walk around here, let's go to the park?" I suggested.

"Ok, but where's your helmet?" he asked as he hopped on behind me.

I laughed. "Do you really think I'd wear one?"

"Of course not," he grunted under his breath as we took off. I tried to keep us going at a pretty decent speed not wanting to show him all this baby could go otherwise he'd try to steal it from me, I know how much of a jackass he could be.

We sped through the streets of Magix with its dark and ominous clouds overhead. The temperature had dropped since I first had stepped outside today. We barely heard the thunder though which was getting louder and louder. Just as we arrived at the park a flash of lightening broke through the sky and opened up the clouds finally letting the rain pour.

"Doesn't this here remind you of something?" Adrian asked as we stood there in the rain after getting off of the leva bike.

"Yeah," I smiled.

Flashback:

"We lost them," I panted. We had just barely escaped from the robbery on the bank.

"Yeah we did," he panted holding up the money. In this plan of robbery we had decided that Adrian and I were gonna keep hold of the money while the rest just scrambled to make it hard to catch us all, though the cops predicted that we'd have the money, they came full on at us. Luckily though I had a backup plan and we made it out of their hold.

The dark sky helped us out; the cops had a harder time finding us. We were right now in the middle of a dead end alley which we reached by going through a secret tunnel we knew of.

"I have to admit you're a genius sweet pea," Adrian confessed grabbing the bags of money.

"Hey let me help you with that," I offered going to grab a bag of money myself.

"No can do sweet pea," he disagreed. "You risked everything just moments ago to save both our asses when I had specifically told you that if anything I was gonna get caught, you went against me and therefore I carry the bags."

"That's not fair," I argued. "You know I'd never be able to leave you behind, you're my brother Adrian, what did you expect? I'm never going to betray you, if we go down we go down together."

"No sweet pea, you're the youngest in the group," he started as I got angry. "It's our job to protect you, ok, not the other way around."

"Yes it is when you guys need it," I kept arguing. "You guys can't expect me to do nothing, I'm a part of this group and I expect to be treated as such. I'm certainly not a weak link either if that's what you're thinking."

"What, of course you're not a weak link," he agreed. "But you're certainly not like any other member of this group."

"What, just cause I'm a girl you're-" I argued as he interrupted me.

"Don't start sweet pea, because if that were the case you'd be doing absolutely nothing," he defended. "You're like our queen sweet pea, and a queen is above everything. You never let the queen get captured even if it means sacrificing yourself."

I then started tearing up. "Then I don't want to be queen."

"Don't be stubborn sweet pea," he then turned my chin to face him with, my chin in-between his thumb and forefinger. "The people chose their queen, in this case and we know our queen would never abandon us."

The sky then broke through at that moment and it started to pour like never before. Thunder screamed along with lightening's strong performance. We just stood there in the rain though.

"Fine," I agreed reluctantly, accepting what he wanted me to accept, them risking themselves for me.

"Thank you sweet pea," he sighed kissing my forehead. "Now you better never forget this, because the thunder and lightning will always be a reminder of it as well as a witness. I'll never forgive myself if something happened to you sweet pea."

"I'd never forgive myself either," I confessed in a light whisper.

"Come on sweet pea, let's go somewhere dry, I don't want you to get sick," he ordered.

"No," I said tugging against his grip. "If the thunder and rain are truly gonna be a reminder then let's stay in it till it goes away."

"Okay," he agreed as we went for a walk through the gloomy grey and rainy streets.

End Of Flashback

"I never did forget," I whispered happily in the rain. "And I failed as a queen."

"No you didn't," he argued. "The people sacrifice themselves for the queen no matter what the circumstances and that's what they did. You're finally receiving a better education and life then what you had back there, even if you aren't there right now, you'll always be their and my queen."

"Don't be silly," I laughed, as his face turned serious.

"You are and will always be," he affirmed. "No one can replace you sweet pea."

"But now I can fend for myself," I assured.

"But extra help never hurts," Adrian added taking my chin in-between his thumb and forefinger. We were now soaking wet but we didn't care. This just felt so normal and natural like it always did, but in the back of my mind I couldn't help but wonder how Adrian felt at this point, he admitted that he liked me, what now?

I was scared of how badly things could turn out if we didn't keep things on a same level. I quickly looked for a distraction.

"Um . . . we should really go for that walk now," I stuttered walking away nervously.

"Sure," he agreed walking over next to me. "So you never really gave me the details of how you life's been. Why don't we talk about that?"

"Well you did the same thing I'm sure you have much more to tell me than what I have to tell you," I retorted. "Besides my life barely changed a few months ago, while yours changed years ago, I say you start."

"Ok, ok," he laughed lifting up his hands in a sign of surrender. "Where do you want details form?"

