Chapter Eight
The Days We Had Interrupted
Riven couldn't believe his eyes as he saw his half brother Falcnor swoop down from a rooftop and dispense of their enemies in one quick swoop, what in the blazes was he doing here, was he spying on them?
Musa gasped when she saw a much rougher version of Riven appear in front of them, was he a relation she had no idea Riven had a sibling perhaps she was wrong, either way she was grateful for the added help in defeating the miscreants, and she had to admit he was quite handsome in a dark way, but a warlock?
Falcnor turned to them after he finished dispersing the enemies and took his time brushing non-existent dust off his broad shoulders, after a second he saw Riven shake his head as if to fight off the cloudiness and step forward a inch or two.
"Falcnor?" Riven gushed his name in disbelief, "What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Wait! S o you do know this guy?" Musa gasped as she ran to stand next to Riven.
"Name's Falcnor sweet, I guess Riven never told you he had a brother did he?" he said aloud with a smirk.
"Half brother" Riven corrected rather rudely as he looked his brother over, "What are you doing here Falcnor?" he repeated his question with impatience.
"What! I can't come and visit my brother? Really Riven your manners towards you're blood are disgusting, of course I had to come congratulate you on you're engagement, but…this beautiful minx couldn't possibly be her could she?" he teased as he gave Musa a charming smile.
Musa had the grace to blush as she realised he was flirting quite openly with her, "I'm Musa," she said ignoring Riven's sudden tense actions. So he was jealous she could get used to that.
"Shut up Falcnor!" Riven hissed as he put himself between his brother and his fiancé.
"Riven!" she scolded; "He just helped us out how can you be such a ass about it?" she asked and walked around him towards his brother and held out her hand in greeting.
Falcnor gave her his best smile and took her hand but instead of shaking it he bowed halfway and kissed her hand lightly, then straitening he looked deep into her eyes, "Ever a pleasure princess" he said softly. Before Riven could speak though he continued, "Come Riven lets have enough of this bicker and have lunch, I'm just dying to know what you've been up to, and how you captured such a treasure as this minx to begin with but I must admit I am a bit starved and need to fill my lusty appetite" he said with a touch of seductiveness as he looked Musa up and down swiftly sending a new blush to deepen the one already planted high on her cheeks.
As they sat in one of the café's in town drinking milkshakes and nibbling at fries they talked.
"So I haven't seen Riven for a few years and then I suddenly hear that he is going to marry someone he was promised to from childhood and that's how I'm here now, I was shocked because I didn't believe Riven would ever marry let alone agree to anything, even from the young age that he was, he is quite stubborn you know" he told Musa.
"Oh you don't have to tell me that, He's got stubborn written all over him, he wont let up on this engagement" she told him openly giggling which only intensified Riven's anger. "Wait! You mean you don't want to be engaged to Riven, are you forcing her?" he asked Riven sharply clearly affronted that he would do such to her.
"She must see reason, its not at all like that, I am the only one to look after her and she needs me" he just wished she knew that.
Musa gasped, "What so you're saying I'm helpless without you, is that it? I'll tell you what I think of that you…" but she was cut off from abusing him verbally in front of everyone her anger rising.
"I didn't say you were helpless you're just jumping to conclusions, something I'll make sure I fix when we are married" he told her cockily as he tried to remind Falcnor that this was his women and not to try to woe her, although he knew she would never put up with him telling her that he was going to 'fix' her problems.
Musa ignored him trying not to let her rage show in front of his brother, she would pay him back for that remark though, and she knew just how to do so.
She leaned towards Falcnor, "So you are a warlock that must mean you're very powerful, would you say you're more powerful than that of a specialist?" she asked with a flirtatious smile.
Falcnor knew the deal and it amused him and pleased him immensely that she was choosing him to get back at Riven for his comments, and it would be fun to rile Riven up a little before he took out his grand plan, so he played along pretending ignorance.
"I must be more focused and stronger, but I enjoy it because it means I am the best, but what about you sweet, you seem so graceful when you use you're powers you remind me of a nymph that has the grace of a goddess" he said softly and seductively.
Riven clenched his fists preparing to sucker punch his brother if necessary.
(That's it for this chapter sorry it took forever but I've been in a bit of a hard time in my life right now more to come though.)