Okay, the formal dinner resembles closely to the debutant ball at the end of 'She's the Man', but I don't care. And I'm sure you really don't either? Am I right? Am I right? Yay-yah!

Home stretch people! Let's go!

Chapter Sixteen – Epilogue

"Princess Bloom, escorted by Prince Sky," Miss Du Four announced and the spotlight lit up on the couple who had just stepped out of opposite wings onto the stage. Sky, in his royal dinner suit, offered his arm to his girlfriend that was dressed in a pale blue dress, which she graciously accepted. The pair then walked across the small platform, paused for a second and descended the stairs to the applause of the crowd. Once they reached the dance floor, they took their allocated spot amongst the couples and turned to watch the entrance of the rest of the girls in their class.

"Any sign of them?" Tecna whispered to Bloom as she applauded Ortensia's entrance. The rest of the Winx Club had already made their entrance and were all waiting for word on whether Riven and Musa would be coming to the dinner.

Bloom shook her head miserably. "No. They weren't in the wings when our names were called."

Flora fiddled with her dress anxiously. "They're nearly through calling the names. What if they don't get here in time?"

"I think what they're trying to sort out is more important than some test," Helia reminded her. They had already asked Miss Du Four to announce Musa last to try and give her and Riven a bit more time to talk but that time was quickly running out.

"Miss Priscilla, escorted by Master Hugo," Miss Du Four announced as the second last student she was to announce made the way out onto the stage. The Winx Club and their dates applauded but were anxiously waiting as Miss Du Four pick up the card with the names of the last couple. "Princess Musa, escorted by Master Riven."

Five girls and four boys suddenly had a horrible sinking feeling in their stomachs as the spotlight came up and no one made their way onto the stage to fill it. The applause that had started up as a reaction quickly died off, but Miss Du Four kept smiling.

"Princess Musa, escorted by Master Riven," Miss Du Four tried again, never once dropping her cheery disposition. Again the spotlight came up and again none one exited the wings.

"Oh no," Stella moaned, touching her hair out of nervous habit. Her feeling about Riven tended the flicker from hot to cold and back again, but if he honestly made her friend happy than she would wish them all the luck in the world to make their relationship work.

"Where are they?" Brandon wondered out loud.

And then, almost as if had been waiting to answer Brandon's question, Musa and Riven stepped out of the opposite wings and met in the spotlight. They were both noticeably panting; a clear indication that they had probably sprinted all the way from Musa's room to the stage, but they link arms and beamed breathlessly at each other. Applause instantly erupted out of the crowd and there was no denying who the nine loudest was. By the looks of it, everything had gone well between the two.

"Could you have run any slower?" Riven gasped as he and Musa started to make their way across the stage toward the stairs. The pair had only just remembered the dinner at the last second and had to bolt as fast as they could to get there but were still a few seconds late.

"You try running in heels sometime," Musa challenged.

"Yeah, that's not likely to ever happen."

"And you weren't exactly moving like quicksilver either."

"I've been sick."

"Oh boo hoo," Musa grinned as they made it to the stairs where they were supposed to pause at before making their way onto the dance floor with the rest of the couples.

Riven couldn't help but laugh, even though he was fully aware that she was making fun of him. He also couldn't help dipping his head and pressing his lips to hers. This display of affected earned them several catcalls and wolf whistles from the crowd, but neither of them really cared. Musa didn't even care that she would probably be marked down for that display. There were some things more important than grades. Even Tune bust into tears of happiness and ignored the breech in etiquette.

Pulling apart, the couple beamed at each other and then descended to the dance floor. Musa looked ecstatic and Riven looked indifferently smug, though those who knew him best noticed that his ears were a little flushed with embarrassment after such an open display of affection. Still, as an example of pure happiness, the couple took their position and the music began to play.

"So, everything work out cool?" Brandon asked later that night. DJ Mirage was pumping up the dance floor, but a few of the students had taken a break on the balcony outside. Riven was sitting on the railing since his legs were feeling too weak for him to stand for long periods of time and he had already pushed himself pretty far that night, not that he'd ever admit it.

"Yeah man. No sweat," Riven smirked confidently.

Tecna rolled her eyes. She had joined the boys in their brief escape while the rest of the Winx Club where on the dance floor. "Can't you just drop your ego for one second?"