"Um, from your life here," I suggested.

"Ok well, after I got adjusted to life here, I started retaking school," he started telling. "I mean you knew I never was a very smart person but if I wanted to start life here I needed to do something that was at least legal."

I laughed. "That's true."

"You know how I always said I wanted to be some sort of bodyguard?" he asked. I nodded letting him continue. "Well after I finished my schooling, which is when my family member died, I decided to pursue my dream. I worked part time in a café and looked for available positions as bodyguard that was just starting. I had some small jobs here and there but nothing big. After a couple of years still with nothing certain barely getting enough money to move on I started to get frustrated with my lack of opportunities, since I gave it my all with the few jobs I got. Finally though I made an impression for a client I worked for. He was an inventor like many other, though he had some people after him because he didn't want them to steal his new invented device, you know the typical bodyguard necessity. After I literally took one for him, he paid for my top notch training. Thanks to him I got more opportunities and now I'm on my way to be in the top bodyguards.

"Wow," I commented. "That's amazing Adrian! You were finally able to do what you've always wanted to do."

"Yeah, I'm off to Eraklyon in a few weeks, to officially join their security force."

"Eraklyon?" I repeated.

"Yeah, pretty big huh?" he replied. "I mean, I'm gonna be in charge of the King and all of the royals."

"Well it is pretty big but not as much as knowing the prince of Earklyon himself," I smirked as he looked completely baffled.

"You go to school with Prince Sky?" he asked recognition spreading across his face.

"Of course we happen to be on the same squad along with his squire," I responded with a smile on my face which quickly disappeared as I remembered how badly I've been treating Sky lately.

"Well I'm glad that's he's engaged then," Adrian commented subtly.

Engaged!? "Wait! What?"

"You didn't know, that's he's engaged?" Adrian asked his face contorted into one of confusion.

"No," I shook my head.

"Yeah he's engaged to Princess Diaspro," Adrian informed me which explained everything or so I thought at the moment. All the secretiveness and Brandon hiding it too. They didn't want anyone to know and certainly not Stella because he wasn't completely sure of her feelings towards him.

"But they can call it off though, right?" I asked trying to understand Sky's thinking.

"I mean it was something Sky's parents had planned for the benefit of the planet but I'm pretty sure that they can," he answered confused as to why I was asking. "I still don't get why you're asking all this."

"Well as you can see they never told me anything," I said. "And well you being a future guard, well I supposed it couldn't hurt for you to fill me in, cause I doubt they'd tell me. Right now they have some issues, well more like girl issues so as you can see it's a big secretive issue."

"Oh well that still doesn't explain a lot but I'll take it for now," laughed Adrian as he shook his head most likely at my antics.

As we kept on walking I suddenly felt more of the chills of the air. I gasped feeling the sudden cold, I mean it was cold but I doubt there was a drastic change like this, surely I wasn't the only one that could feel it.

"Adrian is it just me or did the cold and chilliness pick up?" I asked rubbing my arms trying to create friction to keep warm.

"No I didn't feel anything change the weather and chilliness as you call it feels the same," he frowned worried about me. "You must be getting a cold or something. See I told you this weather is never good for you."

He walked over to me and wrapped his arm around my waist trying to pull me close and warm me up with his body heat. "You don't feel very cold though."

I then felt more hit me, a dull aching pain in my leg which was unexplainable since I hadn't gotten hurt there, and a strong unexplainable guilt. I then started panting and hadn't it been for Adrian I would have fallen to the floor.

"Sweet pea?" Adrian called out holding on to me. "You're glowing. . . kinda."

"What?" I asked as I collected my breath.

"Oh my gosh, is this your magic?" he asked. "How long ago has it been since you've exploded and lost control because this doesn't feel right?"

"Not too long ago, I fainted actually but I'm fine really," I assured him. That's when it hit me, Riven, this had to be coming from him. I then felt a smile touch my face; he was getting his emotions back. I had to find him though. But with what?

Dominque, I thought quickly. Thank goodness that she gave me that necklace. Would it matter if Adrian knew about the necklace? I don't think so; I mean he's the closest person I have here.

I took in a deep breath as I closed my eyes, thinking of Riven alone wandering the streets, something we both shared, our dark childhood, alone. Then I focused on a more recent memory one that will be forever in my memory, the day he showed me the waterfall. That's when I finally saw him or more like from his point of view. Everything else was blocked

"Where are you little friends?" Riven asked, forcing his voice to be as cold and detached as he could since he apparently had his emotions right now. Musa he was talking to Musa, the vision I was currently in allowed me to see form Riven's perspective but it took a while to clear up.

"Where's Darcy?" Musa snwered his question with one of her own.

"Like I care?"

