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Musa stopped to catch her breath. There he was, Riven. Musa was so not ready for this. Chillax Muse, it's just Riven. She straightened her shirt, teased her hair, and took a long and well needed, deep breath, calming her nerves.
"Hey."
Riven turned around and stared at the odd girl standing in front of him. Finally, he seemed to realize who she was. "Musa?"
"Hey." God, she sounded like an idiot.
"Wh-what happened to you? You look…" He ran his hand through his hair, searching for the right word. "Different."
"Yeah. You needed to talk to me about something?" She shifted nervously, from one foot to the other.
Riven allowed himself to stare at her for another second before speaking. "Let's take a walk, shall we?" He was obviously not expecting to see a completely different Musa.
"Shall we? Since when do you say 'Shall we?'" She wanted to laugh at him before poking him in the ribs and kissing him, showing that she was only playing. Now was not the time though. Whatever he needed to say was important, apparently, and until she knew whether it was good or bad, there was no room for playing.
He seemed to ignore her prod and kept silent until they reached the gate to the Alfea Gardens, then he started.
"I was worried about you. You seemed so harsh and distant the last time we talked. You didn't sound interested anymore. I figured something was going on at home and I tried to bring it up a few times but you changed the subject so fast. I assumed you wanted some space so I didn't call for a few days and when you didn't call me back, I got even more worried. I tried to call you several times after that but I always hung up before the seccond ring because I thought you'd dump when you answered."
"Riven-." Musa thought she knew where this was going and she didn't want it to.
He cut her off. "Tell me what's going on Musa. I can help."
She stopped walking and stred at the Hibiscus flowers for a second, then she turned and began to speak. "Alright, I'll talk. Dad…he has a new girlfriend, fiance…and we…we don't get along…at all. It was just so…sudden and I felt so…betrayed. Then she told me that- and then she-." She trailed off, not sure if she wanted to tell him everything. No, not yet. Someday though.
"Told you what? What'd she do, Musa?"
Musa turned away, not wanting to look at him. She couldn't, she would talk. He'd make her, just by looking at her the way that he did so often. He could make her do anything he wanted, with just a look. He had that affect on her.
Riven sighed, she apparently wasn't saying anything else. He'd bring it up later and she'd tell him then, or one of her friends. Stella or Flora maybe. He'd call them tomorrow.
He turned her around and pulled her into him, letting the smell of her shmpoo intoxicate him. "Ok, don't tell me. Let's go see a movie instead."
"I don't know Riven, I have to-."
"Moulin Rouge is playing. It's your favorite. I'll even throw in free Twizzlers and M&M's. I'll let you mix 'em with my Popcorn." He hoped she'd take the bait. She always did, but this was a different Musa, one he didn't know. Please take the bait, please.
She sighed. "Okay, let me get my jacket."