"Not if I can help it," Riven grinned. Normally, his friends would be contemplating pushing him off the railing and letting him fall to his doom after such a cocky answer, but they decided to let it go for tonight. Riven had been in an exceptional mood all night, which was a welcome change to the way he had been acting all week. He had Musa had been doting on each other all night and making it impossible for anyone to get a proper conversation out of either of them if the object of their affection was within a ten foot radius of them. They had unconsciously participated in hopelessly romantic acts of love – such as eating off the same fork – and Riven had lifted the bar drastically for the other boys.

"Are you going to stay this annoying cheery for long?" Timmy asked, a feigned look of concern on his face. "It's unsettling everything I consider to be normal."

"Oh Timber! You cut me deep," Riven smirked, dramatically clutching his heart, earning himself a chuckle out of Helia and a disapproving headshake from Timmy.

"So, despite the fact that Riven's gone insane, I'd say everything turned out good," Sky answered the original question with a grin. He was un-used to but not exactly disliking this new side of Riven. He could only hope it stuck around.

"Oh course it did," Musa answered, walking over to the group with the rest of the Winx girls' who had just come from the dance floor. She wormed her way in between Riven's legs and rested her back against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her from behind and dropped his face into her hair. "He got me."

"And you got me," Riven beamed down over her should at her. "Aren't you lucky?"

"Excuse me? I think you're the lucky one," Musa shot back and the rest of her friends grinned at the playful banter.

"Why? I'm not the one dating me."

"If you keep carrying on like this I'm going to have to kick your ass."

"As if you could, pixie. You hit me all the time so you know how effective that is."

"Fine. I guess I find some other way to humiliate you."

"Go ahead," Riven challenged feeling extremely confident. With a sly grin he held his arms out as if he was making himself an open target. "Seriously, I'd like to see you try."

Musa twisted around so she could look at him, while still being nestled in-between his thighs. Her eyes were hard, but there was a small smile on her face. However she didn't say anything and Riven felt extremely please with himself for calling her bluff, but then, she spoke. "Hey Riv, did Darcy really go down on you in a theatre?"

In all the years Sky had known Riven, he had never seen him blush so red. Everyone else either burst out laughing or flushed themselves in embarrassment at Musa's words. No one had been expecting for Musa to come out with such biting humour towards Riven. She had been so shy around him before so it was remarkable how much they had changed. Even Riven didn't go into immediate sulk mode like he normally would have. He let out an embarrassed little laugh and refused to look any of his friends in the eye.

"I . . . I . . ." he stammered, completely speechless for a second before turning his attention to the fairy that was smiling smugly up at him from between his legs. "I'm very disappointed in you. In fact, it's highly possible I may never forgive you."

"Oh Riven, please forgive me?" Musa pouted, giving him her best puppy dog eyes and fluttering her lashes at him in an overdramatic manner.

"Never."

"Not even if I do this?" Musa asked, standing on her tippy-toes and pecking him on the lips. Riven shook his head no. "Or this?" This time she nibbled slightly on his ear. She got a soft pleasurable groan out of him, but still a no. "What about it I do this?"

And then, like she had watch Darcy do in her dreams, Musa sought out that spot on Riven's neck and bit into the skin, though not as aggressively as she had witnessed Darcy do to him. Riven's reaction was electric. His entire body flinched from her touch but it was not out of pain. His breathing became ragged and Musa heard him moan loudly in her ear before planting a kiss there. Musa silently thanked Darcy for that information and stored it away in her mind to use on a later date.

"Well, I'll think about it," he told her, pulling her tightly into his embrace and dipping his head. When their lips met, Riven deepened the kiss and made it as passionate as he could and for the first time, he really didn't care that all their friends were watching them.

He had Musa and that's all that mattered to him.

THE END.

YAY! All done! No more TBC! Wow! Sixteen chapters! That's my biggest published work so far. Go me!

Hey guys, thanx for sticking round and reading my work. I feel like a some foolish actor or something by saying this, but the response I got off you guys made me want to better my work. Seriously, you guys made me go back and take another look at my writting and try and make it as good as I can. You guys rock my socks!

I'll catch you guys later. This writing thing's infectious. I got a few more churning around my mind. I gotta work em out a bit 'ay. Oh, by the way, Pricilla's date, Hugo, is a nod towards Hugo Weaving who played one of the drag queens in 'Pricilla; Queen of the Desert', incase you're wondering. Check you later party people. Cheers, tears