"You're dating here."

"You point?"

Musa's eyes narrowed dangerously and I could feel Riven delight at this particular fact. He really felt something for Musa and it certainly was more pure and real than Darcy could ever hope of getting from Riven, I mean it was breaking Riven's trance for Pete's sake.

"Forget it," she huffed, moving past him. "Forget you."

"Hey,hey,hey," Riven cooed in a slightly patronizing voice, grabbing her wrist as she glided past him and delaying her departure. "That doesn't seem to be a very good example of the famous hospitality of Alfea Fairies."

"Well, you don't seem to be a very good example of the famous nobility of Red Fountain," Musa shot back, ripping her arm free from his hold. She didn't walk away just yet though. "I'm surprised your skin doesn't sizzle every time you put your uniform on since it represents honor and nobility which you clearly don't have."

"Oh I don't do I?"

"Well yeah. The way you've been acting lately is totally whack. It's a miracle you haven't been expelled yet. You're so conceited and so rude. What are you trying to prove? Are you trying to set a record by being the biggest jerk alive? Cause you're whole bad boy thing is totally bump."

"You know you like it," Riven said and I could feel him smirking, moving closer to her. Musa's navy eyes widened and she swallowed hard as Riven moved really close to her. Riven was clearly affecting Musa and he knew he had her wherever he wanted her, I felt really bad for Musa but knew at the same time she could handle herself just fine.

"What are you doing?" Musa asked in a trembling voice and I could feel Riven's lack of answer, he was just looking straight ahead at Musa. "Riven?"

"What is it about you?" Riven questioned probably more to himself than to her making her eyes widen more if possible. Riven finally found himself falling right for Musa and I really hoped he would realize it sooner rather than later. Riven though had other plans like scaring Musa to the point that he had her caged to the wall.

"Me?" Musa managed to choke out, her mouth completely dry. She didn't break their strong gaze either though. "What are you talking about?"

"I don't know," Riven admitted, his voice no more than a whisper as his face was closer and closer to hers. I could feel his lack of control over what he was doing feeling solely guided by his emotions. As his lips brushed barely against hers WHAM!

The pain was overwhelming and Riven collapsed to his knees struggling to breath. I could see the panic in Musa's eyes, she obviously didn't want to be vulnerable in this position that Riven put her in and decided to escape before things got to far and kneed Riven. I laughed internally. This is exactly what Riven needed a good long rejection.

"What the hell is your problem?!" Musa snapped, her eyes blazing with fury. "Do you just mes with people for the fun of it?! What kind of sick, twisted creep are you?! You are like a totally bunked! Seriously, I've seen the way you've been acting recently, the way you've been acting with Darcy, and it's disgusting! And the way you've been treating you're friends its . . . its . . . Argh! It's vial! You're vial! You're repulsive! You're scum! You're . . . You're . . ."

I could feel the weird sensation of enjoyment Riven was getting out of this and it confused the hell out of me. I mean did he really think causing Musa this anger was amusing? He obviously found this funny, because of his next comment. "You're getting turned on by this, aren't you?"

Slap!

I could feel the pain from the slap Riven's cheek had received. At least he was feeling something right?

"I don't know how you live with yourself!" Musa spat, storming off so he wouldn't see the likely tears that were falling off her face. Just as she was leaving I could feel the retreat in the emotions, all returning to the initial numbness and I wanted to scream at Musa in that instant to come back. This couldn't be happening, we had just made progress.

"Neither do I," Riven whispered to himself in response to her statement, and for some strange reason I felt that Musa heard it.

I had no idea if I should follow Riven right now or if I should try to return back to wherever it was that I came from because this whole traveling without a body was kinda freaky, I mean poor Adrian he must be freaking out right.

My breath returned and I gasped for air.

"Sweet pea!" exclaimed Adrian holding me as I lied on the ground. "I was fucking terrified! Don't ever do that to me again! Seems like that magic of your is really under control now is it?"

I launched myself at him, and let my tears silently flow. I embraced him and the moment here, Riven was a wreck and I finally admitted it, but was I truly fighting for a lost cause? I didn't know anymore, the battle had drained me right now, and as of today I didn't know how much fight I had in me anymore but I'd embrace Adrian's company which was the only thing that could get through me this. Tomorrow would probably be harder than today but by then hopefully I was ready.

A/N: So have you guys figured out where Adrian came from? ;) I origianlly planned for him to just be another OC character but I figured it would be cool to jsut add to the already established character. Sorry if there are grammar errors but I tried to fix all of them in the little time I had. Please review! Hope you enjoyed the spin off of Adrian :) Luv y'all, to be updated on the weekend. Monday special! LOL, Really sorry about the late update gonna try to keep my promise about weekly updates.